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Internet sites like Wikipedia may herald the preference for precis…
Times – The Times – Oct 14, 2007
I use the Web extensively but I keep wondering whether I have hired a slasher to sharpen my kitchen knives. The same uneasy feeling is expressed by columnist William Palmer in the August edition of The Literary Review. He asks: what will become of the great libraries when all books are scanned onto the Internet? Right now Google is scanning the entire Bodleian library an amazing task which is a great democratisation of information and insight. Nonetheless many question the consequences of such slick Internet information.
Army of England fans celebrates trouncing of old enemy
Times nline – Oct 14, 2007
At Agincourt the English are said to have taunted the French with “V” signsshowing their fingers ready to pull the longbow strings. These days we aremarginally more sophisticated. ne England fan tinkered with the Wikipedia entry of Sébastien Chabal a starof the French team. A tattooed 6ft 3in 18-stone forward with a mane oflong black hair he is a terrifying sight known as The Anaes-thetist andalso as L’homme des Cavernes (the Caveman). Last week pictures circulated ofhim pretending to eat a baby. An England stalwart promptly altered Chabal’sWikipedia entry to read: “Chabal used to perform as a ballerina at a Frenchdancing school; his nicknames are Girl Pants and Chi Chi Man. ”The odds however remained heavily in France’s favour – and indeed anyone whohad a ticket for the Stade de France… A tattooed 6ft 3in 18-stone forward with a mane oflong black hair he is a terrifying sight known as The Anaes-thetist andalso as L’homme des Cavernes (the Caveman). Last week pictures circulated ofhim pretending to eat a baby. An England stalwart promptly altered Chabal’sWikipedia entry to read: “Chabal used to perform as a ballerina at a Frenchdancing school; his nicknames are Girl Pants and Chi Chi Man. ”The odds however remained heavily in France’s favour – and indeed anyone whohad a ticket for the Stade de France. New Zealanders and Australians who hadso confidently bought seats for the semi-final and final cashed in on theirmisfortune as best they could. Leanne Deuchrass a banker from Auckland sold her ticket for the final to ahopeful England fan. “I sold it for £700 that’s 2½ times as much as I paidfor it” she said.
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Gwinnett Gazette – Oct 14, 2007
Ask yourself if the “ld Guard of Snellville” currently represented by Mayoral Candidate Bruce Garraway and Council Candidate Kelly Kautz are who you want representing you on the Snellville City Council. Here are a couple of excerpts from the Wikipedia site. City Land SwapIn July 2003 the last piece of a $6700000 building plan for the project fell into place. The Snellville City Council approved funding for a multipurpose complex combining municipal functions and police services plus offering a public gathering spot. In a 4-2 vote the council approved certificates of participation a series of leases that are to be renewed annually until they are paid off in 20 years. The leases with an interest rate of slightly more than 4 percent will cost the city about $10 million when they are paid off in two decades.
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