Gypsies revolt
It has been the main story of the week, a group of gypsies on dale farm have been told that it is n ow time for them to pack their bags and start travelling once again. however it seem the travellers have becoe very comfortable in their new home and so are putting up a fight to keep the council out.
Police began to clear the site yesterday and were met by an onslaught of rocks and other projectiles, 23 people were arrested. In order to prevent further urest however riot police have been put in place to guard the site. Unfortunately however the unrest has meant that gypsies wanting to leave the site cant because of the 60 ft barricades and overall situation.
One of the travellers during the seige said "We don't want to give up and I plan to lock my daughter in our caravan to resist the bailiffs." Now im no expert but isnt the whole idea of a traveller-apart from trying to avoid paying council tax-about living in one area and then moving on after a bit of time. I dont like the fact they are hanging around because this is when gypsies become lay abouts that dont conform to any normal way of living.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-15380419
With great Knowledge comes great change?
This is the news that during a childs adolescent period our IQ is most flexible. It was previously thought hat we maintained a similar IQ throught out our life time. however recent scientific discoverie have uncovered evidence that may prove otherwise.
Scientist were able to construct this theory the other day after they recieved the results from their on going investigation. The investiagtion consisted of a group of children all an average age of about 14, there were 19 boys and 14 girls and each of them took a IQ test. They then took the same IQ test when they were almost 18 and the results revealed that there was a significant chnage in the verbal IQ of 39% of the teenagers. There was also a 21%increase in the spatal awareness of certain teenagers also.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15369851
Friday, 21 October 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011
Indie car crash tragedy, Hillsborough discovery and 100 year old marathon man.
Indie car crash tragedy
I awoke this morning to the terrible news that the world of racing had lost a real indiecar star. His name is Dan Weldon and was killed while doing the job he loved.
The 33 year old was only 1 of 15 other drivers involved in the crash, however was the only driver tio lose his life. the accident happened once two cars ollided on the secone turn and took off, thus causin a knock -on effect to drivers behind. The cars involved were travelling at speeds of upto 200 MPH.
Lewis Hamilton, the F1 driver said "This is a tragic loss at such a young age." and also added ""He was an extremely talented driver. As a British guy, who not only went over to the States but who twice won the Indy 500, he was an inspirational guy and someone that every racing driver looked up to with respect and admiration."
I am not that inerested in formula 1 racing too much but i do think its sad when any earning an honest living as to lose their life so young. Indie car racing is a dangerous sport which consists of an oval shaped track and some racing cars. think formula 1 meets nascar. It is a tragic loss of a driver that was well respected within the racing community
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/15330202.stm
Hilsborough discovery
In keeping with the theme of tragedies it was uncovered this week that there were documentsdisclosed from the public eye, there have been several plees from the families of the crushing and others who experienced it to see all the documents published. MS are debating the release as I write this.Although the government has said it is committed to full public disclosure i dont really believe it seeing as ithas taken them so long to release all the information.
For those of you who dont know the hillsborough incident was the crushing of 95 supporters during a game in which liverpool were playing sheffield wednesday, the crush developed in the leppings lane end of the stadium, injurig predominantly liverpool F.C fans. After the incident the fans were initially blamed for starting the crush, however an inquiry under Lord Justice Taylor focussed more on the design of the football ground and the actions of the police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-15330776
The 100 year old marathon man
Onto more uplifting news now and it has been reported that an american ex-pat has completed the toronto waterfront marathon in 8 hours 25 minutes and 16 seconds.Mr Singh said that he puts his achievement down to eating ginger curry, tea and having a positive out look on life as much as possible. On the last corner he remembered saying " completing this will be like geting marred all over again."
Mr Singh had completed the same toronto marathon in 2003 to make him the record holder in the over 90's group and now has most likely goe on to break other records.
I awoke this morning to the terrible news that the world of racing had lost a real indiecar star. His name is Dan Weldon and was killed while doing the job he loved.
The 33 year old was only 1 of 15 other drivers involved in the crash, however was the only driver tio lose his life. the accident happened once two cars ollided on the secone turn and took off, thus causin a knock -on effect to drivers behind. The cars involved were travelling at speeds of upto 200 MPH.
Lewis Hamilton, the F1 driver said "This is a tragic loss at such a young age." and also added ""He was an extremely talented driver. As a British guy, who not only went over to the States but who twice won the Indy 500, he was an inspirational guy and someone that every racing driver looked up to with respect and admiration."
I am not that inerested in formula 1 racing too much but i do think its sad when any earning an honest living as to lose their life so young. Indie car racing is a dangerous sport which consists of an oval shaped track and some racing cars. think formula 1 meets nascar. It is a tragic loss of a driver that was well respected within the racing community
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/15330202.stm
Hilsborough discovery
In keeping with the theme of tragedies it was uncovered this week that there were documentsdisclosed from the public eye, there have been several plees from the families of the crushing and others who experienced it to see all the documents published. MS are debating the release as I write this.Although the government has said it is committed to full public disclosure i dont really believe it seeing as ithas taken them so long to release all the information.
For those of you who dont know the hillsborough incident was the crushing of 95 supporters during a game in which liverpool were playing sheffield wednesday, the crush developed in the leppings lane end of the stadium, injurig predominantly liverpool F.C fans. After the incident the fans were initially blamed for starting the crush, however an inquiry under Lord Justice Taylor focussed more on the design of the football ground and the actions of the police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-15330776
The 100 year old marathon man
Onto more uplifting news now and it has been reported that an american ex-pat has completed the toronto waterfront marathon in 8 hours 25 minutes and 16 seconds.Mr Singh said that he puts his achievement down to eating ginger curry, tea and having a positive out look on life as much as possible. On the last corner he remembered saying " completing this will be like geting marred all over again."
Mr Singh had completed the same toronto marathon in 2003 to make him the record holder in the over 90's group and now has most likely goe on to break other records.
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Justice COULD be served, Lack of care old aged people,
"Justice always wins"
The recent riotting has forced council magistrates to take stronger actions against perpetrators in the future. The new national guidelines have stated that any citizens caught riotting or causing harm to victims will be sanctioned for longer. This rule will apply to any sentences after mid january of 2012. The council of London said that "they believe the sentence should reflect the harm inflictedon the victim rather than just the blame that can be attached to the offender." i am al for any kind of government legislation that makes bad people stay in prison for longer, however i am still a bit weary about how strongly these rules will be enforced.
"treat other show you wish to be treated"
There as been a woorrying numbe of hostpitals that are not offering sufficient care to elderly patients. This was discovered when the Care quality commission made unannounced visits to 100 hospitals, 55 of which showed care that was regarded as being alarming. They weresent to examine dignity and nutritional values, the CQC were alerted to the problem after several complaints were issued by campaingers. Patients were shown an astonishing lack of care; they did not help them with eating, hygene and accomodation. The head of the inspections was a man called Andrew lansley. I- like most other human bengs- find these stories about themistreatment of the elderly utterly revolting, i just dont think its should be tolerated and personally believe it is a form of criminatlity. I know it isn't the greatest job in the world but if you dont like it then you just shouldn't do it. I believe that in order to combat the problem of mistreatment in the work place the employee should be given a 30 day trial working on the premises with their evry move being caught on camera and if they abide by the rules they should be employed and if not they should be sacked and given some sort of curfew preventing them from working in any other hospitals. (all this should be done in secret).
The recent riotting has forced council magistrates to take stronger actions against perpetrators in the future. The new national guidelines have stated that any citizens caught riotting or causing harm to victims will be sanctioned for longer. This rule will apply to any sentences after mid january of 2012. The council of London said that "they believe the sentence should reflect the harm inflictedon the victim rather than just the blame that can be attached to the offender." i am al for any kind of government legislation that makes bad people stay in prison for longer, however i am still a bit weary about how strongly these rules will be enforced.
"treat other show you wish to be treated"
There as been a woorrying numbe of hostpitals that are not offering sufficient care to elderly patients. This was discovered when the Care quality commission made unannounced visits to 100 hospitals, 55 of which showed care that was regarded as being alarming. They weresent to examine dignity and nutritional values, the CQC were alerted to the problem after several complaints were issued by campaingers. Patients were shown an astonishing lack of care; they did not help them with eating, hygene and accomodation. The head of the inspections was a man called Andrew lansley. I- like most other human bengs- find these stories about themistreatment of the elderly utterly revolting, i just dont think its should be tolerated and personally believe it is a form of criminatlity. I know it isn't the greatest job in the world but if you dont like it then you just shouldn't do it. I believe that in order to combat the problem of mistreatment in the work place the employee should be given a 30 day trial working on the premises with their evry move being caught on camera and if they abide by the rules they should be employed and if not they should be sacked and given some sort of curfew preventing them from working in any other hospitals. (all this should be done in secret).
Monday, 10 October 2011
Roommate rumble, listen to your head, wheeler dealer 12 year old,
" you can tell when a politician is lying...his mouth is open."
This has been an on-going story over the past week, an MP (Mr Liam fox) denied sharing any classified information with his roommate. At the time Mr wherrity, however, later revealed that his denial was untrue. Ontop of actually sharing briefings and secret information with wherrity, Mr Wherrity acted under the false title of advisor for Mr fox. I think it is not a huge surprise that the MP was lying as i'm sure they do it every day in some shape or form, the worrying side to this story is that Liam Fox was part of the Ministry of Defense. These are peole that are mant to be protecting our social security!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8823874/Liam-Fiox-and-Adam-Werritty-live-blog.html
"Don't worry, cuz every little thing, is gunna be alright."
This is the news that our brains maybe more optimistic than most of us might think. Scientists believe the brain is more adept to processing positive information for the future, they did an experiment were by they asked 14 people on how likely they thought several different negative events were likely to happen in general, they were then asked to give a percentage of likeliness. Afterwards they were told to say how likely they thought these events were to happen in relation to them, there was a clear increase in the percentages of the first and second tests, meaning people were more optimistic when the problem related to them in particular. I like the idea that out brains are more optimistic however this research is pretty irrelevant if we don't act it on the out side.
*UPDATE* Recent MRI scans show that Optimisim may be a brain defect rather than something we have complete control over. We are wired to automatically act positively in our every day lives.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-10/biased-brains-help-humans-always-look-bright-side-life
Tommie Rose has been suspended this week for trying to sell a load of sweets at school. He claims to have earnt £60 to £200 a day selling the confectionary and got his inspiration from shows like the apprentice. The main problem the teachers had with the entrepenuer is that he was breaching the school health and safety code, the school said that if Tom were to find a business idea that was in line with the schools rules and regulations they would be more than willing to support him. This is quite ammusing as its omething that some of my friends did when we were about his age-not on this scale but they would still be rather profitable. i say its not great for the schools code of practice, but the kid shouldn't stop he should just keep on seeling them after school.
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1461217_suspended-12-year-old-boy-who-earns-60-a-day-selling-chocolate-to-pals-at-salford-school
*UPDATE* Recent MRI scans show that Optimisim may be a brain defect rather than something we have complete control over. We are wired to automatically act positively in our every day lives.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-10/biased-brains-help-humans-always-look-bright-side-life
Tommie Rose has been suspended this week for trying to sell a load of sweets at school. He claims to have earnt £60 to £200 a day selling the confectionary and got his inspiration from shows like the apprentice. The main problem the teachers had with the entrepenuer is that he was breaching the school health and safety code, the school said that if Tom were to find a business idea that was in line with the schools rules and regulations they would be more than willing to support him. This is quite ammusing as its omething that some of my friends did when we were about his age-not on this scale but they would still be rather profitable. i say its not great for the schools code of practice, but the kid shouldn't stop he should just keep on seeling them after school.
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1461217_suspended-12-year-old-boy-who-earns-60-a-day-selling-chocolate-to-pals-at-salford-school
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Railway park, Train link and The rugby!
It’s been
there for a long time now rusting and used by no one, but now thanks to a
couple of plucky would be designers this old railway has been given whole new
purpose. Instead of carrying resources it now accommodates for any visitors to
this beautiful city. In an
interview with the BBC, the designer behind this creation, Robert Hammond,
stated he wanted the design of the structure to be “as interesting, unique and
as unusual as the structure itself.” I really like the coming together of a
street walk and recreational park both working together to create a handy tool
for exploring the city but also a great place to collect your thoughts and
relax. It is a creation that has unlocked the beauty within something so mundane.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15208873
In news a bit closer to home, there have been plans to install a tube system connecting Gatwick and Heathrow airports. This project will mean any holiday vacationers will be able to switch between airports without causing traffic problems to regular working folk commuting to London. It I will cost approximately 5 billion pounds, and could take up to 20 years to finish. As a 16 year old boy that doesn’t go on many holidays or visit London during peak times, this doesn’t exactly relate to me. I would say however that it is a handy utility for anyone that gets aggravated by holiday makers clogging up the road.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15227879
Apparantly there has been a rugby world cup going on at the moment, however sadly no longer for England. We went head to head this morning against France and unfortunately lost. 19-12 was the final score and ‘apparently’-I did not manage to catch it due to a well-earned lie in- we did not play to our full potential. I did, however manage to catch last week’s game against the Scottish and must say that I was-although we won-a slightly disappointed. Unfortunately for us, Wilkinson seems to have forgotten how to take a kick but luckily the flood dude is there to clean up the shit.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/08/world-cup-england-france-live
Apparantly there has been a rugby world cup going on at the moment, however sadly no longer for England. We went head to head this morning against France and unfortunately lost. 19-12 was the final score and ‘apparently’-I did not manage to catch it due to a well-earned lie in- we did not play to our full potential. I did, however manage to catch last week’s game against the Scottish and must say that I was-although we won-a slightly disappointed. Unfortunately for us, Wilkinson seems to have forgotten how to take a kick but luckily the flood dude is there to clean up the shit.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/08/world-cup-england-france-live
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Steve Jobs: Apple genius, passes, BBC cuts and G.C.S.E re take plan.
I was upset to hear this, i heard it from one of my mates this morning. it was a bit of a shock as i hadn't heard alot after he went in so i kind of thought that he would pull through. It doesn't seem a second ago that i saw him unveil the 'I PAD'. It was a devastating loss of a man simply passionate about his work.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15236915
In other news today, the BBC are planning to cut 2,000 jobs!! by 2017. This has arisen as part of the price cuts affecting most companies in the economy at the moment. The BBC has had a budget cut of 20% and is planning to drastically change the programming schedule of most of their programs. The good side to this story is that BBC will be investing more money into there more attractive programs which means the quality of the product should improve. The downside to these cuts is that some channels will be distribute to other parts of the country, a certain Jeremy Clarkson has already had a go at the BBC for the move however on the grand scale of things Price cuts are only a minor issue for such a big company.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15206504
The story of the day is that the boards behind the 'beloved' G.C.S.E's are having talks about introducing the 'near miss' policy. This is the policy wereby any one who just missed a C grade on their maths or english papers, will have to re-take their exams again. This is a good idea but i don't see how anymore kids would be encouraged than before.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15200916
This is the first however i think i will start to do one every week, at the end of the week. Thanks for reading.
Copy and paste link into your search bar, for the full story!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15236915
In other news today, the BBC are planning to cut 2,000 jobs!! by 2017. This has arisen as part of the price cuts affecting most companies in the economy at the moment. The BBC has had a budget cut of 20% and is planning to drastically change the programming schedule of most of their programs. The good side to this story is that BBC will be investing more money into there more attractive programs which means the quality of the product should improve. The downside to these cuts is that some channels will be distribute to other parts of the country, a certain Jeremy Clarkson has already had a go at the BBC for the move however on the grand scale of things Price cuts are only a minor issue for such a big company.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15206504
The story of the day is that the boards behind the 'beloved' G.C.S.E's are having talks about introducing the 'near miss' policy. This is the policy wereby any one who just missed a C grade on their maths or english papers, will have to re-take their exams again. This is a good idea but i don't see how anymore kids would be encouraged than before.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15200916
This is the first however i think i will start to do one every week, at the end of the week. Thanks for reading.
Copy and paste link into your search bar, for the full story!!
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