Interesting Links for 21-09-2012

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• BBC News - The man who turned his home into a public library
  'If you put all the books you own on the street outside your house, you might expect them to disappear in a trice. But one man in Manila tried it - and found that his collection grew.'
  (tags: posttofacebook dude! culture literature books reading humanity; actually able to do some awesome stuff after all human awesome interesting )
• First body armor for women to be field-tested in Afghanistan | jacksonville.com
  'the Army came up with a vest that is shorter to accommodate smaller torsos and has tailoring to fit closer to women’s chests. The new vest eliminates gaps between the material and the body and can be fitted with smaller side ballistic inserts for small waist sizes.'
  (tags: military technology interesting )
• Why is the government dragging its heels over party funding law? | Unlock Democracy
  'Three years after receiving Royal Assent, the law is still not being enforced. First, Labour decided to delay its enforcement until after the general election. Two years after, it is still awaiting a commencement order from a minister in the current government so the Electoral Commission can begin to enforce the law and give it teeth.'
  (tags: money UK party funding corruption interesting Westminster politics wtf )