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The Guardian:
Teacher union leaders are warning schools to vet the charities they support after complaints from parents about a scheme to send gifts to the developing world run by an evangelical Christian group.Under Operation Christmas Ch (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
• Remains of firework found behind front door• Tributes paid to woman who died after saving sonPolice in Cornwall todayappealed for more information after calling on the people involved in a firework-related house fire that k (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Grand opening Saturday, November 14, 2009.Link to 12/27/2003 press release, "Lafayette Public Library Drive Launched: Unveils First-of-its-Kind Learning Consortium Taps Intellectual Riches of Greater Bay Area". Building info (Read More)
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Libraries And Librarians
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ResourceShelf:
It’s likely that eBook readers will be a popular item this holiday season. It’s also likely that library users and even our friends will turn to information professionals for help in deciding which one to purchase. We’ve also (Read More)
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The Guardian:
• 80% of Camelot consortium up for sale• Third attempt for the People's LotteryRichard Branson and a number of private equity firms are among potential bidders jostling to buy the 80% of national lottery operator Camelot that (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
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The Guardian:
• Gerrard and Torres show progress with injuries• Aurelio, Skrtel and Riera all expected to returnLiverpool's fans will finally get the chance tomorrow to welcome £20m Alberto Aquilani to Anfield. The Italy international, sig (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
One of two Britons to have bought winning ticket for draw has come forward, operator Camelot saysA lottery ticketholder has claimed a share of the record-breaking £90m EuroMillions jackpot prize, the UK lottery operator, Came (Read More)
Beyond Search:
According to Documanager.de, ZyLAB has integrated Google Maps with its ZyIMAGE Information Access Platform. Users now have the ability to identify the location of documents in a hit list. ZyLAB says that coordinates detail of (Read More)
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Libraries And Librarians
guardian.co.uk Science:
Powder to the peopleRenowned ski guide Felix Tanquay has come up with a new concept to guarantee British skiers the best snow possible in the Alps. This winter his Verbier-based company, Powder Extreme, is launching "Mystery (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
The star of Emma reflects on love, marriage and why her two-year-old nephew is obsessed with cranes"Love is at the root of everything good that has ever happened and will happen." This phrase swam into focus as I moved up th (Read More)
New York Times:
Claude Lévi-Strauss, the last great French philosopher, reshaped the simple art of gathering information about so-called primitives.
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www.guardian.co.uk:
A brilliant exposé of the oil industry uncovers the shocking human cost of fuel, says Peter PrestonPlunder, Rot, Fear, Greed and Desire. Laconic chapter headings tell the story. This brilliant, dismaying book by a reporter wh (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
We love to hate the suburbs but for Paul Barker they are places of humanity where individuality flourishes, says Rachel CookeI grew up on the west side of Sheffield, close to Broomhill, a place which, in 1961, John Betjeman c (Read More)
The Guardian:
Nobody benefits more from our emasculated MPs than tax-avoiding plutocrats and bonus banditsLuck rather than a conspiracy explains why the newspaper that broke the expenses scandal is the property of billionaire recluses, who (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Imagine The Sopranos, The Wire and Gordon Gekko all rolled into one. You don't have to: the FBI has just broken one of the largest-ever insider dealing rings in Wall StreetImagine The Sopranos, The Wire and Gordon Gekko's Wal (Read More)
The Guardian:
Fifteen years after the genocide that killed a million people, Rwanda's warring tribes have reached a truce. But will it hold? Here, the world's leading writer on Rwanda meets the killers, the survivors, and the man bringing (Read More)
TechCrunch:
As we prepare for our next RealTime CrunchUp on November 20th in San Francisco, we're seeing if anything an acceleration of the phenomenon known as RealTime. Startups, cloud platform vendors, the open standards community, and (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
Access the Complete Issue (35.3) (PDF)This Issue (full text online, free) includes:+ Editorial: Reading, Information Literacy and Professional Development+Reading Sources and Reading Spaces in Honduras+ Information Literacy a (Read More)
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Libraries And Librarians
TechCrunch:
Earlier this week the domain name industry was rocked by a shill bidding scandal at SnapNames. The company made the right early moves by admitting the problem and promising refunds, plus interest, to customers. Now, though, (Read More)
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