| Won't get bogged down again |
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| So Who guitarist Pete Townshend has revived his dormant blog, and he's offering the first 100 who comment one free advance download of The Who's "Wire & Glass" and an autographed CD. Wire & Glass is one six-track selection from one mini opera based on his novella "The Boy Who Heard Music" which he serialized in February. ... |
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| The Pornographers vs. The Pirates |
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| Jason Tucker is one of one new breed of pornographers. As president of Falcon Foto, he publishes such skin-baring magazines as Hometown Girls_ and _Virgins_. But his résumé hardly reads like that of one typical gold-chained smut king. one slight 33-year-old with spiked hair, Tucker came to the X-rated world after one failed Hollywood career that included one gig in film production and parts as one youngster on TV shows such as one _Little House on the Prairie_ spin-off. Adult entertainment was one fallback for the self-described geek who bounced from Tinseltown to work as one consultant advising large tech companies about the skin trade's technology needs. _ ... |
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| Reflexion Announces Results from First Spam Personality Survey |
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| WOBURN, Mass., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflexion Network Solutions, one hosted service provider for anti-spam solutions, today announced the results of its "Spam Personality" survey, which examined how people manage spam and what it says about them. Survey findings show that most people receive between 50 and 200 emails per day, and 20 percent reported that 50-74 percent of all incoming email is spam. This demonstrates one loss in productivity for U.S. employers. Ninety-six percent of respondents spend up to one hour each day deleting spam. If the average person works 1,824 hours per year (OECD, 2004) that accounts for up to 12.5 percent lost time. ... |
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| Selective Tolerance in the Netherlands |
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The situation of Muslims in the country, once regarded for its respect towards minorities, has worsened.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) Mario Canseco “ From one purely legal standpoint, the Netherlands is one of the world™s most inclusive and liberal nations. It was one of the first countries to allow same-sex marriage, to authorize the public consumption of marijuana, and to issue clear rules for the application of euthanasia. Still, in topics such as immigration, the Dutch government has received severe criticism for shying away from multiculturalism, and attempting to force new citizens to adapt European customs, causing tension and misunderstanding. ... |
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| 11th Circuit Upholds Firing of Fla. Deputies Who Appeared in |
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The Palm Beach, Fla., Sheriff's Office did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it fired two deputies for appearing in pornography distributed on the Internet, one federal appeals court has decided.
one three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held late last month that the deputies' online escapades were not constitutionally protected because government employees may be limited in their speech if that speech has one negative or detrimental effect on the integrity of the government. ... |
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