Between chaos and progress
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The epic script of the Middle East conflict could have had Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, kaffiyeh-clad and armed, emerge from his junkyard compound as a born-again peacemaker or guns blazing in martyrdom.
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Making the transition while the market churns.
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Whether the good times keep rolling or slow to a crawl as second thoughts emerge may soon become clear.
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Opinion Man on the edge of IM insanity
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By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop  Development is not always a one-way process of environmental destruction.
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A year and half on from the war in Iraq, the political and security mayhem grows. The past week has been one of the most violent yet in a country that Tony Blair and George W. Bush had triumphantly proclaimed was on the road to normality.
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Norman Doidgeâs fascinating synopsis of the current revolution in neuroscience straddles the gap between science and self-help.
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Tycho:  After seeing Chore Wars mentioned yesterday, the opportunities for manipulating people seemed...  rich.  The possibilities for mashups based on this data are also rich - I wonder if it could be exposed, somehow.  When my charge is old enough to manipulate in this way, my crib is going to fucking sparkle.
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It remains safe to say that Japanese choreographers are not yet done milking the repressed-chaos theme.
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Paolo hypothesizes a much-needed tool in a post yesterday, and a follow-up today.
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Trends in Iraq seem to be moving in two different directions these days. The guerrilla war between the United States and insurgents continues, with mounting clashes and casualties.
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Chess is very hard. As the game proceeds through its early and middle stages, the number of possible moves greatly increases.
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Given at the University of Regensburg on Sept. 12, 2006
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By Paul Gromosiak  I must admit that I am a bit of a Luddite, but I have accepted my fair share of technology in my daily life. What concerns me is how rapidly technology seems to be taking complete control of our lives. Once our servant, I think it is now our master.
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A simple question yields a surprising answer.
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Could the end of the current cycle finally be in sight?
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Spansion turns in another rough quarter, but is there light at the end of the tunnel?