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CCTV Cameras Spying on Hundreds of Classrooms |
CCTV monitors classrooms at one in 14 schools, according to a survey. The poll of teachers also found that almost a quarter feared there might be more cameras hidden around the campus that they did not know about. Most said their schools were fitted with surveillance cameras. Almost 80 per cent said there were cameras at the entrance and more than 7 per cent said there were some in classrooms. full story |
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Magpies Reflect on a Newly Discovered Intellectual Prowess |
They may have a brain the size of a pea but magpies have been shown to possess the intellectual prowess necessary to recognise themselves in a mirror - a feat that, until now, has only been seen in humans, apes, elephants and dolphins. Self-recognition is considered to be one of the hallmarks of a highly evolved brain so it has come as a surprise to find that the magpie can see its own reflection for what it is. full story |
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Florida Wildlife Crowded by Swelling Human Population |
Florida's wildlife, already displaced from much of its habitat by human activities, will face even greater pressure over the next 50 years as the human population doubles its current size. Continuing the past patterns of urban sprawl could result in fragmented natural places that will squeeze Florida's wild species such as bears, panthers, bobcats, alligators, eagles and wild turkeys, manatees, gopher tortoises and Florida scrub-jays. full story |
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US Govt. in Collusion with Illegal Alien Drug Growers? |
The President and his admin. slashed the numbers of new ICE agents and new Border Patrol agents. Clearly the only explanation that makes sense is that the President was adamant about not securing our borders and not enforcing the immigration laws, even though this enables drugs, criminals and terrorists to have easy access to our nation even as the President and his administration 'bobble heads' invoke the "War on Terror" at every turn. full story |
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Neocon Crybabies |
The smoke had barely cleared when the Bush Administration, the neoconservative pundits, and our lapdog media started crying foul. Russian leader Vladimir Putin was, inevitably, likened to Adolf Hitler. Georgia was portrayed as an innocent victim of unprovoked aggression. The Ossetian victims were quickly relegated to the Orwellian memory hole. full story |
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Basic Premises |
You can make a career out of just criticizing obvious bloopers committed by the various departments of government, because they all commit them. The Romans built roads that are still around, but states today continue to build roads that will pothole and crack within a year, sometimes sooner. Look at the federal airport-security people. They take nail trimmers away from grandmothers but allow real weapons to get through. full story |
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Deaths of 14 Children Could Be Linked
to GlaxoSmithKline Trial Drug |
Authorities in Argentina are investigating whether there is a link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine. The children took Synflorix as part of a clinical trial run by the British pharmaceutical company Glaxo-SmithKline. Dr Marchesse said some illiterate parents were not told that the vaccine given to their children was experimental. full story |
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How Big Brother Watches Your
Every Move - 3,000 Times a Week |
In one week, the average person living in Britain has 3,254 pieces of personal information stored about him or her, most of which is kept in databases for years and in some cases indefinitely. The data include details about shopping habits, mobile phone use, emails, locations during the day, journeys and internet searches. The Govt. published plans to grant local authorities and other public bodies access to the email and internet records of millions. full story |
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Rounded up into Torture Camps: the,
'Undesirables' China Doesn't Want You to See |
From street children, hawkers, the homeless and prostitutes, to the mentally ill, black migrants, drug dealers and gays caught in public bathhouses, the camps on the outskirts of the city started filling up with Beijing's 'undesirables' last year as part of the Chinese regime's determination to present what it sees as an acceptable face to the world. full story |
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