Author: bravo22c

At least for us – Here’s a 10 point plan

The founder of a Muslim-oriented New York television station has been convicted of beheading his wife in 2009 in the studio the couple had opened to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims after the September 11 terror attacks.

From the Grauniad.

Or, rather, whackos. I give you Haringey Council Social Services, (is anyone surprised that it is Social Services?) Department who have housed a family of ‘travellers’ in a £1.2 million house in Muswell Hill.

Why not take the children into care, give the ‘parents’ a caravan and tell them to sling their hook?

This is a report by an Egyptian student copied from another site I visit. It is quite long, but contains some interesting views – from someone who should know a little about the subject, rather than the pundits in our own press. The views are entirely those of the author and the original is here.

The Story of the Egyptian Revolution

One week ago, Egypt was a stable authoritarian regime, prospects of change were minimal and every expert in Washington would have betted on the endurance of its regime. Today, Egypt is in a state of chaos. The regime, even after using its mightiest sword is not able to control the country and the streets of Egypt are in a state of utter lawlessness. As the world stands in awe, confusion, and worry at the unfolding events, perhaps it is important to write the evolving story that is happening in Egypt before any reflections can be made on them.

Contrary to pundits, it turns out that the Egyptian regime was neither stable nor secure. Continue reading “What’s happening in Egypt?”

Every now and then, we score one for the good guys:

A retired Indian Gorkha soldier recently revisited those glory days when he thwarted 40 robbers, killing three of them and injuring eight others, with his khukuri during a train journey. He is in line to receive three gallantry awards from the Indian government.

“They started snatching jewelry, cell phones, cash, laptops and other belongings from the passengers,” Shrestha recalled. The soldier had somehow remained a silent spectator amidst the melee, but not for long. He had had enough when the robbers stripped an 18-year-old girl sitting next to him and tried to rape her right in front of her parents. He then took out his khukuri and took on the robbers.

“The girl cried for help, saying ´You are a soldier, please save a sister´,” Shrestha recalled. “I prevented her from being raped, thinking of her as my own sister,” he added. He took one of the robbers under control and then started to attack the others. He said the rest of the robbers fled after he killed three of them with his khukuri and injured eight others.

Story.

Gatwick airport security.

Ken Lloyd was about to jet home packing a nine-inch tall replica of an armed British soldier in his hand luggage. The innocent £135 souvenir – bought during a visit to the Royal Signals Museum at Dorset’s Blandford Camp – triggered a scanner alarm, prompting security intervention.

Lloyd explained to the Sun: “As the figurine was pulled from the box, the security search officer contacted her supervisor. The SA80 rifle ‘could not pass’. My wife Julie asked the staff to take a reality check. It’s a 9in painted model with a rifle that is part of the figure.

Don’t you feel so much safer now?

If you pay peanuts….

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/28/gatwick_gun/

She is a talkative beast at the best of times – she always answers when addressed, and she has learned that I can’t hear the top of her vocal range, so, these days, I don’t get the silent miaows that she used to try on when she was younger.

Recently, though, she has started squeaking and mewing when she is asleep. I have never seen this in a cat before, though we are, I’m sure, all familiar with dogs chasing rabbits, or maybe being chased by rabbits, depending on the whimpering, in their sleep. Anyone else seen this?

Don’t think there will be much of a contest this week. The winner is; Mary Bousted, General Secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers.

Pupils’ behaviour in school has a huge impact on their learning, that of other pupils and on their teachers.

Well, I’ll go to our house! Does it really?

A quick scan of the article gives a good view of one of the reasons that many of our schools are in such a mess.

How many of us here were Grammar School educated?

The first of 2010 – though there have been a few contenders! I give you, Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green Party and Britain’s first – and only, and probably last when people see the size of their food and fuel bills inn the run-up to the next election – green MP.

She wants to introduce rationing.

‘Mobilising the Home Front to fight climate change’