Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Blogrolling 2006-10-11

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  1. The Lancet Rides (A Lie) Again .....

    Well, let's see. The Lancet, which lied about the casualty count in Iraq a year or so ago, is set to publish another set of slanted data....

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  2. WTW: Noks Threaten War?...

    Morning, y'all, Jebediah here. Ya know, there is a series of books by Jack McDevitt which mention a race of aliens called the Noks, who are very aggressive and perpetually at war, depleting their resources and killing off each other.
    Funny, becaus...

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  3. "Here's to You, Madarine!" (updated)...

    Albright: "I've bent over backwards for you, Kimmy!" and more fallout from North Korea......

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  4. Fwench Photo of the Day...

    The "Arche de la Defense"
    This pretty much explains everything. The fwench monument to defense is a giant hole to walk through.
    (Thanks sis for the picture)....

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  5. Home is where,,,,,,,,,...

    From the Tampa Tribune-

    ZEPHYRHILLS - A higher power will determine whether the city's youngest politician can continue to serve even though he doesn't actually live here....

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  6. [...] Unrelated: Basil's Blog Posted by Bachman Filed in News, Sports [...]

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  7. Lucy In The Sky With Padilla...

    Jose Padilla, who was arrested in 2002 on suspicions that he was plotting a radioactive explosion is claiming that the......

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  8. US Reaches 300M: The Socialist Debate...

    As U.S. is about to hit the 300M population mark; once again she's raked over the coals. (UK article: Supersize nation: how America is eating the world.)...

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  9. Charmed: The Complete First Three Seasons from a Cat's Perspective...

    Charmed is a TV show about a trio of witches in modern-day San Francisco, and it ended a fairly successful run of eight seasons last May. Over the past couple of weeks, I have seen countless episodes of this series,......

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  10. [...] This, for English-speaking readers, is what Chavez says in the video: Always, I have done everything out of love.For the love of trees and rivers, I became a painter (a painter? what? canvas or brick walls? did he exhibit somewhere?)For the love of knowledge, studies, I left my dearest village, to studyFor the love of sports I became a ball playerBasil’s BlogFor the love of the fatherland I became a soldierFor the love of the people I became President, you made me President (who comes up with these lines? Besides, note the capital P in President which in Spanish is not required and which is a way to increase the symbolism of the job)I have ruled these years out of love (Please!)For love we did Barrio AdentroFor love we did Mision RobinsonFor love we did MercalWe have done everything for love (note that these 4 last lines are grouped together and represent the only three social programs that have found wide acceptance and some measure of real success even if the efficacy and real reach is more and more questioned)There is a lot left to do. I need more time. (observe two important implications, Chavez implicitly acknowledges that this is all he has to show for, and that whomever wrote this should be fired: justifying 8 years on three "achievements" is rather lame, actually demeaning for the reader that is able of second thought process)I NEED YOUR VOTE. YOUR VOTE FOR LOVE. [...]

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