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    Bukit Lawang and a Lesson in Resiliency

    By Orlando on Sun, 06/27/2010 - 6:55am | Personal

    Bukit Lawang is a village in North Sumatra, on the edge of the jungle. The Bohorok River plays a central role in village life, providing a place to wash bodies and clothes, to cool down during sweltering days, and to have a little fun, running smallish rapids on tubes and in rafts. The village exists almost entirely due to tourism.

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    US. loses to Ghana in World Cup - It's Obama's fault

    By William K. Wolfrum on Sat, 06/26/2010 - 5:09pm | Politics, Sports, Humor & Satire

    SOUTH AFRICA - Due to the lack of leadership shown by U.S. President Barack Obama, the United States was knocked out of the World Cup by Ghana, 2-1. It was a tough, back-and-forth game that went 30 extra minutes to decide a winner.

    Still, the onus for the lost must go on Obama, who did not attend one World Cup game, due to some oil thing in the Gulf of Mexico.

    Some are saying, however, that this is yet more proof that Obama was, in fact, born in Kenya, as Ghana is an African nation. Stop being such a sheeple and read between the lines, people.

    --WKW

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    In Praise of Professor V.

    By Doctor Cleveland on Sat, 06/26/2010 - 2:39am | Social Justice, Personal

    Flavia and The Fretful Porpentine have recently led some terrific discussion threads about how often students describe female professors as "intimidating" when those professors are behaving pretty much the way their male colleagues do.

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    Supreme Court overturns Godwin’s Law

    By William K. Wolfrum on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 9:16am | Politics, Humor & Satire, Media

    WASHINGTON – In a controversial 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned and modified the Internet’s infamous “Godwin’s Law.”

    The Law formerly stated: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”

    Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the decision.

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    Miracle on Grass! U.S. advances in World Cup on Landon Donovan's last-minute goal

    By William K. Wolfrum on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 12:09pm | Sports

    Landon Donovan

    As injury time was running out, Landon Donovan buried a goal to send the U.S. past Algeria, 1-0. With the win, the U.S. advances to the 2010 World Cup knockout round. Two thoughts:

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    French Coach refuses to shake hands with South African coach after World Cup loss

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 2:02pm | Sports

    If the French National team managed to accomplish one thing during the 2010 World Cup, it was too reinforce every negative stereotype against France.

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