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- Jeff and I have been planning to take a long Valentine's weekend (which turns out to be President's Day weekend as well, a Monday holiday for me) trip to Manhattan, and today we finally got around to doing more than talking about it. Jeff already had tickets to see the Rufus Wainwright concert that weekend, and even now he's plotting out the other shows we hope to see while there: Avenue Q definitely, and probably one or two others from among Wicked (the cast recording to which I downloaded this evening from iTunes, and we're listening to it right now), The Boy From Oz and Rent. I had really wanted to see Take Me Out, but it seems to have closed its run at the Walter Kerr Theater. For now, I've made reservations for us at the Roger Williams, just so we'll be sure to have a place to stay that holiday weekend. |
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- In a fit of, probably, stupid optimism, I bought a pair of these today. They're waxless and not very expensive - certainly not at all like my former high performance ski purchases. All I want to do is putter a little bit on the Coastal Trail. It's killing me not to be able to ski. So, hopefully, these guys will help me scoot around just a smidge and not overdo it. |
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- I'm positive this will be useful somehow. The frog dissection is pretty accurate by my experience, except the frog never... |
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- (US) The incident re-energized his search for a way to help drug-abusing women, such as some of the prostitutes who walk Pine Manor s streets. Independent studies suggest that 86 percent of those who finish the year-long program have stayed drug-free for at least six years. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $propaganda_theme7(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition(85%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Previous blasts at Indonesian nightclubs, where prostitution and drug dealing are rife, have been blamed on disputes between gangsters that control the establishments. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme1(55%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) The Charlotte Alliance for a Safe & Drug Free Community has released its first edition of a new brochure its organizers say will be continued throughout the year in both e-mail and print editions. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(100%), $propaganda_theme4(100%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme7(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition(85%), $cannabis(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Supports the decriminalization of marijuana and is a strong advocate for legalizing gay marriage. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $propaganda_theme7(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drug_ngo(55%), $drug_reform_ngo(55%), $legalization(70%), $cannabis(100%)] |
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- CNET Asia Jan 11 2004 10:46PM ET... |
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- Jang Group Jan 11 2004 10:41PM ET... |
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- Taipei Times Online Jan 11 2004 10:44PM ET... |
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- Jang Group Jan 11 2004 10:41PM ET... |
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- CNET Asia Jan 11 2004 10:46PM ET... |
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- CNET Asia Jan 11 2004 10:46PM ET... |
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- CNET Asia Jan 11 2004 10:46PM ET... |
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- Bush Sought ‘Way’ To Invade Iraq? A transcript of tonight's 60 Minutes segment with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. Supplementary video (teaser only, not full video). |
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- Twentieth Century Fox has released another wave of Hong Kong action films all priced at the ridiculously low MSRP... |
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- There's a subtle significance to the fact that almost all new forms of identity and communication are tied to individuals.... |
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- Kaikki lakisääteiset kuntapalvelut voitaneen tulevaisuudessa turvata vain vanhuksille kuntien rahapulan vuoksi. Näin arvelee sisä |
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- Who says the economy isn't getting better? I have been asked by Fujitsu Network Communications (based in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, a subsidiary of Fujitsu, Ltd., the third largest IT company in the world, 180,000 employees worldwide, 38 billion in revenue last year) to recommend some individuals for 2 new positions for Flash Developers that have just opened up. These positions are for Flash Developers with an intermediate to advanced knowledge level of ActionScript. If you have experience in Fl |
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- Drinking an Anchor Christmas Ale with my tom yum soup tonight, I made a bizarre discovery: it smells exactly like... |
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- I was able to free up an extra bookcase in my house by buying some cheap shelves for my dvds (I was holding the camera crooked, it doesn't actually lean): I was able to do some shifting around, and I now actually have a few inches of empty space on a couple shelves, and instead of having my unread books arranged in piles on the floor, I now have an unread books shelf! For a librarian, my personal library is extrememly chaotic. There is no alphabetical order, but somehow the Jim Thompson books all end up lumped together on the same shelf. Non fiction has its own area. |
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- I was able to free up an extra bookcase in my house by buying some cheap shelves for my dvds (I was holding the camera crooked, it doesn't actually lean): I was able to do some shifting around, and I now actually have a few inches of empty space on a couple shelves, and instead of having my unread books arranged in piles on the floor, I now have an unread books shelf! For a librarian, my personal library is extrememly chaotic. There is no alphabetical order, but somehow the Jim Thompson books all end up lumped together on the same shelf. Non fiction has its own area. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Israel National News Jan 11 2004 11:25PM ET... |
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Exhausted (Jan 12 2004 04:44 GMT) - not productive at all |
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- Curious about the much-discussed P900? For a very thorough review, check out this post by Tekguru. |
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Skating (Jan 12 2004 04:43 GMT) - Travis came with us skating today downtown in pershing square. We had a fabulous time!! I think we are going back next weekend, since it's a three day weekend and it's the last weekend of the outdoor rink. It was so weird to skate outside when it was about 70 degrees and we were all dying in the heat. I threw a few more photos in my photo gallery - but sadly, my camera battery died - so I didn't get too many - the photo in this post is from Travis's phone - we were resting while they... |
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- Working on hammering my resume into a more targeted form for a specific job: could be a perfect fit. A... |
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- I have an annoyiing friend who wants to try to upgrade a compaq presario 524. give me a better answer than , well if you really want too (Comment references home. bellsouth. net/p/PWP-kkoempe... ) |
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- The Lego company has decided to stop making Mindstorms |
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- A nifty little video of some dancing robots |
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- Republican state senators have unanimously backed a state House proposal that would convene a bipartisan committee to investigate the corruption scandal surrounding Republican Gov. John G. Rowland. The Republican senators did not ask for the three-term governor to resign. |
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- Jeffrey Henning modified the Babel Text profile for Quenya. Copied verses from the site to the text profile page. |
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- "Civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon. This is not the wacky conclusion of a religious cult, but rather the result of diligent analysis sourced by hard data and the scientists who study global “Peak Oil” and related geo-political events. The situation is so dire that even George W. Bush's Energy Adviser, Matthew Simmons, has acknowledged that "the situation is desperate. This is the world's biggest serious question. |
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- The Basics Truth is evaluated by looking at all available evidence. |
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- Overnight, a Towering Divide Rises in Jerusalem With a towering concrete slab lowered almost tenderly into a ragged street, Israel began drawing a hard line around Jerusalem on Sunday, walling it off from Abu Dis, an Arab village joined to the city for generations. |
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- I may need to make this cartoon of Grim, my mascot. It's pretty darn cute. |
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- It's time for my Second Annual Dubya Quote Quiz. As I said last year, Dubya's use of the English language is so ... uh ... creative, that it's often hard to tell a made-up quote from the real enchilada. So once again, as a public service, I offer a Dubya Quote Quiz, this one based exclusively on quotes from 2003. |
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- As of today we are officially generating solar energy. PG&E installed our “time of use” meter, which effectively tracks the power we use, and when we use it. PG&E will send a monthly summary, but our next actual electric bill won’ |
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- Every year pretty much, two friends leave their dog wth me. He is here now. Somehow, this suburban pastime re-binds me to New York. I am back on street level. I take long walks in my neighborhood. |
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