Abridged from smh.com.au:

Chinese waitress walks free after killing official
Marianne Barriaux
June 16, 2009 - 9:39PMA Chinese waitress convicted of killing an official who demanded sex walked free from court Tuesday, after a nationwide Internet campaign hailed her as a heroine for standing up to government sleaze ( Read more... )

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I believe I have redeemed myself.


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A flatulist, fartist, or professional farter is a performer who receives payment for farting in an amusing and/or musical manner.

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Kyahaha, finally managed to complete one of 'em darned creepteek crawswerds, but admittedly I had the aid of a dictionary. (Carmon, how'm I s'posed to know of the existence of "abnegate" and the meaning of "nicety"?)


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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959323

... now that the seventh and final novel is in the hands of her adoring public, Rowling no longer has to hold back any information about Harry Potter from her fans. And when 14 fans crowded around her in Edinburgh Castle in Scotland earlier this week as part of TODAY’s interview, Rowling was more than willing to ( Read more... )

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22212950-5006024,00.html

POP superstar Justin Timberlake will play Rod Laver Arena on November 5 as part of an Australian tour.

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THE SUN HERALD - p34

... manufacturers have had to make tinier sizes for Asian migrant children who are often far smaller than their Western school chums.

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