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July 10, 2009
- I went to the bathroom while I was at the opera in the ancient Verona Arena. I realize this may not constitute news in the traditional sense, but it was kind of interesting to me. While I was doing my business I noticed that there was some writing on the wall—strange writing in languages I did not understand. I wondered if I had stumbled on some artifact of the forgotten past, words of a poet ...
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March 27, 2009
- As some of you may know, for the past several years Google has made books "searchable" online. In other words, they scanned nearly all books--regardless of whether or not said books were still copyrighted--to make the contents searchable by anyone on the Internet. The Authors Guild brought suit against Google for copyright infringement on behalf of all authors and won. It's way too ...
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November 27, 2008
- Imprint of Our Religion or Nationality I have never left the Catholic Church, but I have searched for ways for an understanding of God from a Christian view, but not always Catholic Doctrine. Sometimes, I felt as though I was not being faithful to my church, family, or my community, so I stayed quiet and didn’t discuss these things. But most of the time, I felt as though I was not ...
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April 22, 2008
- It’s an unassuming plate - little irregular lumps of nearly naked pasta. No visual fireworks, no flashy garnish. I doubt I’d have ordered the agnolotti dal plin if a dining companion hadn’t praised it. “Guido’s mama makes them all by hand,” Daniel said, describing the folded, veal-stuffed pockets. “The sauce is just meat drippings from the roasting pan – but it’s probably the ...
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