Lots of lack of warm, even more skywater, not even a cough
of atmospheric movement and negative solar stuff at the Castle this morn, still
no hot water-the “man” can’t get here until Wednesday morn, but he did suggest
that I switch on the immersion heater in the tank-my reply was “have you seen
the price of Leccy lately” to which he made an odd noise and went away.
I
see that the Ex Nazi Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (otherwise known as the Ex
Nazi Pope Benedict the more than fifteen) has handed in his notice on the
grounds that “I have come to the
certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an
adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.”
Oh dear. What a shame, maybe he could spend his remaining
time contemplating the millions of people murdered by his former employer...
It seems that the same sex marriage of the ConTories and the
LibDooms has managed to complete the massive number of seven of the 576 major
building projects in the Government's much-trumpeted national infrastructure
plan, according to a report out today.
Apparently only 1 per cent of the schemes are operational
and just 18 per cent are said to have "started" or to be "under
construction", according to data compiled by Labour from Treasury figures.
Plan “A” really is working then...
Has let go of the tree he has been hugging for the last decade
or so and is preparing to battle authorities after Britain's oldest working
fish smokehouse was shut down after a single resident complained about the
smell.
It had survived for more than 130 years and was bombed in
the Blitz but Walter Purkis and Sons was told to close by Haringey council
following a complaint from a resident in a nearby flat block in Crouch End,
North London.
The Purkis family were informed last month the smokehouse
was in breach of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Clean Air Act
1993.
But Charlie, who has been said to be a strong supporter of
traditional and organic foods, has stepped in to help the owner of the
business, John Purkis, whose family has been in the fish business for
generations.
Last week a female member of the Prince's staff came to see
the Purkis family and asked for details about what had happened.
It was explained that the smokehouse won a reprieve and was
once again allowed to produce its kippers, smoked salmon and mackerel. However
the family were worried the reversal of the ban may only be temporary.
That’s alright then; but are they real fish; could they be
fake fish with Romanian slugs and snails and puppy dog tails cunningly disguised ,
perhaps the dept for Gee-Gee Grub could investigate....
Human beings are not the only creatures on Earth who cause
the climate of the planet to change. Ordinary earthworms also make a
significant contribution to global warming. Scientists believe that in the next
few decades, the population of earthworms will experience a real boom.
The soil produces about 20 percent of global emissions of
carbon dioxide and two-thirds of nitrous oxide. Worms act as architects of this
ecosystem. They make the structure soil more porous and interact with microbes
that produce carbon dioxide. The presence of invertebrates in the soil is
directly related to the amount of carbon dioxide that the soil releases in the
atmosphere. Nitrous oxide produces the bacteria that live in the intestines of
worms. The concentration of nitrous oxide is three times higher in the places
inhabited by earthworms.
A while back, scientists faced the following problem. On the
one hand, worms contribute to the growth of emissions in the atmosphere from
the soil. On the other hand, then help "recycle" carbon dioxide,
hiding it under the ground. This contradiction became known as the
"dilemma of earthworms."
In a new study, an international team of scientists from the
Netherlands, the U.S. and Colombia analyzed the results of 237 separate
experiments that studied the role of earthworms in greenhouse gas emissions,
says the Guardian. The researchers carried out experiments on the
emissions of all types of gas and found that the worms increase the
global-warming potential of soil by 16 percent.
And the results could even be worse if the worms drive about
in cars...
A 50-year-old man developed cancer in his genitals, after he
injected himself with olive oil to enlarge his penis.
He required emergency surgery to remove his genitals to stop
cancer spreading.
He had been injecting his penis with olive oil over a number
of years and it had become infected which caused the cancer.
The un-named man had injected his penis with olive oil in a
bid to make it bigger.
The procedure is quite common in Thailand, other substances
also used include; bees wax, silicone or even paraffin.
There have been reports from one Bangkok hospital that they
see up to 40 patients a month suffering from side-effects of this treatment.
Sod that....
A prisoner who tried to hide a mobile phone was caught when
guards heard his backside ringing.
The 58-year-old
convict was admitted to the national hospital in Colombo where doctors later
retrieved the handset from his bottom.
"The man had
concealed the phone inside his person," the official said, asking not to
be named.
"Unfortunately
for him, the phone rang at the wrong time and guards knew he had a phone at the
wrong end."
He said the man was
in hospital for two days but was discharged and sent back to prison after the
mobile phone was removed.
The prisoner was
serving a 10-year sentence for theft at the high security Welikada jail in the
capital.
Should have put it on
vibrate...
In a world first, a McDonald's franchise in Australia is
offering full table service for its dine-in customers, complete with china plates, glassware and metal utensils in
place of the more usual paper boxes and plastic.
Meals are also brought
to the table by waiters and waitresses, and diners can daintily dab their lips
with cloth napkins after eating.
"It's very
popular," store manager Michelle Steain told Reuters of the five-week trial
service. "Everyone seems to be loving it."
Glenn and Katia
Dwarte, owners of the franchise in Warilla, some 100 km (62 miles) south of
Sydney, sought permission for the idea after their habit of serving Mr Dwarte's
parents with cutlery and plates caught the attention of other diners.
The dine-in offer is
open to customers who purchase premium meals between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. each
day.
Spiffing; what next coffee in cups?
And finally:
The rainbow unicorn Pegasus cake.
Eat it if you dare...
That’s it: I’m orf to check out my
non-4G freeview
Today’s thought:
Waiter I'll have two portions of that.
And today’s mellow melody.
Now
And then.
Angus
