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Lest we forget
Europe is much bigger than just the EU:
Anyway, that's where we were a few days ago.
Any idea where we'll end up?
As I recall, the Referendum was only about membership of the EU, and not about membership of the Council of Europe, the EU Customs Union or the European Economic Area, each of which are bigger bodies.
Same for Article 50. As far as I can see, It's a process for leaving the EU, not for leaving the other bits.
Comments welcome.
There's a cool clickable regularly-updated version of this Euler diagram at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Supranational_European_Bodies
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The Beeb now have hold of the story...
Leicester Royal Infirmary closes wards over swine flu.
Still no signs of the disease in yours truly.
Neutrophils now 0.00 again (as per Cycle 1), so no infection resistance. Was in Day Ward again today, was sent home yet again and was informed that the daily in-out would continue into next week.
Ooda Thunkit
How many years have we been made to fund successive governments' barmy policies to address climate change?
Looks like Aldi have an economical Climate Control solution:
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Cyberdyne Systems Series R20 Model 101
This year's Fathers' Day saw the welcome addition of the "Terminator" box-set to the DVD/BluRay collection.
You know the story-lines... Terminators sent back in time, their missions being to kill off the Resistance-to-be at various points within the plot's history, trying to ensure that both Judgment Day and the Rise of the Machines come to pass.
I used to see parallels between the Machines and wind-turbines, between Skynet and RES, between John Connor and Alan Sloman, but the men in white coats put me in a padded room and tried to cure me of my delusions and of my overwhelming desire to insert another "e" into "Judgment".
Today's news, therefore, is a tad spooky:
Feed me!
Hmm... Google is to retire Reader and a handful of other useful services.
That'll fcuk-up a few bloggers and smartphone users, I'll warrant.
