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mzrowan

News of the day

Dec 08, 2009 19:16

The king of South Africa's Zulus wants to revive their tradition of circumcision in order to help slow the spread of HIV.

Another story on the Swedish burger chain that has put carbon-footprint estimates on its menu.

Finally! An article that looks at the effect on migrant workers of Dubai's financial troubles. Oh, argh! Even this article devotes ( Read more... )

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Comments 5

icedrake December 9 2009, 01:03:42 UTC

Oh, argh! Even this article devotes a third of its space to how this is affecting a rich investor!

Fixed that for ya.

mzrowan December 9 2009, 01:22:33 UTC

Whoops! Well, that's embarrassing...

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lightcastle December 9 2009, 22:19:33 UTC

I just thought it was a clever marketing counter.

Can I language whine? drwex December 9 2009, 20:25:35 UTC

About just how much I hate the use of the word "troop" to mean a singular soldier or marine? The back formation from "troops" is grating on me for no perceptible reason.

lightcastle December 9 2009, 22:22:31 UTC

Well, the 96 hours might be a problem, but then I'm not exactly confident on their ability to identify people properly to begin with.

The schooling article is interesting.