Month: January 2015
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David Cameron refuses to give #PrinceAndrew his backing
from telegraph.co.uk: David Cameron has refused publicly to support the Duke of York in the wake of allegations that he “sexually abused” a teenager. Asked about the controversy for the first time since the claims were made last week, the Prime Minister would only say in a radio interview: “I’m not going to make any…
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Clean eating: Getting real food back in your diet
from app.com: Clean eating? Barbara Mintz thinks the term is silly. Real food? Who comes up with these phrases? But regardless the trendy buzz word you want to use now, Mintz and fellow registered dietitians and doctors are rejoicing that Americans are now finding it cool to do what they’ve been telling us for years…
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Our System Is So Broken, Almost No Patented Discoveries Ever Get Used
from wired.com: We all know the patent system is broken. But most people believe that the biggest problem with it is abusive litigants who extort so-called “license fees” from small businesses unable to pay the cost of standing up to them in court. Their activities, of course, have no more in common with real patent…
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The Order of the Illuminati
from vigilantcitizen.com: The Order of the Illuminati is often at the center of debates about the impact of secret societies on human history. Is the Illuminati a myth or does it truly secretly rule the world? As the number of people asking that question has grown, facts about the Order have become diluted with misconceptions…