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Microchip gives staff the lowdown on pupils – Times Online

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article2698062.ece Children are being tracked by micro-chips embedded in their uniforms in a trial at a secondary school. The devices are used to monitor pupils’ movements and register their arrival in class on the teacher’s computer. … Continue reading

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Ours To Destroy: Experimental Folk Music

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.ourstodestroy.com/ l i s t e n

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Ford Doctors Diesel Technician Society

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/quizzes/MechanicalAptitude.php Only 90%, drat. Knew I should have taken time to work out the multiple pulley lift one properly :/

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Anarchism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism Anarchism: A lot of people seem to think it is about doing away with the state. It ain’t no such thang. It’s about creating more. More powerful states. With solid, intrinsic control over the individual. … Continue reading

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Whitehouse Stonewalls DSCOVR Information Request | DeSmogBlog

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.desmogblog.com/whitehouse-stonewalls-dscovr-information-request The saga continues… the Whitehouse Office of Administration refuses a Freedom of Information request to try and get information about why the Deep Space Climate Observatory was silently canned. By DeSmogBlog, now available on a … Continue reading

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Do You Mind?

Stumbleupon Review of : http://somethingincredible.blogspot.com/ “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~ Carl Sagan Why do people kill? Why do we sacrifice ourselves to save others from dying? Why do we close our eyes and try to ignore … Continue reading

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Do You Mind?: How bout them apples?

Stumbleupon Review of : http://somethingincredible.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-bout-them-apples.html I guess what I’m trying to say is that you can’t change bad human behavior without changing the bad situation. But at the same time, changing the situation won’t fix everything. There will always be … Continue reading

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Do You Mind?: Aggressive Personalities, or, The Magic of Testosterone

Stumbleupon Review of : http://somethingincredible.blogspot.com/2007/01/aggressive-personalities-or-magic-of.html In response to these studies, a new physiological model was made, to distinguish between controlled and impulsive aggression. This model drew upon a body of work showing that low serotonin levels led to general impulsive … Continue reading

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DemandDebate

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.demanddebate.com/ Steven J. Milloy’s* latest highly-paid and pretentiously polished piece of political spin for his pusillanimous corporate paramours. This is a good example of trying to create false balance (like the debate between gravity, and intelligent … Continue reading

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onegoodmove: Naomi Klein – Corporatism

Stumbleupon Review of : http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/10/naomi_klein_cor.html Naomi Klein talking to Bill Maher about how government and mega-corps collude under the pretence of free market ideology in order to defraud the populace.

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