April 2012
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Is it true that horses love to jump fences, and do...
Today’s  horse  is  required  to learn  a  wide variety  of different tasks. Many  of these  tasks are  not  natural  behaviors  for  the  horse.  For example, polo ponies are required to  discrimi- nate  and  follow  a  fast-moving  ball  while avoiding swinging  mallets.  Whereas these actions  depend  on  natural  physiological  re- sponses of the horse, the horse normally would ...
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The Centre For Economics & Business Research have...
They say they cost the UK too much money. So I sent them an email: Hello, Just taking time out of my Bank Holiday routine to shake my head sadly at your ‘look at us’ press release calling for people to work even harder in the name of chasing more GDP. Did you actually speak to any people who work at proper jobs? I suspect not; this incoherent suggestion bears all the hallmarks of a...
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“Here’s Nick Clegg, speaking in Sheffield yesterday: “We own the...”
– Jackie Ashley, The Guardian
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Hotel Review: Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport →
Arrival isn’t great - you come through a strange underground path from the airport, picking your way past the buskers and panhandlers. Eventually, you’ll find an uphill slope to struggle up, and an…
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Hotel Review: Homewood Suites, Denver Tech Center →
Duck-themed delights from the off with this hotel - a gorgeous welcome pack, including a personalised note with the expected weather for the week and some water and biscuits. There was an ominous…
Mar 21st
Hotel Review: Doubletree ORD (Rosemont, Chicago) →
To be fair to any and all airport hotels, most of your clientele are going to be folded up and grumpy by the time they arrive, and the threatening and unfriendly underpasses you have to scramble…
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