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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Celebration of life.

At present terminal illness and a possible imminent death is an issue in my family. My ex-husband has been critically ill for nearly 6 weeks and in spite of devoted care and two emergency operations it still looks as though this is the battle that is going to be lost. Though having said nobody has... Sign in to see full entry.

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‘History is bunk.’

"History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history that we make today." (Chicago Tribune, 1916). Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) Today is 20th June 2009. Could it be that something will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Many happy returns of the day Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner 'Aung San Suu Kyi has now been imprisoned by Burma 's brutal regime for over 13 years. She’s 64 today and it will be her 14 th birthday spent in captivity. Please send her a message at the following site to show that you have neither forgotten her or what she stands for.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Boost up the benefit!

We know that eating carrots is good for our health. However recent research indicates that we should cut them up after cooking them. By experimenting on rats scientists have ‘found "boiled before cut" carrots contained 25% more of the anti-cancer compound falcarinol than those chopped up first.’ For... Sign in to see full entry.

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Can bloggers change the world?

It seems that the Ir ani an government is preventing professional journalists from doing their job. News about the current situation is leaking out anyway thanks to cell phones, Twitter and blogs. See for example the following:... Sign in to see full entry.

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My background is cosmopolitan and this will be reflected in the contents of this blog. Originally I filed it under the category fiction, however have decided to move it to 'Everything else', because it includes many different genres from short stories to essays, poetry, social comments and autobiographical sketches.

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