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Interesting Links for 01-04-2014

Scotland to switch to driving on the right if independence given green light | Politics | The Guardian
"It sends out an explicit signal: we are part of Europe,"
(tags: Interesting news Scottish-independence Scotland cars transport UK politics )
Dead college pigeon ‘tweets’ from netting trap - Edinburgh Evening News
Too expensive to cut it down.
(tags: amusing Edinburgh Scotland animals death education twitter social-media )

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Interesting Links for 31-03-2014

Black death was not spread by rat fleas, say researchers | Science | The Observer
'Evidence from skulls in east London shows plague had to have been airborne to spread so quickly'
(tags: Interesting death health disease history London )

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Interesting Links for 20-03-2014

What Life Is Like When Getting Your Period Means You Are Shunned
(tags: culture religion health discrimination menstruation Jezebel )
Former nurse who persuaded online contacts to take their own lives while he watched via webcam is freed - Americas - World - The Independent
'Minnesota's Supreme Court finds that while 'assisting' suicide may be illegal, 'encouraging' it is not'
(tags: what-the-everliving-fuck humanity;-we-are-a-fucked-up-species death suicide Internet crime USA )

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Interesting Links for 16-03-2014

Fred Phelps, (known for Westboro Baptist Church) is dying
And apparently was excommunicated from that church last year.
(tags: news death LGBT discrimination religion USA )

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Interesting Links for 09-01-2014

The Appropriateness of Appropriation | The Angry Black Woman
(tags: Interesting culture racism literature )
Jury decides Duggan was lawfully killed despite concluding he was not holding gun when police shot him
(tags: news death current-events police crime violence gangs London UK London-riots )
McDonald's issues apology after London branch tries to impose 7pm ban on teenagers - London - News - London Evening Standard
(tags: discrimination fast-food McDonald's ageism )
BBC News - Peers block law on being annoying in public
'Courts could impose these on anyone engaging - or threatening to engage - in "conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to any person".'
(tags: Interesting law UK politics )

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Interesting Links for 16-12-2013

Peter O'Toole, star of Lawrence of Arabia, dies aged 81
:-(
(tags: acting cinema death events )

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Interesting Links for 17-11-2013

BBC Blogs - What's behind the 'coldest winter for 100 years' headline?
From 2012, but the Express are doing it again this time
(tags: interesting science lies lies damn lies and statistics journalism money )
Texas, other death penalty states scramble for lethal injection drugs - CNN.com
'A federal civil complaint in Texas claims the defendants may have falsified prescriptions, lied to pharmacies and perhaps even broken the law, but they're not drug runners. They're officials from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, responsible for executing death row inmates.'
(tags: law crime death death penalty America drugs )
BBC News - Doctors and nurses may face jail for neglect
(tags: NHS UK crime fear healthcare law politics )

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Interesting Links for 15-11-2013

Welcome to Dinovember
' Every year, my wife and I devote the month of November to convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life.'
(tags: amusing awesome dinosaurs imagination parenting photos toys )
Boris Johnson accused of dodging responsibility over cycling deaths
Says there can be no blame or finger-pointing, then does exactly that.
(tags: Boris London cycling death politics safety transport uk )
Men and Women Can't Be "Just Friends": Scientific American
Titled for the internet; more accurate would be "Men are more likely to be attracted to platonic friends, and to think it's recipriocated, than women are."
(tags: gender relationships love friendship innacurate title ahoy psychology )
The Glass Ceiling Illustrated in one 'Meet the Staff' page
Funnily enough, that page has now disappeared from the company's website.
(tags: amusing gender sexism discrimination employment )

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Interesting Links for 14-11-2013

Man Dies Mysteriously After Opening Box Labeled 'Pandora'
'An official inquest into the mysterious death of Jason Airey was unable to determine exactly what led the 37-year-old to suddenly stop living shortly after opening a container inscribed with the words "Pandora's box."'
(tags: wtf weird UK news death Do Not Open The Box You Must Not Read From The Book )
Labour’s plan for Tea and Coffee prohibition « Complicity
'It appears those drafting the amendment did not realise that the scary sounding phrase “psychoactive drugs” includes caffeine.'
(tags: amusing law fail drugs War on drugs Labour party )
George Osborne to announce cuts while covered in diamonds
'The chancellor is upping his game in response to the Prime Minister’s declaration of permanent austerity amid the gilded splendour of the lord mayor’s banquet.'
(tags: Conservatives The Daily Mash UK amusing austerity benefits goverment parody )
Calorie labels fitted to staircases - Telegraph
'Trials at three large office buildings found that signs advertising how many calories could be burnt by climbing a particular set of stairs increased the number of people using them by up to 29 per cent'
(tags: exercise health UK interesting )

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Interesting Links for 10-11-2013

American photographer Angelo Merendino photographed every stage his girlfriend went through in her battle with cancer - Imgur
Powerful. But not for the faint-hearted.
(tags: love life death art health relationships cancer photography )

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Interesting Links for 21-10-2013

BBC News - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi gets two-year office ban
'However, the ban must be approved by parliament before taking effect.'
(tags: berlusconi corruption italy politics )
A Cellphone's Missing Dot Kills Two People, Puts Three More in Jail
(tags: technology violence crime death Turkey language phones )
Facebook status updates, wall posting and payments currently down for some
Apparently #RIPFacebook is trending...
(tags: technology news social media facebook internet )

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Interesting Links for 13-10-2013

Skepchick | Facebook Says a Page about Murdering a Feminist Isn’t Harassment
Until people start reporting it en masse, at which point suddenly it disappears…
(tags: bigotry death facebook fail sexism social media )

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Interesting Links for 28-08-2013

How much do cats actually kill? [Infographic] - The Oatmeal
Cats are SO AWESOME!
(tags: cats posttofacebook the Oatmeal amusing death infographics webcomics statistics )

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Interesting Links for 24-07-2013

Say Goodbye to the Tech Sounds You'll Never Hear Again | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
(tags: geeky history computers technology amusing interesting )
The 15 Most Ridiculous College Application Questions - Yahoo! Finance
"If you could choose to be raised by robots, dinosaurs, or aliens, who would you pick? Why?"
(tags: university posttofacebook awesome amusing interesting )
12 Silly Things People Believe About Computers | Terminally Incoherent
(tags: computers technology people suck via andrew ducker culture )
US And Russia Simultaneously Announce Intent To Arm Opposing Sides In Syria - Yahoo! Finance
It sounds like a parody story, but its not. I wonder if Fantasy Flight could make an updated version of Cold War...
(tags: humanity; we are a fucked up species posttofacebook death Syria war international affairs military politics America xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. indeed; summon the meteors. fail weapons Russia wtf )

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Interesting Links for 04-07-2013

BBC News - Rupert Murdoch secret tapes: News Corp defends head
He says "It's the biggest inquiry ever, over next to nothing.", News Corp says ""Rupert Murdoch has shown understandable empathy with the staff and families affected". Yeah...
(tags: journalism posttofacebook hacking news Murdoch interesting )
BBC News - Shielding Commonwealth war graves from the ravages of time
(tags: history death interesting war military )
Why Rupert Murdoch tape was leaked - tearful journalists were angry | Media | guardian.co.uk
(tags: journalism relates to another of today's links Murdoch newspapers )
The Danger in Demonizing Male Sexuality — The Good Men Project
'From the get-go, we are teaching our kids to fear male sexuality, and to repress female sexuality.'
(tags: sex posttofacebook interesting rape culture comment culture )
BBC News - Political parties shelve funding reform talks
"Labour would not move on trade union funding, while the Conservatives would not make concessions on big donations" Liberal Democrats stood in front of a small china pig and growled at anyone who came near.
(tags: party funding politics fail with added wit shamelessly stolen from Aquarion corruption UK westminster )

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Interesting Links for 11-06-2013

Exxon Mobil LGBT Discrimination Complaint: A Tale Of Two Applicants
Two candidates. One is noticeably better than the others in every area. But she has LGBT activism on her CV. She doesn't get invited in, the other one does.
(tags: employment discrimination posttofacebook fail via Douglas Kohler lgbt )
“Misogyny triangle”: why minor misogyny matters (@stillicides) | feimineach.com
(tags: sexism posttofacebook feminism a rather well put way of saying that hard to define thing culture )
No, Texas Law Does Not Say You Can Shoot an Escort Who Refuses to Have Sex
Analysis piece argues that the jury likely acquit because the defence argued that shooter fired at tires, and a fragment hit the escort, making it manslaughter not murder, with neither prosecution or judge giving the jury the option to convict on that.
(tags: law prostitution posttofacebook america news crime death via andrew ducker comment )

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Interesting Links for 04-05-2013

Reporters Without Borders signals 2012 deadliest year for journalists | euronews, world news
(tags: culture death journalism media prison world )

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Interesting Links for 02-05-2013

Top Ten Horrible Book Covers | Ramp.ie
Actually there's 34. But they're pretty funny.
(tags: books silly posttofacebook amusing literature image design )
BBC News - MMR: How parents feel now about avoiding jabs
(tags: image interesting health medicine media )
Google Glass makes everything look like Knightmare
'Logan’s girlfriend Emma Bradford said: “We talked about buying a house and having kids but since he got these glasses his main goal has become finding a magical scroll.'
(tags: silly parody posttofacebook augmented reality amusing nostalgia Google Google Glass TV )
How Not to Die.
When my mother was dying, her knowledge of the health system meant she could make her choices with open eyes and understanding. And I think we are better at having The Conversation here than they are in the US. But it's still something worth considering.
(tags: life death interesting health medicine healthcare )

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Interesting Links for 16-03-2013

U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan's sovereignty and shatter tribal structures - U.N | Reuters
(tags: america death drones military news pakistan technology unitednations war waronterror )
All-women shortlists save Labour from near-total male domination
'Party will use female-only lists in choosing 52 parliamentary candidates – after men win 17 out of 18 open contests'
(tags: democracy elections labour politics sexism uk westminster )

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Interesting Links for 12-03-2013

Antibiotics resistance 'as big a risk as terrorism' - medical chief
If anything, the risk seems rather larger than terrorism, in the UK at least.
(tags: health medicine news posttofacebook science )
Capital rules for banks 'still need to be tougher', says Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards - Telegraph
(tags: interesting news money economics financialcrisis )
Dolphins may be calling each other by name - CNN.com
(tags: identity animals communication awesome interesting biology )
Finally, a tablet simple enough for a woman to use | Ars Technica
'Do iPads or Nexus 7s scare and confuse you? ePad Femme is here to help!'
(tags: sexism technology posttofacebook via andrew ducker )
The Sunday Times jails its source » Spectator Blogs
'My Guardian colleague Marina Hyde said that the lesson of the Sunday Times’ treatment of Pryce was that no one should talk to journalists.'
(tags: law journalism politics news crime interesting media Lib Dem )
Rape in the headlines: is there a war on? | Another angry woman
Trigger warning for rape, unsurprisingly enough. Discussion/disection of rape in the media ATM
(tags: journalism posttofacebook Another Angry Woman blog trigger warning news comment rape culture media culture rape )
The religious right are wrong: all women have the right to choose | Liz Ford | Global development | guardian.co.uk
(tags: religion sexism sex choice pregnancy birth control Catholicisim United Nations interesting health international affairs )
KGB man will not assist British inquest into Alexander Litvinenko - Telegraph
'chief suspect in the poisoning of former Russian security services officer Alexander Litvinenko has withdrawn cooperation from the inquest into his death and accused Scotland Yard of political bias.'
(tags: politics espionage crime death poison UK Russia interesting )