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A Christmas ride
Read more: A Christmas rideNick’s classic VT500E became road-ready, so we celebrated with a route through these waypoints: View Larger Map The roads were slippery and quite busy, which provided opportunities for thoughtful riding. Heated grips remain an excellent idea on my…
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My top Flickr photo: BMW K1300S
Read more: My top Flickr photo: BMW K1300SBMW K1300S, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Yes, overtaking [geddit?] Lehman Brothers, this photo of a K1300S at the NEC bike show is now my most popular photo at Flickr. In fact, after several months on Flickr and just…
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Recommended reading: “Freedom for Public Services”
Read more: Recommended reading: “Freedom for Public Services”The latest publication from the Centre for Policy Studies arrived today: “Freedom for Public Services” by William Mason and Jonathan McMahon. Better services at lower cost, and more fulfilling jobs for public servants, are quite possible. As ever,…
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Bailiffs get power to use force on debtors – Times Online
Read more: Bailiffs get power to use force on debtors – Times OnlineFurther powers for privately-employed bailiffs to use force to enter and seize private property. It is claimed these powers are already abused. In one case, an 89-year-old grandmother returned home to find a bailiff sitting in her chair…
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Exploring Flickr: Flooded stepping stones
Read more: Exploring Flickr: Flooded stepping stonesFlooded stepping stones, originally uploaded by opobs. From a thoroughly distinctive photostream. I am not responsible for the content of other people’s Flickr photostreams.
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Carswell on Peston and Corporatism
Read more: Carswell on Peston and CorporatismPeston calls this the “new capitalism”. This seems to be all about government overseeing big business and public policy-makers directing business. Not much “new” about this idea, Robert. It’s called corporatism. And they tried it in 1920s Italy and…
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History with Grandma
Read more: History with GrandmaBeth’s Grandma talked us through some key memories today, from a life lived in just two central Birmingham streets: The earthquake, which rearranged the furniture, despite people sitting on it. The tornado, which filled the lounge with electrical…
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From Flickr: paragliding to the moon
Read more: From Flickr: paragliding to the moonA cheerier post to end the day: Para o alto e avante!!!, originally uploaded by Phugu S3IS & REBEL XTI. I am not responsible for the content of other people’s Flickr photostreams.
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BBC NEWS | Health | People still willing to torture
Read more: BBC NEWS | Health | People still willing to tortureDecades after a notorious experiment, scientists have found test subjects are still willing to inflict pain on others – if told to by an authority figure. US researchers repeated the famous “Milgram test”, with volunteers told to deliver…