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Oh My Dog!
Published: 10th Apr 2013
“UP UNTIL May 2011 I had no belief in God at all. I only went to church for occasional weddings, funerals and midnight mass to sing Christmas carols.
But everything changed in May, when I took my dog, Gemma, out on our usual walk. We were crossing a wooden bridge which had happened every day for 18 months, Gemma was pottering along behind me as she always did. I distinctly heard a...
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Walking on prayer
Published: 15th Mar 2013
“I JUST CAN’T sleep tonight” croons Canadian singer, Justin Bieber. Reason for his insomnia? “Knowing that things ain’t right”. What does the megastar do? “I close my eyes and I can see a brighter day, I close my eyes and pray.”
He’s not the only star to claim enlightenment through prayer. From Lady Gaga...
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Greater than Gatsby?
Published: 8th Mar 2013
LEONARDO Di Caprio’s recent movie, “The Great Gatsby”, is set in New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of wild living, jazz parties, and shady business dealings making a lot of money.
Mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, played by Di Caprio, is a man following a dream. Gatsby has devoted his life to the pursuit of wealth. But for...
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Tax fat cats
Published: 22nd Feb 2013
AT MIDDAY dozens of protesters who’d been waiting quietly inside the store stood up, unfurled their banners and leaflets and began chanting “Starbucks – pay your taxes! Starbucks sucks money from the UK! Boycott Starbucks – tell your friends!”
This demonstration was just one recent example of anger being expressed against greedy companies...
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Royal baby buzz
Published: 12th Feb 2013
BY NOW surely no one on earth doesn't know that William and Kate, the Royal couple, are expecting their first child.
Or is it twins? And will it be a boy or a girl? Everybody is guessing! Those who don’t like all the baby talk in the news are in for a rough nine months – and beyond.
As with William and Kate’s wedding, this...
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