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" "Yes, there was a real Dracula, and he was a true prince of darkness. He was Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad Tepes, meaning "Vlad the Impaler." The Turks called him Kaziglu Bey, or "the Impaler...
Akihabara rampage foretold but lost among myriad messages on Internet site
" TOKYO — To most of Japan, the deadly stabbings in Tokyo were an incomprehensible act of sudden and indiscriminate violence.But to readers of an obscure website called “Extreme Exchange, Revised,” the...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Tribute to a Poet Laureate - by lawdog
"As read at City Lights Bookstore as part of LaborFest 2004, and on Tasha's Place on TalkShoe 5/12/08Sometimes I lose my perspective. I forget what a truly incredible place San Francisco is, and how very fortunate I am to rub shoulders with the artists who have always been...I am a Mexican-American, I worked for Ron Paul in the 1990’s, and I Know th...
E. Stewart Rhodes, ex-paratrooper, disabled vet, ex-firearms instructor, former Ron Paul staff member, Yale Law grad/Research Scholar, & Montana/Nevada lawyer, speaks out on behalf of Ron Paul:"I worked for Ron Paul, in his Washington D.C. office, in 1998-99, seeing him...
World Series of Beer Pong III in Las Vegas
Marking this story as 'culture' is a stretch :)"If you’ve never heard of it before, get ready to find a new world series to become obsessed or entertained with. Once a tournament makes it’s move to Las Vegas...
A fair deal for Africa?
"fair deal for Africa? RTÉ Europe Editor Sean Whelan takes a look at Economic Partnership Agreements and wonders if they provide a fair deal. The first summit in seven years between the European Union and the 52 nation African Union takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, on the...
created by infomatique | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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A VISIT WITH PUTIN IHT
Putin's Russia is definitely a new hybrid. There's no threat of a new
Cold War, no ideology of world domination in the new Russia. The
president enjoys a level of popularity and legitimacy Soviet leaders
never... 
R.E.M. Invites Fans to Document Dublin Shows
Prior to playing a week of shows at Dublin's Olympia Theatre, R.E.M. decided that they wanted their fans to be able to track and cover the shows via a Web 2.0 format. The resulting site, R.E.M. Dublin, is a...
created by lickyourheart | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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New Findings Question Masada History
The iconic Masada mountain, in the Judean desert of Israel, has been a symbol of Jewish complacency for centuries. Leaders of Israel have often cited the last stand and ultimate suicide of the inhabitants of...
Nine Of 10 Sjogren's Patients Are Women
"Sjogren's syndrome. Although identified back in 1933 by a Swedish physician of that name, the affliction remains so obscure that many physicians today even ask, "What?""
Ten Things You Didn't Know about Your Books
Almost everyone believes that Johann Gutenberg, a goldsmith from the German town of Mainz, invented printing. But while his existence has never been in doubt, everything else about Gutenberg is uncertain. There is almost no evidence of his character and activities. No book...
[Mel] Gibson Hit with Plagiarism Claims
"A Mexican filmmaker has accused Mel Gibson of stealing scenes for his new drama "Apocalypto" from a little-known 1989 movie. Gibson's epic, which is set in the Mayan civilization and told in an obscure Mayan...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Gibson rules box office with $14.2 million `Apocalypto' debut
"LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson's bloody epic "Apocalypto" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, proving the filmmaker still can deliver a winner despite his drunken-driving arrest and anti-Semitic rant last summer. "Apocalypto," a Disney release set among the extinct Mayan...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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![Planetary triple play on deck [early] Sunday](http://media.nowpublic.net/images/thumbs/c6/0/c6046d762844494ee5141018a5037e2d.jpg)
Planetary triple play on deck [early] Sunday
"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the predawn skies. About 45 minutes before dawn on Sunday those...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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