On this day…in 1941
On this day in 1941, Adolf Hitler sends two bombers to Iraq to support Rashid Ali al-Gailani in his revolt against Britain, which is trying to enforce a previously agreed upon Anglo-Iraqi alliance. At the start of the war, Iraqi Prime Minister General Nuri as-Said severed ties with Germany and signed a cooperation pact with … [Read the full story]
The 13th rant – a look into the 21st century
Russia is having a strange troubled start to the year 2013. The concrete cover at Chernobyl is starting to crack up. Then meteors drop down causing damage to six cities, injuring over a thousand people and damaging more than three thousand homes. The cost is estimated in millions. Since the break-up of the Old Russian … [Read the full story]
Tommy Taylor’s SRU
A young child killed in her bed by a motorist crashing through the wall of her bedroom, children killed by rocket attacks in Syria and fire in a disco killed hundreds of youngsters in Brazil. What terrible tragedies. France sending in troops to fight in Africa…are they mad? After a disaster in Vietnam, which drew … [Read the full story]
Governments rely too much on donations
Like me, I expect you get mail most days asking for your help in selling raffle tickets or donating money to worthy causes. Add to this the TV adverts showing the under-privileged in Africa or Asia requesting our monetary assistance, from fresh water, starvation and of course disease. Often I find myself saying, why the … [Read the full story]
Caltex refinery in Kurnell is to close
Australia’s peak motoring body fears Caltex’s decision to shut its Kurnell site has left the country exposed to fuel supply risks and price volatility. Caltex will shed more than 330 jobs as the Kurnell site in Sydney is transformed into a simple fuel import facility over the next two years. The closure follows a recent … [Read the full story]
Sniffing rosemary can boost your brain power
Yes it’s true…sniffing rosemary could boost your brain power, scientists have suggested. Tests show that cognitive performance improves when a compound in the herb’s oil – 1, 8-cineole – is absorbed into blood. Biochemists at the University of Northumbria now want to see how the ingredient might affect our brains. Rosemary has a long history … [Read the full story]
The year ahead – my predictions for 2012
Last year all of Helena Bryanliths predictions came true, a one hundred per cent success rate…but his year could be more problematic. So I thought I’d have a go…it can’t be that difficult…can it? Could the Mayans be right? …I think not this year. In Hollywood expect surprises at the Oscars, and later in the year we will … [Read the full story]
New Zealand oil spill disaster is ‘worst in decades’
Oil spill from stranded cargo ship off New Zealand is the country’s worst environmental disaster in decades. Officials say 350 tonnes of oil may have leaked from the 775ft (236m) Rena, which ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off the port of Tauranga on Wednesday. Bad weather has halted work to pump oil off the … [Read the full story]
Nuclear Waste…when will it stop?
I must speak out about nuclear pollution pouring into the ocean. How long will the leak continue? How far will it spread? How long will the damage to our oceans last? Do you remember the oil leak last year? If we do not stop these leaks it won’t only be our sea life in trouble…it’ll … [Read the full story]
