Gutenberg News 2006

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December 30, 2006: Project Gutenberg’s website is now available in Portuguese. This is the first full version of the documentation in a language other than English. Other versions are welcome. October 1, 2006: Another month of the WorldEBookFair. During October 2006, about 1/2 million free eBooks are available. Sponsored by the World eBook Library, Project […]

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New Mozart Work Premiere

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A recently discovered 18th-Century keyboard work believed to be one of the earliest by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been performed in Austria. The piece – about two minutes long – was played by Florian Birsak on a harpsichord in the Salzburg Residenz. The discovery came in the 250th anniversary year of Mozart’s birth, which was […]

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PG Weekly Newsletter: Part 2 (2006-12-27)

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From news at mail1.pglaf.org Wed Dec 27 16:11:38 2006 From: news at mail1.pglaf.org (Project Gutenberg Newsletter) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:11:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [gweekly] Pt2 Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612271610470.2086@mail1.pglaf.org> GWeekly_December_27_part2.txt The Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter 27 Dec 2006 eBooks Readable By Both Humans and Computers Since 1971 – – – – […]

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Moving from 2006 to 2007, Part 1

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Can you imagine carrying all the books from a public library on your keychain?That became possible in 2006. How about carrying the entire Library of Congress or British Library or any of the other great libraries of the world and that includes Le Bibliotheque Nationale de France. That will be possible by 2020, with room […]

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PG Weekly Newsletter (2006-12-27)

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pgweekly_2006_12_27.txt The Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter For Wednesday, December 27, 2006 ****eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since July 4, 1971**** NOTE: Best viewed with a fixed-width font, i.e. Courier New. Windows NotePad is a good program to use for viewing. This Weeks News Update ———————- MERRY XMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! MERRY XMAS […]

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Soul Star James Brown Dies At 73

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Singer James Brown, known as the “Godfather of Soul”, has died at the age of 73, his agent has said. He was admitted to hospital in Atlanta after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia but died at 0145 local time (0645 GMT), said Frank Copsidas. The star was famous for hits including I Got You (I […]

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NASA and Google Sign Space Agreement Act

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Under a new agreement between NASA and Google, considerable amounts of data will be available through applications developed by the space agency. Last year, Google agreed to start a research center at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Chris Kemp, director of strategic business development at Ames, said of the data on hand at NASA, “Even though […]

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Laptop Revenue To Surpass Desktops In 2007

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A number of industry analysts believe that 2007 will be the year in which revenues from sales of laptops surpass those of desktop computers. According to Richard Farmer, analyst with Merrill Lynch, the current revenue split for PC makers (47 percent desktops, 41.6 percent laptops) will change in 2007 to 45.6 percent laptops and 43.1 […]

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Title of Harry Potter 7 Revealed

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Author JK Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter book. It will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The announcement was made on the writer’s official website. Despite the publication date not being known, the book is tipped to be a big seller, like the rest in the […]

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PG Weekly Newsletter (2006-12-20)

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pgweekly_2006_12_20.txt The Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter For Wednesday, December 20, 2006 ****eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since July 4, 1971**** This Weeks News Update ———————- NEWSLETTER COMMENTS * Some adjustments to the newsletter formatting. * Added information for downloading Cell-Phone eBooks. * Changes to the PGCC total. * PG Australia — Colin is […]

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PG Weekly Newsletter: Part 2 (2006-12-20)

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From news at mail1.pglaf.org Wed Dec 20 13:10:44 2006 From: news at mail1.pglaf.org (Project Gutenberg Newsletter) Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:10:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: [gweekly] Pt2 Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612201309080.2296@mail1.pglaf.org> GWeekly_December_20_part2.txt The Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter 20 Dec 2006 eBooks Readable By Both Humans and Computers Since 1971 – – – – […]

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