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Nov 2004 Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories, by H. Merriman [tmfrxxx.xxx]6974
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Nov 2004 Boy Aviators' Polar Dash,Captain Wilbur Lawton[#2][tbapdxxx.xxx]6973
Nov 2004 Lays from the West, by M. A. Nicholl [?laysxxx.xxx]6972
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Nov 2004 Judaism, by Israel Abrahams [judsmxxx.xxx]6971
Nov 2004 The History of a Mouthful of Bread, by Jean Mace [?brd1xxx.xxx]6970
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Nov 2004 History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella V3 [?rfi3xxx.xxx]6968
[Author's Full Name: William H. Prescott]
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Nov 2004 History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella V2 [?rfi2xxx.xxx]6967
[Author's Full Name: William H. Prescott]
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Nov 2004 Traite' General de la Cuisine Maigre,Auguste Helie[?tgcmxxx.xxx]6966
[Subtitle: Potages, Entrees et Releves, Entremets de Legumes, Sauces,
Entremets sucres; Traite' des Hors d'oeuvre et Savoureux] [Language: French]
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Nov 2004 Alice Sit-By-The-Fire, by J. M. Barrie [Barrie#9][asbtfxxx.xxx]6965
Nov 2004 Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves, by Cicely Kent [tfbtlxxx.xxx]6964
[Subtitle: How to Read Your Fate in a Teacup]
[HTML version in tfbtl10h.htm/.zip; Images are in the HTML zip file only.]
Nov 2004 Elson Grammer School Literature, by Elson, Book 4 [?elswxxx.xxx]6963
[Authors: William H. Elson and Christine Keck]
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Nov 2004 Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2, J. Cox[?mcw2xxx.xxx]6962
[Subtitle: November 1863-June 1865] [Author's Full Name: Jacob Dolson Cox]
[7-bit version with non-accented characters in 7mcw210.txt and 7mcw210.zip]
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Nov 2004 Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1, J. Cox[?mcw1xxx.xxx]6961
[Subtitle: April 1861-November 1863] [Author's Full Name: Jacob Dolson Cox]
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Nov 2004 Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, by James E. Seaver [jemsnxxx.xxx]6960
[Full title: A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison]
Nov 2004 Myne eerste vlerken, by Eugeen Edward Stroobant [?mynrxxx.xxx]6959
[7-bit version with non-accented characters in 7mynr10.txt and 7mynr10.zip]
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[Language: Dutch]
Nov 2004 Frank on the Lower Mississippi, by Harry Castlemon[franwxxx.xxx]6958
[HTML also posted, zip only with images, in franw10h.zip]
Nov 2004 Canada and Other Poems, by T.F. Young [canpwxxx.xxx]6957
Nov 2004 In Divers Tones, by Charles G. D. Roberts [divrwxxx.xxx]6956
Nov 2004 The Prince and Betty, by P. G. Wodehouse [#18][tprbtxxx.xxx]6955
Nov 2004 Aikenside, by Mary J. Holmes [aikenxxx.xxx]6954
Nov 2004 By England's Aid, by G. A. Henty [#12][enaidxxx.xxx]6953
[Full Title: By England's Aid or The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)]
[HTML also posted in enaid10h.htm and enaid10h.zip]
Nov 2004 By Pike and Dyke, Dutch Republic, by Henry [#11][bpikexxx.xxx]6952
[Full Title: By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic]
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Nov 2004 Audio: The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin [vbglexx3.xxx]6951C
[Computer-generated speech audio performance]
Nov 2004 The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, by L. Hope [#9][tbtssxxx.xxx]6950
[Author's Full Name: Laura Lee Hope]
Nov 2004 Fiat Money Inflation in France, by A. White [fiatmxxx.xxx]6949
[Subtitle: How it Came, What it Brought, and How it Ended]
[Author's Full Name: Andrew Dickson White]
Nov 2004 The Secrets of the German War Office, A.K. Graves[sgewoxxx.xxx]6948
[Author's Full Name: Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves]
[Note: With the collaboration of Edward Lyell Fox]
Nov 2004 The Rangers, By D. P. Thompson [rangrxxx.xxx]6947
[Subtitle: The Tory's Daughter][Two volumes combined into one]
Nov 2004 The Complete Works of Artemus Ward (HTML edition) [wardcxxh.zip]6946
[Artemus Ward was a pseudonym of Charles Farrar Browne]
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the earlier separate Artemus Ward volumes #3271-3277]
Nov 2004 Marguerite Verne, by Agatha Armour [vernexxx.xxx]6945
[Subtitle: Scenes from Canadian Life]
Nov 2004 The Heart of Mid-Lothian, by W. Scott, Complete [mid3wxxx.xxx]6944
[Author: Sir Walter Scott]
(Note: Tales of My Landlord, Second Series)
Nov 2004 The Heart of Mid-Lothian, by Walter Scott, Vol. 2 [mid2wxxx.xxx]6943
Nov 2004 The Heart of Mid-Lothian, by Walter Scott, Vol. 1 [mid1wxxx.xxx]6942
Nov 2004 Old Mortality, by Sir Walter Scott, Complete [mrt3wxxx.xxx]6941
[AKA: A Tale of Old Mortality]
(Note: Tales of My Landlord, First Series}
Nov 2004 Old Mortality, by Sir Walter Scott, Volume 2 [mrt2wxxx.xxx]6940
Nov 2004 Old Mortality, by Sir Walter Scott, Volume 1 [mrt1wxxx.xxx]6939
Nov 2004 Conflict Between Religion and Science, by Draper [hcbrsxxx.xxx]6938
[Full Title: History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science]
[Author: John William Draper]
Nov 2004 A Biography of Edmund Spenser, by John W. Hales [esbioxxx.xxx]6937
Nov 2004 Robinson Crusoe/One Syllable, by Mary Godolphin [rbcosxxx.xxx]6936
[Full Title: Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable]
Nov 2004 The Radio Amateur's Hand Book,A. Frederick Collins[thrdmxxx.xxx]6935
[Subtitle: A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy
and Telephony]
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Nov 2004 The Radio Amateur's Hand Book,A. Frederick Collins[thrdmxxx.xxx]6934
[Subtitle: A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy
and Telephony]
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Nov 2004 Jesuits in North America, by Francis Parkman[FP#4][?tjnaxxx.xxx]6933
[Full title: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century]
Nov 2004 Pictures Every Child Should Know, by Dolores Bacon[?picsxxx.xxx]6932
[Subtitle: A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People]
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Nov 2004 In Camp on the Big Sunflower,by Lawrence J. Leslie[cbgsfxxx.xxx]6915
Nov 2004 Boy Aviators in Africa, Captain Wilbur Lawton [#2][tbvfrxxx.xxx]6905
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{There are no prizes for this, this weeks quiz question. Which country is
Bjornstjerne Bjornson from? Answer (I got it wrong) at the bottom of the
newsletter.}
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6) This week in history
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Nin. Psychological novel writer(Lula) Carson McCullers. Author of 'Le Pont de
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every year I miss it). Anthony Burgess, author of amongst other novels 'A
Clockwork Orange'. Italian author, critic, historian Benedetto Croce. Classic
folktale writer Wilhelm Grimm and poet W H Auden 'Here comes the Nightmail,
crossing the border. Bringing the cheque and the postal order'.
Other events include
1953 - Georgia approves the first literature censorship board in the USA.
1986 - USSR launches MIR space station
1996 - Death of Horace Leonard Gold, sci-fi writer
And,
The Kelloggs Cornflake is 97 years old this week. I bet it's a bit soggy by
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electronic numbering system, known as ENUM, would allow people to use one
number for many different purposes, including cell phones, e-mail, instant
messaging and faxes. "The United States should seize this opportunity and
take steps to participate in e164.arpa, consistent with the highest
standards of security, competition and privacy," says Assistant Secretary
Nancy Victory. The ENUM proposal grew out of the Internet Engineering Task
Force's Telephone Number Mapping working group and when implemented, would
allow users to have a telephone number that matches their e164.arpa
Internet address. Thirteen countries have signed onto the ENUM proposal
thus far and plan trials. The International Telecommunication Union is
coordinating the efforts. (CNet News.com 13 Feb 2003)
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-984591.html?tag=fd_top
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PACEMAKERS FOR THE BRAIN
Researchers from Arizona State University have shown that they could
predict more than 80% of brain seizures using software that's based on
chaos theory to analyze brain waves. University of Pennsylvania neurologist
Brian Litt explains that such prediction is possible because "seizures
develop over time. They don't just strike you like lightning." Dr. Leon
Iasemidis of Arizona State says he and his colleagues envision an implanted
device that "would automatically release a very low dose of anti-epilepsy
drug or an electrical signal that would block the seizure." (New York Times
18 Feb 2003)
http://partners.nytimes.com/2003/02/18/science/18EBOX.html
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RED HAT EARNS GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION
The Advanced Server platform from Linux vendor Red Hat has been
certified compliant with the Defense Department's Common Operating
Environment (COE) standard. COE was created in 1993 to identify
security and interoperability requirements for software used by the
Defense Department, and Red Hat's certification marks the first such
approval for a Linux product. Officials from Red Hat said the company
worked for nearly a year to achieve the certification and that their
success will address some lingering concerns over "the
enterprise-readiness of open source software." Analysts agreed, saying
the COE certification will reassure many businesses that might
otherwise have been reluctant to use Linux products.
NewsFactor Network, 12 February 2003
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20742.html
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OPERA UNLEASHES SWEDISH CHEF ON MSN
(Source: LinuxWorld.com) The new browser, dubbed the Opera 7
'Bork' edition, translates the language on the MSN page to that
of the famous Swedish Chef Bork from The Muppet Show. [IDG News
Service]
http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741874
{Revenge is a dish best served cold!}
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Credits
Thanks this time go to Brett and George for the number crunching and the
booklists, Greg and Michael for keeping me organised, Mark for the tea and
Larry Wall.
Answer to quiz question: Bjornstjerne Bjornson is from Norway.
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