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Homer Simpson Quotes: Words From The Great Failure

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‘I’m normally not a praying man, but if you’re up there, please save me Superman.’ ‘Marge, don’t discourage the boy! Weasling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel.’ ‘I’m in no condition to drive…wait! I shouldn’t listen to myself, I’m drunk!’ ‘Lisa, if you don’t

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Ann’s Story: Chapter Sixteen ‘Single In Paris’

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Yellow Magpie’s Saturday Serial continues with Chapter Sixteen. You can read chapter one,  two and three here. A boat trip on the Seine was planned for the day. Ann had had a good night’s sleep and was up bright and early. She showered, dressed and went down stairs to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. There was no

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The England Riots And A Radical New System Of Governance

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Welcome to the final part of Yellow Magpie’s in-depth analysis of the England Rioting. This part will explore a radically new system of governance. Being elected and getting re-elected are politician’s main motivations. Therefore, long-term projects and strategies will always be low on politicians’ lists preferring quick-fix solution and issues that can be rapidly resolved

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Babes In Hollywood TV Review: The Exploitation Of Children’s Dreams

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Babes In Hollywood is one of the strangest television experiences you are likely to encounter. To say that the Hollywood child ‘star’ industry is odd is a serious understatement. This documentary shows an industry that is almost exclusively based on deception and false promises.

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Michael Johnson Quotes: The Outspoken Sprinter Speaks

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‘People need to know there are good things happening. Unfortunately, people are going to read about Joe Horn pulling out the cell phone or Kobe Bryant. And it feeds itself. People talk about it because it is so bad for our society. And people tend to believe athletes are so bad and so self-centered.’

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Ann’s Story: Chapter Fifteen ‘New Introductions’

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Yellow Magpie’s Saturday Serial continues with Chapter Thirteen. You can read chapter one,  two and three here. Mercifully the evening with Thelma’s friends ended. Ann had found it pure torture trying to converse with people she didn’t know, with whom she had nothing in common.

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3-D Printing: A Glimpse Into The Future

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We are living in a century of great changes. Our technology has never been as advanced. We finally have a practical replacement for the wasteful burning of petrochemicals in our vehicles. This alternative will only become better and more affordable as battery chemistries become refined. In the area of medicine, researchers are working on new

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Oranges And Sunshine Film Review: A Troubled Truth Comes To Light

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Director: Jim Loach. Cast: Emily Watson, David Wenham and Hugo Weaving. Oranges and Sunshine deals with a horrific theme the deportation of British children from the care of the state to Australia. This is a difficult subject matter to watch and even more difficult to portray on screen. The great danger with such issues is

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