Life in a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. B.M.A.T.C., and Etruscan typewriter erasers. Blogged by David Gorsline.
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If true, this is really, really sad. (The source of the report is somewhat obscure, but it's apparently reprinted from a London Times story.)
Strict regulations published by Athens 2004 last week dictate that
spectators may be refused admission to events if they are carrying food or
drinks made by companies that did not see fit to sponsor the games.
The high point of my interest in the Olympics was when I figure skated with Susan, back in the late 80s. Since then, my interest has declined gradually, and this story doesn't do anything to make we want to tune in. (Thanks to kottke.org.) posted: 1:51:16 PM |
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The abstract of the Ricketts et al. paper (with a pay-per-view link to the full text) on the favorable effect of forest-dwelling bees on coffee yields has been posted. posted: 10:51:11 AM |
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In 1931, Virginia Woolf wrote six essays for Good Housekeeping magazine, which together paint a riveting picture of the capital she loved. Five of them were printed together in the 70s and 80s, but the sixth was lost, and has only just been rediscovered. Gua rdian Unlimited republishes it. (Thanks to Arts & Letters Daily.) posted: 9:51:12 AM |
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Do not touch the blue 'E!' Juliet Chung reports on a slight decline in market share for Microsoft Internet Explorer. posted: 9:51:10 AM |
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