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A Day in the Life
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Nasty I is (Oct 24 2004 23:59 GMT) - Not often I am a mean jerk. Well not real often at least. But today I twisted. So here is... |
LISNews.com
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British Library tries a cunning stunt (Oct 24 2004 23:59 GMT) - It Seems The British Library has raised eyebrows by displaying a pink neon sign which reads: "Has anybody seen Mike Hunt?" The rude art installation is on show in the world-famous library, home to the Magna Carta and the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. |
E M E R G I C . o r g
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McDonald's Turnaround (Oct 24 2004 23:57 GMT) - We have all eaten at McDonald's in our lives - and continue to do. So, it is interesting to read this story in The Economist on how the company is bouncing back: The company reached a low point in 2001, when customer-satisfaction surveys showed McDonald's was falling well behind its direct rivals, Wendy's and Burger King. Customers were also switching to healthier offerings, such as Subway's freshly filled sandwiches. Lots of money was spent opening yet more stores, but margins were shrinking and complaints about dirty restaurants and indifferent staff were growing. |
Playing with my food, and other things...
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From the December Cuisine At ... (Oct 24 2004 23:57 GMT) - From the December Cuisine At Home, Vietnamese Caramel Chicken with Herbs. The recipe called for chicken breasts, but Liz and I both prefer the juicier and tastier leg quarters. The fun part of this recipe is caramelizing a half-cup of sugar on the stove top. This is added to the browned chicken and some lightly sautéed ginger, shallot, garlic, and jalapeno. |
LEGO TOYBUILDER FANCLUB!!!!11
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Krakow > Warsaw (Oct 24 2004 23:56 GMT) - Krakow > Warsaw so far. I just don't like the big city feel of Warsaw. Krakow was more happening. Tomorrow should be interesting. Three countries in three hours. |
Boston Common
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Sox fans are everywhere (Oct 24 2004 23:56 GMT) - We're watching the Pats/Jets game, it's late in the fourth quarter, the Pats are winning, and their fans are chanting: WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!?... |
Smart Mobs
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One in every two Malaysians (Oct 24 2004 23:55 GMT) - One in every two Malaysians will own a cell phone by year's end,with that set to increase to 70% by 2007 according to this article."The popularity of SMS has been the main driver for the significant spike in mobile data numbers and growth in the prepaid segment of the industry.Latest research numbers suggested that cell phone users in Malaysia send up to 30 million text messages daily or roughly three per user,"the article says. Cell Phone Penetration to Exceed 50% |
MacDailyNews - Where Mac News Comes First
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2,890 south Florida students get Apple iBooks (Oct 24 2004 23:55 GMT) - "Azer Delva, 17, of Miramar, said he is the luckiest teenager, or at least one of 2,890 lucky teens, at Miramar High School," Eileen Soler reports for The Miami Herald. "'If a kid really wants to succeed these days, like I do, this is the first step,' he said, flanked by a cousin and two siblings, all Miramar High students and all holding tightly to their own Macintosh iBook G3 laptop computers. "Principal David Gordon said that by Nov. 3, all Miramar High students... |
Medical News Today
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Quake death toll hits 23; 2,200 injured, Japan (Oct 24 2004 23:55 GMT) - Twenty-three people were reported dead and about 2,200 injured in Niigata Prefecture as of Sunday night after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked large areas of the country Saturday, forcing about 82,000 residents in the prefecture to evacuate their homes... click link for more info. |
Medical News Today
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Organ Transplants in China Risky (Oct 24 2004 23:55 GMT) - While a growing number of patients undergo organ transplantation in China due to a lack of domestic organ donations, many of them are found to suffer side effects such as complications, immune rejection, or even death, according to the Korean Society of Transplantation on Saturday... click link for more info. |
Medical News Today
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Inducing Labor Before 39 Weeks Raises Risk of Delivery Complications (Oct 24 2004 23:55 GMT) - Women who have labor induced before the 39th week of pregnancy are at an increased risk for delivery-related complications and are more likely to deliver infants with respiratory and other health problems, according to a study presented at a recent national conference of obstetricians and gynecologists, the Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News reports (Collins, Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News, 10/20)... click link for more info. |
Medical News Today
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New technologies shed light on schizophrenia (Oct 24 2004 23:55 GMT) - Diffusion tensor imaging, a type of MRI, relates the size of keybrain-fiber bundles to different neuropsychological signsWashington -- Researchers at the Boston Veterans Affairs Health Care System - Brockton Division, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Massachusetts-Boston are using new imaging technology to gather valuable information about the brains of people with schizophrenia... click link for more info. |
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