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- Money: Four out of 10 people will be hitting the shops on Christmas Eve, collectively spending £2.29bn, researchers say. |
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- Not being around again until after 2004 has started, I thought I’d end the year by pondering something other than... |
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- http://www. themorningnews. org/archives/headlines/2003/De php... |
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- or you can just donate a couple bucks to your own personal "get fucked up on egg nog" fund... |
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- Here's One on the Big Read, a quest to find the favorite novel and encourage reading in the land of Shakespeare. The BBC-sponsored event definitely spurred book sales in Great Britain. But in this visual age, it also generated a huge spike in purchases of DVD film and television versions of the favorites. Take Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" (No. 2 behind the winner: |
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- The Guardian Reports Hundreds of articles in medical journals claiming to be written by academics or doctors have been penned by ghostwriters in the pay of drug companies. The journals, bibles of the profession, have huge influence on which drugs doctors prescribe and the treatment hospitals provide. But The Observer has uncovered evidence that many articles written by so-called independent academics may have been penned by writers working for agencies which receive huge sums from drug companies to plug their products. 'A recognised doctor will then be found to put his or her name to it and it will be submitted to a journal without anybody knowing that a ghostwriter or a drug company is behind it. I agree this is probably unethical, but all the firms are at it. |
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- Doug Isenberg has a CNET Column that looks back Internet law in 2003. He says it was full of surprises, with Congress passing an antispam bill, the courts blessing pop-up advertising, the music industry losing lawsuits and the Supreme Court finally upholding an Internet law. In October, the Supreme Court said it will again hear arguments on COPA, and its decision in 2004 could be the most important legal ruling yet on the Internet, either finally closing the door on attempts to regulate content online or closing the gates of the untamed high-tech frontier. |
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- Firefighters in Glenview have been told to take down their indoor Christmas decorations after some residents complained that they were offended. The decorations -- which included lights, a Christmas tree and a Santa Claus -- were inside Glenview's Station No.... |
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- Por mas que quiero las 24 horas del día no me dan para hacer todo lo que tengo pendiente. Asi que tendré que poner noticias atrasadas en este Post. Primero que todo, Kill Bill.. OMG. si eres fan del Anime,... |
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- While I am on the topic of music (it does seem to be a "music" day here, doesn't it), I wanted to share this link. The "WB" aired this promo (no relation) of their new season of programs, probably in the Fall of 2003. I really like the music in it. Actually, the music seems to fade into another piece... |
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- Ok, the finger I crushed in the door is killing me now and all because my Garage door opener sucks.... |
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- Slovenska koruna sa pred Vianocami hybala len v uzkom pasme 41,130 az 41,180 SKK/EUR |
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- V ramci priamych obchodov sa dnes na Burze cennych papierov v Bratislave (BCPB) previedol takmer 86-% akcionarsky balik kosickej pekarne Medea |
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- Belgicky obchodny sentiment sa v decembri zlepsil vdaka zvysenemu optimizmu v spracovatelskom a maloobchodnom sektore |
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- Po vyrovnani repo tendrov dnes do bankoveho sektora SR pribudlo viac ako 20 miliard Sk |
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- The Academy Awards are shaping up as a something of a horse race. |
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- Jack White has been charged with aggravated assault after an alleged incident between him and Von Bondies singer Jason Stollsteimer. |
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- Feisty star Pink is to be a new face of Pepsi, it was announced today. |
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- Pop Idol Michelle McManus told today how she is considering costly dental work to cover a gap in her teeth. |
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- Scientists have come up with a formula for "the perfect Christmas cracker pull". |
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- Well, it's 22 December and we're in Germany having driven over for Christmas, Kristin, Justin's Mum and Justin with Kristin's parents. As I look out of the window I see 6 inches of snow, Germany (East) always has a white Christmas - it's funn... |
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- Christmas at a NYC newsstand:Photo courtesy Santa's Laundromat. |
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- Dec. 23 - Lawyers for Rush Limbaugh say the talk show host was being blackmailed by his maid who had demanded $4 million before going public with his drug addiction. |
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- Die schönsten Ideen kommen selten von den Fleißigen. |
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- The Associated Press is reporting: An article headlined "Man Gets Death in Mass. Carjack Killings" reports that "Gary Sampson, a drifter who confessed to carjacking and killing two Massachusetts men during a weeklong crime spree, was sentenced to death T |
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- "coffee has the potential for doing something unexpected: bridging the rarely crossed generation gap between teens and their parents." it's true: teens love coffee, especially starbucks-style flavored milk drinks. parents, re-introduce yourself to your |
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- The NYT reports a stunning trend in economic behavior: People who don't make a lot of money often shop at stores where prices are low.... |
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