Posts from — June 2007

Our Favorite Cheat Sheets – a definition from Whatis.com:
Our Favorite Cheat Sheets

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wcbstv.com – New Jersey Wire:
A pharmacy would be required to fill prescriptions for any drug it stocks such as birth-control pills regardless of a pharmacist’s moral beliefs under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Monday.

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one sane state. religious judgment should never trope professional judgment.

U.S. Grant Winds Up as 2 Ships Gone Awry – New York Times:
Coast Guard records show that the ships have been providing those services in the South Pacific since the medical mission took possession of them in 1999.

In reality, the ships never got any closer to the South Pacific islands than the San Francisco Bay. The mission group quickly sold one to a maritime equipment company, which sold it for substantially more to a pig farmer who uses it as a commercial ferry off Nicaragua. The group sold the other ship to a Bay Area couple who rent it for eco-tours and marine research.
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yep, religious organizations cheat and swindle as much as, or more than, governments i’d guess. this probably isn’t an uncommon result of giving public money and resources to faith-based organizations.

LOL: Too many topics, too little time.:

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from shane… loltmttlt

Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0:
Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0

The Social Informatics Research Unit (SIRU), University of York, will be running a conference on 5/6th September entitled ‘Towards a Social Science of Web 2.0′. This is in collaboration with the Taylor and Francis Journal Information, Communication & Society (iCS) and the ESRC e-Society Programme.
If you are interested in attending please email Michelle.Dodson@esrc.ac.uk, and all details will be sent to you as they become available.
For further information, please visit http://www.york.ac.uk/res/siru/web2.0conferenceCFP.pdf
craigbellamy.net 6/11/07 12:26 PM cbellamy web2.0

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looks interesting… I’d love to go, but i’m out of travel funds.

WSIS Golden Book Publication:
More than 375 submissions were made to the Golden Book by governments, international organizations, NGOs, companies and individuals, describing their work towards promoting ICT activities. ITU estimates that the activities announced during the Tunis Phase to promote WSIS goals represented a total value of at least € 3.2 billion (US$ 3.9 billion). Governments committed to implement projects for some € 1.9 billion, representing nearly two-thirds of estimated total value of all commitments, while international organizations pledged to carry out activities for around half that amount, i.e. 0.83 billion Euros. Business entities announced plans to realize projects for around 0.35 billion Euros and civil society projects amount to least 0.13 billion Euros.

http://www.itu.int/wsis/goldenbook/Publication/GB-final.pdf

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a handy reference.

Who Rules America? Power, Politics, & Social Change:
Q: So, who does rule America?

A: The owners and managers of large income-producing properties; i.e., corporations, banks, and agri-businesses. But they have plenty of help from the managers and experts they hire. You can read the essential details of the argument in this summary of Who Rules America?, or look for the book itself at Amazon.com.

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website for the book who rules america by noted sociologist.

YouTube – TRIUMPH ROCKET III – 21ST CENTURY MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURE:
TRIUMPH ROCKET III

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only the u.k. can build a motorcycle this good…..

Watch This:
This is among the most important things I’ve pointed to on my blog.

http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2007/02/020507.html

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pederson says this is worth it, i agree. hope you have a surfboard.

Librarians as Enemies of Books by Randolph G. Adams:
Librarians as Enemies of Books
by Randolph G. Adams

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keep in mind, they love the books…