Happy Ukrainian Independence Day Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 - 6:00 am
Happy Independence Day to everyone with links to Ukraine! Man hit by three cars - only one driver stopped Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 - 6:21 pm
In a shocking accident near Ilkley a man was hit by three cars, but only one stopped at the incident. Poor guy. It is, of course,a crime not to stop at the scene of an accident.
From the BBC News Website:
"A 39-year-old man has died after he was hit by three cars in West Yorkshire.
Police said two of the three cars which hit Stephen Wood failed to stop at the scene of the crash on the A65 Skipton Road, near Ilkley, just after midnight.
Mr Wood, who is from the Ilkley area, had been drinking in the Vaults public house earlier in the evening before walking along the A65.
West Yorkshire Police said they wanted to speak to anyone with information about the collision.
Officers are speaking to the female driver of the car which did stop at the scene." What Nick Clegg says about electoral reform. Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 - 10:13 pm
With thanks to Newshound on Liberal Democrat Voice:
Have I been taking poison? I've been taking bisphosphonate (alendronic acid/Fosamax) with calcium tablets for treating osteoporosis and I've suddenly developed a very painful condition. I've discovered bisphosphonate can actually CAUSE terrible damage to the jaw. Now taking much better quality calcium tablets than you get on the NHS with proper balance of vitamins and minerals to enable the calcium to be absorbed - and I've dropped the alendronic acid. Several women have mentioned to me that they did not trust it or had researched it and believed it was dangerous.
I've been a bit quiet lately, not like me, because I've had some dreadful pain in my jaw and teeth and some in the side of my face.
I've been to the dentist who painted some stuff on some of my teeth. It helped, but the pain was still pretty bad. He said the roots of some of my teeth are exposed. But it's strange that it has happened to three lower and one upper teeth at the same time. Looking in my mouth I think they have keeled over quite a lot and that could be why the roots are exposed. This is why I thought (before going to the dentist or looking anything up) that my osteporosis might have damaged my jaw bones.
However now I've been having a look around the internet I'm more of the opinion that it was the alendronic acid rather than the osteoporosis that could have caused the problem because it can cause something called osteonecrosis. Interestingly the dentist asked me if I was taking alendronic acid. Thankfully my painful condition is nothing like as bad as this can be.
Some medical researchers are calling osteonecrosis caused by bisphosphate, "the modern phossy jaw". That was the disease that "match girls" acquired from the phosporous they applied to matches. Now I'm not a chemist but I know that chemical names relate to each other: phosphorous/bisphosphonate seem to be related. And the latter is what I've been taking.
Best wishes to everyone with links to India on their Independence Day! Pakistan Independence Day Saturday, August 14th, 2010 - 6:15 am
Best wishes to everyone with links to Pakistan on their Independence Day! 4.2 million affected by Pakistan floods - UN Sunday, August 8th, 2010 - 9:57 am
The UN figure for people affected by the floods in Pakistan is at least 4.2 million. Flooding has also affected India. Oxfam, Médicine Sans Frontière, Islamic Relief and other organisations are collecting money to provide help. Don't forget to give! Oh dear! Children's roundabouts did not arrive ... Sunday, August 8th, 2010 - 9:05 am
The Town Council's Yorkshire Day Tea on the Green went very well and attendance was pretty good in spite of fine drizzle most of the afternoon. The only disappointment was that the children's rides (my part of the arrangements) did not arrive. Apologies, kids!
The man who was bringing them was on his way when he got an urgent call to say his mother had been taken into hospital and he had to divert his journey there. I hope she's getting on alright. Happy Yorkshire Day! Sunday, August 1st, 2010 - 5:49 am
Yorkshire Day today. And if you're near Keighley don't forget to come along to the Town Council's Yorkshire Day celebration, Tea on the Green, at Church Green off North Street from 1 till 5 p.m. It'll be fun!
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