blog on March 31st, 2009

To understand the fragile world of economics, might like to read up about why money has value (unless you are an economist – you will already know). Money is just pieces of paper, it has no intrinsic value, except maybe to light a fire or to use a toilet paper (not very good for either [...]

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blog on March 29th, 2009

If it hasn’t already happened, it is likely that you will be involved in a road accident at some time. However, there are some things you can do to keep yourself safe or even avoid accidents.
wear a fitted seatbelt and make sure everyone else in your vehicle wears one too
make sure any children are restrained [...]

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admin on March 25th, 2009

This has got to be one of the day’s more bizarre news stories - environmental officials are trying to tackle a “plague” of gerbils in the deserts of the Xinjiang region by leaving contraceptive pills disguised as bran by the animal’s burrows.
More humane than killing them? Perhaps, but considering the size of the area they [...]

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