I thought this statue looked great against the blue sky.
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Langdale Pikes
I was in Cumbria this week visiting my very elderly godfather who lives in Langdale in the heart of the Lake District. This was the view, snapped with my mobile phone, just down the road from his house.
HSBC and student accounts
This caught my eye as the parent of a daughter with an HSBC account about to start university.
James Daley: Graduates’ lesson is to ditch HSBC – Independent Online Edition > Invest & Save
Supposed common behavioural traits between people with Down’s Syndrome and people of oriental race.
Or is the scientific paper this blog refers to a spoof?
Bad Science » Am I misunderstanding something, or is this paper both stupid AND racist?
Technorati Tags: Down’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, oriental, science
Cake or Death
Just to test YouTube’s blog posting feature, I thought I would steer you to a favourite moment from Eddie Izzard’s repertoire.
High water at the Monnow Bridge
Originally uploaded by Monnowman.
The Monnow bridge in Monmouth was nearly inundated by a high water level today. This photo was taken mid-morning on Monday.
Flooding has brought huge problems in the neighbouring county of Gloucestershire.
The Walter G. Haut Affidavit
Walter Haut, the US Army Air Force public relations officer who issued the famous “flying saucer” press release after the Roswell incident in 1947, wrote this affidavit confirming that he did see what he believed to be an extraterrestrial craft and beings. Published last week, he had asked for it to remain sealed until after his death in 2006.
Oxygen deprivation causes Down’s syndrome? I don’t think so.
I’m not a medical professional, but in all of the literature I’ve ever read about Down’s syndrome, I’ve never seen a claim that it is caused by oxygen starvation during birth. This news item (concluded by an invitation to buy furniture) suggest otherwise. I wonder what the medical evidence is for their claim? It seems wildly off the mark to me.
Technorati Tags: down’s syndrome, down syndrome
The Monnow Bridge, Monmouth
Found this in the Monmouth group on Flickr.com. It’s the medieval bridge over the Monnow River at Monmouth shortly before it joins the River Wye (hence Monnow-mouth…Monmouth…geddit?).
It certainly looked picturesque that day. Why is it never that pretty when I walk past?!
Attention, Dogs!
I saw this in Chiswick, London, a few years ago and snapped it with my mobile.
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