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Tag Archives: BBC
A Childhood Dream of Death
Equal to the horror of this, is the futility.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged BBC, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Palestine, suicide bomber, video
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Glimpse of a Better Outcome for Georgia
When it seemed like escalation was the modal reality, outcomes looked bleak for Georgia. Dynamics change. Thus Georgia’s ceasefire in South Ossetia cannot be a bad thing under the circumstances. By putting up an initial fight, they drew the attention … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged 1812, BBC, Georgia, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Media, NATO, opinion, peacekeepers, Russia, South Ossetia, Tbilisi, war, war crimes
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Hot Water and Civilization in Ukraine
In much of the former Soviet Union, urban heating is still managed at the block rather than per-building level. This is causing some protest from a population growing accustomed to a new ethos of individual convenience. Something we’ve always taken … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged BBC, central planning, convenience, heating, hot water, Soviet Union, Ukraine, urban, video, water
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Man Regrows Finger, Amazing or Not?
Reading Instapundit I came across this story from BBC about a man who’s used a special powder of pig bladder cells to regrow the tip of his finger that he’d chopped off. I share the professor’s futurist view and optimism, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Media, science
Tagged BBC, Lee Spievak, regenerative science, regrow finger
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Berlusconi Comeback
Italy’s President, Georgio Napolitano, has called a snap election after the collapse of the leftwing coalition government last month. This paves the way for a remarkable comeback by conservative Silvio Berlusconi, who is running ten points ahead of his center-left … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged BBC, conservative, election, Georgio Napolitano, Italy, leftwing, president, Silvio Berlusconi, snap election, video
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Ain’t No Sunshine
And now for an unscheduled musical interlude: Bill Withers wrote and recorded that song while he had a job installing toilet seats on 747′s. Apparently, he had intended to write more lyrics to replace the 26 consecutive “I know’s” but … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, MichaelW's Page, Music
Tagged 1972, Ain't No Sunshine, BBC, Bill Withers
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