Archive for January, 2007
David Icke: Was he right?
January 13th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I’ve only just got round to watching the television documentary with this title that was broadcast on Boxing Day. You can view the programme here and you can check out Icke’s web site here. Channel Five was immensely kind to Icke giving him lots of time to put without any challenge or analysis views which […]
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Might we be Martians?
January 13th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
It is possible scientifically that the origins of life on Earth lie on another planet such as Mars. More evidence for this theorectical possibility emerged this week as explained here.
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Is Israel about to attack Iran?
January 12th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Last week’s “Spectator” magazine made its cover feature an article by Douglas Davis with the title “Israel will do whatever it takes to stop another holocaust”. Davis argued that sometime in the next 12 months, and maybe sooner rather than later, Israel is likely to launch an attack – probably nuclear – in an attempt […]
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Impressions of Prague
January 11th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
At short notice, Vee and I decided to visit special friends in Prague since we had the chance of free accommodation in the same apartment building as our friends We were only there four nights (returning Tuesday evening) but, as always, had a lot of fun in our favourite city. I’ve been there 20 times […]
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How happy is your country?
January 10th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
According to a project at the University of Leicester, the happiest countries in the world are: 1. Denmark 2. Switzerland 3. Austria 4. Iceland 5. The Bahamas 6. Finland 7. Sweden 8. Bhutan 9. Brunei 10. Canada 11. Ireland 12. Luxembourg 13. Costa Rica 14. Malta 15. The Netherlands 16. Antigua and Barbuda 17. Malaysia […]
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Back from Prague
January 9th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I have just returned from a long weekend in Prague. It was her 15th visit and my 20th since we first went there in 1988, so we no longer go for the sightseeing as such but to spend time with dear friends. We saw 15 on this short trip and called a couple […]
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Off to Prague …
January 5th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
I’m off to Prague [my notes here] for a few days to see my Czech mates. NightHawk will be back very soon.
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The “Ashley Treatment”
January 4th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
You may have heard in the media today about the decision of parents of a severely disabled girl to keep her child-sized in order to give her a better life. The family live in Seattle and the nine-year-old, named Ashley, has the mental ability of a three-month-old baby and cannot walk or talk. Along with […]
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Christmas music gifts
January 4th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
As well as books, my main Christmas presents were music CDs – and it was an eclectic set of work: “The Well-Tempered Clavier” by J.S. Bach “High Times: Singles 1992-2006” by Jamiroquai “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani “Concerto Em Lisboa” by Mariza The one you are least likely to have heard of is the […]
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Are you “Lost” or “Desperate”?
January 3rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Actually, I’m both. That is, I ‘m a fan of both the televison series “Lost” – which is six episodes into series 3 but is off the air until February – and “Desperate Housewives” – which started series 3 this evening with the first two episodes. Both American shows have attractive actors and actresses, clever […]
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