Since 24 August 2008, at least nine people have been killed in unabated violence, four of them in police firing, in Orissa’s Kandhamal district, as a backlash to the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. Another three persons were killed when their houses were torched in Raikia area. Two others, including […]
2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony: “Hu” performance
There was an idea last year which for the Olympic Opening Ceremony: At the exact time 8:08pm and eight sceonds past, 8th,August 2008. There are 2008 mahjong tables in the Bird Nest, with 8032 players shouting "Hu!" at the same time. That means they won the game by their own luck. In China, we call […]
Suspect in Anthrax Scare Dies from Apparent Suicide
The Los Angeles Times broke the story that Bruce E. Ivins, 62, died of an apparent suicide on July 31. Ivins, a prominent scientist who worked at the U.S. government’s biodefense research laboratories and assisted authorities in the anthrax investigation, had allegedly learned that the FBI was going to file charges against him. Ivins died […]
Suspect in Anthrax Scare Dies from Apparent Suicide
The Los Angeles Times broke the story that Bruce E. Ivins, 62, died of an apparent suicide on July 31. Ivins, a prominent scientist who worked at the U.S. government’s biodefense research laboratories and assisted authorities in the anthrax investigation, had allegedly learned that the FBI was going to file charges against him. Ivins died […]
The Black President Before Obama
The sweeping Obama phenomenon has caught Brazil, and it comes as no surprise in the country with the world’s largest population of African descendants. Blogs are commenting on all things Obama, from his stand on ethanol to the ‘rumors‘ of his appraisal of Brazil’s free software policies. An especially notable thread is the one reporting […]
In Brazil, Novel Seems to Predict Obama
Posted by Jose Murilo Junior for Global Voices Online The sweeping Obama phenomenon has caught Brazil, and it comes as no surprise in the country with the world’s largest population of African descendants. Blogs are commenting on all things Obama, from his stand on ethanol to the ‘rumors‘ of his appraisal of Brazil’s free software […]
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