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This Green And Pleasant Land
Two teenage boys have been jailed for life for the murder of a woman who was killed for dressing as a Goth.
A terrible and utterly senseless act of violence against two totally innocent people who were attacked, one of whom died, simply because they looked different.
I am only sorry that the death penalty is not [...]
Walk To Work Day
It seems that every day of the year is a day for something.
Today, in the United Kingdom, is Walk To Work Day. Did you know that in London there are over 100 tube journeys that are actually quicker to walk, when you take into account the time spent standing in line waiting to get a [...]
The British Are Coming
The wonders of technology means I can track human progress across the Atlantic these days almost as good as that UPS parcel from the other coast.
Flight # 733
Depart
London, United Kingdom (London)
Date
4/14/2008
Gate
****
Scheduled
10:40 AM
Actual
10:38 AM
Status
Departed
Flight Status
Diverted To
Date
Actual
Arrive
Charlotte, NC
Date
4/14/2008
Gate
D3
Scheduled
2:25 PM
Actual
2:30 PM
Status
Estimated Arrival
Why Charlotte? Why not Charleston? Well Charleston airport is so expensive, they each save about [...]
Color Ban
The Foods Standard Agency in the United Kingdom has called for a ban on six atificial food colorings after research found there to be a link between them and hyperactivity in children.
In the fall of 2007, some 300 children were given one of two drinks. One had the amount of colorings in that the average [...]
New Google Group
Here at The Eye, I’m unashamedly pro-Google.
Well not so much pro-Google, as that I like the way they do things. There’s so much out there on the net these days. Some stuff is cool, some isn’t so cool. I’m all for getting value for money (in life in general, not just online). I’m not interested [...]
