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There's something bizarrely post-modern about this little news item below.
I'll be out of town and off line June 30-July 6, so Papyrus News will be on
a break as well. Hope to see some of
you in Barcelona (IATEFL CALL conference) or Nottingham (CILT conference).
mark
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http://www.uniontrib.com/news/uniontrib/thu/news/news_3n29region.html
OAKLAND
Hand in a gun, get a computer
City officials have a deal for owners of legal and illegal guns alike: Turn in your weapon, get a free computer.
The exchange is good for the first 200 or so people who show up at the
Oakland Coliseum between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.
The city ran a similar program in 1995 and drew about 300 people. Back then they were handing out free 286s. Now they've upgraded to Internet-ready Pentiums donated by area companies.
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