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The Carbonised Man
Three things I remember; the bridge, the warnings and the bomb. The bridge was located in the city-centre over Deansgate; in fact it’s still there, polygonal and filthy, scrabby bushes sheltering tin cans from the cleaning machines crammed up against it. I remember we used to walk past it every time we went to my…
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Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | ‘Look at that bling!’: “‘Young people are like women,’ says the Nike lad with a sage nod. ‘They like attention. They like to be heard.’”
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BBC NEWS | Health | Discovery of ‘irony’ brain areas: “By comparing healthy people and those with damage to different parts of the brain, they found the front of the brain was a key to understanding irony.” Next week: brain found to be seat of soul; kidneys say “we’re miffed.”
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Oh, yes. OH YES! (Surprisingly, this is safe for work.) Check this out: This equation has been satisfied. Just don’t ask where I found it. [Edit: I also love ‘Nobody expects the spanish inquisition.]
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IOL: Science & Tech: “The biological fuel cell uses glucose, a sugar in blood, with a non-toxic substance used to draw electrons from glucose, said the team led by Matsuhiko Nishizawa, bio-engineering professor at the graduate school of state-run Tohoku University. ‘Since the electron mediator is based on Vitamin K3, which exists in human bodies,…
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