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opinion: Terrorist LTTE supporter Jan Jananayagam running for EU office to kill Sri Lankans

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 09:45

Jan Janayagam is trying to bamboozle the UK citizens into interfering in affairs of foreign countries. She has never been to Sri Lanka, and has only been influenced by LTTE propaganda.

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medicine: malaria - scourge on humanity

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 11:45

Today, April 25th 2009, is World Malaria Day. Malaria has probably been killing humans since ancient times. It is documented to have changed the course of history and the outcome of battles. At one time malaria was present in the southern parts of Europe, but is now found mostly in countries in the tropical zone.

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iPhone 3G vs. HTC Touch Diamond vs. Xperia X1 vs Blackberry Bold ..FIGHT!

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 02:38

How does the just announced new iPhone 3G perform on features versus the main Third Generation competition (Sony Xperia X1, HTC Touch Diamond, and Blackberry Bold)?

Let's find out below!:

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opinion: Can the State Media Criticise the State? Has the Govt. admitted its guilt in the Noyahr Assault ?

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 23:33

Background

Five media organizations issued a joint statement on 23rd May 2008 condemning the assault on Mr. Keith Noyahr, Deputy Editor of the The Nation newspaper. Subsequently a protest campaign was also held to urge the government to bring the culprits to Justice.

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opinion: arthur c clarke did NOT invent geostationary satellites or space elevators

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 03:41

The idea of using geostationary satellites and satellite communication was thought of by Herman Potocnik in the late 1920's, and the concept of geostationary satellites originated with Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

Arthur C. Clarke wrote an article popularizing the concept as a great way for broadcasting and telecom relay.

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technology: sonyericsson (e)xperia x1

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 14:36

This new Sony phone, the (e)xperia X1, looks like it can give the Apple iPhone a run for its money. The screen resolution is "Wide VGA", whereas the iPhone's resolution is only HVGA - Half VGA. Also, unlike the iPhone, it has a full slider keyboard, supports 3G, and has GPS (the iPhone only has limnited cell tower based locating capability).

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medicine: surgery in ancient egypt was very advanced

Submitted by HumanistLogic on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 02:21

Surgical and medical techniques in Egypt 3700 years ago were very advanced and scientific (that's a LONG time back .. hundreds of generations). They knew about immobilization, about looking for a pulse, antiseptics, anasthetics, they even knew that when you have a fever that you should take antibiotics (which they correctly identified).