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	The Big U - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Big U (1984) is Neal Stephenson's first published novel, a satire of campus life.
		By the time Snow Crash was published, The Big U was out of print, and Stephenson was content to leave it that way.
		The Big U's financial crisis and the lost library catalog are based on actual events.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Big_U (346 words)

	The U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network
		BIG is an efficient and effective solution to poverty that preserves individual autonomy and work incentives while simplifying government social policy.
		The U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network (The USBIG Network) is an informal group promoting the discussion of the basic income guarantee in the United States.
		USBIG was founded in December 1999 by Fred Block of University of California-Davis, Charles M. Clark of St. John's University, Pamela Donovan of the City University of New York, Michael Lewis of the State University of New York-Stony Brook, and Karl Widerquist then of the Levy Economics Institute.
	www.usbig.net (367 words)

	U.S. launches big Iraqi offensive
		A US soldier from the Alfa company 2/7 infantry division blindfolds an Iraqi during a raid in Tikrit, 170 kms north of Baghdad, overnight Oct. 2.
		U.S. Democratic party leaders and President George W. Bush made conciliatory noises on Wednesday in the wake of mid-term election results.
		U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who has overseen the execution of the unpopular war in Iraq, is stepping down in the wake of major Democrat gains in the mid-term elections.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2005/10/01/IraqSaturday20051001.html?ref=rss (1272 words)

	USATODAY.com - Iraqis' big issue: U.S. exit plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		After U.S. complaints, Allawi, who worked closely with the CIA in the 1990s and is the current U.S. favorite, gave a slew of interviews to foreign media, saying there was no timetable, and telling the BBC it was "premature" to talk about a pullout.
		The political process referred to is the passing of a new constitution and the electing of the new government, which are supposed to happen by the end of 2005.
		Captain Foley, a U.S. Army infantry officer from Nashville, asks the police commander how many assault rifles need to be issued to his units here, and checks the number of rounds each will carry in his pistol.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2005-01-28-exit_x.htm (1263 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Big U: Books: Neal Stephenson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Big U is Stephenson's send-up of college dormitory living: colliding monster stereos, hazing taken to the extreme, diddling tenured professors, cafeteria food-fights complete with Uzis and tanks, computer geeks, BMOC's, fraternal cliques, ineffectual student governments, and a myriad other things that seem to be part and parcel of the entire college 'experience'.
		In the Big U's four towers live and work its 40,000 students; it is so vast that it is a world unto itself, with its own government, police force and culture, including multiple feuding tribes.
		First novels are often autobiographical, and /The Big U/ has the feel of an impassioned rant by someone who has just escaped from higher education and has some stuff he needs to get off his chest.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Big-U-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0380816032 (1225 words)

	Big U Secrets...
		You may think of the Big U as one of the last of the great classic liners.
		That's when the US Navy dropped plans for an aircraft carrier that is said to have been pre-named UNITED STATES.
		That torpedo ended up on a beach and was ever so quietly removed by the stealthy Royal Navy - and the maiden voyage of the Big U wasn't the least bit spoiled.
	www.ss-united-states.com /upB214.html (768 words)

	'Big O': U.S. has wrong players
		What they came up with was a team with an average age of younger than 24 years old, the youngest U.S. team since the Dream Team era of NBA players began in 1992.
		Brown, who won a gold medal as a member of the 1964 U.S. team, is one of the most respected coaches in the NBA, but as Robertson said, "Great players make great coaches.
		One loss doesn't mean the U.S. can't recover to win the gold, but Robertson said it won't happen without some changes.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/08/17/spt_oly1bkobigo.html (519 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Big U: Books: Neal Stephenson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		I was about to embark on Quicksilver when my wife picked up the Big U. This book is really close to being "great", in that Stephenson takes some pretty heavy (and, in my experience, deserved) jabs to the gut of the academic elite.
		In the Big U, we witness a complete social meltdown, during which professors hole up to ponder slides of various samples of "scat" while the world crashes down (literally) around them.
		Originally published in 1984, The Big U is Neal Stephenson's debut.
	www.amazon.ca /Big-U-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0380816032 (1178 words)

	Big U - Tom Rinaldi
		Ed Cantor acquired the "Big U" in 1996.
		While the SS US Project also aims to see the ship saved, Cantor hopes to have the liner restored as a cruise ship rather than "stuffed and mounted" like Britain's Queen Mary, the only preserved Atlantic liner, now permanently moored as a hotel and convention center in Long Beach, California.
		The ideal was a ship big enough to carry large numbers of people comfortably from point A to point B, and to move them as quickly as possible through what in the winter months are among the world's roughest seas.
	www.worldshipny.com /bigu.html (1047 words)

	The Big U (John's Book Pages) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Big U is a hilarious, manic satire on life at a big public university in the United States.
		Stephenson has great riffs about the nonsensical nature of a large administration, the bizarre varieties of people who wouldn't be able to survive outside of academia, and the architectural ugliness of recently constructed university buildings.
		Although it's funny, The Big U is conspicuously a first novel: the dialog often fails to ring true, the tone changes unpredictably, and the use of the first person was almost certainly a mistake: most of the book is in third person and the narrator is never developed into a real character.
	books.regehr.org /reviews/bigu.html (290 words)

	Amazon.com: The Big U: Books: Neal Stephenson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Big U is probably most valuable for its sociological grasp of all the factions and campus groups coming to a head in that time.
		The Big U follows these characters month by month through one school year in college - September to May. The story is really about the University but the characters give it context.
		Sarah has been assigned to live in the foreign non-English speaking maintenance staff's lounge and can't be reassigned to another dorm room without signatures of professors for classes that she can't yet register for due to a holdup with that paperwork.
	www.amazon.com /Big-U-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0380816032 (2098 words)

	SS United States Documentary Film - The Big U
		The SS United States, which sailed from 1952 until 1969, was a marvel of maritime design and engineering created by a self-taught naval architect and engineer, William Francis Gibbs.
		The Big U is an historical documentary that examines the significance of these two lost American icons.
		It is the untold and forgotten story of the ship and her designer - both deserving to take their rightful place in the history of America.
	www.ssunitedstates-film.com (161 words)

	Cornell Big Red :: The Official Athletic Site
		It's a lesson that has been elusive in the Big Red football team's first three road trips this season, and Cornell has plenty to play for when it heads to New York City to face Ivy League rival Columbia on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 12:30 p.m.
		The win, Cornell's third in the Ivy League, gave the Big Red 10 points and a tie with Dartmouth for fourth place in the league standings.
		Cornell's fourth-place finish marks the first time since the 1999 season that the Big Red has finished in the top half of the Ivy League.
	cornellbigred.cstv.com (402 words)

	Innovation Ships Out - outsourcing - impact on innovation and supply chains as big U.S. computer makers move R&D ...
		U.S. computer makers such as Dell, Motorola and HP are outsourcing not just the manufacture but the design of new products to offshore companies.
		The U.S. computer industry may be a bellwether for other industries that have not yet begun to send product development work to outsourcers.
		As U.S. companies increasingly shift their R&D focus from new breakthroughs to product refreshes, they will be tempted to move that work offshore, where well-trained and well-educated engineers are available at a fraction of the cost of their U.S. counterparts.
	www.cio.com /archive/011505/outsourcing.html (3606 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: The Big U, by Neal Stephenson, Paperback
		Back to The Big U, that is, a hilarious send-up of American college life starring after years our of print, The Big U is required reading for anyone interested in the early work of this singular writer.
		The Big U easily stands with Stephenson's other works, and is a must-have for any fan.
		This is a rerelease of his first novel, and very hard to find, until now of course since it will be rereleased.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0380816032 (351 words)

	usflagshop.com -Yacht Ensign, US Yacht Ensign, boat flags, Custom flags, Logo flag, Custom logo flags, Large U.S. Flag, ...
		The flags from our collection are 100% sewn construction and are made to U.S. Government specifications.
		us with the type of flag, size and the material.
		and larger will be charged at cost, or e-mail us for a price.
	www.usflagshop.com (271 words)

	Big U Media (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Big U Media offers your business a variety of marketing services.
		At Big U Media, we explore and employ creative ways to deliver the best possible Video or Audio Production.
		Big U Media is here to help launch your marketing campaign through Commercials on Television and/or Radio.
	www.bigumedia.com (141 words)

	The Big Big U - SS UNITED STATES (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Big U? Consider your first ride on a 747 Jumbo jet.
		The SS UNITED STATES is so big, you could hide 40 of the jumbo 747-400 cabin fuselages inside the SS UNITED STATES.
		So next time you're at 33,000 feet somewhere between New York and London and you feel like stretching your legs think of another more spacious liner you could be enjoying...a real luxury liner - America's first and last super liner - the SS UNITED STATES.
	www.ss-united-states.com.cob-web.org:8888 /spec06a.html (125 words)

	U. S. Big Bullies
		U.S. big bullies: American might is behind campaign of brutality
		While the U.S. enforces a no-fly zone over the north of Iraq ostensibly to
		One could be generous and assume the U.S., even with all its intelligence
	www.purewatergazette.net /usbigbullies.htm (571 words)

	The U.K's "Big Number" Telephone Changes
		The "Big Number" is the name given to the update of dialing codes in the U.K. for Cardiff, Coventry, London, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth and Southampton, culminating in a large switch on Saturday, April 22, 2000.
		For Outlook users, the three key issues related to the Big Number are updating contacts, automatic formatting of numbers typed into a Contact item and correct dialing with Windows dialing properties.
		Indeed, the official explanations of The Big Number (see More Information below) include the leading zero as part of the new area codes.
	www.slipstick.com /config/ukbignumber.htm (1160 words)

	CBS.COM
		The evicted HouseGuests return to the BIG BROTHER House for the biggest day in the game, as they cast their votes and make one person half a million dollars richer.
		Before their secret vote, the jurors throw tough questions at Jun and Alison.
		And although none of the jurors seem happy with the two finalists they have to choose from, their votes are revealed, and Jun wins the $500,000 prize by a vote of 6-1.
	www.cbs.com /primetime/bigbrother4 (105 words)

	SUPERPIPE, BIG AIR: U.S. Open wraps up
		Vail, CO—The Jeep U.S. Freeskiing Open, the largest and most respected contest in freeskiing, completed competition in Vail, Colorado, yesterday with the men’s and women’s Halfpipe competition and the exciting nighttime Big Air invitational, coming on the heels of Friday’s Slopestyle finals.
		The largest cash prize of the contest, $10,000, went to TJ Schiller of Vernon, BC for his first place finish in the nighttime Big Air invitational.
		Tanner Hall of Park City, UT took first in men’s Halfpipe, claiming the $7,000 prize, while Sarah Burke of Whistler, B.C. placed first in the women’s division carrying a $2,500 prize.
	www.powdermag.com /gallery/us-open-pipe-bigair/index.html (171 words)

	Big House, U.S.A. - Movie
		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
		Big House, U.S.A. When young Danny Lambert (Peter Votrain) runs away from camp in northern Colorado, he becomes the object of a state-wide-search by his wealthy father Robertson Lambert (Willis Bouchey).
		He is found by Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) and told to wait at an abandoned look-out tower while he goes for help.
	www.biggeststars.com /DisplayMovie.do?id=1209 (394 words)

	Children’s deaths ‘a burden too big’ - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
		Couple loses 5 children, 2 nieces in crash; granddad dies of shock over news
		It seems like a burden too big to bear,” said Scott Fisher, a family spokesman and pastor at the Lake Butler Church of Christ.
		Friends and family came together to mourn the deaths of the seven children as investigators tried to piece together how the three-vehicle accident happened on a clear day on a road free of obstructions.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11057565 (996 words)

	A Message from the Big U Blue Ridge Spirit New Age Metaphysical (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A Message from the Big U Blue Ridge Spirit New Age Metaphysical (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu)
		You can tell me anything at all and I will always understand and love you.
		Visit her www.inspiredliving.com web site, which includes an extensive library of educational, informational, motivational and inspirational articles, stories, tidbits, a discussion list and resource links.
	www.blueridgespirit.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Articles/a_message_from_the_big_u.htm (476 words)

	U BIG Bully.COM
		"U BIG Bully!" is what I call my dog when he doesn't want to do something (and he knows I can't make him).
		Ask: Who's really in charge at my house?
		Contact me via phone or email for a FREE Evaluation.
	www.ubigbully.com (69 words)

	Underdog Big U T-Shirt -- eMerchandise
		You may have followed an out of date link.
		Evil doers beware, the Big U is here!
		This 100% red cotton Underdog shirt features the Big U above and a picture of Underdog below.
	www.emerchandise.com /product/TSUND0017/A7545 (66 words)

	The Big U: by Neal Stephenson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Preview new books before they hit the stands
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		The talented and hilarious author Sonia Singh brings us more of her fresh and unique voice in her third novel.
	www.harpercollins.com /book/index.aspx?isbn=9780380816033 (481 words)

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