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Taking It To The Streets (Oct 23 2003 22:59 GMT) - Somebody asked me last night to post an open thread for people to discuss the anti-war rallies scheduled for tomorrow. So I am.... |
LISNews.com
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Sotheby's to Sell Rare Occult Book Collection (Oct 23 2003 22:59 GMT) - Just in time for the Halloween season... Books from one of the most eccentric collections in the country are being sold to settle some of the collector's debts. The Sotheby's auction next month will include around 600 books, mainly on witchcraft and the occult: a tiny part of the vast library of the late artist Robert Lenkiewicz[link mine] It includes a 17th century spotter's guide to witches and demons, by Joseph Glanvill. His Saducismus Triumphatus was a desperate attempt to convince sceptics that ghosts and demons were all too real, and included the first-hand evidence of one Elizabeth Styles that the devil had appeared to her "in the shape of a handsome Man and after of a black Dog... |
LISNews.com
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Sotheby's to sell rare occult book collection (Oct 23 2003 22:59 GMT) - LISNews British Correspondent Charles Davis writes: "Story at The Guardian: Books from one of the most eccentric collections in the country are being sold to settle some of the collector's debts. The Sotheby's auction next month will include around 600 books, mainly on witchcraft and the occult: a tiny part of the vast library of the late artist Robert Lenkiewicz. |
LISNews.com
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IMLS award stories in LJ, local press (Oct 23 2003 22:59 GMT) - Steve Fesenmaier wanted to let us know that Library Journal, the Pocahontas Times, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, and the Philadelphia Inquirer[available for a limited time online] all have stories about the recent IMLS awards. |
L.A. Observed
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LAX becoming bigger issue (Oct 23 2003 22:58 GMT) - The Daily Breeze's Ian Gregor says that Mayor Hahn's vision for L.A. International faces a new hurdle. Mayor James Hahns $9 billion LAX modernization plan fails to fulfill its stated goals of constraining the airport and improving security, and focuses... |
The Agonist
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Rumsfeld: He Meant Every Word of Leaked Memo (Oct 23 2003 22:58 GMT) - Rumsfeld: He Meant Every Word of Leaked Memo Armed with a dictionary and a gleam in his eye, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday he meant every word of a leaked memorandum to Pentagon leaders questioning progress in the U.S. war on terrorism. |
Niutopia/Jouebs
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castor : Simulation d'attentat en plein Paris. (Oct 23 2003 22:58 GMT) - PARIS (APP) - Un attentat plus vrai que nature en plein Paris. Sous une pluie battante et par un froid quasiment hivernal, s'est déroulé un exercice, le premier de cette ampleur en France, d'appréciation en grandeur nature de la réaction et de la coordination des différents services en cas d'attaque terroriste à l'agent politique, ici le Raffarin. |
The Agonist
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U.S. Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Iraq (Oct 23 2003 22:57 GMT) - U.S. Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Iraq One U.S. soldier was killed and two wounded on Thursday when their convoy was hit by an explosion near Baquba, north of Baghdad, the U. |
The Agonist
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Iran Admits It Kept Secrets from UN Nuke Watchdog (Oct 23 2003 22:56 GMT) - Iran Admits It Kept Secrets from UN Nuke Watchdog Iran acknowledged on Thursday having been "discreet" about its nuclear program in the past but said it had no more secrets after giving the United Nations what it called a full declaration of all its nuclear activities. |
MovieMaze.de
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"The Chubbchubbs!" als Spielfilm (Oct 23 2003 22:56 GMT) - Im Hause Sony Pictures werden eifrig Pläne für die Spielfilmversion des Oscar-prämierten Kurzfilms The Chubbchubbs! geschmiedet. Als Drehuchautoren wurden bereits Dan Wilson und Dave Gilbreth verpflichtet.... |
MovieMaze.de
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Ben Affleck wird verlassen (Oct 23 2003 22:56 GMT) - Nur vier Wochen vor dem offiziellen Drehstart der Komödie Ghosts of Girlfriends Past hat sich die Produktionsgesellschaft Disney aus dem Projekt zurückgezogen. Übrig bleiben Hauptdarsteller Ben Affleck... |
Joi Ito's Web
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Google considers online IPO auction (Oct 23 2003 22:55 GMT) - The Financial TimesGoogle considers online IPO auction By Richard Waters in San Francisco Google is considering holding a massive online auction of shares early next year in an initial public offering that investment bankers predict could value the internet search-engine company at more than $15bn.Holy cow. Does anyone have any more information on this? I wonder if it's going to be a Dutch Auction IPO? |
One Canuck's Radio Weblog
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Trains coming and going (Oct 23 2003 22:55 GMT) - The federal cabinet has shelved the plan for high-speed rail in the Windsor-Quebec corridor - not the first time its resurrection eventually. At the same time, CN is at least upgrading the track between here and Halifax. [montreal city weblog] Darn. My guess this is in part due to lobbying from the airline industry. |
SnapFiles latest software
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NEW - Freeware - My Scroll v1.0 (Oct 23 2003 22:55 GMT) - My Scroll is a handy tool, that allows you to scroll any window horizontally by holding down the Ctrl key while rotating the mouse wheel. You can set the scrolling speed and keep profiles for differe.... |
SnapFiles latest software
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NEW - Trial - Lantern v1.2.0.0 (Oct 23 2003 22:55 GMT) - Lantern is a visual network manager that allows you to monitor the status of connected nodes, communicate with users, access remote file systems and automatically backup files to a central location..... |
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