Co-Pilot Goes Loco Mid Flight!
November 30, 2008
In the news this week is the airline co-pilot who went loco mid flight… needing to be wrestled out of the cock pit before a stewardess helped with the emergency landing. 
The flight from Toronto to London with Air Canada found the pilot being restrained and sedated. According to a safety report the pilot began talking in a “rambling and disjointed” way before refusing to observe safety procedures.
The pilot then said that his colleague was so “belligerent and uncooperative” that he was unable to fulfil his job. Once this decision was made, the pilot called a number of air stewards to remove the co-pilot, and then two on board doctors sedated him.
The question was then raised by the pilot whether any passengers were qualified pilots; however no one had the qualification. It then came to light that a steward had an expired commercial pilots licence and so was the best option to aid with the emergency landing.
Pilot, plus Air Steward managed to land the plane at Shannon Airport in West Ireland. There were over 150 people on the dramatic Boeing 767 during the flight that day.
Little information was officially given relating to the event and no names of staff were given. It was said that the loco co-pilot was a veteran with licence, who had recently passed a medical examination and had over 6,500 hours flying experience under his belt.
This is terrifying!!!!
Get Into Harry Potter’s Pants!
November 29, 2008
I heard today that you can literally get into the Harry Potter, AKA Daniel Ratcliffe’s pants!
Apparently the jeans that Daniel has been wearing during his stint on Broadway, in Equus are going up for on auction. The auction will take place on Saturday for Equity Fights Aid’s / Broadway Cares campaign.
Following the Saturday afternoon show Daniels Lucky Brand jeans with be auctioned from the Broadhurst Theatre, New York.
This is the second pair of jeans that Daniel has auctioned off, the previous pair brought in £633 in November. I wonder how much our favourite wizards pants will go for this time?
Bigger Condoms for the French?!
November 29, 2008
According to the French they need the biggest condoms in Europe. Greeks operate just fine with smaller ones according to an EU wide study by a German consultancy providing condom advice. 
The study included over ten thousand men, throughout 25 countries, measuring their willies with their number entered into a database.
The results tell us that on average the French claim use over 15.48cm long condoms, which is 3cm longer than those poor Greeks.
The study took eight months to complete, though Jan Vinzenz Krause, the director of the institute would not comment on how honest the Frenchman were.
The studies objective was to educate young people about responsible sex and the use of effective contraception.
Violence Continues In India
November 28, 2008
A Business man from Briton had to blockade himself into his Mumbai hotel room when it was attacked.
The Oberoi Hotel was taken by militants on Wednesday while Mark Abell was staying there. There was no food and very little water and Mark said that he was;
“Surrounded by explosions, gunshots and people screaming”
The attacks saw one British national killed and at least 7 injurred following the attacks. It wasn’t until Friday that the situation was taken back into control by authorities.
After freeing many guests and staff from the hotel, police found 24 bodies. Still now rescue attempts are still going on at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, another luxury hotel. There have been over 130 people found dead following the attacks and many more injured. The involvement of Britons is currently being investigated.
This massive out brake of violence is harrowing and the potential involvement of Britons is worrying. Not only this, but India is accusing Pakistan of involvement, which could cause international conflict.
The Wonderful World of Sports Supplements
November 28, 2008
Are sports supplements ethical? Surely it is just the same as eating healthily to improve your fitness. When people (for example Dwain Chambers) take illegal enhancing supplements clearly this is unethical as the competition is not able legally to get the same aids to improve their performance.
The actual effectiveness of some sports supplements is disputable as they are merely a weight gaining shake rather than something that increases protein synthesis in your muscles as steroids do.
Most sports supplements are riddled with creatine that basically gives you diarrhoea. Surely this would offset the weight gain, as you would be constantly getting rid of any weight that you put on. Not only that, but you could become anaemic through having the squits indefinitely.
This begs the questions, exactly how far will some people go for success? It’s not only prevalent in sport; models starving themselves to be the thinnest and most famous on the catwalk. What about business moguls working 18 plus hour days and literally walking into an early grave?
With any level of excellence comes some level of sacrifice, be it physically, socially or impacts on your friends and family. If you are that driven to succeed then it is likely you will take what help you can get from enhancers, depending on your ethics; the legal or illegal ones.
Major UK Names Enter Administration
November 26, 2008
High Street old timer Woolworths with 815 stores UK wide has today gone into administration.
This will put thousands of people out of work with the board of directors meeting at 6pm to make a decision regarding Woolworth’s future.
Not only this, but MFI are also set to go into administration. Problems cited have been less demand, cash flow problems and credit terms being withdrawn. Though not all of the 110 stores are closing, only 24 will remain open.
Back to Woolworths, all 815 stores are in danger with 25,000 potential redundancies. Woolworths have continued to struggle with their £385 million debt, which has been made worse recently as they have had to pay cash to suppliers as they could no longer get trade insurance.
Though there have been great efforts to find buyers for their business, today they have had to accept their fate in administration. I think this goes to show that as much as the Labour Party would like us to believe that the recession will be over in 6 to 12 months, this is unlikely to be the case.
We should look to the long term and prepare for the worst. The recent budget plans seem to be a gamble with Britain’s future, this is the time to be careful and prepare for the next couple of years of doomy finances, not risk everything.
Baby Showers?
November 25, 2008
What exactly is a baby shower? Initially, I thought it was a miniature shower that makes the cleanliness of babies easier. No, apparently it is a celebration for women during their pregnancy, mainly for the middle class. 
Baby Showers do somehow seem a little bit cruel. All those slender women, gathered around drinking, while you sit, holding in your flatulence, miserable and sober.
Would a baby shower have a different atmosphere if it was an ‘oops’ pregnancy rather than a long planned and desperately wanted heir. I guess you wouldn’t bother having a baby shower if the shattering news of the forthcoming birth hadn’t quite sunk in. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to have an ‘Oh my God, my life is over’ shower? The guests could bring round gifts such as nipple cream, stretch cream, gherkins and baggy pants, just don’t bring a noose! There could be lily’s everywhere much like a funeral.
Yet still I can’t get my head round a party where the host can’t get hammered?! I guess that’s why it’s called a ‘baby shower’ and not a baby party, because in fact it doesn’t qualify as a party.
I hope when that fateful time comes for me (in the very distant future) I will be ready for the great delights and thrills of baby showers. If you are there now then all the best and happy sprogging!
More Puppy Devastation
November 18, 2008
Gaah! My puppy has weed on my bed… twice! The first time I caught him in the act and managed to get to it before it soaked through my bedding. The second time he did it stealth style… no one even noticed until the whole bed was soaked through! Imagine if it had been an adjustable bed… adjustable beds would have given him an electric shock and Pavlov’s dog theory would probably mean he wouldn’t do it again. But no, he now thinks that my bed is one big Max size puppy pad (a flat like nappy for the floor which is not, under any circumstance my bed)!
I’m not sure how cracked up I am to be a pet owner. I don’t like wee or poo abouts the place, and I certainly don’t like clearing it up though, of course I do as a responsible dog owner. The pup has however helped my OCD somewhat. Before the dog I was obsessed with germs and to a certain degree I still am. But when I first got Max I was like Lady Macbeth, only constantly trying to get germs off my hands instead of the blood from those I murdered. OK, well may be not so much like Lady Macbeth but like a crazy clean person.
Despite the fact I am happy with my personal growth; the pee bed situation is causing me some real issues. God damned dog!
To Get Hypnosis Or Not Get Hypnosis? That Is The Question.
November 12, 2008
They say you can get hypnotherapy to get over any phobia or fear. I am terrified of spiders, but in all honesty, phobia or no phobia, there is no way that I would want to go anywhere near a spider. Besides, what would I gain from getting up close and personal with an arachnid?! 
I was up for getting hypnosis to quit smoking, it really appealed to me that I would manage it without the normal stress, trauma and the inevitable emotional mess I usually turn into when I attempt to quit. Surely I couldn’t just wake up from the session and not want a cigarette again?! In the end I chickened out though, the thought of someone messing with my subconscious was a bit too much. When all is said and done, who actually knows what dark thoughts are lingering back crevices of my mind?!
I do think however, I would definitely get hypnosis if I got fat. I think that it would be a definite option. Diets are so hard and keeping up the will power to count calories and eat ‘super foods’ is a lot to handle. I always think that people on diets lose their personalities! You just need someone to tell your greedy little subconscious that you’re not hungry and don’t actually need food. That would definitely be the way to do it.
Freaky Friday In Chicago
November 9, 2008
In the news, yesterday a woman has been found living with 2 skeletons and a body in a badly decomposed state.
The elderly woman living in Chicago was found with remains of her siblings and at least one died over 20 years ago.
The bodies we found in various rooms of the house, under sheets, but no foul play is suspected by police.
It is said that the woman is over 90 years old. Her siblings were last seen alive in the 1980’s, 2003 and the last in May earlier in the year.
While the investigation takes place the woman has been moved into care. The autopsies were do to be carried out on Saturday.