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More Warming Warnings for Wildlife (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - A new report on global warming forecasts more uncertainty for North American wildlife. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Chuck Quirmbach reports. |
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Attack in Honduras kills 28 aboard bus - billingsgazette.com (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - (US) Thursday's attack came just two days after Security Minister Oscar Alvarez announced that authorities had uncovered a plot by drug traffickers and other criminals to assassinate Maduro and his family as well as Alvarez. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Wyoming digest (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - (US) [The marijuana was "BC bud.] Traffic stop nets 75 pounds of pot A traffic stop on Interstate 80 netted 76 pounds of high-grade marijuana with an estimated value of $450,000, according to police. The officer allegedly could smell marijuana in the car and found two large cardboard boxes of ma...[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $cannabis(100%)] |
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Money apparently bought death for teenager (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - (US) And in September, an 18-year-old friend of Brandi's, Jesse Tribble, was found dead in Whittaker's house from an overdose of cocaine, oxycodone and methadone. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opioid(100%), $methadone(100%), $oxycodone(100%), $alcohol(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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It's the anti-Britney vaccination (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - Every year, I make each child a mix CD from our musical library for their stocking. Normally, I don't necessarily try to influence their musical tastes - instead, I try to offer up stuff I know they like already, or... |
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ZBH Refuses MDC Adverts (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - ZIMBABWE Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) recently refused to air advertisements of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) saying the party had not yet made a decision on its participation in next year's election. MDC spokesperson Paul Themba Nyathi yesterday said management at ZBH told them their adverts were "confrontational". |
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'Delimitation Commission a Rigging Ploy' (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - THE opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has said the demarcation of constituency boundaries by the Delimitation Commission was clear testimony of the extent to which President Mugabe's regime was prepared to go in turning national institutions into Zanu PF rigging apparatus. |
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Bosso, Makepekepe Snub Moyo (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - BELEAGURED Information minister Jonathan Moyo, suffered yet another embarrassment last weekend when two of the country's biggest clubs, Highlanders and Caps United, under immense political pressure, snubbed his football tournament in Tsholotsho. |
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Chiyangwa Held in CIO Probe (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - ZANU PF Mashonaland West provincial chairman Philip Chiyangwa and several other high-profile individuals whose whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery this week are said to be in the custody of state security agents who are investigating charges of espionage. |
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SADC Push to Get MDC Back Into Poll (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - IN a last-ditch effort to press President Robert Mugabe to conform to regional electoral standards and persuade the opposition MDC to contest next year's election, the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) is soon expected to hold a meeting in Harare to review the country's electoral laws. |
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Merry Christmas for Who? (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - UPMARKET Barbours department store on First Street is a hive of activity as bargain hunters rush to do their Christmas shopping. The high-class department store has extended its shopping hours. Gilded smiling half-moons on red crepe paper are part of the decorations put up to capture the festive mood. |
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А король Испании призвал бороться с терроризмом (Dec 25 2004 03:45 GMT) - В своем традиционном рождественском послании глава испанского государства король Хуан Карлос почтил память 192 жертв терактов 11 марта в Мадриде и гарантировал полную поддержку пострадавшим и их близким в этом "отвратительном" преступлении. А также призвал испанцев сосредоточить и объединить усилия в борьбе с терроризмом, придерживаясь норм правового государства и усиливая международное сотрудничество. |
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Weighted Categories for MovableType (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - So as not to leave out my MovableType brethren, I adapted my Weighted Categories WordPress plug-in for use on MT (to get a list of categories that looks like Flickr?s photo tag list). Get the code here. One thing I realized while coding and testing this is, while I still have mucho ... |
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Trees on Skis (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - I?ve been using this quirky photo my friend Matt took at the Brooklyn Museum as my desktop to help get me in the holiday mood. After Xmas, I?ll be using this other spectacular ?city at night? |
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Crazy Asian Drinks Taste Test (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Crazy Asian Drinks Taste Test: I?ve seen drinks like these in the cooler of my local sushi joint and wondered what they tasted like. [via] |
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Cruel coincidence befalls UPS driver (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Cruel coincidence befalls UPS driver: UPS driver was making a delivery to a hospital, has an accident, gets taken to the hospital with a head injury, and then can?t get a brain scan because the parts to repair the broken machine are back in his crashed van. |
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Weighted Categories List in WordPress (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Following the example of Flickr?s weighted list of photo tags (a bigger font size denotes more items), I created a simple plug-in for WordPress that creates a weighted list of post categories. Check out my Archive Page for a sample or go to the project page. |
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BuyBlue.org (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - BuyBlue.org: Tracks companies? political contributions. Thankfully Anheuser Busch is only 56% Republican, so I can still enjoy my Bud Lights with a somewhat clear conscience. |
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A Gift (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Last night, Jeff gave me Hanukkah present. When I finally managed to get the suspiciously-shaped box open, I discovered a new TiVo remote control encased in bubblewrap (I?ve been using a universal remote since I broke my original TiVo remote 2 years ago). I intially thought it was something completely ... |
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Sandwich Pitchman Speaks On Being a ?Real? Character (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Sandwich Pitchman Speaks On Being a ?Real? Character: I laugh everytime I see a new Subway commercial with Jared and remember watching his first appearance on Oprah with him and his girlfriend Liz (one of my RAs) back in grad school. Here? |
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No street signs. No crosswalks. No accidents. (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - No street signs. No crosswalks. No accidents.: Great Wired article about removing traffic signs to make drivers, bikers, and pedestrians pay attention to each other. Since moving to NYC, I can see how this might work in a city, but I have my doubts about rural America. |
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Turduckeneasquail (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Turduckeneasquail: Not to be outdone by the simple turducken, a NYC Food Blogger combined a turkey, duck, chicken, guinea hen, squab, and quail for his Thanksgiving bird. |
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Mike?s soon-to-be-gone wisdom teeth (Dec 25 2004 03:44 GMT) - Jeff and I are at the Duplex, wishing a bon voyage to Mike?s wisdom teeth, which are being removed tomorrow at 9am. Mike suggested taking a photo of them for posterity, so Jeff held my keychain flashlight while I took this photo with my Treo. Update: After my last ... |
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