tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57535152011-11-22T14:44:26.602-07:00Life is impermanent. Yet we all get caught up looking to the past or the future, instead of being aware of a simple truth: We live in the now. This Blog's title is borrowed from <a href="http://www.longnow.org">the Long Now Foundation</a> and is my record of living in the "now". Namaste, PaulPaul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1701100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-68923117415999167612011-11-22T07:25:00.001-07:002011-11-22T08:04:38.377-07:00

Marx thought that Production was the answer: That wresting the means of production from the capitalist class and passing it to the worker would end the exploitation of the 99% But that was never going to happen, even with revolution and bloodshed. Owning the means of Production: The factories producing, cars, TVs, furniture, and all the trappings of consumerism would set workers free. But it

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One of the reasons I have not been blogging frequently since arriving in Vancouver has been my involvement in a writing project called The Marionette Unit, which I co-wrote with director and good friend, Azhur Saleem and is produced by another good friend James Boyle. I really enjoy co-writing, so long as the parties involved are on the "same page" creatively. Happily, that is the case with me

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Past times in Japan to be preserved. The art of Picture-Card story telling:Picture-card storyteller teams up to pass down the traditional art | The Japan Times Online

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I have left the UK and for the time being I am residing in Taos, New Mexico. This is a temporary state, but all states are. The altitude is about 7000 feet and the humidity is low. I've spent the first 2 days acclimatising to the thin air and the drying effects of the desert: my lips are drying and cracking. Taos had a lot of snow on Sunday and the street on which I'm staying is still covered

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0Ledoux St, Taos, NM 87571, USA36.406099 -105.57644836.4017815 -105.5837435 36.4104165 -105.5691525tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-42888931090485440602008-12-18T23:20:00.000-07:002008-12-18T23:29:24.592-07:00

Although I reconcile myself to change in all its forms, when change happens in a geometric progression, an acceleration, it does leave me breathless. Today I leave my job at Apple Regent Street after a year and prepare for the changes ahead. I leave behind new friends, experiences and a rancid commute. I keep coming back to the scene in "Lost in Translation" when Bill Murray's character is in

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0Ealing, Greater London, UK51.5001604 -0.304313151.4934814 -0.3189041 51.5068394 -0.2897221tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-63303543596988787632008-11-29T00:32:00.001-07:002008-12-18T23:53:35.749-07:00

In these economically pressed times, what would you do for $202? Wal-Mart seems to be the epicentre of this herd mentality, that left one employee trampled to death. At another Wal-mart in Columbus, Ohio, Ms Nikki Nicely -- aged 19 -- was prepared to give and receive physical violence.According to the The New York Times, Ms Nicely: "...jumped onto a man’s back and pounded his shoulders when he

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-10697553144109688152008-09-14T23:17:00.005-06:002008-09-14T23:41:27.125-06:00

It's not healthy to deny what is happening around you. Reality is more than just perception, it is what happens while you ignore it until some event forces you to reconsider that perception. However, the financial markets are built on perception and that has given us the boom in property prices here in the UK and in the US, plus the dramatic "credit crunch" we are now experiencing. Northern Rock

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-13789089012644952882008-09-11T02:01:00.003-06:002008-09-11T22:07:06.036-06:00

Five years ago my commute involved a bus and short train or ferry journey across Sydney harbour.London is different. I live close to a tube station on the Piccadilly line, about 30 minutes from the centre of Town and the morning regimen goes something like this:Get the tube before 8am or it looks like this:People packed in so tight, face to face, clenched fists hang from rails and expressions

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Polly Toynbee and David Walker: an extract from their new book on the widening gap between rich and poor | Money | The Guardian: "'We now live in a separate economy, we live on a separate level to the vast majority of people in the country. We don't send our kids to the same schools, we have more choice over schools, we have more choice over health, we have more choice over where we live,

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-21749338909585018662008-07-10T21:43:00.002-06:002008-07-12T04:16:12.660-06:00

"Sometimes as adults we don't model the behaviour we would want youngsters to follow. We live in a greedy culture, we are rude to each other in the street. Children follow that."As we become more separated from others, as we become more dependent of material things to bring short-term gratification, we grow ever-more angry when we do not get the things we think we deserve.Marketing sells us the

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-23908184730280346862008-07-09T10:01:00.003-06:002008-07-12T04:10:20.562-06:00

Umbrellas, hoods, designer jackets and shoddy rain macs. A steadystream of amble past the Film cafe on the south bank. An woman staresat me until I meet eye contact, the turns away. Blue, red, yellow,white wheel held aloft to repel the rain that falls in steady circleson the grey cobbles.Summer in London. Crowds dispersed by elemental water. Peaceful as thepuddle on an abadonned table.

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George Monbiot: Trawlermen cling on as oceans empty - and the ecosystem is gasping | Comment is free | The Guardian: "ust as the oil price now seems to be all that stands between us and runaway climate change, it is also the only factor which offers a glimmer of hope to the world's marine ecosystems. No east Asian government was prepared to conserve the stocks of tuna; now one-third of the tuna

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-36004058643142908202008-07-07T02:48:00.004-06:002008-07-07T02:53:09.318-06:00

Today's Britain is angry. We know that everyting is wrong. Weparticipate in the democratic process in negative: we vote againsteveryting the government stands for, but what are we for? We don'tknow, because to work that out requires original thought on our part.We look to others to tell us what to think, under the guise of seekingconsensus with our point of view. Anything that challenges

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-70303533040852657372008-07-05T01:24:00.003-06:002008-07-05T01:31:07.671-06:00

On a recent trip to the London Science Museum, I made a pilgrimage to view the first prototype of the Clock of the Long Now. It sits in a quiet corner of the first floor hall where other items of the 20th Century gather dust. It was strange to see items from my life -- audio cassettes, a Sinclair ZX81, black & white TVs -- arrayed in sections and occasionally ogled at by passers by. As our lives

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-23384898629762859412008-07-05T00:10:00.004-06:002008-07-07T13:38:37.431-06:00

When Google bought blogger they changed the security settings and I forgot my old ID and password. I tried to recover them but I had entered my email details wrong. For nearly 2.5 years I was locked out of this Blog, but if I am truthful with myself, I had nothing to write anyway.So much has changed in my life and I have not always been living in the Now. I've found living a constant fight to and

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-42114132230234932008-07-04T11:46:00.004-06:002008-07-07T13:38:54.255-06:00

I'm back.After Blogger moved over to using Google Accounts, this blog was orphaned. Now, after many attempts at regain entry, I have finally regained access. I am once more able to contemplate The Long Now and share it with the rest of the internet.So many years have passed. So much has changed. Much good, some bad. All experienced.More soon.I am back.

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1109119669864377212005-02-22T17:47:00.001-07:002008-07-05T01:33:17.863-06:00

William A. Cook: Righteous Racism Running Rampant

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Channelnewsasia.com: "Some view the rise of China as 'simply an economic threat to the advanced industrial economies' and sought protectionism against Chinese imports.'But let us be clear that this is only a sterile attempt to stop the clock and resist inevitable change.'China has been responsible for keeping the world economy growing as the advanced industrial economies went into a downturn.'

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News: "'We argue that we don't carry out or instigate torture ourselves, but if information from it comes our way, we won't refuse it. But in criminal law, when a known thief asks you to buy a stolen TV for �10, it is no defence to say that I didn't ask him to steal it and I wasn't there when he stole it - I just bought the stolen goods.'"

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1108675703931382132005-02-17T14:28:00.000-07:002005-02-17T14:28:23.930-07:00

My life's been transformed: model who survived tsunami - World - www.smh.com.au

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Africans' new motto: 'Charge it' | csmonitor.com: "She also sees how credit cards might lead to the end of two support groups she belongs to. They're called kiamas - and are part of the communalism that dominates many African cultures. Every month, each member puts $15 into a collective pot. Then, on a rotating basis, one member gets the whole amount and uses it to improve their lives. Otieno has

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1107913232082918372005-02-08T18:40:00.000-07:002005-02-08T18:40:32.083-07:00

Carolyn Baker: Ward Churchill and the Attack on Higher Education

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Steve Breyman: Against the Selfishness of the "Ownership Society"

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More than a touch of evil - World - www.smh.com.au

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Enjoyment: "This paradox of living in excrement and dirt while suffering from a germ phobia is well known to psychiatrists; it is even referred to in some research papers as the 'Howard Hughes dilemma'. It is explained by the irrational fear of dirt becoming so intense that no amount of cleaning is seen to be good enough, and therefore cleaning is eventually abandoned altogether."Louise.Rest in

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | UK prepares for flu pandemic: "The new scheme could include computer staff in a group of 'essential' workers who would have to be treated in order to ensure the economy did not collapse in the event of a pandemic."The Quality of Life - what is it worth? What does this say about our society and what it values.

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MSNBC - Shop Till You're Cool: "companies like Samsung, Sony and Apple are building stores that aren't about shelves and checkout lines. Rather, they're designing them mainly to be cool places to hang out. The goal is to get shoppers to buy into the notion that using these products makes them part of a unique community; actually buying the products comes later"

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1100468884370584682004-11-14T14:48:00.001-07:002008-07-07T13:50:52.463-06:00

Pentagon envisioning a costly Internet for war | CNET News.com: That is the vision of the new web: war machines with a common language for all military forces, instantly emitting encyclopedias of lethal information against all enemies.

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Money: "Fox now regards the BlackBerry as her Swiss Army knife for the digital age, a mobile office. 'While travelling in the Lake District recently, I received a new business lead on email and despite the fact that I was standing in a field, I was able to respond to the prospect immediately with detailed information,' she says. 'As a result Fox Design secured a great new project, it wouldn't

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1100381874841435442004-11-13T14:37:00.001-07:002008-07-07T13:55:05.489-06:00

Stan Goff: Torture and the Cinema

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | World 'will act on climate gases': "Nothing is more difficult than learning to think differently."

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MediaGuardian.co.uk | Broadcast | Big Brother builds 'Truman Show' village

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1097976964665204022004-10-16T19:36:00.000-06:002004-10-16T19:36:04.666-06:00

Star Wars deal places US missiles on UK soil This is part the flow of power, decisions being taken at cabinet levels around the world. Our parliamentary representation is non-existent. Welcome to the deconstructionction of liberal democracy. Welcome, to the real world.

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1096325246961991762004-09-27T16:47:00.000-06:002004-09-27T16:47:26.960-06:00

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Virgin boss in space tourism bid: "Sir Richard says it will cost around �100,000 to go on a 'Virgin Galactic' spaceliner, and the first flights should begin in about three years' time...We've done quite a lot of research; we think there are about 3,000 people out there who would want to do this,' Sir Richard told the BBC. 'If it is a success, we want to move into

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BBC NEWS | Business | Selling Manchester United to its fans: "'We have fan loyalty, and in any other business that would mean we would have customers spending on a repeat basis. 'Someone can be cradle-to-grave fan, but we will not necessarily have them spending anything with us. 'The question we are asking is how we build a relationship with the fans, and at the same time turn them into

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1095198837931866592004-09-14T15:53:00.000-06:002004-09-14T15:53:57.933-06:00

Fool.com: Oprah's Product Placement [Motley Fool Take] September 14, 2004: "Will Oprah Winfrey drive Pontiacs into pop culture popularity? Maybe so, considering Oprah -- whom we recently crowned 'Investment Guru' -- gave away 276 Pontiac G6 2005 sports sedans to her entire studio audience for her season premiere on Monday. The recipients were handpicked as people whose families and friends had

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1094708706547068332004-09-08T23:45:00.000-06:002004-09-08T23:45:06.546-06:00

Bad News for Kerry (washingtonpost.com)

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CounterPunch: "America's Best Political Newsletter": "What we get is that Murdoch of The Sun in England has a thousand or ten thousand times greater control over the alternatives scheduled for debate and decision in a national election than you do. [13] He is about that much more free to get what he wants for himself and the people with whom he identifies. You can safely say that they, some

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1094082524336573842004-09-01T17:48:00.000-06:002004-09-01T17:48:44.336-06:00

News: "The scientific community is still reeling. 'Rather than demonstrating the importance of strict care in the handling of research materials,' wrote the Nobel prizewinners, 'the determination to convict Dr Butler and put him in jail sends a strong message to the scientific community. It says: this 62-year-old man, who voluntarily reported missing material and cooperated with federal

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1092436825340429622004-08-13T16:40:00.000-06:002004-08-13T16:40:25.340-06:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | US questions Japan's pacifism

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1092268344562702032004-08-11T17:52:00.000-06:002004-08-11T17:52:24.563-06:00

Note to British youth: Columbus did not defeat the Armada | csmonitor.com

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News: "Destroying al-Qa'ida alone will not resolve the problem. There is no central command, or a single individual, controlling all the terrorist groups but there is a central ideology - the destruction of the democratic and secular world. Al-Qa'ida should not be perceived as an organisation, but as a world movement." And this is why the world's only super power, with a military built around

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1091532957280786452004-08-03T05:35:00.000-06:002004-08-03T05:35:57.280-06:00

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | A threat to democracy

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NWA 327: Dry run for terrorists or misunderstanding? Once more the climate of fear is stoked by those living under its spell.

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Mainichi Interactive - Top News: "U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told a visiting Japanese politician that war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution was blocking the progress of the Japan-U.S. alliance. Senior lawmaker Hidenao Nakagawa of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party revealed on Wednesday to Japanese reporters comments Armitage made at the Department of State. When

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News: "But all three contenders for the post were considered unworthy of support by UKIP, including Bronislaw Geremek, a renowned scholar and a founder of the Solidarnosc who emerged from prison under the Communists to become Foreign Minister of a liberated Poland. Mr Geremek's vision of Europe, honed at the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Sorbonne was rejected by Mr Kilroy- Silk who offered

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1088092157365752882004-06-24T09:49:00.000-06:002004-06-24T09:49:17.366-06:00

Wired News: High-Speed Love Connection: "Were porn star Jenna Jameson, for instance, to engage in a two-way High Joy sex-toy session, the sequence of commands she used could be recorded and replayed by fans who purchase both the device and the corresponding digital 'script.'" So here we have it. Alienation in its most insidious form. The porn industry has made inordinate amounts of money from

Paul B. Adamsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753515.post-1087665212196888522004-06-19T11:13:00.000-06:002004-06-19T11:13:32.196-06:00

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Bush told he is playing into Bin Laden's hands: "It's going to take 10,000-15,000 dead Americans before we say to ourselves: 'What is going on'?" The War on Terror has the potential to be a new Vietnam, but one fought on American soil and with the deaths of American civilians. I don't want to see anyone die for ideology, be it religious or political. It's

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BBC NEWS | Business | US 'to fight back' in cotton war: "We will defend US agriculture in every forum we need to and have no intention of unilaterally disarming." Is this trade or war? Why the talk of disarmament. Force and violence is endemic in the discourse of capitalism. And all the while we, the huddling masses, are categorised as consumers -- passive cattle to be milked of the fruits from

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Merlin breaks silence on Big Brother protest: "I wasn't trying to destroy the show. If people want reality television then this is reality." I'd like to personally thank Merlin Luck for co-opting a format that pandas to those who do not want to confront what is happening in our world. His brave stand for debate and deliberation in our political landscape should be an inspiration to us all.

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British women fed up with 'dull and gruelling' lifestyles - World - www.smh.com.au: "Nine out of 10 surveyed said they were unhappy with their looks and 85% of women said they thought about their size and shape every day. Three-quarters of women thought their life would be better if they were happy with their body and 26% said they were prepared to go under the knife to improve their looks.

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Powell urges Latham to drop Iraq troop deadline. 10/06/2004. ABC News Online: "Mr Powell has increased the pressure on Opposition leader Mark Latham to reverse Labor's Christmas troop withdrawal deadline, particularly after this week's United Nation's resolution to formally end the occupation of Iraq at the end of this month. Mr Powell has told ABC TV's Insiders program that if Labor wins the

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Murdoch defection hits TiVo hopes: "The rise of TiVo is seen as a threat to advertising, since many users fast-forward through commercial breaks, and the individual nature of TiVo programming makes viewer tastes harder to judge."

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An interesting article on the difference in style between British and US army officers. Is their a case for Dan Simmons "New Bushido"? A Warrior credo based on the protection of civilians set above all considerations?

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The Southern Illinoisan - Opinions - CLARENCE PAGE: WEAPONS OF MASS PHOTOGRAPHY

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | US to demolish Abu Ghraib jail and punish its general: "'Then, with the approval of the Iraqi government, we will demolish the Abu Ghraib prison as a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning.'" So a maximum security prison is a "fitting symbol of Iraq's new begging" is it?

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | What have we done? Susan Sontag on the Abu Ghraib images: "To 'stack naked men' is like a college fraternity prank, said a caller to Rush Limbaugh and the many millions of Americans who listen to his radio show. Had the caller, one wonders, seen the photographs? No matter. The observation, or is it the fantasy, was on the mark. What may still be capable of

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The Observer | International | Bush's super fundraisers join the queue for favours

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Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | The ugly face of power

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Claim made for new form of life: "'But if you go back to how we defined life prior to our knowing about DNA, our criteria was that things multiplied in culture. This is what we have.'"

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My first real post in a very long time. Don't ask me why I've eschewed this medium. Part of my brain still likes to be the IT geek, crawling around in the cracks looking for the "perfect" technical solution. Fact is that this works and I should just stick to it. I slept better last night. My first really good night of sleep all week. The fever of Monday has receded and the antibiotics are

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Free US flights for 'being nice': "some industry analysts are sceptical about the wisdom of airlines offering free tickets. 'Next thing you know, they'll be paying you to fly,' said Ray Neidl, airline analyst at Blaylock & Partners. 'I just hope there are not that many people that are nice - yields are bad enough already.' "

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Aljazeera.Net - US wants court exemption renewed: "But Washington has signed bilateral agreements with 89 countries who promised not to prosecute American citizens anywhere as well as anyone under contract to the United States, said Richard Grenell, spokesman for US ambassador John Negroponte. Some of those who ratified the treaty also signed the agreement with the United States, which in some

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Aljazeera.Net - US wants court exemption renewed: "But Washington has signed bilateral agreements with 89 countries who promised not to prosecute American citizens anywhere as well as anyone under contract to the United States, said Richard Grenell, spokesman for US ambassador John Negroponte. Some of those who ratified the treaty also signed the agreement with the United States, which in some

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News: "The world has seen the last of liberal imperialism. It died on the killing fields of Iraq. It is no consolation to the people of that country, but at least their sufferings have demonstrated the cruel folly of waging war in order to fight a liberal crusade."

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Jennifer's journey to the front of the BNP

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SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Oxfam launches fair trade coffee chain

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Aljazeera.Net - US army 'pleased' with interrogators : "'It's been reported to us that we're doing a fine job. That's from our customer (the army), and those are the people who count,' said JP 'Jack' London, head of CACI, on Monday."

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The Observer | Business | Shadow over Murdoch as Sky growth slows: "Sky is working on a loyalty card similar to that pioneered by supermarket chain Tesco. It would be inserted in Sky's set-top boxes, in the second 'interactive' slots that are not currently in use." So let me get this straight. I pay Sky something in the region of 30 quid a month and they are going to reward me for watching Sky.

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The Observer | UK News | British quizzed Iraqis at torture jail: "Senior Pentagon sources have also told this newspaper that plans are being drawn up to bulldoze Abu Ghraib within a month in an attempt to assuage Arab outrage at photographs of US sexual abuse of detainees inside the prison. But the commander of US detention facilities in Iraq said yesterday the US military will continue to run

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Wired News: Blogs Counter Political Plottings

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Guardian Unlimited Football | News | Will Buckley on why he hates football

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BBC NEWS | Business | Don't worry: be poorly, study says: "CCH, a US consultancy that tracks absenteeism across the US, reckons that taking time off does cost investors far more - an average of $645 a year."

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Washington, D.C.

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News: "These forebodings of a Republican realist"

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Aljazeera.Net - Many occupation personnel killed in Iraq : "US officials later confirmed that three of the four were American citizens."

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | BBC accused of bias against Israel

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FOXNews.com - Views - Straight Talk - Property Rights Form Foundation of Freedom There are of course others -- some actually acknowledge the existance of other people as individuals with rights of their own.

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FOXNews.com - Your World w/ Neil Cavuto - Common Sense - Wages of Fear: "Some people love nothing more than having you wallow in the misery that is their lives. We should do better with our lives." Or perhaps help them to climb out of their misery?

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FOXNews.com - Your World w/ Neil Cavuto - Common Sense - What If... Now that is a truly terrifying prospect -- a world that does not care about another's point of view. What if... Individuals became so obsessed with their own desires to consume that they didn't care about their own ethical poverty?

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Aljazeera.Net - Israel 'fabricated' child-bomber story

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Goodbye landlines, hello digital shoplifting?: ZDNet Australia: News: Communications

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BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Howard urges US economy for UK

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Guardian Unlimited | World dispatch | Suspicious minds

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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | I'm retiring, says George Michael

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BBC NEWS | Business | Aussie boot battle takes an Uggly turn

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Stuart Jeffries: How the gym became part of Britain "It's the third most important space in our members' lives - and for some of them it's even higher."

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Single living 'creates eco woes': "The packaging industry feels aggrieved it is being forced to improve its environmental performance while the government shies away from the root factors of climate change: lifestyles and a growing economy. "

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | It's greed, not ideology, that rules the White House: "Those looking for ideology in the White House should consider this: for the men who rule our world, rules are for other people. The powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on that most rarefied delicacy: impunity."

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InfoWorld: Tough talks to line the way to Tunis Net meeting: December 15, 2003: By : Platforms: "If the run-up talks to the world's first global Net summit in Geneva last week were tough, those to take place over the next two years ahead of the 2005 follow-up summit in Tunis,Tunisia, could be a whole lot tougher. Plenty of money and power are at stake. "

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InfoWorld: UN's Annan views Net summit as "global opportunity" Annan calls for web to widen

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Nations wrestle with internet age

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I stood at the roadside across from Central station, intent on catching a cab to the Post Office in Surry Hills, where a mystery parcel awaited collection. My thoughts were filled with what I had to do before going out that evening. I was only peripherally aware of the vehicle that stopped by me. Time slowed down as the passenger spat at me through his open window. The ball of saliva seemed

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Stepping onto the train at Central, I felt someone looking at me. Casting my eyes around the graffiti decorated metal carriage, I found my silent watcher. A little Asian girl was sitting on the seat at the foot of the stairs leading to the lower compartment. She must have been about 3 or 4 years old. Without fear or curiosity she regarded me as our eyes locked. In her hand she held a little

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Woman crushed in rush at DVD sale: "Ms Ellzey said some shoppers had tried to help her sister, and one employee helped rescue the woman, but most people just continued their rush for deals. 'All they cared about was a stupid DVD player,' she said. 'I told them, 'Stop stepping on my sister! She's on the ground!'' Ms Ellzey said Wal-Mart officials called later to ask after

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The Observer | International | Bush plans new nuclear weapons: "'Why are they even talking about this now, unless something is planned? It makes no sense to us. America has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, but it did not stop 9/11,' "

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | America's enemy within Who was it that said that a society is only 3 meals away from revolution was partially right. As the masses lead their self-absorbed lives, the power hungry are in a feeding frenzy. They manipulate our perceptions through mass media, they suppress the freedom to think and to speak by using those institutions intended to protect us.

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | US pays up for fatal Iraq blunders I read this article and tears filled my eyes. What price freedom? When is one person's security worth the death of innocents? US Dollars to waive one's right to justice. Like a cash rich bully, the US Administration can force its will with ham-fisted ignorance. As a British Citizen, I am not without fault. My

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Bush approves $400bn defence bill: "Mr Bush said the US faced enemies who measured progress by chaos, fear and death" With a defense budget more than twice that of the combined totals of Russia, China, Japan and the UK, who is the most fearful?

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Why do some people enjoy life and others don't?

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