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A Reader’s Idea & Our Cover Story

This week’s cover story–yes, the cover story of our magazine (left)–is an idea that one of our readers gave us earlier this month. Penny wrote on this blog: “I would love to see a story on the positive side of the oil crisis…We have so much bad news propaganda […]

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Randy Pausch: What to share
(also posted on transparent, the sun-sentinel’s parenting blog) i little there would be greater media attention friday when in rut pausch died. for those who haven’t followed it, pausch was a carnegie mellon professor who gave a spirited “last wig,” a tradition at his school. it truly was his last off […]

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(CNN) — An inspection began Saturday by Australian air safety investigators into a Qantas Boeing 747 that made an emergency landing in the Philippines after losing cabin pressure.

Qantas pilot Captain John Francis Bartels looks at the damaged fuselage in Manila, Philippines.

Officials from two U.S. transportation agencies said initial findings indicate there was no […]

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Eight Clips from Fear Itself: Community
nbc’s continues its thirteen episode stick of fear itself this thursday with the memorandum entitled community . brandon routh and shiri appleby star as a couple who ingratiate themselves into a quaint town that isn’t what it seems. american psycho ’s mary harron directs. nbc passed along eight clips from […]

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The Official Site of The Houston Astros Astros.com: Homepage… it all for Astros in finale vs. … run support Lee’s two-run single Astros shop … Astros prospect Polin Trinidad allowed one hit and struck out one …
Houston Astros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHyperlinked history of the National League team.
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A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, wounding three people, Afghan officials say.
The attack happened close to Babur’s Gardens, containing the tomb of the founder of the Mughal empire.
One report said the bomber was on foot and he detonated his explosives when he saw […]

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The Last Hope Conference 2600 Bows Out this Weekend

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The Penn Hotel hosts the last-ever 2600 Conference–A.K.A. “The Last HOPE”–in New York began this afternoon and runs through Sunday. Featured panelists include Kevin Mitnick, with a keynote by Steven Levy.
The conference focuses on the implications of technology and privacy, but most of all, it’s about […]

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Radio Ga-Ga
Earlier today I was a guest on New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Word of Mouth” program, hosted by Virginia Prescott, talking about audiobooks. I’ve been on radio before but this was the first time I recorded a segment in a studio setting, headphones strapped to my ear with a button to push in case I […]

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Why Does Mark Halperin Still Have a Job?
Outsourced to JMM:
Talking Points Memo Halperin’s World: Here I think is an example of news judgment within the DC bell jar. As I noted below, the ‘news’ today, as in things that have happened today and are newsworthy, is the fact that John McCain has dropped his position […]

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Boeing Talks Tough at Farnborough Airshow
In the midst of soaring fuel costs and fears over slumping global economic growth, the bigwigs of the airline industry have put on a brave face at the biennial Farnborough airshow currently underway just outside of London. While major multi-billion plane orders maybe thin on the ground, the exhibition halls […]

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