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Archive for January, 2011

Danny Boyle’s film career on hold after his plot machine is stolen

‘The machine has produced such different titles as 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Days Earlier, Please Allow 28 days for Delivery, and 24, for which it is thought Boyle might be claiming undue credit.’

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Posted: Jan 18th, 2011
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Mumsnet survey reveals undue parental anxiety mainly due to Mumsnet

Popular online support network Mumsnet has revealed that most parents feel unduly pressured to comply with the ‘model of perfect parenting’ as a result of reading Mumsnet.

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Posted: Jan 18th, 2011
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Cameron to discuss NHS reforms with GPs ‘as soon as he can get an appointment’

‘I tried calling as soon as their surgeries opened at 9 o’clock, but was told I was 14th in the queue.’

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Posted: Jan 18th, 2011
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Guinea, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau no longer sure which is which

Residents and tourists in the three small African states bearing the word ‘Guinea’ in their name report being increasingly confused about whether or not they are in the correct country.

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Posted: Jan 17th, 2011
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Car parking issues at UN building cause of most international disputes

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today announced radical plans to tackle global conflict by building a new improved car-park at the UN Headquarters in New York.

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Posted: Jan 17th, 2011
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