Tim Almond

From The Daily Telegraph

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Just doing a quick peruse of Comment is Free when I found this:-
Asked about that modern green dilemma - whether it is better to buy organic fair trade from developing countries, Monty’s reply was uncompromising and a little politically incorrect. “Maybe the third world countries also have to suffer a bit as a result of […]

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From The Telegraph
As Indiana Jones returns to our screens, John Preston looks at the Nazi archaeologist who inspired Spielberg’s hero, and finds a story more bizarre than anything the director could have dreamt of
I’m a part-time movie geek. I’ve read […]

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God Hates Shrimp
This website made me laugh. It’s showing the hypocrisy of people who believe that homosexuality is a sin because it’s written in the bible, but ignore numerous other sins in there.

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I’ve just noticed that Google Health has been launched. This is a medical records system that allows the user to keep their patient records, as well as sharing them with who they see fit.  It’s all web based, so patients can log in, record things about themselves (personal information, procedures, tests), import records, find doctors, […]

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I’m a bit of a fan of Scorsese, but I’ve still got a few to watch. Tonight I watched a couple from two different eras. I won’t say too much, because I don’t want to reveal any plot points.
First up was After Hours starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette. It’s quite a surreal movie set […]

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Eurostar Warns of Strikes

Eurostar warns of cross-Channel rail disruption ahead of proposed strike action by railway workers in Belgium on Tuesday.
The company said it may be unable to run services between Brussels and the UK if the 24-hour strike goes ahead.
One of a number of reasons why I prefer to drive or fly […]

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Please Vote No For Me in the referendum.
(I promise I’ll have a few sessions on Guinness if you vote the right way, but don’t expect me to buy any Louis Walsh records).

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NHS IT 4 Years Late
It will be at least 2014 - four years later than planned - before a single NHS electronic patient records system is in place in England, say auditors.
What the hell? This was started in 2002. It’s going to have taken 12 years to deliver a patient records system?
But an NAO […]

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Bletchley Park in Trouble
But, despite an impressive contribution to the war effort, the Bletchley Park site, now a museum, faces a bleak future unless it can secure funding to keep its doors open and its numerous exhibits from rotting away.
I had a look through the Bletchley Park accounts. It lost around £500K last year […]

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