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		<title>Book reviews: Big Al&#8217;s Books and Pals</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only does the blog name rhyme, but the reviews are clear, careful and thorough. If you are interested in e-books, take a look at  Big Al&#8217;s Books and Pals for recommendations. Filed under: books Tagged: books, reviews<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inkcognito.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4969719&amp;post=663&amp;subd=inkcognito&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an editor, you don&#8217;t always need to be an expert to know that something is wrong. If a piece contains internal contradictions, query it. Often you can just check public references to find the correct form. &#8220;&#8221;Strix&#8221; was the Latin word for owl. Ironically, it comes from the Greek word &#8220;strinx,&#8221; or screecher. Filed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inkcognito.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4969719&amp;post=644&amp;subd=inkcognito&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s shooting whom?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lightning strike in Ireland throws Amazon servers offline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ben Goldacre: The perils of writing in an unfamiliar language</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Goldacre has an example, &#8220;The perils of writing in an unfamiliar language.&#8221; It&#8217;s a science paper with an unfortunate acronym. However, one commenter suggests that the acronym was already being used elsewhere. Filed under: language Tagged: humor<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inkcognito.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4969719&amp;post=630&amp;subd=inkcognito&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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