Posted on July 31, 2007 by prospero
An article on the BBC webpage tells us that there is a worldwide project in motion to create a list of every book ever published in every language. Have a look: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/magazine/6924022.stmApparently our old friend Google has a similar project going as well, though with commercial intentions, of course.
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Posted on July 31, 2007 by prospero
We have had some very interesting feedback about this blog’s design:
The pages are too long, with too much stuff on the sidebar
It is difficult to navigate for the uninitiated (Prospero, they said, sits there knowing what’s what - he wishes!)
The Google ads are not specific enough, so you don’t give yourself the chance to make [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2007 by prospero
Since JimenaPulse started out in March, we have been receiving e-mails asking for help or information about Jimena, all of which we have been happy to reply to personally. Here are some of the more recent (some are edited or anonymous at sender’s request). If you feel you can help, click here to send us [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2007 by prospero
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Posted on July 30, 2007 by prospero
The last episode in the cork saga, published on June 18th, had the raw cork being transported down the mountain on muleback (click here to remember), where it is gathered for further moving, usually by lorry, to the processing plant.
The cork is piled awaiting its first sorting by thickness. The thicker, the better, as it [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2007 by prospero
The last days of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara de la Serna, the Argentine guerrilla who went into the mountains with Fidel Castro in 1959 and helped create the revolution that is still alive in Cuba today, is about to be staged in the El Corchado part of San Pablo de Buceite within the next few days.
Taking [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2007 by prospero
They began trickling into the village at about 7 pm. The trickle turned into a flood, at first headed for a ride to San Pablo through Estación and Jimena.
On their return they headed for the Barrio Alto (top of the village),
where they concentrated, very tightly indeed, into the street.The noise was horrific, but the fun [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2007 by prospero
Since JimenaPulse first started posting on Sunday March 4th at 8.27 p.m. we have uploaded 500 postings (this is number 501). That is an average of 25 postings per week! The number of photos is uncountable (unless you have the time) and so is the number of comments, the first of which was for the [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2007 by prospero
PLEASE VOTE ON OUR NEW POLL(scroll down to see it on the sidebar)WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK(it’s multiple choice)ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE!!
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Posted on July 28, 2007 by prospero
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