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Keith's Bloghttp://keithsworkblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/children-in-birao-18.html [Keith's Blog] Part of the joy of Wikipedia is that it feels to be part of our common property, something we can contribute to, something we all have a stake in. As the quality of Wikipedia and the other projects improves this increases the benefits to all users.

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Shirinneshat's Webloghttp://shirinneshat.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/news-and-views-by-ms-shirin-neshat/ [Shirinneshat's Weblog] News and Views By: Ms. Shirin Neshat: One such group, the “Guardian of the Revolution” is a paramilitary organization found by Ibrahim Yazdi, the famous advisor at Neauphle-le- Chateau-a peculiar figure who traveled with an American passport and became Bazargan’s deputy and foreign minister. During this terrible month of March many other innocent people were “judged” and executed.

Silent Eloquence[Silent Eloquence] TV Series - All time favourites and recent additions: […] Surya put an intriguing blog post on TV Series - All time favourites and recent additionsHere’s a quick excerptDexter is an American television drama series based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay and adapted for television by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter James Manos, Jr. The show premiered on the premium cable network …

Nabble - English Wikipediahttp://www.nabble.com/Re:--Wikitech-l--Random-%22how-the-world-feels%22-from-London-PM-tp16531483p16531483.html [Nabble - English Wikipedia] Re: [Wikitech-l] Random "how the world feels" from London PM: ... cc large chunks of this thread to wikien-l, this is really the technical end of "editorial". - d. WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@... To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l.

secrethttp://kumi_koda.livejournal.com/308048.html [secret] According to Wikipedia . . .: But, I can't be sure how true the information since IT IS from Wikipedia. If it is, they could've made some new remixes and some new collaborations, although I do like the fact she has We Will Rock You and Venus there.

TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE[TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE] CONTINENTAL AIRLINE ARENA - ARLINE HUNTER - WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ...: Arline coach Oberst Arline coach Oberst is a professed speaker, simulator and author. She has been a representative for Prevent Child Abuse-New milker for more than fivesome eld

Victor Feleahttp://journals.aol.co.uk/boffin1157/victor-felea/entries/2008/03/30/victor-felea-is-wikipedia-en-ro/373 [Victor Felea] Victor Felea is Wikipedia (en) (ro): Tags: Victor Felea, Cristina Felea, Tribute, Memorial, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Writers Union, 15th Anniversary, Poet, Critic, Poetry, History, Art, Literature, Culture, Wikipedia(en), Wikipedia(ro), Boffin1157.

Public Opinion[Public Opinion] the charms of Wikipedia: This is growing knowledge in the public domain and Wikipedia, which is a self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, and thoroughly addictive encyclopedia, is proof that open-source, creative commons and web2.0 works. It shows that the collective knowledge of the public (common knowledge) and user-generated content could be an asset.

newsgrist - where spin is art[newsgrist - where spin is art] Lessig's Change Congress Initiative: Wired: "Stanford Law Professor Larry Lessig Bets 'Wikipedia' Approach Will Transform Congress". San Jose Mercury News: "Tech law expert to take on Congress".

Changing Places[Changing Places] Mudita ”” Empathic Joy: Mudita is also traditionally regarded as the most difficult of the brahmaviharas to cultivate. To show mudita is to celebrate happiness and achievement in others even when we are facing tragedy ourselves.

The Blog Of Custardhttp://custardblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/the-wikipedia-worry/ [The Blog Of Custard] The Wikipedia Worry: My hope is that by teaching students how to use Wikipedia and other online resources responsibly, I can help them to develop a mature attitude towards research in general, with all the questioning and investigative joy that goes with it!

Second Thoughts[Second Thoughts] Like a Bird on a Wire: I guess that's why as wonderful as Steve Rubel is, I find it irritating when he says: "Follks, it's time for all of us, especially "The Joes," to give ourselves the self-respect we deserve by calling all of this work "media." Otherwise, by continuing to propagate the term "social media" we're just reserving our seat at the kids table for our little cut up pieces of chicken.

Blog about Joyhttp://kgllesliejoy.hitmyn.net/2008/04/06/a-friend-asked/ [Blog about Joy] A friend asked”¦: work at Harvard: they used genetic data to determine that a family of leafless saprophytic flowers (otherwise impossible to place) is nested within the Euphorbiaceae - a very diverse group of flowering plants that includes old-world cactus-looking succulents, the rubber tree, and poinsettia.

Tangents in a Virtual playground Bloghttp://smalltownrawtalent.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/scribes-and-scribblers-wikistory/ [Tangents in a Virtual playground Blog] Scribes and Scribblers: Wikistory: I felt like a scribe amongst scribes and scribblers as I carefully edited the contents of my hometown’s wikipedia page. As corny as it may sound, I felt a sense of joy as I attempted to meticulously edit and make contributions to the .

The Person's Healerhttp://blogchinese.us/thepersonshealer/2008/04/06/battlestar-wiki/ [The Person's Healer] Battlestar wiki: Battlestar Wiki is a wiki project, an online database devoted to the current and past series Battlestar Galactica and its related films and …

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