From the Rap Sheet -- againOkay, I haven't worked out yet if the python was an April Fool's Joke or not, but this is such an amazing post from the Rap...
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Python eats CFR, creates havoc
Government Printing Office invaded by serpentOn Sunday, March 27, the Government Printing Office (GPO) announced that a27-foot Bolivian python (an endangered...
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Who Can Stop Novak Djokovic?
I remember when Rafael Nadal was desperately trying to catch up to the pacesetter on the ATP Tour, working to expand beyond his clay-court empire and get within striking distance of the top. And I recall when Roger Federer was likewise engaged, hoping...
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Djokovic - Post match interview - transcript
Courtesy: Official WebsiteN. DJOKOVIC/K. Anderson 6-4, 6-2 An interview with: NOVAK DJOKOVIC THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. If you look at the numbers, it sounds like an easy game, but didn't look an easy one. NOVAK DJOKOVIC: No, it was anything...
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Samsung Installing Keylogging Software In Laptops
Network World unveiled that Samsung has been installing a key logging software on its laptop and desktop computers. One guy who has just recently bought...
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Google +1 Feature for Search Results - New Social Feature
Still Google don�t want to stop and really trying to get upper hands in social arena. Google has announced a new social feature for its search engine,...
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Djokovic to face the new US #1
Novak Djokovic reached the Miami semifinals Wednesday by beating Kevin Anderson, extending his winning streak and avenging a loss two years ago to the South African in the same city.World No 2 Djokovic defeated unseeded Anderson 6-4, 6-2 in a quarterfinal...
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And Round Four of the Amateur Sleuth Competition
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | 11:47 PM
Wiki Coffin missed out but the contest is getting interestingAlso from the Rap Sheet (see link in previous post) -- Four Rode Out Blogger Jen Forbus...
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Maverick rides again
Is the golden age of Westerns about to reopen?The Rap Sheet reports that James Garner is to publish his memoir.Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday...
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Copy-editing Harry Potter was a top-secret job
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | 5:17 PM
From the State-Journal Register, of Springfield, Illinois, comes an illuminating storySome people get jobs that yield a life-time's worth of dinner-table...
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OMG
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Monday, March 28, 2011 | 2:08 PM
OMG, it's now officialThe abbreviation for Oh my God! has passed the Oxford English Dictionary test, and is now an official word.And so are LOL (laughing...
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Six reasons Borders is going bust -- or is it seven?
Former Borders merchandizing strategist and analytics director Mark Evans has outlined six reasons Borders has failed# Over-investment in music# Failure...
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Djokovic - Hope For Japan - Video - extra footage
More footage from the Hope for Japan charity football match.Courtesy: ksy...
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Novak on a roll in Miami
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic became just the third player in the past 30 years to open a season with a 20-0 mark as he defeated James Blake 6-2, 6-0 in a third-round match Sunday night at the Sony Ericsson Open.Only John McEnroe and Ivan...
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Google To Launch Mobile Payment System
Google is now joining hands with Mastercard and Citigroup to setup a mobile payment system for Android phones that will turn Android phones into a kind...
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Amazon Launches App Test Drive Feature for AppStore
Amazon has introduced a new platform where Android users can test their apps directly from app store before buying any app of android. Today in any App...
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Wiki Coffin starred in The Herald on Sunday
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Sunday, March 27, 2011 | 7:53 PM
And the rave is repeated in Crime WatchCraig Sisterson, the hard-working blogger and promoter of Kiwi crime fiction (see righthand column for...
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Historical fun with names of occupations
The newsletter of Cambridge University reveals that pastors of the past took liberties with birth recordsAs the 2011 national census approaches, a historical...
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An Author's Story of the Christchurch Earthquake
The biggest after-shock in the world, perhaps -- the Christchurch quake of 22 February 2011 Animal-friend and historical fiction writer Beverley...
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Djokovic- Round 2 post match interview
Courtesy: Official WebsiteTHE MODERATOR: Questions, please.Q. Considering that you played so much tennis, is it helpful that tonight's match was so short?NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Yeah, definitely helpful. You know, in opening rounds, especially in the first...
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Novak Djokovic - Point Of The Year & photos
Absolutely fantastic point during the Doubles match yesterday. Unfortunately Nolandy lost on the match tiebreak :(Courtesy: ATPWorldTourA few photos...
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You know you're from Christchurch when . . .
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Saturday, March 26, 2011 | 9:02 PM
You have to admit that it takes guts to be funny in the face of ongoing disaster I can't find who to credit, but the Saturday Dominion Post has a...
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Djokovic - Prematch Press Conference - photos
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Friday, March 25, 2011 | 6:53 PM
Djokovic - More Wing Tennis footage
Novak has posted a new message on his Facebook page. It is another video from the Air Tennis stunt with HEAD.http://www.facebook.com/djokovic.official#!/djokovic.official?sk=app_2392950137Check the other 2 new videos there. One is from Beijing...
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Oxford DNB Literary biography of the day: Paul Scott
Paul Mark Scott (1920-1978)A while back some blogger (the inestimable Graham Beattie?) asked for names of Books that Changed Your Life. ...
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