Woolworths Mental Misinformed Marmalade

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Woolworths Homebrand Marmalade

I present to you two bits of info:

  1. “Made in Belgium from imported and local ingredients”. We’re talking about marmalade for the Australian market. Belgium is on the other side of the planet! Furthermore, oranges do not grow in Belgium, it’s too cold. So that key ingredient is definitely imported there first (from either a Mediterranean country or South America). This marmalade has travelled far to get to you which is beyond daft, considering I can grow any citrus tree in my back yard.
  2. Ingredients tend to be listed in descending order of quantity. The first item listed is “glucose syrup” extracted from wheat. Fine, marmalade and jam have huge amounts of sugar. But then we see the next item, oranges 55%. The order implies that there is more than that percentage of glucose syrup in the jar, making well over 100% and not leaving any room for other ingredients either. Unlikely scenario.

My conclusion: mental Marmalade, Woollies. Bad show.

Professors’ proposed calendar synchronizes dates with days – CNN.com

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/28/us/calendar-overhaul/


Two professors at Johns Hopkins University are proposing a new, universal calendar in which each day falls on the same date every year.
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The professors’ article on the proposed new calendar is at http://www.cato.org.

Good description of what a real hacker does and how and why – New Scientist

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228440.700-dotdashdiss-the-gentleman-hackers-1903-lulz.html?full=true

A century ago, one of the world’s first hackers used Morse code insults to disrupt a public demo of Marconi’s wireless telegraph. Paul Marks reports

Lego’s new toy range doing no one any favours – The Age

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http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/lego-makes-sure-that-boys-will-be-boys-and-girls-will-be-girls-20111226-1paf1.html

IN A 1970s advertisement for Lego, a small girl holds up a free-form construction, made up of a jumble of different types of bricks and figures. She is wearing a blue T-shirt, a pair of jeans and blue sneakers, and her red hair is plaited. The ad features the caption ”What it is is beautiful”, in a call to parents to harness their children’s creativity and expression with the endless potential of one of the world’s most popular toys.

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If we want to encourage the next generation of children to reach their full potential, whatever their gender, then we need to be able to once again promote the appeal of and ideals behind images like the 1970s Lego girl. She is beautiful without a glittery fairy dress and pastel construction blocks and her mind is free to create and learn without worrying about how she looks.

Portraits Of Soldiers Before, During, After War – DesignTAXI.com

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http://designtaxi.com/news/351210/Portraits-Of-Soldiers-Before-During-After-War/

I looked particularly at the eyes, there’s a huge difference. Eyes are very telling. Lives destroyed. Not just those killed, but also those that return. And it also affects their families and friends. For a long time.

A long time ago I wrote “war costs you an arm and a leg” which was a teenager’s smartypants wordplay. It really costs so much more. It’s truly unaffordable.