This album is terrific. The new sound is electro, r&b, dance all rolled
into one. Standout tracks are Still Standing, Secret, Promises, Chocolate -
and a nod to all you IP junkies are the tracks Loving Days and Slo Motion.
Check out the music for yourself at www.kyliebodylanguage.com - full
versions of each song are now online.
Saturday, November 08, 2003
Friday, Nov. 7, 2003 1:30 p.m. EST
Ashtrays – the New Contraband
Getting caught with an unregistered gun can get you busted in New York City - and so can possession of a new form of contraband.
Brooklyn video store owner Marty Arno learned that lesson the hard way - he's facing a whopping $6,000 in fines after two of Mayor Bloomberg's anti-smoking goon squad storm troopers caught him harboring one of these deadly items.
Today's New York Post reveals that city inspectors M. Dundas and S. Holloway gave Arno, owner of Brooklyn Heights Video, a ticket last month charging that they had uncovered not explosives, not guns, not knives, but "One (1) ashtray with cigarette butt, and ashes," which was "seen on the counter of the establishment."
For this criminal offense Arno faces a hefty $2,000 fine plus two other similar fines because the -inspectors discovered he did not have "No Smoking" signs and had not put up a sign displaying his store's official nonsmoking policy.
All of these crimes violate the city's politically correct Smoke-Free Air Act, a brainchild of New York's Mayor Bloomberg.
Said a perplexed Arno: "I'm a tiny video store - it's just me and a girl who comes in part-time," he said. "She knows smoking policy: We don't smoke in the store - it's bad for the videos." He explained to the Post that the illegal ashtray is a case of mistaken identity.
"What happened was that a customer came into the store with a cigarette and rather than make her go all the way back outside, I just let her snuff it out in the ashtray," he told the Post.
"How can they take an inanimate object and make it illegal?" he asked. "During Prohibition, alcohol was illegal, but they didn't make the shot glasses illegal. Does anyone even know that this is the law?"
It is the law, said Health Department spokesman Andrew Tucker, who told the Post that the city outlawed ashtrays so that "there is not an invitation to smoke in the establishment."
The law provides that ashtrays "shall not be used or provided for use" and that "No Smoking" signs must be "conspicuously posted so that they are clearly visible." Moreover, "every employer shall establish and/or update a written smoking policy."
And they're serious about enforcing this law, as Arno is learning. The inspectors now have him in their sights. He told the Post that since receiving his initial summonses, the same inspectors have come around snooping twice. Both times, Arno notes, he was in compliance.
"The guy was crawling under the counter looking for the damn ashtray," Arno said. "I said, 'Do you think I'm such a schmuck that I'd leave it out again?'"
Ashtrays – the New Contraband
Getting caught with an unregistered gun can get you busted in New York City - and so can possession of a new form of contraband.
Brooklyn video store owner Marty Arno learned that lesson the hard way - he's facing a whopping $6,000 in fines after two of Mayor Bloomberg's anti-smoking goon squad storm troopers caught him harboring one of these deadly items.
Today's New York Post reveals that city inspectors M. Dundas and S. Holloway gave Arno, owner of Brooklyn Heights Video, a ticket last month charging that they had uncovered not explosives, not guns, not knives, but "One (1) ashtray with cigarette butt, and ashes," which was "seen on the counter of the establishment."
For this criminal offense Arno faces a hefty $2,000 fine plus two other similar fines because the -inspectors discovered he did not have "No Smoking" signs and had not put up a sign displaying his store's official nonsmoking policy.
All of these crimes violate the city's politically correct Smoke-Free Air Act, a brainchild of New York's Mayor Bloomberg.
Said a perplexed Arno: "I'm a tiny video store - it's just me and a girl who comes in part-time," he said. "She knows smoking policy: We don't smoke in the store - it's bad for the videos." He explained to the Post that the illegal ashtray is a case of mistaken identity.
"What happened was that a customer came into the store with a cigarette and rather than make her go all the way back outside, I just let her snuff it out in the ashtray," he told the Post.
"How can they take an inanimate object and make it illegal?" he asked. "During Prohibition, alcohol was illegal, but they didn't make the shot glasses illegal. Does anyone even know that this is the law?"
It is the law, said Health Department spokesman Andrew Tucker, who told the Post that the city outlawed ashtrays so that "there is not an invitation to smoke in the establishment."
The law provides that ashtrays "shall not be used or provided for use" and that "No Smoking" signs must be "conspicuously posted so that they are clearly visible." Moreover, "every employer shall establish and/or update a written smoking policy."
And they're serious about enforcing this law, as Arno is learning. The inspectors now have him in their sights. He told the Post that since receiving his initial summonses, the same inspectors have come around snooping twice. Both times, Arno notes, he was in compliance.
"The guy was crawling under the counter looking for the damn ashtray," Arno said. "I said, 'Do you think I'm such a schmuck that I'd leave it out again?'"
Mayflower 1620 : A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage
1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI--the Untold Story
The Man Who Warned America: The Life and Death of John O'Neill, the FBI's Embattled Counterterror Warrior
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
Off with Their Heads : Traitors, Crooks & Obstructionists in American Politics, Media & Business
FPDS Contractor Search Shows contacts by vendor for 2002. Still looking for a site that show older and newer contracts.
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
EIU Business Forum
03 Nov 2003
CFO: Flood of corporate data overwhelms business managers
Key points:
- Despite—or perhaps partly because of—a sizable drop in the cost of storing and retrieving information, many corporations are in danger of being swamped by information
-Experts estimate that anywhere from 10% to 30% of the data flowing through corporate systems are bad—inaccurate, inconsistent, formatted incorrectly, entered in the wrong field, out of a value range and so on
-To clean up the problem, some companies have turned to what's known as ETL (extract, transform and load) software
-With Sarbox approaching, finance managers will likely be fielding tough questions about data—particularly from audit committees
A flood of corporate data, intensified by Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, threatens to overwhelm business managers, says CFO
Recently, a major technology vendor sent out questionnaires to senior business managers about data and decision-making. A number of them came back with additional comments, most of them variations on a theme: "Data are buried in a sea of noise." "Swamped in information." "I'm drowning." Despite—or perhaps partly because of—a sizable drop in the cost of storing and retrieving information, many corporations are in danger of being swamped by information. Software applications from ERP to CRM to SCM may generate great efficiencies, but they also generate great floods of data. So great, in fact, that nowadays CIOs speak of petabytes (quadrillions of bytes) of storage rather than mere terabytes (trillions), a trend that must surely worry the branding heads at Dayton-based Teradata, a subsidiary of NCR Corp. But not just the sales heads: in a survey released by the technology company in September, more than half of 158 corporate executives said their businesses have two or three times the amount of information available to them as they had last year.
What's more, a lot of these data are useless, or worse. Experts estimate that anywhere from 10% to 30% of the data flowing through corporate systems are bad—inaccurate, inconsistent, formatted incorrectly, entered in the wrong field, out of a value range and so on. In its most recent study of corporate data integrity, the Seattle-based Data Warehousing Institute found that nearly half the surveyed companies had suffered "losses, problems or costs" due to poor data. The estimated cost of the mistakes? More than US$600bn.
. . .
Monday, November 03, 2003
Supreme Court Discussion - Powered by Infopop: "The source for discussions of all aspects of the Supreme Court: the cases, the Justices, retirements, and Supreme Court litigation.
Goldstein & Howe, P.C. Supreme Court Discussion "
Goldstein & Howe, P.C. Supreme Court Discussion "
Sunday, November 02, 2003
Recruiters, a Taxonomy: "A Taxonomy of Recruiters
Burgerflippingmajorus:
This particular creature can be recognized by its total lack of knowledge in both the technical material they are representing, the fact that they haven't read your resume, and their exceptionally brilliant conversation. They are fond of using 'On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate yourself in each of the following areas.' They can't read, since many of them will ask you to do jobs you have no experience in, even though you have sent them your resume. They are typically from 24-36 years of age, either studied: Physical Education, Sociology, English Lit, or Psychology, and are tired for working for $4.25/hr at McDonalds. Being a recruiter is what can be called the 'later' pupal stage of this creature. Adult specimens are sometimes found on used car lots, trying to sell old Pintos. "
. . . more
Harmful/Nusiance recruiter Species:
Burgerflippingmajorus:
This particular creature can be recognized by its total lack of knowledge in both the technical material they are representing, the fact that they haven't read your resume, and their exceptionally brilliant conversation. They are fond of using 'On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate yourself in each of the following areas.' They can't read, since many of them will ask you to do jobs you have no experience in, even though you have sent them your resume. They are typically from 24-36 years of age, either studied: Physical Education, Sociology, English Lit, or Psychology, and are tired for working for $4.25/hr at McDonalds. Being a recruiter is what can be called the 'later' pupal stage of this creature. Adult specimens are sometimes found on used car lots, trying to sell old Pintos. "
. . . more
The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Kylie Hub: "This guide assumes that you run some version of windows. If you are on a Mac OS, try the clients available at NeoModus site. For Linux clients, look here (middle of the page). I am not to be held responsible for any damage you may cause your computer by following this guide.
If you already know what Direct Connect is, here's the hub address: kyliehub.mine.nu:4012"
If you already know what Direct Connect is, here's the hub address: kyliehub.mine.nu:4012"
Saturday, November 01, 2003
NoodleTools - Smart Tools, Smart Research: "Smart Tools. Smart Research.
NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier! "
NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier! "
I don't know if Google is God,
but Google is certainly one of the very best way to comminicate with God.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=269669
but Google is certainly one of the very best way to comminicate with God.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=269669
Kylie's love notes
KYLIE MINOGUE sings a slushy love song she wrote about French lover OLIVIER MARTINEZ on her new album.
The track, called Loving Days, tells how she has fallen head over heels for the handsome Hollywood actor.
The Aussie singer’s lyrics also reveal she treasures time they spend together — often cut short by their hectic work schedules.
It is clear Kylie’s new album — Body Language — is a very personal affair. She uses another track called Someday to blast her love rat ex-boyfriend JAMES GOODING.
The lyrics tell how she was “used and abused” by him when he cheated on her and then told all about their relationship.
But it is the fact that she has opened her heart about Olivier that will surprise fans.
The opening line in Loving Days says: “I have fallen all the way/ Happily there’s no escape/ Surrender to your heart.”
The chorus gets across her deep feelings for Olivier — and how she wishes they could spend more time together.
She sings: “Precious time with you doesn’t end the blues/ We are running all the way/ These are loving days, loving days, with you.” Kylie and Olivier, who is dubbed the French BRAD PITT, have been dating since March after meeting in LA.
At first they appeared inseparable during a string of romantic holidays. But they have been forced to spend a lot of time apart because of their heavy workloads.
But being with Olivier has clearly had an effect on the singer who has chosen not to talk about him publicly.
She learnt the hard way about the benefits of privacy after James spilled the beans on their two-and-a-half-year affair.
And she lets him know exactly what she thinks of him in Someday.
She sings: “Life goes on. You have abused and used me, now I’m going home.
“I want my records back/ To get my heart on track/ You think I can’t be alone/ Well, this woman is here to show you all.”
James showed his true colours when he admitted he had slept with MARTINE McCUTCHEON and SOPHIE DAHL while he was still dating Kylie.
Kylie, whose album is out on November 17, certainly seems to know how to get her own back.
Her single, Slow, is out next Monday.
KYLIE MINOGUE sings a slushy love song she wrote about French lover OLIVIER MARTINEZ on her new album.
The track, called Loving Days, tells how she has fallen head over heels for the handsome Hollywood actor.
The Aussie singer’s lyrics also reveal she treasures time they spend together — often cut short by their hectic work schedules.
It is clear Kylie’s new album — Body Language — is a very personal affair. She uses another track called Someday to blast her love rat ex-boyfriend JAMES GOODING.
The lyrics tell how she was “used and abused” by him when he cheated on her and then told all about their relationship.
But it is the fact that she has opened her heart about Olivier that will surprise fans.
The opening line in Loving Days says: “I have fallen all the way/ Happily there’s no escape/ Surrender to your heart.”
The chorus gets across her deep feelings for Olivier — and how she wishes they could spend more time together.
She sings: “Precious time with you doesn’t end the blues/ We are running all the way/ These are loving days, loving days, with you.” Kylie and Olivier, who is dubbed the French BRAD PITT, have been dating since March after meeting in LA.
At first they appeared inseparable during a string of romantic holidays. But they have been forced to spend a lot of time apart because of their heavy workloads.
But being with Olivier has clearly had an effect on the singer who has chosen not to talk about him publicly.
She learnt the hard way about the benefits of privacy after James spilled the beans on their two-and-a-half-year affair.
And she lets him know exactly what she thinks of him in Someday.
She sings: “Life goes on. You have abused and used me, now I’m going home.
“I want my records back/ To get my heart on track/ You think I can’t be alone/ Well, this woman is here to show you all.”
James showed his true colours when he admitted he had slept with MARTINE McCUTCHEON and SOPHIE DAHL while he was still dating Kylie.
Kylie, whose album is out on November 17, certainly seems to know how to get her own back.
Her single, Slow, is out next Monday.
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
New on LLRX.com for September 29, 2003:
http://www.llrx.com
**How Dewey Classify OCLC's Lawsuit
http://www.llrx.com/features/deweyoclc.htm
**Knowledge Management is a Business Imperative
http://www.llrx.com/features/kmsmarter.htm
**The Future of RSS - Is E-Mail Publishing Dead?
http://www.llrx.com/features/rss.htm
**WTO/GATT Research
http://www.llrx.com/features/wto2.htm
**Update to Introduction to the Swiss Legal System: A Guide for Foreign
Researchers
http://www.llrx.com/features/swiss2.htm
**Lexis and Westlaw Changes and Wishlist
http://www.llrx.com/columns/notes62.htm
**FOIA Facts: Inside the Process of Preparing a Vaughn Index
http://www.llrx.com/columns/foia2.htm
**A Little Bit of "This," a Little Bit of "That"
http://www.llrx.com/columns/grammar3.htm
**Display-to-Go Adaptor, NTI Backup Now, BackUp MyPC and Retrospect
http://www.llrx.com/columns/legaltech15.htm
**Latest Links
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**LLRX.com Bookstore - new recommendations
http://www.llrx.com/bookstore/
**After Hours: Bakers Best
http://www.llrx.com/columns/afterhours3.htm
http://www.llrx.com
**How Dewey Classify OCLC's Lawsuit
http://www.llrx.com/features/deweyoclc.htm
**Knowledge Management is a Business Imperative
http://www.llrx.com/features/kmsmarter.htm
**The Future of RSS - Is E-Mail Publishing Dead?
http://www.llrx.com/features/rss.htm
**WTO/GATT Research
http://www.llrx.com/features/wto2.htm
**Update to Introduction to the Swiss Legal System: A Guide for Foreign
Researchers
http://www.llrx.com/features/swiss2.htm
**Lexis and Westlaw Changes and Wishlist
http://www.llrx.com/columns/notes62.htm
**FOIA Facts: Inside the Process of Preparing a Vaughn Index
http://www.llrx.com/columns/foia2.htm
**A Little Bit of "This," a Little Bit of "That"
http://www.llrx.com/columns/grammar3.htm
**Display-to-Go Adaptor, NTI Backup Now, BackUp MyPC and Retrospect
http://www.llrx.com/columns/legaltech15.htm
**Latest Links
http://www.llrx.com/links/092903.htm
**LLRX.com Bookstore - new recommendations
http://www.llrx.com/bookstore/
**After Hours: Bakers Best
http://www.llrx.com/columns/afterhours3.htm
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Exotic words in the OED - September 2003 newsletter - Oxford English Dictionary
September 2003 newsletter
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Sarah Ogilvie, Senior Assistant Editor, Oxford English Dictionary, and Joanna Tulloch, Associate Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
As you sit on the sofa in your pyjamas stirring sugar into your coffee or cocoa, puzzling over the Scrabble board and searching through your mind for one of those useful exotic words like qi, mu, or xebec, do you ever stop to wonder where they originated? And does it ever occur to you that for some of us this isn't just a game, but the stuff of our working day?
We are a small team of people at the OED, backed up by a large number of specialist language consultants throughout the world, who work on words which have come into English directly or indirectly from outside the core area of Germanic, Romance, Classical, and Celtic languages. We call ourselves the non-European group because most of the words we edit come from the indigenous languages of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific, but we also cover some European languages such as Russian, Yiddish, and Romani.
Foreign words enter English either directly from their source language or via other European languages. The most common route into English for early exotic words was via explorers and missionaries who spoke Germanic or Romance languages. Most of these words have been part of our language for so long now that we forget they were once from exotic languages. For example, the word chocolate came from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, in 1604 via the famous Spanish missionary José de Acosta. Sugar (1299) and magazine (1583) came from Arabic via Romance languages, and coffee (1598) came from Arabic via Germanic languages. The word potato came from Haitian and was first introduced into English via the Spanish of Columbus in 1492. Haitian gave us other words such as canoe (1555) and barbecue, which was brought directly into English by the British explorer William Dampier in 1697.
Read more...
September 2003 newsletter
Exotic words in the OED
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Sarah Ogilvie, Senior Assistant Editor, Oxford English Dictionary, and Joanna Tulloch, Associate Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
As you sit on the sofa in your pyjamas stirring sugar into your coffee or cocoa, puzzling over the Scrabble board and searching through your mind for one of those useful exotic words like qi, mu, or xebec, do you ever stop to wonder where they originated? And does it ever occur to you that for some of us this isn't just a game, but the stuff of our working day?
We are a small team of people at the OED, backed up by a large number of specialist language consultants throughout the world, who work on words which have come into English directly or indirectly from outside the core area of Germanic, Romance, Classical, and Celtic languages. We call ourselves the non-European group because most of the words we edit come from the indigenous languages of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific, but we also cover some European languages such as Russian, Yiddish, and Romani.
Foreign words enter English either directly from their source language or via other European languages. The most common route into English for early exotic words was via explorers and missionaries who spoke Germanic or Romance languages. Most of these words have been part of our language for so long now that we forget they were once from exotic languages. For example, the word chocolate came from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, in 1604 via the famous Spanish missionary José de Acosta. Sugar (1299) and magazine (1583) came from Arabic via Romance languages, and coffee (1598) came from Arabic via Germanic languages. The word potato came from Haitian and was first introduced into English via the Spanish of Columbus in 1492. Haitian gave us other words such as canoe (1555) and barbecue, which was brought directly into English by the British explorer William Dampier in 1697.
Read more...
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Kylie charms gendarmes
« Thread started on: Sep 9th, 2003, 7:18pm »
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KYLIE Minogue turned on her famous charm with police after her driver was pulled over during a holiday in St Tropez.
Minogue and her boyfriend Olivier Martinez must now find themselves another driver after they discovered their chauffeur was driving unlicensed.
The incident occurred on a busy street in the seaside resort town and gathered a crowd of curious and amused onlookers.
Apparently police noticed the black Mercedes and pulled it over because it was speeding. They were pleasantly surprised when they realised who the famous passengers were and engaged the couple in conversation.
Photographer Frank Griffin said police seemed more concerned with getting Minogue's autograph than booking the driver. Minogue smiled, laughed and flirted a little with the star struck police officers, while Martinez looked on.
Once the police were satisfied with their inquiries, they let Minogue and Martinez go, but not the driver.
Martinez had to get behind the wheel and drive away.
The pair, who have been dating for more than seven months, are on a romantic holiday on the French Riviera after being apart for a short period because of work commitments.
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I 've seen something similar on the forum, just can't find the post to add to .
http://lalala.conforums.com/index.cgi?action=login&user=oldfox
Herald and Weekly Times
« Thread started on: Sep 9th, 2003, 7:18pm »
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KYLIE Minogue turned on her famous charm with police after her driver was pulled over during a holiday in St Tropez.
Minogue and her boyfriend Olivier Martinez must now find themselves another driver after they discovered their chauffeur was driving unlicensed.
The incident occurred on a busy street in the seaside resort town and gathered a crowd of curious and amused onlookers.
Apparently police noticed the black Mercedes and pulled it over because it was speeding. They were pleasantly surprised when they realised who the famous passengers were and engaged the couple in conversation.
Photographer Frank Griffin said police seemed more concerned with getting Minogue's autograph than booking the driver. Minogue smiled, laughed and flirted a little with the star struck police officers, while Martinez looked on.
Once the police were satisfied with their inquiries, they let Minogue and Martinez go, but not the driver.
Martinez had to get behind the wheel and drive away.
The pair, who have been dating for more than seven months, are on a romantic holiday on the French Riviera after being apart for a short period because of work commitments.
---------
I 've seen something similar on the forum, just can't find the post to add to .
http://lalala.conforums.com/index.cgi?action=login&user=oldfox
Herald and Weekly Times
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Lyrics
I knew you'd be here tonight
So I put my best dress on
Boy I was so right
Our eyes connected
Now nothing's how it used to be
Don't second guess it
Track in on this feeling
Pull focus close up you and me
Nobody's leaving
Got me affected
Spun me one-eighty degrees
It's so electric
Slow down and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Come on and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Don't wanna rush it
Let the rhythm pull you in
It's here so touch it, oh
You know what I'm saying
And I haven't said a thing
Keep the record playing, oh
Slow down and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Come on and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Oh
Oh
Read my
Body language
Take it down, down
Slow down and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Come on and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
(Come down and dance with me)
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
(Come down and dance with me)
Skip a beat and move with my body
Skip a beat and move with my body
Skip a beat and move with my body
Slow
________________________
Credits
Written By: Kylie Minogue / Emiliana Torrini / Dan Carey
Produced By: Sunnyroads (Emiliana Torrini and Dan Carey)
Mixed By: Mr Dan at Dog Studios
Friday, October 17, 2003
Seinfeld Blog: "SEINFELD BLOGThis Seinfeld site has been renamed and resdesigned. Formerly known by its URL, StanTheCaddy.com, the Seinfeld Blog will continue to provide all 180 Seinfeld videos (full episodes), all the Seinfeld scripts, DVD information, and more."
Books Worth Reading...
Books Worth Reading
Mayflower 1620 : A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage
1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI--the Untold Story
The Man Who Warned America: The Life and Death of John O'Neill, the FBI's Embattled Counterterror Warrior
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
Off with Their Heads : Traitors, Crooks & Obstructionists in American Politics, Media & Business
BLOGWISE - Blog Directory and Weblog Research
BLOGWISE - Blog Directory and Weblog Research: "Blogwise is....
...a new site bringing you a collection of categorised blogs from around the world. Whatever your taste, interest and culture - there's bound to be a blog out there written by a person just like you. If not, then why not start one yourself!"
...a new site bringing you a collection of categorised blogs from around the world. Whatever your taste, interest and culture - there's bound to be a blog out there written by a person just like you. If not, then why not start one yourself!"
SquawkBox.tv - Interactive weblog commenting
SquawkBox.tv - Interactive weblog commenting
What is SquawkBox?
SquawkBox is an interactive commenting application for the Weblog community. We provide a way of adding commenting to your existing weblogs. Thousands of bloggers in over 100 countries already use SquawkBox for commenting - it's fast, reliable and free.
If you have a weblog with Blogger/Blog*Spot, Scribble, Greymatter, Big Blog Tool, Pitas, Wanadoo Blogs, Rediff.com, Movable Type, SkyNet or Radio Userland you can add SquawkBox commenting in a matter of minutes! And once you're signed-up you can devise your own commenting templates, or just select one from our library. Either way, you have complete control over the appearance of your comments!
What is SquawkBox?
SquawkBox is an interactive commenting application for the Weblog community. We provide a way of adding commenting to your existing weblogs. Thousands of bloggers in over 100 countries already use SquawkBox for commenting - it's fast, reliable and free.
If you have a weblog with Blogger/Blog*Spot, Scribble, Greymatter, Big Blog Tool, Pitas, Wanadoo Blogs, Rediff.com, Movable Type, SkyNet or Radio Userland you can add SquawkBox commenting in a matter of minutes! And once you're signed-up you can devise your own commenting templates, or just select one from our library. Either way, you have complete control over the appearance of your comments!
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Monday, October 13, 2003
World Expose - Articles Wanted.
World Expose - Articles Wanted.: "
Subject
Articles that expose wrongdoing, exploitation, fraud, etc.
Of particular interest are articles that reveal an injustice that may lead to a possible class action.
Details
Articles must be well documented and use hyperlinks.
You MUST submit a marketing plan with your outline or article, listing websites that will link to your story on World Exposé, and newsgroups you will mention your article to.
We are not interested in articles that portray situations in black and white. You must show knowledge and respect for the others point of view.
You may submit an outline of a proposal, if you wish, accompanied by a marketing plan.
You may recommend up to 10 books that relate to your article. We may, at our own discretion, put the books up for sale in conjunction to your article.
Size
Articles should be 500 to 10,000 words. Maximum payment per article: $200."
Subject
Articles that expose wrongdoing, exploitation, fraud, etc.
Of particular interest are articles that reveal an injustice that may lead to a possible class action.
Details
Articles must be well documented and use hyperlinks.
You MUST submit a marketing plan with your outline or article, listing websites that will link to your story on World Exposé, and newsgroups you will mention your article to.
We are not interested in articles that portray situations in black and white. You must show knowledge and respect for the others point of view.
You may submit an outline of a proposal, if you wish, accompanied by a marketing plan.
You may recommend up to 10 books that relate to your article. We may, at our own discretion, put the books up for sale in conjunction to your article.
Size
Articles should be 500 to 10,000 words. Maximum payment per article: $200."
Morris, the Loudmouth Mechanic
Morris, the loudmouth mechanic, was removing the cylinder heads from the
motor of a car when he spotted a famous heart surgeon who was standing off
to the side, waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his
Mercedes.
Morris shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc! Is dat you? Come on ova' here a
minute."
The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where Morris the
mechanic was working on the car.
Morris straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag, and asked argumentatively,
"So, Mr. Fancy Doctor, look at dis here work. I ALSO open hearts, take
valves out, grind 'em, put in new parts, and when I finish dis baby will
purr like a kitten. So how come you get da big bucks, when you an' me is
doing basically da same work?"
The surgeon leaned over and whispered to Morris the loudmouth mechanic, "Try
doing it with the engine running."
motor of a car when he spotted a famous heart surgeon who was standing off
to the side, waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his
Mercedes.
Morris shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc! Is dat you? Come on ova' here a
minute."
The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where Morris the
mechanic was working on the car.
Morris straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag, and asked argumentatively,
"So, Mr. Fancy Doctor, look at dis here work. I ALSO open hearts, take
valves out, grind 'em, put in new parts, and when I finish dis baby will
purr like a kitten. So how come you get da big bucks, when you an' me is
doing basically da same work?"
The surgeon leaned over and whispered to Morris the loudmouth mechanic, "Try
doing it with the engine running."
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Blogging for Kylie Minogue
There is going to be a whole lot of Kylie activity now that new release are coming out, so there is now a blog for Kylie named for the first single, Slow:
SlowDownAndDanceWith.Me.UK
Friday, October 10, 2003
The Rodent strikes again
WHEN FRIENDS ARE AGAINST THE LAW
Buddies Who Get Blown Off Don’t Care About the Firm–Eventually, They Won’t Care About You, Either
BY THE RODENT
I was once asked why it is that we lawyers don’t always keep the friends we had before we became lawyers.
This person who asked, a former friend of mine from before I became a lawyer, just didn’t seem to understand how demanding practicing law can be. All I could do in response was repeat what the dean of my law school told me during the first week of classes: "The law is a jealous mistress."
The law is actually much worse than a jealous mistress if you have a husband, a wife, a significant other or a real mistress. It’s also not so great for our friends, because we basically put them on standby whenever we make plans with them.
On days when we lawyers do make plans with friends after work, we try very hard to make sure everything is in order, all our work is done for the day and all assignments are delivered. The problem is that bombs are often dropped late in the day, and we have no way to defend ourselves against them.
By bombs, I mean files dropped on our desks by a partner with accompanying assignments. When doing so, the partner will often utter the words: "You don’t have plans tonight, do you." Notice that I did not put a question mark at the end of that sentence–because it is not a question. Rather, it’s a statement that, if it wasn’t true five minutes ago, is now.
The project staring you in the face is an emergency that must, you are told, be completed by the end of the day. Often, the project is urgent because it sat on the partner’s desk for weeks. Be this as it may, you are an associate. She is a partner. You therefore cheerfully accept the assignment.
If you hustle, you can get this particular bomb defused in time to meet with your friend. Just as you are getting the project completed, however, your phone rings. You hesitate to pick up, but you note it’s coming from outside the office and think it might be your friend calling to confirm–mainly because you have cancelled on him the last four times you made plans. Instead, it’s yet another partner telling you about a project that absolutely must be completed by tomorrow morning. The partner, by the way, is calling from the ballpark.
I said above that you had to cancel the last four times. It’s going to be five. This is the point in the day when there’s simply no way to get everything done in time to meet your friend.
You have to make the phone call (a call you’ve made many times before) to cancel your plans. You get your friend on the line and try to explain that this time, it really was something important and urgent. Before you get the chance, you listen to how this other person no longer wants to be your friend (or lover or spouse). You are also told how The Firm is all you care about and how it is your true and only friend (lover/spouse). You start to argue and explain why those accusations are outrageous and unfounded, but you quickly realize that you need to get back to your work.
On the positive side, there are other associates around The Firm who have the same evening plans you do. A group of you can gather later in the lunchroom and enjoy cups of ramen and candy bars from the vending machines.
These are your friends.
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©2003 ABA Journal
Sunday, October 05, 2003
Friday, October 03, 2003
Robert Novak: The CIA leak
Robert Novak: The CIA leak: "The CIA leak
Robert Novak (archive)
October 1, 2003
WASHINGTON -- I had thought I never again would write about retired diplomat Joseph Wilson's CIA-employee wife, but feel constrained to do so now that repercussions of my July 14 column have reached the front pages of major newspapers and led off network news broadcasts. My role and the role of the Bush White House have been distorted and need explanation." ...
Robert Novak (archive)
October 1, 2003
WASHINGTON -- I had thought I never again would write about retired diplomat Joseph Wilson's CIA-employee wife, but feel constrained to do so now that repercussions of my July 14 column have reached the front pages of major newspapers and led off network news broadcasts. My role and the role of the Bush White House have been distorted and need explanation." ...
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Google Meets eBay: What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers
Google Meets eBay: What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers: "Google Meets eBay
What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers"
The study is an admirable undertaking, but the "cost" area is fraught with apples to oranges problems. They are costing the Cornell academics with salary and benefits but neglecting to include any overhead expense for the library collection, lights, heat, internet and computing services, online subscriptions, etc. Morever even including all that expense only brings them up to a "cost of goods sold" level which is going to be lower than the wholesale price. Google on the other hand is dealing with an auction market which is, after all, the retail price.
On the other hand you have library personnel who have been selected presumably because of possession of an academic "union card" of one sort or another, with one or two masters degrees, while the Google researchers are selected and padi by the marketplace based on merit or price-product quality alone.
What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers"
The study is an admirable undertaking, but the "cost" area is fraught with apples to oranges problems. They are costing the Cornell academics with salary and benefits but neglecting to include any overhead expense for the library collection, lights, heat, internet and computing services, online subscriptions, etc. Morever even including all that expense only brings them up to a "cost of goods sold" level which is going to be lower than the wholesale price. Google on the other hand is dealing with an auction market which is, after all, the retail price.
On the other hand you have library personnel who have been selected presumably because of possession of an academic "union card" of one sort or another, with one or two masters degrees, while the Google researchers are selected and padi by the marketplace based on merit or price-product quality alone.
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Sunday, September 28, 2003
Police alerted over Kylie stalker
Kylie is to release a new single and album next month.
LONDON, England -- Pop star Kylie Minogue has called in police to investigate a series of threatening letters.
The 35-year-old singer is reported to have become concerned after receiving 700 letters at her home and office.
The letters, all from the west of England, started as ordinary fan mail but have been getting increasingly aggressive over the past year, according to The Sun newspaper.
One of the singer's management team went to Fulham police station in west London last week to report the harassment and ask for advice on how to deal with it.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "An allegation of harassment was reported at Fulham police station on September 18 on behalf of a Chelsea woman.
"An investigation is ongoing at Fulham CID and at this stage there have been no arrests."
Former television soap star Minogue enjoys superstar status in Britain after a string of pop hits over the past decade including "Can't Get You Out Of My Head."
Earlier this year she launched her own range of underwear in London. Next month she is due to release a new single and album.
In April last year Kylie revealed she had been stalked by a fan for five years, and said he had even managed to find out where she went shopping.
"I'm sure he means no harm," she added.
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Go to the "video" page and look at the "'Love Kyie' advert, and sit down so you don't fall down!
Go to the "video" page and look at the "'Love Kyie' advert, and sit down so you don't fall down!
Saturday, September 27, 2003
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Friday, September 26, 2003
The Spectator.co.ukIf Clark wins — I’ll quit!
Mark Steyn says General Wesley Clark cannot beat Bush, not least because he sounds like a paranoid narcissist New Hampshire
It’s the poll that’s got ’em all hot: Wesley K. Clark: 49 per cent; George W. Bush: 46 per cent. CNN and USA Today conducted it, and on air this week, listening to her ‘senior political analyst’ declare that ‘President Bush is sinking’, Judy Woodruff looked as if she wanted to do her Meg Ryan When Harry Met Sally impression: ‘Yes, yes! Oh, God!! Yes!!! Aaaooooowwwwaaaooah!!!!’
Mark Steyn says General Wesley Clark cannot beat Bush, not least because he sounds like a paranoid narcissist New Hampshire
It’s the poll that’s got ’em all hot: Wesley K. Clark: 49 per cent; George W. Bush: 46 per cent. CNN and USA Today conducted it, and on air this week, listening to her ‘senior political analyst’ declare that ‘President Bush is sinking’, Judy Woodruff looked as if she wanted to do her Meg Ryan When Harry Met Sally impression: ‘Yes, yes! Oh, God!! Yes!!! Aaaooooowwwwaaaooah!!!!’
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Dick Morris
The Political Life
An open letter to Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Senior Adviser to the President
for Strategic Initiatives
The White House
Dear Karl:
As you know, I have been doing my best to support President George Bush in the wake of Sept. 11. I felt — and feel — that it is our patriotic duty to do all we can to help him as we confront the threat of international terror.
Now, as the president’s ratings approach rock bottom (you hope), it’s time for me to write to you directly, if publicly, with advice on how to resurrect this dying presidency.
Dying? When Newsweek has you at the exact share of the vote you actually got against Gore in 2000 (48 percent — the word dying is appropriate.
My advice:
1. Confront Iran We confront a deadly threat, as you know, in the determination of the theocratic jingoists in Teheran to acquire nuclear weapons. Don’t worry about being the kid who cried “wolf” too often. Explain candidly and aggressively the danger we face from Iran and rally the public to counter the new threat.
Specifically, invoke the D’Amato Amendment and impose sanctions on European, Asian and Russian companies that invest in helping that criminal regime develop the oil and gas reserves that it uses to subsidize terrorism worldwide.
It is only by appropriately raising the perceived importance of the terrorism issue back to its old heights that Bush can keep control of the political situation at home and abroad. This is not adopting a bad foreign policy for domestic political advantage. It is adopting a good one that has the same end.
2. Restrict The Mission in Iraq Isolationism has always been the hidden force in American politics. Never really defeated in an election, it lingers in both the Democratic and Republican political bases. The casualties and cost of the ongoing occupation of Iraq are tapping into this potent political force (which I once quantified through polling as 35 percent of the electorate.) These voters put aside their isolationism to back the war in Iraq and Afghanistan because of the danger illustrated by Sept. 11. But they are not about to support what Bush once called “social work” in the guise of what he now calls “nation building.”
We should place No. 1 priority on the safety of our troops in Iraq. If we have to keep them on the base and out of the streets, so be it. The first priority has to be to stop the bleeding, whatever the cost to Iraqi reconstruction. Americans don’t care if the electricity is on in Baghdad, just preserve the lives of our sons and daughters.
3. Pass Prescription Drug Benefits The economy is not that important to Bush’s fate. Unlike in 1992, voters understand that there is not much a president can do to impact it. Voters also understand that it is Osama bin Laden, not Bush, who caused the last recession. But health care prices, now that the smoke of terrorism appears — incorrectly — to be clearing, are a very important element in the strength of the Democrats. Just as I told Clinton he was unlikely to win if he didn’t pass welfare reform, I think that Bush has to pass prescription drug benefits for the elderly. None of the GOP objections to the bill should stand in the way of its passage.
For those who say the bill goes too far, I would give the same answer we gave Democrats in 1996 who felt the same about welfare cuts — pass it now and fix it later.
4. Back Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Bush needs a major domestic theme to deal with high gasoline prices and with our dependence on terrorist oil. His efforts for more energy production ring hollow with Americans. But by galvanizing Americans around hydrogen fuel cell cars and retrofitting American gas stations to carry hydrogen, he offers a practical way to counter the financial power of terrorism. Just as he seized American imaginations with his commitment to research in his State of the Union Address, he should now move to implementation to regain his hold on the issue.
I don’t work there anymore, but perhaps these ideas might help a very successful president who has provided the leadership we need get reelected.
Sincerely, Dick Morris
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Dick Morris is Off With Their Heads: Traitors, Crooks, and Obstructionists in American Politics, Media, and Business.
The Political Life
An open letter to Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Senior Adviser to the President
for Strategic Initiatives
The White House
Dear Karl:
As you know, I have been doing my best to support President George Bush in the wake of Sept. 11. I felt — and feel — that it is our patriotic duty to do all we can to help him as we confront the threat of international terror.
Now, as the president’s ratings approach rock bottom (you hope), it’s time for me to write to you directly, if publicly, with advice on how to resurrect this dying presidency.
Dying? When Newsweek has you at the exact share of the vote you actually got against Gore in 2000 (48 percent — the word dying is appropriate.
My advice:
1. Confront Iran We confront a deadly threat, as you know, in the determination of the theocratic jingoists in Teheran to acquire nuclear weapons. Don’t worry about being the kid who cried “wolf” too often. Explain candidly and aggressively the danger we face from Iran and rally the public to counter the new threat.
Specifically, invoke the D’Amato Amendment and impose sanctions on European, Asian and Russian companies that invest in helping that criminal regime develop the oil and gas reserves that it uses to subsidize terrorism worldwide.
It is only by appropriately raising the perceived importance of the terrorism issue back to its old heights that Bush can keep control of the political situation at home and abroad. This is not adopting a bad foreign policy for domestic political advantage. It is adopting a good one that has the same end.
2. Restrict The Mission in Iraq Isolationism has always been the hidden force in American politics. Never really defeated in an election, it lingers in both the Democratic and Republican political bases. The casualties and cost of the ongoing occupation of Iraq are tapping into this potent political force (which I once quantified through polling as 35 percent of the electorate.) These voters put aside their isolationism to back the war in Iraq and Afghanistan because of the danger illustrated by Sept. 11. But they are not about to support what Bush once called “social work” in the guise of what he now calls “nation building.”
We should place No. 1 priority on the safety of our troops in Iraq. If we have to keep them on the base and out of the streets, so be it. The first priority has to be to stop the bleeding, whatever the cost to Iraqi reconstruction. Americans don’t care if the electricity is on in Baghdad, just preserve the lives of our sons and daughters.
3. Pass Prescription Drug Benefits The economy is not that important to Bush’s fate. Unlike in 1992, voters understand that there is not much a president can do to impact it. Voters also understand that it is Osama bin Laden, not Bush, who caused the last recession. But health care prices, now that the smoke of terrorism appears — incorrectly — to be clearing, are a very important element in the strength of the Democrats. Just as I told Clinton he was unlikely to win if he didn’t pass welfare reform, I think that Bush has to pass prescription drug benefits for the elderly. None of the GOP objections to the bill should stand in the way of its passage.
For those who say the bill goes too far, I would give the same answer we gave Democrats in 1996 who felt the same about welfare cuts — pass it now and fix it later.
4. Back Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Bush needs a major domestic theme to deal with high gasoline prices and with our dependence on terrorist oil. His efforts for more energy production ring hollow with Americans. But by galvanizing Americans around hydrogen fuel cell cars and retrofitting American gas stations to carry hydrogen, he offers a practical way to counter the financial power of terrorism. Just as he seized American imaginations with his commitment to research in his State of the Union Address, he should now move to implementation to regain his hold on the issue.
I don’t work there anymore, but perhaps these ideas might help a very successful president who has provided the leadership we need get reelected.
Sincerely, Dick Morris
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Dick Morris is Off With Their Heads: Traitors, Crooks, and Obstructionists in American Politics, Media, and Business.
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Saturday, September 20, 2003
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