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Month: June 2006

Media Vocabulary Guidelines Needed

Media Vocabulary Guidelines Needed

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When you see it, protest. I wrote to Brad Kalbfeld (Deputy Director, Managing Editor, a member of the AP senior management team) to recommend vocabulary guidelines: “I am writing to you to request that you draw up some vocabulary guidelines for the Associated Press. As an objective reporting service, you surely cannot have missed the fact that vocabulary choices resonate. In the political climate of the United States at this time, I think it is important that you consider very…

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Stop Thornborough Henges Quarrying

Stop Thornborough Henges Quarrying

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Petition to stop the quarrying of the Thornborough Complex. In the UK, the largest prehistoric religious site, the Thornborough Henges Complex, is being quarried for gravel by Tarmac Ltd. The henges are believed to represent one of Britain’s largest ritual gathering places from the Neolithic period, and many fear the work may help destroy clues about why the 5,000-year-old earthworks were built. Without government intervention this supremely important site will suffer further damage simply for gravel that can be easily…

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Unconscious Mutterings 174

Unconscious Mutterings 174

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Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme – Week 174 Fraud :: Cheat Cure :: Disease Slate :: Schedule Pretentious :: Vain Splendid :: Brilliant Geek :: Nerd Blister :: Friction Pizza :: Cider Revive :: Resuscitate Visionary :: Transformative You are 40% geek You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you…

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Open-minded Quiz

Open-minded Quiz

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You Are 64% Open Minded You are a very open minded person, but you’re also well grounded. Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints. But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line. You’re open to considering every possibility – but in the end, you stand true to yourself. How Open Minded Are You?

Woman as “Pre-pregnant” Incubators

Woman as “Pre-pregnant” Incubators

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We can’t give you that cancer-fighting chemotherapy. It would endanger the pre-fetus. You’ll just have to die and make room for more efficient femfactory production units. The pre-pregnant. The pre-pregnant? Well, if all women of reproductive age should consider themselves pre-pregnant, then I guess there will have to be a resurrection of real sex education and easily available birth control. Prenatal services and care for women will take top priority, and corporations will immediately address exposure to environmental toxins in…

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