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lawmaking in smoke filled back rooms
does your representative support strict coal mining legislation?
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seeing grey
history lesson from the carolina lowcountry
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robot metrosex
I remixed a film from the 1920's.....inspired by current's new website and delicious free music library....I hope this doesn't give anyone nightmares...
it helps to pause and allow this video to load for a while before viewing.
FYI: historians say that over a quarter of the original footage is now lost forever...when imported to America in1927, the entire thesis of the film was lost and distorted in editing....at the time, it was believed the message was too much for american audiences...
the version of the film currently available, demonizes the protagonist (Joh Fredersen) the man who runs Metropolis. in the original version, Federsen's character is the hero who throws a wrench into his own machine ...and lifts up the working class..
the US version plays out like a love story...only establishes villains or heroes....and totally botches the director's (Fritz Lang) original message.
yay 4 hollywood...bringing us spineless, diluted entertainment for over a century...woo hoo. I remixed a film from the 1920's.....inspired by current's new website and delicious free music library....I hope this doesn... more -
luck, perseverance, or prayer
John Kanzius' cancer treatment system may have larger implications
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miner safety legislation on a fast track
...to the oval office waste basket.
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campaign nightmares act 1 of 4
act 2:
http://current.com/items/88791889_campaign_nightmares_a...
act 3:
http://current.com/items/88791893_campaign_nightmares_a...
act 4:
http://current.com/items/88791903_campaign_nightmares_a...
the rest of the story:
http://current.com/items/87989981_what_is_sexy_part_1 act 2: http://current.com/items/88791889_campaign_nightmares_act_2_of_4 act 3: ... more -
1943 guide to hiring women
...before the age of bcc: emails and harassment lawsuits, office memos were just funnier.
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a few good men (LP)
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
One man with courage is a majority.
Every generation needs a new revolution.
-Thomas Jefferson There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. One man with courage is a majority. ... more -
The internet is just a fad
"What the Internet hucksters won't tell you is tht the Internet is one big ocean of unedited data, without any pretense of completeness. Lacking editors, reviewers or critics, the Internet has become a wasteland of unfiltered data. You don't know what to ignore and what's worth reading.
Logged onto the World Wide Web, I hunt for the date of the Battle of Trafalgar. Hundreds of files show up, and it takes 15 minutes to unravel them--one's a biography written by an eighth grader, the second is a computer game that doesn't work and the third is an image of a London monument. None answers my question, and my search is periodically interrupted by messages like, 'Too many connectios, try again later'
Then there's cyberbusiness. We're promised instant catalog shopping--just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet--which there isn't--the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.
A poor substitute it is, this virtual reality where frustration is legion and where--in the holy names of Education and Progress--important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued." "What the Internet hucksters won't tell you is tht the Internet is one big ocean of unedited data, without any pretense of c... more -
Whiplash, the cowboy monkey and his dog
...may God have mercy on the person responsible for this
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Children's book on Acid
"Focus on Hallucinogens" educates kids about the dangers...and adventures involved with using psychedelic substances.
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