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For example, just take a look at bancomicsans.com - Putting the sans in Comic Sans.

I haven’t written about the all-important weather in a while. It’s pretty hot, about 32 C in here, with very high humidity. The New Haven Register even has a story about it: State swelters in tropical heat.

“A group of French cleaning ladies who organised a car-sharing scheme to get to work are being taken to court by a coach company which accuses them of “an act of unfair and parasitical competition". (http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1525590,00.html

“The BBC has been lambasted by classical music labels for making all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies available for free download over the Internet.” http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article298067.ece

Skateboarder clears Great Wall of China.

For those of us who use it, JavaScript now has it’s own “CPAN": JSAN - JavaScript Archive Network. And of course, it has its own cute mascot:

The U.S. government is complaining about Mexico printing stamps with Memín Pingüín, a black cartoon character from the 1940s. What’s next, Japan complaining that the U.S. is printing stamps honoring scientists who helped build the atomic bomb?

Pretty entertaining list from the American Film Institute. At the top we have “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” (Gone with the Wind), followed by “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” (The Godfather).

Extension of the PDDG/PM3 Semiempirical Molecular Orbital Method to Sulfur, Silicon, and Phosphorus
Ivan Tubert-Brohman, Cristiano Ruch Werneck Guimarães, and William L. Jorgensen
J. Chem. Theory Comput.; 2005; ASAP Web Release Date: 25-Jun-2005; (Article)
doi:10.1021/ct0500287

How stupid can trademark lawsuits get? See this NY times article for an example: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/04/business/04stealth.html

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