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The following list of events aren't everything happening in Philly over the next 7 days, just those things that overlap with my own interest.Maybe I'll see you there...----------------------------- Wed 21Vedic Cultural SocietyExperience India's ancient spiritual culture. Wed/21, 7:30-9pm. Free.University of the Arts, Broad and Pine sts. 203.858.6704Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything

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Life bends but doesn't break - unless you're dead. I'm not really sure what that means, but it's the first thing I thought of when I decided to write this entry. Maybe what I'm saying is that I'm still alive. The reports of my demise have been highly exaggerated (I've always wanted to say that). Firstly among my own numerous personal follies is the fact that the television show Big Brother is

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Today I'm proud to say that I got up off my ass and did a little cleaning. I'm no where near done, but you have to start somewhere. Already I feel more comfortable with my surroundings. This is a major accomplishment for me. I think that I'll turn in early tonight. All this cleaning makes DH sleepy.

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(In no particular order...)I'm still staying up too late,Still dirty & disheveled,Still lazy,Still unattractive,Still lacking ambition,Still unfocused,Still monolingual,Still without a woman,Still not in LOVE,Still masturbating (too much),Still in Philadelphia,Still not traveling,Still unemployed,Still without friends,Still without a sense of fashion,Still without a sense of humor,Still not

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Kaysar knew the deal as soon as his side lost the food challenge. He was going up for eviction. He's Muslim, Arab, and Iraqi. You couldn't have more strikes against you in a house such as that. If he has any hope at all it's in the alliance he joined previous to being put up on the block. The other males have a vested interest in seeing him remain in the Big Brother house. There's also his secret

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This was my first thought when I first heard of the London bombings. Not that those innocent people deserved to die. That is not what I'm implying. It's just that Westerners are kidding themselves if they don't have any expectations of violence coming from abroad. The United States, the United Kingdom, and it's allies are conducting a war of aggression that has produced thousands of innocent

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Ok, this is the deal - what I know about creating websites could fit into a thimble. What little knowledge I do have was cannibalized off of random sites, and my methods involve much trial and error and I don't know what any of the codes stands for, and I make big changes and nothing happens, and then I make little changes and big shit happens, and I'm more confused and get frustrated and then I

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I suppose ignorance would be the main reason. I wasn't even aware that Philadelphia was to host a concert. That probably sounds strange to most of you, especially considering the oversaturation of Live 8 coverage, but I tend to keep myself very insulated. I'm not really proud of that - it can be bad or good depending on the situation. In this case it was very bad. Not that I missed an artist that

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Matt Simmons sure seems to think so. I suggest you read the entire article. If Simmons is correct we will all be facing drastic economic challenges in the near future:Essentially, Simmons argument boils down to four major points: (1) most of Saudi Arabia's oil output is generated by a few giant fields, of which Ghawar -- the world's largest -- is the most prolific; (2) these giant fields were

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Mother Jones has an interview with American journalist Andrew Meldrum who covered Zimbabwe for over a decade until he was expelled by the Zimbabwean government:MJ: Ever since the Matabeleland massacres, there's been a pattern of Mugabe singling out groups as scapegoats - first the Ndebele, then gays and lesbians, white farmers, journalists, the opposition. That seems like his standard M.O. AM:

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The US government has in the past indicated it would transfer responsibility for DNS to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann). Icann was created in late 1998 to take over the net oversight functions that previously lay with the US authorities.But the declaration issued by the US government on Thursday means that Washington intends to retain its key role in supervising

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In the summer of 2005 with thousands of Mexican Americans (as well as thousands of non-U.S. citizen Mexican nationals) fighting and dying in Iraq, the so-called Minutemen hunt Mexican workers along the border and harass them in locations as diverse as Southern California and eastern Tennessee. Hiding behind the issue of illegal immigration and tacitly supported by politicians like Arnold

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Below are excerpts from The Big Sea - (Hughes' autobiography) - on the short period during the youth of the African-American writer Langston Hughes in which he lived with his father in Mexico. Langston's father left the United States in the early 20th century to escape the overt discrimination against Blacks that was so prevalent during that period - eventually he ended up in Mexico where he

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This is very disappointing coming from a nation like Mexico that has suffered, and still suffers, from racist oppression from it's northern neighbor. This is all more distressing since it comes so soon after the disparaging remarks about Blacks issued by Mexican President Vincente Fox. Mexican immigrants to the United States still deal with the indignity of being treated as second class citizens

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Misguided greens There's no doubt the environment is going up the agenda but it's often as a vague concern rather than as a precise engagement with specific science. Organic food, for example, is more popular than it was five years ago but with no real knowledge of whether it's better for the environment - it's really part of a consumer movement rather than an environmental one. In the trendier

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One for the price of two Some couples find their marriages thrive when they share separate quarters - Adair Lara, Chronicle Staff WriterWednesday, June 29, 2005 Joshua Brody and his wife, Juliana Grenzeback, have been married for seven years, but they have never lived together. Grenzeback lives in a neat, pleasant house in San Francisco. Brody lives across the street in a rented flat. What do

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Apparently 'podding' is the next BIG thing...Where have I heard that before?

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Brazil thumps Argentina 4 - 1. Was there ever any doubt?

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I applaud this move. This can mirror many of the same accomplishments that progressive blogs have made on the internet. Left-of-center blogging has moved some online debate away from the corporate dominated news portals. These new regional television news networks work in a larger arena, but the mission is largely the same. The most important component of that mission being a progressive

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When intellectuals get together for events such as this I wonder what they hope to accomplish. Is the purpose to create real social change, or is it just a show for the media? The former is doubtful, and the latter is futile. Even an idiot would know that the media of the accused countries would conveniently ignore that this tribunal took place. I can see the wheels turning in their collective

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Taysir Alluni: A Reporter Behind Bars [Aljazerra]CPJ Calls on U.S., Iraqi Authorities to Explain Journalist Detentions (05/12/05)Shooting the Messenger (03/07/05)The War in Iraq: the Most Deadly One for the Media Since Vietnam [Reporters Without Borders] Attacks on the Press 2004: Afghanistan [CPJ]Attacks on the Press 2004: Iraq [CPJ]Attacks On the Press 2004: Israel and the Occupied Territories

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Rize (2005) - directed by David LaChapelle - USA/ 84 minutes This is a documentary film about three dance movements that rose out of the ashes of the '92 Los Angeles riots. The dance forms are named clown dancing, stripper dancing, and krump. Clown dancing is performed by youths in clown makeup, while stripper dancing and krump are performed in clubs, and on the streets. Each dance is performed

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1. India 10.7 hours a week2. China 83. Philippines 7.67. Russia 7.116. Australia 6.323. US 5.726. UK 5.329. Japan 4.130. S Korea 3.1Global average 6.5Source: NOP World Culture Score[bbc news]

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"They're starting to talk numbers again," Pat Lang remarked to me about the return of body counts. Lang is the former chief at the Defence Intelligence Agency for the Middle East, south Asia and counter-terrorism. "They were determined not to do that. But they can't provide a measurement to tell themselves they're doing well. As you know, it means nothing." Lang, who served as an intelligence

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When I was a youth I had a mild interest in skateboarding. I even had an old beat up board that I found on a curbside. It didn't take long for me to discover why it was left there - the board sucked! I couldn't possible gain any skating skills on a board that couldn't turn left. So ended the great DH skating experiment.

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Rafael Marquez is considered by most worldwide observers as the most skilled of all current North American footballers, but for all his talent he's terrible at controlling his emotions. Yesterday was the second time that he has been thrown out of a major tournament in the waning moments for reckless behavior. Makes you wonder what else he has in the works. He now has the World Cup, and

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This weekend I had the pleasure of watching Adriano of Brazil sink Germany,and 'Lucky' Luciano Figueroa of Argentina ruining Mexico's victory party.Setting up the super-clasico Argentina versus Brazil final for Wednesday. Thank the gods for Spanish language television! The English language stations here in the States tend to ignore the beautiful game.

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Good thought, but it's easy to lose perspective on the enormity of the task while conferencing in London:...While agreeing on the necessity of a regime change in Libya, Gadhafi's opponents in exile could not agree on the best strategy to make that happen. But participants in the conference proposed setting up a satellite television network to encourage homegrown protests. Those who boycotted the

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Gigi - "Gud Fella"Audio Discussion: Azmari (Ethiopian Folk Cabaret)

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On one of my infrequent trips to Washington DC I couldn't help but notice the large numbers of Ethiopians in residence in that city. The Ethiopian community there appears to be much larger than the one of Philadelphia - which from my understanding is centered in the West Philadelphia section of the city.There are a few Ethiopian restaurants there that I have never gone to, but I hope to make a

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Late last night I was reading a message thread titled anyone know any stacked little Indians on the Breast Expansion Archive web forum. As a card carrying busty Indian enthusiast I decided to give my input, especially since no one in the thread mentioned Princess Doll, or Ann Stephens. I visit the BEA forum probably no more than twice a month. I've never joined in the past, but if you want to

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The Topics...- Evil Spurs Win 2005 NBA Title- David Robinson vs Steve Nash- 2005 Confederations Cup. Please, any winner other than Mexico! I wish our great neighbor to the south all the best in every endeavor other than football. Aren't sports rivalries pathetic?- Gabrielle Marcotti's silly anti-Confederations Cup article

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Any nation that publicly announces plans for assassination has slipped completely out of the realm of respectability. Israel today seems hell bent on perfecting some sort of terrorist state/mafia hybrid. Some might think I'm very hard on the Israeli government, but they deserve very close scrutiny for several reasons. 1) Israel sits in a pivotal area of the world and the actions of it's

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A Chicago reporter's account of the effects of the WWII atomic bombing of Nagasaki are only now being brought to light . American military censors of the time were worried by the possible anti-war ramifications if these accounts were released to the public. In their minds suppression seemed like a good idea. Suppression doesn't change the fact that there was mass suffering, and that thousands

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Black Men: Missing?By Salim Muwakkil, In These TimesPosted on June 22, 2005The overwhelming absence of black men has always been one of the most distressing facts about life in America's public housing developments. In Chicago, for example, black women are the vast majority of lease holders in the Chicago Housing Authority; men are like ghosts in the projects. Besieged by poverty, disease,

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This is just another chapter in the progressive activism of actor Danny Glover. It's definitely time to do something about Wal-Mart, and all the other mega rich corporations that disregard the welfare of their own employees:My parents were both union members. Because of their unions, we had a decent standard of living. Wal-Mart is one of the most viciously anti-union companies in America. It

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Watchdog: Israeli military probe of Palestinian civilian casualties a sham AMY TEIBELJERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military's investigation of Palestinian civilian casualties is a farce and encourages soldiers to think they can act with impunity, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday. The military said there was no basis to the charge. "All allegations claiming

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The French actress Audrey Tautou is a passion of mine, although I'm not all that comfortable with my feelings for her. In fact I like to think of it as a phantom passion. By this I mean that the passion doesn't have a solid foundation - mostly being based on her looks since I have enjoyed few of the movies that she has appeared in. I prefer to keep my attraction for this women in a phantom like

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I reached the point of no return, and I had to take the only honorable option left for myself. I resigned from my job. There is only so much that a man can take, and since dropping out was the only real solution I had to proceed with that option without showing any fear.Unemployment part II has now begun. Wish me luck.

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I've called out sick from my job the previous two days. I'm not really sick, just disillusioned with my current employment situation. I should have never returned to my employer after my forced two year absence. Unemployment was preferable to the untenable rut that I'm now in. The job market in Philadelphia isn't the best, but I'm committed to finding something more in line with my own style.

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Google News, an offshoot that emerged directly from the company's policy of allowing its 2,700 staff to spend a fifth of their time on their own projects, links to 4,500 sources from around the world and has become a key source of traffic for the internet arms of traditional media giants. But it makes no claim for the sources' veracity or accuracy. Now Google is looking to develop technologies

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The real limitation for many of the so-called leftist bloggers is their refusal to look beyond the two-party American political system. There isn't much that separates the Democratic Party from the Republican Party when you get past the superficialities. US foreign policy has been incredibly consistent no matter which party is in power. Each are pro-globalisation, and fight to maintain American's

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I'm a sexual person but I rarely get to show that side of myself in public. You could say that I'm very guarded sexually. I'm sure that many of the people that know me are unsure of what my sexuality truly is. Some may even think that I'm gay. This is understandable since I don't parade my heterosexuality around for all to see. To complete the picture I don't have a woman in my life right now,

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About this time every week I'm faced with the decision of what to do with my limited freedom from work. I stayed in all day yesterday - my only sustenance being tea and a day old box of pizza, and I'm desperate to leave the confines of my flat. The only thing I can think to do is to see a film. The art theaters in town are a cinematic dungeon at this time. Nothing being shown deserves to see the

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Monarchy is an outmoded institution of a more uncivilized time that is completely past its usefulness - if it ever had any ounce of utility in the first place. The whole concept of good blood and bad blood that is central to monarchist thought is more akin to Nazism than democracy, but this hasn't stopped a good chunk of Western Europe from retaining their top families. It's all seems rather

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Club Kids 07 - 08

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From: It Was Gonna Be Like Paris by Emily ListfieldSee, it was gonna be like this. There were gonna be painters and writers and musicians and dancers and actors and we were all gonna be special and charmed and we would meet each other and inspire each other and admire each other and work together and work apart and we would help each other and we would all be interesting and interested and we

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Erika Larson writes a brilliant article on the cultural & racial bigotry inherent in Hollywood's incessant compulsion to created American versions of foreign films. I've complained about this very thing here on Dialectic Humanism, but not with such eloquence: The American Remake - A New Form of Cultural Imperialism by Erika Larson; June 14, 2005 It is an all-too-common assumption among the

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It would be a true shame if my dream interpretation of the man would overshadow his true message, so please receive some wisdom from the real Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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For some reason last night I dreamt that I was attending a conference held in a church in South Africa. It was attended by an interracial, and muti-national crowd. Many Americans were present, and of course as always we had to show our ugly side. When one of my countrymen took the stage he spoke entirely in slang. The crowd politely stayed attentive despite not knowing what the hell he was

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From: Bitter Dawn: East Timor - a people's story - by Irena Cristalis (London: Zed Books, 2002) 'Happy Easter,' I greeted Xanana when it was my turn to go in. He laughed: 'Easter? Who cares?' On the wall behind him hung two large pictures of the Virgin May and Jesus, both with bleeding hearts, smiling benignly. I don't know who had hung them there but Xanana, like Antero and some of the Timorese

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Net Women Cheeky Galleries 04 -07

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I see many films, but often I don't undate the latest of what I've seen on Dialectic Humanism. This is my attempt to catch up.In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) - Directed by Jessica Yu - documentary - what we learn from this film is that great creativity can spring forth from the most unlikely sources. I'm not a great admirer of the artwork on display here. The little girl fixation was

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Is the purpose of this exhibit to celebrate African culture, or is it just an opportunity for White Germans to stare at the Blacks? In my opinion this is another example of the cult of the exotic which I define as a situation in which people or individuals are put on display solely because they represent a happy stereotype in the minds of those doing the presenting: "Two hundred years ago

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Expand your world. What you thought was your friendly neighborhood radio station isn't all that friendly or neighborly. Almost all of our most accessible music is now controlled by a few global corporate media giants - but the captains of the music industry don't really know music - they only know $$$$. It's time we stopped letting them rape the musical trends we bring to their notice. Tune out.

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Machuca (2004) Directed by Andres Wood - Chile/France/Spain - 120 minutesFilm Notes: I haven't seen a really good film in some time and I was beginning to wonder if I would ever regain the mad passion of the cinephile. Machuca was just the thing I needed in order to bring back my love for the cinema. The film's setting is the last days of Chile's left leaning democratically elected government of

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A few days off brings me no real joy. I largely find the brief time that I have to myself to be unsatisfying. I have very few friends, and those that I have rarely enter into my life. My passions are of the singular variety. Whether it be blogging, masturbation, reading, writing, watching films, or web surfing. Group play just isn't on my menu. I haven't had a love interest in some time, and I'm

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Hautela Theo used to fight for the Nationalist and Integrationist Front militia, but recently he handed over his gun to the UN peacekeepers and returned to civilian life. He says he received $50, but other promises have not been fulfilled. "We are disappointed, because when we disarmed, they promised to help us with projects and finding some work. But up until now, we haven't been helped,"

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Yesterday I stumbled across a blog entry at This Modern World that proclaimed surprise at the lack of understanding that Illinois Senator Barack Obama has of the mistreatment of so-called terrorist prisoners in the custody of the US military. I for one wasn't surprised by Obama's lack of understanding. Any long time reader of this blog will know that I've been greatly disappointed with Obama's

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The Story Behind the Song...

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The Dialectic Humanism interpretation of the Thomas Friedman Economic Model: there should be one huge labor market dominated by multinational corporations; wages will continue to spiral downward because the only economic bargaining chip that workers will have is their willingness to work more for less money; these savings in wages will be passed on to the multinational corporations which will

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How long before the United States (US) attempts large scale manipulation of the Kurdish unrest in Syria?It's highly unlikely that the US aren't involved in some way already. With over 100,000 US troops in Iraq I think that it's a safe assumption that the American government has intelligence agents throughout the region. Just to clear up any misconceptions that any Dialectic Humanism reader may

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I couldn't imagine barring the love of another couple, especially considering that my love search is far from complete. I find that it is to your advantage to show compassion for others, because in ignorance you may not know that your own children, friends, or colleagues may face similar predicaments. The act of love is so extremely frantic, and unpredictable. Pathways for individual discovery

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Not the Bin Laden that you're thinking off, although to some he's sort of a pop star. Somehow out of that cave he's able to crank out more videos than Sean P-Diddy Combs (ok, I stole that joke). The Ben Laden I'm referring to is Wafah Bin Laden who is now pursuing a singing career.Wafah has dropped the Bin Laden name and is now going by the name Wafah Dufour. She was interviewed this Friday

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MichaelParenti.orgBooks by ParentiArticles/Excerpts/InterviewsAfghanistan, the Untold StoryAgainst EmpireDirty Truths: Interview (11-15-99)Exposing the Terrorism Trap: Interview (07-20-02)The Functions of FascismThe Media and their Atrocities (5-22-00)Why US Leaders Intervene Everywhere (2002)Audio*Death of Julius Caesar*PSU - part 1*PSU - part 2*Webcast

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I don't really feel like it, but I'll probably be hitting up the town this afternoon. I stayed in almost all day yesterday and it's time for some sunshine. Most likely I'll take in a movie, or buy some books. The normal activities I partake in. There are some major household chores that I need to attend to - like cleaning up, washing clothes, and paying my bills - but that can wait until latter.

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"Bird Get The Worm""Bloomdido""Charlie's Wig""Dizzy Atmosphere""Ko Ko""Scrapple from the Apple"

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I've never been a big fan of Beatty's movies (I guess Bonnie and Clyde (1967) was ok), but I do appreciate his involvement in politics. Beatty is very much like Danny Glover. They're big name stars that aren't content with just sitting on the sidelines enjoying their fame. Beatty's speech is a real breath of fresh air. When he mentions loving the sound of your own voice, and using technology to

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[Brainy Quote]In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason. Ernest Hemingway One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam. Martin Luther King, Jr.When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die. Jean-Paul SartreWhat is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one

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A new study, published by the University of Cape Town's Development Policy Research Unit, has found that about 46% of the continent's inhabitants survive on less than $1 a day, 21% eke out an existence on less than $0.50 - and the ultra-poor, about 6%, live on less than $0.25. "In absolute terms, while there were approximately 164 million poor individuals in sub-Saharan Africa in 1981, this

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The racism of today isn't as in your face as it was in previous decades. It's subtle enough that those that choose to ignore it can. Be deaf, dumb, and blind at your own peril. Racism isn't just dangerous when it's completely obvious. The insidious backroom style of today can be just as damaging. You could even argue that it is omission that is the most insidious form of racism. Omissive racism

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Tracee Ellis Ross is the daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross. She is most famous for her role on the television show Girlfriends. The show isn't that bad, but I hardly watch because I have a mild allergic reaction to sitcoms. I break out in hives with the mere mention of the name Ray Romono.

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I usually avoid the multiplexes like the plague, but for some reason in 2005 I've gone to my local big chain theater atleast 3 times. Don't think for a moment that I'm changing my film taste. I'm still as big a film snob as ever. Maybe I'm just slumming for the fun of it. Hollywood always provides me with prime topics to complain about.The most surprising thing about the big chains is the amount

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The InterviewPratidwandi [english title: The Adversary] - India - directed by Satyajit RayThis is one of my favorite films of all time. When I first saw this I was unemployed and I could really identify with the hero's quest to find a place in the modern world. He's an educated outsider in search of the stability that employment can provide, but he refuses to compromise his integrity in order to

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Walter Jones is the idiot who finally woke up. Unfortunately it took the deaths of thousands for him to realize that he was wrong. How could he, or anyone for that matter, become so blinded by jingoist hatred? He needs to start a new campaign to make amends for the mistakes he made in the past. His first move should be to change the name of freedom fries to francophone fries. That should clear up

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