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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 22:17
April 19, 2023, Central European University LONDON – In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, scientist Victor Frankenstein famously uses dead body parts to create a hyperintelligent “superhuman” monster that – driven mad by human cruelty and isolation – ultimately turns on its creator. Since its publication in 1818, Shelley’s story of scientific research … Continue reading FrankenTech
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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 22:00

1. If your parents knew, they’d freak out.

2. You never thought you’d do it, but a dude talked you into it.

3. Your friends made it sound way more pleasant than it actually is.

4. You wonder whether your boss can tell.

5. You’re afraid to google what you’re experiencing.

6. Your cousin in California thinks she’s a goddamned expert.

7. Any chance of you exercising is long gone.

8. Mayonnaise on a Snickers bar. What a revelation!

9. You’re really into knitting hats all of a sudden.

10. You’ve fallen asleep standing in front of an open refrigerator.

11. You really don’t want anyone in a checkout line to start talking to you.

12. You’ve had a Gestalt therapy-style conversation with your boobs that was actually pretty healing.

13. Overwhelmed by nostalgia and cognitive fog, you’ve rewatched two seasons of Muppet Babies.

14. Dry Ramen noodles are now just weird chips that exfoliate the roof of your mouth.

15. You’re paying more attention to state laws than ever before.

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Pregnant: 1-15
Just high: 1-15

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 20:30
Hello everyone,  My name is Sara Alsherif, and I am excited to introduce myself as the new Programme Manager for the Migrant Digital Justice Programme. I am a human rights defender and digital rights researcher with a master’s degree in digital media from the University of Sussex. My studies focused primarily on digital rights intersecting […]
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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 20:01

Το ΜέΡΑ25 έφερε το ΟΧΙ στη Βουλή τον Ιούλιο του 2019. Στα τέσσερα χρόνια από τότε, το ΜέΡΑ25 όχι μόνο τίμησε εκείνο το ΟΧΙ αλλά και έδωσε δείγματα διακυβέρνησης καταθέτοντας σχέδια νόμου, τροπολογίες και θέσεις που απαντούν στο ερώτημα “Τί θα μπορούσε να γίνει ακόμα και σήμερα, σε αυτό το σαθρό σύστημα, υπέρ των πολλών;” […]

The post Απαίτηση των Καιρών η Νέα Μεγάλη Αγωνιστική Αριστερά που οικοδομεί το ΜέΡΑ25-ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΡΗΞΗ – η τελευταία μου ομιλία στη Βουλή πριν τις εκλογές appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:14
Over the last few decades, I have done a lot of reading and research on the way organisations and groups deteriorate into what socio-psychologists call Groupthink, which is a system of patterned behaviour that takes the group increasingly further away from reality and sees it denying basic facts while at the same time maintaining authority…
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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:06

ULONG, Lowanna and surrounding hamlets of the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau communities will remember the contribution of local ex-servicemen and women at a special service on ANZAC Day. In the village’s annual tradition, the service starts at 9.45am with the school children marching from Ulong Public School to the Club, followed by the ANZAC Day ceremony...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:03

THE Coffs Coast Freemans recently purchased a much-needed IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) trailer for the Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC). Phil Robertson from the Freemasons was at Park Beach during the week inspecting the new, vital equipment. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:00

A GROUP of year twelve students at Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) collectively known as Blind Pretty ‘cut’ their first recording at ValleySounds Studio in Nana Glen earlier this April. The band consists of four members – Beau Hussell mans the drums, Jesse Falzon is on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Della Baldwin takes on...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 18:00
Luke Heath Milsom, Vladimír Pažitka, Isabelle Roland and Dariusz Wójcik Exports of financial services decline with geographical distance at a rate comparable to that for international trade in goods (eg, Portes and Rey (2005)). This is surprising since there are no transportation costs involved. The consensus is that distance is a proxy for information frictions. … Continue reading The gravity of cross-border syndication ties in financial services trade
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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 17:50

THE second Coffs Coast Festival of Motor Sport has been confirmed for 2023. The month-long motor sports event held across the Coffs Coast will start on Saturday 4 November and go through until the weekend finale on 26 and 27 November. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 17:48

LIKE most Council areas in Australia, City of Coffs Harbour has strong policies and planning guidelines for commemorative and memorial plaques on public land. Public open space areas are an important community resource, so memorials, monuments and plaques need to be considered carefully to ensure they don’t have an adverse effect on these spaces. Advertise...

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Thu, 20/04/2023 - 17:45

BOAMBEE East Community Centre (BECC) Chin Waggers gathered a group of 25 members to pay a visit to Coffs Community Radio station 2AIR FM’s Glenreagh Street studio to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day 2023 on Tuesday 18 April. 2AIR FM is run by volunteers who are certainly not amateurs, but the local and accessible vibe...

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