Moos and Muds
MOOs and MUDs were developed by aficionados of computer games in order to make the games more interactive. The first such environments, developed by Stephen White, were called Multiple U...
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The range and variety of Jane Smiley's work as a writer of fiction have resulted in a great deal of critical attention, a wide and committed readership, and several different perceptions of her achiev...
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Jane Smiley has also won acclaim for her work as an author of short fiction. In The Age of Grief: Stories and a Novella (1987), Ordinary Love and Good Will: Two Nove...
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A judge on Monday granted a reprieve to Shambo, a sacred bull at a Hindu monastery who had been threatened with slaughter because he is suspected of carrying bovine tuberculosis.Shambo's plight rai...
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North Korea's official news agency held out high hopes for the
historic second summit between the leaders of North and South Korea
that began with the arrival of South Korea's president in Py...
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Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda expressed hope Tuesday that the
summit between South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun and North Korean
leader Kim Jong Il will lead to progress on the issue of North ...
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The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled Monday, overturning a decision by a lower court last week.The ruling could spell the e...
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The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled.The ruling Monday could spell the end for Shambo, a 6-year-old Friesian bull, whose li...
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Top Japanese officials voiced hope Monday that the upcoming
summit between South and North Korean leaders will lead to progress
in the issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese citiz...
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South Korea's newspapers criticized Thursday North Korean leader
Kim Jong Il's ''abrupt'' request for President Roh Moo Hyun to extend
his stay in Pyongyang by a day.
''The incident clearl...
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SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential race
officially kicks off on Monday, with a pro-business
conservative looking certain to win on Dec. 19 if he can avoid
being dragged down by a...
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