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Quote of the Day (Dec 14 2005 14:50 GMT) - "I'm confident the president knows who the source is. I'd be amazed if he doesn't. So I say, 'Don't bug me. Don't bug Bob Woodward. Bug the president as to whether he should reveal who the source is. |
macosxhints
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Launch Mail with no mailbox selected (Dec 14 2005 14:50 GMT) - I subscribe to CNET's Morning Dispatch, which is delivered in HTML format. Sometimes when I select the message, the content is blank. In those cases, I can click on another message and then return to the CNET message, which w... |
Gizmodo
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Best of Gizmodo – Cellphones (Dec 14 2005 14:49 GMT) - Listen up, folks. We need your help. Wouldn’t that feel terrific, contributing to such a worthy cause? We want to hear what kind of gadgets were you favorite for 2005. |
Blickpunkt Recht & Steuern
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Strafrechtliche Vermögensabschöpfung (Dec 14 2005 14:49 GMT) - Das Bundeskabinett hat heute den Gesetzentwurf zur Stärkung der Rückgewinnungshilfe und der Vermögensabschöpfung bei Straftaten beschlossen. Kernstück des Entwurfs ist ein Auffangrechtserwerb des Staates: Nach geltendem Recht kann nicht in allen Fällen verhindert werden, dass kriminelle Gewinne wieder an den Täter zurückfallen. Sind die Opfer der Straftat unbekannt oder verfolgen sie ihre Ansprüche nicht, müssen [...] |
amcgltd
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The Color of History (Dec 14 2005 14:49 GMT) - While giving my brain a rest from making OpenLDAP talk to a MySQL server (what can I say, I'm a masochist), I found this nifty on-line exhibit of color photographs from 1939-1943. I'd become so accustomed to the perception... |
Smart Mobs
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Call back to get work (Dec 14 2005 14:49 GMT) - Community Voice Mail has helped Katrina victims reconnect to obtain jobs and is doing the same for homeless people. The service provides a temporary phone number a person can give to a prospective employer to call back on and leave a voicemail message for the applicant. This removes the frequent obstacle the unemployed have of not being able to provide a callback number. CVM number holders can get voice messages by calling in from any public or private phone. |
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Study says milk thistle ineffective for liver disease (Dec 14 2005 14:49 GMT) - Results of high-quality randomized clinical trials have determined that milk thistle extract, a widely used alternative medication, may not have any significant influence on the course of patients with alcoholic liver disease or hepatitis B or C liver disease. These findings are published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. |
Winds of Change.NET
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Iraq's Elections (Dec 14 2005 14:49 GMT) - Iraq's third elections following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein are underway. An amazing achievement - and this one is the one where they move beyond transitional governments. No End But Victory includes posts by Iraqis,... |
IRC News - Health News
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Woman in cannabis trial died (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - A diabetic woman developed severe mental health problems and died five months after taking part in trials of a cannabis-based treatment. Read More... Source: Telegraph Health |
IRC News - Health News
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Full Mental Jacket (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - There's no bang-bang, no gore and, extraordinarily, no heroes, but Andy McNab, the best-selling author and former SAS man, was hooked by the psychological battles faced by the soldiers in the new film Jarhead. Read More... Source: Telegraph Health |
Bird Flu
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Medical Services International (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - Medical Services Contracts for Avian Flu Test Kit Medical Services International Inc. (OTC: MSITF) is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by a Chinese Corporation to produce a rapid diagnostic test kit for the Avian Flu. This will allow Medical Services to be the only Company with a rapid diagnostic test ... |
Bird Flu
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Lunar New Year (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - China warns Lunar New Year could spell more bird flu China, which has reported some 30 outbreaks of the deadly strain of bird flu this year, said on Wednesday the country could see more of the disease as transport of live poultry increases over the Lunar New Year holidays. Jia Youling, director-general ... |
Bird Flu
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Baxter (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - Baxter to discuss joint production of anti-bird flu vaccine with Indonesia The US-based international drug maker Baxer would send its staff to Indonesia on Thursday to discuss with the government and domestic drug makers about the plan to jointly produce anti-bird flu vaccine in the country, Health Minister Siti Fadilah ... |
Bird Flu
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FDA (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - FDA Warns Companies on Bird Flu Remedy Claims The FDA sent warning letters to the nine companies saying they are presenting misleading and unproven claims. Claims made by the companies about their treatments include phrases like ?prevents avian flu,? ?a natural virus shield? |
Bird Flu
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H5N1 Flu Virus (Dec 14 2005 14:48 GMT) - H5N1 Flu Virus - Pandemic Influenza Threat Pandemic occurs at a lapse of 20 to 30 years and these stats are enough to reveal that we are overdue for another influenza pandemic. According to experts, the time has arrived for an influenza pandemic and there are burning instances to prove the ... |
Boing Boing
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EVDO: I'm a believer (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - Cory Doctorow: This week, I've been experimenting with various bits of EVDO wireless Internet kit from wireless-internet-broadband-se com and Verizon, and I've been really impressed (and depressed at the thought of going back to Europe, where the comparable equipment is all locked down, overpriced and metered). I've had the use of an EVDO card that worked flawlessly and speedily (rates comparable to the Ethernet connection in my hotel room) in my Mac, and which also seamless interfaced with a WiFi access point that was literally plug-and-play: just connect it to the wall-power, stick in the card, and the EVDO wireless service was retransmitted to my whole hotel-floor. The number of situations in which I find myself captive to overpriced Internet service provided by hotels is climbing (in Amsterdam, I stayed at a hotel where the Swisscom WiFi ran 30 Euros/day, with a cap of 250MB -- I spend 90 Euros in one particularly busy day) and gear like this points the way to freedom. |
den nyttelause bloggen
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Tilbakeblikk (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - Det slår ikkje feil. Kvar desember går det eit retrospektivt sus gjennom media, når årets saker&ting skal kårast og årets årskavalkadar skal presenterast. Like sikkert er det at ein bøling spaltistar, bloggarar og andre klagar over kor dustete dette eigentleg er, eller at det skjer for tidleg. |
Stygius
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Bolton maneuvers against Rice (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - Although it's hard to feel sorry for her, John Bolton is trying to use his UN perch to sabotage the Secretary of State. Shocked! Shocked! I tell you. Recently I flagged Mort Halperin's nice post on how Bolton's style at the UN undermined real reform of the UN Human Rights... |
Stygius
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Democrat returns Abramoff money (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - Geez. It's about time. NYT:The lawmaker, Senator Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota, has been accused of hypocrisy by Republicans for having not acknowledged the contributions from Mr. |
Stygius
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Mining giveaway killed off (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - A coalition of environmentalists, Western politicians, and Western Republican senators succeeded in killing off a House Republican plan to revamp mining law to essentially do away with protected Federal land. The bill was essentially industry-drafted with language so loose that it amounted to a wholesale privatization of public land. Denver... |
Stygius
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Colorado DA recalled (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - In an unprecedented recall election, voters recalled the District Attorney of Colorado's 9th Judicial Ward. The ward encompasses some three counties, I think, and the recall wasn't exactly close. Collen Truden was thrown out be 4-1 margin. Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.... |
Stygius
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Will a DeLay Effect gain traction in CO? (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - With the spectacle of Tom DeLay on trial for money laundering consuming much of 2006, how will his politically vulnerable allies -- such as Marilyn Musgrave -- fare next November? Crooked money and cronyism don't exactly win elections; at best they fund negative campaigns that salvage slim victories against... |
Stygius
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China peasant shootings not sanctioned? (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - An update on the violent crackdown in Dongzhou. Today's New York Times:The commander of paramilitary forces who opened fire on villagers protesting land seizures has been detained by the authorities in connection with the shootings, an extraordinary response that suggested high-level concern over whether the crackdown was justified.This indicates the... |
Stygius
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Gale Norton 'plays' dumb (Dec 14 2005 14:47 GMT) - Dana Milbank has some fun with our none-too-bright Secretary of the Interior:Interior Secretary Gale Norton, campaigning to win oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, had the urgency of a saleswoman falling short of her monthly quota. ANWR would supply every drop of petroleum for Florida for 29 years,... |
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