systemaddict :
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if'n ya want em click here [shhhh it's comin offa my 'puter so don't sic the mindcops on me...and if'n it's tasty for ya go give him a buck or two when ya can! here:… Continue

Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer Maria Cheng, Ap Medical Writer Thu Nov 5, 9:13 am ET

LONDON – Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.

The United Kingdom Border Agency launched the pilot project in September amid suspicions there might be a large number of asylum applicants lying… Continue

Just came across this review on two new biographies on Ayn Rand.

Slate Magazine
books
How Ayn Rand Became an American Icon
The perverse allure of a damaged woman.
By Johann Hari
Posted Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at 7:01 AM ET

Ayn Rand is one of America's great mysteries. She was an amphetamine-addicted author of sub-Dan Brown potboilers, who in her spare time wrote lavish torrents of praise for serial killers and the Bernie Madoff-style embezzlers of her day. She opposed democracy on the grounds th… Continue

this is worth knowing about, the link to comments is not active but you can read them on Dmitry Orlov's website.

http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/

Sunday, November 01, 2009
Anthropoclastic Climate Change

When I published the previous article about the ever-more-dire forecasts of ocean level rise, little did I know that I was blundering into the midst of a "climate change debate." But then many readers reacted to this article by making comments to the… Continue

Mm ba ba de
Um bum ba de
Um bu bu bum da de
Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure that brings a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
Um ba ba be
Um ba ba be
De day da
Ee day da - that's okay
It's the terror of knowing
What the world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming 'Let me out'
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Pressure on people people on streets
Day day de mm hm
Da da da ba ba
Okay
Chippin' around - kick my brains a… Continue