My friend André de Wet, who has died aged 75, was a photographer with a sharp eye for news pictures and a rare sense of artistry. Born in Cape Town, he was educated at Wellington boys high school, in Cape Province

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André de Wet obituary (Guardian Unlimited)

What's up with that?: Polydactyl cats not so rare

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What's up with that?: Polydactyl cats not so rare (Observer-Reporter)

More than 150,000 historic books from 160 National Trust properties have been catalogued online for the first time.

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National Trust: Historic books catalogued online (Yorkshire Evening Post)

PAUL Reid should be dead.

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Can apricot kernels keep cancer at bay? (North Queensland Register)

Ola Zuri believes that every child has a right to know that they are loved and accepted for who they are. It was a lesson that was a long time coming for her

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Books open up the discussion (Business Examiner)

Ghabuntu: "Aside from the book Open Source Licensing and Intellectual Property, there are other freely available books that will enrich your knowledge and understanding of the concept of Free Software and Open Source. The following are 5 of such books that are worth your time."

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5 open source and free software books that are worth your time (Linux Today)

A discussion of privatized transit service has to look at labour, service and risks to taxpayers, say those who have tried it.

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Privatized transit? Less rare than you’d think (Toronto Star)

Matthew J. Dowling/The Star-LedgerRafael Rosario, owner of the Cafe Imperial in Bound BrookBOUND BROOK -- The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office today dismissed tax-evasion charges against a restaurant owner, his half-brother and his business after the auditor who checked the books...

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Prosecutor drops tax-evasion charges against Bound Brook restaurant owners (The Star-Ledger)

Kids might never have been so quiet. Today more than 6,000 Columbia Public Schools elementary students stopped what they were doing and read for 15 minutes as part of Read Across America, sponsored by the National Education Association.

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Classrooms silent in rare event (Columbia Daily Tribune)

Former Curator and Assistant Vice President for Library Services Robert Williams has returned to KSU’s library staff to continue supplying the university with his bibliophilic expertise. Williams retired in October 2009

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Curator returns to KSU (The Sentinel)