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Links for 2010-03-05

• How a gift horse revived Falkland Islands race
  "Quite why the Emir was so generous is unclear, but some say that as the ruler of a small state surrounded by big and powerful neighbours, he was an admirer of the plucky Falklanders and their refusal to be cowed by Argentina." The Sheikh and a sire named Thyer.
  (tags: horseracing international falklands dubai)
• Books in the age of the iPad
  How the physical and digital will coexist going forward. "Goodbye, disposable books. Hello, new canvases."
  (tags: books publishing ipad design)
• Eight key terms for determining legitimacy in journalism
  "I'd start with the will to veracity, also known as truthtelling. Truthtelling even when it hurts or causes problems for your friends. Real journalists tell us what happened because it actually happened that way, and not some other way. All forms of legitimacy derive from this one."
  (tags: journalism credentials ethics media)

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