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Ça fait toujours plus mal quand ça nous touche mais... (Dec 27 2004 13:59 GMT) - Déjà premier exportateur d'habillement avec 28 % du marché mondial, la Chine sera la grande gagnante de la fin des quotas textiles, forte d'une industrie compétitive, d'une main-d'oeuvre bon marché et d'un taux de change favorable. Principaux perdants : le... |
Secular Blasphemy
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Earthquake death toll at 20,000 ... (Dec 27 2004 13:59 GMT) - Earthquake death toll at 20,000 The massive waves created by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Sumatra have killed an estimated 20,000 people in the coastal areas around the Indian ocean. Walls of water as high as 30 feet littered the shorelines of southern Asian countries with death and debris. The toll was most devastating along the coasts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, where hundreds of bodies washed back ashore and entire villages were demolished. The initial quake struck the western end of Indonesia's Sumatra island at 6: |
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Casualty Toll for Foreigners in Disaster (Dec 27 2004 13:58 GMT) - Reports were sketchy on the number of foreigners left dead, missing or injured following Sunday's Indonesian earthquake, which generated tidal waves that smashed into coastal areas throughout southern Asia and parts of Africa. The following list was compiled from foreign ministries, embassies and media reports: |
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Asia Quake's Tsunamis Kill Over 11,600 (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - The Prayer forum also would have been very appropriate. I don't think we've seen the saddest part of this yet. As Christian Aid services and western aid is put in place, the extreme of the Muslims will attempt to stop the aide from flowing. It... |
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Gamers Thumb? (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - So if you play your new Gamecube non-stop, this User Friendly cartoon definitely applies. I'm going to acquire either a blister or a callous on my thumb, that's for sure... |
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Some Facts About Teacher Aides (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - Facts about teacher aides, also called paraprofessionals, and the No Child Left Behind law: -Teacher aides must now meet higher standards than before the law was passed if they work in schools or positions supported by Title I, which is the primary federal aid for poor students. |
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Opposition gewinnt bei Wahlwiederholung (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - Am Sonntag (26.12.) waren die ukrainischen Wähler wieder aufgerufen, einen Präsidenten zu wählen. Mit Dauer-Protesten hatten die Ukrainer die Wiederholung erzwungen. Sieger ist der Oppositionskandidat Juschtschenko. |
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Aides Play Growing Role in Classrooms (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - With students huddled around her, Sandra Davis quizzed them on dates and times, a part of life that doesn't come easily for developmentally disabled children. And when 7-year-old Darryl Washington got his birthday right after a year of trying, using a yardstick to correctly point out Nov. 9 on the calendar, Davis shouted in joy. |
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Opposition gewinnt bei Wahlwiederholung (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - Am Sonntag (26.12.) waren die ukrainischen Wähler wieder aufgerufen, einen Präsidenten zu wählen. Mit Dauer-Protesten hatten die Ukrainer die Wiederholung erzwungen. Sieger ist der Oppositionskandidat Juschtschenko. |
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Closer to Human Flight (Dec 27 2004 13:57 GMT) - [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - negativeblue writes "Dropzone.com has (had) a story about the preparation of a man (Jeb Corliss) who prepares to land a wingsuit without a parachute. If you don't know the current abilities of parachutes, now-a-day, you should do your research. |
Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants
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Dishwashers shouldn't smoke (Dec 27 2004 13:55 GMT) - It's a bad sign when your dishwasher starts to smoke. We had just finished running through the enormous pile of post-Christmas dishes, and I was out getting carry-out... my wife called to let me know that the dishwasher had taken up a smoking habit. We had noticed a burning plastic smell a couple of days ago, but had not been able to figure out what it was - at the time, we thought maybe we just had too many things plugged into to that circuit. Now it's clear - an expensive appliance was demanding more money. |
Search Engine Roundtable
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Small Business and Online Advertising (Dec 27 2004 13:54 GMT) - There is an excellent thread over at WebmasterWorld that is not getting enough attention. The thread is named From an SEM Perspective: Local Search is just Hype, where moderator Chicago (the local, local expert at WebmasterWorld) plays devils advocate and... |
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