Archive for June, 2004

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Best Review So Far of RSS Agregators

Our blogging buddy Bob Stepno has authored the best general article we have seen so far about the wonderful world of RSS, including pocket reviews of all of the most popular aggregators. It appears in the most recent issue of PC World magazine and web site.

Sea Cukes Close Galapagos

They are called "Sea Cucumbers", but actually resemble more burnt,
black gurkins. They are found in depths of 30 or 40 meters, in the
Pacific waters off of the world-famous Galapagos Islands. As recently
[...]

A Little Old Time Religion

The current administration, in fighting the advances of fundamentalism
abroad and godless science at home, seems determined to blur the separation
of Church and State.  So why not trash it altogether, and accept
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Harvard Follows MIT Lead

Frank Gehry’s almost
finished Stata
Center has been called "the ugliest building in Cambridge"
and "an eyesore on the MIT campus." Appearantly, beauty is in the eye
[...]

The Undoing of American Foreign Policy

Jeffrey D. Sachs at Columbia has an insightful commentary in today’s
New York Times, concerning the US Government’s inability to understand
or deal with problems in the world’s poor countries, home to over hald
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A Pure Form of America

Brooklyn-based artist Cosimo Cavallaro covers a bed with sliced ham
at a gallery in New York Thursday, June 3, 2004. Cavallaro, 41, the son
of immigrants from southern Italy, said the ham he was using is "a
[...]

Give a Book – Change a Life

Norma Yvonne,
aka Mrs. Dowbrigade, has a heart as high as the Andes and as deep as
the Pacific Ocean. Upon seeing first hand the neglect and cultural decay
which has set in [...]

Found – A Blog-Brother in Manta

We suspected that the blogging revolution had penetrated even to
this dynamic but out-of-the-way corner of South America, and a few days
ago we confirmed it. We are now in contact with a fellow blogger here
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Nurturing the Inner Child

Notorios
right-wing newshound Matt Drudge yesterday prominently featured a candid
photo of Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry in which the Senator
appears to be sucking his thumb. In the name of Fair Play, notorious
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I’m Sure I Had that Six-pack Somewhere…

from AP Photos

Whew – Its a Canker, Not a Cancer

SEATTLE – Contrary to previous research findings that have suggested a link, marijuana use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of developing oral cancer, according to a large, population-based study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Their findings, the result of the most comprehensive evaluation to date regarding the [...]

The Exception to the Rule

Like
a shiny jewel in a crap-encrusted crown, the city of Manta stands out
as one of the few spots in a country mired in underdevelopment which
is showing multiple and obvious signs of [...]


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