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POPSTop 100 Speeches: ML King - "Beyond Vietnam" This speech belongs in the "KingZilla" category, and speaks directly to an article on MSNBC's website, "Tributes to MLK tend to ignore his complexity: Historians say King was far from revered as he pushed activism beyond race". http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22758159/ "He was considered by many to be a pariah. One more quote from the April 1967 speech: "Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. For from his view we may indeed see the basic weaknesses of our own condition, and if we are mature, we may learn and grow and profit from the wisdom of the brothers who are called the opposition." And some wonder why he was killed...
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POPSTon Cruise, Scientology and a Buck-wild Unauthorized Bio "the relentless expansion of the organization and its front groups has been made possible by the charm and persuasiveness of its poster boy, whose modernity, familiarity and friendliness mask the totalitarian zeal of his faith" Woah. Them's fighting words. 15 min. interview w/ the author, Andrew Morton, here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22664012#22664012
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POPSMiss France 2008 Busted For Photos In the original photo of Begue licking the yogurt off of a hitching post (?), the can containing the yogurt is not cropped out. ;)) Can't figure out why the woman got banned. Then again, I'm not sure why she won the title in the first place. Sure, she's cute, but... http://video.aol.com/video-detail/miss-france-2008-nue--les-photos-dentrevue/1382659236
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POPSSleep-Replacing Drug On Horizon When (not if ) Orexin A comes to market, sales should make big pharma leap with joy. Along with the rapid increase in sales of blood pressure meds, cholesterol-lowering drugs, etc.. The Dog will eat its Tail.
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POPSArtificial Life On The Horizon?! From the Wiki entry for "AI: Artificial Intelligence": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.I._(movie) "The story is set at an unspecified date in the future. Global warming has led to an ecological disaster resulting in a drastic reduction of the human population and rising sea levels. Cities like New York City and Venice lie in ruins. Mankind’s efforts to maintain civilization lead to the creation of android artificial intelligence." Strangely and powerfully prescient.
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