Year: 2003

and the sunday times today gives the real risks of living in UK today: The real risks are:- Currently in the UK there are around 250,000 smokingrelated deaths each year (source here) 190,000 Cancer deaths a year 132,000 Heart disease deaths a year 60,000 Stroke deaths a year 4,000 Flu deathe a year on average […]

I hear the major involved in the Millionaire scam has been offered a job flogging cough sweets. Story here. Great!

And a story on what could happen if another 20th century marvel were to pack up, thats the GPS system apparently 18 outof the 28 satellites are past there use by date. oops see here

A wonderful story here on how the SARS virus was found in record time by the worldwide cooperation of laboratories. The internet is truly wonderful. How could you co-operate over 10 countries without it! We all have so much to thank the pioneers notably Tim Berners Lee

Paul from our accountants PEM took my co-director, Nick and I to lunch at The Felix in the restaurant called Graffiti, although the last thing you will find within 1 mile of restaurant is Graffitti. Very pleasant time although two hours is a bit of a rush (I foolishly had appointment at dentist) Nick had […]

A story to bring tears to ones eyes about a daft welshman who took 6 million rubber bands (from the post office I bet!) over 5 years made a ball and then dropped it from a mile high to see if it would bounce. Did it? full story here