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  1. EnglishLady

    Birthday! Happy Birthday Scott4211

    I thought it was a fine wine :p Happy Birthday Scott :)
  2. EnglishLady

    Vitamins may shorten life

    Hmmm :rolleyes: not that sort of balance Scott :p Happy Birthday btw :D
  3. EnglishLady

    Vitamins may shorten life

    Agreed it does not sound like a very sound study (or write up). But there has been more on this subject than just this one. For example ..... A vitamin a day may do more harm than good If you're banking on a daily vitamin to make up for any deficiencies in your diet, you may be getting a...
  4. EnglishLady

    Indy Car Driver Dies....

    R.I.P Dan Wheldon
  5. EnglishLady

    Vitamins may shorten life

    Personally, IMO, I think the gist of this story is, most ppl are taking vits thinking that they are helping themselves, when in fact they don't need them and are wasting their money. And, that too much of any vit can cause toxicity in presumably an organ, which can't be good :(
  6. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    Where on earth do you hear such codswallop :confused: If both parents have to work to make ends meet, then yes they may go to a grandparent or other relative or a playschool. Boarding Schools are for the rich not for the ordinary working folk. Who on earth is Dr Laura :confused...
  7. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    How about this one .... :p:D
  8. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    Ermmm ....... what are drinking tonight? :p:D;)
  9. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    Hmmm .... I wish his parents luck :p:D
  10. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    If this had been a private nursery I would wholeheartedly agree with you, but ......... I was in that situation where I had to go out to work - no if's and but's ........ I didn't want to go on welfare. I ended up bringing up two young boys all on my own - and they have turned out upright...
  11. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    Sometimes its needs must to have both parents working :( May not have started out that way when baby was born, but circumstances, sadly, can change ....
  12. EnglishLady

    Hire the KID NOW!

    This is a play school/Nursery (Day Care :) ) that is within the school grounds. Very poor one at that !
  13. EnglishLady

    Vitamins may shorten life

    BBC When it comes to vitamins, it appears you could have too much of a good thing, say researchers who report a link between their use and higher death rates among older women. Experts have suspected for some time that supplements may only be beneficial if a person is deficient in a...
  14. EnglishLady

    Jerry Brown signs 'California Dream Act' into law

    BBC The governor of California, Jerry Brown, has signed into law legislation allowing illegal immigrants to receive state aid to attend college. Supporters of the California Dream Act, as it is called, say it will benefit the state economically. However, critics argue that it condones...
  15. EnglishLady

    Flipper Bridge Melds Left-Side Drivers With Right-Side Drivers

    :eek: Ingenious Flipper Bridge Melds Left-Side Drivers With Right-Side Drivers | Fast Company
  16. EnglishLady

    Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel hits shops

    BBC The previously unpublished first novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will finally be available to buy from Monday. Entitled The Narrative of John Smith, the novel - written between 1883 and 1884 - comprises the reflections of a man confined to his room by gout. Conan Doyle sent it to a...
  17. EnglishLady

    Breaking News: Women in Saudi Arabia 'to vote and run in elections'

    BBC Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in municipal elections, the Gulf Kingdom's King Abdullah has announced. He said they would also have the right to be appointed to the consultative Shura Council. The news will be welcomed by activists who have long...
  18. EnglishLady

    Bullfighting in Barcelona to end with Catalonia ban

    BBC Bullfighting fans in Catalonia will see the last fights before a ban on the age-old tradition comes into effect in Spain's north-eastern region. About 20,000 spectators are expected to fill Barcelona's Monumental arena, where top matadors will be performing. Catalonia's lawmakers...
  19. EnglishLady

    Triple facepalm not allowed anymore?

    It looks like they are having a nose bleed en masse :eek: :p:D
  20. EnglishLady

    Speed of Light tests which threatens to upend a century of physics

    LOL I thought the same thing when I read this .... give it a few years and they will change their minds again. :rolleyes: As for "Beam me up Scotty" - I once watched a documentary which discussed & basically took apart all the neat things on a Star Trek Starship, and explained why they...
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