Wait a minute. They’re already dead. Brexit just reveals that not everybody’s brains have been eaten. A viral contagion now threatens the zombified institutions of daily life, especially the workings of politics and finance. Just as zombies exist only in the collective imagination, so do these two principal activities of society operate mainly on trust, an ephemeral product of the hive-mind. When things fall apart in stressed complex systems, they tend to fall apart fast. It’s called phase change. Too many things in 21st-century life have depended on sheer trust that the people-in-charge know what they are doing. That trust … Continue reading

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Bromelain is a protein-digesting (proteolytic) enzyme complex found in the fruit and, in higher concentrations, in the stem of the pineapple (Ananas comosus). It is able to hydrolyze or break down a wide variety of protein types in a range of both acid and alkaline environments. Originally isolated in the late 1800s, bromelain can play a key role in digestion, and perhaps more importantly, its properties have prompted many practitioners to use it as an agent in wound healing and the prevention of illness and irritation decades. What Does Bromelain Do? Put simply, bromelain breaks down protein. This has fairly … Continue reading

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Uncle has turned me into a litterbug. I’ve chucked empty beer bottles out the window. I do not like doing this. I feel guilty about doing this. I never used to do this. So why do I do it now? Because having an “open container” – or an empty one – in one’s car invites severe (and for me, a car journalist, life-altering) consequences. If one happens to be pulled over by a cop for any random reason (seatbelt “violation,” “speeding,” an out-of-date sticker) and he sees an “open” or “empty” in the car, you are in serious trouble. Better call Saul. Even if the “empty” has been empty for … Continue reading

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 Some of us have long predicted the breakup of the European Union. The Cousins appear to have just delivered the coup de grace. While Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU, England voted for independence. These people, with their unique history, language and culture, want to write their own laws and rule themselves. The English wish to remain who they are, and they do not want their country to become, in Theodore Roosevelt’s phrase, “a polyglot boarding house” for the world. From patriots of all nations, congratulations are in order. It will all begin to unravel now, … Continue reading

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A majority of the voters of Venezuela are thieves. They have tried to vote themselves prosperity through the welfare state. This preference for theft by the ballot box has now blown up in their faces. Good. To imagine that theft produces any other result is to imagine that (1) dishonesty is the best policy, (2) thieves win in the long run, and (3) private property is theft. Venezuelans elected and re-elected the long-winded socialist Hugo [OOgowe] Chavez. Chavez was a tin-horn dictator whose role model — rhetorically and ideologically — was Fidel Castro. He loved to give three-hour speeches. He … Continue reading

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It’s the cause of many sleepless nights, leads to frazzled nerves, irritability and often couples sleeping in separate bedrooms. Anyone can snore but, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association (BSSAA), more than two-thirds of snorers are men. This is because men are more likely to carry weight around their neck and throat as well as more likely to drink and smoke which all contribute to snoring, explains co-founder, Marianne Davey. Snorers can sometimes wake themselves up with their noisy breathing but not before their other halves have spent hours staring at the ceiling and missing out on … Continue reading

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Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot, calls Russia ‘friend & strategic partner’

‘EU to push through full-blown superstate with last powers for countries deleted’ – the plan from day one