Saturday, May 15, 2010

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From the Green Planet comes the "Singapore in sand grab"...



Cambodia is devastating its coastal areas by dredging vast quantities of sand to export to tiny Singapore for reclamation, a watchdog group has reported recently.



Cambodia has become a prime source of sand used to enlarge Singapore's territory now that several other nations - including Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - have banned sand exports.



Singapore has reportedly increased its surface area by 20% in recent decades through reclamation. London-based environmental watchdog Global Witness has also noticed that the wealthy island state claims to be a leader on environmental issues. Yeah right. Some people will believe anything!

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Monday, May 10, 2010

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Elvis Presley reportedly died of chronic constipation at home in Graceland in 1977...

I like human interest stories. This is an unusual revelation after forty years of the real cause of Elvis Presley's death in 1977. The King of Rock and Roll reportedly died of chronic constipation on his toilet at home in Graceland. It has been claimed for decades that heart failure was the cause of his death. That is true of course, because death comes when the heart stops beating.

Most of us who can remember the iconic Elvis singing and entertaining, can remember just how obese and ill-looking he became in the latter days. A far cry from the fit and healthy man of his younger years.

New revelations claim he refused the surgery which would have relieved him of his chronic constipation. Health professionals obviously didn't realise just how ill Elvis was. His constipation was so bad that a stool had been in his colon  for four to five months due to the lack of bowel mobility. Surely this would have led to an infection in his bowels?

He would reportedly get embarrassed when having an accident on stage, and  have to go off  and change his clothes. It was caused by the method he was being treated for his constipation. Elvis reportedly suffered from an hereditary condition called  "bowel paralysis" - a colostomy was vital because his colon was 4-5 inches in diameter instead of 2-3 inches -  double the normal size.

Elvis was found dead sitting on his toilet. What a hell of a way for the King of Rock and Roll, and arguably one of the three greatest entertainers in history, to meet his demise. I was of that generation who regarded Elvis with awe and lamented his passing.



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