My father committed suicide at age 57, I was 18. Ever since then, I realized that we are dying from the moment we are born. Accidents can take us at any time – so all time is a gift, even if we do not always appreciate it. Live and die each day, each moment. I have been oh so close 4 or five times – I wonder if I will laugh, sigh or cry.
Britain criticised for DNA hold up keeping an innocent man locked up in Spanish prison – Crime – UK – The Independent
Speaking from prison he said: “I’ve been in prison for 11 years now for crimes I did not commit. Can you imagine how that feels? I am very angry and bitter and very frustrated. Every now and then I get fresh hope that I might be released. But I’ve learned to not get my hopes up, because I have been let down so many times. The authorities have known for eight years that Mark Dixie carried out the crimes I was jailed for but they don’t care. They’re happy for me to rot in prison even thought they know I am innocent.
“When I first heard about the DNA and Sally Anne’s murder, the first thing that struck me was she might still be alive today if the Spanish police had done their job properly.
“If they had investigated properly, interviewed the witnesses, they might have arrested Dixie back in 2003. Then he would have been in prison and could never have killed Sally Anne.
“Instead they arrested the first foreigner they could, and locked me up with no evidence. When I was first jailed I spent 14 months in solitary after being beaten up by a gang of prisoners. I lost a lot of weight and it has affected my mental and physical health.”
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“Manual labour . . . is all I care about, and, after all, is what will really make a strong woman. I like to break colts, brand calves, cut down trees, ride and work in a garden.” Evelyn Cameron
Born in England in 1868, Evelyn Flower was the daughter of a wealthy East Indian merchant. She was born to a life of leisure and comfort. But not for it.
In 1889, Evelyn decided to walk away from the feather beds and army of servants. She married Ewen Cameron, a man who preferred the stars above to a roof over his head. He and Evelyn honeymooned in the Bad Lands of eastern Montana and fell in love with the area. They both lived to ride, hunt, and explore, and the chance to determine their own destinies was…
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BBC News – ‘Wild birds may spread flu virus’
Outbreaks in poultry may become more common in the future, especially in ill-prepared countries, they warn.
A severe strain found at a duck farm in the UK last year may have been carried by wild birds out of Russia, according to Dutch researchers.
The virus is a low human health risk, but wild birds on long migratory routes should be monitored, they say.
H5N8 is a strain of bird flu that appeared late last year in Russia, East Asia, North America and four European countries, including the UK.
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New biography sheds light on lesser-known Harlem Renaissance giant, Panama-born Eric Walrond
Columbia University Press will publish tome by Brooklyn College professor James Davis on Feb. 24th. Tobias Salinger reports for The Daily News. This book could start its own Renaissance. The first biography of Harlem Renaissance writer Eric Walrond will hit shelves later this month, shedding light on a literature pioneer who isn’t as well-known as his […]


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