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Gruesome and marvelous animated GIFs from GE's new body scanner
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 11:15pm — CarolVia Twitter:
See gruesome and marvelous animated GIFs from GE's new body scanner http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/11/7527809/ge-ct-scanner
See gruesome and marvelous animated GIFs from GE's new body scanner http://t.co/p7Vvaq5Ayv pic.twitter.com/eaw3wPwVxs
— The Verge (@verge) January 11, 2015
GlastonburyFreePress @glastofreepress 26 Jun The sweet rhythm of the Heidelberg...
Fri, 28/06/2013 - 2:12pm — CarolSmell that ink!
The sweet rhythm of the Heidelberg... https://t.co/KhaXSwkEoF
— GlastonburyFreePress (@glastofreepress) June 26, 2013
Hugh Grant for President?
Wed, 13/07/2011 - 10:49pm — CarolThe News International #notw story has probably been done to death - though I remain concerned that the big issues are being lost in the 'hacking' of phones (which of course wasn't hacking at all).
Seems to me that the real issue is privacy and ownership of data and we're reaching a tipping point where hopefully we might get some proper rights for once!
In the meantime - I loved Hugh Grant's comments in the Guardian which to me hit the nail firmly on the head
Nutrient imbalances in our diets
Wed, 13/07/2011 - 10:33pm — CarolI've long been interested in the connections between BSE and nutrient deficiencies/excess so I was interested to see the following article in today's Western Morning News
Chernobyl - 26 April 1986
Wed, 08/09/2010 - 2:19am — CarolChernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, pa
The Best Pub Jukebox in the World
Tue, 22/09/2009 - 12:00am — CarolHad the best time at the Bird in the Hand pub in Hayle. Becky, the pub manager was really friendly and approachable and the food was excellent. Russell said the Liver and Onions was the best he'd had! - their web site is not so hot - not even an address or a phone number(!), but the food is good and the beers were great and the company even better - Hi Nick!! belated Happy Birthday..
BT finally does the right thing?? For how long?
Mon, 06/07/2009 - 5:52pm — CarolFinally - but not until after invading their customers' privacy - BT have pulled out of Phorm. Worth half a cheer - unless it's supposed to push Phorm into administration so they can buy it cheaply.
Hope the European Court throws the book at both BT and the Government.
