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- Jack Kerouac |
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Student drinks lab chemical on a dare |
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11:50 pm EDT, May 18, 2004 |
] ODESSA, Texas (AP) -- A student who drank a chemical from
] his high school lab on a dare was recovering in a
] hospital, but not before a scare. Stupid, Stupid, Stupid.....I am actually speechless Student drinks lab chemical on a dare |
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4:29 pm EDT, May 15, 2004 |
They are cute. They are happy. And they bleed. Best Flash Ever. Happy Tree Friends |
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CNN Programs - American Morning |
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11:49 pm EDT, May 3, 2004 |
JANIS KARPINSKI IS A MAN BABY!!!!!!! (austin powers voice) CNN Programs - American Morning |
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Grow-your-own to replace false teeth |
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11:37 pm EDT, May 3, 2004 |
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] The British institution of dentures sitting in a glass of
] water beside the bed could be rendered obsolete by
] scientists who are confident that people will soon be
] able to replace lost teeth by growing new ones. !!! riiiiiiiiiiiiight:) Interesting - Nano Grow-your-own to replace false teeth |
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Microsoft Gates fined $800,000 for antitrust violations - May. 3, 2004 |
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7:18 pm EDT, May 3, 2004 |
] It may just be pocket change for the richest man in the
] world, but Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has been fined
] $800,000 by the federal government for violating an
] antitrust rule.
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]
] ] The technical incident has nothing to do with the
] government's massive antitrust battles with Microsoft
] (MSFT: Research, Estimates).
]
] Gates, whose fortune has been estimated at more than $40
] billion, ran afoul of the Federal Trade Commission and
] the Justice Department's Antitrust Division for his
] purchases of stock in a drug company and a waste-hauling
] firm. Doh Microsoft Gates fined $800,000 for antitrust violations - May. 3, 2004 |
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Wired News: California Bans E-Vote Machines |
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10:31 pm EDT, May 2, 2004 |
] California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley ended five
] months of speculation and announced Friday that he was
] decertifying all electronic touch-screen voting machines
] in the state due to security concerns and lack of voter
] confidence.
]
] He also said that he was passing along evidence to the
] state's attorney general to bring criminal and civil
] charges against voting-machine-maker Diebold Election
] Systems for fraud. Wired News: California Bans E-Vote Machines |
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Richard Dawkins, on Language and Writing |
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3:54 pm EDT, May 2, 2004 |
You cannot write unless you love reading. If you're too aware of your own technique you may dissect it to destruction. Prick your reader's imagination with a stunning fact, or a fresh metaphor, or by turning a familiar fact dizzyingly upside down, or by filtering it through the alien lens of a Martian eye. However useful science may be, and however relevant to everyday life, that is the least important thing about it. Science is, above all, wonderful. You may write to inform. You should write to inspire. Richard Dawkins, on Language and Writing |
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RE: The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos |
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5:29 pm EDT, Apr 30, 2004 |
Elonka wrote:
] I am appalled at the way prisoners were treated, as seen in
] these photos. There is no excuse for these actions, there is
] no spin, this is just plain wrong. My only hope is that this
] is an aberration, and *not* the way that prisoners across the
] country are being treated.
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] If this *is* the way that my country is treating the enemy,
] then I will withdraw my support for the war. If these kinds
] of incidents are widespread, then I say get us out *now*. It
] would be better to let the Iraqis endure the anarchy that
] would follow, and deal with their own problems (or not), than
] to see American soldiers commit further atrocities of this
] nature. It's bad enough hearing the death toll rise. But in
] combination with seeing our soldiers torture and humiliate
] prisoners? No, that's too far. I supported this war to
] liberate Iraq from a ruthless dictator and to make life
] *better* for Iraqis -- not to inflict further humiliation of
] this type from American hands. Well said Elonka - Nano RE: The Abu Ghraib Prison Photos |
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CNN.com - Call to shoot 20,000 Australian koalas - Apr 30, 2004 |
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5:20 pm EDT, Apr 30, 2004 |
] "While they may be cute and cuddly we need to get beyond
] emotion to reality...my suggestion is professional
] shooters do it quickly and cleanly," Kanck told Reuters
] on Friday of the proposed cull. Damn CNN.com - Call to shoot 20,000 Australian koalas - Apr 30, 2004 |
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eBay - Divorced Man Models ex-Wife's Wedding Dress |
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6:13 pm EDT, Apr 29, 2004 |
] Personally, I think it looks like a $1200 shower curtain, but
] what do I know about this. We tried taking pictures of this
] lovely white garment but it didnt look right on the hanger as
] you can see, so my sister says, "You need a model." Well, quite
] frankly my sister isnt exactly small, (like a size 12 is?) so
] she wouldnt pose for the picture. Seeing as I have sworn off
] women for the time being and I aint friends with any, it left me
] holding the bag. I took the liberty of blacking out my face -
] not to protect the ex-wife but to protect me from my bar buddies
] and co-workers finding out about it. I would never live it
] down. Actually I didnt think my head would fit in the neck
] hole, but then I figured she got her Texas cheerleader hair
] through there I could get my head in it. Though, after looking
] at the pictures, I thought it made me look fat. [ Awesome! -k] Hilarious - this was time well spent procrastinating on my grant writing, reading this page:) - Nano eBay - Divorced Man Models ex-Wife's Wedding Dress |
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