When I decided to stop, I wrote an open letter on my blog, explaining that I had a serious problem with alcohol and asking for the support of those around me.

WSJ: My Secret to Getting Sober

The agency has followed some Western intelligence services in becoming more open about its activities in recent years, and even launched a blog last year.

BBC: Shabak advert for Farsi speakers

So consider this both an open thread, a promise to take a deep breath before plunging this blog into Dark Souls posts, and a request for feedback.

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In December, the blogger and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis asserted in a blog post that he had heard that Amazon as planning to open retail stores with a focus on its own branded merchandise.

FORBES: Amazon Reportedly Plans To Open Retail Store In Seattle

In a post on its Public Policy blog, the company underscored its enthusiasm for open, wireless communications.

FORBES: Carriers Outline Wireless Future

Like Microsoft before it, Google cultivates developers, with all-day mapping conferences, lunches with Schmidt, work on new coding languages and open-source development, and almost daily postings of new code and product information on a company blog.

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The blog BoingBoing posted a photo of a man's elbow that was apparently sliced open by one of the computers -- or a similar model.

CNN: MacBook Air 'doubles as a kitchen knife'

As her blog and research collection grew, Ebenstein created the Morbid Anatomy Library, a 300sqft space open to the public one day a week, and launched a related lecture and workshop series called Morbid Anatomy Presents in 2009.

BBC: New York City��s most morbid museum

"(It's) not clear so far whether Apple's new textbooks will be open formats (ePub etc.) or only in Apple format, " Mathew Ingram, a senior writer for the blog GigaOm, posted on Twitter after the event.

CNN: Apple: School should center on the iPad