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Make your own barcode or UPC code.
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Kerry was in Vietnam.
The Kerry committee’s final report, issued in January 1993, delivered the ultimate insult to history. The 1,223-page document said there was “no compelling evidence that proves” there is anyone still in captivity. As for the primary investigative question �what happened to the men left behind in 1973�the report conceded only that [...]

Has anyone in the States ever heard of this?
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If anyone sees this come to America or sees a Region 1 DVD, PLEASE let me know. I don’t understand a word of Japanese, but this looks visually incredible.
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Two part article on the Guardian about how the influx of diverse peoples into the homogenous culture in Britian has resulted in a “progrssive dilmena”
It was the Conservative [British] politician David Willetts who drew my attention to the “progressive dilemma”. Speaking at a roundtable on welfare reform, he said: “The basis on which you can [...]

I saw the USA version of Iron Chef USA. Please God, please, don’t let this version be this camp.
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Interesting reading. Tom Peters posted 16 observations about outsourcing and the new global economy.
His conclusion: we need to train many, many more creative, risk-taking entrepreneurs. That will require a massive shift in how we educate our youth. The only reliable indicator of whether you will be an entrepreneur: you are [...]