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gleans at 8:55 AM MT, 11/07

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The US Army major who carried out the Fort Hood massacre sprayed more than 100 rounds at his comrades using a gun nicknamed the "cop killer."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6519392/Fort-Hood-shootings-gunman-used-cop-killer-weapon-in-massacre-at-US-Army-base.html

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-texas7-2009nov07,0,652942.story - By Don Lee - The Lone Star State's attractions include its low cost of living and no income tax.
 
Mad Men's Don Draper effect - http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1106/p09s01-coop.html
 
Less poetry, music but big Miami book fair goes on http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMBYi-8N5dV9JMW9lF14lPTeAJ-QD9BQ7M4G3
 
Human suspicion of realistic robots and avatars may have earlier origins than previously thought.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/technology/8344203.stm

 
A technology helpline claims that there are significant differences between the types of calls it receives from men and women.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/technology/8346810.stm

 
Osamu Tezuka was a seminal figure in 20th century Japanese popular culture. A new book by Helen McCarthy explores the work below the waterline. Here she tells us why Tezuka is so important

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/6508042/The-Art-of-Osamu-Tezuka-God-Of-Manga.html

 
Dublin's Other Poetry: Rhymes and Songs of the City (Paperback - Sep 15, 2009)

http://www.amazon.com/Dublins-Other-Poetry-Rhymes-Songs/dp/1843511614/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257608564&sr=1-1

 
 
Malcolm Lowry: From the Mersey to the World - http://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-Lowry-Mersey-Bryan-Biggs/dp/1846312280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257608621&sr=1-1
 

Zombie-Pataphysics - http://zombiepataphysics.blogspot.com/
A look at art, science, philosophy, computing, humour, humor, seriously zombie, zombi, zombies, alchemy, politics, food, cooking, Derrida, amazing, ...
 
 
 

gleans at 8:30 AM MST, 11/05

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Wikipedia writer/editors are 80% male, 65% single, 85% without children, about 70% under the age of 30. Does that tell us anything?. http://bostonreview.net/BR34.6/morozov.php
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_sc/us_space_elevator
Sign Language: week 73

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/signlanguage/6501798/Sign-Language-week-73.html

The Men Who Stare at Goats: A new film about psychic warfare is based on its use during the Cold War, but paranormal powers are still being harnessed for murder investigations today. Florence Waters meets one of Britain’s leading professional remote

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6495470/The-Men-Who-Stare-at-Goats-the-power-of-psychic-spying.html

Paired right, the versatile little citrus punches up an otherwise ordinary dish. Pie is a natural, of course, but also consider scones, marinades and even ceviche. http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-keylime4-2009nov04,0,7394157.story
Watching the decline of the California State University system from within its boardroom mirrors the erosion of the California dream. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bleich4-2009nov04,0,1193621.story
 
Seville: a city for all seasons

Join the crowds in Seville for Holy Week, or enjoy the peace and warm climate of winter. Nick Trend weighs up the options.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/6487915/Seville-a-city-for-all-seasons.html

 
My Father's Places by Aeronwy Thomas (Hardcover - Aug 5, 2009)

http://www.amazon.com/My-Fathers-Places-Aeronwy-Thomas/dp/1849010056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257289113&sr=1-1

 
No Cloak No Dagger by Grace Stoddard (Paperback - Oct 15, 2008)

http://www.amazon.com/No-Cloak-Dagger-Grace-Stoddard/dp/1604941448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257289209&sr=1-1

 
When invited by a millionaire to jet between islands, sampling food and wine created by world experts to raise money for charity, how could anyone refuse? Robert Joseph gets his fill of fine Caribbean dining 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/foodandwineholidays/6445949/Caribbean-cuisine-on-a-Branson-budget.html

 
The rapidly increasing surveillance power of unmanned aircraft gives U.S. officials an option besides troops. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-drone-eyes2-2009nov02,0,3816238.story 

San Antonio successfully lobbied to win a competition to host the new Air Force cyberwarfare operation. - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/us/01cyberwar.html?ref=us 
Colorado county copes with methane mystery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_methane_mystery;_ylt=Auz060vdrdpjWNYe93J9Biis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM0cWNnbDliBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTAyL3VzX21ldGhhbmVfbXlzdGVyeQRjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzQEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNjb2xvcmFkb2NvdW4-

CDC Study Finds Swine Flu May Have Infected As Many As 5.7 Million Americans

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/October/30/Swine-Flu.aspx

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/books/review/Drzal-t.html?_r=1&ref=booksInside one of the world's largest data centers - CNET gets a tour of Microsoft's 700,000-square-foot Chicago facility--a data center the company says just might be the biggest on the planet. 
 
 The Posthuman Dada Guide: tzara and lenin play chess (The Public Square) by Andrei Codrescu (Paperback - Feb 22, 2009) <== must reading for Dadaists

http://www.amazon.com/Posthuman-Dada-Guide-Public-Square/dp/0691137781

 

 
 
 

gleans at 11:20 AM MST, 11/04

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Scientists seem addicted to predictions lately, the more ominous or hysterical, the better. Science didn’t used to be like this, says Stuart Blackman. What’s going on?... more»



The Secret Ingredient Is Politics
By MARIAN BURROS
At the White House, politics, cooking and popular culture collide.

Cookbooks as Edible Adventures
By JULIA MOSKIN
Even in the age of ever-expanding recipe databases, cookbooks are still alluring. Here are this season’s most interesting titles.

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Hop Off the Wheel and Taste Paris
By SAM SIFTON
The food at Le Relais de Venise recalls an era of silver plate and good manners, the simplicity of salad, steak and fries, heavy on the salt and butter, rich as a cardiologist.

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An Honest Day’s Work From Vienna
By ERIC ASIMOV
That any wine comes from Vienna seems absurd on the face of it. Great urban centers are not known for their vineyards, beyond a novel acre here and there. But Vienna is different.



The Temporary Vegetarian
By ELAINE LOUIE
Joaquin Baca only serves the food he loves at Brooklyn Star in Williamsburg, including the green bean casserole.
 

Key lime: Handle with care - By Noelle Carter - Paired right, the versatile little citrus punches up an otherwise ordinary dish. Pie is a natural, of course, but also consider scones, marinades and even ceviche.

 

Apres Gourmet: Food magazines find their niches

By Russ Parsons - In a narrowcasting world, the magazine's demise may have been caused by its inclusiveness.

 

 

California's higher-education debacle

By Jeff Bleich - Watching the decline of the California State University system from within its boardroom mirrors the erosion of the California dream.

 

 

Elevator to space? They're really trying -

Seville: a city for all seasons

Join the crowds in Seville for Holy Week, or enjoy the peace and warm climate of winter. Nick Trend weighs up the options.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/6487915/Seville-a-city-for-all-seasons.html

 

There's a certain degree of irony in watching an online video about an analogue blogger using a blackboard to bring news ... [more]

 

Does the universe have a skeleton? ... [more]

 

What makes us self-aware and how can you test it? ... [more]

 

New clues point to the puzzling origin of the Falklands wolf [more] ... [more]

 
 
 
 
 

gleans at 9:35 AM MST, 11/01

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Police quash nude pumpkin run
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8336308.stm

 
Some Like it Hot: Me, Marilyn and the Movie

http://www.amazon.com/Some-Like-Hot-Marilyn-Movie/dp/075352225X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257089159&sr=1-1

 
 
 
 

gleans at 7:35 AM MST, 11/01

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Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy' The Associated Press - ‎WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economic recovery "could be a little choppy" and it's going to take a while. ...
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