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Torbay

American  
[tawr-bey, -bey] / ˈtɔrˈbeɪ, -ˌbeɪ /

noun

  1. a borough in S Devonshire, in SW England: seaside resort.


Torbay British  
/ ˌtɔːˈbeɪ /

noun

  1. a unitary authority in SW England, in Devon, consisting of Torquay and two neighbouring coastal resorts. Pop: 131 300 (2003 est). Area: 63 sq km (24 sq miles)

  2. Also: Tor Bay.  an inlet of the English Channel on the coast of SW England, near Torquay

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The scheme has been developed by British tech company Motion Applied, in partnership with the transport body for Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay, Peninsula Transport.

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The technique was a form of "psychic driving," says doctoral student Jordan Torbay, who has researched his experiments and their ethical implications.

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Although Dr Cameron's work has since become synonymous with MK-Ultra experiments, Ms Torbay says her research shows he didn't know he was being funded by the CIA at the time.

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But regardless of whether he knew of where the money was coming from, Ms Torbay says he should have known the experiments he was conducting were not ethical.

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That figure was highest in the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport area - at 35% of children - and at 32% in Torbay.

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