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Give yourself a photographic job

Friday, 26 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 43 By Harry Flashman
A friend of mine is doing a photography course by correspondence.  Each week a ‘project’ is suggested, with the tyro then emailing his or her results to the tutor.  What…

Bodyguard wanted

Friday, 06 May 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 18 By Hillary
Dear Hillary, This is a money problem, but you might not think it important, but I do.  I am coming over to Thailand for my holidays, and I don’t have…

Are we in Depression?

Friday, 19 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 42 By Graham Macdonald
For its neighbours, the main problem with a unified Germany is the giant shadow cast across Europe by its increased economic might and strategic importance, relatively diminishing the status and…

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and how to make it happy

Friday, 19 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 42 By Dr. Iain Corness
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS since we like acronyms, is an interesting condition.  It is not a disease, and in fact tests for abnormalities come back reported as ‘negative’.  Does…

Stopping movement without freezing

Friday, 19 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 42 By Harry Flashman
We have all, at some time, tried to take photographs of moving objects.  Provided they are going no faster than the average garden snail, this is no problem, and any…

My maid is driving me crazy

Friday, 06 May 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 18 By Hillary
Dear Hillary, I know I am lucky to have a maid, as I could never afford one in America.  And I know I am joining the band of women who…

Three Wise Men

Friday, 12 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 41 By Graham Macdonald
Three highly respected investment gurus were recently asked their opinions of what will happen to Emerging Markets in the near future. Christian Menegatti, MD and Head of Global Economic Research…

Is rectal bleeding just a passing thing?

Friday, 12 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 41 By Dr. Iain Corness
Rectal bleeding is something most people don’t discuss at parties.  This may be a bad plan, actually, because you should not ignore rectal bleeding.  You see, not every case of…

An Autographer for anyone?

Friday, 12 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 41 By Harry Flashman
I have to admit that when digital cameras first came out, I pooh poohed the notion.  They would never be as good as ‘proper’ film cameras.  Another geek idea of…

Old geezers will wait for this one

Friday, 06 May 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 18 By Hillary
Dear Hillary, I have no complaints about my life and lovers in this country.  I could never be so lucky where I came from in the UK.  These girls over…

Why on earth would anyone buy equities now?

Friday, 05 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 40 By Graham Macdonald
As things stand now, it might seem that there is no light at the end of the tunnel - in investment terms at any rate. American government debt has been…
Some interesting information coming out of the UK, where it is claimed that Botox use has increased in an increasingly younger age group.  No longer is Botox the province of…

Kirlian cameras and Electrography

Friday, 05 October 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 40 By Harry Flashman
I was at a meeting recently where the subject of Kirlian photography was mentioned.  This I found interesting as Kirlian photography was a fad a few years ago but had…

Loving Songkran

Friday, 29 April 2011 Issue Vol. XIX No. 17 By Hillary
Dear Hillary, Did you get wet over Songkrong (sic), or are you too old for that sort of thing?  Me and my mates come over every year and it’s a…

Situation Critical

Friday, 28 September 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 39 By Graham Macdonald
For those of us from a Judeo-Christian heritage, it is sometimes possible to believe that suffering is worthwhile; a way of paying for past sins. In this light, the age…
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