It seems the US primaries are living up to their unpredictable form. For the Democrats: Obama wins in Iowa , then Clinton wins in New Hampshire . For the Republicans: Huckabee wins Iowa , and McCain takes New Hampshire . While the lead seesaws from one candidate to the other lets remember that Bill Clinton […]
The Chinese are now into the home straight heading for the first day of the Olympics on 080808. The question remains whether the pollution will have been cleaned up by that time. I read a fascinating feature on the New York Times today addressing this very problem. Having visited Beijing last November for seven days […]
I’ve just got back to work from my Christmas break to find 1641 unread messages in my inbox. At my place of work we use a tried and tested Microsoft solution to capture spam. Clearly it’s not working well. And David Cunliffe’s wonderful Spam Act isn’t either. No doubt, if the wonderful Mr Cunliffe is […]
I saw in the newspaper the other day a report that suggested people who got more sleep in an evening had less chance of becoming obese. Conversely those that slept for only a few hours had a higher risk of obesity. I didn’t take much notice at the time – I was too busy carefully […]
I popped in to my local chemist today to buy a pack of Panadeine (100’s) – my chosen pain relief. My recipe for instant relief from pain: 2 x Panadeine and a strong cup of coffee. It works every time. Anyway, sometimes I get asked for ID, sometimes not. I suspect it’s when I buy […]
What were the top selling items in New World supermarkets in 2007? How do I know the answer to this question? The simple fact is I don’t know it for sure, but, I have it on good authority from a friend of a friend who owns a central North Island supermarket that the top three […]