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Is it possible to live without spending any cash whatsoever? After becoming disillusioned with consumer society, one man decided to give it a tryThe morning I finally decided to give up using cash, the whole world changed. I (Read More)
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Fox controller William Moore tells how he would never shoot off the animal's tail and wear as it tieI've been keen to see this film for a while – because I am the Fantastic Mr Fox, although most people just call me Foxy. So I (Read More)
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Predictions for the sport were dire before the controversial Hunting Act of 2004 but participation has in fact grownThe predictions were dire ahead of the controversial hunting ban in 2004 – thousands of rural jobs would be l (Read More)
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My dear friend Amber Carroll, who has died aged 62, began her career as a teacher in her native South Africa, but then fled the apartheid regime and came to London.At first, she lived briefly in the shadow of Westminster Abbe (Read More)
Travel Pod:
Jump to the full entry & travel map Yangon (Rangoon), MyanmarA popular joke around here is that George Orwell, who had lived and worked in Burma for a while, had written (Read More)
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Fate of hundreds of British workers hangs on the decision of major shareholders Warren Buffett and Nelson PeltzThe fate of Cadbury as a proudly independent confectioner, and the security of hundreds of jobs in the UK and Irel (Read More)
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ALEXANDRIA, West Bellefonte and Commonwealth avenues, Oct. 23. Residents called the Animal Welfare League about a squirrel that was perched on top of a third-story window air conditioner. The squirrel didn't move despite resi (Read More)
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Forthcoming book examines the role of humans in the eradication of species, and its findings are not likely to be pleasantAt first sight it seems an unlikely topic for a landmark publishing deal: a fee of about half a million (Read More)
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Ratnabai Kale, her daughter and her sister are the latest victims of a draconian clean-up to improve the country's image abroadThe three women were at a bus stop when the police rolled up. "You are begging, get in the van," t (Read More)
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Hershey currently holds the licence to make Cadbury's bars in the US. But many feel they lack a certain je ne sais quoiWith familiar purple packaging and a swirly "C", the Cadbury chocolate bars found in American shops look a (Read More)
Reuters: Environment:
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - New uses of genetic testing can help track how animal diets may change due to global warming and are helping crack down on wildlife smuggling, experts said on Saturday.
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guardian.co.uk Film:
The Men Who Stare At Goats (12A) (Grant Heslov, 2009, US) George Clooney, Ewan McGregor. 94 mins.A fiction less strange than the truth, this takes the juicy bits from Jon Ronson's startling book on the outer limits of US mili (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
In sleepy Sussex is a group of dedicated cryonicists who believe they hold the secret to eternal life. Simon Hattenstone joins them for a demonstration – but first they need to make sure the hosepipe isn't too leakyIn a bunga (Read More)
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Steven Poole enjoys a rigorous examination of an abstract notionHumans are often misled by abstract nouns of their own making, and sometimes the bamboozlement can last centuries or more. Because one can say the word "justice" (Read More)
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Michael Morpurgo's tale of a wild child ranks among his bestChildren's fiction often finds ingenious ways of getting rid of adults, forcing its protagonists to depend on their own resources and initiative. Michael Morpurgo's (Read More)
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M John Harrison is captivated by a collection of edgy, magical storiesThe inhabitants of David Constantine's short stories struggle towards secrets they already know – secrets kept somehow from themselves or imparted to them (Read More)
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Glacier crevasses can be deathtraps for skiers, but a fluke of nature has given us a peek inside one – and into a frozen wonderlandFor years I've been spooked by the memory of a friend who, having returned home early from a s (Read More)
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Hoxton Hall, LondonRobin French made his mark five years ago with a short Royal Court play, Bear Hug, about a couple who greet their son's transformation into a bear with perverse optimism. His new play also deals with man's (Read More)