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Patent Threats Hurt Scientific Research (Feb 28 2005 13:59 GMT) - twistedlibrarian writes "EFF Asks Court to Protect Academic and Competitive Studies Three consumer advocacy groups including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked the Supreme Court today to protect scientific researchers from patent-based legal threats. The case, Merck v. Integra, deals specifically with information researchers submitted to the Food and Drug Administration regarding a potential cure for cancer. But it raises broader questions about whether patent owners can stop academic researchers and inventors from studying patented inventions in order to research or improve upon them. Electronic Frontier Foundation " |
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Athletic Shorts Under Attack (Feb 28 2005 13:59 GMT) - twistedlibrarian writes "The book Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher, has become controversial in Grand Rapids, Michigan, because one of the stories contains the word "nigger." After a parent complained, the teacher was suspended and the book was removed from the schools, including the libraries. Controversy over racially sensitive themes and language is not new. For example, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a frequent target of similar censorship efforts. African-American authors are disproportionately attacked on these grounds. |
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How to insult, swear, cuss, and curse in 165 languages! (Feb 28 2005 13:59 GMT) - Swearsaurus is the world's largest resource of multilingual swearing. It will teach you a vast array of swearing, profanity, obscenity, blasphemy, cursing, cussing, and insulting in a massive 165 languages - because it's good to experience cultural diversity! Over 4,000 contributors have helped compile this Swearsaurus. Their aim is to include all languages. |
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Passion work sparks Christian buzz network (Feb 28 2005 13:59 GMT) - "Ground Force Network, a joint venture between online-oriented Buzzplant, based in Nashville, Tenn., and offline-focused Strategic Marketing Solutions, based in Dallas, bears some resemblance to mainstream viral players BzzAgent and P&G's Tremor. Ground Force recruits volunteers, which it calls Field Agents, and gives them samples and incentives to spread the word about clients' projects. The difference is that Ground Force works only with Christian and family-oriented clients. "'We're unashamedly focusing on that niche,' Bob Hutchins, president and owner of Buzzplant, told ClickZ News. |
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Passion work sparks Christian buzz network (Feb 28 2005 13:59 GMT) - "Ground Force Network, a joint venture between online-oriented Buzzplant, based in Nashville, Tenn., and offline-focused Strategic Marketing Solutions, based in Dallas, bears some resemblance to mainstream viral players BzzAgent and P&G's Tremor. Ground Force recruits volunteers, which it calls Field Agents, and gives them samples and incentives to spread the word about clients' projects. The difference is that Ground Force works only with Christian and family-oriented clients. "'We're unashamedly focusing on that niche,' Bob Hutchins, president and owner of Buzzplant, told ClickZ News. |
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Selbstmord am Telefon (Feb 28 2005 13:58 GMT) - [N24 - Boulevard] - Die Frau des Schriftstellers Hunter S. Thompson musste am Telefon mit anhören, wie ihr Mann sich das Leben nahm. |
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The Billesdon Stone: High Leicestershire (Feb 28 2005 13:57 GMT) - A friend of mine pointed me in the direction of this site with regards to it having pictures of this stone. There are two pictures showing this stone, one with humans stood next to it for scale. Clicking "Home" takes you to the main site, with lots of pictures of some of the hillforts in the county. |
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Google gebruikt geen PageRank meer (Feb 28 2005 13:57 GMT) - Larry Page is de bedenker van PageRank. Deze vinding zorgde ervoor dat de relevantie van websites werd bepaald door de hoeveelheid kwalitatieve linkverwijzingen naar jouw website. Volgens Mike... |
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Blogger News Item (Feb 28 2005 13:56 GMT) - Warum stürzen sich die linksliberalen Medien wie Stern und Spiegel mit solcher Inbrunst auf Fischer und seine Visa-Affäre? Vielleicht wollen sie diesen Irrtum über ihren "Linksliberalismus" endlich geraderü |
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Blogger News Item (Feb 28 2005 13:56 GMT) - Baghdad Horror Suicide bomber kills 115, wounds 145 in the deadliest attack in Iraq since the American invasion. It's blood and guts for breakfast gang, the President has a hangover. Your tax dollars at work. |
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