NSW approves Boeing workplace discrimination

Published in March 31st, 2005
Posted by John C Dvorak in General
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Interesting news from Australia

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CDC Halts Thyroid Study Funding

Published in March 31st, 2005
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News from The Associated Press Hmm.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has halted funding for a study on the connection between radioactive fallout and thyroid disease among people living downwind of aboveground atomic bomb tests in Nevada during the 1950s and early 1960s.

The study, which already had cost $8 million, has re-examined about 1,300 former students who lived in southwestern Utah and eastern Nevada, plus a control group of Arizona residents for comparison.

via K. Burel

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FindForward

Published in March 31st, 2005
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FindForward — – A Google API hack worth playing with as a search tool.

Why the name “FindForward”?

I want to emphasize finding as opposed to searching.
Sometimes, it’s possible to skip going through result lists and directly read the answer. If you are forward-thinking — i.e. if you select the right feature from the search selection box — you might be able to get your information faster.

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I had to pull out my own teeth, woman tells Blair

Published in March 31st, 2005
Posted by John C Dvorak in General
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agh..what a terrible tale!!

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Woman gives birth in car before police pull her over at gunpoint

Published in March 31st, 2005
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Oh brother another ridiculous story

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Indiana Cracks Down on Art Classics as Obscene

Published in March 31st, 2005
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this take the cake for a-holes of the day.

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CrapCo News Network

Published in March 31st, 2005
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What appears to be an excellent one-mans “The Onion.”

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Telus seeks to block Shaw phone service

Published in March 30th, 2005
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The Globe and Mail: Telus seeks to block Shaw phone service — We can expect this sort of thing in the USA as VOIP from sources other than the phone company crop up.

The cable-telephone wars started in earnest yesterday when Telus Corp. filed an application requesting rival Shaw Communications Inc. stop marketing or offering local phone service until it provides evidence that it’s complying with telecommunications regulations.

Telus, the largest phone company in western Canada, said Shaw launched its Internet-based phone service over its cable system last month before meeting all of the obligations for competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs).

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BBC – Comedy – Look Around You – Computers – Diarrhea Dan

Published in March 30th, 2005
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Ugh..bad taste mixed with real humor

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Mob holds Mexican police hostage over traffic injuries

Published in March 30th, 2005
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Interesting irony

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Winners by 7 Seconds Of Love, animation Joel Veitch

Published in March 30th, 2005
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the future of not MTV

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Parents of Schiavo allow direct-mailing firm to sell list of supporters

Published in March 30th, 2005
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shameful

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Indian Bloggers List

Published in March 30th, 2005
Posted by John C Dvorak in General
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an interesting and bookmarkable site

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Sony Sued over Alleged Theft of Idea

Published in March 29th, 2005
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Interesting

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Suspected Protestors Thrown Out of Meeting Unceremoniously

Published in March 29th, 2005
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this is ridiculous

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