Archive for October, 2006
Aaaaah! It’s Halloween
October 31st, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Who should come knocking on our front door this dark Halloween night but two scary young witches that might just have been Nicole and Natalia from over the road. “Treat or treat” they said
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Is cold fusion the real thing?
October 31st, 2006 by Roger Darlington
I’ve always been extremely sceptical about the notion of cold fusion: the idea that one could generate energy from a fusion of molecules near room temperature and pressure using relatively simple devices rather than in the extremely hot circumstances of a thermonuclear device. However, I was invited to revisit my doubts during a recent long […]
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Tesco vs Denmark
October 30th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
From YouTube, this funny video.
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Sense on Iraq
October 30th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
“The issue now is not being for or against the United States, for or against the invasion, or whether or not anyone lied about weapons of mass destruction. The only thing that matters now is supporting Iraq’s democratic development and helping the Iraqi government to develop a strong and professional police and military. Then we […]
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The rise and rise of Barack Obama
October 29th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
“Perhaps no other politician in America is generating as much buzz as the Democrat senator from Illinois. News articles and magazines are full of speculation that Obama will run for the White House in 2008.” and “Cutting through the hype, the insider wisdom says it is still too soon for Obama. His national career is […]
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Iraq: should we have invaded?
October 29th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
In a recent posting, I promised to address some of the many difficult questions posed by the situation in Iraq – and I was encouraged to do so by comments from Paul Hullock and Richard Leyton. So let me start with the most fundamental question of all: should we have invaded? The strongest objection to […]
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The Czech Night Hawk
October 28th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Today is the Czech National Day marking the anniversary of the declaration of independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 28 October 1918. To mark the event, the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in the United Kingdom is holding a meeting in central London and I’ve been invited to give a speech. I’ll be talking […]
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Sticky end not so great for Yarmouth
October 28th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Heard the one about the English town that ended up becoming a giant bowl of semolina? More information here.
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Wear it pink
October 27th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Today is
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The end of “Sleeper Cell”
October 26th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
It’s taken me a long time, but I’ve just finished watching the television mini series “Sleeper Cell” by viewing the last four of the 10 episodes in one sitting. I found it very well plotted and acted with a more nuanced approach to terrorists and a better understanding of Islam than any other fictional work […]
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