“ The poetry shows that the Taliban are people just like we are, with feeling, concerns, anxieties like ours.
Alex Strick van Linschoten - Taliban poetry book denounced by former British commander
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“ White socks and sandals don’t translate to “good design sense
Linus Torvalds - An Interview with Millenium Technology Prize Finalist Linus Torvalds | TechCrunch
More than a kernel of truth there.
Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Sitting Time and All-Cause Mortality Risk in 222 497 Australian Adults, March 26, 2012, van der Ploeg et al. 172 (6): 494
This study aimed to determine the independent relationship of sitting time with all-cause mortality.
“ With his usual generosity, Berlusconi has sought to help […] those people who have been caught up in the media storm
Berlusconi’s lawyer, Niccolò Ghedini - Silvio Berlusconi paid €127,000 to witnesses in trial
Prostituting prostitutes?
“ His legacy are the generations upon generations of computer scientists, engineers, and gamers who had their first exposure to high technology because of his affordable computers – ‘for the masses and not the classes.’
Martin Goldberg - Computer Legend and Gaming Pioneer Jack Tramiel Dies at Age 83 - Forbes
“ It must be the unique area of science and technology where women have made negative progress
Nicholas Pippenger - Giving Women the Access Code - NYTimes.com
“ Just arrived at the ocean’s deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good.
James Cameron - James Cameron reaches bottom of Pacific - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
That’s Avatar money right there; next step space trips with Branson?
“ For some people who’ve been raped and had the baby […] something positive comes out of that whole rape experience
Society for the Protection of Unborn Children - Revealed: what children are being told about abortion
“ Gaza is Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu - Netanyahu says ‘Gaza is Iran’ - JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
“ many introverts are shy, partly as a result of receiving the message that there’s something wrong with their preference for reflection
Why the world needs introverts
“ Hamas is not part of military alliances in the region […] Our strategy is to defend our rights.
Salah Bardawil (Hamas political bureau member) Hamas rules out military support for Iran in any war with Israel
“ The girls who were detained were not like your daughter or mine
Egyptian general - Egyptian army doctor cleared over ‘virginity tests’ on women activists
“ Waking up during the night is part of normal human physiology.
Gregg Jacobs - Psychologist - BBC News - The myth of the eight-hour sleep
