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28. oktober 2002
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They can have some of our rain, too
"Heavy rainfall over the weekend has caused a mood of jubilation in Australia" (Guardian)
7:14:25 PM 
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I'm a consumer whore... and how!
 If you have heard the above expression but don't know the source, check out Don Hertefeldt's award-winning animation "Rejected."
Req'd: Windows Media Player, good bandwidth, morbid sense of humour and no children or bosses present.
8:13:33 AM
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Why do people believe in God?
Secularized people often ask the question "why do people believe in God" or "where does religious ideas come from." While not pretending to answer exhaustively, or even comprehensively, I have gathered some of my thoughts on the subject in the following article [read more...]
6:27:57 AM
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Is the Irresponsible Media Undermining Democracy?
"The newspaper market is in decline, and the broadsheet press is following an increasingly tabloid agenda, with more emphasis on lighter, attention-grabbing material such as sleaze, scandal and misconduct rather than serious reflection on policy." (Guardian)
6:00:47 AM
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Stand-up Comedian Broken
 One of Norway's most famous stand up comedians, Thomas Giertsen, has managed to obtain a serious injury in a way that will inspire his collegues for months. In a live show, he stated from the stage that he was strong enough to beat any female in the audience in arm wrestling. Somewhat unexpected, one of the women present took his challenge. While arm-wrestling, a bone in the comedian's upper arm suddenly broke with a loud sound. Giertsen had to be taken to the hospital, where doctors could tell him he had suffered a serious and complicated fracture.
Lessons to be learned:
- Armwrestling is for neanderthals. Unless you are one; don't.
- Women are way, way more dangerous than they look like!
(from a Norwegian article in Dagbladet)
5:47:33 AM
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Indonesian Cleric Taken for Questioning
The Indonesian radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is the suspected leader of Jemaah Islamiah, was taken for questioning by Indonesian police today. Hundreds of supporters of the radical leader pelted the police motorcade with stones. JI is suspected for involvment in the Bali bombing.
5:32:42 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Jan Haugland.
Last update: 01.11.02; 00:17:38.
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