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According to Ilechukwu, an epidemic of penis theft swept Nigeria between 1975 and 1977. Then there seemed to be a lull until 1990, when the stealing resurged. “Men could be seen in the streets of Lagos holding on to their genitalia either openly or discreetly with their hand in their pockets,” Ilechukwu wrote. “Women were also seen holding on to their breasts directly or discreetly, by crossing the hands across the chest. . . . Vigilance and anticipatory aggression were thought to be good prophylaxes. This led to further breakdown of law and order.” In a typical incident, someone would suddenly yell: Thief! My genitals are gone! Then a culprit would be identified, apprehended, and, often, killed.
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at 3:46 PM on July 8, 2008
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Name that tune: Sounded like a Beyonce song, vaguely; the chorus sounded like the girl was saying "what it is"; pretty up beat pop music. I can try and be more vague. I heard the song at an Aldo, so it is probably some new popular pop music: I'm just not hip and don't listen to the radio.
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at 6:46 AM on June 5, 2008
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If my favourite reference on C++ is
The C++ Programming Language by Stroustrup, what would be my favourite book on Ruby. (And my favourite book on Python.)
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at 6:07 AM on May 21, 2008
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What are some super awesome and reliable
Canadian email hosting companies.
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at 11:54 AM on May 7, 2008
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Remember Me.
A multimedia documentary about one family's struggle to deal with the loss of a parent. This series is the 2008 Pulitzer winner for feature photography.
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at 1:18 PM on April 10, 2008
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Does anyone know good IDE Raid enclosures? I currently own two 250 gig IDE hard drives and want to set them up in a single RAID enclosure. I have been looking around for a while but can only find SATA raid enclosures.
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at 11:02 AM on April 8, 2008
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Does anyone know of a good company in Toronto that does custom made prints on fleece/hoodies/t-shirts (and also has a good selection of said apparels)?
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at 11:47 AM on March 4, 2008
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What are some heavily curated groups on Flickr? I'm looking for stuff like
Hardcore Street Photography, which only has one or two photos being OK'd by the admins each day.
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at 10:40 AM on February 2, 2008
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Busted in Jena.
My path crossed the Jena Six by chance. The BBC broadcast a documentary called “Race Hate in Louisiana” in May 2007. When I watched a copy of it in June, I was dumbfounded. I quit my job a week early, packed the car with my cameras, and drove to Jena.
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at 6:48 AM on January 12, 2008
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Here's Looking At You.
What do you think you look like? And what do others think of you? A film about first impressions from artists Lenka Clayton and James Price.
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at 3:42 PM on January 7, 2008
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Why He Went Nuclear.
Before he was the infamous father of the "Islamic bomb," A.Q. Khan was just another midlevel scientist working at a research job in Amsterdam. Here, the story of how he betrayed his employer and set out to create a worldwide bazaar in lethal weapons.
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at 12:25 PM on November 20, 2007
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"The vast tar sands of Alberta in Canada hold oil reserves six times the size of Saudi Arabia's. But this 'black gold' is proving a mixed blessing for the frontier town of Fort McMurray, fuelling both prosperity and misery. As the social and environmental toll mounts, Aida Edemariam reports on the dark side of a boom town" -
Mud, Sweat and Tears.
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at 7:21 AM on October 31, 2007
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Are there any particularly awesome external firewire hard drive enclosures that I should be aware about?
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at 1:43 PM on October 29, 2007
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