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Saturday, 18 April 2009

A sustainable Sydney needs bikes and trams

Improving inner-Sydney transport should be a national priority, writes the city's mayor Clover Moore.

And of course this is true of any city, I think. I live in Adelaide, South Australia, a city flatter than Sydney, that would benefit from such improvements more than most. There are many cyclists here.

[The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines]
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	Wednesday, 15 April 2009

African villages denounce female circumcision

Ten villages in western Niger have publicly denounced the practice of female genital mutilation, according to a UNICEF report.

Good stuff, BUT!
People are still calling it female circumcision. It has no relation to circumcision at all.
I am circumcised (not Jewish or Muslim, just a cultural thing), but I can experience sexual pleasure (God and partner willing), but a circumcised woman has had her clitoris smashed, and can experience no or little sexual pleasure. Pure power play from men. Fuckers.

[CNN.com]
10:52:46 PM

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Dictionary.com Word of the Day

outré:

unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.

[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
10:27:46 PM

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	Monday, 13 April 2009

Dictionary.com Word of the Day

susurrus:

a whispering or rustling sound.

I love onomatopoeia.

[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
8:42:54 PM

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New population of endangered orangutans found

Conservationists have found a new population of orangutans in a steep, mountainous corner of Indonesia -- a discovery that significantly adds to the number of the endangered red-haired primates.

It seems to be anywhere between a few hundred and a few thousand unexpected individuals. I remember a few years ago when the same happened, but with gorillas. Good isn't it?

[CNN.com]
8:30:04 PM

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	Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Dictionary.com Word of the Day

nescience:

lack of knowledge or awareness.

Here is a wonderful word of which I was unaware; I'll make a point of using it in the future.

[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
11:32:48 PM

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