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Content theft on the web

Patricia Metola is a fine illustrator who’s had enough of people ripping off her work for profit or not. This contempt for intellectual property is an overwhelming concern for designers unable to afford lawyers, and is a major factor in limiting the availability of products online, where ripping is easy as plum pie. I’m particularly…

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Near miss on Wood Lane, Headingley at school dropoff time this morning. A boy cycling to Shire Oak Primary came off Ridge Terrace and onto Wood Ln, where he was almost hit by a car travelling at ca 30 mph in the opposite direction on the wrong side - cars parked on the other side
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Yorkshire Almanac: 25 April 2024: Then: 1641: The mole-hunting season begins in the Yorkshire Wolds 1668: Susannah Eyre rewards curious neighbours in her will Now: Tonight: partly cloudy, temperature 4°C (40°F), wind south westerly 9mph, visibility good, pressure 1008mb,… http://dlvr.it/T5z2zQ
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Yorkshire Almanac: 24 April 2024: Then: 1688: At Pontefract, the new Catholic and Dissenting members of the judiciary send James II thanks for permitting freedom of conscience, leading him to believe it has popular support 1979: On the brink of power, Margaret Thatcher… http://dlvr.it/T5wQYs