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Nov 7, 2009 9:09pm
“ RT @somafmmeghan: I don’t listen to traditional radio that often and I forgot how awful advertisements are. What a buzz kill :( ” - [soma fm]:
Oct 30, 2009 1:15pm

How to Reverse the Rural Brain Drain | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com

Unfortunately, the challenges for Iowa or western Pennsylvania or Michigan to make their creative class grow and bring their people in is maybe not the best solution for them.
Oct 28, 2009 11:17pm
are2: Paperboy: I want my two dollars!

are2:

Paperboy: I want my two dollars!
Oct 26, 2009 10:57am

NYT: U.S. eyes reining in ‘too big to fail’ firms - The New York Times- msnbc.com

The measure would make it easier for the government to seize control of troubled financial institutions, throw out management, wipe out the shareholders and change the terms of existing loans held by the institution.
Oct 15, 2009 5:11pm
“ A North Charleroi man will be cited with driving under the influence after he allegedly drove through Belle Vernon in a van that was on fire early Wednesday. ” - North Charleroi man drives blazing van through Belle Vernon, will be cited with DUI - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Oct 8, 2009 3:29pm
“ But we are all painfully aware of what happens when we take our zeal for scorn too far. The humanities are falling apart precisely because we are so quick to hiss and spit at any notion of a canon. We have essentially deconstructed ourselves and destroyed all our illusions (including all our beliefs). ” - Confessions of a Middlebrow Professor - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Sep 27, 2009 5:45pm

The growing ambitions of the food police. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine

Liberals like to talk about a Republican war on science, but it turns out that they’re just as willing to bend facts. In wars of piety, science has no friends.
Sep 12, 2009 4:54pm
Scythian at the Pittsburgh Irish Fest Sept 12 2009

Scythian at the Pittsburgh Irish Fest Sept 12 2009
Sep 12, 2009 4:10pm
gaelic storm at the Pittsburgh Irish Fest

gaelic storm at the Pittsburgh Irish Fest
Sep 11, 2009 5:38pm

Pantone Releases Color Report for Spring 2010 | The Budget Fashionista

Go violet, turquoise, and warm blue!

And yes, they really did already announce the colors that will be trendy for NEXT spring.
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