7 August 2011

... trolls Iain Dale

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You've probably heard that there's riots taking place in north London.

In relation to the Enfield ones, Tory blogger Iain Dale wrote this on Twitter:
So, is anyone going to blame this mindless thuggery and violence in middle class Enfield on wicked Tory policy on poverty? Dare you.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply


I, of course, responded to his request:


@IainDale Yep. #Enfield was entirely due to the Tories & their horrific policies over the past year. They've pushed people to the limitless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply


In what appears to be a complete inability to consider that people may be taking the piss out of his ridiculous request, Dale replied as follows:


@dnotice2012 You utter, utter prat. These are well organised thugs. Nothing to do with politics. Pure criminals.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet Reply

What else can I say other than "hook, line and sinker"?

2 August 2011

UV Factor: Vino

I saw this on Skeptoid today:
Today there is one more reason you should be sure to get your daily merlot. Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council have discovered that a chemical found in grapes can limit cellular damage done by the sun. Details of the study can be found in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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Well, what else can I do other than crack open another bottle?

This is also helpful for my up-coming holiday to California...

* Unfortunately the article does not link to the particular study