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4. november 2004
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No water for me
There is currently a rather nasty mini-epidemic of some very uncomfortable stomach problems in Bergen, more precisely located to the middle of town where I live. It is caused by a microscopic critter called giardia. The authorities suspect a major screw-up in the water supply, and we're strongly encouraged to not drink unboiled water.
As this weekend starts early for me, I am doing them one better by not drinking any water at all. We'll see how my substitute drink affects weekend blogging...
8:42:56 PM 
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So charming I'd like to....
French president Jacques Chirac visited Yasser Arafat in hospital today. According to Norwegian NRK right now, journalists were told Arafat smiled to Chirac, and they held each other's hands. So cute.
In a somewhat contradictory report, Arafat is supposed to be dead, in coma or even "brain dead" as in clinically dead. The hospital later denied emphatically he was dead, but didn't really say anything further. All evidence suggests that nobody in the Palestinian areas expect Arafat to return to any capacity of authority.
7:13:56 PM
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CNN: The unbiased press
On Netscape's election coverage page, done in cooperation with CNN, somebody expressed their opinion of President Bush by naming the picture of a triumphant president "asshole.jpg."
Later today, the offending picture was replaced by another. That one was called "moron.jpg".
I could find none of these pictures there now.
(From two Norwegian articles in TV2 Nettavisen)
Update: I knew somebody else would had blogged this. Tim Blair did.
5:05:10 PM
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Lions for Jesus
This nutcase had to work hard to get lions to bite him, after he jumped into the lion's den to preach to them about Jesus.
7:38:03 AM
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Arafat suffers setback
Yasser Arafat's health has taken a turn for the worse.
I am not one to cry for the terrorist godfather, but I know the results of his death are unpredictable and can lead to great chaos, so I am not particularly happy for it either.
Update: He's fallen into coma (resist bad joke here).
PS: As a frequent commenter pointed out, "chaos" has been a good description of the region for decades. Arafat's death would surely be a risk, but also an opportunity for progress. I'm in two minds about this, as you can guess.
At any rate, his death had to happen sooner or later. Now it appears rather imminent, and whatever "chaos" occurs now, would sooner or later happen anyway.
1:00:03 AM
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Gracious in victory
In his victory speech, President Bush at least was gracious in words to his opponent, and those who voted against him:
Reaching these goals will require the broad support of Americans. So today I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent: To make this nation stronger and better I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust. A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation. We have one country, one Constitution and one future that binds us. And when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America.
We'll see if these nice words are matched in deed.
I think, however, I have heard similar words before. Something about being "a uniter, not a divider," which doesn't fit in well with, for example, the proposed anti-gay amendment and the eleven states that just approved gay marriage bans.
12:49:40 AM
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Last update: 01.12.2004; 07:25:05.
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