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News and Record (Greensboro, N.C.): By Eric Collins, Staff Writer News & Record June 18, 2005 GREENSBORO — All Syidah Mateen wanted was to give Muslim witnesses the chance to be sworn in on the Quran before testifying in Guilford County courtrooms. Update: Judge’s statements spark controversy The decision to deny the use of the Quran for oaths of a Washington-based Islamic civil rights group. But an attempt by the Greensboro Islamic center to donate copies of the Muslim holy…

Courtesy Wonkette: Judith Miller c/o Alexandria Detention Center 2001 Mill Road Alexandria, VA 22314

So it’s official now. As of July 18, I will begin my new job as the Assistant Editor at Macworld magazine. Huzzah! Freelancing will take a backseat to Macworld, but all those pubs that I’ve been writing for (and some that I’m still working on) haven’t heard the last of me yet!

Wow, I scooped the AP by more than six months. w00t!

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BBC: All London Underground services have been suspended indefinitely and bus services in central London (Zone One) have been halted. Wait, London Transit officials are just announcing on CNN that the Underground will be open tomorrow. Red Cross USA Online Donations British Red Cross

NYT: LONDON, July 7 – London was struck by a series of apparently coordinated terrorist explosions in subways and buses during the morning rush hour this morning. The explosions ripped apart at least one double-decker bus and caused officials to close and evacuate the entire subway system. There were many casualties, but officials said it was still too early to tell how many of them were injuries. There were at least two dead. Witnesses reported seeing dozens of people stumbling…

So what do these two have in common? Apparently at the Live 8 show, they both were forgotten about, and had to *gasp*, SHARE a dressing room with someone else. BillG hung with U2, in his “un-ironed trousers” and Pitt spent some quality time with Sting. PITT AND GATES SUFFER LIVE 8 BLUNDER

So eBay wants to expand Paypal to China, and the valley is all abuzz about Google’s possible buyout of Chinese search juggernaut Baidu, possibly before its IPO later this month. Now the only left for the Chinese to do is to continue the space race. Oh, wait. BEIJING: China is drawing up its own version of the US-built Deep Impact probe, media reported on Wednesday, two days after the American spacecraft smashed into a comet. The third nation to launch…

That’s just what we need, technology taking the place of good ol’ fashioned sommeliers. I can just imagine instead of being annoyed by people yakking away on their cell phones, people are going to be yakked to by their bottle of wine. While we’re at it, let’s just get rid of the waiters and have everyone just speak into a voice recognition box at a fast food place instead. “The idea is to bring the oenologist to the table so…