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[Merseyactivist] Home Truths

10-06-2009 23:34

I've done the "D'Hondt" formula calculations which are shown in the attached graphic, which allocates the first seat to the party with the highest vote, then second and subsequent seats in the same way except that where a party has been allocated a seat their original total is divided by 1 plus the number of seats already allocated to that party.

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Translating the revolution

10-06-2009 23:20

We must put more effort into translating revolutionary literature, but also street news, in more languages.

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Report back from the Anarchist Movement Conference on Last Hours

10-06-2009 21:47

Originally posted on

http://www.lasthours.org.uk

The Anarchist Movement Conference took place recently. But did it fuel enthusiasm and inspiration or did it highlight old divides. Below is a report back from the two day event.

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Predictive Powers: A Robot That Reads Your Intention?

10-06-2009 21:05

Is it just me, or do others recognise the potential threat embedded in such research projects once the Military Industrial Complex gets ahold of 'em? These lines of research just dredge up the fear that sci-fi such as the "terminator" may be less fi and more fact with every year. I hope that I am just paranoid. You be the judge.

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Staff strike at Leeds College of Art and Design in pay row

10-06-2009 20:08

Lecturers at Leeds College of Art are on Strike over failures to honour a pay deal from 2004.

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Speaker Of Qld Parliament Denies Bullied Schoolboy Electoral Representation

10-06-2009 19:53

Brisbane, Australia - Speaker of the House, John Mickel, has repeatedly stone walled and refused to raise the issue of severe school bullying, education discrimination and systemic judicial abuse and corruption on behalf of Brisbane woman Jennifer Nash and her teenage son in Parliament, in line with the principles of the Westminster system.

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Tube Strike: Update

10-06-2009 18:42

Update of london tube strike which started yesterday

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Palestine Today 061009

10-06-2009 15:53

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org for Wednesday June 10th, 2009.

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A Working Class Education

10-06-2009 15:12

The educational expectations of working class children as compared to those from middle class backgrounds have been thrown into sharp relief yet again with the publication of two new reports.

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In Memory of Ed Teague, Postman Patel

10-06-2009 13:30

One of the best and most original voices on this British blogosphere has fallen silent with the death this morning of my friend Ed Teague, better known to many as the blogger "Lord Patel".

http://postmanpatel.blogspot.com/

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George Monbiot on Empire and Imperial Plunder

10-06-2009 13:28

Yesterday the Guardian's web-only, Comment is Free section ran an article by George Monbiot titled For 300 years Britain has outsourced mayhem. Finally it's coming home. This is one of the rare instances of a corporate article that is worth reposting here...

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Demand Police Accountability: End the harassment of public protests

10-06-2009 12:57

Protest at Notts Police Authority meeting on June 24 at 9.30am County Hall Trent Bridge. The 'POLICE SCANDAL' of 'Operation Aeroscope' and it's cost to the public, needs a public protest.

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Stalls @ Redditch Green Fair, this Saturday

10-06-2009 12:31

The 4th annual Redditch Green Fair is on Saturday 13 June. Featuring electric vehicles/cycles, organic food, energy conservation, waste reduction solutions, eco-friendly products, wildlife groups, compost clinic, alternative energies, recycled stuff, vegan catering, fairtrade products, live entertainment, campaign stalls & so much more...!!! FREE ADMISSION. This Saturday, St Stephens Church in Redditch Town Centre.

http://www.redditchgreenfair.org.uk

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Anonymous Blogging Guide Updated (re Tor) and Security Links

10-06-2009 12:26

In case you missed it the guide to anonymous browing published by Global Voices was updated in March this year to take account of the changes in TOR.

http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/projects/guide/

The simple to understand guide is online as html or downloadable as a pdf.

With all the raids a going on where police seem to increasingly favour taking all computer equipment and the rise of online social networking use, maybe it's time people review their attitudes towards security. See links below...

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Conference on the abolition of migration control

10-06-2009 11:44

The Oxford Society for the Abolition of Migration Control invites you to attend a conference on Saturday, 13 June:

*Borders and beyond: barriers to migration, their abolition and the role of researchers*

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London eco camp video update

10-06-2009 11:33

Still a long way to go, but the Eco Camp at Kew Bridge is making progress.

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Summer Solstice @ Stonehenge Time stops for a moment on the shortest night

10-06-2009 10:50

For 5000 years Stonehenge has been a gathering place for celebration and recognition of the passing seasons.
On the night of the solstice we get a rare opportunity to gather, celebrate and dance inside of the stone circle -

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BBC Scabs

10-06-2009 10:19

The BBC website front page reads "beat the strike"

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FITwatch benefit gig Friday

10-06-2009 10:14

FITwatch are doing a benefit - flyer attached!

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See the Wall of Shame!

10-06-2009 10:12

A chance to witness and comment on the squalor of the UK Border Agency's "section 4" support programme.