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international / arts and media Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 22:58 by obit
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Fresh off the press an interview which hopefully will help get people back on track. Even if you're on track - read it - for it is a rare piece. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 19:11 by Obit
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Professor Librescu was a 75 year old professor in Virginia Tech. He lectured for twenty years in solid fuel mechanics. He chaired the International organising Committee of the 6th international congress on thermal stresses in 2005. He will be buried in Ru'anna ,Israel on Wednesday ... read full story / add a comment 
international / housing Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 18:32 by La Plataforma
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A group of activists from the "8 de Marzo" collective squattered the old wedding hall "Milano". One week later, and one hour before starting a neigbourhood afternoon snack organized for the neighbours and local people as a part of the "presentation working days", the police sealed the building and started a pressure campaign trying to nip the project in the bud before it could grow. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 12:33 by IT Reader
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The oral hearing in Belmullet continues, with questions still unanswered about the large Garda presence in the hotel where the hearing is taking place, and then, the surprise revelation that the consultation process carried out by Shell and Mayo County Council on the subject of "cold-venting" did not include actually consulting with anyone who lives near the proposed refinery. Mayo County Council are still not attending the hearing. "Cold-venting" is when you release gas directly into the environment, rather than burning it off, which is called "flaring". ... read full story / add a comment 
international / sci-tech Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 11:52 by C Murray
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The images and story about the Rosette Nebula are in today's Guardian and include all the technical language regarding the birth of stars. [including the Bok Globules] The images are very arresting and only published in black and white in the dailies. A bit of the science :-" The image the most detailed taken , reveals the red glow of hydrogen in the Rosette nebula, a vast cloud of cosmic detritus left over from dying stars and cataclysmic explosions drifting in space 4,500 light years from earth...." ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 11:43 by Christopher Isherwood
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An in-depth survey into the attitudes of Muslims living in London has revealed that less than 5% thought homosexual acts are "acceptable," compared with over 65% of the general population The Gallup poll, reported in The Times, found that Muslims differed significantly with the rest of the capital's population in their attitudes to a range of social questions. More than 80% of the public think sex outside marriage is acceptable, with only 10% of Muslims agreeing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 10:30 by pat c
The diary entries below give just a taste of the trials and tribulations endurded on a daily basis by the staff of the National Archives and Library in Iraq. In March 2007 2 members of staff were kidnapped, 1 had a son killed, 2 had relatives kidnapped, 2 received death threats and 4 were forced to leave their homes. Full diaries at the link. Diary by Saad Eskander, Director of the National Archives and Library in Iraq, Saad Eskander, Director of the National Archives and Library, has generously agreed to share an account of his day-to-day life in Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Wednesday April 18, 2007 - 02:25 by blonde haired bar worker
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The mayor of Nagasaki city in Japan made popular by the role it played Nuclear weapon development & Global Psychological Warfare suffered serious injuries in the last 24 hours when he was shot twice by Tetsuya Shiroo a 59 year old member of the Suishin Kai branch of the Yamaguchi Gumi. A very well known and feared Yakuza clan. as seen in movies like Kill Bill and Kill Bill (2). Itcho Ito had campaiging for re-election on an anti-yakuza platform; all types of yakuza, suishin kai, yamaguchi gumi, non-yamaguchi gumi. This would have been at root, branch and clan level. The Japanese a usually stoic and reserved people see no immediate threat to their institutions or democracy. The emperor is safe. ... read full story / add a comment |
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