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- NEW YORK - In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound. ADVERTISEMENT Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature, died Wednesday at 84. He had suffered brain injuries after a recent fall at his Manhattan home, said his wife, photographer Jill Krementz. In a statement, Norman Mailer hailed Vonnegut as "a marvelous writer with a style that r
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- maya posted on 04/12/2007һΪˣûκ˽ˡlisaѾΪȫDzˡ ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ Surprising and confusing new evidence was released, Tuesday, in the attempted kidnapping and armed battery case against former astronaut Lisa Nowak. Dozens of photographs of the evidence have been made public and others have only been described. SLIDESHOW: Evidence Photos Released In Case VIDEO: New Evidence Released In Case The confusing evidence that's just gone public is that
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- zt posted on 04/11/2007Kaine Vetoes Bill To Study Castration By Tim Craig Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 11, 2007; B01 RICHMOND, April 10 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have required state agencies to study whether Virginia should start castrating violent sex offenders instead of confining them, some for the rest of their lives. The General Assembly, hoping to reduce the costs of housing the state's most dangerous sex offenders in prison or treatment facilities, overwhelm
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (German: Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant) is a 1972 German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play. This film has an all female cast and is primarily set in a wardrobe at the home of the protagonist, Petra von Kant. It follows the changing dynamics in her relationships with some of the other women. It is a witty tragedy of lovesickness and one of Fassbinders most powerful plays and films. Petra von Kant is a famous fashion designer
- skyfrog posted on 04/11/2007What a wonderful feeling it is- to just meet someone for the first time, and feel like your paths have crossed before.. human nature or society makes strangers, taboo and therefore the trust worthiness is minimal. True people with positive energy/karma connect instantly and with such ease. Ther beauty within true humans is that their instincts are usually correct and - the path continues...
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- wukong posted on 04/10/2007For better or for worse, one of the greatest minds of mankind has to borrow a great musician's glamor and celebrity in order to catch more eyeballs. Why isn't Mozart "Euler of music"? :-) Happy Birthday, Mr. "Oiler". :-) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Countless Achievements of a Math Master By David Brown Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 9, 2007; A06 You should approach Joyce's "Ulysses" as the illiterate Baptist preacher approaches the Old Testament: w
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- liaokang posted on 04/09/2007Easter: The Renewal of Life Liao Kang Easter is more than a religious celebration. Saint Bede (673-735), the English historian and theologian, discussed how the secular concept of Easter originated from a heathen festival held at the vernal equinox in honor of the Teutonic goddess of dawn, called Eostre, from which the Old English word eastre derived. It was only natural that people should celebrate when life was renewing itself after a hibernation or seeming death of winter; or as Geoffrey Chaucer ve
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