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Accident at Eaton Centre (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - On Tuesday at roughly 5pm, I was walking in the Toronto Eaton Centre, and saw a man plunge from a railing to the basement level below. I don't really want to talk about it again, but here is a thread I upened at DSLR: broadband Forums Canadian [Serious] Accident at Toronto Eaton Centre Other than a brief mention on 680 News, I haven't heard anything else on the news about this. Sadly, if this was just a vagrant jumping to his death, I doubt anything else will be said. I don't know if he's alive or not, but he did pitch headfirst into the tile floor. |
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Celebrity Artifact (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - Felipe Rose, the Indian dude from the singing group the Village People, presented the National Museum of the American Indian (on LF) with a framed, gold 45-rpm single of the disco group's 1978 megahit "Y.M.C.A." on Wednesday afternoon. |
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Soros group raises stakes in battle with US neo-cons (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - A group of billionaire philanthropists are to donate tens of millions more dollars to develop progressive political ideas in the US in an effort to counter the conservative ascendancy. George Soros, who made his fortune in the hedge fund industry; Herb and Marion Sandler, the California couple who own a multi-billion-dollar savings and loan business; |
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Lossy & Lossless Compression (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - A short article describing some of the differences between lossy and lossless audio and why you should care. Lossless audio is cool because it minimizes the space required for audio files but maintains the quality of the source. This is perfect for archiving. |
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Comparison of Lossless Audio Formats (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - A highly readable comparison of various lossless audio codecs and some advantages and disadvantages of each. I found several technical comparisons including this page which links to many of them but this sister guide to my previous post was the easiest to digest. |
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Morse Code Operating Aids (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - Includes an on-line Morse Code translator "Morse translator that produces a "print out" and audio version of the code from your plain language typed inputs. Also type in morse and get translation to text!!!" |
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Consult This-a-Day (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - Totally worthless unsolicited advice from a top-tier management consultant - 12/25 - have a happy holiday. 12/24 - man's best friend is not his dog, it is his best friend. |
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Nigeria: At Last, Appeal Court Clears Obi for Senate (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - THE coast became clearer yesterday for Chief Ben Obi to take up his seat in the Senate (for Anambra Central) when the Appeal Court sitting in Enugu dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Flint Obiekwe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) challenging Obi's victory in the April 12, 2003 National Assembly poll. |
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Nigeria: Ogbeh: PDM to Dump PDP, Plot for EFCC Trial Thickens (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - RIPPLES over Chief Audu Ogbeh's resignation as national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appear to be reaching boiling point as the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), the formidable political machine credited with clinching the 1999 and 2003 general elections for the party, yesterday threatened to leave the PDP. |
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Gennemlbe Excelfil og slette dubletter (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - Hejsa, Jeg nsker at gennemlbe en Excelfil og slette evt. dubletter. Vi kan g ud fra, at hvis der findes dubletter i filen kommer de efter hinanden! Endvidere behves ogs kun et bestemt felt at vre ens fr vi kan betragte det som en dublet! Alts pseudokode: |
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alwayshated: Soundgarden (Death Metal Mayhem) (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - QUOTE I think audioslave is better thean Rage Against The Machine for thesimple fact that they gave up the political part of there music that is what alawys buged me about about the band so i think it ought to be preaty cool and if Tom Merilo(sic) wants to do politcal stuff on his own fine just keep it out of the band. yeah but System Of A Down is really political and I like 'em a hell of alot better than Rage........Rage puts too much funk in their music |
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Dělníci našli při opravě Karlova mostu dutinu (Jan 13 2005 18:59 GMT) - [eStav.cz] - Dělníci, kteří opravují dva pilíře pražského Karlova mostu, narazili u jednoho z nich na podzemní dutinu. Nacházel se v ní mlýnský kámen , který vyzdvihli. Dutinu o velikosti zhruba pět metrů krychlových už zaplnili speciální směsí. Stabilita pilíře ohrožena nebyla, informoval Magistrát hl. |
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