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Roland
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posted October 12, 2007 08:41 PM |
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Floods
AFP -At least 23 people have died near Haiti's capital following heavy rains that triggered floods, Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime told AFP Friday.
Haiti Floods
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VokialBG
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posted October 12, 2007 09:29 PM |
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This is a great day for us. Justice will prevail!!!
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True, its great day for everyone! I hope this will stop Turkey to enter in EU
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posted October 12, 2007 11:04 PM |
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Just today in History class my teacher said thet now there is 61 seconds in a minut! i think he said thet they cheinged it in Greanich or the BigBang, im searies!
sorry for my spelling
Maybe. far more likely that you have 24.24 hrs today though. some days are slightly longer then other due to the leap year thing.
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Roland
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posted October 13, 2007 08:45 AM |
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Edited by Roland at 09:00, 13 Oct 2007.
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Rare Gorillas at Risk as Rebels Seize Congo Park
On Sunday rebels loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda—who have been clashing with DRC military forces in the area since September 3—took control of the park's gorilla sector. 
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The Gorillas
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posted October 13, 2007 09:16 AM |
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True, its great day for everyone! I hope this will stop Turkey to enter in EU
I'm not really against Turkey's entrance in EU as it will force Turkey to open its borders with Armenia.
However, I'm deeply offended by president Bush's message. Not recognizing the Armenian Genocide just because Turkey threatens to invade Northern Iraq is the same thing as when not recognizing the Jewish Holocaust just because Iran threatens to build nuclear weapons.
Btw, 40 U.S. states have already recognized the Armenian Genocide, why can't they do it on federal level as well?
All Turkey has to do is to apologize. I wonder if there's any other Turk as bold as Orhan Pamuk to do that.
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Roland
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posted October 14, 2007 12:58 PM |
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Chinese toy makers receive training
More than 1,000 people from China's toy-making industry attended government-sponsored training sessions on the quality and safety of export toys from Oct. 11 to 12, the latest effort of the government to ensure sound quality of export toys...
Training
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posted October 16, 2007 03:13 PM |
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October 16, 2007:
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia says that Iran should be allowed to implement its nuclar program. Putin says that the purposes of Iran's nuclar program are peaceful. He also says: "We should have no illusions about the nature of this regime or its leaders... their willingness to live up to their rhetoric". Bush's spokesmen say that "All options must be kept on the table".
Source: CNN
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Roland
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posted October 18, 2007 11:23 AM |
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US 'to build military base in Lebanon'
Wed,17 Oct 2007 20:28:02
The US plans to build an air base in northern Lebanon, in an area which borders Syria and is hardly 140 km from Damascus, sources say.
PressTV
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posted October 19, 2007 02:46 PM |
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October 19, 2007:
European leaders signed a new treaty that says they will reshape the European Union's institutions and streamline decision making. The treaty changes voting procedures, increases the role of the European parliament and includes a charter of fundamental rights.
Source: CNN
James Watson, that won Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine, said that genetically, black people are less intelligent then white people, and that all the tests show it. He said that it's impossible that people from different geographical areas will develop on the same way, and that every person that employs black people, knows they are less intelligent.
Source: Ynet News
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In my opinion, this is a very racist thing to say. I think that even if they are "less intelligent", they should be treated equally, like every person.
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Ecoris
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posted October 19, 2007 03:35 PM |
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Edited by Ecoris at 15:35, 19 Oct 2007.
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Now we'll just have to wait and se whether or not all the EU countries ratify the new treaty...
Do you have a link to an article in English? I can't read hebraic.
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posted October 19, 2007 03:54 PM |
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19 October 2007
Murat Karajan, PKK military wing leader, said that an eventual attack in Iraq from the Turkish Army, would end in defeat, because all Kurds in Iraq and Turkey would close ranks against the threat. In an interview for the Times in London Karajan points out he hopes a peaceful solution to the stand-off will be found. He thinks the only way out is for Turkey to agree to the formation of a half-autonomous state, such as Scotland, for the Kurds in Southeast Turkey.
BNR
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GenieLord
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posted October 19, 2007 05:52 PM |
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Do you have a link to an article in English? I can't read hebraic.
It didn't appear on the large news sites, but let me check... Okay, found it on CNN.
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James Watson apologizes for what he said. He says: "I cannot understand how I could have said what I am quoted as having said". Watson said those words of apology after receiving harsh criticism, especially from the academic world, and his planned appearance in London's Science Museum was canceled. Edit: James Watson was suspended from his longtime post at a research laboratory.
Source: CNN
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Roland
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posted October 19, 2007 06:56 PM |
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Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday Morning
Thu Oct 18, 12:45 PM ET
The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks early Sunday morning and could put on a delightful display for skywatchers with clear, dark skies.
Yahoo news
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Putin wants US date to quit Iraq
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 12:59 GMT 13:59 UK
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the US should set a date for a withdrawal from Iraq.
BBC
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Ecoris
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posted October 20, 2007 01:28 PM |
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James Watson
There is a more extensive article here (see the last four paragraphs).
It is a delicate matter. Other scientists have criticised his comments on an academic basis. But it's a shame that the debate is drowned in political correctness with cancels of future lectures and comdemning his words as "racist". It's no surprise, you more or less ask for it if you say such controversial things to a newspaper (especially given the not so clever comment "people who have to deal with black employees find this not true", i.e. being equal)
"there is no firm reason to anticipate that the intellectual capacities of peoples geographically separated in their evolution should prove to have evolved identically. Our wanting to reserve equal powers of reason as some universal heritage of humanity will not be enough to make it so."
That seems like an appealing thought. Try recalling the men's lastest 100 m sprint final at the olympic games. Now consider: "there is no firm reason to anticipate that the physical capacities of peoples geographically separated in their evolution should prove to have evolved identically. Our wanting to reserve equal powers of reason as some universal heritage of humanity will not be enough to make it so."
I'm not saying his claims are true. But apparently many people can't even accept the possibility.
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posted October 20, 2007 02:30 PM |
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October 20, 2007:
Iranian General threatens: "If Iran is attacked, 11,000 missiles will be launched towards the enemy's bases, within one minute." This things were said after George Bush's speech that said that Iranian nuclar power will lead to a 3rd world war, and the US Army's commander, that said that the US Army has the resources to attack Iran.
Source: Ynet News
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posted October 22, 2007 03:58 PM |
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October 22, 2007:
34 Kurdish rebeles ambushed Turkish soldiers. 12 Turkish soldiers were killed and 8 soldiers are missing. A pro-Kurdish Firat news agency, based in Belgium, advertised that the missing Turkish soliders were taken captive, and advertised the names of 7 out of them. Protestions were made in the Kurdish and Turkish sides, aginst each other's country, telling it should be attacked.
Source: Fox News
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Ecoris
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posted October 22, 2007 04:04 PM |
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Edited by Ecoris at 16:05, 22 Oct 2007.
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Just today in History class my teacher said thet now there is 61 seconds in a minut! i think he said thet they cheinged it in Greanich or the BigBang, im searies!
Occassionally they add an extra second just like the extra day during leap years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second.
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Roland
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posted October 22, 2007 11:21 PM |
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Myanmar agrees to visit by UN rights official
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Myanmar has given the green light for a visit by the UN special rapporteur on human rights, UN spokeswoman Michele Montas said Monday.Yahoo news
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Chile vows to expand Antarctic claims
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile said Monday it will claim an extended portion of the Antarctic seabed to uphold its rights in the face of a similar step by Britain.
Y-News
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posted October 23, 2007 12:29 PM |
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Bulgaria's request that the European common currency, euro, is also allowed to be written in Cyrillic letters seems to have been accepted. The printing of new euro bills is scheduled, on which under the EURO sign, it will also be written EBPO - the Cyrillic rendering of the word.
This is not only good for Bulgaria, but for the Cyrillic alphabet itself and all the countries that use it. That ancient way of writing has been cast in shadow by the overpowering Latin alphabet, but thanks to Bulgaria it has now won a great victory.
Source: Focus
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posted October 23, 2007 05:06 PM |
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i would prefer if latin english would be the sole lenguage on earth..would make things easier..
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