Iraq: war or not?

The drumbeats of impending war on Iraq are provoking a dissonant echo in streets and debating halls. Protest is finding many voices. So is advocacy of intervention. As weapons inspection proceeds against escalating military build-up, Open Democracy presents key arguments from around the world - and within America.

Stickman Murder Mystery

"Welcome to the Stickman Murder Mystery site where you can be a detective and solve murder mysteries in the crime riddled city of "Stickville". If you are looking for free online games, interactive fiction, cartoon games with stick death or police humor - then you've come to the right place!"

I can tell you that this is a kind of interesting games. Just as if you've ever played an old DOS game Jones, where you have to manage/simulate the life of your character to reach some goals. You are the character, you are the player, and in this context you are the detective. You decide what you have to do for the first time and so on. And at the end of the game you will know how good you are at this game. Besides, you can display your photo in their hall of fame when you can succesfully solve one or more of the mysteries. Good luck! And thanks to Paul Kinsella for showing me this site. :)

First Human Clone to be Born in January?

-- A controversial Italian doctor has announced that the first cloned human baby will be born in January 2003. -- BBC

More about this:

• Human clone 'to be born soon' - News


• Scientist Claims Clone Will Be Born In January - KSBW


• Human clone coming soon - SABCNews

Afterlife Telegrams

"For a fee of $10 per word (5 word minimum), our customers can have a telegram delivered to someone who has passed away. This is done with the help of terminally Ill volunteers who memorize the telegrams before passing away, and then deliver the telegrams after they have passed away."

Have anyone tried it? Please let me know if it worked, I will have one to be delivered to my father.

New Poems: Alter Eros and Arogansi Cinta

Alter Eros
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dari reruntuhan puing-puing jiwa
kukorek sebersit nama, namamu
merah tergurat bersemu jingga
pancarkan benih gema membahana

atas nama Sang Kaki atas nama Sang Tangan
kubersumpah jadi air jadi angin
biar kupenuhi segala belulangmu
biar kuselimuti segala nafasmu
biar sang malaikat dapat menuntunku ke bawah sana

menangkupmu dengan sepasang sayap gairahnya
melelerkan bara panas yang membelah kaki-kakimu
lalu memahatkan jejak-jejak mirip jam pasir
yang 'kan slalu menawarimu kenangan indah
saat matamu mengerjap-ngerjap
saat bahasa jantungmu berkejaran
serta saat kau hamburkan namaku
kala buih tubuhmu tercurah dan duniamu tumbang

dan ketika ruang-ruang kembali bernyawa
biarkanlah wujudku menyingkap tirai-tirai wujudmu
menjalin belukar tangan dan menganyam legit pelukan
larut dalam keheningan langit sesudah hujan di sore hari
'tuk mereguk pilar kesempurnaan Sang Tak Terbatas
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copyright(c)2002, by Farid
@Petojo, Kamis, 07 November 2002 21:15 WIB

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Comiclopedia

A searchable gallery of over 3,200 international comic artists with biographies and artwork samples. Comic mania shouldn't miss this site.

Got a prime number? This formula can tell you

Dr. Manindra Agrawal, a professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology, and two doctoral students have solved a problem that has been puzzling mathematitians for literally centuries: testing with absolute certainty whether a number is prime. More inside. -- via Metafilter

Happy and Blessed Ramadhan

To all of you who celebrate Ramadhan, I wish you enjoy a great and peaceful life and a bright future!