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Author Archives: glasscastle
The Next Generation of Blogging
Taking advantage of our recent hiatus from blogging, we had occasion to review what we were putting into our blog, and what our readers were getting out of it. We came to the conclusion that it may be time for … Continue reading
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See No Evil
Millions of commercial Web sites and personal blogs would be required to report illegal images or videos posted by their users or pay fines of up to $300,000, if a new proposal in the U.S. Senate came into law. The … Continue reading
Slaving in the Salt Mines of Academia
December 12, 2006 More than half the faculty at Boston University, Northeastern, Tufts, and Harvard are part-time or are not on the tenure track, according to a report released yesterday. These prominent institutions performed poorly compared with their peers around … Continue reading
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Brand Loyalty, Lieutenant
Non-virgin brides face ‘white dress fines’ A Romanian priest says he wants women to pay a ‘white dress fine’ if they are not virgins when they marry.Father Petrica Bratu, 37, from Valea Sarii says he hopes the fines will stop … Continue reading
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Brand Loyalty, Lieutenant
Non-virgin brides face ‘white dress fines’ A Romanian priest says he wants women to pay a ‘white dress fine’ if they are not virgins when they marry.Father Petrica Bratu, 37, from Valea Sarii says he hopes the fines will stop … Continue reading
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Dowbrigade Back on the Beat
It’s finally over, the semester that wouldn’t end. It started, if memory serves, on May 29, with a class of Business Professionals meeting in a weird wired classroom near the Business School, and ended this afternoon with a farewell lunch … Continue reading
Babar in Utero
Tiny animal kingdom: the elephant foetus at 12 months, when it is 18 inches long and weighs approximately 26 lbs. It can use its trunk, and can curl it right up into its mouth and over its head. An unborn … Continue reading
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Relief in Sight
The number of new foreign students coming to the United States grew this school year, after several years of weakness that followed the terrorist attacks of 2001, according to a survey to be released today by the Institute of International … Continue reading
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Half-Cocked to Vote
To the true fan of American Democracy, that bastard mix of egalitarian fundamentalism and high-tech sleazy showmanship, Election Day is the Ultimate Holiday, combining the best elements of Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, the 4th of July, Eid, the Jewish … Continue reading
The Brigademobile
The L.A. Auto Show competition asked designers to dream up the ultimate environmentally friendly car. This the the entry dreamed up by the Bug Boys. Witness the Volkswagen Nanospyder – Designers: Patrick Faulwetter, Daniel Simon, Ian Hilton Using nanotechnology, the … Continue reading
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For Research Purposes Only
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Rev. Ted Haggard admitted yesterday that he bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a male prostitute. But the influential Christian evangelist insisted he threw the drugs away and never had sex with the man. … Continue reading
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Joint Task Force Diet
NEW YORK — A detective suspended after testing positive for drugs says his wife served him meatballs spiked with marijuana because she wanted to keep him out of harm’s way by forcing him to retire. An administrative judge believed him, … Continue reading
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