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 - Archive August 04
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Iraq's interim government has ordered Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite television network to close its Baghdad office for one month... the decision had been taken "to protect the people of Iraq". (Article...)
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The world of viruses finally reached out and touched handheld computers Thursday with Symantec and Kaspersky Labs reporting a backdoor Trojan horse program that can take control over a mobile device. (Article...)
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The Future Belongs to Crowds. A brief history of positive spontaneous gatherings. (Article...)
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'The Corporation': Corporate Culture Indicted. New Award Winning Documentary on The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power... "socially irresponsible corporate empire must be stopped". (Wesite...) - (Review...) - [In Theaters]
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Drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will pay $150-million (US) to settle federal regulators' charges that it manipulated its inventory of medicines in a fraudulent scheme to inflate profit and meet targets. (Article...)
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'Computer programmers are modifying a communications system, originally developed by the U.S. Naval Research Lab, to help Internet users surf the Web anonymously and shield their online activities from corporate or government eyes. (Article...)
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Bush, Family and Top Aides Received $127,600 Gifts Last Year from Saudi Crown Prince. (In 1972 President Nixon gave Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev a Cadillac El Dorado?) (Article...)
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RFID: The Next Security Nightmare? "a breach in RFID technology is not a danger to companies -- yet." (Article...)
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Manifesto For The Reputation Society.... unleashing positive social changes and enabling the realization of ever higher goals. (Article...)
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The Hacker Catchers... his job as head of satellite encryption group NDS - protecting the world's largest pay-television companies from hackers - requires entirely different skills. (Article...)
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$1.9 Billion of Iraq's Money Goes to U.S. Contractors (Article...)
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A current list of who owns who and their support for Bush... newspapers, magazines, TV shows & stations, publishers, film studios, music labels, etc.. Owned by GE, Westinghouse, Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, Fox Neworks. (Article...)
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Republican Candidate Admits Supporting Eugenics... The Republican congressional candidate James L Hart has acknowledged that he is an unapologetic supporter of eugenics, the fake science that resulted in thousands of people being sterilized in an attempt to purify the white race. (Article...)
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Former Chinese TV Station Director Sued for Genocide (Article...)
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A number of Finnish conscripts have been excused their full term of military service because they are addicted to the Internet, the Finnish Defence Forces says. (Article...)
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Recent Terror Alert (8.1.04): How four-year-old information was transformed into clear and present danger. (Article...)
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A respectful, straightforward, how-to manual, Hey Kidz! is for youth who have a problem with the way the world works, but don't yet know how to articulate their demands, nor achieve their goals, for world change. (Website...) - [Buy]
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The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has been forced to admit (in writing) that they were acting under orders from the US Government (CIA) to carry out an intelligence investigation of Cyprus Indymedia's Petros Evdokas. (Article...)
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LibertyForum.org - A community site dedicated to the establishment of Liberty as the ruling principle in society. This site features discussion of, news and current events, politics, philosophy and ethics, economics, and other topics of interest to individuals interested in Liberty. (Website...)
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French Activists Attack Genetically Modified Crops (Article...)
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Millions of Americans will cast their votes for President in computerized voting systems that can be rigged by corporate or local-election insiders.
Kerry says his campaign is readying 2,000 lawyers to "challenge any place in America where you cannot trace the vote and count the votes"
(Article...)
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Nanotechnology Precaution Is Urged. (Halting the deliberate release of nanomaterials into the environment)
(Article...)
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US Authorities Didn't Keep Track Of Iraq Reconstruction Spending
(Article...)
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Gas-electric hybrid cars? How about a modified Volkswagen Jetta electric-car that generates power for other purposes... plug it in and sell excess electricity to a utility... aka. V2G.
(Article...)
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2004 Big Brother Awards Winners Announced. (Organisations which have done the most to threaten personal privacy in their countries.)
(Website...)
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The Manchurian Candidate movie remake does justice to the original version with a modern take on brainwashed American soldiers and the sinister subversion of the democratic process. (Website...) - [Buy Original]
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Nobel prize-winning Doctors Without Borders withdrawing from Afghanistan after 24 years stating "...US forces efforts... jeopardising the aid to people in need."
(Article...)
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A radical scheme to vaccinate children against future drug addiction is being considered. Such vaccinations are being developed by pharmaceutical companies and are due to hit the market within two years (UK).
(Article...)
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Florida Officials: Some voting records wiped out due to "computer crash"
(Article...)
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Adult Corrections Population Hits Record High. 1 In 32 people.
(Article...)
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This week, staffers at the Berkeley Public Library will begin putting radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in half of the 500,000 items in their collection.
(Article...)
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Who Is Bankrolling the Bush and Kerry Campaigns? http://WhiteHouseForSale.org/
(Website...)
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Congress Offers Legislation to Reduce Aggressive Marketing Aimed at Children
(Article...)
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CA Congressman Henry Waxman (D) has a question.
$1bn was withdrawn by the [Bush] administration
from the Development Fund for Iraq (where the US/UN has been keeping Iraq's multi-billion-dollar oil revenues)
during the last month of the US-led Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority's existence
for unspecified 'security' purposes." ... yet to be identified.
(Article...)
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Apple iTunes Music Store has signed licensing agreements with three of the largest European independent music labels.
(Article...)
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US Army Goes Gadget Crazy (increase $20 to $25 billion (on top of curent $92 billion)). In other news, Is your military family on food stamps?
(Article...)
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'The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission Report) available in PDF format.
(PDF...)
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Eight states and New York city have launched an unprecedented civil action against five of America's largest power companies, demanding that they cut carbon dioxide emissions because of global warming
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There is a growing international movement to ban or discourage the use of plastic bags because of their environmental effects.
(Article...)
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Twenty-four Groups Launch Unprecedented, Simultaneous TV and Online Ads Exposing Radical Views of Administration Judicial Nominees
(Article...)
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Two New Reports Criticize Halliburton's Iraq Contracts
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Recent Government Documents PDF Library. Cheney and Halliburton, Advisory Board Scandals, Responsible Military Power, Patriot Act I & II, Civil Liberties Restoration Act, 9/11 Commission, Etc. (Website...)
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More Firms Join UN Push To Be Good Corporate Citizens...principles ranging from not hiring child workers to cutting down greenhouse gas emissions. (Article...)
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Here's a scenario in which a phony terrorist threat could really blow up the November 2 vote. (Article...)
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Conspiracy Planet - The Alternative News & History Network (Website...)
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Americans accused of running private jail appear before Afghan judge, say they have Pentagon links. (Article...)
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Control Room: The Iraq war is seen from the perspective of the Al Jazeera television network (Article...) - [In Theaters]
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Boston is bracing itself for thousands of protesters that will descend upon the city for the Democratic National Convention. (Article...)
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Nixon's Michael Moore: Emile de Antonio's Millhouse: A White Comedy (Article...) - [Buy]
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Republicans, Democrats seek political returns on 9/11, terror war (Article...)
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The Surveillance Project studies everything from supermarket loyalty cards to intelligence services monitoring suspects...
(Website...)
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Another film joins the political debate today when 'Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism' is unveiled in New York.
(Article...) - [Buy]
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John Negroponte, New ambassador to Baghdad, A "Horrific Resume"
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Toward the reinstatement of the military draft... The bill is beginning to make its way through both the House and the
Senate.
(Article...)
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The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2004) (Description...) - [Buy]
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Bush Administration announced the National Nanotechnology Initiative. "soldiers will eventually wear light, flexible nanotech armor that is bulletproof and able to repel chemical and biological agents"
(Article...)
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E-voting gains a foothold at polling places in the U.S. and abroad, despite fears that the technology is flawed and votes easily manipulated.
(Article...)
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