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Oh Great

Good news, being single in your mid-life could increase risk of Alzheimer’s (I even spelt it right, the first time).

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Lorenzo’s Oil

Sad to hear that the boy who was the basis for the film, of the same name, has died. A really good emotional film, all apart from Nick Nolte’s exceedingly annoying accent.

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Somewhere you’ve Been

It’s quite strange reading about somewhere you’ve been before. Three children have been killed in Merritt, B.C (Canada), according to The Globe and Mail. I was there, not so long ago on my travels through B.C. Not long till I’m … Continue reading

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Some Kind of Irony

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7332941.stm – “Mugabe party questions vote”.

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Whales and Japan

How much more “scientific” studies do Japan need to do on whales? How come they can’t study the existing whales that they’ve already slaughtered? Maybe they’d like to study, in a similar manner, panda bears, Amazon tree frogs and snow … Continue reading

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Never Any Good News

A sample of the latest top headlines from a New Zealand news site: Man guilty of murder for stabbing wife to death Man guilty of manslaughter of two-year-old step daughter Alleged hit and run driver faces further charges One dead … Continue reading

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No Sh!t Sherlock

“Bush Says Darfur Crisis Needs to End” – ten out of ten Mr Bush.

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Russia and China

Is anybody else concerned about what’s happening lately in the world? Russia have twice been seen flexing their muscles – bomber fly-by of a US aircraft carrier. Russia also flying over Japanese air-space. China supporting Darfur and losing Spielberg for … Continue reading

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