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The British National Health Service is undergoing its greatest upheaval since 1948. In this “mighty £3bn convulsion”, GP-led clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), took over from primary care trusts. These groups will now be responsible for deciding how most of the treatment undertaken in the name of the NHS in England – some £60bn worth – …
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This is an “insect spy drone”, already in production. This device can reportedly be controlled from a great distance and is equipped with a camera and microphone. It can land on on you and is equipped with a needle capable of retrieving a DNA sample with the pain of a mosquito bite.It’s also capable of …
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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor. (Voltaire, quoted in The Sunday Times) Epicureanism is frequently accused of being, if not sociopathic, then uninterested in charitable giving or poverty. I don’t think this is fair, nor does it conform to what Epicurus taught. How can decent people have peace …
Now that the collapse of US budget talks has triggered mandatory, across-the-board cuts to the federal budget, the government can’t afford the $18,000-a-week costs of the White House tours. But President Obama will still enjoy the services of the three full-time White House calligraphers ($277,050 per year for the trio) and the chief of staff …
Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than are highly religious people, a 2012 study found. That doesn’t mean highly religious people don’t give, according to the research published in the July 2012 issue of the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. But compassion seems to drive religious people’s charitable feelings …
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