Archive for January 23rd, 2009

What is wrong with YouTube?

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: The Pedestal | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Is the amount of crap on YouTube growing at an exponential rate? It used to be that on the main page there were many videos which took my interest. I could just go and find something to watch but now I have to wade through pages of utter nonsense to find something worth seeing.  I [...]

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U.S. stem cell research gets the go ahead

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

U.S. President Barack Obama has paved the way for President Bush’s limitation on federal funding for stem cell research to be removed.
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Obama lifts ban on abortion education funding

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

U.S. President Barack Obama has lifted the controversial ban put in place by former President Bush which froze funding to international organisations which educate women about abortions.
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God on the Web

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: The Pedestal | Tags: , , , , , , |

God is Great

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Best Taxi Stories

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: Random Samplings | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Before I ever got a driving license or a car, I used public transport daily.  Interesting things happen on buses, trains, and subways. But some of the best stories I have ever heard have come from taxi drivers.
In the UK you can get either the black Hackney taxi,  or a private taxi which is usually [...]

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Top 5 Folk Guitarists/Singer/Songwriters

Posted on January 23, 2009. Filed under: Random Samplings | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

1. Nick Drake
2. John Martyn
3. Bob Dylan
4. Bert Jansch
5. Donovan
Any disputes?
Anyone not on the list that should be?

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