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It’s bloody cold in England, LOOK!
Every time I return to England, it seems almost immediately there is a weather-related superlative issued for the month I choose to return. We all know the Brits are obsessed with weather, but in June 2007 it was the wettest/worst June since records began (hundreds of years ago), this winter, it has already been the [...]
Sex education in Spain – “pleasure is in your own hands”
This fabulous story came out on the BBC website today…with the title “Spanish ’self love’ lessons row”.
In brief, the government of the region of Extremadura in Spain has launched a campaign based on the slogan “pleasure is in your own hands“, which gives advice on masturbation.
Of course, with the large Roman Catholic population in [...]
Spain sets world record for wind energy
Earlier this week, the weather in Barcelona was very, very windy. Little did we know at the time, but as we chattered our teeth in unison, Spain was about to set a world first.
From 3am until 8am on Sunday 8th November 2009, more than 50% of Spain’s electricity was generated by wind – according to [...]
Watch the sea lions in Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia is, at first view, a beautiful city with a breezy riverfront, multiple universities, old architecture and good restaurant. However, a walk down the riverfront changes your opinion a bit. You notice the extremely smoky Celco-Arauco paper mill that sends up constant masses of smoke into the sky. In 2005 some 5000 black-necked swans died [...]
60-foot penis painted on roof
Thanks to the BBC website for this current affairs nugget:
An 18-year-old has secretly painted a 60ft drawing of a phallus on the roof of his parents’ £1 million mansion in Berkshire. It was there for a year before his parents found out. They say he’ll have to scrub it off when he gets back [...]
Green activists ‘are keeping Africa poor’
I’ve just read a very interesting article in yesterday’s Times newspaper, where the British former chief scientist, Professor Sir David King, states that Western ‘do-gooders’ (in this instance NGOs) are impoverishing Africa by promoting traditional organic farming methods at the expense of modern scientific agriculture.
The article states that NGOs from Europe and America are turning [...]
Shun meat, says UN climate chief
By, Richard Black, BBC News, September 7, 2008
People should consider eating less meat as a way of combating global warming, says the UN’s top climate scientist.
Rajendra Pachauri, who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will make the call at a speech in London on Monday evening.
UN figures suggest that meat production [...]
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