MPs urge government to stop NHS funding, and MHRA licensing, of homeopathy

#“MPs urge government to stop NHS funding, and MHRA licensing, of homeopathy” This was a challenging inquiry which provoked strong reactions. We were seeking to determine whether the Governments policies on homeopathy are evidence based on current evidence. They are not. It sets an unfortunate precedent for the Department of Health to consider that the existence of a community which believes that homeopathy works is evidence enough to continue spending public money on it. »

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The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

#“The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” via youtube.com Via Ciara from WeddingDates.ie . Just bloody fantastic. I'm happy to pimp any product that makes me laugh this hard. »

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Oscar and me messing with phone video and Kino video editor

#“Oscar and me messing with phone video and Kino video editor” via youtube.com Both of us a bit shocked that two minutes using a Nokia E51 and the simple Kino video editor in Ubuntu gave us this very cool output. Morten and the boys in A-Ha better watch out. »

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BMW 5-Series. Old or new for my Da?

#“BMW 5-Series. Old or new for my Da?” My Da's 12 year old BMW will fail its NCT unless he has 5 grand of work done on it so he has finally decided to get a new one. The new 520d and 525d are catching his eye. The advantage of the 525d is that it is available in March. The big disadvantage is a massive price uplift over the 520d. But he can't really wait until July for the 520d to be released. »

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Irish Blogs are Dead. Long Live Irish Blogs

#“Irish Blogs are Dead. Long Live Irish Blogs” Judging will start early next week. Congratulations to the nominees. Thank you to those that nominated so many blogs. via awards.ie My 4 media BFFs tell me that Irish blogging is dead, so Damien Mulley made up this list of fake blogs instead. »

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No man can resist this

#“No man can resist this” via aldi.ie 850W Generator creating a stronger emotional response than a picture of Cheryl Cole. »

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3,678,189 life-saving tetanus vaccines

#“3,678,189 life-saving tetanus vaccines” Terrific Response from Irish Parents <p><b>Posted on</b> | February 19, 2010 | <a href="http://www.manicmammy.com/2010/02/19/terrific-response-from-irish-parents/#respond" title="Comment on Terrific Response from Irish Parents">No Comments</a></p> <p>I was happily stunned on Wednesday to receive the news that Irish parents were responsible for donating a phenomenal <em><strong>3,678,189</strong></em> life-saving tetanus vaccines between October and December 2009 as part of the Pampers, Fairy &amp; UNICEF Ireland 1 pack = 1 vaccine campaign. This figure represents a huge<br /> 213% Increase on the 2008 Campaign. »

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Free Willie - A friendship you could never imagine

#“Free Willie - A friendship you could never imagine” via gammagoblin.blogspot.com A 12 year old street kid. A 3 ton orca moustache. A friendship you could never imagine. An adventure you'll never forget. »

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Google Shopper for Android - Nice

#“Google Shopper for Android - Nice” via google.com Another area I knew they would eventually invade. Google Goggles made into a useful product. US focussed now but give it time. What ever happened to Compare Everywhere? For a long time it vied with Shopsavvy in this space and then disappeared out of the Android Market. Did Google buy it? Of course Voice Search is still a bit flakey. I tried " »

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