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Archive for February, 2007

Some enterprising Hollywood documentary makers think they’ve found Jesus’s tomb in Jerusalem, or rather a tomb containing 10 limestone coffins with the names Mary, Matthew, Jesua son of Joseph (that’s Jesus) Mary, Jofa and Judah, son of Jesua.
So, am I about to renounce my faith and try to prove that I am part of [...]

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This week I learnt…

The Scottish Parliament building project was finished last week, a snip at £414 million.
Peppermint tea may control excessive female hair growth.
You could lose over 12kg a year playing your wii
Edinburgh Uni is getting a computer with 35,000 GB memory. WOW.

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Come in? No, we’ll let you in.

A nameless megachurch has fitted doors to their building without handles on the outside. You can’t just walk in, you have to wait for someone on the inside to let you in. This has its practical advantags, as they point out, in keeping those you don’t want in out…
But I can’t help thinking that’s a [...]

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This week I learnt

Some people reckon 10% of university work is plagarised
The scottish rugby team only has 3 “exile” players
You now have to have an interview to get a UK passport
Broken (ok, damaged) hearts might be able to heal themselves

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So, you might have read a while back about Rev. Ted Haggard, chair of the US council of evangelical churches had been forced to resign after allegations were made by one Mike Jones that he had had sex with him… oh, and there was some crystal meth taking in there too.,
Well, it appears that Ted [...]

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This week I learnt…

Research suggests women fall in love with “average” men
Travelling around London is much much cheaper with an Oyster card
I’m not so keen on turkey “manufactured” in huge sheds

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Something to ponder on a chilly Friday afternoon:
“You can only hear if you are listening”

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One Hope

 It is DICCU mission week in Durham, One Hope is what its called, and while I’m not directly involved, I’m experiencing it somewhat tangetially. It can be a really good time, a real focus on making Christ known to students in Durham, with visiting speakers, and loads and loads and loads of events, involving pretty [...]

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This week I learnt…

my time management skills aren’t as good as they need to be.
we bought 3 billion litres of bottled water last year.
major UK graduate employers have more jobs in the USA than the north-east

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