A levy on an airplane ticket to support development of Third World countries. French president Chirac approved the in fact luxury tax in his country. Now the parliament has to make a decision.
Algeria, Brazil, Chile, Germany and Spain are said to support the new tax.
The US, affraid to lose market, is not even bothering to think about it.
But hey, what have they done for the environment lately? Remember Tokyo?
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The new boxes are coming!!
Coming soon in the theatre close to you: the Microsoft Xbox 360, the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Revolution, the next generation games consoles.
What I am curious about, is the outcome of the game. Who will win? Will it be the best product, or the console with the best marketing machine behing it?
May the best win!
But no console in my house…
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The Netherlands is always thought to be the biggest producer and distributor of the drug XTC.
But we are losing position now. There is less use of XTC in The Netherlands and as a production country we don’t count anymore, according to an analysis of the National Detective Department.
What a shame… ;-)
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Caution!!! Dangerous month coming up…
In this period of the year in (almost) all religions and with non-religious people there are lots of holidays. Which means loads and loads of presents!
A good time to get attention for the dangers of some toys: choking, strangulation, or exposure to toxic chemicals are widespread.
A lot of parents are buying toys without thinking about the dangers for their children, I am sure….
Children tent to chew on their toys, even when growing older so they can choke. But what you don’t see is what chemicals were used to make the toys. They can be potentially dangerous, especially for kids. They have a little body and can take less toxics than adults.
Toys don’t have to be made of wood, but you could think twice before buying something. You don’t want you kids to eat toxics, do you?!
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Jokes are always difficult, even for doctors. Especially when incontinence is ridiculed…
Jokes are often a matter of taste and can’t always suit everyone. Stereotypes and magnification of subjects is used frequently.
That’s why it is supposed to be funny…
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BitTorrent is nice software and Bram Cohen is a nice guy, but he just signed a deal with the devil in the shape of the MPAA, the Motion Picture Association of America.
