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Campaign for the American Reader (Free subscription) | yesterday
The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Thomas Dumm's Loneliness as a Way of Life. About the book, from the publisher: “What does it mean to be lonely'” Thomas Dumm asks. His inquiry, documented in this book, takes us beyond social circumstances and into the deeper forces that shape our very existence as modern individuals. The modern individual, Dumm suggests, is fundamentally a lonely self.
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Windows Toward the World (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
“Contemplation is essentially a listening in silence, an expectancy… In other words, the true contemplative is not the one who prepares his mind for a particular message that he wants or expects to hear, but who remains empty because he knows that he can never expect or anticipate the world that will transform his darkness [...]
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The buzz in the meetings, rallies, and forums underway at the Democratic Convention is modifying Bill Clinton's 1992 dictum: "It's the economy, stupid." This...
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The Viking Age (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Politics. The New Purple People Eaters. The joys of certain Serbian tennis stars… 1. Barack Obama I saw him on ESPN playing one-on-one with Stuart Scott. I kept hoping Scott would foul him hard and the Secret Service would come running out and pound him with nightsticks. What America needs now is a skinny, jug-eared [...]
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cold fury (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Some random thoughts from Thomas Sowell, all of which have merit: If you took all the fraud out of politics, there might not be a lot left. There are countries in Europe that would love to have their unemployment rate fall to the 5.7 percent unemployment rate to which ours has risen. Yet those who seem to [...]
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Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
http://www.ecademy.com/module.php?mod=club&c=6162 All contributions welcome I sense a global wave and we needed a place to discuss it and meet thus Cleantech Meetup . Thomas Power Chairman, Ecademy +447875695012 Web 1.0 - Find Me Web 2.0 - Join Me
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Thoughts About K4D (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Even in Europe a change has sensibly taken place in the mind of Man. Science had liberated the ideas of those who read and reflect, and the American example had kindled feelings of right in the people. An insurrection has consequently begun of science, talents and courage against rank and birth, which have fallen into contempt... Science is progressive, and talents and enterprise on the alert. Resort...
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artdiamondblog.com (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
From McCraw's summary of a brief Schumpeter essay published in 1943 in Seymour Harris's Postwar Economic Problems: (p. 424) Schumpeter went on to argue that both in the United States and in capitalist countries abroad, a high rate of...
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South Park Pundit (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Thomas Paine, c.1775 LIBERTY TREE In a chariot of light from the regions of day, The Goddess of Liberty came; Ten thousand celestials directed the way And hither conducted the dame. A fair budding branch from the gardens above, Where millions with millions agree, She brought in her hand as a pledge of her love, And the plant she named Liberty Tree. The celestial exotic [...]
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3 Shades of Blue (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Every since the offer sheet for Jish Smith was matched, the news of the Memphis Grizzlies being interested in New York Knick power forward Zach Randolph has been cooly received by the Grizzlies fan base. After Isaih Thomas tenure, it seems everything he wrought is deemed toxic and unfit for consumption. So when Memphis Commercial Appeal Grizzlies beat writer Ron Tillery blogged that the Grizzlies were...
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NetsDaily Blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Is Stromile Swift just another contract, another expiring contract ideal for making a last minute trade…or is there some hope that this former #2 overall draft choice will finally fulfill his promise or if not that, become a solid rotation player? That’s what the Nets have to be wondering. His acquisition last February 1 marked [...]
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Fox News and numerous media outlets are reporting that John McCain will name Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate this morning in Dayton. Palin is two years into her term as governor. Palin is anti-choice and is a member of an “anti-abortion group called Feminists for Life.” In 2002, when she was running for [...]
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Ankle biting pundits (Free subscription) | yesterday
John McCain selected first-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP selection today. The only thing I know about her is what I read (which would be the same for any VP choice who is a governor of a state other than PA who hasn’t run for President), so I want to do a quick [...]
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Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
It’s been something I’ve been wondering, but I think Palin’s addition to the ticket might change things. I still lean toward the idea that McCain is not worthy of an endorsement, but then I think how much is on the line this election. McCain is far from perfect, but I think it should be considered [...]
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World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | yesterday
Quote: Op-Ed Columnist A Biblical Seven Years Article Tools Sponsored By By Thomas L. FRIEDMAN Published: August 26, 2008 After attending the spectacular closing ceremony at the Beijing Olympics and feeling the vibrations from hundreds of Chinese drummers pulsating in my own chest, I was tempted to conclude two things: Holy mackerel, the energy coming out of this country is unrivaled. And, two: We...
