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- Comes to life this week. According to bill co-sponsor Billy Tauzin, the Can Spam Act of 2003 will "bring peace of mind back to everyone who sends and receives e-mail". According to Detroit Free Press columnist Mike Wendland, when the law goes into effect tomorrow, you proba.. |
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- *"Have a good new year!" in Welsh. Just been down to Senate Square with Foe for fireworks and brassbands;... |
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- Satellite Radio Edward Mitchell: Common Sense Technology: Satellite Radio. For a stone digital-music geek who has an iPod jammed with thousands of MP3s and no real interest in straying from custom play lists, satellite radio is probably unnecessary". |
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- A few thoughts to share. You know, like those paid columnists who aggregate their most fetid thoughts that don't rise to the level of a column, but they're stuck with a deadline. If they're really lame, they call it "spinning... |
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- Is this thing on? Kelley was kind enough to ask me to guest blog during her soujourn in Chucktown. I didn't check my e-mail until after her departure, so let's consider this a New Year's Surprise for the Missy. Posting... |
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- 2003 is over very soon, and this is the occasion for a quick look behind to the major things that year brought me.At home, this year saw a major "refactoring" of the garden. Half of it was totally redone, including a swimming pool (regular readers already know this). |
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- Some final housecleaning before the year ends: 1. I'm not the first to say this, though I certainly hope to... |
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- You know I'm spending too much time on-line when my bitching is about stuff I've seen as I ambled around... |
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- Proof that Shaq’s head has always been that big. |
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- Social Notworking Doc Searls Weblog: Social notworking Om isn't so sure about this social networking thing:The question I have is: |
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- Anyone who is interested in this issue should look at John Stauber's book Mad Cow USA, which is available online for free. Another place to make sure to browse over is the archive hosted by the Organic Consumers Association. These really will be the tw |
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- The California woman whose dogs mauled to death a neighbor in January, 2001 will soon be released on parole after serving a little more than a year in prison. Marjorie Knoller, who was present when her two large Presa... |
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- From Pinnacle: "50 Fathoms miniatures are in! You can order them right here, right now! We even have all new pictures over at the web store! The Dying of the Light Continues! |
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- Lots out this week for the Imperial Guard in Warhammer 40,000 plus more for The Lord of the Rings and Warmaster, and a great new model for Valten, one of the main characters in Warhammer as we lead up to 2004’s huge summer campaign! 42-10 CATACHAN BATTLEFORCE $90.00 ($130.00 CAN) This new box set gives players a great starter force of Catachan Jungle Fighters, one... |
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- Web inventor gets knighted Tim Berners-Lee, the Brit who invented the world wide web while he worked for CERN in Switzerland, is to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his accomplishment. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, that sounds good I think. |
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- Web inventor gets knighted Tim Berners-Lee, the Brit who invented the world wide web while he worked for CERN in Switzerland, is to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his accomplishment. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, that sounds good I think. |
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- It's hard to believe but 2003 has come and gone. Like most people I tend to reflect on past year to see what I've done, what's gone on around me and what I'd like to have happen for the next year. Something that I've noticed this year is that no matter how old I get (I turned 30 during 2003) it seems that I find there are still so many things for me to work on to make myself better. That darn 20/20 hindsight manages to make me feel somewhat foolish every year. Perhaps that is a sign that I've continued to mature and learn throughout the year (yeah, let's go with that idea). |
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- Well that was almost fun, if you like your ears assaulted by sounds of hundreds of thousands of firecrackers, hanabi, or patok, depending on where you are in the world. |
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- (US) The voice of a 12-year-old girl initially led police to believe the child was upset and scared because her parents had allegedly left her and a nine-year old brother alone in their trailer at Countryside Mobile Home Park.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $cannabis(100%), $paraphernalia(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) [Was staying on the base.] Army soldiers dance inside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces, now converted into a recreation center, at a military base during a New Year's Eve party, in Tikrit. Barry McCaffrey, the drug czar under President Clinton, was staying on the base, meeting with the 101st ...[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $drugs(90%), $prohibitionist(93%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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- (US) Barry McCaffrey, the drug czar under President Clinton, was staying on the base, meeting with the 101st Airborne's commander, Maj. Earlier Wednesday, a roadside bomb apparently aimed at a U.S. military convoy exploded in Baghdad, killing an 8-year-old Iraqi boy. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $drugs(90%), $prohibitionist(93%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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- (US) There are several ways adults can contract the infection that attacks the liver, including multiple sex partners and intravenous drug use. [$drug_related(50%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $use_is_abuse(60%), $propaganda_theme4(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(50%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (US) There are several ways adults can contract the infection that attacks the liver, including multiple sex partners and intravenous drug use. [$drug_related(50%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $use_is_abuse(60%), $propaganda_theme4(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(50%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (Canada) It s revealed Nov. 21 that Premier Dennis Fentie s 1976 conviction of violating the Narcotics Act, discussed during the 2002 election campaign, involved his selling heroin in Alberta. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(55%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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- Last night was a thrill. We ended up with over 50 people at our house, a new record for us. Combined with another house party in DuPage County, we had over 75 people attending fundraisers for Howard Dean. And this is a county that most equate with Orange County, California. More importantly, we raised nearly $3,000 for the campaign — |
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