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2,600 Flock to See an Exhibition of 'Real Human Bodies' |
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| Topic: Science |
12:37 pm EDT, Jul 3, 2004 |
One usually shies away from the dead, especially when they've been lying around for a while. The grim curiosity with which people slow for accidents or sit through horror films does not normally extend to peeking at the innards of corpses, and yet on Friday more than 2,600 visitors flocked to the North American debut of an exhibition of 25 dissected bodies and dozens of human organs in various states of health, preserved by a process that makes them look like plastic. "It's gross," said Cheyenne Barber, 9, although she was smiling when she said it. Her cousin Kelsey Lien, 13, was more positive. "It's kind of cool," she said, "because they're, like, dead." 2,600 Flock to See an Exhibition of 'Real Human Bodies' |
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Marlon Brando, Oscar-Winning Actor, Is Dead at 80 |
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| Topic: Movies |
12:33 pm EDT, Jul 3, 2004 |
Marlon Brando, the rebellious prodigy who electrified a generation and forever transformed the art of screen acting but whose obstinacy and eccentricity prevented him from fully realizing the promise of his early genius, died on Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 80. Simply put, in film acting, there is before Brando, and there is after Brando. And they are like different worlds. Marlon Brando, Oscar-Winning Actor, Is Dead at 80 |
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Al Jazeera: Out-Foxing Fox |
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12:21 pm EDT, Jul 3, 2004 |
The gulf between the American and Arab realities is the subject of "Control Room," a powerful documentary by Jehane Noujaim, an Egyptian-American. She looks at Al Jazeera's coverage of the war, offering a sobering reminder that there are multiple ways of perceiving the same events. As U.S. Lt. Josh Rushing astutely notes in "Control Room," Al Jazeera is the Arab version of the Fox News Channel. Al Jazeera: Out-Foxing Fox |
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Complex Adaptive Systems and Social Network Behavior |
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12:48 am EDT, Jul 3, 2004 |
Business Network Topical Meeting: Complex Adaptive Systems and Social Network Behavior
New York, NY, September 21, 2004 Co-organized by Duncan Watts, SFI External Faculty, Columbia University and Ann Stagg, SFI. This one-day meeting will feature presentations on topics including individual decision-making, inter-personal influence and collective behavior. Speakers include: Jon Kleinberg, Cornell; Eric Johnson, Columbia; and Dan Goldstein, Columbia. Note: This meeting will be held at Columbia University. To register contact Ann Stagg: annstagg@santafe.edu Complex Adaptive Systems and Social Network Behavior |
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The Best Defense, Brought To You By AT&T |
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| Topic: Computer Security |
9:44 am EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
A new cyber-war is being waged and your network is on the front lines. Under the new rules of engagement, however, you should view your network not as the target, but rather your first line of defense. The network's role in protecting the security of end-points and applications is often overlooked. At AT&T, we believe that the best defense is a good offense. Following on the heels of Nortel's exit from the telecommunications industry, AT&T positions itself as a network security specialist. In the Best Network, the service provider cannot turn a profit on the network itself. Hence the migration toward "value-added" services such as "ethical hacking." Has your most intimate of private databases been penetrated as an abject demonstration of your inherent corporate weakness? You will, and AT&T will bring it to you -- for a price. The Best Defense, Brought To You By AT&T |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
9:34 am EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
At its most basic, a normal political country has at least two competitive political parties and holds periodic elections. Why? So that its citizens will spend their political energies arguing with each other, rather than sitting in local cafes trying to figure out who to blame for their lot and who to kill. Iraq's Fourth of July |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
9:28 am EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
Does it strike anyone else as odd that the Supreme Court seems to be providing more First Amendment protection to pornography than to political speech? If a right-wing pornographer made a pro-Bush film featuring erotic scenes and put it on the Internet within 60 days of an election, would the Supreme Court call it protected speech? Just asking. Sex and Politics |
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Color Us Red or Blue, but Not Gray |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
9:06 am EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
Without the cross-pollination of authentic debate and the sharing of divergent views, the impoverishment of the body politic could be the greatest threat to our country as we know it. Color Us Red or Blue, but Not Gray |
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| Topic: Space |
9:39 am EDT, Jul 1, 2004 |
Anticipation is at its greatest. The pulse quickens, the mind races, the soul is grateful. It is a singular privilege to be standing on the threshold separating ignorance and knowing. And that's exactly where we are. CICLOPS: Cassini Imaging |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
9:23 am EDT, Jul 1, 2004 |
Our careless and clumsy use of words is pushing us beyond the point where we can have a rational and decent public discourse. We had all better be concerned that this kind of environment, which focuses more on form than on substance, will adversely influence the young, who are now participating directly in the governance of America. Re: Calling Bush a Liar |
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