56 days ago by stu

ABC’s The World Today ran a story about the asteroid that burned up over Sudan yesterday. It featured the inimitable Professor Paul Francis complaining about the Howard government cutting the funding to his astronomy hobby: Well we’ve probably got lucky. We probably got lucky in the sense that we di ...

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100 days ago by user1

vacation packages Traveling in luxury and comfort is great; however, nowadays many people prefer to travel with backpacks. This is not because they love to stay at a local backpackers hostel or make use of shoestring vacation packages. It is because this method gives them an opportunity to enjoy the ...

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134 days ago by No Offences Disclosed

I caught a bit about this on the news whilst having lunch. I know it is not about policing but it does go towards my wonderment about what our political leaders are up to at the moment. I am by no means an economist but at the beginning of what looks to be a recession they are promoting building pro ...

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136 days ago by Tito

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156 days ago by No Offences Disclosed

It will be interesting to see, given the current climate, which way MP’s will go when they look at proposals for their own pay on 3rd of July. I don’t suppose that an effective pay rise of 1.9% is on the cards for them. No need to go to independent arbitration. No danger of their rights been ridden ...

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170 days ago by Textual Healer

Today I wrote one of the mst difficult letters (e-mails) of my life. A few months ago a leading publishing house invited me (a propos de rien) to submit a proposal for a book (on organic farming –OF). I was deeply, deeply flattered. It was something I had been looking for for seven years or more. Bu ...

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241 days ago by mammjtommo

One of the most bizarre politics acts of this new century has to be Labour’s removal of the 10% tax band. Nothing highlights how removed legions of politicians are from the lives of ordinary people. When you’re earning £65,000 plus generous expense accounts, along with additional sources of employme ...

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247 days ago by phil

My law professor looks like Mr. Peanut. He relentlessly sports rimless specs and a three-piece suit to every class, and slices through my classmates' ill-conceived hubris with (now signature) sarcastic flair. * When he walks in the room, a small smattering of students orbit him, carrying his books a ...

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259 days ago by phil

New York Public Library Originally uploaded by philip0619. Help! I am currently lost in the depths of the New York Public Library's byzantine book delivery system, which seems modeled (imperfectly) after purgatory. After standing in many lines, in many rooms, and waiting for my paginated wonder to l ...

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