Landing in Miami…

Yes, it’s true I am back in the good old U.S.A. It’s been a while since I’ve been home, but my dwindling savings account demands that I take advantage of my mom’s offer of rent free living. After six months in the UK, and many flights, I forgot how truly awful flying in the US [...]

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Climate change denial…

As an organisation that works in post-disaster contexts we’re faced with the results of climate change constantly. More severe and frequent hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and other weather related disasters are threatening to overwhelm disaster response organisations. The threat is so severe that the UN has focused its Human Development Report on the issue. The evidence [...]

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Use the force…

Eight police officers serving with Scotland’s largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged..Jane’s Police Review editor Chris Herbert, who requested the information, said: “The Force appears to be strong in Strathclyde… Police with a sense of humor? Impossible.

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Sad.

Now the study is from 2005, which makes it a scientific old lady. But really, second to last in 2005? Here’s to being an “advanced” nation. Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/21329204.html

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Charitable Incoporated Organisations

If there’s anyone else out there who’s heavily involved in a charitable company, you know that you have to submit accounts (accruals, not the simple kind), annual returns, and annual reports to both the company house and the charity commission every year. I’ve only linked to either the Charity Commission or Company House for these, [...]

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And in case you forgot…

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This does not increase my faith in humanity….

Tools are only as good as their operators! A car was left teetering on a cliff edge after the driver followed sat nav directions down a Pennine footpath. The worst part is that this person is a professional driver. Not very clever.

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Welcome to the Blog of the World’s Least Computer Savy Media and Marketing Director

When I visit other peoples’ blogs, they have all these lovely buttons next to their posts. They even have pictures in their side bars! And I thought, how lovely, I too shall have pictures in my side bar. I have a Flikr account, I see a Flikr Widget. All will be well. Well… not really. [...]

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A little irreverance goes a long way…

Is anyone else tired of treating the economic downturn like a nuclear war, full of doomsday predictions and the feeling that the world is actually ending? I think it’s time for a little humor. And while we’re on the subject of humor, no reason to spare religion. With that, I go back to the reading [...]

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To mommies everywhere

Today, my mom bought me a t-shirt from the store. It has the U.S. Marines logo on it and says “Marines’ Girlfriend”. I’m a straight 16 year old boy and my mom only reads and speaks Spanish. I strongly recommend the website http://www.fmylife.com/. It will make your day better.

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