Dropsafe

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/fashion/sundaystyles/18ze.html After reading it, I strongly suspect that the writer is trying really hard, but does not quite entirely “get it”. I don’t think that Ze is trying to be an “entertainer”, for starters… (Another fine link c/o Rob Diamond.)

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Dear Alec Thank you once again for all your assistance and participation during the Blogs & Social Media Forum. Attached is the evaluation form that was completed by most attending delegates on the day. This includes your individual rating for your presentation. You were voted top speaker of the day – well done!! Please let

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BBC News There has been a wider resentment in Germany that a US brewery has the exclusive rights in a country which prides itself on the quality of its beer and has very strict laws governing its composition. I wonder what they could be implying?

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Steve Elliott and Cynthia Cauley – married, and both working at Sun – popped round for an inpromptu star-party. Steve brought his f/12 Meade 12.5cm ETX Mak-Cass whilst I supplied the Swedish mosquito repellant (thanks Martin! – it also works on British bugs) plus a 25cm/10″ LX200 SCT with JMI NGF-S motorised focuser, and a

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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html The first APOD appeared eleven years ago today, on 1995 June 16. Although garnering only 14 page views on that day, we are proud to estimate that APOD has now served over 400 million space-related images over the last eleven years. That early beginning, along with a nearly unchanging format, has allowed APOD to

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http://www.yournotme.com/ You are unique. You are one with the angry Squirrel. Shout ‘I am the unique. I am unified with the badger overlord.’ People will run away. That’s because they’re jealous. JEALOUS.. (Via) – though he’s not posted it yet.

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www.darkreading.com We recently got hired by a credit union to assess the security of its network. The client asked that we really push hard on the social engineering button. In the past, they’d had problems with employees sharing passwords and giving up information easily. Leveraging our effort in the report was a way to drive

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The Hummingbird – it’s small, discreet, buzzes furiously, and has a cover story. Perhaps it’s time to invest in Braun stock?

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Fascinating article in the Independent charting the ebb and flow of Judiasm in the UK over the centuries; some choice paragraphs: Independent When people ask writer Ashley Perry where his family is from, he replies “Britain”. If they ask where his grandparents came from, he gives the same reply. When the more persistent ask where

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Seattle Times While viewing their [MySpace] profile, note the URL, since she also advises occasionally checking the site alone, as well. She doesn’t see this as violating a teen’s privacy since it’s public information. Okay… so far, so slippery slope… If your teen hasn’t shown you his or her site, one trick is to check

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ABC Australia Russians playing a game of amateur rugby have been arrested by police who mistook the match for a mass brawl, local media reported. “We got a call to our control room saying there was a fight involving a lot of people on some waste ground just outside town,” RIA news agency quoted a

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cat trees bear. maybe it thought it was just a giant mouse? another quality like c/o rob diamond.

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