China Blocks ‘Egypt’ on Top Twitter-Like Service
Search for “Egypt” on the Sina Microblogging Service Brings Up Message Saying “?Search Results Are not Shown”
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Got whole lot of giddyap
share: digg facebook twitter “’Dyess mostly shoots jump shots now,” Neal said after the Spurs beat Houston 108-95. From a 14-year veteran with surgically repaired knees relearning to fly, to a 6-foot-7 man with no ACLs starting and sometimes starring at center, to the old Spurs — once left for dead among the NBA elite — outpacing the entire league into late January, nothing about this season has …
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Egypt blocks Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 26 — Twitter confirmed yesterday the Internet messaging and communications site had been blocked in Egypt, where thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. “We believe that the open exchange of info & views benefits societies & helps govts better connect w/ their people,” the …
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Area grads shining on college courts
share: digg facebook twitter In this space last week, we chronicled area grads playing pro basketball around the world (minus one, see right). Sophomore from Taft averages 11.9 points and team-best 8.4 rebounds for Northeast Conference’s first-place team. Freshman, Clark, 4.9 points and team-best 4.7 assists. Senior, Churchill, team-best 14.9 points, plus 4.5 rebounds. Junior, Madison, 9.5 …
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