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Re: Weekly Project Gutenberg Newsletter
by Dave Fawthrop 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:54:23 -0700 (PDT), Michael Hart <hart(a)pglaf.org> wrote: | | Holland Banning The Burka? | | Rita Verdonk, Holland's hardline Integration Minister, | known as the Iron Lady for her hardline stances, simply | declined to meet with Muslim officials who who shake | hands with here as a result of their sexist views. | | She current leads a Dutch movement to ban the burka | in some situations. In addition there is a current | lawsuit being filed by a woman who was refused a job | at the prestigious Muslim University in Amsterdam | because she refused to wear a headscarf. | | A court case last year went against Muslim women who | had not been allowed to wear burkas during a social | work and childcare course. The court ruled that the | children should not be prevented from seeing who was | taking care of them. | | Holland would become the first country in Europe to | ban the burka in specific situations in public, but | several major Belgian cities including Ghent, Antwerp | and others banned the public wearing of burkas and | have starting issuing hefty municipal fines. | | Some Italian cities, such as Como, have have passed | laws banning the hiding of the face in public, and | are imposing fines for wearing Burkas as a result. | | In addition, France and some of Germany have banned | the hijab headscarf in schools and public buildings, | this following similar measures in Tunisia and also | even reported in Turkey, a majority Muslim nation. | | Sources: BBC, The Times and The Sunday Times | www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1823334,00.html | BBC News via WILL AM radio, ~9AM, 10/17 | | [For centuries Holland has been the greatest example | of religious tolerance in the world, so this marks | a major historical change.] Muslim women showing only their eyes are very common in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Supermarkets. I see one or two every time I go into Morrisons, Victoria, Girlington. -- Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk> "Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*. "Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*.

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bad-mouthing
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 10 Oct '05

10 Oct '05

if people keep badmouthing me on the d.p. forums, i will have to return there and defend myself... (yes, i'm talking about _you_, jon ingram. and others too.) do you want that? -bowerbird

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Cthulhu loves you!
by Jim Tinsley 08 Oct '05

08 Oct '05

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20051008 jim

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Prince 5.0: XML + CSS to PDF formatter
by Jon Noring 08 Oct '05

08 Oct '05

[I'm forwarding this announcement originally posted to the eBook-Community. Jon Noring] From: Michael Day <mikeday(a)yeslogic.com> Subject: Prince 5.0: XML + CSS to PDF formatter We are very happy to announce the release of Prince 5.0, a new version of our batch formatter for converting XML + CSS into PDF. - Even more CSS support - Even more PDF features - Quick and easy server integration - Runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS X To download an evaluation version please see our website: http://www.princexml.com This major new version boasts a huge array of new features and improvements. The highlights included support for footnotes, page floats, cross-references, CSS positioning, and UNICODE. PDF output now supports encryption, bookmarks, links, and metadata, while XML input supports XInclude and xml:id. A new Windows GUI with built-in preview is provided along with new support for Mac OS X and new modules for Java, COM, ASP, PHP, and ColdFusion. Best regards, Michael -- Print XML with Prince! http://www.princexml.com

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Re: [gutvol-d] Free Beer !
by Gutenberg9443＠aol.com 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

In a message dated 10/5/2005 7:46:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, gbuchana(a)rogers.com writes: I hope I need not remind you that it *is* the holy month of Ramadan, and therefore fasting is expected. A devout Muslim might well be offended by your tacit encouragement to break the fast by eating a free lunch! Good grief. Leave it alone. I don't drink beer, but the phrase is idiomatic and therefore should be accepted as an idiom. Anne Do you like to breathe? Then save the trees! Begin a personal relationship with an ebook TODAY!

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re: [gutvol-d] Free Beer !
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

anne said: > My husband, children, and friends > also say I'm not very good at sarcasm. you can add my name to that list, anne. -bowerbird

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Re: [gutvol-d] Free Beer !
by Gutenberg9443＠aol.com 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

In a message dated 10/6/2005 6:43:35 AM Mountain Daylight Time, joshua(a)hutchinson.net writes: Anne, dear, that was the sound of sarcasm going right over your head. My husband, children, and friends also say I'm not very good at sarcasm. I don't think I shall bother to cry about it. I have far too much else to do. Anne Do you like to breathe? Then save the trees! Begin a personal relationship with an ebook TODAY!

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Re: [gutvol-d] Free Beer !
by Joshua Hutchinson 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

*whoosh* Anne, dear, that was the sound of sarcasm going right over your head. Josh -> Just teasing, please don't get upset! ----- Original Message ----- From: Gutenberg9443(a)aol.com To: gutvol-d(a)lists.pglaf.org Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Free Beer ! Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:27:56 EDT > > > > In a message dated 10/5/2005 7:46:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > gbuchana(a)rogers.com writes: > > I hope I need not remind you that it *is* the holy month > of Ramadan, and therefore fasting is expected. A devout > Muslim might well be offended by your tacit encouragement > to break the fast by eating a free lunch! > > > > Good grief. > > Leave it alone. I don't drink beer, but the phrase is idiomatic and > therefore should be accepted as an idiom. > > > Anne > > Do you like to breathe? > Then save the trees! > Begin a personal relationship > with an ebook > TODAY! > > > _______________________________________________ > gutvol-d mailing list > gutvol-d(a)lists.pglaf.org > http://lists.pglaf.org/listinfo.cgi/gutvol-d

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Re: gutvol-d Digest, Vol 15, Issue 5
by BunnyCAW＠aol.com 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

In a message dated 10/4/2005 12:25:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gutvol-d-request(a)lists.pglaf.org writes: Alternatively, if you don't mind parting with the books, you could mail them to DP headquarters where they would have their bindings chopped off and be fed into a high speed scanner with a sheet feeder. Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh! That is just too terrifying to a book NUT like myself! I know that we are heading into the Halloween time of year and all, but that is just TOO FRIGHTENING to contemplate! Sort of a book slaughterhouse! :-o Having been properly chastised, however, I have done what I SHOULD have done first thing and gone to the FAQ and read it exhaustively. (Okay, I lie, I didn't read the scanning parts AT ALL.) A LOT of the questions I had have been answered by an hour or so of reading. (Admittedly, however, I'm still a bit confused, but then I'm ALWAYS a bit confused!) I thank you all for your patience with me. I'm going do dive into a book now. Wish me luck! Cathy

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Being picky...
by BunnyCAW＠aol.com 05 Oct '05

05 Oct '05

In a message dated 10/5/2005 3:00:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gutvol-d-request(a)lists.pglaf.org writes: Also, don't do too much work before you get that copyright clearance. You don't want to be told that it was all for not. Aaron, I think what you mean is,"All for NAUGHT", as in "all for nothing". Just being picky, Cathy

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