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The New York Times & Log In

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18sleep-t.html?pagewanted=1 The story of our ruined sleep, in virtually every telling I’ve heard, begins with Thomas Edison: electric light destroyed the sanctity of night. Given more to do and more opportunity to do it, we gave … Continue reading

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In fact, many contemporary,

Stumbleupon Review of : In fact, many contemporary, nonindustrialized cultures contentedly pass portions of the night in the same state of somnolence, says Carol Worthman, an anthropologist at Emory University who is one of the first to look at how … Continue reading

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Thumbnail Page

Stumbleupon Review of : http://hacks.bunty.tv/d/stumblethumbs/ Browse the pics on my blog by thumbnail. e.g. Or don’t, it’s up to you really. Don’t see why you would actually. In case you do, sorry about the design, it was more proof-of-concept than … Continue reading

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Spluch: The Wooden Car with a Split Personality

Stumbleupon Review of : http://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/11/wooden-car-with-split-personality.html A Ukrainian man gave up his job, sold his two other vehicles and spent one and a half years in his garage to create his dream vehicle. His literally half-modern, half-retro car has a wooden … Continue reading

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amazon.com/review/product/B00032G1S0/ref=cm_cr_pr_redirect

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B00032G1S0/ref=cm_cr_pr_redirect Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz [ Eligible for SuperSaver delivery! ] In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately dairy-house decree: Where Alf, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man, Down … Continue reading

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I recently read a review of

Stumbleupon Review of : I recently read a review of a newly published collection of de Clayre’s work, in which the reviewer made the claim that she wasn’t an original thinker; that what she did was take the ideas of … Continue reading

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Stop lying to yourself. You love Dennis Kucinich | Salon

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/05/kucinich/index_np.html If the Democratic base pulled levers for the candidate whose policies best reflected its own beliefs, Dennis Kucinich should win his party’s nomination in a landslide. OK, sure, his reign as mayor of Cleveland was … Continue reading

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The Intersection: Sheril Contemplates the Blogosphere

Stumbleupon Review of : http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/11/sheril_contemplates_the_blogos.php

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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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Dilemma

Stumbleupon Review Dilemma! ((p → q) ∧ (r → s) ∧ (¬q ∨ ¬s)) ├ (¬p ∨ ¬r)

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