Sunday, 29 August 2010
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Friday, 27 August 2010
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
ICeland State Church at it too
Iceland’s PM considering leaving embattled state church
25 August 2010Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland’s Prime Minister, says she has considered leaving the state church. This comment comes in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal hitting Iceland’s state church.
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Monday, 23 August 2010
BBC iPlayer - British Muslims, Father and Son
BBC iPlayer - British Muslims, Father and Son
Moazzam Begg spent three years as a prisoner in Bagram and Guatanamo Bay before being released without charge. Throughout that that time his father fought for his son's release. Since his release Moazzam Begg has remained in the headlines. He is a controversial figure - for some he is an innocent victim, while others have hard questions about his beliefs and actions. Steve Evans tells an extraordinary story of a father and son and their very different experiences of being a British Muslim. From the generations of Begg family military history, to Moazzam almost joining the British army, to his support for Muslim causes around the world - there are many contradictions and paradoxes in the Begg family story. The exceptional bond between father and son, though, is clear throughout.
Moazzam Begg spent three years as a prisoner in Bagram and Guatanamo Bay before being released without charge. Throughout that that time his father fought for his son's release. Since his release Moazzam Begg has remained in the headlines. He is a controversial figure - for some he is an innocent victim, while others have hard questions about his beliefs and actions. Steve Evans tells an extraordinary story of a father and son and their very different experiences of being a British Muslim. From the generations of Begg family military history, to Moazzam almost joining the British army, to his support for Muslim causes around the world - there are many contradictions and paradoxes in the Begg family story. The exceptional bond between father and son, though, is clear throughout.
- Broadcast on:
- BBC Radio 4, 11:00am Monday 23rd August 2010
- Duration:
- 30 minutes
- Available until:
- 11:32am Monday 30th August 2010
Sunday, 22 August 2010
Get an education not a degree
Debt are u going to take on, a gamble on a cushty cushty?
What if? U get to be degreed but uneducated?
Do u really know what it takes?
I had hated that place "Reading the world class agricultural university"
For 2 of the 3 years. The first there was no sobriety
Yet somehow the wonderful "Tess", the beauty, in love with me?
A degree attained, back home, a celebration, realisation, the catch..
Only that i would never be able to say "if only", this, if only that
and be integral. I see now the confused, angry, fighting young man,
the farming dream destroyed, before it had begun, but yet after 21 years
Mother, Father, the hurrincane, banks, fear, lost all for once, not last.
And yet is there fight, spirit, many many losses, millions of generations,
Ancesters talk in our genes, fight, lead and win, or follow, lose, normal,
Stand out from the crowd, its scary, herd animals we are, be the bull?
So now, what is it you speak? I talk of life of land of spirit of nature,
Of the disonnection, the city and lonely, the hope, the truth, the best wins,
Of humans, more animal than any,of dreams of seasons and maturity,
Keep your change and new, leave yourself, there is something better than me.
Rebel Farming
They come they come they come
Whatever u do, they'll do an act of crime
Freeman turned war officer
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Friday, 20 August 2010
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Dunbar's number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunbar's number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunbar's number
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dunbar's number is a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person.[1] Proponents assert that numbers larger than this generally require more restrictive rules, laws, and enforced norms to maintain a stable, cohesive group. No precise value has been proposed for Dunbar's number. It lies between 100 and 230, but a commonly detected value is 150.[2]
Dunbar's number was first proposed by British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, who theorized that "this limit is a direct function of relative neocortex size, and that this in turn limits group size ... the limit imposed by neocortical processing capacity is simply on the number of individuals with whom a stable inter-personal relationship can be maintained." On the periphery, the number also includes past colleagues such as high school friends with whom a person would want to reacquaint themselves if they met again.[3]
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* 1 Research background
* 2 Alternative numbers
* 3 Popularization
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading
* 7 External links
Dunbar's number
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
See also: Dunbar (disambiguation)
Dunbar's number is a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person.[1] Proponents assert that numbers larger than this generally require more restrictive rules, laws, and enforced norms to maintain a stable, cohesive group. No precise value has been proposed for Dunbar's number. It lies between 100 and 230, but a commonly detected value is 150.[2]
Dunbar's number was first proposed by British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, who theorized that "this limit is a direct function of relative neocortex size, and that this in turn limits group size ... the limit imposed by neocortical processing capacity is simply on the number of individuals with whom a stable inter-personal relationship can be maintained." On the periphery, the number also includes past colleagues such as high school friends with whom a person would want to reacquaint themselves if they met again.[3]
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Research background
* 2 Alternative numbers
* 3 Popularization
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading
* 7 External links
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Monday, 16 August 2010
Today's Headlines
- UN Chief: Pakistan Is Worst Disaster I’ve Ever Witnessed
- Gen: Petraeus Hints Scheduled Afghan Withdrawal Could Be Postponed
- Shadow War: US Secretly Carries Out Strikes in Yemen
- Obama Backs the Rights of Muslims to Build Mosque Near Ground Zero
- US Threatens to Cut Off Arms Deal to Turkey over Criticism of Israel
- White House Expresses Concern over Election in Rwanda
- Peruvian Prosecutor Seeks to Put Lori Berenson Back in Jail
- France Urged to Repay $40 Billion "Independence Debt" to Haiti
- Curfew Continues in Kashmir After Police Kill Four Protesters
- Backers of Open Internet Protest Outside Google HQ
- Turkey Deports US Journalist
- Laborers’ International Union Rejoins AFL-CIO
- Singer, Civil Rights Activist Abbey Lincoln, 80, Dies
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Topic of Cancer Culture: vanityfair.com
Topic of Cancer Culture: vanityfair.com
Topic of Cancer
One fine June day, the author is launching his best-selling memoir, Hitch-22. The next, he’s throwing up backstage at The Daily Show, in a brief bout of denial, before entering the unfamiliar country—with its egalitarian spirit, martial metaphors, and hard bargains of people who have cancer.
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1. 29th January 2010. Grace McCann tried to arrest Tony Blair as he left the Chilcot Inquiry. She was restrained by police. Her attempt was reported by Sky News and the Independent. She qualifies for the first bounty for an attempted citizen’s arrest of Tony Blair: £2,619.67. This is one quarter of the money in the pot at the time of her attempt. Grace has kindly donated £2000 to the ICRC and the remainder of her award to the Stop the War Coalition and Iraq Body Count.2. 22nd March 2010. David Cronin attempted a citizens’ arrest of Tony Blair as he was about to enter a hearing on Palestine in the European Parliament. David approached him, put a hand on his arm and said: “Mr Blair, this is a citizens’ arrest.” He was then pushed away by one of Blair’s bodyguards, whereupon he shouted “You are guilty of war crimes”. His attempt was reported in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, the Irish Times and other outlets.
We raised the question of whether David might fit the definition of a colleague of the site’s founder, George Monbiot, in which case (rule 7), he wouldn’t qualify for the award. This is because David has occasionally contributed articles to the Guardian. But as the two of them had never met or communicated before and as David is neither employed by nor contracted to the Guardian, we decided that he cannot be considered a colleague. He has now met all the criteria for the bounty and will be sent a cheque for £2,801.98. David has generously decided to give the money to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza.
Never Forget
Tony Blair War Criminal - The Crimes, the Lies, the Corruption
Blair War Crimes Foundation
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30 Jan 2010 ... Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's testimony before the Chilcot inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war marks him down once more as a war criminal.
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5 Nov 2009 ... The Iraq inquiry will start hearing evidence in open session on Tuesday, and it will almost certainly lead to fireworks.
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2 Apr 2009 ... The Brussels War Crimes Tribunal and the newly established Blair War Crimes Foundation are building a case for the former British prime ...
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Is Tony Blair a war criminal? - Telegraph
4 Dec 2009 ... Tony Blair's place in history will forever be coloured by the war in Iraq.
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Thursday, 12 August 2010
Monday, 9 August 2010
Emma Goldman (1869-1940) Russian-American anarchist, writer, publisher; eventually deported to Russia The philosophy of Atheism represents a concept of life without any metaphysical Beyond or Divine Regulator. It is the concept of an actual, real world with its liberating, expanding and beautifying possibilities, as against an unreal world, which, with its spirits, oracles, and mean contentment has kept humanity in helpless degradation. -- Emma Goldman, "The Philosophy of Atheism," in |
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Moth Walk - Moths Spotted at Church Farm Last Week
Hi,
Here is the list of moths seen in the woods last Saturday as part of Colin Plant's moth night. It was very popular with about 35 people from the public and Herts Moth Group attending all in all.
Thanks
Faye
Gracillariidae
0366a Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic, 1986 Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner
Yponomeutidae
0424 Yponomeuta evonymella (Linnaeus, 1758) Bird-cherry Ermine
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Coleophoridae
0517 Coleophora alcyonipennella (Kollar, 1832)
Oecophoridae
0658 Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775)
Blastobasidae
0873 Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940
Tortricidae
0937 Agapeta hamana (Linnaeus, 1758)
0938 Agapeta zoegana (Linnaeus, 1767)
0970 Pandemis cerasana (Hübner, 1786) Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix
0972 Pandemis heparana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
0993 Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke, 1830) Cyclamen Tortrix
1010 Ditula angustiorana (Haworth, 1811) Red-barred Tortrix
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Fabricius, 1775)
1036 Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758)
1175 Epiblema uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758) Bramble Shoot Moth
1197 Eucosma campoliliana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1201 Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
Crambidae
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella (Linnaeus, 1758) Garden Grass-veneer
1304 Agriphila straminella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1305 Agriphila tristella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Magpie
Pyralidae
1413 Hypsopygia costalis (Fabricius, 1775) Gold Triangle
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
1424 Endotricha flammealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1439 Trachycera advenella (Zincken, 1818)
1452 Phycita roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Lasiocampidae
1640 Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Drinker
Geometridae
1708 Idaea dimidiata (Hufnagel, 1767) Single-dotted Wave
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Red Twin-spot Carpet
1726 Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata (Clerck, 1759) Large Twin-spot Carpet
1732 Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Shaded Broad-bar
1742 Camptogramma bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow Shell
1754 Eulithis prunata (Linnaeus, 1758) Phoenix
1777 Hydriomena furcata (Thunberg, 1784) July Highflyer
1803 Perizoma alchemillata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Rivulet
1812 Eupithecia inturbata (Hübner, 1817) Maple Pug
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata (Haworth, 1809) V-Pug
1884 Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus, 1758) Magpie Moth
1888 Ligdia adustata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Scorched Carpet
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758) Brimstone Moth
1917 Selenia dentaria (Fabricius, 1775) Early Thorn
1921 Crocallis elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Scalloped Oak
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Willow Beauty
1941 Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758) Mottled Beauty
1947 Ectropis bistortata (Goeze, 1781) Engrailed
1955 Cabera pusaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Common White Wave
Sphingidae
1981 Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Poplar Hawk-moth
Notodontidae
2007 Pheosia tremula (Clerck, 1759) Swallow Prominent
2009 Ptilodon cucullina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Maple Prominent
Lymantriidae
2026 Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758) Vapourer
2030 Euproctis similis (Fuessly, 1775) Yellow-tail
2033 Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus, 1758) Black Arches
Arctiidae
2044 Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) Dingy Footman
2049 Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) Buff Footman
2050 Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) Common Footman
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Ruby Tiger
Noctuidae
2087 Agrotis segetum ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Turnip Moth
2091 Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) Dark Sword-grass
2092 Agrotis puta (Hübner, 1803) Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 Ochropleura plecta (Linnaeus, 1761) Flame Shoulder
2109 Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 Noctua fimbriata (Schreber, 1759) Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2111 Noctua janthe Borkhausen, 1792 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Setaceous Hebrew Character
2128 Xestia triangulum (Hufnagel, 1766) Double Square-spot
2131 Xestia rhomboidea (Esper, 1790) Square-spotted Clay
2133 Xestia sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809) Six-striped Rustic
2198 Mythimna impura (Hübner, 1808) Smoky Wainscot
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea (Linnaeus, 1758) Copper Underwing
2318 Cosmia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758) Dun-bar
2321 Apamea monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766) Dark Arches
2343 Mesapamea secalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Rustic
2343a Mesapamea didyma (Esper, 1788) Lesser Common Rustic
2425 Colocasia coryli (Linnaeus, 1758) Nut-tree Tussock
2441 Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) Silver Y
2474 Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763) Straw Dot
2477 Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Snout
Monday, 2 August 2010
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