October 2007

Yet another postal strike

pile of letters

There is yet another postal strike scheduled to start early today as the talks over the weekend have failed to reach any conclusions. It seems a useless action to me though, as the strikes are costing Royal Mail millions - which is leaving them even less likely to be able to afford the pay rises & pension plans the union is demanding

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Categories: Current Affairs

Selling on Amazon Marketplace

pile of books

I’m an avid reader, and, like everyone who loves books, I’ve ended up with a few duplicates along the way. Therefore I decided to sell some of my excess books on Amazon.

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Categories: Books, Hints & Tips

Don’t take candy from a baby

lots of lollipops

A gang of burglers from Romania were caught recently due to DNA evidence from lollipops they had stolen during a house raid in Italy.

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Categories: Current Affairs, Quirky

The Bionic Woman returns

bionic legs

After a successful premiere in the US, I’m looking forward to the new series of the Bionic Woman hitting the UK next year. Although this version of the Bionic Woman, starring Michelle Ryan, uses the same character names as the original 1970s show apparantly the similarities end there.

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Categories: Entertainment, Science Fiction

Handy memo board for use inside or out

waterproof memoboard & towell

A waterproof memo board could be just the thing you need if making notes in wet conditions. The special pencil provided allows you to write on the board, and it will not wash off however wet it gets - but can be cleaned easily using a lint-free cloth.

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Categories: Reviews

Will ‘Wheel of Time’ ever finish?

wheel of time logo

The news that James Rigney had died recently was a shock to me! Better known to most of us as Robert Jordan, author of the ‘Wheel of Time’ series of fantasy books. Despite battling with Cardiac amyloidosis since March 2006 it proved too much for him in the end.

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Categories: Books, Science Fiction