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Instead of trying to mold your children into perfect adults, you can safely kick back, relax and enjoy your journey together—and seriously consider adding another passenger.
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How much right do we have over the raw materials of our physiology? What rights do the providers of the original sample – or their families – have if their cell lines are later found to be worth patenting?
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After one weekend Europe wants to ban the vuvuzela — if only they’d acted this fast when banning slavery!
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Ok, time to ditch paper cups
Every year, 58 billion paper cups are thrown
away, 20 million trees are cut down to
manufacture these cups and 12 billion gallons
of water are used in the manufacturing
process. We could also power 53,000 homes
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The international soccer manager may be unique in the extent to which being represented in the media is part of the basic substance of his job.
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Movies I Love
Jottings from some time past…
1. Bharatham (Malayalam/Sibi Malayil/Mohanlal/1991/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237038/)
2. Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (Malayalam/Hariharan/Mammootty/1989 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230597/)
3. Kaliyattam (Malayalam/Jayaraj/Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier/1997 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199669/)
4. Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (Malayalam/Srinivasan/Srinivasan, Sangeetha/1998 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377643/)
5. Swades (Hindi/Ashutosh Gowariker/Shah Rukh Khan/2004)
6. Lagaan (Hindi/Ashutosh Gowariker/Aamir Khan/2001)
7. Kannathil Muthamittal (Tamil/Maniratnam/Madhavan, Simran, Keerthana/2002)
8. Kandukondain Kandukondain (Tamil/Rajeev Menon/Mammootty, Ajit, Tabu, Aishwarya Rai/2000)
9. Pather Panchali, Apur Sansar (cheating a bit here)
10. Sankarabharanam (Telugu/K Vishwanath/Somayajulu/1979 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079889/)
[Format: Movie name (Language/Director/Main Cast/Year/IMDB link - supplied for relatively unknown films)]
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Shanghai Skyline: Before and After
Before looks more pleasant.
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Seeking information is an addictive affair
Dopamine causes us to want, desire, seek out, and search. It increases our general level of arousal and our goal-directed behaviour.
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