The most striking thing about Parkinson’s Disease, as we learn in Jeremy Paxman’s Paxman: Putting up with Parkinson’s (ITV), is the way that it just creeps up and mugs people. In this rather touching and very candid account of his life since he was formally diagnosed with it 18 months ago, Paxman explains that he only knew he had the condition after he’d been admitted to hospital when he slipped over on some ice and suffered some cuts to his face.
“I was in a real mess in A&e, and the doctor said, ‘I think you’ve got Parkinson’s.’ And it turned out he’d been watching University Challenge and he’d noticed my face had acquired what’s known as the ‘Parkinson’s mask’. I wasn’t as effusive and ebullient as normal. I had no idea.”
And so the tests were done, and at 72 years of age,...
“I was in a real mess in A&e, and the doctor said, ‘I think you’ve got Parkinson’s.’ And it turned out he’d been watching University Challenge and he’d noticed my face had acquired what’s known as the ‘Parkinson’s mask’. I wasn’t as effusive and ebullient as normal. I had no idea.”
And so the tests were done, and at 72 years of age,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
While you were sleeping, innovation was using a Mac laptop to send classified information to its paymasters halfway across the world and then snapping glowsticks to go raving all night long.
1. Bp is discussing a backup strategy for the Deepwater Horizon disaster that involves pumping the oil to an existing platform, should the current containment strategy fail. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been examining just how seismic a Bp collapse would be on Wall Street, but the banks have been given "a passing grade." A Russian energy official has said that Bp's CEO, Tony Hayward, is Offski. Bp, naturally, is refuting the claims.
2. Oh, those Russians. Following the FBI raids on homes all over America, five of the 10 suspects have appeared in court after having been accused of espionage and money laundering. The high-tech details have been laid out by CNet. Russia is denying all knowledge of the spy ring,...
1. Bp is discussing a backup strategy for the Deepwater Horizon disaster that involves pumping the oil to an existing platform, should the current containment strategy fail. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been examining just how seismic a Bp collapse would be on Wall Street, but the banks have been given "a passing grade." A Russian energy official has said that Bp's CEO, Tony Hayward, is Offski. Bp, naturally, is refuting the claims.
2. Oh, those Russians. Following the FBI raids on homes all over America, five of the 10 suspects have appeared in court after having been accused of espionage and money laundering. The high-tech details have been laid out by CNet. Russia is denying all knowledge of the spy ring,...
- 6/29/2010
- by Addy Dugdale
- Fast Company
BBC appoints Mardell as new Europe editor
BBC director of news, Helen Boaden, announced Thursday that Mark Mardell has been appointed to the new role of Europe editor. The post, which will be based in Brussels, is part of the BBC's response to the Board of Governors' independent report on the BBC's coverage of Europe and the European Union. The new role is designed to enhance the audience's understanding of the European Union and its institutions, to focus on the evolving role and nature of the EU and what it means for the UK.
- 5/26/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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