Monthly Archives: April 2003

Hawks and Doves

Posted on April 30, 2003 by Bene Diction

How would you respond to an emailed statement like this? – I feel as though you flaunt righteousness and faith as something you have more than others. It seems to me as though you equate politics with faith, and American … Continue reading →

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Poor performance

Posted on April 29, 2003 by Bene Diction

Cre8d has linked to this. Ranking the Rich – which country really helps the poor? The CDI highlights and ranks the rich countries’ policies themselves, not their final impact. This approach emphasizes what each rich country—regardless of size and reach—can … Continue reading →

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Technical Rant!

Posted on April 29, 2003 by Bene Diction

I nearly ruined my day. It started out nicely enough and got even better…until….. my modem went. No big deal, right? Here in the north, it’s a big deal. I can’t just go to a store and get another one … Continue reading →

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Chinese villagers destroy quarantine centre

Posted on April 29, 2003 by Bene Diction

Villagers from Chagugang rioted over the weekend, destroying a SARS quarantine centre, government offices and cars, in China’s first reported instance of social unrest related to SARS. The plan was to transform the high school into an isolation centre,” a … Continue reading →

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How male or female is your brain?

Posted on April 28, 2003 by Bene Diction

These two tests have been developed by Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. The theory is simple. Baron-Cohen believes the female brain is essentially hard-wired for empathy, and the male brain is hard-wired … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan

Posted on April 26, 2003 by Bene Diction

Afghanistan has once again become the leading producer of opium. The resurgance of the drug trade is playing into the hands of war lords and is contributing to the ongoing destabilization and lack of safety in the country. US-Iraq This … Continue reading →

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Leap-blogging

Posted on April 25, 2003 by Bene Diction

Bloggedy blog had a great time shameless plugging for comments yesterday. Then he handed out comment awards. LoL. I was just over there, and he wanted to hit the 30 mark…head on over and push him well over the top. … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Blogging Platforms

Posted on April 24, 2003 by Bene Diction

The company behind one of the weblog world’s most popular tools is preparing to launch a new service which will attack market leaders Blogger.com head on. SixApart, the company behind the Movable Type weblogging system, is to lanch a new … Continue reading →

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