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losername @losername (3) • Canada 26 Jan 07

I think that White Teeth, delightfully writen by Zadie Smith, is a near-perfect example of the newest trend in english literature. The zany family tragicomedy. For other examples, consider The Corrections, (Jonathan Franzen), or...

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political_economy In the 80s I studied at York when only the congenitally dull were not post-modernists. That was the time when Derrida came to the UofT and there were as many outside as there were inside the auditorium. What was that? The last exuberant walk in the foothills...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 15 May 07

Since there are many subscribers to myLot who are either currently doing undergraduate studies or are planning to do so I thought a series on study tips would be useful. As a summa graduate I have some authority in this area. As...

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political_economy Read some lives of great lawyers; it will inspire you. With a subject as dry as Law the trick is to set it on fire with passion. As a young man I wanted to study Law and spent much time in the local Court of Sessions. (I believe it was the Court in which...

17 May 07

piropos @piropos (312) • Philippines 17 May 07

I would like to have the latest in gadgets always, but I don't get to have them. Like in the computer I use. I would like to have at least 2 gb of memory but the one I have only has 512 mb. The my dream processor is perhaps 2 ghz...

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political_economy It would be nice to have all the latest stuff but $$$ is always the problem. Right now my laptop is an old Compaq Armada @ 600MHz/192/12. I'm due for a new one but every time I look they are cheaper than last month so I try to make do. I have an IBM desktop w...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy THREE COLUMNN TEMPLATE http:/hackosphere.blogspot.com/3006/09/3-column-templates-for-blogger-beta_01.html Scroll down to 1. Beta template 3 three CSS wrapper definitions I use 850/400/200/200 on my blog - play about with the numbers until you get what...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy I'm retired and worked in IT up to 2000. Recently got back to fiddling about just as a hobby. I reviewed the developments since 2000 (Phew!) and decided that for Web 2.0 especially the best basic skills to concentrate on are Javascript, CSS and XML - (and...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy Yeah, it looks sooo much better. BTW, the help link I gave you is not my site - not sure if that was what your comment implied. My site is http://home-foreclosures.blogspot.com Probably a bit boring to you though coz of the topic. And why don't you...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy I notice you have individual Adsense units. As a result the Ads by Google appears with each one. You can have one longer unit which contains several ads and then the Ads by Google thing will only appear once. Check out the different styles when you get to...

16 May 07

Kashif_ @Kashif_ (85) • Pakistan 14 May 07

hay friends People have a lot of misunderstanding obout studying.they think that the more they will keep reading the more they will learn.This is wrong. There is always an optimum point for every student. If any body tris to do...

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political_economy This is something you have to train yourself into. What is not generally known is that it can be done. The trick is to first know what's happening - you are allowing your focus to wander. You can correct this by making a decision that you will focus on...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 15 May 07

Since there are many subscribers to myLot who are either currently doing undergraduate studies or are planning to do so I thought a series on study tips would be useful. As a summa graduate I have some authority in this area. As...

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political_economy Thanks; yes, the approach is applicable to any area of study. e.g., I haven't looked at a dictionary of Physics lately bu compared to what 'we' had years ago I can imagine any such would be a wonderful resource. Being an old man, I forgot that many of these...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 15 May 07

Since there are many subscribers to myLot who are either currently doing undergraduate studies or are planning to do so I thought a series on study tips would be useful. As a summa graduate I have some authority in this area. As...

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political_economy Thank you! It will work for you. Best wishes for your studies. DDG

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Kashif_ @Kashif_ (85) • Pakistan 14 May 07

hay friends People have a lot of misunderstanding obout studying.they think that the more they will keep reading the more they will learn.This is wrong. There is always an optimum point for every student. If any body tris to do...

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political_economy Hi Kashif, A sensible approach (I believe it's backed up by research?) is to study for 50 mins in each hour you have set aside for study; then take a break for 10 mins, go outside, catch some rays, anything. I've started a series of topics How to graduate...

15 May 07

political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 15 May 07

Since there are many subscribers to myLot who are either currently doing undergraduate studies or are planning to do so I thought a series on study tips would be useful. As a summa graduate I have some authority in this area. As...

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ucl800 @ucl800 (860) • Greece 13 May 07

Hi all. I am a new blogger and I am looking for way to promote my blog. Do you have any ideas? I have read that a way is to make comments in other blogs, but I am not sure whether or not this is good; it is like a spam to me...

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political_economy Two hot and effective you can do: 1. Go to the RSS Top55 Directory which is a place where you can submit your site to a huge list. Just make it a habit of listing with a few each day (don't forget to keep a list of your user names and passwords)....

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy Another thing you could do is to use the 'RSS Top55 Best Blog Directory and RSS Submission Sites at http://www.mastermedia.org/rss/top55 Basically this is a huge list of places you can submit your site to. What I did was to just work through it doing a few...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy Nice blogs. The Manila photos are cool. One way for you to increase traffic is to do a search for 'biking forums' etc. in Google and join a few. By leaving your link with your signature you'll be surprised at how many visitors you can get. Best...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy Yes, you really have to get into the habit of posting at least a couple of times a week. One way to make this easier is to note down ideas as they come to you when you're going about your day. Sometimes you'll find you can end up with a complete post on the...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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political_economy You're doing well with the blog. Suggestion: It's a good idea to have your profile 'About me' at the top and also to add a pic to it, it just personalizes things which people apparently like. Don't "hide your light under a bushel." Thanks for...

11 May 07

sis_syuku @sis_syuku (165) • Indonesia 8 May 07

I think it could be, but I don't know in how many years ahead. What do you think?

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political_economy Oops.... blew it with the link; should be http://www.home-foreclosures.blogspot.com/2007/04/geab-n-14-chronicle-of-americas-very.html DDG

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sis_syuku @sis_syuku (165) • Indonesia 8 May 07

I think it could be, but I don't know in how many years ahead. What do you think?

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political_economy Take a look at the item on my blog 'GEAB No. 14 A Chronicle of America's Very Great Depression' which comments on the GEAB report and where you cal also find a link to the abstract. "China has now surpassed the US as premier source of EU imports." I'd...

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political_economy @political_economy (21) • Canada 11 May 07

On Apr 5th 2007 I started blogging on Google's Blogger platform. Although I've done some programming in my earlier IT life most of this was proprietary scripting stuff so I wouldn't call myself a hotshot programmer by any means. I...

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