Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Honey trap 'flirts' wanted... Now, I know that I suffer from low self-esteem sometimes, and that completely distorts how I act throughout the days, but surely having to employee a company to test the fidelity of a partner takes it a little far. Partnership is based upon trust but at £50 per hour, that's a costly commodity to survey! Are we really that bad at detecting dishonesty? Surely, if we are honest with ourselves then it is pretty obvious? Oh, I forgot, the low self-esteem skew... now I understand. Why not profit from other people's ailments?! Makes me mad! How's about setting a 'real' honey trap?
Private Lynch signs $1m book deal
GETS MY GOAT! Honestly, this young piece of canon fodder (I don't think she was even that) doesn't even remember much about her ordeal and they give her a $1 million book deal - I bet she doesn't even write the book.... oh yes, just read the article. How far would $1 million go in the supply of essential drugs for Iraqi babies? It's immoral.
GETS MY GOAT! Honestly, this young piece of canon fodder (I don't think she was even that) doesn't even remember much about her ordeal and they give her a $1 million book deal - I bet she doesn't even write the book.... oh yes, just read the article. How far would $1 million go in the supply of essential drugs for Iraqi babies? It's immoral.
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
BBC NEWS | Health | Jazz stars linked to mental illness
There's a theme today... of course, there is an upside to everything. You can't under-estimate the power of mental illness. Einstein was a manic depressive, and numerous other people responsible for the great paradigm shifts over time have all suffered in the same way. It seems to be their lot! Of course, Richard P Feynman was an exception. An absolute genius and great bongo player, and we can all apreciate great bong playing!
There's a theme today... of course, there is an upside to everything. You can't under-estimate the power of mental illness. Einstein was a manic depressive, and numerous other people responsible for the great paradigm shifts over time have all suffered in the same way. It seems to be their lot! Of course, Richard P Feynman was an exception. An absolute genius and great bongo player, and we can all apreciate great bong playing!
BBC NEWS | Health | Three million follow Atkins diet
3 million people eh??? that many people must consider this to be slightly beneficial....... It seems everyday someone is weighing in with a pro/con story about the diet!!!
3 million people eh??? that many people must consider this to be slightly beneficial....... It seems everyday someone is weighing in with a pro/con story about the diet!!!
BBC NEWS | Health | Negative thoughts 'make you ill'
Again its all relative!!! We all need to sit back and stop over analysing our lives!! Be greatful for what we've got i reckon......hell it could be worse in another life we could have been a serf during Stalin's purges......somehow i think our modern creature comforts more than make up for the lack of hardship.......or is it just me? Positive Mental Thoughts will stave off illness, however its still a man's perogative to behave like a complete wimp at the slightest hint of a cold...........and the Lawrence Olivier Award for overacting in the role of a sick man goes to..........................
Again its all relative!!! We all need to sit back and stop over analysing our lives!! Be greatful for what we've got i reckon......hell it could be worse in another life we could have been a serf during Stalin's purges......somehow i think our modern creature comforts more than make up for the lack of hardship.......or is it just me? Positive Mental Thoughts will stave off illness, however its still a man's perogative to behave like a complete wimp at the slightest hint of a cold...........and the Lawrence Olivier Award for overacting in the role of a sick man goes to..........................
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
How amusing the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundations website is possibly the maddest cluttered site on the web, how soothing that must be for people who have to fold towels three times and make sure the angles are all at 90 degrees before they leave the house!!!
I've decided to compile a list of blogged sites of all the little neuroses i think i suffer from to one extent or another!!!
How amusing the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundations website is possibly the maddest cluttered site on the web, how soothing that must be for people who have to fold towels three times and make sure the angles are all at 90 degrees before they leave the house!!!
I've decided to compile a list of blogged sites of all the little neuroses i think i suffer from to one extent or another!!!
BBC - Mental Health - Bipolar Disorder Part I
Hmmm...... are there degrees of bi polarisation??? I'm sure most of us experience fluctuations of 'high' and 'low' i guess the secret is to recognise this facet of your personality and endeavour to not sink to low on the downward spiral.......but hey afterwards your virtually guarenteed to come back up again!!!
Hmmm...... are there degrees of bi polarisation??? I'm sure most of us experience fluctuations of 'high' and 'low' i guess the secret is to recognise this facet of your personality and endeavour to not sink to low on the downward spiral.......but hey afterwards your virtually guarenteed to come back up again!!!
Monday, September 01, 2003
BBC NEWS | Technology | Game graphics hit their limits
Interesting story seems the developers are realising that its not just stunning graphics people want, there has to be some gameplay!! I remember Green Beret on the ZX i could measure how far i could get in that game in inches...........
Interesting story seems the developers are realising that its not just stunning graphics people want, there has to be some gameplay!! I remember Green Beret on the ZX i could measure how far i could get in that game in inches...........
Friday, August 29, 2003
BBC NEWS | England | London | Demand for power cut answers
...and then in the nervous tension that this 'hidden war' (I tried to think of a term similar to cold war - but I ain't no Churchill) produces immediately leads the blithering masses to assume that every major problem that occurs is a terrorist attack. I remember as a teenager feeling the same way as we were living under the shadow of the mushroom cloud. Let's face it, the terrorists are achieving their aims because we are all on edge. We should empower ourselves by taking a dose of reality. We cannot do anything about the hidden threat - and the fact is that there is a risk to everything in life (eating, drinking, walking, winking) - let's just get on with it. Honestly... you wouldn't treat a playground bully with such trepidation and fear.
...and then in the nervous tension that this 'hidden war' (I tried to think of a term similar to cold war - but I ain't no Churchill) produces immediately leads the blithering masses to assume that every major problem that occurs is a terrorist attack. I remember as a teenager feeling the same way as we were living under the shadow of the mushroom cloud. Let's face it, the terrorists are achieving their aims because we are all on edge. We should empower ourselves by taking a dose of reality. We cannot do anything about the hidden threat - and the fact is that there is a risk to everything in life (eating, drinking, walking, winking) - let's just get on with it. Honestly... you wouldn't treat a playground bully with such trepidation and fear.
Wanna be a spy??? (sounds exciting the pays crap!!)
Julia's Story
No wonder we're prone to terrorist attack, the pays rubbish being a spy, why the hell would you give up a job earning a decent wedge to go and do dangerous work for little financial reward??? Surely if the Government upped the pay scale a bit they'd get loads of talented, bright people jacking in their cushy jobs for a bit of excitment and to do some good??? Until then i guess we're going to be left in the safe hands of people like that Rik Waller wannabe David Shayler!!!! you know his nickname was BT in school
Julia's Story
No wonder we're prone to terrorist attack, the pays rubbish being a spy, why the hell would you give up a job earning a decent wedge to go and do dangerous work for little financial reward??? Surely if the Government upped the pay scale a bit they'd get loads of talented, bright people jacking in their cushy jobs for a bit of excitment and to do some good??? Until then i guess we're going to be left in the safe hands of people like that Rik Waller wannabe David Shayler!!!! you know his nickname was BT in school
How the Mighty have fallen......
BBC NEWS
I remember a time when we were the most feared nation on earth!!! For god's sake our national war time leader (Churchill) and his oppo 'invented' the concentration camp during the Boer war!!! Does nobody in the world study history??? Sir Francis Drake was a Royally sanctioned Pirate!! We invented Terrorism!!! This is a sad state of affairs when we've sunk below Afghanistan as a place most worthy of an attack!! there's nothing left there now apart from some mud huts and the worlds major supply of moutain goats!!
UK '10th on terror target list'
Britain has a high number of symbolic targets
The UK has been ranked 10th in the world for its vulnerability to a terrorist attack.
1. Colombia
2. Israel
3. Pakistan
4. United States
5. Philippines
6. Afghanistan
7. Indonesia
8. Iraq
9. India
10. UK
Britain's close relationship with the US, its role in the Iraq war and a "sophisticated militant Islamic network", were key reasons cited by the study.
It also highlights the UK's high number of symbolic targets such as the Houses of Parliament.
In the study, by risk assessment group the World Markets Research Centre, the UK was ahead of Russia, Liberia, Yemen and Lebanon as a country most likely to be targeted.
Colombia, Israel and Pakistan head the Global Terrorism Index for 2003-04, with the USA in fourth place.
Risk assessments for terrorism were carried out in 186 sovereign states and against countries' overseas interests for the next 12 months.
BBC NEWS
I remember a time when we were the most feared nation on earth!!! For god's sake our national war time leader (Churchill) and his oppo 'invented' the concentration camp during the Boer war!!! Does nobody in the world study history??? Sir Francis Drake was a Royally sanctioned Pirate!! We invented Terrorism!!! This is a sad state of affairs when we've sunk below Afghanistan as a place most worthy of an attack!! there's nothing left there now apart from some mud huts and the worlds major supply of moutain goats!!
UK '10th on terror target list'
Britain has a high number of symbolic targets
The UK has been ranked 10th in the world for its vulnerability to a terrorist attack.
1. Colombia
2. Israel
3. Pakistan
4. United States
5. Philippines
6. Afghanistan
7. Indonesia
8. Iraq
9. India
10. UK
Britain's close relationship with the US, its role in the Iraq war and a "sophisticated militant Islamic network", were key reasons cited by the study.
It also highlights the UK's high number of symbolic targets such as the Houses of Parliament.
In the study, by risk assessment group the World Markets Research Centre, the UK was ahead of Russia, Liberia, Yemen and Lebanon as a country most likely to be targeted.
Colombia, Israel and Pakistan head the Global Terrorism Index for 2003-04, with the USA in fourth place.
Risk assessments for terrorism were carried out in 186 sovereign states and against countries' overseas interests for the next 12 months.
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