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Hell, I remember waiting for them to come on the radio so that I could record them. - Katy S

I realised the other day that the FM station I like the best is the moden equivalent of the daggiest AM station when I was a kid. - Headless Gnad Kicker

good morning, Eivind :) - Bren

Is it me you're looking for? - Eivind from Android

Time and again, the CPS has proved unwilling to prosecute police officers. More than 1,000 people have died in police custody since the 1960s (more than 300 between 1999 and 2010) and in only one case, in 1969, has a police officer been convicted. - Halil from Bookmarklet

:-(... Bummer - ᏓᏰ #team Monique from iPhone

The deaths of two female police constables have brought into focus the unarmed status of most British police. Why does Britain hold firm against issuing guns to officers on the beat? It's the single most obvious feature that sets the British bobby apart from their counterparts overseas. Tourists and visitors regularly express surprise at the absence of firearms from the waists of officers patrolling the streets. But to most inhabitants of the UK - with the notable exception of Northern Ireland - it is a normal, unremarkable state of affairs that most front-line officers do not carry guns. Unremarkable, that is, until unarmed officers like Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone are killed in the line of duty. There are always those who question why Britain is out of step with most of the rest of the world, with the exceptions of the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and a handful of other nations. Continue reading the main story View from a bobby A police constable serving in a city in... more... - Winckel from Bookmarklet

Isn't it because they would have long ago shot lots of completely innocent black and middle-eastern looking dudes? - Winckel

^^^, also, consider the fact that had our police been armed, the riots would of been 1000x worse, since the public would of known the police were armed, do you really think that some people in the riot areas wold not of also armed themselves? Then what, a gun fight killing innocent people caught in the cross fire and no doubt not a single police conviction!!! And on that note alone, the... more... - Halil

False equivalence is the new "fair and balanced" in today's media, even NPR and PBS. Simplistic rules such as 1] "Always portray *both* sides" (as if there are always two, and only two, sides to an issue.) 2] "Always provide an 'expert' to present each side's point of view" (even if the 'expert' is a mercenary hack with no real credentials beyond biased personal opinion, and backing... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

Word. - Victor Ganata

Yeah. "September 18: Obama's Bounce Erodes in Two Tracking Polls" http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012... – Obama's chance of winning went down to 72.9% - Victor Ganata

"Are you more honest than a banker? Under what circumstances would you lie, or cheat, and what effect does your deception have on society at large? Dan Ariely, one of the world's leading voices on human motivation and behaviour is the latest big thinker to get the RSA Animate treatment." - Eivind from Bookmarklet

I am sure it's good. Hope to see it soon. I don't think the y'tube censorship is gonna last too long. :) - ma∟ıĸ

"A giant poolside mosaic featuring intricate geometric patterns has been unearthed in southern Turkey, revealing the far-reaching influence of the Roman Empire at its peak. The mosaic, which once decorated the floor of a bath complex, abuts a 25-foot (7-meter)-long pool, which would have been open to the air, said Michael Hoff, a University of Nebraska, Lincoln art historian and director of the mosaic excavation. The find likely dates to the third or fourth century, Hoff said. The mosaic itself is an astonishing 1,600 square feet (149 square meters) — the size of a modest family home." - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet

"The first hint that something stunning lay underground in southern Turkey came in 2002, when Purdue University classics professor Nick Rauh walked through a freshly-plowed farmer's field near the ancient city of Antiochia ad Cragum. The plow had churned up bits of mosaic tile, Hoff said. Rauh consulted other archaeologists, including experts at the local museum in Alanya, Turkey. The... more... - John (bird whisperer)

"The mosaic itself is composed of large squares, each sporting a unique geometric design on a white background, from starburst patterns to intertwined loops. It's the largest Roman mosaic ever found in southern Turkey, which was thought to be rather peripheral to the Roman Empire, according to Hoff. The existence of the mosaic suggests that Antiochia ad Cragum was far more influenced by... more... - John (bird whisperer)

"On the one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement, protests, photos, arrests, live blog and, to remind us wherein it sprang, ten key charts documenting today's enduring, and often growing, economic inequality." - Racism Occupied from Bookmarklet

"Muslim, Sikh, Hindu & Gora pilots training together at RAF Cranwell in 1932, they would all serve together in #WWII pic.twitter.com/9NDgQ1iG" - Spidra Webster from Bookmarklet

Since they have been in power I often ask myself if they know what they are doing and are deliberately ruining the country or if, blinded by an ideology that has already been proved does not work, are taking the worst possible decision, every single time. - M F

They have to blame someone for the lack of funds, why blame the rich and powerful evading, albeit legally, taxes, when you can stigmatise a whole community of people who are essentially defenseless. There is a rising tide of abuse, both verbal as well as physical against both mentally and physically disabled people. After all, we're in this together. - Halil

spent today looking at the ceramics at the V&A - they have a great paddling pool too by the cafe (and a mini grand piano). It's free to get into too. It's one of the thousand reasons we love living in London :-) - Winckel from Bookmarklet

I've been to the V&A many times but I have never managed to see everything, it's an amazing place. - M F

Love that place - Iphigenie

for what..? - Winckel

This morning I thought we couldn't wait until tomorrow morning but for now it looks like we will go ahead as planned. - Stephan Planken from iPhone

"VATICAN CITY—The Shroud of Turin, an ancient linen cloth believed to bear the image of Christ and considered by many clerics and devotees to be one of the holiest relics of the Christian faith, was inadvertently dyed a light shade of pink after being washed with a red T-shirt, sources reported Tuesday. The holy antiquity, thought by some to be the very garment Jesus Christ was buried in, was discovered in 1354. Though it has suffered oxidation and fire damage over the centuries, this is the first time that the shroud has been harmed in a laundry-related mishap." - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

He works in mysterious ways... - Son of Groucho

"This bread is not your usual soft crusted white bread, since you spray the sides of the oven and top of the loaf with water before shutting the oven door…resulting in a very crisp, flaky, rustic crust – similar to a baguette. If you prefer a softer crust, skip the water spray steaming." - Derrick from Bookmarklet

SOMEONE MAKE THIS FOR ME PLEASE. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

"Western media reinforces stereotypes by reducing a complex set of causes to the rage into an amorphous mass." - Racism Occupied from Bookmarklet

"He did it very well, did David Cameron. One of the dimensions of being prime minister at which he excels is crafting the right language and striking the appropriate tone on grave or shocking occasions or, in this case, responding on behalf of both government and country to a shockingly grave report. He delivered a model statement of penitence for what he correctly called "the double injustice" done to the victims of the Hillsborough stadium crush. It is always easier, mind, to say sorry for a disaster that was someone else's fault. The bigger test is what happens next. It is wrong to think of Hillsborough, and the disgusting conduct of some members of the South Yorkshire force, as a tragedy to be deeply regretted and then filed away as an event belonging to the distant past. It is true that stadium design has been massively improved and methods of crowd control have become more sophisticated. Football hooliganism, fear of which was a contributory factor, has largely disappeared from... more... - Winckel from Bookmarklet

as far as I can tell, corruption and thuggery are endemic in the police, with petty lawbreaking and bullying an everyday occurrence, underpinned by a sense of untouchability. - Winckel

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A great, neah, an awesome bookshop - Winckel

Files detailing police cover ups over the Hillsborough disaster were given to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 14 years ago, it has been claimed. Alun Jones QC led a private prosecution for manslaughter against senior police officers who were in charge when 96 Liverpool fans died in April 1989. Mr Jones said the CPS needed to explain why it did "absolutely nothing". A report published on Wednesday laid bare a police cover-up which attempted to shift the blame on to the victims. Writing in the Independent newspaper, Mr Jones said the Hillsborough Family Support Group launched the private prosecution of Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield and his deputy Bernard Murray because of the Director of Public Prosecutions's (DPP) failure to act. Mr Jones wrote in the newspaper: "We furnished the DPP, and Attorney General, with an analysis demonstrating the gravity of the conspiracy, but also proving that critical evidence of non-police witnesses had been withheld from the DPP and coroner... more... - Winckel from Bookmarklet

Let me guess, not very hard? - M F

How weird does this creature look??? Reminds me of Marty Feldman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Son of Groucho

The resemblance is uncanny.. :-) - ᏓᏰ #team Monique

"The marine animal in the picture may be described using a wide variety of adjectives: beautiful, strange, cute, and fantastic. It could also be called a science fiction monster, a Photoshop trick, a Mythical Pokémon, or some sort of avatar… you name it! It’s a nudibranch commonly known as “blue dragon” or “sea swallow”. It’s a soft-bodied pelagic mollusk, a relative of snails and slugs. Its scientific name is Glaucus atlanticus. Blue dragons are small (about 4-5 cm), pelagic, they drift upside down on the surface of the ocean, they are hermaphrodites, and perhaps most importantly, they are highly poisonous. Blue dragons feed on other pelagic sea creatures such as the venomous Physalia physalis, also known as the "Portuguese Man-Of-War". They eat the stinging, venom-filled tentacles of Physalia and concentrate the venom in the tip of the dark-blue finger-like branches at the end of its six appendages. This protects them from other marine predators." - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

＼(^o^)／ - AJ Batac

So happy to see this news, Victor! - Russian Space Lizard

Or maybe it would be in Italian. - Meg V. Meg

I resemble that. Being a short German and all. THe word could be "Vorahnung"? - Uli - Sent to Coventry

It's kind of crazy that thanks to big data we'll soon know pretty much whatever we want about entire populations...and the bigots will still generalize. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

It seems to me that most political and media discourse seems to be about turning somebody into the untermensch, so they're easier to hate on. - Mo Kargas

"I used to be a serious Republican, moderate and business-oriented, who planned for a public-service career in Republican politics. But I am a Republican no longer. [...] This is the story of how in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and later in Iraq, I discovered that what I believed to be the full spectrum of reality was just a small slice of it and how that discovery knocked down my Republican worldview. I always imagined that I was full of heart, but it turned out that I was oblivious. Like so many Republicans, I had assumed that society's "losers" had somehow earned their desserts. As I came to recognize that poverty is not earned or chosen or deserved, and that our use of force is far less precise than I had believed, I realized with a shock that I had effectively viewed whole swaths of the country and the world as second-class people." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"An old saw has it that no one profits from talking about politics or religion. I think I finally understand what it means. We see different realities, different worlds. If you and I take in different slices of reality, chances are that we aren't talking about the same things. I think this explains much of modern American political dialogue. My old Republican worldview was flawed... more... - Andrew C (✓)

"Waking up to a fuller spectrum of reality has proved long and painful. I had to question all my assumptions, unlearn so much of what I had learned. I came to understand why we Republicans thought people on the Left always seemed to be screeching angrily (because we refused to open our eyes to the damage we caused or blamed the victims) and why they never seemed to have any solutions to offer (because those weren't mentioned in the media we read or watched)." - Andrew C (✓)

God... don't get so clingy. You knew what this was when we started. Just put a like on the beside table and leave. No kissing on the mouth - Johnny

JWo doesn't mean it, Victor. He said he loved us. - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Johnny - that's cold, man. - MoTO #TeamMonique

"Antarctica's Ross Sea is often described as the most isolated and pristine ocean on Earth, a place where seals and penguins still rule the waves and humans are about as far away as they could be. But even there it has proven difficult, and maybe impossible, for nations to agree on how strongly to protect the environment." - Nicķ from Bookmarklet