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Cambridge bound for Rory
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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the six letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. TODAY Good 25 Very Good 29 Excellent 33 Solution 322: Hot, how, hoy, rho, rot, row, throw, thy, tor, tow, toy, trow, troy, try, two, tyro, who, why, wort, worth, WORTHY, wot, wroth, wry.
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Save the wee ducklings
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Every day our roving reporter Sam Duff breaks news and meets locals throughout the Eastern and Southern suburbs, from Lyall Bay beach to the cafes of Newtown. Each week he shares a few tales from his travels.
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From the REPORTER’S DESK
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Biochemistry at Cambridge. Sir Woolf Fisher was the co-founder of Fisher and Paykel and set up his Trust in 1960 to recognise and reward excellence in education. Chairman of the trust Sir Noel Robinson, who is Sir Woolf’s nephew says the scholarship winners been selected for their outstanding academic ability and leadership potential as well as their integrity. “We are investing in these young New Zealanders who aspire to return to New Zealand and have the potential to become leaders in their field.”
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A former Rongotai College student has won a prestigious scholarship to study at Cambridge University for up to four years. Rory Little, 22, is one of three students from throughout the country to be awarded a Woolf Fisher Trust Scholarship, which are worth about $300,000 each. He is currently studying towards his Masters of Science in Biotechnology at Victoria University of Wellington. Rory will study the development of novel clathiromycin structural analogues through polyketide synthase engineering with the Department of
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SMART THINKER: Chairman of the Woolf Fisher Trust Sir Noel Robinson with scholarship winner Rory Little.
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There are few things more nerve wracking than watching a duck try to lead its newly born and very cute little ducklings across a busy motorway in search of water or food. It was a beautiful day and I was in a cheery mood, brought on by the prospect of brunch at Maranui café. That quickly changed. I was driving down the motorway when in the corner of my eye I spotted a duck with two ducklings edging onto the road. My heart skipped a beat but it was not safe to stop. As I continued driving I made the mistake of looking in my rear view mirror just in time to see the wee ducklings and their mother get crushed under the wheels of a large truck. Feathers flew and suddenly the prospect of brunch was not quite so mouth-watering.
In this case the truck could not swerve; it would have been too dangerous. At this time of year the days are getting longer, flowers are springing up and ducklings are opening their eyes to the world. When was the last time you saw a wee duckling and did not smile? Ducklings make the world a better place with their cute waddles and petite size as they struggle to keep up with their mother. If we all just take a little care and look out for the wee fellas then maybe we can stop a few from getting run down. Will you be slowing down to save the ducklings or is it unsafe to try and avoid them? Let us know what you think by emailing news@wsn. co.nz.