Some people like rugby union for the high pace and silky skills of the southern hemisphere’s Super 15 tournament. Others prefer the attrition and long-haul mentality of the Aviva Premiership and the test-match intensity of the Heineken European Cup. Whilst still more, like me, appreciate the whole rugby world: The hot-stepping of the Antipodeans...
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Posts Tagged ‘ Pale Blue Dot ’
Dean Mumm massive hand-off on Marcel Coetzee
North America Rocked By Constant Storms
Although Hurricane Irene has passed through the United States’ east coast, the damaging impact of the tropical storm is still causing lots of trouble throughout the Atlantic coast. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, about 2.85 million people did not have power on Tuesday August 30th; about two days after the worst of...
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Thank you Edge!
THE WWE Wrestlemania Revenge Tour signed off out of the UK last Tuesday night, but not before the fans got the chance to say goodbye to one of their favourite wrestlers, Edge.
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Immigration Cuts Will Cost Teachers Careers
It’s one of those subjects that defines a governments reign and the spectre of tightening immigration laws could soon cause problems for thousands of qualified British teachers. Teaching English as a Foreign Language is a huge industry with tuition fees paid by international students adding 10 billion to the British economy each year. Thousands...
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“Surely You Can’t Be Serious?” We are, Leslie Neilsen has died. And don’t call me Shirley…
Canadian actor and comedian Leslie Nielsen has died at the age of 74. Nielsen was admitted to hospital in November and died on the 28th from pneumonia. Appearing in over 100 films and 1500 television programmes, Nielsen achieved the height of his popularity after appearing in the 1980 Tragedy spoof Airplane! Nielsen’s dead pan...
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Remember The Name [Insert young and talented sports-star here] – Chances are he won’t be here long
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We British manage to do moral outrage better than most. Nay, we do it better than everyone. The heavy hammer blows of the tabloid media slamming mercilessly into unsuspecting individuals resonates almost on a daily basis, sending what are usually B list celebrities scurrying towards the nearest blacked out limo or rehab clinic in...
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Try To Relax…
It all began nearly ten years ago. On holiday with my brother in Boston I suddenly became aware of horrendous pain emanating from my belly button. Being as far as you can possibly get from a strong silent type, I was soon in the emergency room of a Boston hospital, hyperventilating at the thought...
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No Laughing Matter
As I sat grim-faced and miserable through the opening episode of Channel 4′s latest home-brew comic creation Phone Shop, the thought of Porridge, The Young Ones and Men Behaving Badly drifted through my mind. What has happened to the British sitcom? Its not just that Phone Shop is poor, its piss-poor at best, the vast majority...
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REVIEW: The Torture Garden, A glimpse into London’s Underground.
Our intrepid Correspondent, Silvana Rangel, broke out the chains and leather and delved deep into one of London’s diverse sub-cultures (of which there are legion) at The Torture Garden, way back in March. This is her review: In what seems like a world apart, people of all ages and sizes indulge in the pleasure,...
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Lost In Translation
Five years ago I made one of the biggest decisions I had ever made and moved to live in Japan for a year. A lot of people I knew were quite shocked by this. Their reactions did not completely surprise me, I wasn’t really a new experiences/travelling sort of person. I missed all...
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