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So who's up for writing a 50,000-word novel in November? http://www.nanowrimo.org/ I know I am! I did it last year, and I was so proud of myself when I crossed the 50,000 word finish line. The novel itself was crap, and I knew it was crap, but it was a great learning experience and lots...

Hey guys Anyone on this board involved with national level energy data or modelling in your respective countries? My PhD is in this area and on the off chance there are some experts floating around on this board, I'd be interested in chatting to you! Cheers

From the unclassified portions of today's National Intelligence Estimate released to the press: Are they serious? Where have they been? A day late and a dollar short … somebody should tell whoever writes these national intelligence estimates that their reports are worse than a phony...

The front page of yesterday's Ottawa Citizen: "A national disgrace" Which led to this: War memorial now police 'priority' I have a feeling the kid in the picture would be in even bigger trouble, if this had happened in the U.S.

I know I'm exposing a great deal of ignorance here, but F it, I'm an American. What exactly is the National Debt and why is it that liberals seem to be the only ones concerned about paying it off? Is it money that we owe other countries, money the government owes us, or a combination of both...

National driver's license? Not here, buster! Some in NH would rather have to have a passport to travel out of state, than let the gubmint have this sort of control.

I'm looking for the names of the equiverelents of the FDA and NICE in as many countries as posible.

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Hello my dear JREF'ers (i really don't know how you are suppose to pronounce that...) It is with great dismay that I write this post, in the middle of what should be the time devoted to study for my exam in Sports Medicine.... Anyway, surfing trough pages about Secretaría de Salud (Health...

While people are being plucked off their roofs, he's got two heavy trucks and a helicopter at his disposal to help him get back to his house and get his stuff out. Highlights: Yeah, right. he just decided to go for a walk out to his house and the National Guard guys just pulled up and asked...

Story from the Washington Post: [/b]So someone in a position of authority has finally admitted that the initial response was hindered by Guard troops being in Iraq. Except for this guy: [/b]Yeah, the head of the National Guard doesn't understand the situation. Who does he think he is, anyway...

2005 Convention Information AUSTRALIAN SKEPTICS NATIONAL CONVENTION 2005 August 13th – 14th Bond University, University Drive, Robina, Gold Coast Qld Each day six or seven speakers will give presentations on topics and issues relating to health, science, education, critical thinking and...

The National Academies has created a web site resource for teachers who need material on evolution. link

NYT, today. Seems that the nanny was been naughty.

As I write, I am watching the National Geographic Network's program on crop circles. What a breath of fresh air! Not only is it a skeptical presentation, but it is showing circle-makers--many different groups of them, with different motivations, styles, etc.--who have created circles which...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=%22national%20vanguard%22 Thanks google news, exactly what I need to see when I open my daily news portal.

John Gilmore, one of the founders of Sun Microsystems refuses to show an ID and, as a result, doesn't travel much. You can read his story HERE He wants a national debate on the issue. We can have not quite a national debate here at JREF. IIRichard

Listened to Diane Rehm this morning, speaking with Rep. Dreier (California-R). Most of the hour was on Bush's social security agenda, with many calls from well-informed listeners keeping Dreier hopping and scrambling to provide answers. But at one point they touched on the National ID idea...

In a attempt to crack down on illegal immigrant workers, Rep. David Dreier of CA wants to boost penalties for illegal hiring and add "fraud-proof" safeguards to Social Security cards "This is not a national ID card"! :D Read about it here Ignoring the market driven nature of employing...

This is one of those wierd threads that could cross the line between belonging either in R&P or here. I decided to go with here since they are proposing a federal law. This weekend, I recieved in the mail (addressed to "RESIDENT", so you know they had me in mind) a 94 page booklet entitled...

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National Guard Fighter Jet Strafes School

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http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0411/feature1/index.html This on-line article in only a teaser. The full article is one of the better ones written for public consumption.

Has this ever happened to anyone esle? Last week, I stopped at an ATM on the way home from work. There were a few people ahead of me, so I had to wait a little bit. The guy ahead of me was a well-dressed man in his mid to late 50s, and had too cheerful an attitude for my liking. Especially when...

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/Investigation/abu_ghraib_cover_up_040521-1.html I believe justice and free speech are national interests. and still http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/19/iraq/main594228.shtml I'm thinking of LBJ who said, “I just don’t think it’s worth fighting for...

National Prayer Day today. I would not have noticed except the local paper mentioned it: As the walls of mistrust hatred and exclusiveness are raised loudspeakers and sermons proclaiming separation May the sound we hear loudest are the hammers of science and reason pounding at the...

Changing of the Guard According to the report, recruitment and re-upping of National Guardsmen is well below quotas. Really? Ya think? Gee, I can't imagine why? After all, one can always get out early so they can go to Harvard Law School, can't they?

http://www.nea.gov/news/news03/Budget.html This is strange. The NEA has always been such a republican target. Whats up with this move???? Maybe I can finnaly score a grant for my stick figure art! (Sundog will be so jealous!)

Visit the Grand Canyon, attend one of the popular campfire nature talks given by a Park Ranger and hear about how the Canyon was created in (or shortly after) Noah's Flood!! It might go that way according to this article: http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=16200 (thanks to the...