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Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
It's another fine piece by Stephenson. Where Pratchett in Nation uses multiverses as a way of making the historical, geographical and cultural backdrop of the story as similar to this universe as necessary to make the differences stand out, Stephenson dives with delight into the implications of multiverses on philosophy, mathematics, information theory, language and other sources of playful...
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GadgetVicar (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Next Thursday night I'll be at Martin Stephenson's gig in Ayr. I've just discovered that on the 17th December, he'll be playing with the Daintees a little bit closer to home than that. To be exact, a five minute walk...
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Conscientious (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... really is a difference between Rolleiflex Zeiss and Schneider-Kreuznach lenses, for example. Sam Stephenson's The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965 sits right where jazz, photography, and this kind of obsessiveness intersect. The book is devoted to the photography and tapes taken over the course of eight years by W. Eugene Smith,...
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The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Larry Stephenson will be spending his Thanksgiving week learning how to eat left-handed. He recently underwent surgery to deal with a nagging problem which he is hoping will now be resolved, taking him out of action for several weeks. We’ll let Larry tell the tale… “I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand November 17th - just [...]
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Super Tech News / Published News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Here comes the Pico Bayard, an interesting gadget designed by Jeffrey Stephenson, which works both as a hybrid computer and a digital photo frame. The design of this mini computer is inspired by mantle clock design of Bayard, a French clockmaker.The Pico Bayard is powered by a 1GHz VIA C7 processor, 1GB DDR2 memory and an 80W picoPSU. It supports WiFi which has an adjustable antenna at the back....
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WHAT WOULD TOTO WATCH? (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... Stealer Spotlight: Hank Azaria WWTW Interview: ‘Best Worst Movie’ director Michael P. Stephenson - Pt. 2
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360 Cities (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Panoramic photo by Scott Knauss . The Fleet systems engineers of Naples, Italy join our leader, Bob Stephenson, for dinner at La Fattoria in Pozzuoli.
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Brian's Utah Weblog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
As we see our Utah Legislature gearing up for the 2010 general session, here are the partisan voting percentages for the 2009 Senate. The methodology for this table is explained in this post. Senator Party D Votes R Votes Missed Votes Democratic Percentage Okerlund R 3 55 0 5.17% Stephenson R 2 54 2 5.17% Waddoups R 2 54 2 5.17% Buttars R 1 52 5 6.03% Jenkins R 4 52 2 8.62% Killpack R 1 48 9...
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | yesterday
... their job in 2012, [Mayor] Boris Johnson or [Metropolitian Police Service commissioner] Sir Paul Stephenson?" More: "The creation of police authorities was a step in the right direction but it is a flawed model. The MPA [Metropolitan Police Authority] sets the budget, owns the properties, [an]d employs the non-uniformed police staff. It is part of the delivery machine. It is also...
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James Cleverly (Free subscription) | yesterday
... If crime in London was to soar who would lose their job in 2012, Boris Johnson or Sir Paul Stephenson? The creation of police authorities was a step in the right direction but it is a flawed model. The MPA sets the budget, owns the properties ,d employs the non-uniformed police staff. It is part of the delivery machine. It is also the scrutiny body. I can't see how it can properly scrutinise...
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Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | yesterday
Obama will hold a jobs summit at the White House Dec. 3. Some of the confirmed attendees: Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Inc (GOOG.O) Randall Stephenson, CEO, AT&T Inc (T.N) Surya Mohapatra, CEO, Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX.N) Frederick Smith, CEO, FedEx Corp (FDX.N) Brian Roberts, CEO, Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) Bob Iger, CEO, Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) W. James McNerney, CEO, Boeing (BA.N) Andrew Liveris,...
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FourthAmendment.com (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... because the Fourth Amendment is not a money-mandating constitutional provision." (quoting Stephenson v. United States, 58 Fed. Cl. 186, 192 (2003))). Furthermore, although the Supreme Court held in Bivens "that a party may, under certain circumstances, bring an action for violations of constitutional rights against Government officials in their individual capacities[,] ... [t]he...