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Hope in a box: The A.V. Club's guide to holiday gifts for the new era of good feelings | The A.V. Club "Words like "need" or "necessary" lose all meaning around Christmas, even when the economy is collapsing. For example, does anyone actually need a flexible plastic case to prevent their bananas…
Confessions of a Community College Dean: "It's Just a Job" vs. "We're All in This Together" "[T]here's been a fascinating exchange in blogland between Tenured Radical and Dr. Crazy. Both addressed the ways that budget issues are being discussed at their respective colleges. Stipulating upfront…
NASA Mercury Messenger Finds Surprises - NYTimes.com "On its third swing past Mercury, NASA's Mercury Messenger spacecraft discovered an unexpectedly young lava plain, rapid rufflings of the planet's weak magnetic field and an unanticipated dance of elements in the thin atmosphere. "I think the…
A Sample Book Proposal: Newton and the Counterfeiter | ScienceOnline09 "I donât mean to suggest that this is a generalizable model, just an example of one approach that worked in the marketplace. As noted in the Wiki page for the session â to be moderated by David Munger and myselfâbesides the…

Vise Grips - It's not the the right tool for any job, but it's the wrong tool sooooo many jobs.