Biographical

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• Waltz with Bashir

  
  Moviesite Discussions — Authority: 126
  An Israeli ex-soldier and his friends are plagued by strange dreams and visions. He comes to realise that the problem is with deeply-buried memories of his time in Lebanon twenty years ago. Determined to get to the source of the memories, he journeys back to Lebanon, where, twenty years ago, he and other Israeli ...
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• Spy agencies failed to intercept chatter on plane attack: NYT

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) American spy agencies failed to combine intercepts of conversations among leaders of Al Qaeda in Yemen discussing a plot to use a Nigerian man for a coming terrorist attack with other clues, according to the New York Times.The exercise could have disrupted the attempted airline bombing on ...
  13 hours ago

• Suspect online as lonely ‘Farouk1986′?

  
  Entertainment News, Sports News, Celebrity News, African American Culture & Community News and Events - Bilal Ali Productions — Authority: 152
  “Let me tell you a little about me.” “Farouk1986″ introduced himself to a Muslim online community with these words in February 2005. “My name is Umar but you can call me Farouk,” the poster continues, detailing biographical information that appears to match the life of Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the ...
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• 2009 Resolutions Round-Up

  
  The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope — Authority: 123
  About this time last year, I declared twelve gaming resolutions for 2009. With less than a week remaining in said year, it’s time to look back on my good intentions and see how they survived contact with cold reality. This could be ugly. 12 – Buy a copy of Outdoor Survival : Since this resolution just required ...
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• A crack policeman’s snapshots of national newsmakers (IANS Book Review, With Images)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By Madhusree Chatterjee“The British, The Bandits And The Bordermen (From the diaries and articles of K.F. Rustamji)” edited by P.V. Rajgopal; Publisher: Wisdom Tree; Price: Rs 495Gabbar Singh, the dacoit who became a cult figure after the release of “Sholay” by Bollywood filmmaker Ramesh Sippy in the 1970s, ...
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• Rust in Peace: Tribute to my old faithful Toshiba Satellite Pro A100

  
  Moving Images, Moving People! — Authority: 127
  For many of us, computers have become essential silicon extensions of our carbon selves — and we can’t imagine how we managed our work and leisure before their arriva. In my case, the attachment to my laptop goes beyond professional: it’s also my constant companion and travel partner.So it’s akin to a death in ...
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• A Compression of Distances

  
  In the Dark — Authority: 519
  I’m back in Cardiff after a few days of yuletide indulgence in my home town of Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. And very nice it was too, although my mass has increased as a consequence. We didn’t do much except eat and drink, although we did manage a scenic drive on Boxing Day through the ...
  3 days ago

• Fire Update

  
  Life Adventures — Authority: 117
  Today mark three weeks since the devastating fire that destroyed two neighboring buildings in our East Hartford neighborhood. Horst Engineering is back up to full speed, but the two businesses at 71 George St. and 79 George St. have been forced to scramble in an attempt to get their operations up and running. Up until ...
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• 2009 Scrooge Scramble

  
  Life Adventures — Authority: 117
  Today, we continued our tradition of running the Scrooge Scramble 5K road race on Christmas morning. We had a great time. The weather wasn’t that bad. There was bright sun and the temperature hovered around the freezing mark. I rode over to the start in downtown Rockville, Connecticut. I kicked off my 2010 training ...
  5 days ago

• God Jul and Tend to Your Nisse!

  
  The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope — Authority: 123
  I wasn’t planning on doing a post for today, but I remembered I had to remind you folks about a very serious subject before this evening: Remember to leave porridge out for your nisse ! For those of you confused, allow me to explain. Growing up in a Norwegian-American family, Christmas time always herald the ...
  1 week ago

• CREATION

  
  CRITIC CINEMA: movie news and reviews, movie trailers — Authority: 131
  Real-life mated pair Apostle Bettany and Jennifer Connelly grapheme as physicist naturalist and his spouse in this account drama. Set before the business of ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, CREATION finds naturalist grieving over the modification of his girl and opinion farther absent from his wife. Read this article: ...
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• When Looking Back, Make Sure Not to Stumble

  
  The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope — Authority: 123
  With less than a week and a half remaining in 2009, I’ve been in a naturally retrospective mood as of late. I’ve reread some of my earliest posts on this blog and have reexamined the resolutions I undertook at this time last year. A week of looking back on those resolutions and gauging my success, as well as ...
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• The Toughest Ten

  
  Life Adventures — Authority: 117
  I started working on this post months ago. It took a very snowy day for me to find the time to finish the list. I have shaped it and updated it as I have reflected on the meaning of endurance sports in my life. The physical suffering associated with the training and competition is something that I thrive on. Athletics ...
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• Chariot Carriers

  
  Life Adventures — Authority: 117
  Once again, we have proof that the Chariot is one of the best inventions ever. It would be fun to run a company like Chariot Carriers . It is a cool product that people like and value, unlike some of the screws, nuts, and bolts and other hardware that Horst Engineering makes for a living. Not that bolts aren’t ...
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• Boston, Massachusetts and the Santa’s Speedo Run

  
  Life Adventures — Authority: 117
  Last weekend, we had a great holiday season trip to Boston, Massachusetts. There were several highlights, including the Santa’s Speedo Run . Unfortunately, I got closed out of this event. I couldn’t believe that it filled up so fast! It would have been my 38th race of the year, but alas, it was not to be. Since ...
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• James Franco Hosts SNL

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By Ranjan BhaduriDec.20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The expectation of the viewers of SNL rose high ever since it was announced that James Franco, the youthful and cute Pineapple Express star will act as the host. He was the musical guest on the SNL hosted on December 19, 2009. The versatile actor has also donned the hats [...]
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• Major League Dreidel Championships

  
  Life Adventures — Authority: 117
  I love listening to Only a Game on NPR. Saturday mornings are more pleasant when I hear Bill Littlefield’s quirky show. I heard the final segment on the way to work yesterday and I was laughing out loud. Debbie had just asked me to track down a dreidel to show our son. In our household, we celebrate many ...
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• Che: Part Two

  
  Moviesite Discussions — Authority: 126
  Part two of Soderbergh’s epic follows Che’s activities in other South American countries, which ultimately led to his death. Che was a medical doctor who became motivated to take up arms to right what he saw as many of the wrongs in the world, starting with the wrong people at the top. Although a family man, he ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Frog Points to Treasure

  
  The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope — Authority: 123
  It sometimes pays to listen to voices in your head. Take today, for instance. Along with many other procrastinating shoppers, I was out in search of presents for my nephew this afternoon. He’ll be turning one just after the holidays and I’m determined to make sure he has a few of the traditional childhood ...
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• Sad Streets

  
  In the Dark — Authority: 519
  I noticed yesterday that an old post of mine about my childhood in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, was attracting some interest. It’s one of the interesting things about running a blog that, quite often, old posts seem to get someone’s attention and then all of a sudden they are getting dozens of readers. I’m ...
  2 weeks ago

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