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- This is so awesome! We never got to do anything like this when I was in elementary school: ... Sixth-grade teachers, several school staff members and Blue Island School District 130 superintendent Michael Korsak dressed in replica Egyptian garb to portray important figures in the ceremony, and to create an authentic feel. During the previous six weeks, the students had been learning about Egyptian religion and mythology, mathematics, music, clothing, hieroglyphics and burial practices through hands-on experiences. |
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- In today's The New York Times, Douglas Jehl reported that the CIA's inspector general, John Helgerson, has found top-level agency officials failed to allocate sufficient resources to fighting . . . |
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- Military officials kicked out five broadcast journalists from embedded slots in Iraq in recent months after they allegedly reported "secure information," Editor & Publisher magazine . . . |
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- Two days after Gov. Jeb Bush fired a state official over sexual harassment allegations, his office confirmed it had hired a former newspaper editorial writer who left his job following allegations of plagiarism and sex harassment. |
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- The havoc wrought by the killer tsunami waves of 26 December has once again demonstrated the utter vulnerability of human life in the face of nature's fury. A week after the tragedy, the world is yet to assess the full scale of devastation in terms of human lives and material losses. In Indonesia alone, the death toll is now estimated to be around 100,000. |
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- 1. About taxing of assistance or humanitarian workers ; This information we received from one of our volunteers on 29th December, who is currently travelling from Tapak Tuan to Banda Aceh (it is best that their name is not disclosed). They witnessed that not only volunteers, but also the people that are attempting to enter Meulaboh, are being forced to pay a fee that is as high as we mentioned previously. This could be the work of rogue elements of the TNI, however what is certain is that they are not being coordinated or that the local military command is deliberately doing nothing to stop them. |
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- Most recent estimate of confirmed dead from the Dec. 26, 2004 Tsunami : 150,000 (BBC) WHO estimate of the number of injured : 500,000 (BBC) Canadian Government Assistance for Tsunami Relief : $80 Million (CBC) |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Jan 2005): Ranking: 0, Activity percentile: 0.00%, |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Jan 2005): Download count: 0 |
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- Public mailing lists: sushi-devel |
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- Public discussion forums: Open Discussion, Help |
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- Tracker description: Bug Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Tech Support Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Patch Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Feature Request Tracking System |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Jan 2005): Commit count: 0; Add count: 0 [Web-based access to repository] |
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- A Clinton involved in fraud? Say it isn't so... WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Justice Department said Friday. The indictment of David Rosen, unsealed in Los Angeles, focuses on his fund-raising for an Aug. |
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- Project description: Sushi is a suite of GNOME application that allow people to play a pen-and-paper game across the Internet. |
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- Project administrators: davide178 |
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- A new internet list of England’s particularly successful schools and colleges is now online, courtesy of the Government inspection watchdog. |
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- Wales' largest secondary school hopes a new creche for teachers' children will encourage more women to return to the classroom. |
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- In a departure for the Specialist Schools programme, 12 special schools have been selected to take up a new specialism in special educational needs (SEN). |
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- More financial support for part-time students in Higher Education is on the way from September 2005. |
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- Mike Tomlinson, the former teacher who has proposed an overhaul of England's exams system, received a knighthood in the New Year Honours. |
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- Einstein Year has taken off in the UK and Ireland to inspire a new generation of physicists. |
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- A County Durham primary school has won the chance to take part in an education project called ‘The Best Bird Box in Britain’. |
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- Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown met parents, children and childcare providers as part of the Government's consultation on its 10-year strategy for childcare. |
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- Playing darts can result in greater maths skills, according to a Government minister. |
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- Steve's Digicams reviews the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D and writes - 'With a price and feature set aimed at the prosumer dSLR market, the 7D falls a bit short of current competitive benchmarks. Shooting performance, image resolution, and image quality... |
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- Hej..! http://www. psybnc-webinterface. de/index. |
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- Pretec Press Release LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 7, 2005 Pretec Electronics Corp., the inventor of iDisk Tiny, the smallest USB Flash Drive in the world since 2003, is demonstrating the fastest USB flash drive in the world, with... |
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- International Herald Tribune: A promise of amnesty to North Korea's leaders is necessary for countless people whose lives ... |
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- BANGALORE, INDIA - The U.S. government is considering a substantial increase in the number of H-1B visas available to Indian professionals, Robert Blake, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Delhi reportedly told a meeting hosted by the Delhi-based Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)ADVERTISEMENTReducin the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study. |
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- What the well-dressed geek is wearing this winterI only know this because of Ben hammersley's piece in the Guardian. Embedded in the back of the bag are three light weight, waterproof solar panels, which generate up to 4 watts of power. Inside the bag is a Li Ion battery pack which stores the energy so it is available when you need it, not just when the sun is up. The makers claim the backpack is powerful enough to charge most portable electronics (other than laptops) including: cell phones, cameras, two way radios, GPS's, PDA's, even iPods. |
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- Veïns i moviments socials del Baix Gaià es comencen a organitzar per demanar al tripartit que els doni la comarcalitat. |
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Snap! (Jan 07 2005 23:32 GMT) - Madonna strikes the fourth and final pose for her part in the "Women in the Office" campaign for Versace, shot by Mario Testino. Apparently, she just took a letter.... |
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- Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) former finance director David Rosen has been indicted "on charges of causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission," the AP reports. The indictment "focuses on his fund-raising for a gala for Clinton in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2000. Clinton... |
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Mostly Java (Jan 07 2005 23:32 GMT) - In all the excitement on the Atom list (are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet??) I nearly missed this post from Henry, he?s done a Object- Triple mapping library: |
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- Have some project work on the West Coast Monday, so will be flying out Sunday night (not a big fan of w/e travel, but what can you do), red eye back Monday night/Tuesday morning. As you might expect, blogging may be affected. No surprise, the cell will be the best way to reach me Monday. Also notable is that if you talk to me on Tuesday I might be a bit s l o w o n t h e u p t a k e because I don't sleep well on planes, so cut me some slack. Meantime, have a great weekend. |
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- From Alberto Gonzalez' confirmation hearing: Gonzales: There is no requirement, of course, upon state and locals to enforce federal immigration laws. It is purely voluntary. In fact, of course, some states have prohibitions [against? |
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- Edward Webb, who runs the popular site LokiTorrent that connects users to free downloadable movies, has several big enemies. |
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