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Polygoon (Dec 29 2003 14:39 GMT) - "Ruim vijftig uur historisch filmmateriaal komt het komende jaar via de website www.omroep.nl/geschiedenis beschikbaar. Vanaf 23 december worden regelmatig filmpjes... |
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- ...to bring the greedy dickheads out of the woodwork. for those who missed it, the state of Georgia was bilked out of $1.65 million for flu shots that didn't exist. they've since gotten most of the money back, but they... |
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- Ten men captured recently aboard boats carrying drugs in the Persian Gulf area have been taken for questioning to a U.S. prison in Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official said Monday. |
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- Enjoy the forums, and thanks for your help. Comments and suggestions are more than welcome. |
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- Enjoy the forums, and thanks for your help. Comments and suggestions are more than welcome. |
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- SBA - PRO-Nethttp://pro-net. sba. gov/Pro-Net is an electronic gateway of procurement information -- for and about small businesses. It is a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a "link" to procurement opportunities and important information. |
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- The Carnival of the Capitalists for this week is up over at The American Mind. There are some good posts in spite of the holiday lull. Don't miss it. Next week's carnival will be held at A Special Kind Of... |
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- Digest #4 of the Palestinian Rights Committee, Albany, New York, USA. December 24, 2003 Editor: David Aube, Proof Reader, Format: Erin O'Brien Contact us: davidaub@msn. |
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- (This is a “Dorothea is an idiot” post. Just so you know.) I wouldn’ |
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- (This is a “Dorothea is an idiot” post. Just so you know.) I wouldn’ |
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- I've been waiting for a few days to be able to post this. Fellow blogger, local curmudgeon and humble barber... |
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- Michael writes: The US Government today announced that it will open its much anticipated Do-not-Sue list to the public on January 1st, to help citizens avoid dinnertime interruptions by spurious lawsuits. "While we are aware that lawsuits and subpoenas by the RIAA and the MPAA have not yet reached the noise level of telemarketing or spam, they are growing at an alarming rate," said a Federal Trade Commission spokesman. "We hope the new system will prevent these risks for most consumers."Fred Johnson, a Cleveland street sweeper who has been sued several times, says this service couldn't come soon enough. |
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- 2003 was the year of the weblog, next year will be the year in which fighting spam is going to take a dominant role. Legal actions against spam are not effective, just because of the complexity and the inter- and intranational way spam travels. Microsoft reveals The Penny Black project, perhaps inspired by an idea that has been travelling on the web for some time, in which sending email would be charged a nominal fee. In Microsoft's vision, the price of sending email is not monetary but charged in % of CPU: |
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Snot cafe (Dec 29 2003 14:38 GMT) - Colds and disgusting sex tips; I blame society. |
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- From an article on Internet context-sensitive advertising in today's NY Times (p. C 6): One embarrassing example was the placement of ads by luggage stores on a Web page for a news article about a murderer who carried away his victims in a suitcase. |
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Beauty (Dec 29 2003 14:37 GMT) - PS- I put the Piano Player back.... |
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- Fox have sent over details on the upcoming region four disc |
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- One-hundred films from forty countries will screen at the 2004 Bangkok International Film Festival, which will open January 22nd with the premiere of the Thai film, "The Siamese Renaissance" by Surapong Pinijkhar which is based on locally popular novel about a young woman traveling in time to 19th century Thailand. The film will screen as part of the international competition along with eleven other titles. Brian Brooks reports. |
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- Errol Morris' new documentary "The Fog of War," about former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara has usual Morrisian laundry list of themes -- such as "how we know what we know and our illusions of certainty" |
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- In the latest installment of indieWIRE's bookshelf, Brandon Judell looks at a varied group of new film-related books. Settle in for some New Year's reading about anything from sculpted vegetables to fictionalized cable TV hacks. Included in Judell's roundup are "Andy Warhol's Blow Job" by Roy Grundmann, Brock Lee's " |
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- 4 joves catalans participen en diverses activitats a palestina des de mitjans d’aquest mes fins finals de gener del 2004. |
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Backup (Dec 29 2003 14:37 GMT) - I think Mirra may be the answer to one of my only New Year's resolutions. I simply have to find a way to do backups automatically, and Wired likes Mirra. We now have 4 computers in the house, and *lots* of data/photos/writing are at risk. OOPS. Just saw this on the Mirra website FAQ: |
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E-franking (Dec 29 2003 14:37 GMT) - Here's a sad commentary on spam and politics. And politicians wonder why people have no respect for them. |
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Churn (Dec 29 2003 14:37 GMT) - Big news on the personal employment front - my employer has been acquired for the second time in a year. Not sure what the total effects will be, but it'll make mortgage applications a lot more complicated. I'll hope for the best. |
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- Hooray for bRO being a wonderful occupation of time. Oh, I figured out what the lag was all about; People... |
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Daily Acro (Dec 29 2003 14:36 GMT) - A J N L AHHH The randomness of it all... don't be afraid to shake what your momma gave you..... |
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- Saddam Hussein has acknowledged depositing billions of dollars abroad and has given interrogators the names of people who know where the money is, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council said today. |
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- A missing pregnant woman was found dead in an Oklahoma field with her abdomen cut open and the foetus removed. |
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- Detectives hunting the gunman who killed British policeman Ian Broadhurst on St Stephen's Day said they were seeking to question a man named as Nathan Wayne Coleman "as a matter of some urgency". |
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- CNN reports that it looks like Apple will soon be unveiling lower-cost iPods.... |
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Arcane (Dec 29 2003 14:35 GMT) - Arcane, a point-and-click adventure serial. Make sure you switch to episode one, the link starts you with the latest. |
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Arcane (Dec 29 2003 14:35 GMT) - Arcane, a point-and-click adventure serial. Make sure you switch to episode one, the link starts you with the latest.... |
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- Every year for thirty-three years, I've spent Christmas with my family. This year is the first that wasn't spent with... |
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- Blast said to be near where U.S.-led coalition officials are based |
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- Arab newspapers in London report former Iraqi leader saying he sent funds abroad before ouster |
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- AP: Report: Saddam Says He Siphoned Billions Saddam Hussein has acknowledged depositing billions of dollars abroad before his ouster and has given interrogators the names of people who know where the money is, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council... |
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Lite-Brite (Dec 29 2003 14:33 GMT) - Some friends bought me a Lite-Brite Cube for my 23rd birthday. I love it. It's a satisfying way to make bright pictures; punching the pegs in is a lot of fun, and now four people can play at once without... |
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- (US) They said the ideas would not jeopardize public safety because most of the targeted offenders now are locked up for nonviolent, drug-related crimes. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Youths risk death in latest drug abuse trend [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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