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Sandie Seward the owner of this newsvine column has died.

This is just a message to eveybody informing you that Sandie Seward is dead. She died on the 1st of October 2010 at 1.10pm in basildon hospital.

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Cycloid Propellers.Are they a new menace to Seals and other creatures?

I know that almost all of you are animal lovers, so please try to cast your minds back a couple of weeks to when those terribly injured seals were discovered off the English coast in the North Sea.

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NC man waits for 'ghost train,' killed by real one

Authorities say a man who was waiting with several friends for a "ghost train" from a North Carolina legend was killed when a real train came down the tracks.

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A minor Miracle?

I went to bed around midnight last night, and as I lay down, an "inner voice" told me to "streach my body for all I'm worth." I did so, and lay on my back forcing my arms above my head as far as they would go, also forcing my legs and feet towards the bottom of the bed.

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Will we EVER learn?

Is history destained to repeat itself over and over? I'm referring to the recent train crash on a level crossing on the Sudbury to Marks Tey line. This is not a busy line, one train an hour, in fact it was fortunate to escape the "Beeching Axe" back in the sixties.

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China train falls into river as floods hit bridge

Two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but all passengers were able to escape safely, state media reported.

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Coalition Government: Three Months on.............

Well, just as I predicted weeks ago in this column, Britain now has a Coalition Government, a "unholy alliance" between two dramatically opposed Political Parties.

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British National Health Service Blunder(Another One)

Well, I was supposed to have a bone-scan on August 11th, WRONG! Wait until you read this catalogue of errors!

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The Coalition, will it work?

Three Months into the new Coalition Government, and Prime Minister David Cameron has just completed his first visit to America and he spent time talking with President Obama about many issues, including that of British "Hacker" Gary McKinnon.

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The Second TV Debate.

Well, the second televised debate between the leaders of the three main parties has come and gone. This one got just a bit nastier as all three so-called leaders seemed intent on slagging one another off.

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Hung Parliament seems likely.

People seem concerned that there is going to be what is known as a "Hung Parliament" after May 6th.

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The Right Idea.

John Lennon had the right idea all those years ago when he wrote 'Imagine no possessions, and no religion too' Religion in all it's many guises has been the cause of so much suffering and bloodshed over the centuries, it has clashed with science repeatedly, and has been the ban …

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A new Collection.

A new collection of memorabillia is in the offing. This time, it will be a small collection of recording and gramophonic accessories.

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My newest venture.

I think that I may have mentioned previously on here about my Home Studio? Anyway, it is now almost complete and ready to broadcast my own radio programmes to the World.

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Should there be a new version of The Wizard of Oz?(Poll)

British Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is conducting a search for a young woman to play the role of Dorothy in his upcoming stage production of The Wizard of Oz.

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Probably the most boring job in the World?

A lovely bright sunny day here today...the 1st day of Spring....so I drove to the smaller of the two Tesco's in the area, and stocked up with their tins of garden peas (14pence a tin), Tartare Sauce (only 34p per jar), Polo Mints, and a couple of other items.

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UK raises its terror threat level to `severe'

Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after a Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Europe-U.S. flight.

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Have Compact Discs finally reached the end of the road?(Poll)

At my local Flea-Market yesterday I picked up sixteen CD "singles", all in good condition and some of them ex-chart for the enourmous sum of ONE POUND!!!! That's right, just a measly Pound Coin for sixteen really great discs included were artists like Elton John, Cher, Gloria Est …

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Internet Radio.

Our new Internet Radio station is finally up and running after some technical and licensing problems that had to be sorted out before we could legally broadcast and play music.

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Fla. hospital: Haiti quake victims coming in waves

Injured survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake have begun arriving in South Florida for treatment.

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Hospital Visit.

Had to go for a regular "Check-Up" this morning at my local hospital. The Oncologist that I usually see was off sick....with flu.....not sure if it was of the "Swine" variety, or just bog-standard boring old usual-type Winter Flu!

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I'm Back (for now, at least)

Hello everyone, blimey, doesn't time fly? I notice that my last posting here was way back in October last year. Hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.

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Wizard wish and wish then cast spell after spell, to no avail

A its time to read the great works of wizardry, yes little old me were as a wise old fool that writes to take that dullness of the day away. Whilst your munching your breakfast of the morning daily news, the sex scandals and political fighting.

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A Hard Decision.

I have finally deceided that it is time for me to depart Newsvine. My other online work and businesses now have to take priority, so it is with a heavy heart and after much deliberation that I have reached this decision to end my Newsvine Column at the end of this month.

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Miss Me?

Greetings to all my Newsvine Friends. Have you missed me??? Well, for what it's worth I have really missed you lot.

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I am 65, and Retired . My interests include Politics, Reading, The Internet, Virtual Railways, and Diecast Model collecting. I live in South Essex, wh …

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