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Monthly Archives: October 2008
I wish…
I had a magic wand, but at least I have a sunny day. So I can’t wave a wand to stop the children fighting, but at least I can send them outside to do it! If I had a wand, … Continue reading
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Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Domain Name Wire » News » Let’s Go Fly a Kite – The Domain Industry’s News Source Relax. Take a deep breath. This too shall pass. It’s good advice. Anyone got a kite?
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Parental Responsibility
The state of Nebraska passed a law recently that allowed desperate parents to abandon their newborn babies at drop-off points in the state’s hospitals, the idea being that the parent wouldn’t face prosecution and the babies would be cared for. … Continue reading
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Warm welcome for house powered by hydrogen fuel cell | Environment | The Guardian
Warm welcome for house powered by hydrogen fuel cell | Environment | The Guardian From the outside, the house at the bottom of Stocking Street looks no different from any other in the cul-de-sac. But step around the back and … Continue reading
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Kerboom
So we must break from the short termism of the past – the economic instability that has characterised the British economy not just in recent years but for most of the century. That is why I want British economic success … Continue reading
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Handmade Holidays « Handmade Homeschool
Handmade Holidays « Handmade Homeschool Maybe you’ve taken the Buy Handmade Pledge, maybe you want to handmake a few gifts for special people, maybe your kids drag you kicking and screaming into a world of holiday crafts, but whatever level … Continue reading
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Buddy, can you spare a dime?
Once we have bailed the banks out and subbed them so they can meet their short term liabilities, they will be able to get back to their usual work of driving genuine wealth-creating businesses and hard-working people into bankruptcy because … Continue reading
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Oh look, someone has noticed
A food crisis is highly likely in the UK, with price and availability becoming issues that swing the outcome of future elections, according to a report from the thinktank Chatham House. Grauniad Following on from Gordon Brown’s sudden insight that … Continue reading
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I must be getting old
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Bottle recyclers ‘could be paid’ People could be paid to return empty bottles under radical new Scottish Government plans aimed at boosting recycling levels. The plans would see “deposit and return” schemes introduced, where shoppers … Continue reading
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A weekend.
Yesterday didn’t feel like much of a Saturday. Knowing that my assignment was due in but not finished, I set the alarm (shock, horrors, I hate having the alarm go off on a weekend). I got up and got on, … Continue reading
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Bedtime stories
This week Tim has been away in Suffolk, which has meant his standard evening task of reading bedtime stories has fallen to me. I don’t really remember when bedtime stories became his job, but they usually are, and tbh, I … Continue reading
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Age guidance on new Wilson book
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Age guidance on new Wilson book Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s new book has been age banded, despite the children’s author having joined an online campaign protesting against the practice. The hardback version of Cookie includes the … Continue reading
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Maturing.
Time, 18.30. Location, bedroom. Small: can we watch another episode of Doctor Who? Me: are you going to want something to eat tonight? Small: yes. Me: then I don’t think there’s time – another episode of Doctor who will take … Continue reading
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UK’s renewable energy efforts ‘ineffective’ | Environment | The Guardian
UK’s renewable energy efforts ‘ineffective’ | Environment | The Guardian Britain ranked 31st in the cost league of 35 countries, prompting criticism from environmental group Greenpeace. “Our renewables industry has been left to wither on the vine while our European … Continue reading
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BBC NEWS | Education | Autonomy ‘key to school success’
BBC NEWS | Education | Autonomy ‘key to school success’ Independent schools get better results than state schools because they have the freedom to tailor teaching to the needs of their pupils, researchers say. A University of Buckingham report found … Continue reading
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