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Stand In for a Victim in Darfur
Please go here to sign the petition in favor of a U.N.-appointed diplomat to lead peace talks in Darfur.
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How to Disable Nudging
For those who, like myself, would prefer not to be nudged, there's a simple step to disable the feature for your journal:
Just go to the admin console and paste in this code:
set disable_nudge 1
Hit 'execute,' and you should be all set.
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PayPal scam
A lot of people have been getting fake emails from PayPal about their accounts -- be careful!
lil_fatty explains it better than I can.
The internests aren't always your friend ... -
Me = not paying attention.
So how many of you were aware that the official trailer for PotC: Dead Man's Chest has been released? Cause I just found out today.
Go here to watch it.
Looks pretty good to me. They've brought in Bill Nighy to play Davey Jones, although based on what we see in the trailer, you'd never know it was him. Yay for Bill Nighy. If you haven't seen ( Read more... ) -
Corn Pudding
just_eunice asked for this recipe, but I figured I'd post it here so everyone could share in the deliciousness.
We had been discussing vegetarian-friendly Thanksgiving recipes. (Lots of great ideas in that post, BTW. I'm hungry just thinking about it.) This recipe does use eggs, but with a suitable vegan substitute, it should be okay for even the ( Read more... ) -
The truth about Rosa Parks
I got this email from the author of the following piece through the SEAC listserv. Thought you might be interested in reading it -- I certainly didn't know most of this ( Read more... ) -
The Great Scarf Auction
Saturday, September 17, 3:00 pm
The auction has closed! (A bit early, I know, but I'm leaving for the weekend in a couple of hours.)
Thank you all so much for volunteering your bids, pimpage, skills, and general good vibes to this little project. We've raised $190 for hurricane relief!
And the biggest thanks, of course, go to bookworm_myrtle, ezagaaikwe, and dawnydiesel, who won ( Read more... )
