links for 2008-09-29
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An Australian woman is blind three days out of every six because her eyes involuntarily shut and she cannot open them, a report has said. (ABC)
Four years ago
25 September 2004, Radium Host Springs, British Columbia…
We two boys together clinging,
One the other never leaving,
Up and down the roads going—North and South excursions making,
Power enjoying—elbows stretching—fingers clutching,
Arm’d and fearless—eating, drinking, sleeping, loving,
No law less than ourselves owning—sailing, soldiering, thieving, threatening,
Misers, menials, priests alarming—air breathing, water drinking, on the turf or the sea-beach dancing,
Cities wrenching, ease scorning, statutes mocking, feebleness chasing,
Fulfilling our foray.(from Leaves of Grass )
Another couple of pics below the fold…
Les Mizbarack
November 3, 2008: Obama National Headquarters
Via Joe.My.God
links for 2008-09-06
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Scientists have reported new evidence that low doses of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make plastic food and drinking containers, can impair brain function in primates, extending the findings of previous research conducted in rats. (ABC/Reuters)
Spellcheck not working at News Ltd
It’s bad when you make a spelling mistake in a news story, but it happens all the time. It’s a lot worse when the spelling error is in the headline.
Of course when you make a spelling error in the headline and the story is then reproduced across the wire, heads must roll!
links for 2008-09-02
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"Food has become a distraction from the real causes of ill health, and also, in some respects, a manifesto of rightwing individualism. You are what you eat, and people die young because they deserve it." (The Guardian, 1 Sep)
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There are many reasons to give up cocaine: the price, the health risks, the illegality. But for Dame Helen Mirren the decision to turn her back on the drug was more specific: Klaus Barbie. (The Guardian, 1 Sep)
