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• You have to prepare all your paper work and other financial records. A cross-sectional survey of college students suggests that campus housing smoking bans are effective in decreasing smoking rates [6]. This is your way to a dazzling career in the near fu

  
  College Education — Authority: 148
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• Banned in Wasilla – Fourth Name on “Banned List” Revealed.

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 574
  Well, we’ve learned the identity of the mysterious fourth person on the Palins’ “banned list.” That’s the list of people who were barred from Palin’s public book signing event at the sports complex in Wasilla on December 22nd. Two of the four actually showed up at the event, were asked to leave, and ...
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• United Nations Security Council Imposes Sanctions on Eritrea

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 153
  The United Nations Security Council has imposed arms and travel sanctions on Eritrea for supporting insurgents trying to topple the nascent government in nearby Somalia. The resolution, supported by 13 of the 15 members of the Council, places an arms embargo on Eritrea, imposes travel bans on the Horn of Africa ...
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• Can Smoking Bans Lead to More Passive Smoking?

  
  Incentives Matter — Authority: 126
  The answer is yes according to this article in the AEA Applied Economics by Adda and Cornaglia. Its a perfect example of the unintended consequences of heavy-handed government regulations and of the principle that incentives matter. Heres the abstract: We evaluate the effect of smoking bans and excise taxes on ...
  2 days ago

• Banned in Wasilla!? Palin Hides from Bloggers.

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 574
  Wow.  Take a few days off from politics and what happens?  You miss all the fun. A couple fellow new media types, Gryphen from the Immoral Minority and videographer Dennis Zaki headed north to get some video of Sarah Palin’s “public” book signing at the Curtis Menard Memorial Sports Complex in Wasilla.  You ...
  3 days ago

• SWP 2.0

  
  LENIN'S TOMB — Authority: 565
  The Socialist Workers Party has a new website , which looks a lot more attractive than the old design. More importantly, it is a lot more user-friendly. The three main party publications are clearly displayed and promoted, as are the campaigns supported by the party. And all necessary resources for members, ...
  3 days ago

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Spray Flu Vaccine Is Recalled

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  There is no safety problem with the vaccine, which are being recalled for lack of potency, and people who received doses from the affected lots do not need to be revaccinated, officials said.
  3 days ago

• Iraq Soldiers Pregnancy | U.S. soldiers in Iraq could face courts-martial for getting pregnant

  
  imacroautobots.com — Authority: 145
  iraq Find iraq. See our Guide Today BusinessManagementRight.info Find iraq could face Find iraq could face Review & Compare! SearchNext.com U.S. soldiers in Iraq could face courts-martial for getting pregnant A new order from the general in charge of northern Iraq makes getting ...
  4 days ago

• Editorial: The 76 Million Food Victims

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Congress should move quickly to repair the nation’s food safety system, starting with a bill awaiting a vote on the Senate floor.
  5 days ago

• Pregnant U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Could Face Court-Martial and Jail Time

  
  Reproductive Rights Prof Blog — Authority: 138
  Stars and Stripes: U.S. personnel in Iraq could face court-martial for getting pregnant, by Teri Weaver: The Army general commanding U.S. forces in northern Iraq has added pregnancy to the list of prohibitions for personnel under his command. The policy,...
  5 days ago

• SCOTUS to determine scope of Second Amendment

  
  Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images — Authority: 156
  http://www.ammoland.com/2009/12/18/scotus-to-determine-scope-of-second-amendment/ The Second Amendment is indisputable. It is the foundation of freedom. Now that Sotomayor is a justice (HAH - what an oxymoron that is), shell help it go down in flames. And why has the NRA presented a brief? The NRA in the past had ...
  5 days ago

• Aliens vs. Predator Given Green Light in Australia

  
  Multiplayergames.com — Authority: 135
  Defying all logic, Australia has given the okay to Sega’s upcoming Aliens vs. Predator game after the company resubmitted the game to the OFLC. The announcement comes after an extensive debate about the game rating system in Australia, which has previously banned violent games due to the lack of a R18+ rating ...
  1 week ago

• Deiah veDibur -- Are They Allowed To Have A Website?

  
  Wolfish Musings — Authority: 111
  As many of you know, the chareidi gedolim issued a ban on chareidi websites. At least two prominent sites -- Etrog and Chareidim, are closing their doors. One site that is not is Deiah veDibur, the website of the Israeli Yated. Mordechai Plaut, the editor of DvD (heh, hows that for an acronym) put out the ...
  1 week ago

• About that meta-analysis…

  
  Jacob Grier — Authority: 132
  A few months ago newspapers eagerly picked up news of a meta-analysis of smoking ban studies finding that bans were associated with a 17% decline in heart attack rates in their first year. Will any of them report this whopper of a correction? As it turns out, the study findings were due to a careless error. In the ...
  1 week ago

• Lower Chamber of Spanish Parliament Votes to Liberalize Abortion Laws

  
  Reproductive Rights Prof Blog — Authority: 138
  Herald Sun/AFP: Spanish lawmakers vote to legalise abortion: SPANISH lawmakers have approved a bill to legalise abortion, overriding a wall of protest from the Roman Catholic Church and the conservative opposition. Tabled by the Socialist government, the abortion reform on...
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• Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Smoking…on Stage

  
  Lakeshore Laments — Authority: 138
  Its stories like this which make me think of an old bit by Denis Leary about the continued legality of smoking in America. In it Leary -- who last I checked still chain smokes with the best of them -- says something akin to "Whats the law now?  You can only smoke in your apartment, under a blanket, with the lights ...
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• Does Denver know a pit bull when it sees one?

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 530
  The city of Denver’s faulty logic just got proven even faultier. As if  the city’s ban on pit bulls, which has led to hundreds of dogs being put to death, weren’t ill-advised enough, there’s this: Apparently even experts can’t correctly identify a pit bull visually. Denver Post columnist Bill Johnson ...
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• Here are the New Releases for the week of December 22nd, 2009

  
  CONFRONT Magazine — Authority: 131
  — Eminem – ‘Relapse : Refill’ The re-release of Relapse , titled Relapse: Refill , includes seven bonus tracks, including the single “Forever”, also featuring Drake, Kanye West and Lil Wayne (previously found on the More Than a Game soundtrack) and “Taking My Ball” (also released with the DJ ...
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• Massachusetts Public School - Drawing Jesus Christ Crucified May Result in Mandatory Psychological Evaluation.

  
  Massachusetts Conservative Feminist | Ordinary: Degrees of Moderation and Sanity — Authority: 124
  8 year old rendition of Christ on Cross - image Washington Post Taunton Massachusetts: The first reports came from the Taunton Gazette - an eight year old was asked to do a drawing about the meaning of Christmas, he drew Christ Crucified, and the result – removal from the school and a mandatory psychological ...
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• Reese Witherspoon Style Guide

  
  Sweet Fuzz — Authority: 116
  I have to be honest. I havent always loved Reeses style. I always thought she was an amazing actress and is gorgeous, but I just couldnt relate to her style wise. In my opinion she seemed too conservative and dressed too old for her age. I dont know what caused the change, whether it was a new stylist or dating ...
  1 week ago

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