December 2009
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“No one is going to change anyone else’s minds, but it’s important...”
– The Real World D.C.: Meet the Tribes of Washington - The Real World - Gawker
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What Knot to Wear
coyotenews-fedprov2009:
Ties are best known for their ability to adorn, accentuate and polish, with a simple strip of silk.
This year’s First Ministers’ Meeting displayed a wide variety of tie styles, which carry their own benefits and faults.
In general, there are three main tie styles to be mastered, as shown below.
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Is Google’s Nexus One Phone Landing Next Week? -... →
Google just invited reporters to an “Android press gathering” on Jan. 5. Google representatives declined to provide any further details about the event, but by all appearances this will be the unveiling of the Nexus One, the Google-designed phone that the company plans to market directly to consumers.
‘The Big Lebowski’ and Its Dude Get the Academic... →
In another, “On the White Russian,” Craig N. Owens — he teaches literature and writing at Drake University in Des Moines — divides the world into two factions: those who float the cream on their White Russians (“the floaters”) and those who mix it in (“the homogenizers”). He praises the Dude’s “middle way,” avoiding the hassle of “shaking and straining.”
Peter And The Wolf - The Fall →
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finally a good article from politico - click here →
Eight years ago, a terrorist bomber’s attempt to blow up a transatlantic airliner was thwarted by a group of passengers, an incident that revealed some gaping holes in airline security just a few months after the attacks of September 11. But it was six days before President George W. Bush, then on vacation, made any public remarks about the so-called “shoe bomber,” Richard Reid, and there were...
Avatar Won't Make You Go Native - Avatar - io9 →
so i saw avatar tonight, and i thought it was incredible. .. but this is an amazing review. go forth and enjoy
Source: Jason Bay, New York Mets agree on... →
Free-agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached agreement on a four-year, guaranteed $66 million contract with the New York Mets, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The agreement will become official once Bay passes a physical exam sometime next week, the source said. The deal includes a vesting option year that could increase Bay’s overall payout to slightly more than $80 million...
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Mark Foley Accuses Max Baucus of Delivering Senate... →
lucky:
“Sen. Max Baucus’ spokesman released a statement Monday responding to an accusation by a former Republican congressman that Baucus was intoxicated when he gave a floor speech Dec. 22.”
Wonkette : Peter Orszag To Marry ABC’s Jake Tapper →
first time nerdy has been sexy since Devo, or that guy from dr. who.
catch me if you have a facebook →
“Remember how, in Catch Me If You Can, fugitive Leonardo DiCaprio kept calling Detective Tom Hanks to taunt him? Here is a convicted burglar doing the same thing, in real time on Facebook. Should we celebrate or fear him?”
Watchi think she was in Star trek the next generation and deep space nine as miles o brians wife