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Video: It’s no good
One of our greatest – Depeche Mode performing “It’s no good”
But then there is also “Sister of night” for the dark side of it (sorry we could not locate a video online)…
and for something completely different (the best as well – words are very unnecessary… ) “Enjoy The Silence”…
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Australia: Supersize my ambulance
Australia’s obesity crisis has forced health officials to revamp their fleet of ambulances to cope with a sharp rise in overweight patients.
Studies estimate that 67% of Australian men and over half of all women aged over 25 are overweight or obese.
Super-sized vehicles have been introduced and new air ambulances will be remodeled to carry heavier people weighing up to 220kg…
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Video: Pancho and Lefty – Townes Van Zandt
Another great Vistory from “Stonewall Studios”. There are currently more than 130 videos on their site so have a look around – great work…
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Civil Rights: Guantánamo Bay cell reconstruction
This Monday Amnesty International started a tour to cities and regional towns in Australia with a full scale reconstruction of the cell in which Australian David Hicks and other detainees are being held at Guantánamo Bay. The cell is a reconstruction of the solitary confinement cells in Guantánamo Bay and measures 1.8 meters wide, 2.4 meters in length and 2.4 meters high. There is an Quicktime virtual reality panorama and additional images online (links below) that provide you with an understanding of the space where David Hicks and others are now being detained since 5 years…
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Society: Israel’s general strike and the soccer championship
You might have seen in the news that this morning about 400,000 Israeli workers stopped working and started a general strike in the public sector. Within this strike all public service except Post offices, banks, telephones, the health sector and the defense sector are basically closed until further notice (sorry almost forgot, the stock exchange will stay open as well which surprisingly seems to be considered as an essential service in that country – hmmm…). Anyway the strike was launched after thousands of municipal workers have not been paid for months and as one of the results of the strike there will be no public transport including international flights to and from the country. All flights are grounded – no wait – all but one…
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Iraq: New survey paints a devastating portrait of life
A new survey by ABC News, the BBC and the leading German TV news show has been published today. The survey that after 2004 and 2005 has now been conducted a third time demonstrates a strong deterioration of people’s hope and lives in Iraq. Millions more just want to leave and most – in difference to the previous surveys – now believe it is right to fight the Americans. More than 2000 participants across Iraq have been interviewed for this…
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