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    Turkey's Kurds Declare Democratic Autonomy

    http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2011/7/turkey3289.htm This is something which has seemingly been missed by all the major western news organizations :rolleyes: Shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone who has been following events, first Iraq, then Syria, and now Turkey, the...
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    Sudan accepts south secession vote

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/us-sudan-referendum-acceptance-idUSTRE70U5PY20110131 This has been quite a month in Africa. :goodjob: Discuss.
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    Going to Britain

    In mid august I will go to Britain for two weeks, and I've already planned out most of the trip, which is mostly nature walks, but I would like it if the British posters mind pointing me in the right direction on what to do in the cities, namely: London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin...
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    South Korea pardons 341,000 white collar criminals

    http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSSEO8888420080812 And I thought *we* had massive government corruption. :lol:
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    Mars Pulls Controversial Ad

    http://www.hrc.org/10880.htm What a stupid overreaction. I find it ironic they are talking about stereotypes of gay men while Mr.T is a a huge stereotyped caricature of 'masculine' men. The ad in question (which is friggin awsome): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi4DEdUmA6A&feature=related
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    Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

    http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/judge-orders-yo.html Geez, privacy and the courts just don't get along lately.
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    Who needs proof? Just hand over the money

    http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/mpaa-says-no-pr.html They're learning from the best. ;)
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    Drivers fooled by 'MPG illusion'

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/20/travelandtransport.carbonemissions Way to go guys, I admit, I was fooled too.
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    Censoring the internets, not just in China anymore

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9964895-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Pssst, don't tell the attorney general, but I hear HTTP has all kinds of sick freaks!
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    Family buried alive in Assam for witchcraft

    http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-34008420080611 Thanks to the vigilantes an outbreak of witchcraft has been prevented, phew!
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    When you go to bed tonight...

    Count the number of small lights that are in your room, they could be as little as the caps lock light on your keyboard and the little red light from your TV, or as large as the light from an power extender, also, are there more red light or green ones?
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    Duck and cover China version (1971 posters)

    I thought it was interesting, can anyone translate?
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    Blizzard Wants Copyright Laws Changed

    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/blizzard-wow-warcraft,5311.html As if copyright laws weren't already messed up. :sad:
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    Hezbollah defiant as fighting rocks Beirut

    http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0742599820080508?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews This number will undoubtedly rise, civil war looming? Oh, and if anyone is looking for some decent reporting from Lebanon, here a good site.
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    An Average American Consumer's Spending

    It's about inflation, but I found the spending more interesting then the inflation. A highly enlightening NYT pie chart. Transportation: 18% of the budget! Less then half a percent goes to public transportation! That's crazy!
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    One Man's Terrorist Is Another Man's Freedom Fighter

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-30-watchlist_N.htm :rolleyes:
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    Ayman al-Zawahri Q&A

    http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2008/04/28/080428sh_shouts_borowitz :lol:
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    Pirates storm French yacht off Somalia

    http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gC9E3n5nDa1cJ9IAnkN-ikfw9SfQ Ah Somalia, no where else can you get the excitement of pirates.
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    Stasi's official pornography department finally exposed

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/stasis-official-pornography-department-finally-exposed-801774.html Geez, guess it's true, everyone is a hypocrite.
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    Can you hear me now, Comrade?

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/28/cuba More liberalizing from Cuba, do you think they are headed towards capitalism and socialism? A different form of Communism?
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