May 2005

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05.25.05

Wrongful conviction Did You Know? | (0)
You have to feel for this guy. Read his story at the link below. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4579853.stm
05.23.05

Another reason for Britain to quit the EU Politics | (0)
Medellin, a Mexican, was one of five gang members sentenced to death in 1994 for raping and murdering two teenage girls. Last year, the ICJ in The Hague ruled that his and a number of other convictions violated the Vienna convention, which was ratified by the US Senate, as at at least one point he was not allowed consular access. Part of the protocol requires the ICJ to make the final decision when citizens of its signatory nations have been jailed abroad, specifically if they have been denied access to a diplomat from their own country. The US recently withdrew from that ...
05.07.05

Happy Birthday, Adam! Birthdays & Anniversaries | (1)
Hope you have a good one!
05.05.05

Why Britain should quit the EU Politics | (0)
Thirty Facts You Should Know About The EU (taken from the book 'England Our England' by Vernon Coleman) 1. The phrase European Economic Community was invented by Nazi Hermann Goerring. The phrase United States of Europe was invented by Adolf Hitler. (page 122). 2. Not one citizen in any of the 15 nations in the E.U. has ever been asked if they wanted to join the E.U. (page 15). 3. Every English taxpayer pays Ã‚Â£450 a year for membership of the E.U. For every Ã‚Â£1 England receives from the E.U. the English taxpayer must hand over Ã‚Â£4.15 to the E.U. (page 19). 4. Joining ...
05.03.05

Turn off TV, Turn on life Did You Know? | (0)
TV Turnoff week is an 11-year-old campaign run by an activists' group called White Dot, which opposes television, full stop. It is part of the Canadian anti-consumerist outfit Adbusters. TUNING IN On average, Britons spend three hours a day watching TV Compared to 17 minutes reading newspapers 11 minutes reading books And seven minutes online Source: Orange Prize for Fiction (2002) "White Dot is against TV at a fundamental level," says the group's UK spokesman David Burke. "The whole base model of TV depends on average viewing time of three to four hours a day. That's a huge commitment of time, when ...

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