Sunday, July 26, 2009

A hidden danger in Government health care

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Old NFO has discovered a little-discussed provision in the omnibus health bill now being argued over in Congress and the Senate. It involv...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Tattoo fight!

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This one's for Labrat and Stingray in particular. Peter
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An historic flight, 100 years ago today

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On July 25th, 1909, Frenchman Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel for the first time, crash-landing in the grounds of Dover Castl...

A guide dog with a difference

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What do you call a guide dog for a dog ? Is it still a service animal? Bonnie and Clyde do everything together, from walking and wagging to...
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The financial equivalent of a one-finger salute*

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I was amused - and pleased - to read of the reaction of a New Zealand gentleman when his bank denied him a loan. Defiant Mapua artist Roger...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Remembering the Barcelona Olympics

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July 25th is the anniversary of the start of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics . I remember them with fondness, as probably the most entertaining...

Will you bee mine?

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A Chinese couple have taken a rather creative approach to their wedding - to put it mildly! A Chinese couple have got married wearing cloth...

A nifty gadget - which makes me uneasy

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A friend has just bought a pen that's also a video and audio recorder, from a company in (I think) Hong Kong. He showed it to me today....
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This should be good!

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I'm very interested to see a preview of the new movie 'Alice In Wonderland', released by Walt Disney Studios in the UK. It comb...
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When the law makes criminals of us all

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Fox News published a very thought-provoking article on Tuesday by Brian W. Walsh of the Heritage Foundation. It examined how the explosive...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

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LANGUAGE ALERT: The soundtrack isn't work-safe. Turn down the volume if necessary. Take one sofa. Add one airbag. The result: Peter
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Yoga as you've never seen it before!

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A Latvian Web site has published a series of photographs in pairs. One shows a typical yoga position; the other shows a drunk person who...

That's a heck of a way to die . . .

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The Daily Mail reports that a fugitive couple, who stole a yacht in Portugal to escape the police, found themselves in rather more trouble ...

A Bird With A Big Air-Conditioning Bill

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That's the title of an article in the latest edition of Science magazine . It's a fascinating look at how the toucan uses its bill...

Warning sign FAIL!

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I love the habit, particularly in Britain, of graffitists adding their own sentiments to official signs. It appeals to the irreverent strea...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Nunchuk FAIL!

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This video demonstrates graphically why one should never, ever show off on camera! Peter
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More about the financial crisis

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I wrote yesterday about the enduring reality of the financial and economic crisis confronting us. Today brings more reports, confirming th...
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Doofus Of The Day #245

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Today's Doofus comes from Germany . German police had to rescue a 20-year-old man from a train station suitcase locker after he shut him...

A very nifty piece of investigative journalism

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I was very interested to read an article in the Daily Mail about the shenanigans and dishonesty of computer repair shops and firms. A lapt...
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'Climate Change' is really all about 'Climate Money'

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What I believe to be a very important report has just been published under the auspices of the Science And Public Policy Institute . They d...
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