Dropsafe

Rob IM’ed me a link to an article on Heston Blumenthal, which provided a snapshot of attitudes to food in olden times: “I had came across a manuscript of Le Viander de Taillevent. He was the chef to the Palais Royal in Paris. I think it was the 14th century.. . .And in there was…

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[en.wikipedia.org] and [antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] Makes you think. Well, makes me think, anyways…

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…and right now I should be on my motorbike heading for Oxford in order to enjoy the 500+ year-old tradition of choristers singing a latin hymn from the top of Magdalen College Tower. However it’s chucking it down with rain, so I’m going back to bed. Maybe I can catch it on TV, or something.…

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First watch this. Then play this, then this. then this, making sure to experiment with the Q, A, and Z keys, amongst others.

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[praylive.com] Latest News – Join the Pray Live network to get up-to-date breaking information and news. Get sermon topics and bible study lessons for the current week and the newsletter. Thursday, April 27, 2006, clergy from around the Washington, DC and MD area will gather in downtown DC to pray for the lowering of gas…

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Did you know that in America you can be kicked out of the Scouts for not having the right faith? I don’t remember it being an issue when I was a Scout in the UK, but then here we have a Queen to fill the you have to profess loyalty to someone gap without being…

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Nang, Nee, Sham, Shee, Ha, Laek, Jaeth, Booth, Kyo, Jep …from Numbers In Over 5000 Languages. Includes Welsh.

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pretty. [www.josephholmes.com] – trees, landscapes, colour, water.

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[news.bbc.co.uk] Home Secretary Charles Clarke is resisting calls to quit over the release of 1,023 foreign prisoners. 1023 people? I’ll bet I’m not the only one who first thought “They must have just lost a page, somewhere. Fencepost error or something.”.

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[motoring.independent.co.uk] The earth-mover marque is attempting to break the diesel land speed record. John Simister reports on a very British project The land speed record. Fastest human on earth. Glory and pride and a lot of danger. Currently it stands at a supersonic 763mph, set in 1997 by a virtual jet aeroplane with no wings…

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[biz.yahoo.com] SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW – News) announced today that its board of directors has appointed Jonathan Schwartz as the Company’s chief executive officer. The appointment is the result of Sun’s on-going succession planning process and is effective immediately. Schwartz, 40, succeeds Scott McNealy, 51, who will continue…

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From www.sun.com/software/solaris/howtoguides/s10securityhowto.jsp :- Sun Employee Blogs: Alec Muffat – www.crypticide.com/dropsafe It’s a nice resource, though. 😎

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