Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Sanctions worked: George Lopez, David Cortright
George A. Lopez, Director of Policy Studies at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and David Cortright, President of the Fourth Freedom Forum and Research Fellow at the Kroc Institute, argue in favour of the sanctions regime in Iraq during the 1990âs. Writing in Foreign Affairs,…
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Mr Cartoon
His work is real artistry. Cypress Hill made him famous, Eminem put this man to the top. His business is blooming. Mr Cartoon lives down in the East of L.A. He elaborates the most beautiful pictures that he loves to improve for many artists in the music industry. Mark Machado aka Mr Cartoon is a…
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Burj al Arab – inside the sail hotel
Well it is not often one gets the oppurtunity to go inside such an opulent hotel as this. But the interior of the Burj al Arab is quite simply unlike any building interior I have ever seen. I went for afternoon tea in the Sky View Bar, located on the very top of the hotel.…
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The story behind my latest diss
I have registered to an interesting Eminem forum recently that is very informative. Although I have always shown respect to each member, even when they happened to strongly disagree with me, a silly teenage boy started some beef with me because I had argued about the right spelling of Paul Rosenberg on a topic. He…
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Sam Smyth in the Spectator
Irish hack Sam Smyth has an article on the Irish economy in this weeks Spectator. Lots of facts and figures, and Sam is sad to be saying goodbye to the one and only, Charlie McCreevy.
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Presidential Debate
I stayed up extra late (5am) to watch the Bush vs Kerry debate. I think Kerry did pretty well, Bush just kept repeating himself. I think Kerry proved himself to be articulate, and for the first time I actually thought he looked presidential. Dan Drezner has a good summary of the debate, which he live-blogged.…
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Facts about Eminem's early years in Missouri
As most of you probably already know, Marshall Mathers III was born on October the 17th, 1972, in St Joseph, Missouri. People who are curious to discover more about the town where Eminem was born will find some reliable info here:
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King Tank: a Detroit underground artist that is really worth discovering
Lawrence Parker aka King Tank (formerly known as Young Tank) was born on September the 24th 2004 in Detroit. He is one of those Detroit underground rappers who will impress you with his creativity and his rhyming skills. King Tank is a man of many hats: he is not only a rapper, he is also…
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Jumeirah Mosque
Of course being an Arab country, there are mosques everywhere, this is the rather nice one on Jumeirah Road. And in case you are curious about the wealth of this country, just outside the picture was parked two Porsche Cayenne Turbo SUV’s, one black and one white, and an Escalade had just driven by two…
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Beach in Dubai
This is one of the many beaches in Dubai, but one of the public ones. Many of the hotels own private beaches where you pay for entry etc. You can get a lovely view of the skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed Road from the beach. Sheikh Zayed Road view from beach Here are the lovely clear,…
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