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July 8th, 2008
I first came across Diane Abbott through watching Andrew Neil’s, “This Week” show on late night BBC television. Diane Abbott, labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington appears with Michael Portillo, former conservative MP. Alongside Andrew Neil, they put the world to rights, tackling serious issues, often with a dry humour, as they recognise […]
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July 7th, 2008
Are you looking for a sizzling summer read that will put you in the lives of the rich, famous, and dirty? Look no farther than Tan Lines by JJ Salome. This was one novel I simply couldn’t put down and as I neared the final chapters, I was hoping for just a few more Metro […]
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July 4th, 2008
I didn’t choose this book because the Olympics Games are coming to China, it was a present to me from my lovely son and his family. It is a story of a young female detective, Mei Wang, seemingly searching for an ancient and valuable artefact.
Interwoven is Mei’s haunting family history, which as the tale unfolds, […]
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July 4th, 2008
If you live in the United States, you already know that today is Independence Day, a holiday that is always celebrated on July 4th. For history buffs out there, you may remember that that date was chosen as this day because the Second Continental Congress adopted the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of […]
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July 3rd, 2008
Oh ladies, wasn’t it fabulous? The end of May saw women from all over the world reaching for a Cosmo and gathering their gal pals as our favourite girls from New York graced the Big Screen for a long over-due catch-up. Yup, I’m referring to the premiere of Sex and the City – one of […]
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July 2nd, 2008
Office Bullies. I hear everyone has to deal with them sooner or later. Well, it seems my time has come and I have my very own, shiny, new office bully! I don’t know whether to frame her and hang her on the wall, or maybe shove her in a closet and try to forget about […]
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July 2nd, 2008
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and has been in a wheelchair since the age of seven. She is one of the world’s most respected sportswomen and is considered Britain’s greatest ever Paralympian. Dame Tanni started her sporting career in 1984 representing Wales in the Junior National Games. She has since won 16 […]
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July 1st, 2008
While those of us in the United States are looking forward to the upcoming three-day weekend we get for Independence Day on July 4th, today is an important day of note for Canada, and I wanted to take a moment to wish our Canadian readers and contributors a Happy Canada Day!
What’s Canada Day?
It’s not […]
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