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Date:Sunday Mar 01, 2009

links for 2009-03-01 • Two sexes 'sin in different ways' | Europe | World | BBC NEWS | Women are prouder than men, but men are more lustful, according to a Vatican report which states that the two sexes sin differently. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Monday Feb 16, 2009

links for 2009-02-16 • Alien life 'may exist among us' | Science & Environment | BBC NEWS | They walk among us, or at least they might, according to Professor Paul Davies, a physicist at Arizona State University. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Saturday Feb 07, 2009

The greatest motivation poster ever conceived? 'Keep calm and carry on'

links for 2009-02-07 • Soothing words and stiff upper lips | Magazine | BBC NEWS | Millions of copies of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster were printed on the eve of World War II, but never displayed. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Friday Feb 06, 2009

links for 2009-02-06 • As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God | Matthew Parris | Times Online | "Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa's biggest problem - the crushing passivity of the people's mindset" - so writes Matthew Parris in the Times Online. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Monday Feb 02, 2009

links for 2009-02-02 • BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Obama speech censored in China | China has censored parts of the new US president's inauguration speech that have appeared on a number of websites. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Wednesday Jan 28, 2009

links for 2009-01-28 • BBC NEWS | Technology | Tweet smell of success over Digg Despite cutting out SMS support for Europe (and most of the World too) Twitter, the mobile phone-based micro-blogging service, rocketed nearly 1000% in use in the UK over the past year according to industry analysts. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 20:51 GMT

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Date:Monday Jan 12, 2009

links for 2009-01-12 • Application Modernization: Money in the Bank - The Four Hundred Timely article on Application Modernization, probably the no.1 issue needing to be addressed across Enterprises, which often gets less focus and funding then it actually requires. • ..... View Comments

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Date:Wednesday Nov 05, 2008

links for 2008-11-05 • What Ray Ozzie didn't tell you about Microsoft Azure • The Register Ted Dziuba's take on the release of Microsoft Azure into the Cloud Computing arena; include a light hearted and honest comparison of Microsoft Azure versus Google App Engine versus Amazon EC2. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 21:02 GMT

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Date:Monday Sep 15, 2008

links for 2008-09-15 • Amazon.com: Motorcycle & ATV: Automotive Well I never, motorcycle kit from Amazon, what won't they sell next... • ..... View Comments