The makers of World of Warcraft shut down 18,000 accounts

That's $2,000,000.00 a year they don't mind ridding.

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source: digg.com

Miracle Of Birth Occurs For 83 Billionth Time

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source: Lizard

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/07/airplane.gunshot/index.html

"A federal air marshal shot and killed a 44-year-old U.S. citizen on a boarding bridge at Miami International Airport after he said he had a bomb, several sources familiar with the incident told

"I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us."

( Iraq agrees on ... )

Four years and remembered.

Not officially announced yet(?), and is an MSNBC story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9266986/

by way of metafilter.com

Governor Mike Easly submitted a Declaration of Disater in order to enable the state to receive Federal funds. He made it clear that it was not because of an actual disaster in NC, but as relief for the families from the Gulf states.

The number for donations to this local effort: 888 835-9966

from steve jackson games:

Whole Foods is matching contributions until the total is up to $1 Million.

Update: Triple your donations' power by then donating that visits purchased food to your local evacuees.

http://krose.typepad.com/kevinrose/2005/09/missingkatrinac.html

A couple of sites there to help reconnect people.

(I would guess that the Red Cross has a similar facility to reconnect people as they find and care for more.)