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Similar to outsourcing? (Jun 18 2004 23:34 GMT) - Well, I wouldn't call it outsourcing but I think it is a good example for why the entire political debate from US around the topic is just wrong. A bank from UK will lay off about 300 people as an increasing number of its customers now "choose to do their banking through direct channels such as internet". Consequently, the bank will save about $9. |
muddysmind.com
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Kerry Wants Minimum WAge Increase (Jun 18 2004 23:34 GMT) - Kerry is wanting to increase the minimum wage to a whopping $7 an hour! He claims it will help mothers as the majority of minimum wage earners are women. He also says and I quote "The detractors say 'This will... |
Secular Blasphemy
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To boldly go where no ... (Jun 18 2004 23:34 GMT) - To boldly go where no private money has gone before SpaceShipOne will launch on Monday, trying to become the first privately funded space craft to reach suborbital space at 100 km. If successful, the team will no doubt try to claim the $10 million Ansari X prize for carrying three people into space twice within two weeks. |
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Лидера саудовской “Аль-Каиды” убили, когда он избавлялся от тела казненного американца (Jun 18 2004 23:34 GMT) - Лидер "Аль-Каиды" в Саудовской Аравии Абдулазиз Аль-Мукрин и еще два члена сети убиты в Эр-Рияде службами безопасности страны, когда избавлялись от тела казненного американского инженера Пола Джонсона. По некоторым данным, один из убитых боевиков ранее разыскивался саудовскими спецслужбами. Об этом сообщает “Газета.ру” со ссылкой на телеканал "Аль-Арабия".Министр внутренних дел страны подтвердил смерть Аль-Мукрина и арест еще одного боевика. |
Guy's World
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Scorpions (Jun 18 2004 23:33 GMT) - Here's one for all you Scorpions fans. Well, actually even if you aren't a fan you may enjoy this silly clip. BTW: this one needs sound |
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Camp teaches Indian kids more than sports (Jun 18 2004 23:32 GMT) - (US) We dealt with drug abuse, alcohol -- we've seen it all around us," Gaines said. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(95%), $propaganda_theme1(55%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $use_is_abuse(95%), $propaganda_theme4(95%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Cycling officials round on Faulkner (Jun 18 2004 23:32 GMT) - (Australia) SENATOR JOHN FAULKNER: Room 121 was used as an injecting room, or indeed as a shooting gallery, by up to six cyclists locking themselves in several nights a week undetected for months on end. JOHN STEWART: The Federal Sports Minister has promised to fully investigate all allegations o...[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $harm_reduction(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Chinese restaurants closed for adding opium poppy to dishes (Jun 18 2004 23:32 GMT) - (US) "Consuming soup or hot pots mixed with poppies for a long time will make you become addicted ... and eventually lead you to drug abuse in serious cases.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(85%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
teh wonderful club
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you spin me right round baby, right round (Jun 18 2004 23:32 GMT) - ('dithering) Reaching into my drawer today, one of the metal prongs on my stapler remover jabbed itself up under my fingernail, causing it to bleed everywhere, and me to curse like a champ for about 20 minutes while searching for band-aids. I understand why shoving icepicks and splinters under one's fingernails is an effective torture device, cause that shit hurts. I like it a lot better when I just ram ... |
Hand Coding
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Jell-O Pudding Pops Live! (Jun 18 2004 23:32 GMT) - I was reading over a food-review of General Mills’s new cereal variety, Total Protein, when I came across something far... |
Seinfeld Blog
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New to board...Big Fan!! (Jun 18 2004 23:31 GMT) - Hi. This board is really cool! I've been creeping around a bit and checking it out. I'm a HUGE Seinfeld fan. I really love the trivias... |
Daily Illuminations
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Lucrative expedition (Jun 18 2004 23:31 GMT) - It's been ages since I've gone on a long errands run with my parents (long in this case meaning a voyage to New Jersey and back)... and uncharacteristically it was... |
donut jelly
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My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard (Jun 18 2004 23:31 GMT) - I just went to Starbucks and paid almost $4.50 for what is effectively a strawberry milkshake. There's no caffeine in it, even. It's just a frozen, creamy strawberry delight. I mean, it's good. |
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