I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also read more

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life read more

A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain—then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?

Something's going to happen in Cornwall on a bridge. Something controversial involving the Natives. The bridge is going to be read more

Something's going to happen in Cornwall on a bridge. Something controversial involving the Natives. The bridge is going to be blocked and this is going to be big, national news.

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, read more

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.

This means that five days a week, we are sending our school children into environments where there is an abundance read more

This means that five days a week, we are sending our school children into environments where there is an abundance of high-calorie, low-nutritional-quality, inexpensive food.

Sometimes, HR departments have had trouble with employees abusing sabbaticals or asking to cash out of the benefit and just read more

Sometimes, HR departments have had trouble with employees abusing sabbaticals or asking to cash out of the benefit and just keep working.

The crucial thing for genocide is that you have to show a special kind of intent to implement genocide.

The crucial thing for genocide is that you have to show a special kind of intent to implement genocide.

They have circled, and they are now closing in. It's not looking good.

They have circled, and they are now closing in. It's not looking good.

It's a great feeling when someone like Bernard Hinault comes up to you on the podium to say 'Welcome to read more

It's a great feeling when someone like Bernard Hinault comes up to you on the podium to say 'Welcome to the club