4 years ago I brought a 1987 Toyota Corolla from my uncle cos I’d just got back from living in Paris, really needed a car but only had a $1000.

It was in awesome nick cos he was a mechanic and had looked after it really well but the downside of this car was that  it still had the original stereo in which unfortunately only has an a.m. radio in it – no tape player, no FM radio either. Now, while originally disappointed by this I quickly discovered that I could receive BBC world service on 810AM (in Auckland) which regularly feeds my brain with interesting facts, programs and news. Without this little gem I actually don’t think I’d know…

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Oh dear, I’m glad I don’t live in Victoria, Australia.

Came across this article today:

The Victorian government has launched a dramatic television advertisement to encourage people at high risk of contracting type two diabetes to seek help.

The ad, screening on television on Sunday, features a woman rising from a swimming pool to reveal a partly amputated leg.

The article goes on to talk about how it’s a campaign to highlight the risks of type 2 diabetes and  how there’s a program in place that ‘works towards weight loss of at least five per cent and 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per day’.

…. all of which is really great to see (that they’re helping out type…

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