Not far from here, a battle has been raging against the forces of modernity. Concerned residents of a local hamlet have been holding round the clock guard, and more recently hiring security guards, to prevent the re-erection of a 3G telephone mast. The previous 22 metre tall mast was felled “mysteriously” on Bonfire night.
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The Guardian’s corrections and clarifications is always worth a quick scan. This week science:
In our report about ethical living (A life stripped bare: Rubbish, page 4, G2, January 29), we said: “Few people … know what really happens to their waste, and if they did it might make us all wake up and smell [...]
While the debate about the Hutton Report rages on, I’d like to focus on the issue of trust. Let’s start with some quotes:
“I am always asking myself, why is this lying bastard lying to me?”
“Throughout this affair my sole aim as director general of the BBC has been to defend our editorial independence and [...]
In the wake of Norm’s movie Poll, perhaps bloggers should be rated?
My life has been rated:
See what your rating is!
Back to the subject of childhood obesity, where we seem to doing nearly as well as the force-feeding Mauritanians. A study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood of 5689 children, and young adults, seems to show weight problems are more common in certain ethnic groups and girls, but is unrelated to social class:
Twenty three [...]
Western countries are grappling with the problem of obesity, but at least it is a personal choice of individuals. In Mauritania, young girls are force fed in order to make them ready for marriage. Although the practice is becoming less popular, even now 1 in 10 of girls are treated this way. [...]
MMR uptake rose in the third quarter of 2003, although this has to be viewed cautiously. In part this caution is required because of Channel Five’s Hear the Silence film broadcast in December 2003. I have concerns that the BBC have yet again made the effort to contact JABS, the anti-MMR group, presumably [...]
This impressive picture of Londoners clearing a bombed-out pub during World War II comes from a 1943 book called The British People at War. In these days of hyped fears about Scottish salmon, mobile phone masts, toxic deodorants and even balloons, perhaps these individuals drinking beer, while in possible danger of having a Billiard [...]
A distraction, written by my friend Simon Whitaker. BOUNCE