I'm no economics expert and I never liked what I studied in uni ie Biz Ad with finance. My parents wanted me to become a doctor but I think that was purely based on the fact that I had very bad handwriting... which, incidentally, I still do. Fortunately/unfortunately nowadays they just want me to get married. I had always been in the science ( Read more... )

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I thought the comments were quite funny. Especially the last one which said "Too bad Brando's not still alive. He'd make a great Godfather."
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By Ben Blanchard
Tue Oct 24, 6:29 AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources every year by 2050 on current trends, the WWF conservation group said on Tuesday.

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... wuudn't it maek mor sens to spel wurdz the wae thae sound?

Those in favor of simplified spelling say children would learn faster and illiteracy rates would drop. Opponents say a new system would make spelling even more confusing.

Eether wae, the consept has yet to capcher th publix imajinaeshun.

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Absolutely fascinating documentary on National Geographic channel last night on the Gospel of Judas. I was glued to the TV for 2 hours. Looks like Da Vinci Code has ignited a fire that would not stop burning. More questions arise in an already confused world. Nevertheless very very interesting! At least we have something to talk about and discuss ( Read more... )

A female flying lemur and its baby were shot down by slingshot-wielding micreants in the MacRitchie Nature Reserve on Sunday. The culprits, believed to be three men aged between 40 and 50, are still at large, so the motive for the poaching is unclear. It is also unknown whether they were professional poachers or cruel mischief-makers bent on animal ( Read more... )

Baby hippo, giant tortoise mark year since adopting each other after tsunamiThe unlikely couple of a baby hippo and a 130-year-old tortoise were still together, a year after the hippo was separated from its family by last year's Indian Ocean tsunami. The relationship between Owen, the two-year-old hippopotamus, and Mzee, the giant tortoise, ( Read more... )