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POPSYour cell phone is a "roving bug" According to this report, the FBI can activate a remote tracking and listening device built into every recently-made cell phone without having to modify or handle the phone physically. The only way to defeat the bug is to remove the phone's battery.
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POPSImportant Comment made by "deadcowkid" to "Brain That Changes Itself" This is a very important comment by deadcowkid for the clip: 'Brain That Changes Itself" http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/378F24A4-D35D-43A7-9FF4-3C3BCF2C2CA5/ . I thank him for telling such an inspiring story. "He said the brain was misunderstood and capable of repairing itself. He told me to give it three good years".
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POPSBush gagged Surgeon General. Health, sex, smoking, cells, religion, Under Bush, the independence of the surgeon general has been placed below industry lobbying and the demands of the religious right. The Bush White House banned Dr Carmona from speaking or issuing reports on stem cells, emergency contraception, sex education, prisons, mental health and international health issues, he has revealed. For years, the White House also tried to "water down" a key report on the dangers of second-hand smoke, he said. When it was published last year , the report stated that even brief exposure to cigarette smoke can cause immediate harm.
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POPSChildren's sexuality shouldn't be stifled "Children must learn about sexuality, otherwise things can go very wrong," said Langfeldt. "Children can't object to something they don't know about, and children can more easily and readily report assaults if they already are aware of their own sexuality." Juul conceded that "many are disturbed by children's sexuality, but I think it's important to put it on the agenda. That, in fact, is what we're doing."
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POPSSex and Men - 5 years of monogamy is all we can handle! Soooo, with that said, who's up for helping me avoid this catastrophic situation which could most certainly negatively affect my self-esteem? :D (btw I love how the end of the article goes into some talk about a contractor and building permits)
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POPS10 Common Myths about Mental Illness 8. Children can’t have serious mental disorders. 9. Doctor/patient confidentiality is absolute and always protected. 10. Mental illness is no longer stigmatized in society.
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POPSBad Excuses If these are true the parents need to be taken back to school when their children are not at school.
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POPSYou're Getting Old When... Ugh. I'm not that old! I am still in the summer of life! I can still party for 2 days straight! (Though it used to be 3...) Maybe I AM getting old? I don't wanna talk about it, let's change the subject. *LOL*
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POPSLiteral Answers to Rhetorical Questions
>>People commonly ask empty rhetorical questions that rarely receive any sort of sensible answer. When you have had your surfeit of poetical whimsy and are ready for some good, hard facts, come here to be set straight.The world would be much improved if those engaging in windy musings were more often brought up short by a nice, sharp definition or a pointed rebuke. Even the fantastical William Shakespeare, asking himself "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?" goes on (admittedly at excessive length) to list a number of reasons for answering in the negative.Of course, some questions are so ill-framed as to admit of no sensible answer. Example: Where have you been all my life? It so happens that this question has never been addressed to me; but if it were I should be at a loss to detail the many addresses at which I have resided and worked during the span of existence of some other person, even if I knew that person's precise date of birth. Such idle musings are best ignored.<<