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Shared Items - November 22, 2008
Lavender Hill November 20, 2008 - love these photos Track Down Startup Programs and Processes with a Comprehensive Guide [Windows] November 17, 2008 The Palin Thing November 13, 2008 Bush, Obama, & Ghosts of Hate - UPDATED November 6, 2008 Google can...
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Cool Site
I've always wanted to do something like this.... I try really hard to do it here, but... well.... Can you imagine trying to keep twenty years' worth of Polaroids organized??? Photo fo the Day. AS a senior at Bard College in 1979, Jamie Livingston acquired...
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Didn't Take Long for the Test to begin
Russia will place short-range missile systems on the EU's eastern border to counter planned US missile defence installations in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. "Iskander missile systems will be deployed in the Kaliningrad...
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Jaw-dropping News
Who woulda thunk it? A corrupt politician in Illinois?? Wasn't this the guy who was going to clean up politics after the previous governor went to jail? AP – CHICAGO – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges he brazenly conspired...
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A Night for Howling and other Lunacies
Prepare yourself for a sight tonight — not to mention some wild behavior, if the legends are true. The biggest full moon in 15 years is set to grace the Northern Hemisphere tonight. Because the moon orbits along an egg-shaped ellipse, not a circle, its...
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Next up...
After a short break from classes-- due to economic conditions beyond my control-- I am getting back at it. I can only hope that the financial help continues. One way or another, I. am. going. to. do. this. IRLS390 Contemporary International Issues 3 Semester...
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Do you remember 40 years ago tonight?
William Anders: "For all the people on Earth the crew of Apollo 8 has a message we would like to send you". "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And...
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Rainbows and Politics
TheHill.com - Black lawmakers irked by Obama’s diverse Cabinet. Did I just read that headline right? I thought, perusing the papers last week. Why on earth would a "diverse" Cabinet irk ANYBODY? Aren't we supposed to be post-racial nowadays, beyond all...
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yep. bitchin' about the weather again....
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low of -27. Wind chill values between -35 and -45. West wind around 8 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill...
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I'm hoping this is not a sign.....
The Flub Watch The oath is specified in the U.S. Constitution, so you'd think it would be flub-proof -- especially when delivered by skilled lawyers in front of 2 million people on the Mall and trillions on television. It states: "I do solemnly swear...
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Boys With Birkins
Perhaps you haven’t really noticed yet, but fashion-forward men, like my new trinity of adoration — Bryan Boy, Yu Masui and Jean-Paul Paula — have been feminizing their ensembles and pushing past females in the next-level department. And I, for one, am...
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I always knew this
I'm a Porsche 911! You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite,and you know it. Take the Which Sports Car...
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Heat as I say, Not as I Do
A piece in yesterday's New York Times featured a photo of an Oval Office meeting last week during which President Obama had removed his suit jacket..... You see, the reason the president --- and others -- were jacketless was simple: "Mr. Obama, who hates...
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The funniest complaint letter ever..
Dear Mr Branson REF: Mumbai to Heathrow 7th December 2008 I love the Virgin brand, I really do which is why I continue to use it despite a series of unfortunate incidents over the last few years. This latest incident takes the biscuit. Ironically, by...
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How about a slap in the face of Taxpayers??
Columbia, S.C. (AP) - The highest-ranking black congressman said Thursday that opposition to the federal stimulus package by southern GOP governors is "a slap in the face of African-Americans." U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said he was insulted when...
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Yeah, I'm a few days behind.
Gee, David. What was your first clue??? Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was. His words are responsible; his character is inspiring....
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Captain Obvious has been here!
CHICAGO, Illinois CNN -- It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there's science to back it up. New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform...
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Make mine Pecan
Piece of the Pi And finally, have some pie on Saturday, March 14, says Congress. The House voted to acknowledge 3/14 on the calendar as "Pie Day." But instead of the sweet treat, it is an ode to the Greek letter symbolizing the math constant that never...
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Method behind the Madness
Consider that, in the teeth of a devastating recession, Obama has: • Raised taxes on small businesses, the engines of entrepreneurship and job growth • Raised the capital gains tax • Lied about "tax cuts for 95% of Americans", offering instead $13 a week,...
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More hoof in mouth in the news
Caracas-born Mendoza, 22, who visited the facility March 20-25 along with Miss USA Crystle Stewart, 27, enthused about her Guantanamo trip as an "incredible experience" in a blog entry posted on the Miss Universe website dated March 27, 2009 . "It was...
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The Unluckiest Man on the Planet
A 93-year-old Japanese man has become the first person certified as a survivor of both U.S. atomic bombings at the end of World War II, officials said Tuesday. Tsutomu Yamaguchi had already been a certified "hibakusha," or radiation survivor, of the Aug....
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Remeber the days when dissent was considered "patriotic"? Last year, I think it was...
It's time for the Daily Laugh. Well, either that or cry, when you read the following piece. April 15th. Write that date down; people- it could very well mark the beginning of the end. With the notoriously conservative Tea Party movement gaining steam,...
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I feel so much more secure
"To the extent that terrorists have come into our country, or suspected or known terrorists have entered our country across a border, it's been across the Canadian border," Ms. Napolitano told the CBC. Asked if she was referring to the 9/11 attackers,...
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Lousy photos
Aide Quits Over New York Flyover - WSJ.com. In a resignation letter submitted to President Barack Obama on Friday, White House Military Office Director Louis Caldera said the controversy over the April 27 photo-op has made it impossible for him to lead...
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...yawn....
Latest buzz is that new free-agent QB Brett Favre, 39, who could end up with the Vikings, has hired a personal trainer at home in Mississippi. Favre's sudden arrival on the market makes you wonder if that's the reason the Vikings haven't spent much on...