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28 September 2008
Finnishmen arrested for attempt to smuggle 22 320 eggs to Norway
(NUORGAM) Two Finnish men were caught by the Norwegian customs officials when they were trying to smuggle 22 320 eggs into Norway.
The customs found the hidden eggs on a routine checkup. The Finns told they were heading to Oslo where they were supposed to sell the eggs with a profit.
The customs officials confiscated the cargo […]
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20 August 2008
International news draw average reader’s attention
According to the latest research of Harrison-Stetson institute Average Reader is interested of international news and concerned of the state of the world.
Harrison-Stetson institute made the research by monitoring reading results of the Finland’s biggest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat.
“It seems that the readers are interested of international news. The top article on the most read news […]
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23 July 2008
“Cancer has not returned”, close sources claim
Fidel Castro Steve Jobs is still live and well according to source close to the Cuba Apple and well informed on the concerns of Cuban government Apple Senior management. According to the source, who wishes to stay anonymous, the Fidel’s Steve’s cancer has not returned.
The concerns around his health are circling on two key factors: […]
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4 July 2008
Chinese army equips Segways
(Jinan, China) The People’s Army has equipped Segways for their “Anti-Terrorist Rapid Deployment Force”. During their intensive training the RDF went by name “Judean People’s Front”, name taken from well known and honoured group lead by Mr. Eric “Otto” Idle in the late 70s.
According to Hui Lai Lee,the spokesman of the People’s Army, their target […]
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17 August 2007
Biased broadcasting
Source: Yahoo and AFP, August 14th
Can someone say what’s wrong with this picture? The text says “An elderly Iraqi woman shows two bullets which she says hit her house following and early coalition forces raid in the predominantly Shiite Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. (AFP/Wissam al-Okaili)”
I wouldn’t like to correct the Associated French Press, but […]
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13 August 2007
“Fuck the average reader”
David Simon interviewed by Nick Hornby himself.
The most important message of the interview follows:
“My standard for verisimilitude is simple and I came to it when I started to write prose narrative: fuck the average reader. I was always told to write for the average reader in my newspaper life. The average reader, as they meant […]