Heartland

Dr. Moody wrote:Dwarves zipped in suitcases steal from Swedes......


http://tinyurl.com/2l6g24 (linky tinyurl'ed by markfiend)

Crime figures in Sweden keep going down it seems

This is why things go so so wrong in a country!

http://www.sundayherald.com/misc/print. ... id=2032947

MadameButterfly wrote:This is why things go so so wrong in a country!

http://www.sundayherald.com/misc/print. ... id=2032947

Thing is, Eskom warned the incoming ANC government that they'd need investment to meet future needs.

Also, South Africa is a prime place to solve domestic electricity problems via microgeneration from solar PV and solar HW. The necessary investment could've been reached if it wasn't for the spending on weapons and a hugely corrupt government.

Not to mention the capacity for wind (onshore and offshore), and wave/tidal, South Africa could be exporting electricity to her neighbours.

Syberberg wrote:

MadameButterfly wrote:This is why things go so so wrong in a country!

http://www.sundayherald.com/misc/print. ... id=2032947

Thing is, Eskom warned the incoming ANC government that they'd need investment to meet future needs.

Also, South Africa is a prime place to solve domestic electricity problems via microgeneration from solar PV and solar HW. The necessary investment could've been reached if it wasn't for the spending on weapons and a hugely corrupt government.

Not to mention the capacity for wind (onshore and offshore), and wave/tidal, South Africa could be exporting electricity to her neighbours.

Yes and I agree with what you are saying! The biggest problem is money really and corrupt government stemming from the apartheid years even and the fact that the bigger companies are all owned by other countries!
So it's been a case of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer...

No wonder the crime rate is so high, there's still poverty and the rich folk all drive around in expensive cars with weapons on them at all times!

South Africa is not the only country that deals in weapons though, yeah they are made, sold, used by all in S.A. but most are for export.

South Africa and Africa is the richest continent in the world when you just look at the resources found there, natural resources but kept poor by the rest of the world if you want to look at it that way!

"Jimi Hendrix told me to do it..."

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhojgbsnmhey/

At the time of the killing, Mr McLaren thought that Jimi Hendrix had told him his uncle was the devil.

Oh dear, what a shame..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7345915.stm


























NOT!

Heh.

I wonder whether there's a case to be made that violent direct action against the whalers could be justified.

Shorter me: Greenpeace with torpedoes

In other news: You've got to feel sorry for Mark Speight

markfiend wrote:
In other news: You've got to feel sorry for Mark Speight

Smart - A man who died for his art. As much as I dislike lost & death I do envy tragic love. Romeo & Juliet showing soon on CCTV

OMG!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wale ... 360871.stm

Earlier, when Hughes failed to arrive on time, District Judge Andrew Shaw issued an arrest warrant, adding: "I hope the force will soon be with him."

Oh those crazy Welsh

logo no go

A Talking Erse wrote:Brand expert Michael Hamilton said while the logo’s double-entendre was probably not deliberate, it could prove an added bonus for OGC.

maybe it's a designer thaang, sorry

Syberberg wrote:http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 3620080423

heh..small penii panic. figures

sziamiau wrote:

Syberberg wrote:http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 3620080423

heh..small penii panic. figures

you are saved

James Blast wrote:logo no go

A Talking Erse wrote:Brand expert Michael Hamilton said while the logo’s double-entendre was probably not deliberate, it could prove an added bonus for OGC.

maybe it's a designer thaang, sorry

That´s priceless.

Pista wrote:OMG!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wale ... 360871.stm

Earlier, when Hughes failed to arrive on time, District Judge Andrew Shaw issued an arrest warrant, adding: "I hope the force will soon be with him."

Oh those crazy Welsh

OK -who let the cat out of the bag

sziamiau wrote:

Syberberg wrote:http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 3620080423

heh..small penii panic. figures

Want a bunch of Pricks?

What was that quip about a clown car, again?

SINsister wrote:What was that quip about a clown car, again?

Unbefckuinglievable - the only upside is that the little b@stards are being homeschooled and are therefore less of a burden on the state's coffers. And with that large a family, you know the kids will never be short of a date!

Backing for Armed Forces Day plan

Auntie Beeb wrote:An Armed Forces Day public holiday has been recommended by a government-backed study looking into improving public recognition of the military.

The report by MP Quentin Davies also said more state school pupils should be encouraged to join cadet forces.

The 40 recommendations included making it a criminal offence to discriminate against people in military uniform.

Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth said the proposals would better recognise the work of the military.

Ok, fair enough - the military maybe could do with some good publicity for a change. After all, Britain is recognised for having one of the best armies in the field - not the best equipped, perhaps, but in terms of the professionalism of the soldiery it is seen by many as The Kind Of People You Want To Have In Your Corner When The Chips Are Down.

Now, let's say it becomes a criminal offence to discriminate against people in military uniform. Does this mean that someone walking down the street in full Waffen-SS regalia should be treated with respect? What about if you strolled around Warrington or down Horseguards Parade wearing black combats, beret, and sunglasses, a la Irish Republican Army (which would claim it was as legitimate a military organisation as anyone else's army)?

A little respect for the army wouldn't hurt - they're doing a job that most of us wouldn't want, and if we want to change what they do then we need to change the government - but an "enforced" respect is never going to work, and this turncoat Labour MP is typical of his ilk in thinking that you can legislate peoples' thoughts.

Exactly how many times do soldiers in uniform get discriminated against? Is it really worth making that a criminal offence?

mh wrote:Down with this sort of thing.
Careful now.

My God ,whats the our country coming to!!
12 euros to watch Blue movie .A bloody rip off I say, and I bet you have to bring your own box of tissues.
Down with this sort of thing indeed.

Spigel wrote:

mh wrote:Down with this sort of thing.
Careful now.

My God ,whats the our country coming to!!
12 euros to watch Blue movie .A bloody rip off I say, and I bet you have to bring your own box of tissues.
Down with this sort of thing indeed.

Aye, and you'll probably still get chucked out for w--king down the back, too.

lazarus corporation wrote:Exactly how many times do soldiers in uniform get discriminated against? Is it really worth making that a criminal offence?

That surprised me too. Sounds like a throwaway PR stunt, which will backfire a la Evil's comments.

A flying fish:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080520/v ... af341.html

Thit's amazing!