+ 'Wowie, wow, wow': Words too important to be banned"+ Burke County Board of Education (NC) considers parental notification policy on books in curriculum.+ Similar policy sees one parent stop whole class from reading 'Grendel' in an Honours English class ... a book that the large majority of other parents had okay'd. + Christian Group causes book launch/poetry reading to be pulled from Welsh book
+ Google needs to be more open, author of new book says+ Biblioclasm: The Assault on Ideas from Homer to Harry Potter - Exhibit/Event+ Children's book deals with gay marriage - Lets start the betting pool for this one being on tops for next year's 'top challenged books' list+ School board votes to keep controversial book in school + Dawkins website banned in Turkey
+ Librarians lead the way in keeping information free+ Prominent authors, journalists, rights experts honour Burmese writers+ Publisher of controversial book's home firebombed+ Parents petition to move racy library books ... ah the ironic timing of this during Banned Book Week...+ Palin's Book-banning effort, redux.
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Okay, the title has not much to do with this post, except that I like it. I always love a quiz, and I just saw this one at Susanne's blog.
What Your Fridge Says About You
You like to be surrounded by things you love. You aren't exactly greedy, but you can be materialistic at times.
You tend to be a fairly thrifty person. You splurge occasionally, but you're mostly a saver.
You are a
So I did it. I took my butt over to the parlor and got myself inked.It's dedicated to my Auntie Mina who passed in 2006 due to breast cancer, to my Auntie Lolita who was just diagnosed with leukemia, and to all my patients who I work with in my office. Although the pain I went through getting this tattoo does not even compare to the pain they went through and continue to go through, this is for
No wonder it doesn’t taste so nice!
At least the sweet potato mushy stuff from the jar I had for lunch was yummy.
Oh, we went to Punggol Plaza this morning. What a hot day it was! For the first time both Abang Booboo and I were in our strollers, because my parents wanted to “go for a walk”. To Punggol Plaza, Mummy and Daddy?? You call that a walk? Pffftt!!
We didn’t do anything much during breakfast, everyone had kaya toast and half-boiled eggs, except me. Bah! I was getting bored with Abang Booboo watching the cars go by. At least he got to eat!
Yaaawwwnnnn …. !!