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(End of month is horribly busy at work.) Go read this if you write: Ten mistakes writers don't see, link via Jordon Cooper. I'm wondering what my crutch words are. I think wonder might be one of them. Library book '100 years overdue' It

Scorpions?

Why would anyone do this? Better yet, why would there be competition for this record? 'Scorpion woman' breaks record. A Malaysian woman has broken a world record by spending 32 days in a glass box with more than 6,000 scorpions, her sponsor claimed on Tuesday. Nur Malena

A handbag?

Fascinating article in the Telegraph, Â£577 price tag as the handbag spills its secrets. Women's handbags have always been a mystery to men and now it appears they are a mystery to women too. Few realise it but the average handbag and its contents are worth Â£

Odd World

Snorkellers go to the bogs. One of the globe's craziest competitions is taking place at a bog in Powys on Monday. The world-famous bog snorkelling competition at Llanwrtyd Wells is now in its 19th year. The brave competitors are hoping to beat the world record of one minute

Russian air crash

I heard about this on the radio going to work yesterday: Double air disaster hits Russia. Two Russian airliners carrying 89 passengers and crew have crashed within minutes of each other after flying out of the same Moscow airport. Witnesses at one scene said they heard a plane roaring overhead

Self harm

This BBC article caught my eye: Self-harm 'growing issue for men'. The article is focussed on the pressures on men and that they are turning to self-harm to cope. Has anyone noticed that females do this for too? A couple of quotes from the article: Young men are

Copyright gone mad

Interesting Wired article, Copyright bill to kill tech? (Link via Jordon Cooper.) The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a bill Thursday that would hold technology companies liable for any product they make that encourages people to steal copyright materials. Critics say the bill would effectively outlaw peer-to-peer networks and prohibit

Goverment

Found a BBC article From soapbox to gogglebox . It's a good read. Winston Churchill never gave a TV interview, Harold Macmillan had to do an image makeover, and Harold Wilson studied John F Kennedy for how to behave on TV. Margaret Thatcher gave a pre-PM interview holding a

Grab bag

Lipmedic International Lip Balm Boutique, link via Kat. If you had any idea how many lip balms I've sent through the washer, you'd be getting shares in this place. Charlotte's Web is beautiful, but it's a shawl. I'm not going

Doing the maths

One US gallon is 3.78 litres UK average petrol price in April 2004: 78.6p per litre Percentage of UK price taken as tax: 74.8% (58.8p a litre) Price in UK Sterling for one US gallon of petrol: £2.97 Today's exchange rate £1 = $1.

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