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- Op Quotenet een artikel waar ik gisteren over schreef, ik ben het er helemaal mee eens |
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- I see I missed Scripting News dinner. |
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- Minister Zalm verwacht 80 Miljoen extra aan verkeerboetes binnen te halen dit jaar. Met andere woorden de jacht op de automobilist wordt uitgebreid. Echter Zalm weet dit mooi te verwoorden, "Zalm denkt dat er 50 miljoen meer binnenkomt als gevolg van het veiligheidsplan van Justitie" Hij doet het dus voor ons en ja dat het geld gebruikt kan worden om te voorkomen dat het financieringstekort boven de 3 % komt is mooi meegenomen. Ik ben voor verkeersveiligheid maar dat is iets anders dan matennaaierij. We zullen wel weer vacatures zien voor de verkeerspolitie. |
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- After Work Trance :DJs: Hegge Hissing SidHotline: 0179/8466708 |
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- Comcast Corp. officially scrapped its fizzled bid to take over The Walt Disney Co., saying Wednesday that Disney's board showed no interest in the deal. |
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- Labor抯 response to the Coalition抯 demonisation of refugees at the last election was to mimic the policy, and lose the election. Now it抯 repeating the mistake with marriage reform. Here抯 the money quote from the Australian, "Labor legal affairs spokeswoman Nicola Roxon said if getting married overseas was a way for gay couples to circumvent Australia's Marriage Act, the Opposition would be prepared to consider closing off this option by stopping Australian courts from... |
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Blogjamista (Apr 28 2004 14:59 GMT) - David Tiley has popped up the latest Blogjam and a comprehensive round-up it is. One of the things I hope Blogjam encourages, apart from new readers into the blogosphere, is new Australian bloggers. I don't think the Australian blogosphere has... |
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In the Navy (Apr 28 2004 14:59 GMT) - In an attempt to standardize their phsyical access among all DoD locations, The Defense Department wrapped up a year long pilot in November to test the possibility of using biometrics for their new Common Access Card program. The pilot went... |
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Southpaws (Apr 28 2004 14:58 GMT) - WOW, I guess there is nothing like a little gender theory to get everybody quiet. So maybe I'll get back to some other interesting things. Like lefthandedness and southpaws as the other. I HAD my IR Theory final yesterday and took two hours and fifteen minutes to write fourteen pages on three different subjects. So I wrote about postmodern IR theory, normative theory (the question was "Is justice incompatible with order? |
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iMix (Apr 28 2004 14:58 GMT) - As you predicted in October of 2003 (scroll to the bottom, under the heading Suggestions), A ... |
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- A company known as Optware has debuted a holographic storage prototype which they expect to release in a retail version by 2006. The device uses "polarized collinear holography" that coordinates both blue-violet and red lasers in combination to record between 200 to 300GB of data on a single 12cm disc.... |
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- 8 pages. Excerpt: "Surveys of employers from 1989 to 2003 reveal that more rapid premium increases are forcing small firms to impose higher cost sharing.... From 2000 to 2003, deductibles among small firms increased 100 percent in PPO plans when employees use in-network providers and 131 percent when they use out-of-network providers; among large firms, deductibles in PPO plans increased 33 percent and 44 percent, respectively. |
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- Excerpt: "We surveyed a national sample of 643 physicians on events associated with visits during which patients discussed an advertised drug. Physicians perceived improved communication and education but also thought that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) led patients to seek unnecessary treatments." (Health Affairs) |
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- Excerpt: "Mutual fund investors have been bombarded by bad news about some of the companies that oversee their nest eggs, but a recent study found that few people are terribly worried about the industry's problems." (AP via Washington Post; one-time registration required) |
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- Does anyone have an idea when season 5 and 6 high def episodes will be ready to download?... |
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- Hammy: My mother's diamond is a VS-1, and it's an |
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- Another great article from Sean McGrath: The mysteries of flexible software. Bang on the money. I don't know how many... |
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- On page two there was a mug shot of yours truly in a story about marriage reform and on the facing page a large pic from Tuesday抯 Aurora staff BBQ featuring my flatmate Seng (in a not unsuggestive pose). I wonder which street the Mercury will feature tomorrow? |
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- Senate passes an anti-spam bill that allows the state to fine spammers, including out-of-state spammers. But it still has to pass the House.(Via the Republicans at Sayfie.) |
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- I've been using Gmail for about 5 days now (found out via Evhead about the Blogger offer before the Slashdot story broke) and here are my first impressions: The service's reliability is very good indeed. Even for a beta, this beats Novell's MyRealbox, and is way better than the other 1 gig free email provider, Spymac. Search - Gmail's strongest pitch - still needs work. "tolkien" fails to match "tolkien's", etc. |
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- I post items to my blog for 2 major reasons; 1) to record an item or reference to an item so I can find it later. 2) to promote something posted elsewhere that I feel deserves (what little) exposure (I might offer). I have no desire what-so-ever to take credit for someone else's work. Anyone that knows me knows that. |
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- So I forgot to tell you all about my favorite new toys. After a recommendation on the Win Tech Off Topic mailing list, I decided to buy a hard drive enclosure and a drive instead of paying for a Maxtor. A buddy in MCS recommended this brand of enclosures (he had a couple) and boy are they cheap! I got a 3.5 inch USB 2. |
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- Found this list at Selina's blog, well actually, not this list her version of this list. Anyway, here goes... 100 things about ME! It's all about ME! 1.... |
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- As promised in the comments, here is the start of our grassroots photo gallery from the March. I'll be adding more of the photos I've received throughout the day. I know many of you have already expressed your gratitude to... |
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- New York Times: “Williams Proclaims: ‘I Am Not a Serial Killer’ |
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- 37Signals, a fantastic web-dev company, has produced a new project-management app called Basecamp that looks like a winner. Not only is it extremely pretty and easy-to-follow -- I'd expect no less from the usability wonks at 37Signals -- but it's also open: information flows out of the app as RSS and can be bulk-exported in XML, so none of your precious project-management material becomes a lever to lock you into paying the (surprisingly reasonable) monthly rates. ... Also nice: |
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- Going to the Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert this weekend? I hate you, because you are going to see Radiohead, and I, who lack tickets, am not. Anyway -- bring sunscreen. Bring water. Bring your phonecam. |
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- Snagged from Michael Tchong's "Trendsetters" newsletter:... ... Social networks have spawned a new form of spam that uses the FOAF (Friend of a Friend) message feature frequently found in this new genre of networks. Google's Orkut, a network of some 200,000 members, offers the ability to send messages to FOAFs. FOAF messages often contain conference promotions or job postings that, while low in volume, will one day require action on the part of network managers. |
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- along with some other cult classic movies like Heathers... |
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- seems like another blogdex clone, i can't tell what's unique about this one... |
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- there's lots of rich guys in the city, but few who want to be remembered for something other than money... |
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- Huzzah! had my presentation the other day. Ain't I scientific. blang!... |
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- Now you can share your good taste with the rest of the world with an iMix published on the iTunes Music Store. If you抳e got a cool playlist for your workout or party or whatever, now you can spread the word. You抣l see your mix on the album page for songs in your mix, and other iTunes music store users can rate your iMix. When you get a mix just right (or simply use a smart playlist to let iTunes show your favorites), an arrow on the playlist takes you to the publishing area within... |
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- Via Glenn Beck, we learn of...... heheheheh........ hooohoooohoooo...... ahem.... hehe.... |
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- En 1990, El G7 organiz贸 su reuni贸n en Londres. La celebraci贸n pas贸 casi desapercibida. No hab铆a protestas y no hab铆a 'zonas rojas'. Ocho a帽os mas tarde, 400 movimientos sociales de todo el mundo bajo la bandera de la Acci贸n Global de los Pueblos (AGP) - coordin贸 la resistencia local a los problemas locales. En el Reino Unido, 50. |
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Hijacked IE (Apr 28 2004 14:56 GMT) - Windows Take back contol Browser hijackers take over your browser, change the home page and attempt to funnel you into their own sites whenever you surf. Learn how to fight back. GeekGirls Hijacked Also: Browser Hijack Blaster |
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- At Nathan Hale School, candy bars are confiscated. Bake sales are frowned upon. The vending machines don't carry soda - only water, milk, or juice. |
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- Lileks has added to the Gallery of Regrettable Food. This edition includes that staple of american kitchens everywhere, meat jello.... |
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- I need a render farm. When DEx/ Mary Tales take off I may invest in a bare bones system for the simple purpose of rendering 3d images. In the meantime I've borrowed Daz's new computer to process a Bryce file. |
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- "The presence of unwanted or unknown animal species in food, can have a range of effects from benign to deathly serious and is of great concern for public health, economic, religious and legal reasons. Manufacturers and consumers alike have been... |
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- Moroccan citizen Ahmed Hannan, convicted of document fraud but acquitted of conspiring to support terrorism last year, has been granted permission to go free on bond if he pays for an electronic tether. Judge Gerald Rosen of the US District Court - Easter |
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- Although we had snow yesterday, (Grrrr!), this past weekend Mother Nature graced us with some beautiful weather. On Saturday, Rob, Kayleigh and I met up with some folks that Rob works with to hike "The Ledges" between Fitzgerald and Island... |
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- Immigrants have added a lot to American culture. Now they're helping to remind us just how odious Communism is.Memories of the Red Menace may be fading in much of America, but they are very much alive in Orange County's Little Saigon. In a gesture that says a lot about the uncompromising anger that many Vietnamese emigres feel toward the regime they fled, leaders want to declare a no-Communist zone. Officials in Garden Grove and Westminster, two cities that share the sprawling district that is the hub of the world's largest Vietnamese population outside Vietnam, plan to propose today identical city... |
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The Scoop (Apr 28 2004 14:54 GMT) - It's the 5th Annual Free Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins to support literacy. Head over between 6 and 10pm for your free 2.5 ounce scoop. BR will make a donation to FirstBook and provide new books for children in need. It's a sweet way to support literacy! |
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- gcb33_at_dial.pipex.com (Apr 28 2004) |
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- Eric LeBlanc (Apr 28 2004) |
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- ...or at the very least, has them shill for his campaign. From Brian Noggle, who gets a coveted (well, not really) place on the Evil Black Mage Blogroll, based on his uncanny resemblance to the C-SPAN Bump announcer. Hmmm....Brian J...... Frank J...... |
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