Popweekly: Digest for 11.30
Pop Wuping (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Red Windows in Singapore by swisscan Popweekly is a weekly report (at the beginning of the week instead of the end) which contains...
The Tokens
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Tertullian on the First and Second Advents
Prydain (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Tertullian, who was perhaps the pre-eminent apologist among the early Latin Fathers, lived in the late second and early third centuries A.D., in North Africa. It must be noted that he did become a schismatic in his later life, having cast his lot with the followers of the Montanist movement. But this portion of his [...]
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Brugs Bier Festival 2009 / Bruges Beer Festival 2009
Lee's Ramblings (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I do some strange things. This was one of the better ones. Last year, I saw an advert in 't Brugs Beertje for the Bruges Beer Festival and thought nothing more as I wasn't available at that weekend. Earlier this year, I saw their website and it quite appealed. I mentioned it to Jerry and he seemed keen to. Then the catch - they were after volunteers. One quick email to the organisers and we'd booked...
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Are the Lions Sleeping in North Vancouver
Yatter Matters (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
North Vancouver Detached 30 Days North Vancouver Detached real estate market during the past 30 day period of October 29,2009 to November 28,2009, seems in step with with a number of neighbourhoods, on the east and west side of Vancouver (see back posts). Unlike the Lions prominently captured in this picture taken last summer from [...]
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Bridge tokens benefit pantry
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Do you still have stray Newport Pell Bridge tokens rattling around in your car? If so, the obsolete tokens can still be of use.The Johnnycake Center of Peace Dale is asking Rhode Islanders to donate their remaining tokens by dropping them in marked receptacles at businesses throughout South County.The cash value — 83 cents — will go to the center, which runs a soup...
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South County food pantry seeks obsolete bridge tokens
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
By Jennifer D. Jordan SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Do you still have stray Newport Pell Bridge tokens rattling around in your car? If so, the obsolete circular tokens can still be of use. The Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale is asking Rhode Islanders to donate their remaining tokens, dropping them in marked receptacles located at businesses throughout South County. The cash value -- 83 cents -- will all...
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Microsoft Specs Support Open Web Foundation Agreement
eWeek (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Microsoft has announced that it has made five web specifications available under the recently penned Open Web Foundation Agreement (OWFa). - Microsoft has announced that it has made five web specifications available under the recently penned Open Web Foundation Agreement (OWFa). Microsoft officials said the five specifications now available under the Open Web Foundation Agreement are: Version 0.9:...
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Football From the Sidelines: GridIron Live
Inside Social Games (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Social developer Challenge Games is known for producing relatively deep yet uncomplicated games. Ranging from medieval politics sto satirical corporations, it has been able to make something interesting out of genres one might otherwise see as oversaturated. The same is true for an older Facebook game of the company’s, GridIron Live. This football game is [...]
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Rider makes no apologies for hoarding
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Michelle Deleon is one of the TTC riders hoarding her tokens.
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TTC offers ticket to ride
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Bulk TTC token sales have been cut off until Jan. 3 because transit bosses don't want frugal riders hoarding any more of them ahead of a planned fare hike.
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Michael Jackson Auction Nets $2 Million
MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
On Saturday (November 21), Julien's Auctions sold over 80 pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the famous sparkly glove the late legend wore during the 1983 "Motown 25" television special (the same event where he debuted the moonwalk). All told, the 80 items were expected to net around $120,000, but the 3,500 registered bidders drove [...]
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Pennsylvania Fortune Teller Pleads Guilty To Criminal Mischief
Law and Magic Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Prosecutors obtained a plea deal with a Chesco, Pennsylvania, woman who was originally charged with violating the state statute against fortune telling, a third degree misdemeanor. Instead, April Seven Uwanawich pled to the lesser charge of criminal mischief and made...
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Why should savings grow. By what right ?
gco2e (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Saw this at Costa's today * Granted, my savings are tokens of the real work I have done in producing wealth so far. I want to build an accumulation for hard times and/or old age. But so what! Why do I expect to get interest on my savings ? What exactly have I done to earn interest ? How have my savings been invested to return more than inflation ? If my money is being invested in capital,
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TTC ready to vote on fare hike
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
TTC commissioners are poised today to hit riders with a fare hike.
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Spice of variety
Tobold's MMORPG Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Let me tell you how a typical play session of mine goes: Usually I first log on those of my World of Warcraft characters with a daily cooldown, like the alchemist transforming a rare gem into an epic gem once a day. Send the epic gem to my jewel crafter, who not only cuts the gem and sends it on to the bank alt, but also does his daily jewelcrafting quest, to get the tokens to buy new recipes. Then...