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    <title>The Knowledge of London | The knowledge | theKnowledgeofLondon.com</title>
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    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2012:/linkblog//4.6630</id>

    <published>2012-01-31T15:11:04Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-31T15:12:39Z</updated>

    <summary>The Knowledge of London Michael Overs blogs about his efforts to learn the streets of London well enough to earn the green badge of the London cabbie....</summary>
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        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.theknowledgeoflondon.com/theknowledge.php">The Knowledge of London</a>

Michael Overs blogs about his efforts to learn the streets of London well enough to earn the green badge of the London cabbie.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The London cabbie&apos;s &quot;Knowledge&quot; - downloadable for £24.99</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2012/01/the_london_cabbies_knowledge_-.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2012:/linkblog//4.6629</id>

    <published>2012-01-31T14:19:38Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-31T14:36:06Z</updated>

    <summary>The London cabbie&apos;s &quot;Knowledge&quot; - downloadable for £24.99 To get a London taxi license, a cabbie has to master &quot;The Knowledge&quot; --memorize 320 runs and 20,000 points within five miles of Charing Cross. This is a set of study materials....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://taxi-knowledge.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=12">The London cabbie's "Knowledge" - downloadable for £24.99</a>

To get a London taxi license, a cabbie has to master "<a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/businessandpartners/taxisandprivatehire/1412.aspx">The Knowledge</a>" --memorize 320 runs and 20,000 points within five miles of Charing Cross. This is a set of study materials. "This complete pack contains a full set of runs, Points (over 30,000), Blank Maps (over 30), a list of London Embassies, Restaurants (over 4,000), Police Stations and Police memorials, Blue Plaques, London Museums, Theatres, Squares and Statues."]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Opt Out From Online Behavioral Advertising By Participating Companies (BETA)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2012/01/opt_out_from_online_behavioral.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2012:/linkblog//4.6625</id>

    <published>2012-01-25T21:39:01Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-25T21:41:09Z</updated>

    <summary>Opt Out From Online Behavioral Advertising By Participating Companies (BETA) Yet another place to set your browser to opt out of behavioral tracking cookies from 87 internet ad companies....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.aboutads.info/choices/">Opt Out From Online Behavioral Advertising By Participating Companies (BETA)</a>

Yet another place to set your browser to opt out of behavioral tracking cookies from 87 internet ad companies.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Ads Preferences Manager</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2012/01/ads_preferences_manager.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2012:/linkblog//4.6624</id>

    <published>2012-01-25T21:16:47Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-25T21:37:42Z</updated>

    <summary>Google Ads Preferences Manager You can opt-out of the tracking cookie Google uses to track your surfing around the web for ad-serving purposes....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/">Google Ads Preferences Manager</a>

You can opt-out of the tracking cookie Google uses to track your surfing around the web for ad-serving purposes.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Network Advertising Initiative</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2012/01/network_advertising_initiative.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2012:/linkblog//4.6623</id>

    <published>2012-01-25T21:04:42Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-25T21:06:21Z</updated>

    <summary>Network Advertising Initiative If you don&apos;t want internet ad networks to track your movements around the web, you can opt-out here. (Must do this on each browser on each machine that you use to surf the web.)...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp">Network Advertising Initiative</a>

If you don't want internet ad networks to track your movements around the web, you can opt-out here. (Must do this on each browser on each machine that you use to surf the web.)]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Calculate square root without a calculator</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2012/01/calculate_square_root_without.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2012:/linkblog//4.6605</id>

    <published>2012-01-06T07:06:48Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-06T07:08:06Z</updated>

    <summary>HomeschoolMath.net: Calculate square root without a calculator Just like Pete Stickney taught me....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/square-root-algorithm.php">HomeschoolMath.net: Calculate square root without a calculator</a>

Just like Pete Stickney taught me.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Unicode Fonts for Ancient Scripts</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/unicode_fonts_for_ancient_scri.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6600</id>

    <published>2011-12-29T16:51:30Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-29T17:02:03Z</updated>

    <summary>Unicode Fonts for Ancient Scripts and Symbols If your web browser renders characters as little squares instead of the symbols or letters you expect to see, you may need a TrueType font from this site, which has the massive Symbola...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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    <category term="alphabets" label="alphabets" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/">Unicode Fonts for Ancient Scripts and Symbols</a>

If your web browser renders characters as little squares instead of the symbols or letters you expect to see, you may need a TrueType font from this site, which has the massive Symbola and Unidings fonts and many others, available free of charge.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Cambridge Digital Library - University of Cambridge - Isaac Newton Collection</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/cambridge_digital_library_-_un.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6592</id>

    <published>2011-12-23T08:44:04Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-23T08:46:23Z</updated>

    <summary>Cambridge Digital Library - University of Cambridge - Isaac Newton Collection The college notebooks and other manuscripts of Sir Isaac Newton, free to read online. (More about the Newton collection here.)...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/newton">Cambridge Digital Library - University of Cambridge - Isaac Newton Collection</a>

The college notebooks and other manuscripts of Sir Isaac Newton, free to read online. (More about the <a href="http://io9.com/5867510/4000-pages-of-isaac-newtons-personal-notebooks-are-now-available-to-view-online?tag=maths">Newton collection here</a>.)]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Seth&apos;s Blog: Assorted tips, hope they help</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/seths_blog_assorted_tips_hope.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6591</id>

    <published>2011-12-23T08:40:16Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-23T08:42:50Z</updated>

    <summary>Seth&apos;s Blog: Assorted tips, hope they help Some words to the wise (12 tips in all), including where to hide your spare house key, what to eat and not to eat, and how to get your head on straight. Also,...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/12/assorted-tips-hope-they-help.html">Seth's Blog: Assorted tips, hope they help</a>

Some words to the wise (12 tips in all), including where to hide your spare house key, what to eat and not to eat, and how to get your head on straight. Also, backup your hard drive. (Via <a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/324987.php">Ace of Spades HQ overnight thread</a>.)]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Et tu, Mr. Destructo?: Game Over: Scans of Over 50 Ron Paul Newsletters</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/et_tu_mr_destructo_game_over_s.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6590</id>

    <published>2011-12-23T08:32:23Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-23T08:35:47Z</updated>

    <summary>Et tu, Mr. Destructo?: Game Over: Scans of Over 50 Ron Paul Newsletters The controversial statements, in their original context. (Via Ace of Spades HQ.)...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/12/game-over-scans-of-over-50-ron-paul.html">Et tu, Mr. Destructo?: Game Over: Scans of Over 50 Ron Paul Newsletters</a>

The controversial statements, in their original context. (Via <a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/324969.php">Ace of Spades HQ</a>.)]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>D R E W • F R I E D M A N: A JACK DAVIS sampling</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/d_r_e_w_f_r_i_e_d_m_a_n_a_jack.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6586</id>

    <published>2011-12-18T09:09:57Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-18T09:13:45Z</updated>

    <summary>http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2011/11/jack-davis-sampling.html&quot;&gt;DREW FRIEDMAN: A JACK DAVIS sampling A selection of cartoons, album covers, movie posters, and other art by the prolific MAD Magazine illustrator, whose work is the subject of a new anthology, Jack Davis: Drawing American Popular Culture by Fantagraphics...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2011/11/jack-davis-sampling.html">DREW FRIEDMAN: A JACK DAVIS sampling</a>

A selection of cartoons, album covers, movie posters, and other art by the prolific MAD Magazine illustrator, whose work is the subject of a new anthology, <em>Jack Davis: Drawing American Popular Culture</em> by Fantagraphics Books. And don't miss Drew Friedman's story of <a href="http://drewfriedman.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-only-jack-davis.html">Jack Davis's appearance at the Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Festival</a>.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Internet Archive: Academic Film Archive of North America</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/internet_archive_academic_film.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6584</id>

    <published>2011-12-17T21:45:18Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-17T22:31:40Z</updated>

    <summary>Internet Archive: Academic Film Archive of North America Mathematics, astronomy, sociology, history, biology, poetry, current affairs -- educational short films from the &apos;50s, &apos;60s, and &apos;70s....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Aacademic_films">Internet Archive: Academic Film Archive of North America</a>

Mathematics, astronomy, sociology, history, biology, poetry, current affairs -- educational short films from the '50s, '60s, and '70s.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Incenter, Circumcenter, Centroid, Orthocenter: Journey to the Center of a Triangle.</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/incenter_circumcenter_centroid.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6583</id>

    <published>2011-12-17T21:39:08Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-17T21:40:29Z</updated>

    <summary>GoGeometry: Incenter, Circumcenter, Centroid, Orthocenter: Journey to the Center of a Triangle. A 1977 instructional film illustrating how the different centers of a triangle are constructed....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
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    <category term="geometry" label="geometry" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://gogeometry.com/center/triangle_centers_journey.htm">GoGeometry: Incenter, Circumcenter, Centroid, Orthocenter: Journey to the Center of a Triangle.</a>

A 1977 instructional film illustrating how the different centers of a triangle are constructed.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Hitchens, Remembered: An Index to Remembrances</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/the_american_spectator_the_spe.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6582</id>

    <published>2011-12-16T23:42:16Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-16T23:51:10Z</updated>

    <summary>The American Spectator: Christopher Hitchens, Remembered: An Index to Remembrances Links to eulogies of the late controversialist and journalist, including one by his brother Peter Hitchens....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Culture" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
        <category term="Politics" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
    <category term="christopherhitchens" label="Christopher Hitchens" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
    <category term="obituaries" label="obituaries" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
    
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://spectator.org/blog/2011/12/16/hitchens-remembered-an-index-t">The American Spectator: Christopher Hitchens, Remembered: An Index to Remembrances</a>

Links to eulogies of the late controversialist and journalist, including <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2075133/Christopher-Hitchens-death-In-Memoriam-courageous-sibling-Peter-Hitchens.html">one by his brother Peter Hitchens</a>.]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Oklahoma Almanac 2005: Oklahoma History</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.batesline.com/linkblog/2011/12/oklahoma_almanac_2005_oklahoma.html" />
    <id>tag:www.batesline.com,2011:/linkblog//4.6576</id>

    <published>2011-12-14T04:36:19Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-14T04:39:47Z</updated>

    <summary>Oklahoma Almanac 2005: Oklahoma History Comprehensive lists of Oklahoma&apos;s statewide elected officials, legislators, U. S. Senators and Representatives, District Judges, Appeals Court Judges, Supreme Court Justices, District Attorneys, Federal Judges, U. S. Attorneys, and U. S. Marshals, plus lists of...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael Bates</name>
        <uri>http://www.batesline.com</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Oklahoma::History" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
    <category term="oklahoma" label="Oklahoma" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
    <category term="oklahomahistory" label="Oklahoma history" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
    
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf">Oklahoma Almanac 2005: Oklahoma History</a>

Comprehensive lists of Oklahoma's statewide elected officials, legislators, U. S. Senators and Representatives, District Judges, Appeals Court Judges, Supreme Court Justices, District Attorneys, Federal Judges, U. S. Attorneys, and U. S. Marshals, plus lists of museums, historical markers, Hall of Fame members, and Rhodes Scholars, from statehood to 2005.]]>
        
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