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- Around 200 people are missing after a ferry caught fire in DR Congo last week, it has emerged. |
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- So I walked into Borders today, checked their little book thingy, and then hastily searched the appropriate section. Drat; it wasn't on the shelf. But supposedly, it was in stock? I approached customer service. |
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- In 1998, Microsoft executive John Wood trekked to Nepal, intending merely to slip on his backpack and get close to real life for a few weeks. After visiting a village library whose collection of no more than 20 books was considered too precious to circulate, Wood was inspired to quit Microsoft and start up the philanthropic organization Room-To-Read. Room-To-Read provides "challenge grants" to communities in India, Nepal, Vietnam and Cambodia for the construction of school libraries (and in some cases the schools themselves), and for the books to go in them. Because the people in these communities must raise at least 50 percent of project funds themselves, schools and their libraries have a greater chance of continued success. Wood's hometown paper, The Evening Times in Sayre, PA, has a nice profile of him and the organization. |
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- Here's a story from the St. Petersburg [FL] Times in which author Judy Blume defends her novel Deenie against its latest challenge. Blume recommends that the people who want to restrict young people's access to the book, based on a few passages in which the young adolescent title character explores her sexuality, talk to the children who might read it before making a final decision. She suggests that it's the adults, not the youngsters, who find something inappropriate about the topics in Deenie. Blume rejects the contention of some Hernando County school board members that she wrote the book, published 30 years ago, to "push buttons. |
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- Some LJ staffers think there's a genuine cover girl on their latest issue. It's actually Toni Garvey, 51 year old director of the Phoenix, AZ library system. Library Journal just gave her their prestigious annual award attractive photo and story here . Acording to Journal editor Francine Fialkoff, "Garvey was the obvious choice." |
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Fung Sheesh (Jan 31 2004 17:58 GMT) - Feng Shui Act 0f 2004 "State Assemblyman Leland Y. Yee, Democrat of San Francisco, has introduced a resolution that urges the California Building Standards Commission to adopt standards that would aid feng shui, the ancient Chinese practice of promoting... |
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Week-log (Jan 31 2004 17:57 GMT) - El "breve recorrido sobre los post de esta semana que me llamaron la atención" ™.... |
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- I can't explain it. [ via Statia and Michele ]... |
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- I can't explain it. [ via Statia and Michele ]... |
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- Die US-Regierung hat am Samstag (31.1.2004) vor Terror-Anschlägen auf interkontinentale Flüge gewarnt. Sie versetzte damit hunderte von Reisenden in Angst. Mehrere Flüge über den Atlantik wurden gestrichen. |
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- Here's a theological conundrum for you. When spammers and comment spammers die, do they go to the same circle of hell, or do they have separate ones? And how are spammers punished in the afterlife? I'm thinking something like the... |
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- I don't think their next album will suck, but I notice that a lot of people didn't care for their last album. I liked it, but I think everyone will admit Slayer has seen better days. I wish Slayer would step up to the challenge and kill again though, I know they are scared to tour with Cannibal Corpse and everything, but they're really not what they once were. Maybe it is time for them to hang it up ? |
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- PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh man charged with striking and killing a 60-year-old woman trying to cross the street will stand trial for careless driving. |
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More (Jan 31 2004 17:56 GMT) - "Dutch police have arrested 52 people suspected of defrauding gullible Internet users in one of the largest busts of the infamous "Nigerian e-mail" scam." Unfortunately every time somebody responds to the scam, another scammer gets his wings |
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- This site presents brief biographies of all of Canada's prime ministers. In addition, it offers extensive analysis of the eight most important prime ministers, with glimpses into their personalities and estimates of their contributions by leading historians, journalists, and political colleagues. The graphics and audio segments provide many hours of interesting exploration. |
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- All sorts of archived reviews on audio equipment |
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- "[P]lease read the Orkut terms of service before you join in. The terms are even uglier than PayPal's or Microsoft's." (quick link) |
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- The University of Colorado's president said Saturday that she wants to create a special committee to investigate allegations the school has used sex parties to lure football recruits, and urged the Legislature to stay out of the matter. |
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- Nacheinander legten die Anti-Rassismus-Initiative Aktion Courage und amnesty international ihre Dokumentationen über Polizeiübergriffe in Deutschland vor. Für die Gewerkschaft der Polizei gibt es keinen Hinweis darauf, dass sich Gewaltmissbrauch bei der Polizei sich nicht nur auf Einzelfä |
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- Zaczek has created an XSLT template that turns an XFML file into a browsable HTML page. Funky! |
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- 1986 Pogues Concert (Legal MP3 Download) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD |
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- Ah, show business. So glamorous. Here's what my MTV Rock and Jock Super Bowl experience was like. The MOB arrived... |
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- Manorama Online Jan 31 2004 3:43PM GMT... |
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- BBC Jan 31 2004 4:08PM GMT... |
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- Guam Pacific Daily News Jan 31 2004 5:13PM GMT... |
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- AP via Los Angeles Times Jan 31 2004 5:15PM GMT... |
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- San Francisco Chronicle Jan 31 2004 5:22PM GMT... |
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- Jo worked until 9pm last night. This morning she got up early to get to work by 8am. They are having a lot of SuperBowl activities in the downtown area. I thought I would get over there before everything started and traffic got bad to take a few pics. I mean I couldn't have the SuperBowl happening in my own backyard and not get a few pics. |
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