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Fascinating video from Protect on taking charge of a situation in which you are attacked. They use the example of a shooter entering a classroom - attack the attacker rather than cower and be shot. It seems to work in the video. Of course, they're all large ex-Israeli soldiers so you mileage may vary.

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This is not for the squeamish. You have been warned...

The Sky Burial is the traditional funeral in Tibet. The process: the body is cut up and left to vultures. It's a circle of life thing. It is very rare to witness this. Let alone be allowed to take pictures. Nevertheless mbv travel has a photo set of the whole thing. Please don't click if your eating lunch.

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I've just discovered The Guardian series Disappearing Acts. A series of reports presented as an audio slide show covering skills and professions that are... disappearing. Marvellous stuff: stonemasonry, calligraphy, silk ties... Well worth a look.

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The Guardian have a map of teen pregnancy rates in the UK. The place I grew up - North East Lincolnshire, formerly South Humberside, formerly Lincolnshire - has been highlighted on the map for special mention. Not in a good way.

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I wept

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Stephen Fry - a man of many words

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Malaysia is reviving a ban on the multiracial Asian faces.

See also Wikipedia on Racism and 55 Interesting Facts about Racism In Malaysia.

Hang on, it is 2007...Right?

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