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01 - april - 2008 |
Tiger kisses rescuer | animals |
| Cute Tiger looks set to have some human for lunch, but it all lovey dovey! |
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01 - april - 2008 |
Arnold Schwarzeneggar interprets Hamlet | laugh |
| If you thought Mel Gibson was suprisingly good as Hamlet wait till you see Arnie's interpretation of Shakespeare! |
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01 - april - 2008 |
America's Black Hitler | wierd |
| Scary Afro-american racist filmed addressing his followers. |
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24 - march - 2008 |
Tom Stoppard on the student revolts of 68 | politics |
| Me too. I think I'll just put on a comfy pair of slippers, put the kettle on and have a quiet day in when the next revolution hits the streets. |
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24 - march - 2008 |
Unbelievably hot babe! | babes |
| Wow, this girl is smoking hot, anyone got more pics, mail thme to me...anyone got her phone number, you can have my website for it he he. |
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13 - march - 2008 |
Google could be superseded, says web inventor | technology |
| The next generation of web technology - the semantic web - is likely to be far more powerful than the current crop, Tim Berners-Lee said |
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07 - march - 2008 |
Scientists create 'mind reader' machine | technology |
| Scientists have developed a brain scanner that can reveal what images the subjects were looking at whilst being scanned. Wonder what George Orwell would think about this. |
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07 - march - 2008 |
Fitna the movie - link to Geert Wilder's film | politics |
| This one might be worth bookmarking and checking back on, whatever your views on the rights or wrongs of Wilder's 'anti-islamic' film. Everybody is going to be talking about this in a couple of weeks. |
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07 - march - 2008 |
Wilder's anti-islam film a security threat | politics |
| The situation surrounding the as yet unseen anti-Qur'an film produced by Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders remains tense, with Dutch National Anti-Terrorism Coordinator Tjibbe Joustra now saying that the Netherlands is at increased risked of terrorist attack, and raising the alarm status to the second-highest level to reflect this ‘substantial' threat. He said the increase is, indeed, partly connected with the commotion at home and abroad in connection with Mr Wilder's film Fitna. |
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24 - february - 2007 |
Peak Oil - Wikipedia | student learn |
| Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum production is reached, after which the rate of production enters its terminal decline. If global consumption is not mitigated before the peak, an energy crisis may develop because the availability of conventional oil will drop and prices will rise, perhaps dramatically. |
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25 - february - 2008 |
3 Ways to Pay for an MBA | student finance |
| A short guide to options for financing your MBA, Federal Loans, Private Loans and Employer Sponsorships. |
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26 - february - 2008 |
Anti-depressants 'of little use' | student health |
| New generation anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for most patients, research suggests.
A University of Hull team concluded the drugs actively help only a small group of the most severely depressed.
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20 - february - 2008 |
Word of the day - factitious | vocabulary |
| factitious \fak-TISH-uhs\, adjective:
1. Produced artificially, in distinction from what is produced by nature.
2. Artificial; not authentic or genuine; sham. |
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20 - february - 2008 |
Brain control headset for gamers | technology |
| Gamers will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.
A neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain will go on sale later this year.
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18 - february - 2008 |
Today's Word - sine qua non | vocabulary |
| sine qua non \sin-ih-kwah-NON; -NOHN; sy-nih-kway-\, noun:
An essential condition or element; an indispensable thing. |
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18 - february - 2008 |
The Ten Most Influential Latin Americans in History | history |
| The history of Latin America is packed full of influential people: dictators and statesmen, rebels and reformers, artists and entertainers. |
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18 - february - 2008 |
College Web site posts sex gossip, hate, rumor | student interest |
| In campus debates over Internet freedom, students normally take the side of openness and access. This time, however, student leaders, newspaper editorials and posters on the site are fighting back -- with some even asking administrators to ban JuicyCampus. It's a kind of plea to save the students, or at least their reputations, from themselves. |
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16 - february - 2008 |
Nanowires allow 'power dressing' | technology |
| "Power dressing" may soon have a very different and literal meaning.
Scientists in the US have developed novel brush-like fibres that generate electrical energy from movement. |
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16 - febuary - 2008 |
Today's Word - Virago | vocabulary |
| virago \vuh-RAH-go; vuh-RAY-go\, noun:
1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage.
2. A woman regarded as loud, scolding, ill-tempered, quarrelsome, or overbearing. |
