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Plato's Pop Culture Problem, and Ours - New York Times (blog)

2010-08-29
New York Times (blog)Plato's Pop Culture Problem, and OursNew York Times (blog)Do we realize that our reaction to representations need not determine our behavior in life? If so, the influence of the mass media will turn out to be ...and more »

Jessie Starbuck - Columbia Daily Tribune

2010-09-05
Jessie StarbuckColumbia Daily TribunePerhaps the largest difference between their works comes in philosophy; whereas Chris's work comprises realistic representations of one time and place, ...

Love's Body 2,: Sexuality in the age of AIDS - Culturekiosque

2010-09-05
Love's Body 2,: Sexuality in the age of AIDSCulturekiosqueEven today, new possibilities of expression that force us to consider transformations of sexuality or expressions of others, representations of the body or ...

The use of 3D surface scanning for the measurement and assessment of the human ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

2010-09-05
The use of 3D surface scanning for the measurement and assessment of the human ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)A number of surface scanning systems with the ability to quickly and easily obtain 3D digital representations of the foot are now commercially available. ...

Marchegiani, Adams earn doctoral degrees - Scranton Times-Tribune

2010-09-05
Marchegiani, Adams earn doctoral degreesScranton Times-TribuneHer doctoral dissertation is "The Relationship Among Illness Representations, Risk Representations, Empathy, and Preventive Health Behaviors. ...

The Sunday Conversation: Crime novelist James Ellroy

2010-09-05
'I continue to be driven by the phenomenon of myself,' says the author of 'The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women.' Los Angeles-born and -based crime novelist James Ellroy, 62, dissects his lifelong obsession with romantic love leading to his relationship with writer Erika Schickel in "The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women." Ellroy's new memoir hits bookstores on Tuesday.

Local identity worry in shake-up

2010-09-05
Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed.

Burnsville man indicted on child porn charges

2010-09-05
A federal grand jury has indicted a Burnsville man on child porn charges. John Webb Powell, 40, of Bald Mountain Road, faces charges of felonious possession of child pornography, Thomas Farmer, chief deputy with the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office, said Saturday.

Inquiry launched into Credit Sails product

2010-09-05
A Commerce Commission inquiry is under way after tens of millions of dollars were wiped out in a complex financial product marketed to mums and dads as capital protected and AA rated.

97 distressed OFWs repatriated from Kuwait

2010-09-05
MANILA, Philippines - Ninety seven distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are being repatriated from Kuwait and are expected to arrive in Manila on Monday, the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait said.