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[60 second story] We are pleased to announce the 60 second story competition. 60 second stories are works of fiction recorded by their authors as digital videos, less than one minute in duration. Files size must be less than 5MB, and work must be submitted under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. Entries are being accepted from now until June 8th, 2005.
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[WICKED THOUGHTS] MODERNISED PROVERBS 1. Don't change horses........: How to care for kids: "A handful of times in the last few years, the members of the Oregon commission charged with determining who will get a license to teach in the state's public schools have found themselves faced with an application from a former prostitute. But under state law, commissioners have had to turn down the applications, regardless of any potentially mitigating circumstances....Now, a bill that would have brought Oregon's policies in line with its border states has died in the state Senate, after strong signals that even if had made it past the full body of senators, it would not have survived in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
[Pseudo-Secularism] Cases of US defying international law: Not long ago, the British paper The Guardian (22 October 2004) had taken the trouble to remind what the U.S. had done in a little known group of islands called Diego Garcia lying about 1,600 kms directly south of Kanyakumari. The story of Diego Garcia, as John Pilger wrote in The Guardian “is shocking, almost incredible”. Diego Garcia is an island, one of unique coral islands that form the Chagos Archipelago.
[Allegory] Lazarus: Probably because I was too busy trying to decipher that endless stream of Hokkien and Mandarin. Must admit that I suck at Chinese dialects better than how Paris Hilton sucks - nevermind. And probably because I was trying to look nice for the camera. Oh, vain me.
[Msnbc.msn.com] Law of Unintended Consequences - - MSNBC.com: No, I never heard of Maude Maggart, either, but I thought it’d make a nice belated Mother’s Day outing, since she was singing an entire set of songs from 1933, and she’s gotten some great reviews. Was I right? Does a chicken have lips? In the first place, 1933 really was, as the man sang, “a very good year,” for music, if not much else. We got Al Dubin / Harry Warren songs like “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “Remember My Forgotten Man.” “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You,” “It’s Only A Paper Moon,” “Yesterdays,” “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Night and Day,” “It’s The Talk of the Town” and “Happy Days Are Here Again.” We also got a, believe it or not, swinging song with a Yiddish chorus I can’t remember, but that my mom understood. Anyway, this Maude Maggart is, as they say, going places. She’s Fiona Apple’s sister, but more important for our purposes, she’s been tutored by Andrea Marcovicci and Michael Feinstein, which not only helps with the singing and the stage presence, but also with the history too. Like her mentors, Ms. Maggart was meticulous in giving the audience plenty of context based on her own original research and she delivered it in a charming, funny sort of way that only grated once or twice. Did I mention that she sings really well and is a total babe? Well, consider it mentioned. Unfortunately her Monday night run at the Algonquin is over but she says she’ll be back in the fall with a new, as yet unplanned show, and she’s got these 1933 songs on a CD called “With Sweet Despair.” You can read about her here. I liked it so much I might give her sister another listen too, since I’ve recently been informed by the younger generation that I was confusing her with Tori Amos, without whom I can definitely live.)
[Talkingpointsmemo.com] Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: Much of the discussion has focused on how to deal with the rise of a new generation of terrorists, schooled in Iraq over the past couple years. Top government officials are increasingly turning their attention to anticipate what one called "the bleed out" of hundreds or thousands of Iraq-trained jihadists back to their home countries throughout the Middle East and Western Europe. "It's a new piece of a new equation," a former senior Bush administration official said. "If you don't know who they are in Iraq, how are you going to locate them in Istanbul or London?"
[Respectfulofotters.blogspot.com] Respectful of Otters: Really: read all of Froomkin's analysis. Phil Carter also continues to address the legal aspects of the Bush Administration's arguments; there are updates here, and he promises that a more thorough analysis is upcoming. The entire Justice memo is here (PDF file), if you want to read it.
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[Margilowry.com] margi lowry *dot* com: Outside of CSMB„¢ and CSMB’s Troll Sidekick (think Robin but no tights — that I know of — and a hair-trigger temper) I must admit that the rest of the folks are the nicest bunch of people I’ve ever had the pleasure of slogging with. I’m going to miss some of them. A lot.
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Posted at June 02, 2005 12:19 PM
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