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Thanks to Cabriela Pomeroy and BBC News Online for the Headline.

First of all I would like to say that I’m very glad that the US Service men and woman involved in the rescue mission are all safe and will be reunited with their loved ones. It definitely was a mission in true Saving Private Ryan fashion.

What I find totally inappropriate is the “crowing” from the non-military people at the top, to be honest this was a debacle from the start, caused by politicians and their spurious motives. We must not forget that American lives have already been lost and there is no rescue mission that will ever bring them back.

Heroism and canniness is to be admired, the rhetoric and gung-honess of both the American and Iranian Politician’s not so.

Perhaps the facts of the rescue mission will filter through , hopefully after we resume a sensible progression towards Peace in the Middle East. Meanwhile I wish the “seriously injured man” a good recovery, because ejecting from a jet is very hard on the body.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading .🙏

Thanks to Emily Johnson and BBC News Online for the Headline

So a gentlemen has bought Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park near Ripon as it was one of his favourite places to go when visiting his Aunt and Uncle as a young boy.

The Park in it’s heyday had rides that were impressive, a rollercoaster which at the time was the longest one in the UK and it was called the “Ultimate”.

The emphasis changed with new owners and the costs of running the park to catering for younger children and the takings declined until the business went up for sale.

Now the new owner James Mellors has plans to bring the park back to life. Thankfully he is realistic about the business prospects and challenges but knows he needs to do something that will bring people in , both youngsters and the more mature thrill seekers.

I wish him success and hope he finds the “elixir of entertainment” and inspires another young person to follow their dream. We certainly need a good venue, that is value for money and also creatively inspiring and perhaps just a bit scary!

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.n

Thanks to Amelia Neath & Shweta Sharma and Independent News Online for the Headline.

Well who would have thought the criminal fraternity would go so far as to ruin the reputations of the likes of Sherpa Tensing and also ruin the landscape of Everest itself, scattered with tents and discarded equipment.

Apparently from 2022 to 2025 a total of 4782 international climbers have been “poisoned”, including lacing food with large amounts of baking powder to stimulate gastric distress. The scam was to claim on insurance for aerial evacuations. The scam included a range of participants including ” actors” who faked illness in order to be rescued.

So far the bills to the insurers and the climbers for fake rescues have amounted to $20million dollars.

Honestly if this article had been published on April the 1st , I would not have believed it.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏