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- "Nobody has to be a writer. Print culture may be under siege, but there has been an enormous inflation in the number of books printed, and very few of these could be considered part of literature. Â… Unlike what has been said here before, for me the primary obligation is human solidarity."-- Susan Sontag 1933 - 2004 |
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- a presuposition (I think) |
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- A short story for adults. |
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- These days its big craziness, big squirrel bait. It's the up-is down insanity of immorality masquerading as virtue, atrocity pretending to be liberation, bankruptcy as prosperity, of unfairness acting like civic virtue. America has, like we do every generation, checked ourselves into the not-so-funny farm for a little bomb making, basket weaving and creative mass hysteria and delusion. |
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- This Kwanzaa millions of Africans all over the world come again together to celebrate family, community and culture and to recommit themselves to creating and practicing good in the world, using the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles, as the fundamental framework and foundation to achieve this. |
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- With more than 28 million Americans suffering from debilitating migraine headaches each year, employers also suffer through missed days from work and reduced productivity. However, Migraine sufferers who had surgical treatment reduced the amount of time missed from work by 73 percent, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® (PRS), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Additionally, surgical treatment substantially lowered the annual cost of migraine care for patients, the study found. |
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- RAW STORY has discovered that the Westboro Baptist Church leaders known for picketing the funeral of Matthew Shepard, the young college student brutally murdered in Wyoming in 1998, have released the following statement regarding the tsunamis which hit Southeast... |
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- A number of commenters are looking for ways they can lend a helping hand beyond opening their wallets. Some are willing to travel to the affected areas, live in tents, and pitch in. Does anyone know of any groups willing to take them up on their offer?... |
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- Dave says forget about sepctrum, that's such a 20th Century concept. I'm in agreement with his second point, which is In the age of podcasting, spectrum is infinite and costs $35 a year from Network Solutions. Except I'd rather not buy anything from Network Solutions (fortunately, there are alternatives), and spectrum is still behind cellular telephony and wi-fi. As for old-fashioned radio, I will cop to some residual attachments.Meanwhile, looking forward to an hour with Dave (calling in from t... |
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- New filing shows failings... |
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- "This is an unusual article in the 'My workstation OS' series. It's not about using a specific OS distribution. Indeed it's about <b>not< |
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- Many U.S. companies dig deep to help tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. |
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- With significant capital investment, Trump's casino business could be both competitive and profitable. |
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- The company's stock is up on settlement news, but buyers should beware. |
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- Futurepower(R) asks: "How do Slashdot readers make international calls? I know about OneSuite, Vonage, Skype, and iConnectHere. I know that BigZoo is quitting business. What other telephone, VOIP, or other kinds of services are available? |
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- Matchbooks given out at bars and stores cannot bear advertising for cigarettes or other tobacco products under the 1998 settlement involving 46 states and the major tobacco companies, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. |
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- New Year at Costa del Sol – Spain. New pictures will be added every day. Happy New Year to everyone. |
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- I *was* kind of surprised when eBay announced they would no longer be using Passport. Now we know why ;-) |
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- If you love coffee and know very much about it, you know that the very best coffee is made immediately after the beans are ground. If you let coffee grounds sit or store them for days they lose a lot of their flavor. Most people like the convenience of having ... |
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- Hvad kaldes et billed, hvor der er "tegnet" med mange tastaturtegn ? Som f.eks. nedenstående ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----o----------------o-------- -------// * * * -------//---@@@@ - mig /*Godt * dig / -- @.cham. |
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- Newfoundland sportswear company discontinues line of Canadian Flag swimwear, in protest of the federal government's treatment of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Paul Martin's broken promises [PRWEB Dec 31, 2004] |
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- Scion Art Series comes to San Diego with one of its most anticipated art openings yet. [PRWEB Dec 31, 2004] |
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- Many events to ring in 2005 canceled or toned down in wake of Asia disaster; 'I cannot celebrate New Year' |
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- For those of you wondering about the status of Leonardo and his long time love Gisele Bundchen, they are in fact still together. He told Hello Magazine, "I've made it a policy never, ever to talk about my private relationships, but I am in a relationship - have been for a long time. I will say that Gisele is a wonderful, wonderful human being. I think that first and foremost in a relationship you have to be friends with the person." |
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- As balls drop, grapes are eaten and other assorted New Year's festivities begin around the world, BetaNews would like to welcome everyone to 2005, which promises to be an exciting year in technology. We ask that you keep in mind those who have lost their lives, families and loved ones as a result of the tsunami in Asia and east Africa. |
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- [SecurityFocus Vulns] - Atari800 is an Atari800/XL/XE/520 emulator, due to the nature of the software the emulator is installed with setuid superuser privileges. It is reported that this applica... |
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- [SecurityFocus Vulns] - Sender: Steve Friedl [steve at unixwiz dot net] |
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- [SecurityFocus Vulns] - Sender: Alberto Garcia Hierro [tcpdevil at linuxlover dot org] |
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- [SecurityFocus Vulns] - Sender: [beniwiedmer at tiscali dot ch] |
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- [SecurityFocus Vulns] - Sender: mike bailey [mike at ub3r dot net] |
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- "Forgive me if I missed the media coverage of the international dustup between Democratic state Sen. Gloria Romero of Los... |
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- im thinking that today is going to be all kinds of lame, im not doing anything but sitting in and probably sleeping |
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- nikkoslack copies and pastes: "Microsoft is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival companies banded together to oppose it and consumers failed to embrace it. The Redmond software company said Wednesday it would stop trying to persuade Web sites to use its Passport service, which stores consumers' credit-card and other information as Internet users surf from place to place." |
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- nikkoslack copies and pastes: "Microsoft is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival companies banded together to oppose it and consumers failed to embrace it. The Redmond software company said Wednesday it would stop trying to persuade Web sites to use its Passport service, which stores consumers' credit-card and other information as Internet users surf from place to place." |
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