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Book Review: Harlots Sauce by Patricia Volonakis Davis
Book Review: Harlot's Sauce by Patricia Volonakis Davis
11 September 2008
Harlot's Sauce is subtitled A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss and Greece, and that it certainly is. What's remarkable about this memoir and sets it apart from others in a similar vein is how much Greece herself becomes a character in the story. To borrow a  More
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Nevermind restricting IVF - should we offer it at all?
Nevermind restricting IVF - should we offer it at all?
25 July 2008
The BBC's Breakfast show was buzzing with discussion about the results of a survey of fertility specialists which shows that, while 72% think IVF should be offered on the NHS more widely than it is, 47% of those questioned think lifestyle should restrict access.  More
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Land Girls and Lumber Jills to receive WWII honours
Land Girls and Lumber Jills to receive WWII honours
23 July 2008
Surviving members of the Women's Land Army and Women's Timber Corps are to have their contribution to the war effort recognised - finally. Fifty former 'Land Girls' and 'Lumber Jills' will be awarded badges of honour in a ceremony at Downing Street attended by  More
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C of E female bishops debate takes a Lordly turn
C of E female bishops debate takes a Lordly turn
8 July 2008
Forgive the punnery, but it more or less makes my point for me. I've been taking an interest in the female bishop debate, but it was this quote from a BBC report today that made me realise that the whole vote might be over equality of a very different kind: Sa  More
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Snide comments on Madonnas rare display of her wedding ring
Snide comments on Madonna's 'rare' display of her wedding ring
2 July 2008
The London Metro's Guilty Pleasures section can provide some entertainment on the long and meandering route to work, but very occasionally the nature of its reporting does leave a bit of a bitter taste in the mouth. This morning, it was all about Madonna's all  More
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Air India grounds fat hostesses with backing of courts
Air India grounds 'fat' hostesses with backing of courts
10 June 2008
An Indian court has ruled in favour of Air India's ban on overweight flight attendants on the grounds of health and safety. The Delhi high court was responding to a case filed by five ex-employees who had been grounded due to their weight. They are expected to  More
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Girls On The Run: Self-esteem and fitness for young girls
Girls On The Run: Self-esteem and fitness for young girls
3 June 2008
Since I now work in the non-profit sector, I get a lot of emails and tweets about supporting this or that person in their fundraising aims. It's always a pleasure to pass on the message to friends, but this afternoon I read a tweet which introduced me to a whole  More
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