07 April 2016 Time Zones and Time Changes Daylight saving anomalies Down Under and elsewhere by Lynda Goetz Flying from one continent to another, one accepts the inevitable disorientation caused by ending up in different time zones. Commonly, of course, known as jet lag, one ends up either gaining or losing hours or even an… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: Time Zones and Time Changes (Lynda Goetz)
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Issue 46: 2016 03 24: Quicksilver Pro Surfing Championships (Lynda Goetz)
24 March 2016 Quicksilver Pro Surf Championships by Lynda Goetz I am English. I do not live on or near the West Cornwall or North Devon coasts and I was 25 a lifetime ago, so it almost goes without saying that my knowledge of surfing is not just minimal but almost non-existent. However, here I… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 24: Quicksilver Pro Surfing Championships (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
3 September 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS CHILCOT ENQUIRY: The row over the delay in producing a report into the war in Iraq continues as Sir John refuses to name a publication day. Blame has been placed on the quality of the first draft of the report and on uncooperative tactics by witnesses who… Continue reading Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 : Australia Murders Language in Revenge
13 August 2015 Australia Murders Language in Revenge By Chin Chin With the current enthusiasm for plays written by Aeschylus and Euripides you would have thought that we would recognise revenge when we see it. How is it then that when the Sydney Morning Herald described the start of the fourth ashes test match as… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 : Australia Murders Language in Revenge
Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief – UK NEWS
23 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS NHS: The Government has announced that, in pursuit of its aim of a 24/7 health service, it proposes to compel hospital consultants to work at weekends if new terms on pay and hours cannot be agreed with them. Currently, consultants can opt out of weekend working. LIBERAL… Continue reading Issue 12: 2015 07 23: Week in Brief – UK NEWS
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Sentenced to Life
16 July 2015 Clive James: ‘Sentenced to Life’ by J R Thomas Clive James is one of those extraordinary figures who seem to pop up in every civilised society to make their fellow occupants of the planet feel insufficiently talented and inadequately driven. A true modern Renaissance man, he was a constant figure in the… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Sentenced to Life
