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On October 3, the story breaks.

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Something worth talking about.Paddle for Cancer a day of Dragon Boat Racing organised by ESCA the English Speaking Cancer Association of Switzerland.43 teams took part - each team of 16 paddlers (of which a minimum of 4 had to be female) and one drummer. A reserve of 3 made a total of 20 per team. Each team contributed a substantial sum - many of them corporate teams (some companies with more

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I was down town on Thursday evening with a half hour free, camera in hand but no tripod. Lamp posts and bollards make convenient steadying places, but the freezing temperatures killed the inovation a bit. However a bit of luck (serendipity) produced some shots like this:

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Today I drove a racing car.I'm not sure if I was more terrified being driven in the mechanic's seat at full speed or driving myself at about half speed. I can tell you which was more unconfortable: unless you're less than 4'10" tall, have an 18" hip measurement and aren't adverse to physical intimacy, I wouldn't recommend the mechanic's seat. It was a bit nerve-racking to be told "OK your turn

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Well, the mid-term elections are over and I'm wondering: where are all the analyses of the accuracy of the polls? Where are the cries of anguish over lost votes? Could it be that the voting machines turned out to be 100% accurate?Has it anything to do with the fact that the not-Republican party come out on top?

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A foretaste of winter has arrived. Over-night frosts and a cold, dry, north wind has been blowing. Geneva is often under a haze, or even in a fog, from the damp air over the lake trapped between the pre-Alps and the Jura. The north wind, La Bise, blows all this away revealing a blue sky and clear autumn light. Just the thing for a few photos:If you look carefully at sky around the gull, you

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 And they said that aerodynamics proves that bumble bees can't fly!(Well actually they never did - read more.)

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Part of a collection of Doors and Windows.

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Part of a series of flowers and fruits.

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Genuine find, serious company:XXX provides a holistic strategy perspective that enables organizations to be more successful, adaptive and flexible in today's ever-changing market environment full of fragmentation and increasing commodities. We empower individuals within those organizations by giving them a personal toolset to manage the increasing chatter of ubiquitous information and extend

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It was a significant moment for me when, at the age of eleven, I came to believe that the law of the land of my birth was wrong. I was immensly pleased when the death penalty was done away with in 1965. Not all of the so-called civilised world has followed suit.Now I am amazed to read that the techiques for criminal execution in the USA would be illegal if applied to an animal. . . . suggest

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OracleDoc thought I should write about "all the nakedness going on down at the lake". So here goes:I fell off a windsurfer in surprise when a topless girl sailed up next to me.I saw an attractive lady sun-bathing topless on the trampolene of a catamaran. The guy working on it stood up and I recognised him as an old sailing buddy, who introduced the lady to me as his wife. I didn't know where

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It happens so often that conditions on the ground prevent aid getting through and the Sudanese goverment has criminally neglected its people (or worse).Not the case this time - it's my fault: From the BBCThe United States has provided substantial sums, but little has been received from Europe and nothing at all from any of Sudan's partners in the Arab League, other than Libya, the WFP says.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a BBC inteview likens the anti-terrorist measures in the US and UK to those used by the South African regime's enforcement of apartheid. (A link to the audio version of the interview is on the BBC front page at this moment, but defies any attempt to be inserted elsewhere as a link.)Archbishop Tutu said he was alarmed that arguments used by the South African apartheid

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Why Blog when no one is listening?I came to the conclusion that in Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People" the most important character isn't Stockmann, but rather Captain Horster. He says early on that he doesn't understand politics; he is the silent majority. Yet when the chips are down, he is the lone one to say No!Aslaksen: The people assembled here tonight . . . declare that Dr Stockmann . . .

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Time to applaud a "star" with his head screwed on right:This BBC page, one of a series on public information films, is about teaching children to cross the road safely: The Green Cross Code. I quote:They turned to Dave Prowse, a 6ft 7in former bodybuilder from Bristol, who at the time was filming Star Wars in the role of Darth Vader . . . . . . . . . But now aged 70, Prowse proudly reflects on

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I take comfort that the little guys can bring down the tools of a corrupt regime:Deutsch rumbled and has to resign

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This has to be the most important essay I've read for a long time (thanks to SlashDot for the link):How to Do What You Love

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From this BBC news story, I quote:. . . ruled . . . that the city of New London in Connecticut could seize homes to make way for a hotel, convention centre, office space and flats.The ruling gave government the right to seize homes for "public benefit", where previously they could only be taken for "public use".I'm not sure if this is:(a) based on the capitalist ideal of making more money for

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If I may be excused blowing my own trumpet - I received my Zertifikat Deutsch today, with a score of 87%. I'm not sure I could have done that at the age of 15.Secondly, of more general interest, I received the bill for my car tax - 10% LESS than last year. The pamphlet with it says that the tax is lower on 2/3 of the vehicles taxed. Now, I'm sure that they aren't counting on recovering less in

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God, grant me the patience to endure the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Dark vines, blue sky, fresh snow on the Jura.Taken 100m from my front door.

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I'm annoyed by spam, so is it now illegal to spam me?Create an e-annoyance, go to jail

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