February 2012
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Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not...
– Lucinda Williams
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Breaking News: Canine Flatulence Linked With Human...
GHENT, BELGIUM, Jan. 21, 2012 — A new study released by scientists at the University of Ghent in Belgium has identified a correlation between healthy, human centenarians and their life-long exposure to canine flatulence.
“Those 100-year-olds in our study who have spent a significant portion of their lives around dogs with pronounced flatulence issues were found to be 68% more likely...
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But decades of research show that individuals almost always perform better than...
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-new-groupthink.html
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barackobama:
“While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”
- The White House, responding this morning to a petition on SOPA and online piracy
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Kite Song
The Sunday after There was laughter in the air Everybody had a kite They were flying everywhere And all the trouble went away And it wasn’t just a dream All the trouble went away And it wasn’t just a dream
In the middle of the night We try and try with all our might To light a little light down here In the middle of the night We dream of a million kites Flying high above the sadness...
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Jubilee
And when you feel like this try to imagine That we’re all like frail boats on the sea Just scanning the night for that great guiding light Announcing the jubilee
And I can tell by the way you’re standing With your eyes filling with tears That it’s habit alone keeps you turning for home Even though your home is right here
Where the people who love you are gathered Under the wise...