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Peaktalk
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NANNY-STATING (Dec 14 2004 21:59 GMT) - It was surprising to see that the Economist supported the notion of government entering the childcare business last week (subscriber link only) following the announcement of Tony Blair’s plans in that direction. Incidentally, the Canadians are at it as well,... |
In These Times
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Green + Red = Blue (Dec 14 2004 21:59 GMT) - As a key faction of the Republican base, hunters and anglers, often hailing from rural, culturally conservative areas, are seemingly the last people on earth who would call themselves environmentalists or progressives. The GOP has for years courted this demographic by stressing an unwavering support for gun ownership rights, and by vilifying urban Democrats who have pushed for modest gun control. But now the GOP is increasingly trying to erode other protections for outdoorsmen. As the old saying goes, “That dog won’ |
ПОЛИТ.РУ: НОВОСТИ
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Нальчик: найдены важные доказательства (Dec 14 2004 21:59 GMT) - Выясняются новые обстоятельства расследования утреннего нападения дежурную часть управления Федеральной службы по контролю за оборотом наркотиков (ФСКН) Кабардино-Балкарии в Нальчике. Как заявил заместитель генпрокурора Николай Шепель, осмотр места происшествия завершен, по делу о нападении на здание управления Наркоконтроля Кабардино-Балкарии собраны важные вещественные доказательства, сообщает радиостанция "Эхо Москвы" со ссылкой на "Интерфакс". Расследование будет проводить управление генпрокуратуры на Северном Кавказе. Назначен следователь, который отрабатывает разные версии преступления. Ранее стало известно, что специальная комиссия Федеральной службы РФ по контролю за оборотом наркотиков прибыла во вторник вечером из Москвы в Нальчик. |
LISNews.com
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Google Communicates With Its quot;Print Partnersquot; (Dec 14 2004 21:59 GMT) - Thought you all might find the following letter of interest--it was sent to me as our card line is being scanned and will soon become a part of the Google Print program:We're excited about the progress and early success of Google Print, and are very pleased to have your participation in the program. As one of our partners, we'd like to let you know about the latest Google Print expansion. In keeping with our mission to organize the world's information, we have recently announced partnerships with a few large libraries, including the University of Michigan and Harvard University. |
arwen.org v7.0
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we hates the nasty hobbitses! (Dec 14 2004 21:58 GMT) - and what do I hold in my hot little hands? Oh yes, yes I do. Well, not while I'm typing. Actually, it's in a bag next to my desk, rather than being actually IN my hot little hands. And my hands are actually quite cold. |
mymarkup.net
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Big in France (Dec 14 2004 21:58 GMT) - Blogging stort i Frankrike ocksе. Omslaget till lцrdagens Libйration: "Blog, un petit mot qui a pris en quelques annйes une place gigantesque sur le Net." [via: Loпc Le Meur] |
Caerdroia
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Two Chinas - Maybe Not for Long (Dec 14 2004 21:58 GMT) - The odd position Taiwan finds itself in is this: a free-market capitalist society with a social-democratic representative government, Taiwan is not officially recognized by its major patron and defender, the US, and is under constant threat from the Communist mainland China, which we do recognize. China, of course, has always wanted to capture Taiwan, which they could not militarily do when they seized the rest of China shortly after WWII. It is officially the policy of both China and Taiwan that there is only one China, and that the current situation is a historical aberration which will shortly be rectified. Taiwan's idea of rectifying the situation is for China to become a social-democratic, representatively-governed free-market capitalist state, at which time reunification is simple and desirable. |
FarrFeed
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More on Remote Web Work ... (Dec 14 2004 21:58 GMT) - More on Remote Web Work The response to my help message have been encouraging, so let me qualify: what I want to be able to do is update a blog or Web site from the field. Yes, the military has this capability. But how do civilians do it? Someone suggested using a satellite phone to access the Internet. |
David Chiu - Unknown Asian Actor
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Elfster.com (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - I usually don't recommend products or services, but I have to mention Elfster.com. I found this free service after talking with my family about doing a "secret santa" gift exchange. Elfster.com has thought of everything (at least everything that I... |
Strangechord
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Orgasm over Eighty Years (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - In case you're interested, I've posted my final research paper for my History of Sexualities class: "Orgasm over Eighty Years: Women's Sexual Pleasure in America, 1880-1960". It was incredibly time consuming to research and write, but at least the subject matter was fascinating. Here's an excerpt on masturbation: |
Intellectual Intercourse
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Silly copyright lawsuit (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - Get to know me and you'll find out that I'm a rather outspoken opponent of "tort reform." It's a stand that puts me in the minority among conservatives, but that's just the way it is. But my stand on that issue does not mean that I somehow do ... |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Infocus: WEP:Dead Again, Part 1 (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - This article is the first of a two-part series that looks at the new generation of WEP cracking tools for WiFi networks, which offer dramatically faster speeds for penetration testers over the previous generation of tools. In many cases, a WEP key can be determined in seconds or minutes. |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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WS-Context Interoperability Demonstrated (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - ... WS-Context ensures that multiple Web services deployed in a variety of execution environments behave as if they are deployed in a single, consistent environment. By demonstrating interoperability we've also shown how companies can work co-operatively in an open standards process to address the real problems facing users of Web services applications." said Mark Little, Chief Architect for Arjuna... |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Track+ 3.0.0 RC2 released (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - Track+ is a fully featured item tracking system, be it issues, action items, problem reports, quality gate check lists or whatever. The second release candidate has just been released, removing all known bugs from 3.0.0 RC1. ... |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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MediaFrame for Mpeg-4, public preview released (Dec 14 2004 21:57 GMT) - MediaFrame is an Open Source streaming media platform in Java which provides a fast, easy to implement and extremely small applet that enables over 97% of web users to view audio/video content without having to rely on external player applications or bulky plug-ins. MediaFrame does not require special servers, software or programming knowledge. ... ... MediaFrame for Mpeg-4 has been in development for several years and was released today for the first time as public preview. |
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