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Pigeon Sense
A group of Zoologists now believe that the phrase “as the crow flies” no longer means the shortest most direct route between two points. “They say it is likely that the crows and other diurnal birds choose AA-suggested routes even though it makes their journeys longer.” It seems that some birds are so rigorous in…
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Paranoid Robots
My first wife was a gadget lover, and every time we went to USA she came back with some new invention for her kitchen; if there was a robotic element she was very happy. She also had two robots for cleaning her floors [no I wasn’t one of them]. One was a wet cleaner for…
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Vampire Face-lift
An article entitled “‘the vampire facelift that puts colour in your cheeks” informs of a new beauty process that is associated with your own blood and is better than Botox or plastic surgery. Women are ironing out their wrinkles and rejuvenating their skin with injections of their own blood. The procedure involves taking blood from…
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The Fruitful Life
There is a law of fruitfulness in the entire creation and consequently history confirms that mankind in particular has always had a need for productivity to fulfil their needs, ever since God said to Adam “till the ground.” It appears that a disposition has been implanted into humanity requiring self-generation that impels them to spawn…
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War & Peace
The story is told of a scorpion that wanted to cross a stream. A frog offered to give it a ride. As they were travelling, the scorpion stung the frog. The frog winced, but continued across the water. This happened several times. When they reached the other side, the frog asked, “Why did you sting…
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The A40 Saloon
A FEW YEARS AGO I had two cards pushed through my door because parcels were delivered and we were out. It had taken me some considerable time to trace a supplier of decaffeinated tea by water process (almost all firms in England use chemicals) but I found that Twinings produced some for export, and were…
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Yo-yo diets
Recent research has discovered that those people who practise yo-yo diets unwittingly release dangerous toxic chemicals into their bloodstream. Four men and four women were sealed into a large greenhouse-like structure known as Biosphere 2, to study the feasibility of setting up self-sustaining environments on other planets. “The team was forced to follow a strict…
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Necessary Penance?
Sir Thomas More was born in Milk Street, London on February 7, 1478, son of Sir John More, a prominent judge. He was educated at St Anthony’s School in London. As a youth he served as a page in the household of Archbishop Morton, who anticipated More would become a “marvellous man.” Thomas More went…
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Four Points
Resurrection proves that the thief cannot steal the promise. Jesus promised to live again, he did and therefore, because He conquered death, when weakness, discouragement, or despair seem to dominate, we can have confidence. Unfortunately we fail to discern the difference between the ghouls of hell and the frailty of the flesh. Thus those fiends…
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Easter Sunday – Oh Happy Day
“Saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” [Luke 24:7] God has His third day on any day. It is the day of resurrection and a day promised. It is the day when beginnings take place. No one had been raised…
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