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  • I cringed when the term zio-nist was deemed somehow inappropriate but the discussion that ensued was relatively healthy and led to some needed changes on the site.

    OpEdNEws Demands Civility Among Disagreeing Progressives 2008

  • The Nobel Prize winner J.M.G. Le Clézio is particularly easy to read, and his novel, Désert, about North Africa (where his wife is from) is excellent.

    Best Tips for Learning French - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Following the announcement, Professor Horace Engdahl told freelance journalist Marika Griehsel why Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio is a nomadic writer who spans many cultures, yet feels equally at home in them all.

    The Nobel Prize in Literature 2008 - Prize Announcement 2008

  • Le Clézio is an expert on early Amerindian mythology and culture and produced the first ever translation of Indian mythology into a western language in Les prophéties du Chilam Balam.

    The Nobel Prize in Literature 2008 - Press Release 2008

  • I remember awhile back there was the flap Rob created when he considered banning words such as zio-nist.

    The Abuse of the Word "Censorship" 2008

  • "Sorry Padre, but we don't get to come here often and my cousins and I wanted to just be close to 'zio' for a while!"

    Clerical Whispers 2008

  • From what Phil Weiss says at Mondoweiss at Daily Kos if anyone says something a little too rough about Israel – some “zio-minder” throws him or her off the site.

    Matthew Yglesias » Feel the Kausmentum 2010

  • March 2nd, 2010 at 4: 19 pm if anyone says something a little too rough about Israel – some “zio-minder” throws him or her off the site.

    Matthew Yglesias » Feel the Kausmentum 2010

  • The same animation system is now available as 'Zio' - an interactive iPhone app - itunes.com/apps/zio my website

    Metamorphosis on Vimeo 2010

  • Remedial course needed by ariadna theokopoulos on Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 7: 14: 14 PM another zio-ist expert in the Koran by ariadna theokopoulos on Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 6: 24: 10 PM

    The Hijacking of the World Social Forum 2009

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