Meme - /meem/
"A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea,
that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.
Memes can be considered the unit of cultural evolution. *"
Ideosphere Samples -
Thanks to RH, JB, NW, JM, RR, et. all
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Some U.S. visitors to now be fingerprinted and photographed as they cross the border. (Article...)
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All new U.S. passports issued by the end of 2005 are expected to have a chip containing the owner's name, birth date, issuing office and a "biometric" identifier -- a photo of the owner's face. (Article...)
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Neuromarketing is a controversial new field of marketing which uses medical technologies such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) -- not to heal, but to sell products. (Article...)
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Corporate lobbyists try to kill Philadelphia's plan to offer inexpensive wireless Internet as a municipal service. (Article...)
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Asassinati0n attempt on US President George W Bush in Colombia
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The Republican-controlled Congress threatens to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in economic aid to governments that refuse to sign immunity accords shielding U.S. personnel from the International Criminal Court. (Article...)
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RFID: FDA Announces New Initiative to Protect the U.S. Drug SupplyThrough the Use Of Radiofrequency Identification Technology (Article...)
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The CIA is quietly funding federal research into surveillance of Internet chat rooms. (Article...)
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Jet Crashes on Way to Get Former President Bush (Article...)
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US Government admits ability to track documents by Color Laser Printer microscopic serial numbers. (Article...)
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HP has a prototype of a biodegradable printer made out of corn (Article...)
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Situation, not age, guides Taser use by Miami-Dade officers on a 6- and a 12-year-old. (Article...)
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Some pharmacists refuse on moral grounds to fill prescriptions for
contraceptives, including birth-control pills. (Article...)
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National Guard F-16 fighter has accidental release of gunfire on NJ public school during a nighttime training flight. (Article...)
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DNA testing begins for California prisoners. The new law, DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act, is expected to add the genetic data of 1 million people over five years. This includes convicted AND arrested/accused. (Article...)
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Last-minute changes to the federal spending bill approved by Congress will cause 90,000 low-income students to lose their Pell Grant eligibility this 2005. (Article...)
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U.S. Postal Service set to raise stamp prices by at least 10% in early 2005. (Article...)
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Frontline Exposes Credit Card Industry Practices (Website...)
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New technology (badge) blocks someone from taking your digital picture (Article...)
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Gas-Guzzling SUVs Should Get Tobacco-Style Warnings (Article...)
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The Supreme Court will determine if California and 10 other states can continue to use marijuana for medical purposes. (Article...)
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US Study Links More Than 200 Diseases to Pollution (Article...)
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Released. Firefox 1.0 opensource empowers you to browse faster, more safely and
more efficiently. (Article...)
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Amazon Japan Offers Barcode Purchases via Camera Phone (Article...)
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First in CA, John Steinbeck library in Salinas, Ca. closes due to lack of funding. (Article...)
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Its time to get your cell-phone on the National No-Call list.
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53% of moviegoers want movie theaters to stop running pre-movie ads (Article...)
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University of California, Berkeley Study Finds Florida 'Ghost' E-Votes (Article...)
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San Francisco Exhibit. Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya 4 September 2004 - 2 January 2005 (Website...)
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Conservative Christian Texas State Board of Education attempt to change textbook marriage & sexuality references (Article...)
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Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel to pile more heat on Bush (Article...)
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ACLU, Conservative And Liberal Allies Denounce National ID Card Plan (Article...)
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PATRIOT Act Instant Reform Tool compliments of the ACLU (Article...)
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DVD: Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties. Details infringed civil liberties since 9/11 and the USA Patriot Act. (Article...)
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50 Facts That Should Change The World. Learn hard facts that will open your eyes and minds to a very different world than the one we've been sold by the media. (Article...)
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Government Looking at Military Draft Lists Post Election (Article...)
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Children's Defense Fund and 72 Organizations Petition Congress to Restore $1.1 Billion in Insurance Funds for Children (Article...)
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Commercial Alert: Our mission is to keep the commercial culture within its proper sphere, and to prevent it from exploiting children and subverting the higher values of family, community, environmental integrity and democracy. (Website...)
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Meltdown: Arctic Wildlife is On the Brink of Catastrophe (Article...)
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Ashcroft Tenure as Attorney General Among the Most Destructive in Modern Era (Article...)
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The (Un)Concession Kerry Speech That Could Have Been. Here's what Kerry could have said Nov 3. (Article...)
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Government Accountability Office to Conduct Investigation of 2004 Election Irregularities (Article...)
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In response to the childhood obesity epidemic -- a U.S. Senator has stepped forward with a bill to ban the sale of soda pop and junk food in schools. "Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act" [PDF Summary]
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Philadelphia School District announced plans to sell naming rights to a new high school in West Philadelphia. (Article...)
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