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What Is It That Republicans Want?

Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:42 AM EST

By Mandelman (Clipped by indelible inc.)

What do Republicans want? Because for the life of me, I cannot figure it out.

politics, republicans, msnbc, cnn, financial-crisis, unemployment, deficit, stimulus-package, business-news, rachel-maddow

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Apple CEO Jobs to take leave of absence for health issues

Seeded on Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:55 PM EST (CNN)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Wednesday he will take a leave of absence from the computer and music player maker because of health issues.

technology, apple, steve-jobs, microsoft, bill-gates, health-issues, apple-ceo, ipod

Qatar summit reveals new dispute about who represent the Palestinians

Seeded on Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:47 PM EST (xinhuanet)

by Hossam Hamdan, Hua Chunyu RAMALLAH, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian liberation organization (PLO) declared on Tuesday that the only party who represents Palestinians in any summits is the PLO, and "nobody else."

world-news, israel, gaza, palestine, middle-east, qatar, arab-summit

Pro-Palestinian rally in New York turns violent

Seeded on Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 PM EST (CNN)

At least nine protesters were arrested in a pro-Palestinian rally Sunday afternoon in New York that injured seven police officers, authorities said. Seven police officers were injured Sunday in New York City during a pro-Palestinian rally.

us-news, palestine, israel, middle-east, protest, gaza-war

The second coming of Saladin

Seeded on Mon May 21, 2007 5:32 AM EDT (atimes.com)

The discreet green-and-white tomb of the greatest warrior of Islam, Saladin - by the splendid Ummayad Mosque in

world-news, muslim, islam, saladin, muhammed, judaism, christianity, israel, palestine, lebanon

Gen Y - Attracting the twentysomething worker

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2007 3:09 AM EDT (CNN)

Nearly every businessperson over 30 has done it: sat in his office after a staff meeting and - reflecting upon the 25-year-old colleague with two tattoos, a piercing, no watch and a shameless propensity for chatting up the boss - wondered, What is with that guy?!

business, gen-y, twentysomething, baby-boomers, generations, work, corporate-slackers, relaxed-cool-cats, gen-x

Web 2.0 for Musicians: Collaborate Online

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 6:40 AM EDT (Wired News)

We plugged guitars into computers and adjusted our headphones. I clicked "record" and began laying down a bass track alongside the guitarist's.

technology, ejamming, music, online-collaboration, garage-band, jamming, musical-network

Smoking 2.0 Gives Lungs a Break

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 6:29 AM EDT (Wired News)

The NicStic is a cigarette-size plastic tube with a rechargeable heating coil that vaporizes tobacco instead of burning it.

health, nicotine, smoking, vaporizer, vapor, lungs, tobacco, tar, chemicals, marijuana

May 16, 1988: Nicotine Declared As Addictive as Heroin, Cocaine

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 6:24 AM EDT (Wired News)

1988: C. Everett Koop, surgeon general of the United States, publishes a report declaring nicotine as addictive as either heroin or cocaine.

health, nicotine, smoking, cocaine, heroin, drugs, addiction, habits, chemicals

A Preview of Death: Light at the end of the tunnel

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 5:41 AM EDT (New Scientist)

Joe no longer fears death. In fact the last time it happened he rather enjoyed the ride. First he was plunged into darkness, then came a bright light, a field of flowers, and a man in white who told him about his future.

health, death, afterlife, technically-dead, flatline, tunnel-of-light, sneak-preview, nde, near-death-experience

Why Do Hotels Still Charge for Internet?

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 5:38 AM EDT (computers.net)

So this week I'm on vacation in Orlando (never been to Disney World until now). The hotel is called the Buena Vista Palace and is located right outside the theme parks.

technology, hotel-charges, internet, connection-fees, hotels, communication, taxes, profits, charges

Sex before stressful events keeps you calm

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 5:36 AM EDT (New Scientist)

GOT some public speaking to do? Here is a tip to keep stress at bay: have sex beforehand. But make sure it's penetrative sex - the magic vanishes if you pursue other forms of sexual gratification.

health, sex, stress, stress-relief, relaxation, penetrative, masturbation

"Martyr Mouse": Hamas kids TV show to air Friday

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 5:27 AM EDT (CNN)

A Hamas-produced children's television show featuring a Mickey Mouse-like character urging children to take up arms will air as scheduled on Friday, Al-Aqsa Television said Thursday. It is not clear if the station will grant a Palestinian official's request for changes.

world-news, palestine, hamas, martyr, death, israel, arab, jew, al-aqsa, ak-47

Oral sex may cause throat cancer

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 5:20 AM EDT (Times of India)

People who indulge in oral sex face the risk of developing throat cancer, says a new study.

health, oh-no, oral-sex, sex, cancer, throat-cancer, death, are-they-serious

Torment for paperless Palestinians

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 4:47 AM EDT (AL JAZEERA)

Wissam Othman is a 14-year-old Palestinian boy living in Shatila refugee camp in southern Beirut, Lebanon. Like most teenagers, he has dreams.

world-news, israel, palestine, middle-east, citizenship, refugee, lebanon, non-id

Dubai-bound ship survives pirate attack off Somalia

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 4:01 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

ates fired grenade launchers and machine guns at a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean far off the coast of Somalia, sparking concerns that key shipping routes are threatened, a Malaysia-based maritime watchdog said yesterday.

world-news, kuala-lumpur, indian-ocean, qatar, dubai, uae, shipping, ocean, pirates, pirating

Poll: 78% of Israelis do not want to live in Jerusalem

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 3:56 AM EDT (JPost.com)

More than three out of every four Israelis do not want to live in Jerusalem, although a majority remain opposed to transferring sovereignty of Judaism's holiest sites to the Palestinians even at the expense of peace, a public opinion poll released Wednesday showed.

world-news, temple-mount, old-city, israel, jerusalem, palestine, jews, arabs

Jerusalem Foundation head blasts neglect of capital

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 3:48 AM EDT (JPost.com)

In a gloomy Jerusalem Day missive, the Jerusalem Foundation's president lambasted past and present Israeli governments on Tuesday for failing to act on their words on behalf of Jerusalem, and called for the establishment of a special forum to work on behalf of the city.

world-news, jerusalem-day, israel, middle-east, palestine, jewish, israeli, arab, muslim

Why the Human Brain Is a Poor Judge of Risk

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2007 6:54 AM EDT (Wired News)

The human brain is a fascinating organ, but it's an absolute mess. Because it has evolved over millions of years, there are all sorts of processes jumbled together rather than logically organized.

health, brain, risk, judgement, lifestyle, extreme-sports, syntax, brain-waves, thought, conscience

New Phytoplankton Model May Revise Warming Estimates

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2007 6:48 AM EDT (Wired News)

Global climate models are missing a good chunk of plant information that could significantly alter long-term climate change predictions.

science, global-warming, climate, earth, phytoplankton

National ID: Biometrics Pinned to Social Security Cards

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2007 6:46 AM EDT (Wired News)

The Social Security card faces its first major upgrade in 70 years under two immigration-reform proposals slated for debate this week that would add biometric information to the card and finally complete its slow metamorphosis into a national ID.

us-news, biometrics, socila-security, reform, national-id, identification, citizenship, mark-of-the-beast

The Big White Lie

Seeded on Tue May 1, 2007 3:26 AM EDT (city-journal.org)

The thing I like best about being a conservative is that I don't have to lie. I don't have to pretend that men and women are the same. I don't have to declare that failed or oppressive cultures are as good as mine.

politics, conservative, liberal, democrat, republican, honesty, deception, islam, peace, radicalism

Can We Change The World?

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:55 AM EDT (shoutwire.com)

It has been a long and wild ride for the generation labeled as "X" and its predecessors. We have seen nearly all types of war: cold, conventional, and secret.

world-news, generation-x, baby-boomers, gi-joe, us, war, terrorism, change, earth, peace

The Pirate Bay: "It's Coming!"

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:23 AM EDT (torrentfreak.com)

ThePirateBay's brokep made a cryptic post on TPB's blog a little over an hour ago. "It's coming" he tells us. If that post was made on any other torrent site, you might get a little bit of interest but of course this is not 'just another torrent site'.

technology, bittorrent, the-pirate-bay, bt-tracker, bt-search-engine, isohunt, torrentspy, p2p, piracy, file-sharing

Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:16 AM EDT (ZDNet)

Microsoft is expanding its fight against software piracy with a new educational effort that includes comics.

technology, microsoft, piracy, p2p, drm, genuine, software, comics, marvel, dc

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The fire is out: 'Rescue Me' done in 2011
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