What’s the longest book you’ve ever read?
It all started in my history class,
I became a long book bad ass,
One period was not enough for me,
I decided I wanted to know World History,
So my chosen book left my classmates puzzled,
And the poor teacher totally befuddled,
‘A History of the World’ in a book was quite a
feat,
One I was determined to complete,
I can’t remember if I ever did,
In truth though I was just a kid.
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Thank you to Diego Pinada and the Independent Online for the Headline.
Seems even Beverley Hills can’t guarantee that there is an awareness and support when someone can no longer live safely by themselves.
Elizabeth Linda Paterson was an old lady ,she was blind,and could barely walk . Her only contact with the outside world was a food delivery package once a week.She lived in a condo containing 36 other units .
The smell probably got too much and concerned residents called on outside agencies to intervene.The Fire Brigade visited and found her condo in an awful state ,Elizabeth was living in one room at the back.There was discarded waste including human waste everywhere.It was a health hazard and attracting all sorts of vermin.
Elizabeth was taken to hospital,where she later died.
The property itself, as her Estate,is being sued by local authorities and is regarded as a “Public Hazard” and permission and the cost of the clean up will have to come from her estate as no other estate members have come forward
A sad end to a human being in this day and age to be classed as a “Public Hazard”.I suppose it could happen anywhere.
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Thanks to the Annika Hammerschlag and the Independent Online for the Headline
Alaska pollock supplies is the world’s second-largest fishery, and supplies global food chains, providing key fish ingredients into their products. I like pollock and I am quite happy to eat it as an alternative to cod.
Unfortunately though pollock nets often catch other marine life, in the industry this is known as bycatch. One species affected is the Chinook Salmon which is a traditional catch of Native communities along the Yukon River. They have been stopped from fishing legally in order to preserve the Salmon so they don’t disappear.
Ocean researchers attribute the salmon collapse primarily to rising sea temperatures and shifting ocean conditions, however, the bycatch factor may be adding to what is already a precarious situation for wildlife.
The Pollock fishermen have not just ignored the problem , in fact they communicate with each other when they are at sea to identify salmon concentrations and will stop fishing to allow the salmon time to do whatever salmon do at sea. Every pollock vessel also carries a salmon excluder, a specialised device offering salmon an escape route from the net.
Bycatch and possibly damaging the ocean floor are Political hot potatoes which have all-party backing from local politicians. So the big players in Pollock Fishing are being careful and are gathering data to see the impact that their efforts to supply Global Demand for their fish are having on the smaller operators on rivers and coastal outlets who fish for crab and halibut.
Also I suspect that as fishermen they respect the sea.
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What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?
So you are younger than me,
You have your whole life ahead,
I tell you it’s a journey,
Of Roses it is no bed,
Somehow you have to find your way,
To make things better every day,
Never look gift horses in the mouth,
I tell you that’s a recipe for going South,
For they are feisty creatures who like to bite,
Keep your wits about you and you’ll be alright,
Plenty will tell you that you’re going bad,
And my friend that is just a little sad,
Who knows why people do what they do?
Remember it isn’t always to do with you.
I know you think I’m past my best,
I’m lucky now I can have a rest ,
Your time is now and use it well,
Dreads and Fears you must quell.
No one knows everything,
But to life, good is what you should bring.
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Thank you to Science News for the Headline
It seems even the dead aren’t safe from climate change.
The Ancient Egyptians had to put up with tomb robbers and now their tombs and the artefacts wihin them have to recorded and preserved before they are destroyed by flood waters
Archaeologists found a previously unknown 3000 year old tomb while doing a survey and clearing debris to prevent damage caused by heavy downpours which have caused flash flooding and which potentially will endanger the tombs already identified,including ancient paintings on their walls.
Researchers are working on understanding the locations of the tombs and also their reuse for later burials.The area they are working in is particularly interesting as the location was used by less high profile Egyptians such as administrators and those who worked for the Pharohs
However, they are subject to a strict deadline as the flash floods are a constant threat and time is of the essence to ensure the information relating to the tombs can be preserved.
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What’s one thing that would instantly improve your city?
First let’s get this very clear,
I don’t live in a City my dear,
No not New York,Paris or London,
They’re faux pas and rather hum-drum,
Saying hum-drum I’m just being polite,
Actually their detritus really reaches quite a
height,
So to my Town I must refer,
Firstly I’d consult with the Mayor,
They change every year and are ceremonial,
But their interest is truly baronial,.
They walk around with a gold chain
And pose for photos with a grimace of pain,
They love their town and want it to thrive,
But those councillors make it such a dive,
Sack them all I say they must,
Their massive budget has already gone bust.
The Mayor should be in charge,
To bring the canal back and a Mayoral Barge,
Our Town needs to celebrate its’ maritime
genealogy
I’m tired of hearing about its’ Railway Pedigree.
Boats and all sorts of crafts should be our aim,
Trains after all are really inane!
So let’s get moving and set sail,
Forget about that standard gauge rail.
That building that was a Railway Museum
Has surely had its’ day and is out of steam.
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Thanks to Ben Wright and Doug Falkener and BBC News Online for the Headline
This headline puzzles me on many fronts.First of all is CryptoCurrency genuine and does it work?
Secondly .Ben Delo ,a Sheffield Lad who is currently living in Hong Kong but is keen to move back to the UK to continue his support for Reform and help it form a Government by making British Politics a fair and level playing field.Why having left the UK is he so keen to nominate and elect a Prime Minister,can’t he just vote like the rest of us?
Mr Delo admitted a Money Laundering breach in the United States in 2022 at his Bitmex Crypto Trading Platform which Donal Trump pardoned him for in 2025.So what role does Crypto pay in money laundering and how serious was it?Was there any possibility of him going to jail if he had visited the United States before he was pardoned?
The Telegraph Newspaper allowed Mr Delo to write an article in its’ paper which again gives this man a profile where he is raised above our heads and allowed to pontificate.Why?
What exactly can you buy with Crypto Currency?
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What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken?
The longest trip I’ve ever taken,
Is to a place I’d long forsaken,
It used to be my home and had many
rememberances
Childhood thoughts and sentimental resonances,
You see it was a trip I had to make,
To a place I thought I knew and wasn’t fake,
Now having made it I realise,
That place has gone and I can’t reprise,
Go back in time and no matter how much I
strive,
I start my trip but I can never arrive.
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Thanks to Richard Wheeler at BbC News Online for the Headline.
I believe that the transition from life to death where humanly possible should be respectful, free of pain and worry and to use an often used word “humane”. Although,along with everyone else I do feel that humanity is not always kind
This resurrected Bill from last year did not achieve this respectful transition and thankfully has been defeated after having been given a serious drilling down last year by the House of Lords.
It does concern me that those who pushed the bill were hell bent on getting the “legislation” in place no matter what the cost.
To me the cost of the ill thought out bill would have been the deaths of people who may have not had the choice that they thought they were having,or perhaps we’re in no position to make a choice at all.
I agree wholeheartedly that there needs to be a recognition that “being put to sleep” is not just for very sick animals ,but for everyone to sleep soundly ,we need to be confident that it is not a bill of convenience.Every case is unique,can the Law or indeed Politicians deal with that?
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