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William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82 - Yahoo! News |
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1:48 pm EST, Feb 27, 2008 |
William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.
William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82 - Yahoo! News |
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| Topic: Arts |
9:33 am EST, Feb 27, 2008 |
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb.
I've seen this before, but it is funny. garfield minus garfield |
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How Crypto Won the DVD War | Threat Level from Wired.com |
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| Topic: Computer Security |
7:37 pm EST, Feb 26, 2008 |
Support from studios has been widely cited as the reason for Blu-ray's victory, but few consumers know that the studios were likely won over by the presence of a digital lock on movies called BD+, a far more sophisticated and resilient digital rights management, or DRM, system than that offered by HD DVD.
This is very interesting. How Crypto Won the DVD War | Threat Level from Wired.com |
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Sharks clear out south Florida beaches - U.S. news- msnbc.com |
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2:53 pm EST, Feb 26, 2008 |
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - There’s something lurking in the water at several south Florida beaches. Hundreds of swarming sharks, some as close as 10 feet offshore, have closed down beaches in Broward and Palm Beach counties. "The water clarity has been so good" that it's been easier than usual to see the annual migration, Bob Taylor, superintendent for lifeguards at Delray Beach, told NBC's "Today" show.
The video is amazing - 100s of sharkies, a massive swarm of em, swimming North. Sharks clear out south Florida beaches - U.S. news- msnbc.com |
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RE: Pakistan Cuts Access to YouTube Worldwide - New York Times |
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| Topic: Computer Security |
2:18 pm EST, Feb 26, 2008 |
bucy wrote: Pakistan Telecom then made an error by announcing that dummy route to its own telecommunications partner, PCCW, based in Hong Kong, shortly before noon New York time on Sunday, according to Renesys. PCCW then made a second error, accepting that dummy route for YouTube and relaying it to other Internet providers around the world.
Except that everyone makes this "error." No one dutifully filters routes they accept from peers. The core point here is that anyone with a BGP feed can take anyone else out pretty much whenever. RE: Pakistan Cuts Access to YouTube Worldwide - New York Times |
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Free Million Dollar Homes! |
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8:41 am EST, Feb 26, 2008 |
Joe Lents hasn't made a payment on his $1.5 million mortgage since 2002.
That's when Washington Mutual Inc. first tried to foreclose
on his home in Boca Raton, Florida. The Seattle-based lender
failed to prove that it owned Lents's mortgage note and dropped
attempts to take his house. Subsequent efforts to foreclose have
stalled because no one has produced the paperwork.
Judges in at least five states have stopped foreclosure
proceedings because the banks that pool mortgages into
securities and the companies that collect monthly payments
haven't been able to prove they own the mortgages. More than $2.1 trillion, or 19 percent, of outstanding
mortgages have been bundled into securities by private banks,
according to Inside Mortgage Finance, a Bethesda, Maryland-based
industry newsletter. Those loans may be sold several times
before they land in a security. Mortgage servicers, who collect
monthly payments and distribute them to securities investors,
can buy and sell the home loans many times.
Each time the mortgages change hands, the sellers are
required to sign over the mortgage notes to the buyers. In the
rush to originate more loans during the U.S. mortgage boom, from
2003 to 2006, that assignment of ownership wasn't always
properly completed, said Alan White, assistant professor at
Valparaiso University School of Law in Valparaiso, Indiana.
``Loans were mass produced and short cuts were taken,''
White said. ``A lot of the paperwork is done in the name of the
original lender and a lot of the original lenders aren't around
anymore.''
More than 100 mortgage companies stopped making loans,
closed or were sold last year, according to Bloomberg data.
These people were literally asleep at the wheel! Free Million Dollar Homes! |
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| Topic: Civil Liberties |
8:35 am EST, Feb 26, 2008 |
Welcome to the Sunday Sales Coalition website. Thank you for supporting our campaign to allow local communities to decide whether alcohol should be sold in grocery and convenience stores on Sunday. This website is designed for the specific purpose of connecting you, the voters with your elected officials. It is your resource for helping convince our elected officials that Sunday sales is an issue that is meaningful to voters, requires their attention, and deserves their support.
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Despite public sentiment, Sundays likely to stay dry for now | ajc.com |
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9:09 pm EST, Feb 25, 2008 |
While several members of his caucus who oppose the bill are counted among the Senate leadership, Farris said it appears that Perdue — a religious conservative who doesn't drink — is the stumbling block. Perdue all but threatened to veto the bill, saying Georgians should show better "time management" if they want to purchase alcoholic beverages by buying them on other days of the week.
Go Chris Farris! This law is stupid and unconstitutional! Despite public sentiment, Sundays likely to stay dry for now | ajc.com |
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