Topic: Glaubensfragen - on January 15, 2008 at 1:42:00 PM CET
Iran urged to stop the horrific practice of stoning
Amnesty International has called for the abolition of the practice of stoning people to death in Iran. The method of execution has been used throughout history but is considered so barbaric that it is rarely practiced outside a handful of countries.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on January 15, 2008 at 1:34:00 PM CET
Adolf Hitler und Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (* 26. April 1889 in Wien; † 29. April 1951 in Cambridge) war ein österreichisch-britischer Philosoph des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er lieferte bedeutende Beiträge zur Philosophie der Logik, der Sprache und des Bewusstseins. Seine beiden Hauptwerke Logisch-philosophische Abhandlung (Tractatus logico-philosophicus 1921) und Philosophische Untersuchungen (1953, postum) wurden zur Grundlage zweier philosophischer Schulen, des Logischen Positivismus und der analytischen Sprachphilosophie.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on January 15, 2008 at 1:28:00 PM CET
Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Wittgenstein
You have probably heard of Hitler, but Wittgenstein may need some introduction. When I studied for a Philosophy degree in the late seventies and early seventies, Wittgenstein - particularly the later Wittgenstein of the Philosophical Investigations - was the dominant figure in the discipline (though that dominance was drawing to a close).
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 15, 2008 at 1:12:00 PM CET
Sex, drugs and second thoughts in Netherdlands - Los Angeles Times
There has been a lot of information floating about that the remarkably tolerant attitude that the people of Netherlands has been changing recently. This article in the LA Times describes a bit of this.
The article begins with this picture and the caption: PARTY OVER? Amsterdam’s coffeehouses, where marijuana is sold with official sanction, have been a target of recent curbs. “I’ve been in this business 15 years, and we have never felt so much pressure,” one coffeehouse manager says.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 15, 2008 at 1:07:00 PM CET
Cocaine Jet Crash in Mexico Linked to Narco-Trafficker Who Worked for U.S. Government
Before His September Arrest, José Nelson Urrego May Have Been Operating as a Trafficker and Money Launderer for Years in Panama, Under U.S. Protection.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on January 15, 2008 at 1:04:00 PM CET
Betrunkener Polizist verursachte im Dienst Auffahrunfall
Ein 33-jähriger Kärntner Polizist hat in Klagenfurt im Dienst mit einem Streifenwagen einen Auffahrunfall verursacht, bei ihm wurden 1,44 Promille Alkohol im Blut nachgewiesen.
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