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Existential downfall (Out of the Woods Now)

noreply@blogger.com (amcorrea) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:13:00 GMT

Just read this wonderful article on René Girard. He's still publishing--at 85: He explained to James Williams, in an interview included in The Girard Reader , the epiphany that was connected with the writing of his first book, Deceit, Desire and the Novel : "I started working on that book very much in the pure demystification mode: cynical, destructive, very much in the spirit of the...

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IUPAT Endorses Obama (AFL-CIO Weblog)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:45:49 GMT

The Painters and Allied Trades ( IUPAT ) union has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president. The 140,000-member union announced its endorsement yesterday. IUPAT President James Williams says Obama would protect workers’ rights and fight for an economy that works for everyone: Barack Obama is a champion for working Americans, and his economic plan has the vision and strength...

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2008 "Everybody Hates Chris" Summer DVD Give-Away (The Scoopy Doop)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:42:49 GMT

"Everybody Hates Chris" featuring Tyler James Williams Refer & Win 2008 Summer DVD Contest Give-Away Please join the efforts of Sweet & Sassy, The LaRashia Simone Children's Foundation, and It's Cool to Be Smart to inspire our tweens/young teens and...

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City Honors: 11th Best School in the Country (BuffaloPundit)

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:09:21 GMT

Buffalo’s City Honors was ranked as the 11th best high school in the country by Newsweek magazine. But that's not the only good news, Superintendent James Williams sees this as validation of the changes he’s implemented, including:

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Dr. James Williams: Staying in Buffalo (For Now) (BuffaloPundit)

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:15:06 GMT

He’s holding a press conference right now, which you can watch at WNYMedia.net's main page. There’s a large group at the podium. Is this about McKinley? Is it about him leaving? UPDATE: No. He’s announced that he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Memphis job. He says it wouldn't [...]

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Albany's “White Power Structure” (Peach Pundit)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:06:39 GMT

Benita Childs, a candidate vying to become the next Dougherty County Sheriff, sharply criticized the publisher of a local weekly newspaper Wednesday after he wrote an opinion column predicting her candidacy would split the black vote and prevent James Williams, the candidate endorsed by the paper, from winning the seat, as the [...]

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Crude futures close 1.3% higher for the session (Market Watch)

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:10:56 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- June crude closed at $125.80 a barrel in New York Tuesday, up $1.57, or 1.3%. Gains in the energy sector were led by a 3.9% rise in June heating oil, which closed at a record $3.70 a gallon. It's "definitely heating oil leading this," said James Williams, an economist at WTRG Economics. "Heating oil prices are up more than 3 times crude oil today on a per...

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Get Right to Work if You Have any Sense (BuffaloPundit)

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:58:55 GMT

Hi, Pundits and Pundettes. A question for you this fine Friday. Which is dumber? Carl Paladino saying future expat James Williams only got his job because of he’s black? or… Brian Davis helping organize a 5-4 condemnation of that statement in the Buffalo Common Council, punctuating it by saying that Carl Paladino [...]

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All I Leave Behind Me is Only What I Found (BuffaloPundit)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:49:58 GMT

Buffalo Schools Superintendent James Williams? Yeah, he’s looking.

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The 3-minute interview: James Williams (Examiner)

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:09:04 GMT

For the past 10 years, James Williams has juggled work, raising a family and being an avid watchdog/supporter of the Baltimore City Public Schools System.

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Paladino Pisses Everybody Off (BuffaloPundit)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:10:51 GMT

Carl Paladino - a private, albeit well-connected and well-known, citizen - said some mean things about Buffalo School Superintendent James Williams. In fact, they were downright stupid. If you say something stupid, does your local legislature come down on you for it? Common Council members, in a 5-4 vote Tuesday, condemned as “racially [...]

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Pizza Hut fires employee who shot robber (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:04:00 GMT

Pizza Hut has fired an Iowa deliveryman who fought off an armed robber because the deliveryman violated company rules on carrying a weapon.A company spokesman said that James Williams Spiers III had been offered a severance package including counseling and help finding another job, The Des Moines (Iowa) Register reported.I was terminated but they're not going to kick me to the curb, Spiers...

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Coming up dry on bottles (Boston Globe)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Standing over a grocery cart full of empty Budweiser bottles and Coke cans, James Williams walked to a trash barrel outside a South End redemption center, pulled out a few empty plastic water bottles, and shrugged.

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Why memoir fabulists rarely get away with it. (OTB News)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:44:17 GMT

In 1837, the American Anti-Slavery Society published the life story of a fugitive slave who went by the name of James Williams. The book, narrated in Williams’ first-person voice, told of his harsh treatment on an Alabama plantation and the torture he had seen inflicted on his fellow slaves. The veracity of the book was [...]

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Why memoir fabulists rarely get away with it. (Slate Magazine)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:36:49 GMT

In 1837, the American Anti-Slavery Society published the life story of a fugitive slave who went by the name of James Williams. The book, narrated in Williams' first-person voice, told of his harsh treatment on an Alabama plantation and the torture he had seen inflicted on his fellow slaves. The veracity of the book was almost immediately challenged by an Alabama newspaper editor,...

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Nick at Nite Acquires Everybody Hates Chris for Fall 2009; The CW Announces Early Pick-Ups for 2008-09 Season, Includes Chris (SitcomsOnline.com News Blog)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT

The award-winning family comedy series, Everybody Hates Chris from co-creator and narrator Chris Rock, will join the Nick at Nite line-up in fall 2009. Beginning September 2009, Nick At Nite will become the exclusive basic cable home to the half-hour series which stars Tyler James Williams (Unaccompanied Minors) as Chris, Terry Crews (The Longest Yard) as Julius, Tichina Arnold (Martin)...

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Agent: Titans agree to deal with TE Crumpler (Fox News)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:46:06 GMT

The agent for former Atlanta tight end Alge Crumpler says the Pro Bowl tight end has agreed to a two-year contract with the Tennessee Titans. Crumpler had been courted by two other teams, but agent James Williams said Monday morning that Crumpler and his wife liked Nashville when they visited last week. The Titans also have offered the plus of playing with quarterback Vince Young, whose...

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Agent: Titans agree to deal with TE Crumpler (NFL Superbowl)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:46:06 GMT

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Nick at Nite Picks up Reruns of Everybody Hates Chris (Cinema Blend Feeds)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:02:36 GMT

Everybody Hates Chris has slowly gained steam since it premiered in 2005, and reruns of the comedy series have been picked up by Nick at Nite as part of a four-year deal beginning in 2009. Motivated by comedian Chris Rock's childhood, the comedy stars Tyler James Williams as the scrappy oldest of three kids in Brooklyn, NY, in the 1980s. The beauty of the show is that it appeals to everyone...

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Former Falcons TE Crumpler Eying Titans? (NFL GridIron Gab)

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:22:16 GMT

After being released by the Falcons, TE Alge Crumpler began looking for a new uniform for the 2008 Season. Among the teams calling for Crumpler’s services are the Tennessee Titans, who utilize the QB-TE tandem to move the chains. The Titans management and Crumpler’s agent, James Williams, will meet this week at the [...]

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