27 October 2008 09:28

Some dull predictions revisited.

Back in May I made some rather dull predictions - it seems worth revisiting them to see how we are doing: In a year's time (May 2009) we will still be speculating on: Whether and when the USA will invade Iran (it probably won't) - so far
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30 September 2008 21:25

Bring diabetes to light

Did you know that diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses affecting children?  Did you know that it can strike at any age?  And did you know that is it is often overlooked or misdiagnosed as flu? No - neither did I - yet as
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22 September 2008 16:24

Saving old English words

Apparently, Collins Dictionary (in a blatant plug for the latest issue dressed up as a news story) is asking people to help save some old English words by using them more - so here goes! The banks will soon be exuviating their olid debt, which is has
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17 September 2008 16:28

Why no bids for Insight Investment Management?

Why have no other asset managers made a daring bid for HBOS's subsidiary Insight Investment Management? It has over £100bn in AUM and would make a good fit with many UK firms that could benefit from increased economies of scale. Henderson (with just
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06 September 2008 18:17

Where do Wymondham's young people hope to live?

According to the EDP some 300 people (young and old) protested today against a proposal to build 3000 new homes round Wymondham.  I can understand the old protesting - after all they have a vested interest in maintaining high property prices
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04 September 2008 12:55

Charles Clarke is right - almost!

Today's EDP reports Charles Clarke as saying, "there is a deep and widely shared concern - which does not derive from ideology - that Labour is destined to disaster if we go on as we are...": replace the word 'concern' with the word 'belief' (and in some
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02 September 2008 10:15

Government stuffs average house sellers!

So you want to sell your averagely priced house?  Well sorry: just when you thought the news couldn't get any worse along comes this economically inept socialist administration and further screws up the market for the average home owner. "How
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09 August 2008 10:11

"No" is not an option for Unitary proposals

On 30 July 2008, Parish and Town Councillors had an opportunity to listen to the Boundary Committee present its unitary proposals for Norfolk.  The event was kindly hosted by the Norfolk County Association of Parish & Town Councils – and you
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31 July 2008 16:55

Dog bites Peter Purves!

In “horrific scenes” at Notcutts Garden Centre, Norwich, today, former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves was “savaged” by one of the contestants in the regional heats of Scruffts.  The world famous actor, broadcaster and commentator for the Crufts
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23 July 2008 15:52

Mum swims channel

Congratulations to Vicki Thompson for swimming the English Channel on 13 July - awesome achievement - the whole extended family (including this brother-in-law) are very proud of you. See the full story here http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/1.203258.
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23 July 2008 12:58

How to sell your house

Another week - another article on how home improvements that cost money but don't necessarily add value.So for those thinking of selling their house, or trying and failing and wondering what to do, here are the cheapest and most cost effective home improvements
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26 June 2008 21:19

It's 5518 - and the living is queasy

Well what a day. The FTSE has just closed down another 2.5% or thereabouts at 5518 (and the DJIA is looking pretty sick too) - that's about 18% of last year's high at just over the 6700 mark - and leaves the market at about the same level that it first
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24 June 2008 21:38

Newton vindicated - the sublime synthesis of science, art and history

This is just wonderful stuff - if you did not see the story you can find it here on the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/06/24/scitrojan124.xml And here on the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jun/24/spaceexploration.sciencenews
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17 June 2008 20:23

Petition against the Lisbon Treaty

If you think the EU has behaved disgracefully in the way it has tried to ram the Lisbon Treaty through with complete contempt for the democratic process, in particular the people of Ireland who voted 'No' to this treaty and the people of France and the
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14 June 2008 11:55

John Gordon's 'The giant under the snow'

Read 'The giant under the snow' as a child and loved it then - have just re-read it as an aging dad and still think it is one of the best children's books ever written - tightly plotted, fast paced and well crafted characters.  I know it is not
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