Archive for March, 2007
What Americans don’t know
March 6th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Watch this and weep.
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How to be happy (1)
March 4th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
“It is a simple question, but it may just reveal whether or not you will live to a ripe old age: does somebody love you? Those who can confidently answer ‘yes’ are significantly more likely to be alive for the next 10 years than those who feel all alone.” So begins an article in today’s […]
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How to be happy (2)
March 4th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
“‘The Secret’ is a feature length, historic and factually based account of an age old secret, said to be 4000 years in the making, and known only to a fortunate few. ‘The Secret’ promises to reveal this great knowledge to the world – The Secret to wealth, The Secret to health, The Secret to love, […]
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It’s a kind of magic
March 3rd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke, “Profiles of The Future”, 1961 This quote was in my mind as I read “Tricks Of The Mind” by the British magician Derren Brown. I’ve now finished the book and you can read my review here.
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The remarkable story of Zdenka Fantlová
March 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Over the years, I have visited many Holocaust memorials and museums and I have even been to both a detention camp and a concentration camp but, until this week, I had never actually heard and met a Holocaust survivor. My wife (who is half Czech) and I went along to the Czech Embassy in London […]
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Forgotten world (70): World Bank
March 2nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The World Bank – located in Washington DC – is a group of five international organisations responsible for providing finance and advice to countries for the purposes of economic development and eliminating poverty. The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. Today it has 185 […]
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World Book Day
March 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Today is the 10th annual World Book Day. Although mainly aimed at kids, to celebrate the 10th anniversary, there’s been a special feature this year for adults who have been invited to nominate the 10 books that they could not do without. The full results are published today with a top 100 list analysed by […]
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Forgotten world (69): Chile
March 1st, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Chile – a Latin American country of 16.5M – has an unusual, ribbon-like shape – 4,300 km long and on average 175 km wide – which gives it a hugely varied climate. This ranges from the world’s driest desert – the Atacama – in the north, through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, to a […]
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