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Ever feel an encroaching need to “stay current” but just can’t seem to shake it off? Take a look below as the latest RSS/XML feeds are dished up from BBC World News followed by the most recent entries from the Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary. Then scan what’s new in information collections from Research Buzz, health news from Reuters, and the latest photos posted on Flickr. Enjoy an “info fix” — it’s feed time!

		BBC World News
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	Lebanon urged to resist violence Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:56:59 +0000 Pakistan flooding death toll soars Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:18:21 +0000 Greece mobilises military amid strike Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:14:02 +0000 US has deadliest Afghan war month US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:20:31 +0000 French mother 'relieved by truth' A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:07:33 +0000 Three charged with Uganda bombing Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:13:11 +0000 BP boss scaling back oil effort The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:23 +0000

		Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary
	content from http://www.doubletongued.org/
	New verses to “My Darling Clementine” Date: How do you pronounce “both”? Please take the survey! Date: Garbanzos or chickpeas? Date: macaroon technique He used PowerPoint to impart what he calls the “macaroon technique,” referring to the sandwich-like French macaron pastry. This can be applied to most any product (including, presumably, a Xerox machine) and goes something like this: “Madam, this timepiece (or diamond or handbag) comes from our finest workshop and it has a value of $10,000. If you buy it, your children are sure to enjoy it for generations to come.”. Full bibliographic information... Date: sorry gift Because guilt over spending is playing a big role in the sales downturn, he teaches salespeople to suggest a “sorry gift”—of another timepiece—for a wife who might be disappointed that her husband just dropped a sizable sum on his own wrist.. Full bibliographic information... Date:

		Research Buzz
	content from http://www.researchbuzz.com/
	Afternoon Buzz — July 30, 2010 Oh Fed nerds! Check out http://www.federalregister.gov/. In the last Morning Buzz I mentioned that Google was experiencing some delays getting the e-mail system for the city of Los Angeles in place. Later in the day Google announced Google Apps for Government. Twitter is going to start showing videos and photos in the stream? I can [...] Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:18:21 +0000 Ask.com Going Back to Its Roots Ask.com formerly Ask Jeeves, formerly all kinds of different things, announced yesterday the new Ask.com, which is currently available in “public beta.” I put that in quotes because the mention of public beta in the announcement is followed by “Now available on an invite-only basis (you can request your invite here), the capability to pose [...] Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:05:29 +0000 Google Images Gets a Revamp I don’t do a lot of image searching nowadays unless I’m looking for a logo or I’m trying to win a bet about sloth toes. (Really, really long story.) But I was intrigued when I read that Google had updated its image search and found the results pretty interesting. (I was also interested to note [...] Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:23:12 +0000 Footnote Teams With Lowcountry Africana for Historical Records Collection This is great. Footnote.com and Lowcountry Africana announced on Monday that they had teamed up to launch a new free collection of historical records from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. This new collection contains estate inventories and bills of sale for Colonial and Charleston, South Carolina, 1732-1862. You can browse the new [...] Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:02:18 +0000 Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Thanks very much to DK of the Newberry Library, who was kind enough to drop me a note about the recently-completed Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries from the Newberry Library. This atlas is organized by state and documents every change in US counties from 1634 to 2000. This makes my little genealogist heart go [...] Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:29:19 +0000

		Reuters Health eLine
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	Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests. Date: Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades? NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests. Date: Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared to babies not exposed in the womb to this illegal street drug. Date: Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study. Date: EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system. Date:

		Flickr - Ten Last Posts
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	Mi iPhone 4 PoweredByLarios™ posted a photo: Yo lo tengo y tú no... Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:44Z DSCI0028 Konty's posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:46Z 100_7043 MelanieLynnDesign posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:46Z 4896 nepenthe69233 posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:46Z DSC_3525.jpg Alexander Popov posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:47Z 16e8bf6g3_dolceygabbana4.jpgp F i a n c é posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:47Z sch - D441 CNR Solenteer posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:45Z DSC_2928editCT Christy Thomas Photography posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:45Z dlg-0382 channeltaylor posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:45Z Gemeine Zierwanze, NGID1297476035 naturgucker.de posted a photo: Date: 2010-07-30T18:35:45Z


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