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* Conditions are worsening in New South Wales. As I wrote this, there were serious fears of three massive fires combining, with the heat and wind making things worse. They spent all night trying to build backfires. Stay safe folks.

* Dear Tom Corbett, Stop hurting Philadelphia Schools:

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* Cyberbullying of Young Teens:

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* (TW: Rape) Rape Culture and a town turning on young teen rape survivors in Missouri:

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* Disasters and Infrastructure:

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* Everyone is Born Free:

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* "The Government Shutdown Was Temporary, Its Damage to Science Permanent:" http://gammaatheist.com/the-government-shutdown-was-temporary-its-damage-to-science-permanent

* "What You Can Get For The Price Of A Shutdown:" http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/10/17/2796241/cost-shutdown-comparison/

* "Inside the Fox News lie machine: I fact-checked Sean Hannity on Obamacare:" http://www.salon.com/2013/10/18/inside_the_fox_news_lie_machine_i_fact_checked_sean_hannity_on_obamacare/

* "The Tea Party, by the Numbers:" http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-18/the-tea-party-by-the-numbers.html

* I am an old person, so the Birthday party was a talky sort of pizza party with cake and an assortment of adult and innocuous beverages. It was quite fun.

* Birthday Loot Addendum:
1 CD from Greenwick
1 cool Rainbow of dinosaurs original drawing by Djinni
2 Tentacle Ornament for my Halloween tree from Skull's player.
Assorted Birthday cards

* I managed to do bills last week, but not bureaucracy and I need to make a bunch of notes on recent research. The bureaucracy is getting time crunchy so I really need to move my ass on it. No word yet on the move. We are waiting on the Feds who are backlogged and in disarray what with the Republican tantrum.

* RP: Raiding the labs:

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Next week, they open the door to the final wing and figure out what else is going on behind them.

* I tried watching the Reign pilot. It's way too CW to be worth my time.