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So Much for the Information Age - Chronicle.com I teach a seminar called "Secrecy: Forbidden Knowledge." I recently asked my class of 16 freshmen and sophomores, many of whom had graduated in the top 10 percent of their high-school classes and had dazzling SAT scores, how many had heard the word "rendi America's Best- And Worst-Paying Jobs - Forbes.com Jobs where you save people's lives or make them look better pay best... obviously. Food is becoming a global problem Something has to be done to curb speculation in agricultural commodities 10 Ways to Improve Blog Traffic in 30 Minutes or Less Silliness-as-a-Service Brutal Honesty: You Are Fat "Laziness is how we get fat. Denial is how we stay that way." AWESOME LINE... SHOULD USE THIS IN SOME CONVERSATION hehe... Major fakes suicide to elope with senior officer's wife-India-The Times of India Stupid decisions... Why all this drama. Contraceptive jab developed for men-Health/Sci-The Times of India Need an alarm also when this thing loses effect... Brain drain is passe, India a hot destination for CEOs Short the USD DNA - After Hrs - Madonna's husband preferred cookies to sex - Daily News & Analysis Happens because eating only cookies means testosterone levels dip. You need to eat beef The Stalwart: Web Forms Rant "Why can't I fill in just the zip code? Because the zip code tells you what city and state I live in, it seems totally superfluous to fill in all three".. ABSOLUTELY. BUT YOU NEED A ZIP--->ADDRESS MAPPING DATABASE FOR EACH COUNTRY. MAYBE SOME BUSINESS FOR Mummy As they say - what was she looking at??? DNA - Odd News - Spreading the F-word - Daily News & Analysis "A foul-mouthed parrot, who once told a vicar to f*** off, has been teaching other birds how to swear." IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS Golf - Immelman completes shocking run to green jacket Fuck Tiger Woods. As George Carlin said, I am tired of being told who to admire...