Our society will have a different standard for a shock jock then we would for a traditional morning show host.

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Our data suggest that repeated shock to the same location is likely to be more effective to establish suppression than repeated shock to different locations.

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By tapping out different patterns (it detects only the shock, not the strength) the idea is that you could turn lights on and off, control appliances, and so forth.

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Of course it will be a shock for him to be playing in different colours and in front of different fans after 13 years at Highbury.

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And with medals to be handed out in 26 different sports, there's always the chance of a shock upset or the emergence of a shining new talent to captivate the crowds.

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This should shock no one: conservative donors to charity have radically different views about the reasons for giving than their more liberal counterparts.

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Part of the challenge for the campaign is not simply to shock smokers, but to make them think about smoking in a different way.

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