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>Hurra!! iv got my filling cabinet and Video collection back…

Posted on 15 September, 2009 by jb

>   cjcdesign.co.uk is one of those sites that give you a sugar rush and not much else. Some really cool ideas (LED solar lamps, for example) and roll-out vege patches and herb gardens Not that you can buy them, … Continue reading →

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>Dance of the planets

Posted on 14 September, 2009 by jb

>  A Royal Observatory prizewinner

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>No wonder….

Posted on 13 September, 2009 by jb

> …everyone’s in such a tizz in the States when it comes to health care. Just look at the text of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (HR3200) “Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits … Continue reading →

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>Dearest creature in creation…..

Posted on 13 September, 2009 by jb

> Dearest creature in creation,Study English pronunciation.I will teach you in my verseSounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.I will keep you, Suzy, busy,Make your head with heat grow dizzy.Tear in eye, your dress will tear.So shall I! Oh hear … Continue reading →

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>Here’s a solution

Posted on 11 September, 2009 by jb

> If you don’t want to get whacked with a draconian fine when New Zealand introduces legislation in November, banning the use of mobile phones at the wheel, here’s a Heath-Robinson (Rube Goldberg to the rest of you) workaround. He … Continue reading →

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>This I need…Haiku

Posted on 11 September, 2009 by jb

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>Motorists taking the Northern Gateway out of Auckland may soon be able to pay the $2 toll by text.

Posted on 11 September, 2009 by jb

> In other news: Texting on a hand-held mobile phone while driving will be illegal from November. The full story: In the olden (1960s) days, it’d take you the best part of a morning to drove up to Warkworth (north … Continue reading →

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>Deja vu. All over again

Posted on 10 September, 2009 by jb

> Play it fucking loud, Barack. It’s the only way they’ll hear it. Great words (as ever) from Clive Crook here

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>It can be a California thing…..

Posted on 10 September, 2009 by jb

>And we all thought Sarah Palin was bad. It must be catching. This from a speaker to the Santa Cruz City Council. “Well the crops are growing very well and they’re organic and some have pesticides and I think that … Continue reading →

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>Not around here….

Posted on 10 September, 2009 by jb

> Bernard Hickey featured this chart the other day, illustrating how American consumers went on a spending binge over the last 20 years or so (and don’t forget – this is year-on-year change. I’d hate to see the cumulative effect). … Continue reading →

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