All that glisters...........

Baby has Alzheimers......

Seeded on Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:11 AM EST (the Mail online)

Alzheimer's was recently in the news due to NICE the Government Quango stopping treatment for some of the elderly sufferers due to £2.50 per day cost. by tightening up the criteria only for those who dwell in England and Wales.....

health, genetic-disorder, niemann-pick-c, n-i-c-e, quango, alzheimers, postcode-lottery

flu epidemic

Seeded on Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:55 AM EST (the Mail online)

taking steps to avoid flu this year......stocking up on West Indian Pepper Sauce and making gallons of Chicken Soup

health, flu-epidemic

Biker Blues for 25 million......

Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:29 PM EST

Riders of the Data Storm.......The loss of the discs containing the private personal details of 25 million people.......is just staggering in its enormity. We are told to keep such data as secure as we can. Now it appears that others had a more cavalier attitude.

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technology, biometric-i-d

Star mourns loss of mother

Seeded on Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:14 PM EST (the Mail online)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers has turned to drink to cope with loss of his beloved Mother. The trouble with drink during such troubled times is it not only consumes your troubles....it consumes you as a person I hope his family and friends will be enough to see him through

health, drinking, drink, booze, bereavment, mourning

Bird Flew......another christmas turkey

Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:33 AM EST

Yes its almost that time again. There have always been Yule Traditions. Some of the origins are lost in the dim mists of the past. Some are recent tack ons that somehow cobble the whole manic thing together.

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entertainment, winterval, pc-madness, crimbo, avian-flu, turkey

Life Saving Compression Socks this Christmas..........

Seeded on Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:50 AM EST (the Mail online)

those who complain about socks from Father Christmas may soon be begging for Compression Socks if they fall into the high risk groups that may develop life threatening clots post op.

health, dvt, compressions-socks, health-trusts, father-christmas

Dirty Diggers sift datastream via Facebook in murky polotics move

Seeded on Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:38 AM EST (the Mail online)

You are what you post..............seems some feel the Internet is the new Klondike when it comes to playing the Opposition. Spinners choose to 'play the man' or lady if they cannot Play the Game and win. Unfair but predictable imo Its not cricket

politics, politcal-spin, internet-safety, plain-old-fashioned-meaness

Freegans.....I dont buy it.

Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:45 PM EST

Are we moving into a Post Consumerism Era? How can that ever be possible? Freegans are living off the throwaways and cast offs of what they see as a wasteful society. We have Freecycle. Primark Angst . There are a plethora of Charity Shops cherry picking our cast outs.

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education, polotics

demise of the plastic bag decrees Brown

Seeded on Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:30 PM EST (the Mail online)

PM Brown has decreed that plastic bags will be phased out.........the relaxing of UK drug laws has seen a lot of 'phasing out'....this could be another pipe dream

world-news, uk-drugs-laws, cannabis, pm

contract out on mr and mrs their days are numbered

Seeded on Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:04 PM EST (the Mail online)

Forget old hat terms like husband...wife...spouse..'er in indoors...she who must be obeyed...the old man...'orrible 'im. PC has so bewitched nu labour they have ditched all reference to husband or wife on official documents...you now have a 'partner'.

world-news, pc, excess

Too late the Hero while Health and Safety look on....?

Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:41 PM EST

I close my eyes and count to ten....... Last March firefighter Tam Brown, rescued a woman from the River Tay, to be informed he could face disciplinary action for doing so.

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health, health-and-safety-excess, bravery, heros

The Road To Orwells Nightmare...........by way of Beachy Head

Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:24 PM EST

I.D Please ....and dancing through the mindscapes of a thousand unspoken dreams listening to the whisper of sighs

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world-news, id-cards, english-democracy, poem-the-rolling-road-g-k-chesterton

Quaint Customs.........screamers optional

Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:08 PM EST

.....Burning barrels of Molten Tar Something to get you fired up next autumn....Ottery St Mary Devon also known as The West Country still enjoys the rather odd and distinctly dangerous ancient tradition of Burning Ye Molten Tarr Barrel ...after the somewhat tame torchlit process …

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belgians finally reveal their plans for global peace

Seeded on Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:11 AM EST (the Mail online)

they tinker with beer and chocolate....TinTin is deffo theirs...

pensioners fool art world

Seeded on Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:43 AM EST (the Mail online)

Art World preyed on by erm O.A.P's .....they had gravitas and bags of vouchers...sorry experience...we were duped..repeatedly ...methinks the Pensions Crisis needs sorting

odd-news, artworld, duped

Tootal Honesty Wins........

Seeded on Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:14 AM EST (the Mail online)

Tootal honesty V Nu Labour Spin Machine....trouble with spin is.....when Truth shines a light on it...it shrivels and crawls away. Hurrah for that man!

world-news, treatment, of, troops

Perfect Ten

Seeded on Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:55 AM EST (the Mail online)

A woman banned from entering NZ due to her weight............and next surely will be pimple count for adolescents .....fashion police at every airport ....Hair Stylista's waiting to shave heads.....where will it end? Slimmed down Buddha statues? We have Wait Restrictions a …

Ladies last............calling time on binge drinking?

Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:32 PM EST

Ok ladies...next time you shop for a wonderful outfit do not forget the pavement test. See how it rolls. Whether the fabric will soak up any leakage.

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health

Tree man 'who grew roots' may be cured

Seeded on Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:16 PM EST (Telegraph)

Tree man 'who grew roots' may be cured - Telegraph A former fisherman who developed growths which appeared as tree like roots over his hands and feet may be cured of strange condition.

health

Red Poppy for Remembrance

Tue Nov 6, 2007 5:35 PM EST

I will set my cards on the table. I do have a passion for poppies. As the first Poppy Seller sets out his stand I buy a poppy pin and a large poppy. I collect as many as I can before poppy day.

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Twin girl with eight limbs to have surgery

Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 11:46 AM EST (Telegraph)

Little Lakshmi is to undergo a delicate and extensive operation to give her the chance of surviving past her early teens. May her future be as bright as her smile

Mad Dogs and Arcane & Peculier Laws

Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 11:31 AM EST (Telegraph)

Mad Dogs and Arcane Laws ........a feast of delights for those intrigued by the downright peculiar

odd-news

Barking up the wrong tree

Seeded on Sun Nov 4, 2007 12:42 PM EST (the Mail online)

PCSO's have not had a good time of it recently. First the lack of training to attempt any form of rescue for a drowning boy. Now hiding behind a tree while a man is punched by a bunch of ladette thugettes. Can things get any worse..............but of course!

odd-news

wheat from the chaff

Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 12:16 PM EDT (The Times)

If so many foods are going to cause problems in the population surely people should be given the facts...or am I missing a huge chunk of the puzzle? Am I monstrously cynical when inclined to think its because Tax Payers are constantly replaced? Is it time to seperate the whe …

health, http-www-timesonline-co-uk-tol-life-and-style-heal, allergies, times, online

Big Bacon Butty Scare........Living will be the Death of Me

Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 12:04 PM EDT (The Times)

The Framingham Study I noted that a former bacon brown sauce butty lover took up long distance running and am certain that the exposure to fresh air over a number of years accelerated his eventual demise...due to Death.

health, www-timesonline

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