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Tuesday, September 11 2001

The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is potentate

| source : web1913 | Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See {Potent}, a.] One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. --1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton. | source : wn | potentate n : someone who rules unconstrained by law [syn: {dictator}]

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CBC : Canadians with friends and relatives in NYC can call 1-800-387-3124 for information

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The shit is going to hit the fan

in so many ugly and brutal and terrible ways, soon. But for now, and after, think good thoughts for the wounded and the families and everyone who is doing what they can to help.

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Like almost everyone else, I thought Douglas Coupland's Girlfriend in a Coma

was a very bad book. Despite that, I was struck by the idea of waking up in a world where technology has so radically changed everything you know. Like hearing that people, trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center are using their cell-phones to call their families.

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The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is potentate

| source : web1913 | Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See {Potent}, a.] One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. --1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton. | source : wn | potentate n : someone who rules unconstrained by law [syn: {dictator}]

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