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In the last few months I have been working on a project based in Brighton, and so occasionally commuting there from London. I was just beginning to relate to this interesting article about commuting in The New Yorker, when I read the following lines: "The next morning, she caught the six-fifty-four out of Port Jervis. The train was nearly empty. The conductor sat in the row in front of her, looking through a catalogue advertising semi-automatic weapons." Once again America proves that it's unlike anywhere else in my world.
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Great headline in the Globe and Mail this morning.
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"Despite the apology, there was little sign of embarrassment from CBS or [Katie] Couric at the revelation that she has little to do with the Notebook items". Business has hijacked the weblog format, but missed the point completely. Here's an important broadcast journalist (one of the world's most influential people according to Time magazine) who is happy to have someone else put words in her mouth. Unbelievable. And that's precisely what Couric has now become. — I keep forgetting that US news is really just part of the Entertainment industry.
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This week's From Our Own Correspondent included a report on longevity in the Caribbean island of Dominica. Apparently, there are 3 times as many people over 100 years old as there are in most developed countries. The Dominica report begins at 16:43 into t
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A volume of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement, an important anniversary, or the like.
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of or pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, esp. if carried to excess.
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Potentially useful list of Web 2.0 applications.
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Here's an impressive YouTube video that highlights the importance of Web 2.0. Don't let the technical bits put you off. It's only 5 minutes long and worth watching to the end.
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An online music generator.
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A potentially useful site devoted to route planning for walkers in London.
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Apparently, Ontario and Quebec have "both ground to a halt"!
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It's amazing what modern technology can do these days, but I can't see how this application helps.
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Audio tour guides for free!
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KNOW IT ALL: Can Wikipedia conquer expertise? by STACY SCHIFF
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An amazing photographic and musicological discovery.
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Photograph relecting Robson Street, Vancouver.
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Photograph towards downtown Vancouver from Lost Lagoon.
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Official site of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Official web site for Stanley Park, Vancouver.
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Award-winning courier company in the UK. Check out the demo to see how far delivery services have come!
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A personal website about wine recently nominated for a James Beard Award
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A documentary about wine just released on DVD.
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In which John Lanchester fails to review two books about Google, but writes an interesing article about the search engine giant instead.
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Some people may find this web application useful.
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Create an online spreadsheet for free
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An online suite of office applications
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Need to share a document? Create it on the web for free.
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What does a young Booker-prize winner do for an encore?
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Keyboard shortcuts for Psion PDAs
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A collection of links to old maps of Cumbria
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Useful colour selection tool
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Tool for identifying complementary colours
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An interesting discussion on the Internet's impact on newspaper publishing
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Even museum curators can succumb to the art world's corruption
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Paintings surface after 27 years
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More on Marion True and the Italian charges she faces
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An online guide to the web's best podcasts
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Just about everything you could possibly want to know about .htaccess
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Some people just don't want to be found
