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Saturday September 4th 2010

‘Arts and Humanities’ Archives

Shariah Law In The UK And It’s Dangers

Shariah Law In The UK And It’s Dangers

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the UK and its legal system - Shariah also spelled Sharia - is increasingly becoming a part of the UK judicial system.  In 2008 the Government sanctioned five Shariah courts to operate in this country, ruling on a range of civil matters including financial disputes and divorce.  The rulings of these [...]

Hovercraft Inventor To Be Honoured.

Hovercraft Inventor To Be Honoured.

THE HOVERCRAFT CELEBRATORY COLUMN Sir Christopher Cockerell the inventor of the hovercraft is to be honoured in the village where it was conceived The column will be unveiled by Sir Christopher Cockerell's daughter, Frances, on the centenary of his birth at 2.30pm on Friday 4th June. The hovercraft was invented by Sir Christopher [...]

“Climategate” Enquiry Over, Full Report

“Climategate” Enquiry Over, Full Report

Download pdf, of  full report here Date: 30 March 2010 10:30 Subject: EMBARGOED REPORT: CLIMATE SCIENCE MUST BECOME MORE TRANSPARENT SAY MPs To: Phil Willis MP, Committee Chair, is available for embargoed interviews today. Please let me know if you wish to bid (I will be at the embargoed briefing until approx 1pm but will respond once I [...]

Catastrophe Denied (Video)

Catastrophe Denied (Video)

The Science Of The Skeptics. Here is a video powerpoint presentation giving another point of view about climate change. Catastrophe Denied: The Science of the Skeptics Position (studio version) from Warren Meyer on Vimeo.

Punishment, Children and Education

Punishment,  Children and Education

The words of Dr benjamin Spock: "We have reared a generation of brats. Parents aren’t firm enough with their children for fear of losing their love or incurring their resentment. This is a cruel deprivation that we professionals have imposed on mothers and fathers. Of course, we did it with the best of intentions. We didn’t realize until it [...]

My Preparations For 2012

My Preparations For 2012

My Preparations For 2012 I have been sitting back for the last two years enjoying myself. I see the books being written about 2012 and listen to the talk shows. It seems the same crowd of authors and guests from the "Y2K" scenario are back again for another round. The first time I remember this sort of thing was the middle 80's and the [...]

An Open Letter To Gordon Brown

An Open Letter To Gordon Brown

An Open Letter To Gordon Brown. Dear Mr Brown. When your government took power away from the Conservatives In the late 1990s, you won the governership of this great country of ours, with promises and an understanding that you were for the people. Your government has long been thought to be a party for the people, primarily for the workers, [...]

Improving a Small Part of the Economy

Improving a Small Part of the Economy

Improving a Small Part of the Economy 11/02/2009 By Chuck Howard I am an unashamed capitalist. I believe given an even playing fields and everyone using the same rules the best product or service should win out based on  its individual merits. I know Capitalism comes in many flavors each with different management styles. I will be [...]

National Economies Under A Global Shadow.

National Economies Under A Global Shadow.

National Economies under a Global Shadow Throughout long history of life on earth, economics has been the main driving force of progress of all living things. Like a force of nature scarcity of resources, a never ending problem, like food, sunlight, water, gave birth to competition among individuals. As Darwin explained this competition gave [...]

Freedom Of Speech

Freedom Of Speech

Freedom of speech. Ahhhh.... The many personal definitions of it. I was on a video sharing site this morining. One I admit I mostly go to and watch content. I very seldom participate in a big way. I am a vlogger or video logger as we are now called, however I mostly just watch videos on this particular site. According to the owners and [...]