A touch of the big yellow thing at the Castle this morn,
still cold and a fair amount of atmospheric movement, his Maj is a happy boy
because he can go out, get covered in wet stuff and mud from the borders and
then come in and sit on my lap.
More than a whimsy late because I have been to see my
General Medic to have the Left elbow pecked in the Periosteal, hurt like
buggery, but the real pain won’t kick in until tomorrow-so don’t expect any
posts for a day or so....
Has pledged its support in principle for a cap on the amount
people would pay for care during their lifetime.
A £35,000 lifetime limit was recommended by a government-ordered
inquiry chaired by the economist Andrew Dilnot a year ago. Old people would
take out insurance to cover payments up to this ceiling, with the state then
picking up the bills.
But Son of a B.......aronet and alien reptile in disguise
George (my Parlimentary pension will keep me out of care) Osborne has refused
to sanction the £1.7bn a year cost, which was predicted to rise to £3.5bn over
time, and decisions have been put off until a government-wide spending review
due next year. This means social care reform is unlikely to happen before the
2015 election. When action is taken, the cap could be raised to as much as
£75,000 to keep down the cost to taxpayers.
Instead the Elf Secretary will announce today that many of
the 40,000 old people who have to sell their homes each year will be offered a
form of loan through their local authority from April 2015.
And then get the money back when the old farts die and their
houses are sold to repay the “loan”.
Snag-what if there is a husband, wife or partner still
living in said dwelling, where do they go; into care which will have to be paid for by
the old farts who have paid tax all their lives?
The Piss Poor Policies Millionaires Club Coalition is using
the £1.7 billion saved from looking after the elderly to donate more than £1
billion to help family planning services in the developing world.
In a bid to help 24 million girls and women in the world's
poorest countries, British aid will be doubled for eight years, International
Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell will announce later.
Aid for family planning will increase from £90 million each
year to £180 million - more than £1.4 billion over eight years.
Mr Mitchell said: "The health and rights of girls and
women are front and centre of Britain's aid programme. Being able to plan the
size of her family is a fundamental right that we believe all women should
have.
"British support will mean that millions of women who
are currently unable to access or use family planning information, services and
supplies will be able to decide, freely and for themselves, whether, when and
how many children to have.
While Blighty’s hard working older population is treated
like second class citizens.
Australian company Bioconst has started research to create
fluorescent flowers by splicing Californian jellyfish DNA into various blooms.
The company already produces a fluorescent substance which
is sprayed on to flowers causing a glow but now work has started on flowers
which emit light without the need for a spray. Professor Mark Tester,
vice-president of Bioconst said:
"They would look the same, until you turn the light out
and put them under a UV light. You wouldn't know there's any jellyfish
there."
Spiffing...
A pair of Cupid Stunts thought it would be a good idea to
try to heat a tin of spaghetti – with a toaster and set their maisonette on
fire, it took four fire engines and about 20 fire fighters to put out the blaze
in Hornsey Rise, north London.
According to Fire brigade watch manager Adam Barnett ‘The
two men had wedged the toaster on and were cooking a tin of spaghetti on top of
it,’ he said.
The mind boggles.....
A recent Internet uprising has led to Caffé Tiamo, an
Italian restaurant in Incheon, South Korea, to change its menu.
It seems that “Spaghetti alla Carne,” which contained dog
meat is no longer available.
Apparently Korean food always was the Dog’s Bollocks…
And finally:
Californian builder Jayson Fann has gone into business
creating human-sized nests made from locally harvested wood, which he cuts and
spirals together
The constructions range from indoor love seats to thirty-person look-outs.
The constructions range from indoor love seats to thirty-person look-outs.
Each construction needs the help of two or three assistants,
depending on the size of the project.
The lengthy process begins with stripping branches to ensure
no damage is done to the living tree before removing the leaves and twigs.
The nests are mostly made of eucalyptus for its strength,
and each sculpture needs two and a half trailers of wood.
By bending the wood and using counter-sunk screws the structure is expected to remain strong and intact for many years.
The custom-made nests can cost anywhere from $4000 to $20,000.
Well, at least they won’t get flooded.....
By bending the wood and using counter-sunk screws the structure is expected to remain strong and intact for many years.
The custom-made nests can cost anywhere from $4000 to $20,000.
Well, at least they won’t get flooded.....
That’s it: I’m orf to charge my
mobile with a T-Shirt
And today’s thought:
Olympic rings
Angus
