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- Probably the most interesting part of the third Progress Report from Interaction is the inclusion of Hugo nomination forms. The 2005 worldcon's press release states: "The nomination process will be open to all members of Interaction who join the ... |
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- Linus Torvalds präsentiert den Kernel 2.6.10 der Öffentlichkeit. |
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- It's been a while since I last updated mainly cause so much has been going on. A quick summary: on the 14th we got back to HK (a last miniute thing) and it felt real good to be back (we weren't supposed to be back till the 21st). Since then I've been doing my favourite things: chilling out, relaxing, taking... |
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- THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Uganda's economy will grow by 5.5% during 2005 due to favourable macro- economic indicators. |
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- The World Bank is conducting a feasibility study aimed at renovating the railway network, Transport and Communications minister John Michuki has said. |
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- The Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disclosed that total amount of revenue for allocation from the federal account rose from N207 billion in October, 2004 to N228 billion in November, 2004. |
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- THE Government will provide a subsidy of sh50 per kg of cotton seed this season, bringing the indicative price to sh350 per kg up from the controversial sh300 per kg fixed recently. |
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- Uganda would like the Fair Trade (FT) initiative to take more coffee and other produce, the general secretary of the Uganda Cooperative Alliance, Leonard Msemakweri, has said. |
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- IN a desperate move to cover up huge food deficits likely to hit the country at the beginning of next year, government has landed 14 550 tonnes of maize and wheat through South Africa, the Zimbabwe Independent has established. |
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- UNEMPLOYMENT and a steadily rising cost of living have worsened the vulnerability of the urban poor in Zimbabwe. |
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- Hundreds of travellers were yesterday stranded at different bus stations after buses failed to come in time for departure. |
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- Anti-graft police are keen to interview American citizen Dr Merlyn Kettering in connection with a string of scandals dating as far back as the 1980s. |
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- Lack of established financing mechanisms is to blame for poor informal business sector development in Kisumu district. |
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- Mobile phone service provider, Celtel, yesterday introduced new top up cards bearing the company's new identity. |
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- Kenya Commercial Bank yesterday announced that its recent card drive had seen its card business grow by 30 per cent. |
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- Collection of Customs duty goes electronic as from next month, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said yesterday. |
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- Top American aviation team is expected in Kenya next month to assess the country's progress in reforming the aviation sector. |
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- The widow of a former UK-based businessman claims Kenya Airways staff on Wednesday irregularly detained her at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for 17 hours. |
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- The National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (Nacada) wants landlords to draw up agreements with tenants on the type of business the latter conduct in the rented premises. |
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- Another scandal has hit the Kisumu Municipal Council, in which its health department has lost hundreds of thousands of shillings in fake bank deposits. |
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- The World Bank annual report 2004 reveals that Africa loses an income of $160 billion annually. This is due to the decline in its share of world exports from 3.5 percent in 1970 to about 1.4 percent by the end of 2002. |
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- Finance minister Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has depended the on-going reforms of the federal government saying they have attracted foreign investments into Nigeria despite criticisms from certain quarters. |
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- The age-long abandoned Tinubu Fountain at the popular Tinubu Square on Lagos Island will soon wear a new look if plans by the state government to upgrade the once cherished square come through. Besides, the recently burnt Balogun Market, also in the same area, is to be remodelled and expanded to attract international marketers. |
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- The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the design of the second Lagos outer ring road project which is expected to decongest the chaotic traffic situation in the nation's former capital. |
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- The government is working out possibilities of connecting electricity to Karamoja, President Yoweri Museveni has said. |
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- THE Special Revenue Police Service (SPRS) publicist, Lt. Bahoku Barigye, yesterday cited a city clearing firm, Damu Agencies, in the smuggling of 481 pieces of cellphones. |
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- PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the influence the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum (PAFO) had over the sixth Parliament, coupled with donor pressure, were to blame for the power shortage in the country. |
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- Looking forward to 2005, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that the Ugandan economy will grow by 5.5%. |
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- THE East African Customs Union will become operational on January 1, 2005 following the passing of the Union Bill 2004. |
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- Walking down the aisle in Mbarara will be a nightmare if the proposal to introduce wedding taxes is implemented. |
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- A leading high street bank has issued debt and credit card advice to help consumers manage their personal finance during the Christmas period - and beyond. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - iMorpheus has a great blog called the Gokurousama blog.GokurousamaGokurousama means "Thank you for your troubles" in Japanese and it is also the name of this blog. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - PingXao writes "Well, if you can't exactly give the Moon you can give the gift of a computer to get you there. Almost a year ago this Slashdot story about the Apollo 11 Guidance Computer referenced a pretty cool Dr. Dobbs Journal article from their History of Computing series. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - A real 21st century train in Kingman on Route 66. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Here's a movie I shot while recording yesterday's podcast while the Beatles were singing Revolution. |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Today's pics: Boulder Dam -- Kingman -- Sedona, |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - Shh, don't tell anyone I'm addicted to blogs or anything like that. But, got a few minutes before everyone comes home for dinner. |
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- [BBC News | World | UK Edition] - Pope John Paul II has celebrated midnight mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome before a packed congregation. |
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- Most recent daily statistics (22 Dec 2004): Ranking: 0, Activity percentile: 0.00%, |
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- Most recent daily statistics (22 Dec 2004): Download count: 0 |
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- Evening News, 24 Dec 2004 |
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- Kalamazoo Gazette, 24 Dec 2004 |
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- News & Observer, 24 Dec 2004 |
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