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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Links to Your World--Tuesday August 28

"The 78759 ZIP code has at least 47 of the city’s innovative tech companies, more than double any other ZIP code in Austin--and the tech force keeps coming.” That's the Hillcrest ZIP code.(Community Impact: Northwest Austin)

Where Do You See God Working in Austin?

For students: 11 ways to make this your best semester yet (HT: Presurfer)

Did you know that in the United States it's illegal to fish while wearing pajamas in Chicago, Illinois? Or enter a theater within three hours of eating garlic in Indianapolis? Offer cigarettes or whiskey to zoo animals in New Jersey? Fall asleep in a cheese factory in South Dakota? Find more strange laws still on the books.

Just in time for hurricane season, the folks at Popular Mechanics have an ultimate survival guide, including “5 Steps to Get Ready for Disaster (Not Stuck in It),” “7 Steps to Eat, Drink and Be Smart When Worse Comes to Worst,” “4 Steps to Power Your Home When the Grid Fails,” and “5 Steps to Fix Your Home After a Crisis.”

Besides leaving the hospital with a birth certificate and a clean bill of health, some babies are getting something they won't likely use for several years: their very own Internet domain names.

Post-abortion--God's forgiveness.

One in four American adults read no books last year.

A fifty-nine year old man is returning to Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas to play football one more time.

20 Questions With a Congress Avenue Free-Tailed Bat.

Woman Crashes Car While Teaching Dog to Drive, No Injuries Reported.

Anita Renfroe, comedienne and author of “The Purse-Driven Life,” combines together everything a mom says in 24 hours and condenses it to 2 minutes and 55 seconds--and then puts it to the William Tell Overture. In Explorer, click once to activate and again to play:



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