How do you stop rioting idiots
August 9, 2011
Sometimes the world passes us by and we are left feeling cold without a hat or a coat to wear. We turned the TV on to watch Canal Walks with Juila Bradbury and found ourselves engrossed in what we thought was the latest Coronation Street episode, only to find out it was really happening. When are the Cadbury Twirl ads going to come on we thought to ourselves, what’s all this rioting about.
Thinking a little more about the riots, it seems that the whole world has finally gone mad. Mad ‘Max’ that is. Everyone will be wearing furs and fighting on souped up dune buggies before the New Year no doubt.
The question the TV station was asking was “What can be done to stop the rioting?”. Our answer…
Sort out the economy Mr Cameron, give people a chance of succeeding in life, stop taking things away from them and give them something to strive for.
You even said it yourself at a Local Enterprise Partnership meeting in March “nothing is possible without economic growth”.
24 work minutes lost per day making cups of tea and coffee
December 27, 2010
Recent research has revealed that the average worker in the UK loses 24 minutes of work time every day, because of the amount of time spent making cups of tea and coffee. Now being a caffeine drinker myself, this comes as no surprise to me. But 24 minutes? Where did they get these figures from?
I’d say I’m an avid fan of hot drinks and I’m known to divulge in a few cups of tea or coffee a day, however, if I added up the time I spent making hand warming beverages, I’d say I spend about ten minutes a day. So if i spend only ten minutes a day, I’m sorely missing out. There must be people who spend over 40 minutes making brews or even an hour. Maybe they have to heat the water in a pan or perhaps they have to make brews for all their 30 colleagues each time they make one for themselves? Now I know how long the nation spends making cups of tea every day, I’ll make sure that the average time will rise further.
Are we born evil and can we rehabilitate?
March 18, 2010
Since news broke of Bulger’s killer, Venables being put back in prison, there is a current debate on whether it is possible that we could be born evil.
Although many agree that our characters are borne from factors including environmental surroundings i.e. upbringing and role models; personality which is down to genetics and whether the child suffered abuse or had been hurt in a similar way in which they commit their crime.
Another possible factor could be down to having the opportunity to be ‘evil’, in the case of the murder of two year old James bulger. Either way, the important question is can evil people be rehabilitated?
Bee Shortage
April 28, 2009
Four years ago Vince Cable was attacked by Gordon Brown for supporting more funding into bee keeping and diseases associated with the British and furthermore European bees.
Now years later, it comes to light that the European beekeeping industry could potentially be wiped out in the next 8 to 10 years. The causes are disease, insecticides and intensive farming.
In 2008, a third of Europe’s hives died, that’s around 13.6 million hives.
The long term affect of this is that farmers will struggle to farm, as the Bees will not pollinate the crops.
Vince Cable was also the person that predicted the collapse of Northern Rock. Perhaps Labour and The Conservatives should start listening to the Lib Democrats; they may actually know what they’re talking about!!!
Earthquake Hits The Lake District
April 28, 2009
In the news, Cumbria was hit by a 3.7 on the Richter scale earthquake. Reports of the quake hit Twitter users in Lancaster just moments after the quake.
According to residents, the tremor shook windows and houses in the area rattled.
Resident, Richard Henderson said that the quake lasted between 5 and 10 seconds. Another resident, Jane Barker said that it felt like a van had hit the house.
There has not been another quake in the UK sine last February, which was centred in Lincolnshire.
The British Geological Survey confirmed that the quake occurred 5 miles beneath Ulverson at 11:22am.
Mexican Flu Goes Global
April 28, 2009
The Mexican swine flu death toll has hit 149 and The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert from phase three to four. This indicates that there is now risk of a deadly global outbreak.
The main question is; why cases outside of Mexico, so far have been relatively mild, with the only deaths in Mexico.
The disease is being spread from human to human, but as yet no borders have been closed and there are no travel restrictions. Mexicans are wearing masks, airlines are checking travellers for symptoms and people are being advised not to travel to Mexico unless it is essential.
In Mexico City restaurants, stadiums, bars and cinemas are closing, including certain government buildings in an attempt to prevent the flu from spreading further. In airports, thermal sensors and cameras are being used to spot signs of the illness.
Italy Left In Shock After Quake
April 8, 2009
In current times, it is thought that major death tolls from natural disasters only really occur in less economically developed countries. The recent earth quake in the region of Abruzzo, Italy has proved this is not the case, which currently has killed at least 179 people.
More than 24 hours after the first quake, emergency rescue workers are searching in the collapsed buildings, trying to find survivors. So far around 100 people have been alive in the rubble however, as time ticks on hopes of finding more are starting to fade.
The quake measures between 5.8 and 6.3 on the Richter scale and occurred around 3:30am on Monday. Residents were caught unawares when they were sleeping. The quake affected 26 cities and towns in the Abruzzo province with figures showing around 1,500 injured 34 missing and 17,000 left homeless.
Madonna’s second adoption divides opinion
March 31, 2009
Pop singer Madonna’s decision to travel to Malawi in a bid to adopt a second child has divided public opinion and now a human rights organisation is also opposing the adoption.
Four-year-old Chifundo “Mercy” James is in the same orphanage that once housed David Banda, adopted by the singer in 2006. Her decision to adopt a second child has already been criticised by international charities and now a human rights organisation in Malawi is threatening to do all it can to make sure the adoption does not take place.
However, residents of Malawi are throwing their support behind the adoption. One person commenting on the BBC website explained: “I am based here in Lilongwe, and I can say that 98% of the people are in favour of her actions. Madonna, you’re welcome in The Warm Heart of Africa any day!”
University to offer a master’s degree in Facebook
March 31, 2009
Birmingham City University has announced through an advertisement on the university website it will be offering a one-year master’s degree teaching students about social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo.
The admission course fees are set at £4,400 to get your MA in Social Media which will also explain how to set up blogs and publish podcasts.
The course, which will be offered from next year, will consider social networking sites as communications and marketing tools.
Jon Hickman, the course leader, said he had received a good response from potential students and he defended the decision to offer the course:
“It’s not for freaks or IT geeks, the tools learnt on this course will be accessible to many people.
“During the course we will consider what people can do on Facebook and Twitter, and how they can be used for communication and marketing purposes.
“There has been significant interest in the course already, and it will definitely appeal to students looking to go into professions including journalism and PR.”
Woman Bites Off Boyfriends Tongue
March 10, 2009
Newcastle Crown Court heard that while out celebrating Mr Coghill’s brirthday, his girlfriend Tracy Davies bit the front third of his tongue off.
Jurors heard that Coghill and Davies met through a lonely heart column and dated for 4 months before the incident. Davies, 40 still denies grievous bodily harm during the kiss.
According to reports the couple polished off two bottles of vodka, and then Davies got upset because she wanted to have a baby and was not pregnant.
The prosecutor Julian Smith said:
“She told him she loved him, she asked him to kiss her using his tongue. He did so and within a few seconds, she bit down hard on his tongue. Obviously this caused him pain, he pulled back, and the tongue had come clean off in her mouth. She had the piece of tongue in her mouth, he saw her take it from her mouth, and it fell to the floor.”
While the pain subsided Coghill fell asleep, but was then woken by Davies biting his elbow. Coghill then called an ambulance and they in turn called the police.
What a deranged woman, some of them do give the rest of us a bad name! According to the police when they arrested her, Davies said “You’re joking”!?!