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Saturday, March 01, 2008 - Posts

• Amman’s Cultural Activities this Week

  There might be more going on, but this is what I managed to find out about :) Sunday March 2: CulTalent The Jordanian Romanian Forum for Culture is organizing a talent show; music, theatre, dance, folkoric fashion show, and a small book exhibition. Time: Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 08:32 from Into the Wind | 0 Comments

• Constituent vs. World Ontology

  Constituent ontologists hold that objects are in some sense 'built up' from metaphysically more basic constituents (e.g. properties). Michael Loux's Principle of Constituent Identity (PCI) states that if X and Y have all the same constituents (in the Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 04:31 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under metaphysics

• Ghaza

  When words fail you. When you can’t have a decent discussion while visiting family because your eyes keep wandering to images of a flaming Ghaza on the muted television. When you feel guilty of posting a random post because you feel like you should Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 02:30 from And Far Away | 0 Comments

• Pray for Little Joseph…

  ...because his father has just been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and been given 1-3 years to live. Lord, I bow and place this family's continuing tragedy before Your mercy seat and throne of grace, for I know of no better to go. I proclaim Your Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 01:28 from my treasure | 0 Comments

• Anticipating…..

  It has been some 3 weeks now since that Sunday That Sunday was the day it all ended, the good times, the bad times, the laughs, the cries It came within the worst times Time to celebrate love and birth But.. It was time to surrender to the facts Where Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 11:44 from Ali | 0 Comments

• In Praise of Price Gouging

  Matt Zwolinski has an interesting new paper on the ethics of price gouging . I'm certainly suspicious of blanket bans on allegedly 'exploitative' (but mutually beneficial) exchange. As Zwolinski argues (p.34): Existing laws against price gouging either Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 08:37 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under applied ethics, economics

• March Madness

  TOO fast, did this month arrive. I think the aroma of our garden is making me a little crazy, or maybe it was four strong cups of coffee (no, half decaf, that), or missing Spikekid who is living the teen-age independence thing. Or craving real chocolate Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 03:59 from my treasure | 0 Comments

• أنا والدستور ..و ناقص هزيمات

  أنا والدستور ..و ناقص هزيمات ______ أنا الآن أحد كتّاب الدستور .. أنا كامل ؛ بكامل مناخيري وكامل سخريتي ..أعتقد أن الأمر كبير ؛ بل وكبير جداً ..أكبر من فضيحة الطاهرة مونيكا مع المحروس ابن شيخ الغفر كلنتون ؛ أليس كذلك ..؟؟ Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 03:46 from الكاتب الساخر كامل النصــيـرات | 0 Comments Filed under مقال ساخر

• QUIZ: WHERE IS ABBAS?

  Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 02:31 from Degrees of Freedom | 0 Comments

• Dell is Hiring in Jordan

  While browsing Bayt.com open positions in Jordan, I noticed the below post for a Senior Account Manager in Amman, Jordan. Read More... Posted 01-03-2008 12:14 from Arabs & Globalization | 0 Comments