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links for 2006-07-26 QDB: Quote #370001 I always think of this when people talk about #perl (tags: perl metallica bash.org irc) Read more 26 Jul 2006 - less than 1 minute read
links for 2006-07-25 W. Va. mill town suffers slow death - Yahoo! News This story is based on interviews with Larry's wife, Mary; his sisters, Sharon Hill and Nancy Nixon; his brother-in-law Doug Hill; Hancock County Sheriff Michael White; Weirton residents and business owners; and steelworkers Kenny Andresen, Dave Gossett, Magic: T... Read more 25 Jul 2006 - less than 1 minute read