Each Friday I urge you to click the links below which will help others at NO cost to you. The effect this has can be enormous the more of us do it.

- If just 30 people read my post today and click on the links, then we can provide a huge amount of help.

- If each one of you then passes these details on to 5 others, then think how much more we can do. All for no more effort than a quick email and a quick click.

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"why not take 1 minute to click each of the following links and by clicking on the coloured tab you can ensure that foodstuffs, books, or care is donated to each of the groups. The sponsors redirect their advertising costs to pay for the donations instead….And it costs nothing to you":

The Hunger Site
For each person who clicks the hunger site, 1.1 cups of staple food stuffs will be donated. Yesterday, 114,328 were generated.

The Breast Cancer Site
For each person who clicks, funding will be given for free mammograms. Yesterday, 5.0 women benefited where they would not otherwise have done.

The Child Health Site
For each person who clicks, vital health supplies and services will be provided for children in need. Yesterday, 1,230 kids benefited from this.

The Literacy Site
For each person who clicks, underpriviledged children in developing countries will benefit from the chance to improve their literacy. Yesterday, 670 books were provided.

The Rainforest Site
For each person who clicks, 11.4 square feet of Rain Forest can be preserved and saved. Yesterday, 821,985 square feet worth of Forest preservation was funded.

The Animal Rescue Site
For each person who clicks, 0.6 bowls of food plus care will be provided for animals in care. Yesterday, 89,577 bowls of food were provided.

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It would be really great as well, if you could link this post in your 'bloglists' to get others to do their bit, and leave a comment to say ‘Ive been a good boy or girl’.

Thanks

The Bourne Ultimatum....a three word review

"Fuck me.

Wow."

Thats all folks.

(it was marred by probably my second worst cinema experience ever, but even that and they didnt dampen the film.)

Um, yes, bye then

Random things that pop up in my head and I have no idea why..4

Whatever happened to spearmint Pacers? Yummy, they were nice. (For those not in the know, they were made by Opal Fruits - now starburst - but were green and white mint versions.

And whilst Im thinking along those lines.....Apache Indian.

Boom-shaka-lak.

They just dont have the energy...

....to stand by their promises.

It seems the government is yet again trying to perform sleight of hand and creative accounting in an attempt to wriggle out of promises made.

This time its about the targets that all EU countries agreed to meet for renewable energy usage by 2020. But they seem to have alot of energy to waste in scheduling meetings to come up with proposals of how to find options of creating 'statistical interpretations of the target' to make it easier to achieve. I.e. Lie. By trying to include things such as nuclear power and investment in African solar farms. In other words, the usual trick of 'double counting' existing efforts or claiming to be meeting targets by using external measures in place outside of the UK.

Its one thing to make a pledge and present it to the voting populice in order to gain their confidence that the government is listening to their point of view and actively tackling these issues - but seems that its quite another to remember that you actually have to follow it through.

Privately there are fears that we will not acheive the target, and the most we can hope for is 9% - a long way from the 20%. And yet again, it seems the driving factor in not putting the effort in to make these changes is, you guest it, fear of cost.

Bollocks to that. For starters, the estimated costs they are fearful of are actually about a third of what the initial recommendations were that all of these countries should spend a year combating climate change.

Its about time the real costs were worried about, rather than the cosy complicity that they fear losing with all of the corporations whom they are worried of offending and losing financing from.

The real costs of sustaining our future energy resources, usage and climate far outweigh a few slimy backhanders and sitting in the pockets of damaging multi-nationals.

And you would think an even bigger cost to the government would be on maintaining the trust of its voters and the public at large. Gone are the days when we would just sit back and accept any cover up, spin or obfuscation and just treat it without questions. Most of us will just not stand for that any longer, and we also have the means to challenge it.

So its time they woke up and delivered.

Please please also see part one of Good Deeds Friday below. Please. I'll be your bestest friend.

Part 2...
Also, please take the time to add your weight to these campaigns (click banners for links):

Together we are irresistible - together we count. Taking steps together we can do almost anything we choose.
Just as we have polluted our world to the edge of climate chaos we also have the resources and knowledge to save it. It comes down to what we want, what we dream of. If we choose we can make our politicians take the action needed.

Also please add your name to the following online petition that aims to help to keep freedom of expression:

Each Friday I urge you to click the links below which will help others at NO cost to you. The effect this has can be enormous the more of us do it.

- If just 30 people read my post today and click on the links, then we can provide a huge amount of help.

- If each one of you then passes these details on to 5 others, then think how much more we can do. All for no more effort than a quick email and a quick click.

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"why not take 1 minute to click each of the following links and by clicking on the coloured tab you can ensure that foodstuffs, books, or care is donated to each of the groups. The sponsors redirect their advertising costs to pay for the donations instead….And it costs nothing to you":

The Hunger Site
For each person who clicks the hunger site, 1.1 cups of staple food stuffs will be donated. Yesterday, 131,987 were generated.

The Breast Cancer Site
For each person who clicks, funding will be given for free mammograms. Yesterday, 5.0 women benefited where they would not otherwise have done.

The Child Health Site
For each person who clicks, vital health supplies and services will be provided for children in need. Yesterday, 1,449 kids benefited from this.

The Literacy Site
For each person who clicks, underpriviledged children in developing countries will benefit from the chance to improve their literacy. Yesterday, 764 books were provided.

The Rainforest Site
For each person who clicks, 11.4 square feet of Rain Forest can be preserved and saved. Yesterday, 943,258 square feet worth of Forest preservation was funded.

The Animal Rescue Site
For each person who clicks, 0.6 bowls of food plus care will be provided for animals in care. Yesterday, 109,596 bowls of food were provided.

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It would be really great as well, if you could link this post in your 'bloglists' to get others to do their bit, and leave a comment to say ‘Ive been a good boy or girl’.

Thanks

One change Wednesdays
A companion piece to Good Deeds Friday

They will be small, and some may be blatantly obvious...like todays...but why not give it a go? Theres nothing to lose, and potentially alot to gain.

This weeks suggestion:
Go to the library. That’s right, you heard me.

Give Blockbuster a miss and next time you feel like renting a movie do it from your local library. ‘What possible help can that be to anything?’ I hear you cry.

Well for one thing, it’s cheaper – from £1.00 to £3.50 for a whole week.
For, erm, two thing, it helps your local community by putting money into their coffers rather than some faceless corporate entity. This money spent in your local community sector can help the library remain open and provide an invaluable source of learning and research for many people who may not be fortunate enough to have alternatives. Not everyone can afford a computer, or books. Ensuring kids and those without access elsewhere maintain the ability to learn, read, find out about courses and opportunities is vital to sustaining peoples options and development.
(I agree, the funding should be there in the first place, but thats a different battle to be faced)

Not only that, you might find a nice book yourself.

Maybe you don’t see the library as somewhere particularly relevant to you, but it could be essential for someone else.
So, join now and pump the money into your community rather than a shareholders pocket.

Peace, we outta here.

Previous weeks:
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Prince concert, Friday 3rd August.

Need I even say.....?!!!

Oh.
My.
God.

F-f-f-f-ucking fantastic.

Death now holds no fear for me, I can meet the reaper a happy man

.....so long as its after the 31st. Cos guess what? oh joy oh joy oh joy!!!!!

34 hours and 54 minutes to go...

Until...

(Click picture for another review - glad to hear hes doing the 'Crazy' cover again!)

Guardian review of first night here

Nothing compares 2 O2....

51 hours and 8 minutes.

Prince

Live

In all his majesty.

Me and Jenky.

Woo-ha.

Its gonna rip it up - bring out the funk.

My life will then be complete, and I can die a happy man.

Im excited. Can you tell?