43 ways to save the world
Jun 29th 2005 From The Economist print edition
"The Gates Foundation’s latest largesse has just been announced. It will pay for some intriguing and original research. But will it translate into healthier people?"

43 winners of research funding targeting diseases in developing countries from Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and Canadian government announced. Half a billion dollars.

From Salon.com:

"Greedy weirdos and good-hearted men"

"Writer and radio personality Sarah Vowell tells Death Cab for Cutie's Christopher Walla about the ghosts haunting her new book, "Assassination Vacation," and why life is brighter since her turn in "The Incredibles""

http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/04/26/walla_vowell/

The Incredibles Collector's Edition DVD has "Vowellet", an essay by Sarah Vowell - basically a short video about her and her writing / obsession with dead U.S. presidents. Well-written.

Episode III: the backstroke of the West
http://winterson.com/2005/06/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west.html

And we thought Malaysian translations were bad...

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Light bulb jokes - different Christian denominations
http://hedonese1.blogspot.com/2005/06/light-bulb-jokes.html

I need to write down the SI equivalents sometime...

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And a very entertaining exchange on Kakiseni.com, sparked by a choral show:
http://www.kakiseni.com/events/music/NzE2MQ.html
Budding romance?