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Theistic Metaethics (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Jonah Goldberg has waded deeper into the quagmire-like debate over the relationship of theism to moral relativism. I tend to agree with Jonah's first reader email that the Euthyphro demonstrates that belief in God per se doesn't really do the... |
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Toothing - sex with strangers using your mobile [Giordano Contestabile] (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Hi all, a few days ago, a major Italian newspaper published a news story about a new phenomenon spreading in England, called toothing. Basically, you go on the metro or on a train with your mobile with the Bluetooth switched on, and then look for other people with the same device, and send them a proposal for sex. If both parties are willing, you then go to the toilet for a quickie. There's a huge community developing around that. So, anyone got any first-hand exeprience, or has received some strange messages lately? |
Ecademy: user blogs
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Toothing - sex with strangers using your mobile [Giordano Contestabile] (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Hi all, a few days ago, a major Italian newspaper published a news story about a new phenomenon spreading in England, called toothing. Basically, you go on the metro or on a train with your mobile with the Bluetooth switched on, and then look for other people with the same device, and send them a proposal for sex. If both parties are willing, you then go to the toilet for a quickie. There's a huge community developing around that. So, anyone got any first-hand exeprience, or has received some strange messages lately? |
AllAfrica News: West Africa
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Sngal: Magazine sur l'afrique : continentpremier lanc vendredi genve (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Continentpremier , magazine dont le Directeur de publication est El Hadji Gorgui Wade Ndoye, le correspondant du Soleil Genve, sera lanc vendredi prochain au Club Suisse de la Presse. La crmonie sera prside par Mme Marie Heuze, Directrice de l'information et de la communication l'ONU, en prsence de plusieurs autres personnalits de la Genve internationale. |
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Sngal: Conseil de la Rpublique : le CONGAD ragit (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Le Conseil des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales d'Appui au Dveloppement (CONGAD) a toujours marqu une attention particulire au Conseil de la Rpublique pour les Affaires Economiques et Sociales. C'est pourquoi il a pens ncessaire de ragir suite la proposition manant de certaines Ong de dsigner un reprsentant des organisations de droits humains au Conseil de la Rpublique. |
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Sngal: Ujtl : Fada un exemple de fidlit (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Runis hier sous la prsidence de Aliou Sow, secrtaire national adjoint, les jeunes du Pds de l'Union des Jeunesses Travaillistes et Librales (Ujtl), ont exprim leur ferme volont d'accompagner et de soutenir le frre secrtaire gnral national, le prsident de la Rpublique, Me Abdoulaye Wade, dans la conduite des affaires de l'Etat . C'est ainsi que l'Ujtl remercie et encourage le chef de l'Etat pour sa constante dmarche de travailleur, de rassembleur et d'homme de dialogue et d'ouverture. Cette vision se fait remarquer par l'ouverture du gouvernement aux partis de l'opposition. Une attitude que l'Ujtl salue. |
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Sngal: Remaniement gouvernemental : le prsident de la fdration librale de france dsavoue Samba Kota (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - En raction l'article paru dans nos colonnes, hier, faisant rfrence aux points de vue d'un groupe de Sngalais vivant en France, le prsident de la fdration librale de France, Cheikh Sadibou Diallo, signale que l'instance qu'il dirige s'est runie le lundi 19 avril 18h 30 au Foyer Charonne pour rdiger une rsolution dont la quintessence s'articule autour de l'adhsion sans rserve aux dcisions du chef de l'Etat. Le prsident de la Fdration librale de France, de fait, rfute la thse avance par Samba Kota et ses amis, selon laquelle " les libraux de France mettent des rserves quant l'entre de Djibo K dans le gouvernement ". |
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Sngal: Basket - 3eme tour du play off garcons : les favoris confirment (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - Comme prvu, la 3e journe du play-off masculin a t celle de la consolidation pour certains et du rachat pour d'autres. Bopp et l'Us Gore ont gagn le pari de trois victoires successives, alors que l'As Douane a annonc son retour la surface, en remportant dimanche sa premire victoire dans cette phase du championnat. Par contre, la situation est moins glorieuse pour les Militaires et les Etudiants, qui traversent des moments de dtresse. |
jordoncooper.com :: wondering when some nice weather will finally arrive.
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Cracks appear in Bush circle (Apr 20 2004 17:59 GMT) - From the Toronto StarSix months later, the split inside the Republican ranks has become headline news. Washington Post writer Bob Woodward's Plan Of Attack, the book on the origins of the Iraq war published this week, is already the talk of the country.Woodward's biggest revelations come from Powell himself, who said in interviews for the book that he opposed the war camp led by Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice-President Dick Cheney.Just as startling was the revelation that Bush notified his own secretary of state of his final decision for war on Jan 13., 2003 — |
Circadian Shift
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Cs of Cs (Apr 20 2004 17:58 GMT) - The 17th edition of the Carnival of the Canucks is online at Easternblog for your reading enjoyment. In a fit of insanity, I've gone and volunteered to host Canuck Carnival #20 at the beginning of June. Meanwhile, the latest Carnival... |
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Daily Dirt (Apr 20 2004 17:58 GMT) - Fairest of them all... Tuesday, April 20, 2004 1. What hair color do you think is the most pretty for a girl and for a guy? Doesn't matter2. |
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The Pink Menace (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - Can anyone tell me why a middle-aged, empty-nester couple who live in a nice neighborhood and appear to have moderately appropriate taste would place three metal cut-outs of flamingos in their front planting bed? Oh... did I mention the flamingos are spray-painted a flaming PINK? There is also a largish stone rabbit standing up on its hind feet there, looking rather like an homage to Harvey. He has been there for a while and we've gotten used to him. |
Polemic Propaganda
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Fall of Baghdad Bob? (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - Check out this leaked CPA memo showing that even the leaders of our efforts there no the seriousness, as opposed to those leaders domestically. Signs of the authors continuing support for the U.S. invasion and occupation are all over the... |
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New USB TV Tuner (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - Austrialian IT tried out a new USB DTV tuner and sounds impressed. It will launch in May at CeBIT Australia. The company launching it is called Peridyme, which is an Australian importer. No word on who the manufacturer is. Here is a blurb: |
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USDTV Moving to WM9 (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - From a USDTV press release:" U.S. Digital Television, Inc. (USDTV) today announced it will implement Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series (WM9S) in its unique "over-the-air" pay-TV service. |
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Mitsubishi Launches New HD-PVR Cable STB (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - From a Mitsubishi press release:"Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., today unveiled the consumer electronics industry's most advanced HDTV receiver/controller, the HD-6000. The HD-6000, which will be available at selected retailers in later this year, was introduced at the company's annual dealer line show in Huntington Beach, Calif. [snip] The HD-6000 includes a high definition PVR (personal video recorder) with a 120-gigabyte hard drive; |
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Pioneer Profits Up on Strong PDP Sales (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - From China-TFT:"Japan's Pioneer Corp will see its operating profit rise about 20% this business year thanks partly to higher sales of DVD recorders and PDP TVs.... [snip] The Nihon Keizai said Pioneer's DVD recorder shipments would likely double to more than one million units, while shipments of PDP TVs would more than double to over 300,000 units. As a result, group sales are seen up 10% at 800 billion yen. " |
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Getting the Message - Pronto (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - It has been several years since instant messaging worked its way from teens' rooms to boardrooms, becoming an easy and hip way for coworkers to communicate. However, it is the free-flowing, conversational feel of IM that will get employees and companies into trouble, said Mark Grossman, chairman of the technology law group at Becker & Poliakoff. |
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and chonomatopoia (Apr 20 2004 17:57 GMT) - feelgood that the glass hasn't broken and that you haven't broken it, the stars sparkle but weaken, wheaten down when the scarecrow squeks. keeping my hands in my pocket I can re-warm my ammunition before I fight the animose. gogomatopoia.... |
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