Category: The World

Thursday 30 October 2008 | Moans : The World | Comments (0)

I'm really getting fed up with the way the news is being presented these days, more and more it's short, sharp headlines, with reporters pushing people for something controversial or interesting whatever the story and whatever the real story behind it. There's also the growing trend of leaping on a...

Tagged with: Andrew Sachs : BBC : Financial Crisis : Help the Aged : Jonathan Ross : Media : News : Northern Rock : Reporting : Russell Brand : Sensationalism : The Bank of England : The Daily Mail | Continue reading Shock horror news reports from BBC!

Monday 12 March 2007 | Moans : The World | Comments (1)

My Fiancée and I travelled down to London recently to see a premiere screening of 300. This week I've been invited to go to see Alpha Dog and 300 at the IMAX, and both are out. Why? Travelling costs, they are horrendous. Yet when we were looking at the costs...

Tagged with: Airlines : Flying : Rail : Train : Travel | Continue reading Inconsistencies of travelling and why it's better to pollute

Sunday 11 March 2007 | Moans : The World | Comments (1)

Do you want to know how to identify terrorists? They buy in bulk and large containers. Terrorists never buy items below 100mls. Even 120mls and that's likely to be your man, anything else and you're safe. Well that's what it seems to be when you're entering an Airport anyway. See...

Tagged with: Airport Security : Airports : Flying : Terrorism : Travelling | Continue reading Airport security - is it really making us safer?

Monday 6 November 2006 | The World | Comments (5)

So suddenly, out of the blue, a report comes out that Global Warming is having a deadly effect on our planet and that we could be destroying our children's future and the Prime Minister is backing it with very strong words. Well done. For me I just watch the weather,...

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Sunday 24 September 2006 | Friends : Life : The World | Comments (1)

My Mum and Dad have a great garden and they make good use of it, but they aren't the only ones. They have a couple of bird tables, various feeders, nesting boxes, even some bat boxes, all laid around the garden to let the birds enjoy the garden too. Now...

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Sunday 27 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies : Politics : The World | Comments (2)

During the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year I was lucky enough to see the documentary An Inconvenient Truth starring Al Gore, the rightful President of the United States of America. I was shocked and moved to tears, not at Gore being pushed out of the Presidential elections, but at...

Tagged with: Al Gore : An Inconvenient Truth : Environment : Filmstalker | Continue reading An Inconvenient Truth

Thursday 25 May 2006 | Moans : The World | Comments (4)

I was watching a program on Channel 4 the other nigh called Grand Designs, showing how people designed and built their own homes. It's a wonderful show because that's exactly what I want to do in the future and it gives you great ideas and things to avoid. Yet during...

Tagged with: | Continue reading Is being environmentally friendly a joke?

Sunday 14 May 2006 | Moans : The World | Comments (3)

Of late there has been a lot of news in the press about wind farms in Scotland. We have the Scottish Executive releasing the "news" that they may axe seven planned Wind Farms in the next few months, preparation for the actual event if ever I heard it. Then we...

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Monday 9 January 2006 | Life : The World | Comments (24)

Religion is a topic that I feel quite strongly about, so much so in fact that I don't talk about it much with other people as I know it will just lead to arguments and ultimately people who have religious beliefs just not talking to me anymore. So it's fair...

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Sunday 13 March 2005 | The World | Comments (2)

Friday was Red Nose Day, and although I've always given, I've always been slightly irritated by the lack of acknowledgment of the part played, in these many overseas crises, by the Government's themselves. I think this year highlighted this a lot for me this year, and again I feel the...

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Saturday 8 January 2005 | The World | Comments (0)

I remember a time when I was a kid when the weather over Christmas and New Year used to be amazing. When I lived in the countryside I can remember waking up and seeing snowdrifts against walls that were six to seven foot high. I can actually see myself standing...

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Tuesday 4 January 2005 | The World | Comments (2)

It's something I thought of this morning as I was in the shower - these are where my best ideas always are - and kept thinking about all day. You see I was having my shower and turned round to wash my back when thump, I banged my elbow off...

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Sunday 14 November 2004 | Spark : The World | Comments (0)

We keep hearing about workers being exploited in foreign lands for the production of not so cheap clothing, well along comes a company that actually looks after their workers and claims an after training wage of $15 an hour....

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Sunday 10 October 2004 | Spark : The World | Comments (3)

I am so jealous of those living in England and Wales right now as they have access to the energy supplier Ecotricity. This is a supplier that can supply your electricity, and match the costs of your current supplier, from 100% renewable sources. So without additional costs to the customer,...

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Sunday 10 October 2004 | Spark : The World | Comments (0)

Apparently the 1.8 million known species only represent 10% of those actually on our planet, that's a lot unknown and yet to discover, classify and investigate. Well now you can help out by donating an amount to an organisation called Biopat. A relatively small donation can allow for the correct...

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Tuesday 5 October 2004 | The World | Comments (0)

I thought this was madness when I first read the BBC News story on the latest ruling of CITES, the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species. I had never heard of the group until now, and I was surprised to learn that they had just ruled that, and I...

Tagged with: | Continue reading Legalised hunting of endangered species?!