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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Links to Your World, Tuesday September 27

Are you a textrovert? It's someone who's introverted in public but extroverted on social media.


A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that's gone into everything you own. The number may surprise you. (story)


Fort Worth freshman high school student gets a 2-day suspension for expressing his religious beliefs about homosexuality. And here we go....


"From 2000 to 2010, the poor populations skyrocketed in the outskirts of many cities: The Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, and Milwaukee areas are among the 16 spots around the country where the number of suburban residents below the poverty level more than doubled during the decade" (Time)


Rod Dreher: "So let me get this right: if the public schools are seen as endorsing any particular form of religion, they’re being unconstitutional and oppressive. But if they refuse to endorse a particular and controversial view of homosexuality, they are being unconstitutional and oppressive. Got it. (A worthwhile piece about how a school shouldn't have to adopt gay advocacy to combat bullying.)


Sermon Illustration Alert: "The way we walk could be used as an accurate way of identifying us, according to an international team of bioengineers who analyzed the foot pressure patterns created by 104 subjects. They found they were able to identify individuals with 99.6 percent accuracy." Read the rest.


Wow, these are sad: Terrible seats in stadiums around the world.


Anonymous website gossip is ruining small-town life according to this report.


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