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Monthly Archives: July 2005

Snowdon: a poxy mountain?

31-Jul-05

Yesterday, at about 1pm, I sat, gently steaming, in the teashop on the summit of Snowdon drinking a cappucino. As it was raining outside, the cafe was full of wet and bedraggled hill walkers seeking shelter and warmth, and the regular infusions of tourists inadequately dressed for the weather brought up by the Snowdon Railway. [...]

British Hypertension Society guidelines: influenced by industry?

29-Jul-05

It is to be hoped that if you are being treated for hypertension, that you will receive treatment based on the best scientific evidence available. The British Hypertension Society’s (BHS) Guidelines on hypertension are widely used, but there are now some questions about industry influence on the final draft. Pulse Magazine [registration required]:
A row [...]

Birmingham Alert

22-Jul-05

Just nipped out to get a drink from the local Marks and Spencer, and found lots of Police, press, news teams, and confused passengers unable to get their buses or trains. The road above is usually pretty busy, but all the streets around Snowhill train station are at the moment cordoned off. I haven’t [...]

The Jedi Workout

22-Jul-05

If you have the physique of Jabba the Hut, then you may be interested in Fitness First’s new programme Light Saber workout. Yes, you too can look as relaxed and posed as this lady – the things people do for money.

The 15 minute Light Saber workout is suitable for everybody – young and old, [...]

Palladone and alcohol

20-Jul-05

Here’s an interesting drug withdrawal.
New data gathered from a company-sponsored study testing the potential effects of alcohol use shows that when Palladone is taken with alcohol the extended release mechanism is harmed which can lead to dose-dumping. Dose-dumping is a term that describes the rapid release of the active ingredient from an extended release product [...]

Let’s not have Martin Niemoller’s regrets

20-Jul-05

Here are two young Iranian men, moments before they are murdered for the “crime” of being homosexual.

“Well done, Iran has showed the world that it is an Islamic democracy and believes in the principles of justice and equality.”
Contributor to the BBC’s Have your Say feature after the recent Iranian election.
Andrew Sullivan has more on [...]

That difficult first date with Scarlett Johansson

18-Jul-05

Most men worth their salt make an effort to make sure a first date is success. A romantic atmosphere, good conversation, and most importantly an ability to listen are crucial. Here’s what Tom Cruise thinks you need to woo Scarlett Johansson:
A trip to a Scientology Centre.
An ability to talk for 2 hours about the bizarre [...]

Terrorism is not socialism

18-Jul-05

Apropos the previous post:
We are witnessing one of the greatest betrayals by the left since so-called left-wingers backed the Hitler-Stalin pact and opposed the war against Nazi fascism. Today, the pseudo-left reveals its shameless hypocrisy and its wholesale abandonment of humanitarian values. While it deplores the 7/7 terrorist attack on London, only last year it [...]

New design and purge

18-Jul-05

The site re-design has led to some changes in the links here. There is now a list of friends’ websites.
I’ve also purged any links to blogs which have mindlessly trotted out the apologist line for the bombings in London last week. People have a right to their own opinions, but I will [...]