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Meh The Korea problem was always made worse by the implied support of China to their Military machine. But even the Chinese have now worked out that any threat on their bit of Asia could damage their economic takeover of the world and so many articles have been indicating they are "stepping back" What we are seeing IMHO is continued posturing prior to the eventual withdrawal of full Chinese support & the collapse of the North into a more useful Low Cost offshore Manufacturing facility for the Chinese economy. Mind you someone could still make a mistake while posturing and press the wrong button

Oh come on holepuncture, you know as well as us that what you posted here is complete bullsh1t They won't get 1p in the pound

In related news....... In our local rag today (7Days), page 3 has a full page advert for..... Heaters. Yep, oil filled radiators, fan heaters, electric bar type heaters from a company called Midea. The heaters are now in stock at all our major Electrical retailers. WE LIVE IN A FECKING DESERT AND THEY ARE SELLING FECKING HEATERS FFS

There has been a lot in the press (and I think posted on here) that different coaches believe different things. A lot of the unrest at Man City stems from the double training sessions (think it was Bellamy who spoke about it). Again in related articles around that story was a bunch of data regarding the number of injuries that footballers keep picking up. No idea what is right but it seems that there are two schools of thought as to what and how should be done to achieve and maintain peak fitness as well as ensuring that actual coaching, training & footballing skills (both physical & mental) are covered. Whatever the merits of each option, the story from NC does show one important thing - there WAS disharmony in the camp. Again, no blame being attached from my side, but IF you are a Leader of an organisation then you SHOULD make sure that everyone FOLLOWS you, somehow it seems that AP did not get the support team to agree that his methods were the right ones. That's a Leadership/Listening failure. Either he didn't put his case very well to get everyone onside OR he did a rupert and just didn't bother to listen. We'll never really know. All we DO know is that Lambert is not the player he was last season (at the moment) and whether that is down to pre-season or not - don't know, don't care, just want our old Rickie BACK!

A week or two chilling in the sun in Barbados. A Reality TV show that involves falling over a lot, wearing Lycra in public and being freezing cold. Gotta worry about his decision making process there. Although in his favour he does get to keep grabbing hold of some fit Scandinavian Blonde chick all the time.... Good Luck to him, hope he becomes the Mark Ramprakash of the Ice

Would have been really funny if we didn't actually believe that it was true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyn8i8AUBLc&feature=related In the spirit of the new version about to come out. John Wayne Fill your hands you sonsofb1tches

Watched Inception last night. Yep it wins. Very unsure about True Grit, that was a classic and a great memory, perhaps without Glenn Campbell Big John would have got his Oscar for that. (even though he really just played himself) (Oops just found a You tube of him winning the Oscar for it) Why did I think he didn't? ho hum Hope the new movie does it justice And have spent the past 20 minutes trying to explain why it was such a great film to the GF Give us a review LVS

Sorry, that is complete horlicks. It goes Amoeba, Socialist, Liberal Democrat, Big Issue Salesman, Science Teacher, Scientist, Maggie Philbin, Unchartered Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Professor Brian Cox, Doctor Octopus, Ming the Merciless, Jor-El, God, Deppo, D_P It isn't perfect, a I have to keep the Big Man upstairs on hold while I give Tiger Woods relationship counselling, but then he has zillions for the fees whereas the Big Man only has my after Pension Plan to offer

Just another interesting anecdote about the dark days. Thing is, one day, somebody will get all the little bits of anecdotes together and someone will get their bottom slapped. Luckily we've moved on As long as we sign cover for Rickie that is of course

OK they've been all over the radio and the shopping malls for what seems like months (even here) But what song for you captures the real spirit of Christmas or brings back happy memories. Think for me it's that infernal drone Chris Rea singing Driving Home for Christmas, something I've tried to do for the past 13 years from Heathrow to Me Mum with the presents for family and friends. Don't really like it but it just captures the feelings of the drive down the M3 in late December (and of course heading back out again to the friends and family I now have here) What others mean something for you guys?

With thanks to Cricinfo Well, I liked it http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/thelonghandle/archives/2010/12/rickys_terrible_shock.php

I completely disbelieve that statement. You can't have a best friend surely?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/datablog/2009/sep/02/carbon-emissions-per-person-capita The harm that the growth of China has caused is well shown in the data in this article. And who buys the products that are made in China? But it's OK EU is taxing everyone for flying & driving instead of taxing imports from non-sustainable Carbon Emitters. Enough of this off to do something important that I have been putting off.... choosing the 12 courses for the Polish Xmas Ee dinner that I have to eat (how many tons did the ood use up to get here? lol Would rather try and debate Football Finances with Corp Ho, but it's gotta be done

UAE is the highest 2005 to 09 they are really hacked off they lost top spot to Qatar and have called me in as a consultant to help them regain the #1 spot. True Well, nearly

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-11710712 That was the story - and why I was hoping this was about her and had a picture

Lol I thought they were in the middle of their worst drought ever? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/8220113/California-hit-by-flooding.html

Nah wasn't google it was time to do some work then get dinner sorted and most importantly Canadian Bacon on the telly. I knew I had seen the comment somewhere re "ok" Lousy Science. Thing is when something is as important as The Earth, Climategate has done severe damage. As an example you (or I) could continue to google, that is not the point, the tarnish is done and in the public domain. It is so like MP's expenses, sure they have been proven (well many) not to have done anything wrong, but it has still undermined Public Confidence. Giving Presentations, Focus Groups and Panel Discussions on green issues and (trying) to get the Governments down here to change their attitude to Green, those idiots at East Anglia Uni should have been hung. They make the story more difficult to sell to drive change. That is why I would be happy to see the entire CURRENT argument obliterated. How? by PROPER research and by models that don't turn out to have had one line of Code in the programme wrong (possibly) Which Nation on Earth has the Highest Per Capita Carbon Footprint on the planet (and has proudly led the UN table since 2005) - yep this place. And the thing is there are about 2 or 300 people now really trying to do something about it (yes and make money) and things that Undermine the message really hack us off. Integrated Solutions to an Integrated Problem. Emirates Airline LOVES the UK Green Passenger Duty, they just fly people straight past you now.

Side strain for Anderson was the rumour on Cricinfo. Think the big question is when will Morgan for Colly become a question. Morgan doesn't have the perfect technique for Test cricket, but as we have seen in many ODI's, he has bottle. Colly was out of form all last summer and even during his 90 odd in the warm up he wasn't fluid. Switching Bell to 5 makes sense, but is Colly gonna wobble again? Would Morgan graft it out with bottle better? Doubt it for this test.

Here is a good question. How many people are involved in Climate Research? Or earn a living now from the Carbon Exchanges around the world? (I have no idea) Then as an Environmentalist concerned about the whole eco-system ask How many people are employed in identifying global trends in Toxic Electrical & Electronic Waste dumping by Interpol? (ie all the junk that the world dumps apart from you well behaved people in EU) (I know that one - the answer is 2. Source Emile Lindemulder, Interpol, Sept 29th 2010 New Orleans) The toxins being released into the Atlantic, South China Sea & Indian Environments are affecting the food chain and will kill people far quicker than global warming can. UN Step research in 1985 listing the work that led to WEEE & RoHS legislation showed that one mobile phone can render 600,000 litres of water toxic to humans. So when that stuff is broken down it releases greenhouse gases as well as other far more harmful toxins. Carbon (ie energy) is then needed to scrape more materials out the earth and turn that into Iphones and then ship it to you guys.

Bad Science? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107104574572091993737848.html Or close enough Science? An eminent US Scientist who holds similar views to myself regarding The Modelling that is advocated as Hard Scientific research. http://www.noconsensus.org/scientists/freeman_dyson.php Now again before the lynch mod returns. Here is a respected Scientist and someone who has studied climate change for 30 years who is saying that Oh, and Again, like me he is not questioning whether Global Warming is or is not occuring, he questions the models used to make the decisions Oh and finally So, no doubt that isn't good enough, a Nobel Prize nominee, 30 Years of research and a complete 8 page examination of his thoughts and mental health in the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/magazine/29Dyson-t.html I humbly apologise Verbal. I used the English Word Bad in front of Science. If I was a globally renowned Physicist instead of a campaigner on Green issuers I would of course not used The English but instead the American Word Lousy. Many factors, many voices, putting up Green taxes only in the EU is NOT the way to solve the problem when the US & The Emerging Nations just gain even More competitive advantage and cause even worse pollution.

Wednseday 29th Septmeber 2010 An afternoon was devoted to the subject of CRT recysling at the E-Scrap Congress in New Orleans Speakers included Joe Clayton Synergy Recycling & WR3A; KC Schefski of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Simon Greer if Nulife Recycling, Dr Nelson Mossholder of ECS Refining. PM your email address & I can send you the powperpoints my friend. The cost of recycling a CRT is around 5 pounds. It produces the elctronics plastics & metals which can be used to offset the cost. The front glass screen can also be recovered. The issue is then the CRT which is coated with Lead. The backlog of stored Lead Cullet Glass will support the global demand for the next 20 or so years (that one was last year's powerpoint.) New technologies are emerging that will separate the glass at a Precious Metals refining plant. The capital costs is such that only a limited number of sites will have the capacity. In the EU WEEE & Rohs legislation now ensures the suppliers have to cover these refining costs, but that doesn't happen in ALL the US states and sure as heck is not implemented elsewhere in the world, all that lead from busted TV tubes goes the same way - back into the eco system. (Greenpeace do a great job on the damage of this stuff, it just doesn't get the same exposure as it is not about getting research funding. A good example is this article where a focus in ONE area limits the ability of improvement in another. http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/press-centre/press-releases2/eu-countries-missing-opportuni Basically not enough consumers pay more for "Environmentally Friendly" solutions and poorly constructed and advised legislation actually HARMS people trying to bring out better solutions. holistic approach, include all angles,

I posted links to 3 articles questioning the people behind the IPCC research, It included The Gruaniad just to show political neutrality (but no I see niut job mentioned) The IPCC report is damaged by manipulation of the data and ignoring some data that was contradictory. My original point about Bad Science was that too much has been made of the IPCC report and that on it's own it is not a document that should be used to dictate the decisions on investment by busines and taxation by Governments. My point about the Environment is simple - the toxins in Electronics could kill us all as fast as global warming. The carbon used to get Rare Earths out the ground or processed for Gadgets & Gizmos far outweighs that which can be saved by a few light bulbs being turned off in the UK I tried to point out that I am very aware that Global Warming is the mantra but there are MANY other environmental issues that are causing harm and could change the planet - deforestation to grow crops you buy because it is cheaper or you want them. Pollution & harm of rivers and eco-systems (the gunk that broke into the Danube (was it) not so long ago. Verbal accused me of debunking Climatology, I do not. I say that there are many other factors that can affect the climate, but can somebody show me where they are actually included in the IPCC resreach? They aren't. Now I did (as you rightly point out) miss the IMHO summary. Global Warming was hijacked for many political and research funding ends, the core data was tainted (to kowtow to Verbal). It drives poilcy making. But it does NOt include all the possible variables Solar Fluctuations, deforestation. It only drives reduction. A Holistic Green approach is about understanding that MANY factors affect the Climate, and many factors affect the Environment. Focusing on only one area is wrong. Carbon Emissions COULD happily increase IF we had more forests to remove the Carbon. But increase output and do not have the means to extract it AND cut down all the trees? What about research into Carbon Capture, recycling and storage? Are the green taxes being levied on airline passengers going into this area - haha - that's as crazy an idea as the Brit Gov investing the carbon taxes in alternative energy research. Again, the leaked emails are showing

Damn, I thought this was gonna be another thread about that supermarket in The Channel Islands where the Checkout girl had massive boobs and kept resting them on the scales and overcharging people by including the weight of her mammaries. I was hoping for a new picture of her

Oh, and as verbal did not bother to read the articles I posted to show my opinion that MORE factors need to be taken into account I put the headline up from one of them So the worst scientific scandal of our generation does not count as bad science. Sorry I didn't want to use the word Bad Conspiracy. Again, this was about the people who's research was used to create the IPCC study that Buctoomim hides behind So. I am not a denier, I am nota Warmist and I am not a Freezist. I am someone who would like to know the FULL truth with ALL the facts and ALL the influences. I strongly believe that being a Role Model is important for the West in addressing ALL Environmental harm. But this focus only on CER in England and TAX the UK consumer and Industry so that it is at a disadvantage to the rest of the world - well that will cost JOBS and that is wrong. My stance is that EVERYONE should force change at the same time. You increase departure green tax - the French didn't. Also, sod the Carbon emissions how much damage is caused to the planet by all your Iphones and new flat screen TV's? The world cannot recycle OLD CRT tubes, the glass is polluted by the Lead so it gets dumped, either deep underground or in oil wells as lubricants - toxins are produced that will kill everyone FAR quicker than global warming every day. Climatology. Show me a Climatologist who would ignore the impact of Oceanography - El Nino. La Nina and Gulfstream, are they proof of Climate or proof of Ocean? Everything is interlinked. I was not debunking Climatology Verbal I was saying it should be taken as a part of the whole