Damon Agretto wrote:
I have a friend who works for the Nevada Department
of Education whose job
it is to research universities and make
recommendations on accreditation. I
asked him about the University of Phoenix a couple
of months ago. He said
UP is a good school and accredited.
I think you need Israeli right-wing POV here ...
Ritu wrote
I'd say Israel's current army chief of staff and four ex-security
chiefs would know more about the situation there. And Moshe Ya'alon and
four of Israel's ex-security chiefs think that their policy is
counter-productive and intensifying
Julia Thompson wrote:
Are they higher on the EWG! factor than having the doctor's arm
in up to the elbow without benefit of anesthesia?
It depends on how much you like having other people's blood dripped on you. *shudder*
But yours is pretty tough to beat. What happened?
Jim
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/09/24/dumbing_down_american_readers/
or
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D2A513796
Since the article is free, I'm not posting it. The op-ed writer takes the
literary world to task for awarding bad but popular authors like
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On 17 Nov 2003, at 4:12 pm, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
Let me understand. You are
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jim Sharkey wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Are they higher on the EWG! factor than having the doctor's arm
in up to the elbow without benefit of anesthesia?
It depends on how much you like having other people's blood dripped on
you. *shudder* But yours is pretty
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/09/24/dumbing_down_american_readers/
or
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D2A513796
Since the article is free, I'm not posting it. The op-ed writer takes the
literary world to task for
At 12:25 AM 11/20/2003 +, you wrote:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-11-18-family-guy_x.htm
In a sign of the growing importance of DVD sales to Hollywood, 20th
Century Fox is considering a plan to resume production of Family Guy, a
sometimes crude animated comedy that the
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Not joking, this is great news. Why was this show considered bad by so
many people? (The pat answer, they were right). I loved the show. It had
great jokes and was constantly funnier than the simpsons. Now, I never
bought any shows but I only own 5 DVDs
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Kevin Tarr wrote:
The op-ed writer takes the literary world to task for awarding bad but
popular authors like Stephen King. While I can understand his point,
what is the list opinion: is it better that more people read even if
it's not highbrow works? Isn't this the
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Kevin Tarr wrote:
The op-ed writer takes the literary
Ok, whoever recommended Probability Moon etc, thanks - I was up until 2am trying to
get through it :)
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003,
I would agree with what Julia had to say. For me, it
seemed like they were trying to be The Simpsons, but
the humor was more heavy handed. It had some moment,
but I wasn't particularly sorry to see it go.
I'd MUCH rather they bring back Futurama...
Damon.
=
Damon wrote:
I would agree with what Julia had to say. For me, it
seemed like they were trying to be The Simpsons, but
the humor was more heavy handed. It had some moment,
but I wasn't particularly sorry to see it go.
I'd MUCH rather they bring back Futurama...
I would definitely rather Futurama
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Reggie Bautista wrote:
I would definitely rather Futurama be brought back, but my experience
w/Family Guy is a little different from yours and Julia's. When I saw
them airing as brand new episodes, I didn't care for them very much.
But this past summer when I saw
Jeffrey Miller wrote:
Of course, he also goes on to list exactly what he thinks is worthwhile
reading :)
..which of course, includes Proust. Anyone here taken a stab at
Remembrance of Things Past?
Does anyone remember the great Monty Python sketch The All-England
Summarize
Proust Competition?
I wrote:
I would definitely rather Futurama be brought back, but my experience
w/Family Guy is a little different from yours and Julia's. When I saw
them airing as brand new episodes, I didn't care for them very much.
But this past summer when I saw them on Cartoon Network, for some reason
Something for William Goodall. Apparently someone found a rather unusual use
for an old Mac. ;-)
http://home.comcast.net/~jleblanc77/cube/
Jon
Le Blog: http://zarq.livejournal.com
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Has one of the new viruses infected your
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Something for William Goodall. Apparently someone found a
rather unusual use
for an
Jon wrote:
Something for William Goodall. Apparently someone found a rather unusual
use for an old Mac. ;-)
http://home.comcast.net/~jleblanc77/cube/
Back in the day (meaning, pre-Power PC chip), this was done with
Mac Classics. They made a somewhat smaller fish bowl, but still
stylish
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Jon wrote:
Something for William Goodall. Apparently someone found a rather
http://www.furia.com/twas/twas0460.html
One of my weekly music review must-reads, Glenn takes nearly an entire entry to muse
on the role of iTunes in a post-internet world.
(or something like that. Mandy Moore is in there, too)
-j-
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I loved the pure surreal nuttiness of Family Guy. The talking dog that
everyone simply accepts...Stewie's megalomaniacal madness.
But I also loved Futurama, too. Bring 'em both back!
(Anyone but me notice the problem Fox has with shows that start with F?
Family Guy, Futurama, Firefly,
On 20 Nov 2003, at 11:18 pm, Reggie Bautista wrote:
Jon wrote:
Something for William Goodall. Apparently someone found a rather
unusual use for an old Mac. ;-)
http://home.comcast.net/~jleblanc77/cube/
Back in the day (meaning, pre-Power PC chip), this was done with
Mac Classics. They made a
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On 20 Nov 2003, at 11:18 pm, Reggie Bautista wrote:
Jon wrote:
Something for William Goodall.
Rejected title for hymn
By Mollie Wilson, from McSweeneys
(http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/hymns.html )
You Have to Admit, This Sounds Pretty Farfetched
There are a bunch more at the website. I can send out the whole list my
sister sent me, if anyone's interested. I just thought
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/09/24/dumbing_down_american_readers/
or
So, well I read the article. First, to offer my
opinion on the question asked: I'm in agreement; as
long as they're reading its better than not reading at
all.
Now for the article: I thought the guy was rather
elitist in his evaluation, but I suppose that comes
with the terretory when you're a
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From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My job offers educational reimbursement that I am
seriously considering to use to go for a Masters
degree, in order to break the cycle of underemployment
I'm in. We recently picked up a new person in our
department that has an MBA from the University of
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Bryon Daly wrote:
My impressions:
- they're very focused on non-traditional students. It seems they can
give course credit for life experience and work experience. That might
be more for bachelor's-level degrees than MBA's, but I'm not sure.
- I kinda got the
All I can say is that I've tried to read King at least
a dozen times, and each time I've gotten bored and put
the book aside. I have never finished one.
I think a big problem I have with King is the writing
style; perhaps if the writing style was better, or I
was a fan of the genre, I might like
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Damon Agretto wrote:
All I can say is that I've tried to read King at least
a dozen times, and each time I've gotten bored and put
the book aside. I have never finished one.
I think a big problem I have with King is the writing
style; perhaps if the writing style was
Damon wrote:
I'd MUCH rather they bring back Futurama...
I'll second that. Of course, I didn't like Family Guy at all, so I may not be the
right guy to chime in on that comparison. :)
Jim
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Kevin T. - VRWC
My hobbies are strangling small animals, golf and masturbation.
Isn't that redundant?
Julia
dreading the next 3-4 hours
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Saw Elf tonight. Not bad. It got a little long at the end.
Kevin T. - VRWC
My hobbies are strangling small animals, golf and masturbation. (Thanks
Reggie)
I could never spend money on Elf as
From: Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And a question: Anyone here actually read Thomas Pynchon? Is it worth it
to find Gravity's Rainbow, or is it one of those great novels taht are
actaully kind of dull? :)
I read about the first 100 pages (out of 760) of Gravity's Rainbow . I
wouldn't call
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