Saturday 30 June 2012

Fwd: Letter to Mr Cameron - Brilliant

Dear Mr Cameron,

Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK 's economy.

Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.

You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:

There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.

Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:

1) They MUST retire
Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed

2) They MUST buy a new British car.
Ten million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed

3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -
Housing Crisis fixed

4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -
Crime rate fixed

5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week .....
And there's your money back in duty/tax etc

It can't get any easier than that!

P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances

If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.

Also.....
Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home.

This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.

They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out.

They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.

Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.

A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.

They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.

They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education.

Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request.

Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.

Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls.

There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.

The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week.  Live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week and have no hope of ever getting out.

Think about this (more points of contention):

COWS 
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria?

And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
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Also;
Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us grumpy old folk of Britain to speak up!

Privacy blunder shuts online pornography consultation - Telegraph

Privacy blunder shuts online pornography consultation - Telegraph:

Privacy blunder shuts online pornography consultation

The Government has been forced to close a public consultation on blocking online pornography after it emerged visitors were able to view others’ supposedly confidential responses, and personal details including passwords.

Thursday 28 June 2012

Tributes paid to workman killed in Pembrokeshire trench collapse - Wales News - News - WalesOnline

Tributes paid to workman killed in Pembrokeshire trench collapse - Wales News - News - WalesOnline:

Tributes paid to workman killed in Pembrokeshire trench collapse

Video: Project Glass: Google tests video glasses by skydiving - Telegraph

Video: Project Glass: Google tests video glasses by skydiving - Telegraph:

Project Glass: Google tests video glasses by skydiving

At Google I/O 2012, a video is unveiled showing the Google Project Glass team taking product demoing to a new height by going skydiving with the video glasses on.

Convicted murderer escapes from prison - Telegraph

Convicted murderer escapes from prison - Telegraph:

Convicted murderer escapes from prison

A convicted murderer, one of Britain’s longest serving prisoners, was last night on the run after escaping from jail.John Massey

Friday 22 June 2012

Twitter users frantic as site crashes for hours - Telegraph

Twitter users frantic as site crashes for hours - Telegraph:

Twitter users frantic as site crashes for hours

Twitter was down for several hours last night after a bug took the social network offline.

David Cameron's fundraiser caught in £6,000 corporate deal for House of Lords dinner - UK Politics - UK - The Independent

David Cameron's fundraiser caught in £6,000 corporate deal for House of Lords dinner - UK Politics - UK - The Independent:

David Cameron's fundraiser caught in £6,000 corporate deal for House of Lords dinner

Toby Madden

Officer who struck out at Ian Tomlinson had 'lost control' - Telegraph

Officer who struck out at Ian Tomlinson had 'lost control' - Telegraph:

Officer who struck out at Ian Tomlinson had 'lost control'

Police officer Simon Harwood hit newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson with a baton and shoved him to the ground in a "gratuitous act of aggression" because his "blood was up", a court heard today.Pc Simon Harwood said Tomlinson looked as if he was going to stay where he was forever

Intelligent kill: The dirty art of secret assassination | | Independent Editor's choice Blogs

Intelligent kill: The dirty art of secret assassination | | Independent Editor's choice Blogs:

Intelligent kill: The dirty art of secret assassination

Why Microsoft's Surface Tablet Shames the PC Industry - Businessweek

Why Microsoft's Surface Tablet Shames the PC Industry - Businessweek:

Why Microsoft's Surface Tablet Shames the PC IndustrySteve Ballmer, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer, reveals Surface, a new family of PCs, for Windows

On June 18, Microsoft (MSFT) beckoned 200 or so members of the media to a grimy, industrial part of Hollywood for what it described as a can’t-miss affair. Dutiful reporters met at the appointed hour—3:30 p.m.—at a film and art studio Microsoft had rented out and emptied for the day. While beads of sweat formed on the foreheads of the people waiting to get in, aspiring actresses walked by in tight jeans and high heels on their way to a T-Mobile commercial casting call at the building next door.

iPhone 5 smaller docking port gets ever more likely | News | TechRadar

iPhone 5 smaller docking port gets ever more likely | News | TechRadar:

iPhone 5 smaller docking port gets ever more likely

Multiple sources confirm new configuration

iPhone 5 smaller docking port gets ever more likely
A number of Apple manufacturers have apparently confirmed that the iPhone 5 will sport a smaller connector port.
TechCrunch reports that the sixth generation of iPhone will come with a 19-pin connector on its base, with Apple ditching the iconic 30-pin port which has graced previous iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Three independent manufacturers have reportedly confirmed the new, smaller size, which is similar in size to a Thunderbolt port.

Accessory woe?

Video: Japanese scientists grow human liver from stem cells - The Globe and Mail

Video: Japanese scientists grow human liver from stem cells - The Globe and Mail:

Japanese scientists grow human liver from stem cells

Cameron family fortune made in tax havens | Politics | The Guardian

Cameron family fortune made in tax havens | Politics | The Guardian:

Cameron family fortune made in tax havens

Revealed: David Cameron's father built up legal offshore funds in Panama and GenevaDavid Cameron
David Cameron's father set up offshore investment funds which explicitly boasted of their ability to remain outside UK tax jurisdiction. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/PA

Jimmy Carr tax arrangements 'morally wrong', says David Cameron | Politics | The Guardian

Jimmy Carr tax arrangements 'morally wrong', says David Cameron | Politics | The Guardian:

Jimmy Carr tax arrangements 'morally wrong', says David Cameron

Cameron criticises comedian but says he has not had time to look at allegations about singer Gary Barlow's tax affairs

Thursday 14 June 2012

Head for heights | The Sun |News

Head for heights | The Sun |News: "Head for heights"

Head for heights


man climbs down side of building

Victorian crooks’ mugshots go on show | The Sun |News

Victorian crooks’ mugshots go on show | The Sun |News:

Victorian crooks’ mugshots go on show

villainous-looking William Parsons, 48, holds his hands up to his chest in the required police mugshot pose of 1891. He was jailed for 20 years for arson

Cameron's 22 memory lapses at Leveson - Press - Media - The Independent

Cameron's 22 memory lapses at Leveson - Press - Media - The Independent:

Cameron's 22 memory lapses at Leveson

Miracle moggie clings onto train for 118 miles | The Sun |News

Miracle moggie clings onto train for 118 miles | The Sun |News:

Leveson sketch: The many unhappy faces of David Cameron

Michael Deacon watches Prime Minister David Cameron struggle to conceal his discomfort as he gives evidence to the Leveson Inquiry.Prime Minister David Cameron appears before the Leveson Inquiry

Poor David Cameron. He set up the Leveson Inquiry to catch out the press. Instead it’s caught out his own Government. He's like a man who covers his kitchen floor with mousetraps, then bumbles downstairs in the night for some water and loses half his toes.

New Ronald Poppo Photos Released; Doctors Say Face-Chewing Victim 'Doing Well' (VIDEO, GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

New Ronald Poppo Photos Released; Doctors Say Face-Chewing Victim 'Doing Well' (VIDEO, GRAPHIC PHOTOS):

New Ronald Poppo Photos Released; Doctors Say Face-Chewing Victim 'Doing Well' (VIDEO, GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

Video: Romanian gang attempt to rob moving truck - Telegraph

Video: Romanian gang attempt to rob moving truck - Telegraph:

Man Parks Car By Parliament, Returns To Find Anti-Terrorism Police Have Blown It Up (PICTURES)

Man Parks Car By Parliament, Returns To Find Anti-Terrorism Police Have Blown It Up (PICTURES):

Wednesday 13 June 2012

Why You Should Be Excited About iOS 6 - PC Advisor

Why You Should Be Excited About iOS 6 - PC Advisor:

Why You Should Be Excited About iOS 6

Now that we know what's in store for the next major release of Apple's iOS, let's take a look at why users should look forward to iOS 6.

In case you missed it, Apple had a little media even yesterday. Of course, I kid.

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Five ways to spend $2,199 on a MacBook | Reviews - Laptops - CNET Reviews

Five ways to spend $2,199 on a MacBook | Reviews - Laptops - CNET Reviews:

Five ways to spend $2,199 on a MacBook

The new MacBook Pro with Retina display isn't the only way to spend a lot on an Apple laptop.

Apple WWDC: New MacBook Pro hands-on - Telegraph

Apple WWDC: New MacBook Pro hands-on - Telegraph:

Apple WWDC: New MacBook Pro hands-on



"Isn't the bottom of our computer prettier than the top of anyone else's computer," asked Phil Schiller as he unveiled the next generation MacBook Pro in San Francisco.
He was preaching to the converted at WWDC, the annual event for Apple developers, and there are certainly those who would make the case for other manufacturers and their machines.

Apple unveils 'next gen' MacBook Pro, Apple Maps | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | Herald Sun

Apple unveils 'next gen' MacBook Pro, Apple Maps | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | Herald Sun:

Apple unveils 'next gen' MacBook Pro, Apple Maps

APPLE launched a fresh assault on the computer market this morning, unveiling a host of new Macs and one top-of-the-line laptop made in the image of its market-leading tablet computer, the iPad.
The world’s richest technology company not only unveiled but launched into stores a new “flagship” laptop yesterday in the “next generation” MacBook Pro that has slimmed down to just 1.8cm and weighs just over 2kg, yet features greater than full high-definition display. 
 
But the new laptop throws out some older technology, ditching the DVD drive and a wired internet connection.

LOL.....

BBC News - Apple ditches Google Maps software in latest iOS

BBC News - Apple ditches Google Maps software in latest iOS:

Apple ditches Google Maps software in latest iOS

Monday 11 June 2012

David Cameron accidentally leaves daughter in pub: your stories - Telegraph

David Cameron accidentally leaves daughter in pub: your stories - Telegraph:

David Cameron accidentally leaves daughter in pub: your stories

David Cameron has admitted accidentally leaving his daughter in the pub after a sunday lunch. Telegraph readers contacted us to offer sympathy to the Prime Minister and to assure him he is not alone:

AFP: David Cameron left daughter, 8, at the pub

AFP: David Cameron left daughter, 8, at the pub:
David Cameron left daughter, 8, at the pub
David Cameron left his eight-year-old daughter at the pub for around a quarter of an hour following a family lunch, Downing Street confirmed Monday.

Sunday 10 June 2012

Apple's blocking move irks Samsung - Business News - Business - The Independent

Apple's blocking move irks Samsung - Business News - Business - The Independent:

Theresa May cannot dictate to judges on human rights cases, lawyers warn | Politics | The Guardian

Theresa May cannot dictate to judges on human rights cases, lawyers warn | Politics | The Guardian:

Theresa May cannot dictate to judges on human rights cases, lawyers warn

Home secretary willing to bring in primary legislation if judges fail to implement rules prioritising deportation over family rights
Theresa May on the Andrew Marr Show

Police in 'legal highs' warning after teen dies at RockNess Festival - Home News - UK - The Independent

Police in 'legal highs' warning after teen dies at RockNess Festival - Home News - UK - The Independent:

Police in 'legal highs' warning after teen dies at RockNess Festival

Police and health authorities raise concerns over designer drug known as 'Benzo Fury'

'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal | World news | The Observer

'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal | World news | The Observer:

'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic scientist dared not reveal

Landmark polar research about the Adelie penguin's sex life by Captain Scott's expedition, deemed too shocking for the public 100 years ago, is unearthed at the Natural History MuseumDr George Murray Levick's notebook
It was the sight of a young male Adélie penguin attempting to have sex with a dead female that particularly unnerved George Murray Levick, a scientist with the 1910-13 Scott Antarctic Expedition. No such observation had ever been recorded before, as far as he knew, and Levick, a typical Edwardian Englishman, was horrified. Blizzards and freezing cold were one thing. Penguin perversion was another.
Worse was to come, however. Levick spent the Antarctic summer of 1911-12 observing the colony of Adélies at Cape Adare, making him the only scientist to this day to have studied an entire breeding cycle there. During that time, he witnessed males having sex with other males and also with dead females, including several that had died the previous year..........