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KTM 950 Supermoto in a Cotswold sunset
Read more: KTM 950 Supermoto in a Cotswold sunsetI took a beautiful ride in the Cotswolds this evening on my KTM 950 Supermoto. What a privilege it is to live in such countryside and to have such a magnificent bike: KTM 950 Supermoto in a Cotswold…
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Smile, smile, smile | Coffee House
Read more: Smile, smile, smile | Coffee HouseFinally, Gordon Brown has at last done something to cheer us up – and released what is perhaps the funniest video ever to come out of No10 (watch it after the jump). via Smile, smile, smile | Coffee…
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FT.com / UK – Chancellor to boost housing with £1bn plan
Read more: FT.com / UK – Chancellor to boost housing with £1bn planWe might ask where the money will be coming from: Alistair Darling will announce another £1bn package to support the housing market in his Budget on Wednesday, seeking to underpin prices, complete partially built building projects and support…
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FT.com – Geithner admits ‘mixed’ bail-out results
Read more: FT.com – Geithner admits ‘mixed’ bail-out resultsCould it be that intervention is about to beget intervention? “In light of the fact that the American taxpayer has been asked to fund this extraordinary effort to stabilise the financial system, it is not unreasonable that the…
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Why skydive?
Read more: Why skydive?Someone suggested to me that the reason for skydiving is the thrill of the risk to life. Um, no, not quite. It is because, for about a minute, the skydiver is at liberty in the sky without an…
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The Abolition of Man
Read more: The Abolition of ManC S Lewis’ book The Abolition of Man is presented as three lectures examining the ultimate outcome of a philosophy which seeks to abandon the Tao: the body of natural law. In his first lecture, Lewis illustrates the…
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The Times searches for long-term reform
Read more: The Times searches for long-term reformThe big problem, however, is that while these remedies are starting to work, they amount to a quick fix rather than a long-term cure, treating the distressing symptoms of recession rather than the underlying disease. If the treatment…