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Educated Guesswork
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An airport security bug (Dec 31 2004 18:59 GMT) - My friend Cullen told me the following story about Canadian airport security: Cullen and his family are flying to the US from Calgary. At the baggage check--before they've gone through the carry-on X-ray machine--they're selected for "random" baggage screening. The security types give their luggage a hand search and then hand it back to them. Cullen takes the bags about 15 feet away (still in plain view of security) and transfers a whole bunch of stuff from his carry-on (which, remember, has never been searched) into his checked luggage and puts the checked luggage on the belt. |
Dogs Online
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Banfield Warns Customers About Its Microchips (Dec 31 2004 18:59 GMT) - Banfield, The Pet Hospital(R) announced today that it is sending out letters to all customers who bought microchips from them that these chips may not help pet owners retrieve their lost pets. Banfield has several vet clinics set up in PetsMart stores all across the country. |
E-Commerce Times
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Vietnam Airlines Plans To Order 4 Boeing 7E7s (Dec 31 2004 18:58 GMT) - Vietnam Airlines, one of the fastest-growing carriers in Asia, became the latest customer to announce it will order The Boeing Co.'s new 7E7 jetliner. It plans to buy four of the jets, for delivery in 2010. A firm deal is expected to be signed in the first quarter of 2005, Boeing and the airline said in a joint statement. |
Dantzan.com
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Dantza ikastaroak Ikasfolken 2005ean (Dec 31 2004 18:58 GMT) - Bilbao Musikak dantza tradizionalaren inguruko ikastaro eskaintza berria prestatu du Ikasfolk programaren bidez 2005erako. Bost ikastaro dira eskaintza honetan, irakasleentzat, umeentzat eta dantzazaleentzat bideratuak. Larraitz Artetxe eta Patxi Laborda izango dira irakasleak. |
Semantic Web Interest Group Scratchpad
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RubyRDF project closed (Dec 31 2004 18:58 GMT) - danbri: I've finished (or perhaps abandoned ;) a project, with only 6 hours left of the year!; danbri: Homepage, wiki and RAA archive entries have been updated to acknowledge that this package is not being maintained, and to point to other efforts deserving of more attention.; |
AllAfrica News: Zambia
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Zambia Signs K8.8bn Aid Agreements (Dec 31 2004 18:58 GMT) - GOVERNMENT yesterday signed agreements with the British, Swedish and Ireland governments amounting to about K8.8 billion to support phase one of the implementation of Zambia's Financial Sector Development Plan (FSDP). |
ПОЛИТ.РУ: НОВОСТИ
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Геннадий Гудков: Хочется увидеть и пожить в нормальной, свободной и демократической стране. Новогодние итоги на Полит.ру (Dec 31 2004 18:58 GMT) - Геннадий Гудков (депутат Госдумы, председатель Народной партии РФ) Мне кажется, что первым значимым событием по хронологии – это выборы президента России. Поскольку у нас президент не только глава государства, но и субъект, который абсолютно реально управляет страной, от которого зависят контуры политических и экономических реформ, и результаты, которые будут достигаемы или недостигаемы. Поэтому выбор президента – это важнейшее политическое событие в жизни России.Второе по значимости событие уходящего года – это реформа политической системы управления государством. Она была несколько неожиданной, неоднозначной, но, тем не менее, она уже фактически состоялась. |
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