Everything about you shone – First your eyes with fire – As voices spoke through your brain – Your blesséd saints shone around you Such a glory – Your sword gleamed and glinted – Your horse’s skin was like a shining mirror; Where all France could see The Maid of Domremy Riding in brilliant armour…
Author: Daniel
What is intelligent Design?
In the shortest possible definition I can see it is another name for evolution. Apparently the people who promote it say it is an argument for god creating everything 6 thousand years ago, But in essence it says that everything that lives fits perfectly into its natural place. That is exactly how evolution works. And…
Iran
Last night Iranian Mullahs launched 300 drones and missiles at Israel direct, and did so, so everyone had over two hours to prepare for their arrival. An attempt to react to the ongoing war between Israel and the organisations the Iranian Mullahs fund, as a country after the killing of its people in their Syrian…
The Age of Immediacy
I have been chosen this year to take part in a statistical programme related to the governance of the UK. Every three months I am asked a series of questions about myself (my demographic) and my thoughts on the country and her institutions. Invite reminders come in the post but the rest is done online….
Battlefield Nuclear Weapons
The definition of battlefield nuclear weapons is a weapon that can be deployed by a vehicle of an individual in the theatre of war. In other words no need for a missile. Elwood thinks we are likely to see this in the next five year – that is we are likely to see one used….
World Bank
The mission is to eradicate poverty and keep the planet healthy. But you cannot do that using the present economic value system. If you need to invest money to get people motivated to do ‘anything’ you have already lost your mission. The reason is very simple. People who only do something together because they are…
Parental Influence
So many children take after their parents – myself included I am only an editor because of my mother – that is sometimes becomes easy to answer the nature/nurture question. I was thinking of this when I heard music written by Bach’s son. It was delightful and very professional. Of course there are thousands of…
Fraud is Rife
and always has been but today even moving your own money around takes a phone call, codes, mobile numbers to prove who you are to the voice on the other end to whom you are just a voice, and then minutes to go through the computerese they have to go through. It seems the world…
Deep Sea
I was fascinated by the images that came back from the deep sea explorations and seeing the sea creatures that could light their own way and those that used hooks to capture their prey like a living fishing rod. I say sea creatures because saying fish is like saying land animal – it is not…
Damage Limitation
The Conservative Party here in the UK is in damage limitation mode certain to d badly in the local elections this May and then having a few weeks to decide of they want to change leader again before a General Election. The two foundations of the party are to keep the monarch and stay in…