14th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Terry Pratchett, who died on
the 12th March, was just 66 years old”
“He was an English author of
fantasy novels and especially comical works”
“His best known work was his
Discworld novel, the Colour of Magic, which was published in 1983”
“He sold 85 million books
worldwide in 37 languages and was the UK’s bestselling author in the 1990’s”
“In December 2007 he
announced he was suffering from the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease”
“He filmed a television
programme chronicling his experience of the disease for the BBC”
“The world has now lost one
of its brightest, sharpest minds. He died entirely naturally and unassisted”
“All who read him know
Discworld was his vehicle to satirise this world, which he did so brilliantly”
“He did it with great skill,
enormous humour and constant invention”
“He called his Alzheimer’s
disease an “embuggerance” and faced it bravely and publically”
“Alzheimer’s disease is a
progressive degenerative condition that involves the loss and dysfunction of
the brain cells”
“Four years ago, Sir Terry
featured in a film documentary about suicide”
“He accompanied a man with
Motor Neurone Disease to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland to see him take the
lethal dose of barbiturates”
“He was asked why he made
that film and he said it was because he was appalled at the state of the law”
“He said the Government here
in the UK has always turned its back on it and he was ashamed”
“The British people had to
drag themselves to Switzerland at considerable cost in order to get the
services they were hoping for”
“Hilary Evans is director of
Alzheimer’s Research UK for whom Terry Pratchett was a patron”
“She said Sir Terry’s legacy
to Dementia Research is huge, both financially and is an enormous motivation to
our supporters and scientists”
“When he announced the
inaugural Terry Pratchett Research Fellowship in 2010…”
“…he insisted on a single
word to be engraved on the trophy, “Strive””
“Our scientists continue to
act upon this powerful call”
“They will push forward with
the research that will eventually defeat this disease from which Sir Terry
suffered”
“Sarah Wootton, chief
executive of Dignity in Dying, called him a ‘committed campaigner’ for assisted
dying”
“Terry Pritchett was often
found saying, “It’s time we learned to be
as good at dying as we are at living””
“His brave approach to
confronting issues of death, including his own, was a heartfelt demonstration
of dignity”
“It has been said he is a
lovely man, kind and thoughtful and took people to his heart. It was a pleasure
to know him”
“This man changed the way
Dementia is seen and understood. He will be sorely missed”
“He is now in the greatest
adventure of his life & can continue to write if he wishes, but in another
dimension, with total clarity of mind”
14th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Terry Pratchett, who died on
the 12th March, was just 66 years old”
“He was an English author of
fantasy novels and especially comical works”
“His best known work was his
Discworld novel, the Colour of Magic, which was published in 1983”
“He sold 85 million books
worldwide in 37 languages and was the UK’s bestselling author in the 1990’s”
“In December 2007 he
announced he was suffering from the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease”
“He filmed a television
programme chronicling his experience of the disease for the BBC”
“The world has now lost one
of its brightest, sharpest minds. He died entirely naturally and unassisted”
“All who read him know
Discworld was his vehicle to satirise this world, which he did so brilliantly”
“He did it with great skill,
enormous humour and constant invention”
“He called his Alzheimer’s
disease an “embuggerance” and faced it bravely and publically”
“Alzheimer’s disease is a
progressive degenerative condition that involves the loss and dysfunction of
the brain cells”
“Four years ago, Sir Terry
featured in a film documentary about suicide”
“He accompanied a man with
Motor Neurone Disease to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland to see him take the
lethal dose of barbiturates”
“He was asked why he made
that film and he said it was because he was appalled at the state of the law”
“He said the Government here
in the UK has always turned its back on it and he was ashamed”
“The British people had to
drag themselves to Switzerland at considerable cost in order to get the
services they were hoping for”
“Hilary Evans is director of
Alzheimer’s Research UK for whom Terry Pratchett was a patron”
“She said Sir Terry’s legacy
to Dementia Research is huge, both financially and is an enormous motivation to
our supporters and scientists”
“When he announced the
inaugural Terry Pratchett Research Fellowship in 2010…”
“…he insisted on a single
word to be engraved on the trophy, “Strive””
“Our scientists continue to
act upon this powerful call”
“They will push forward with
the research that will eventually defeat this disease from which Sir Terry
suffered”
“Sarah Wootton, chief
executive of Dignity in Dying, called him a ‘committed campaigner’ for assisted
dying”
“Terry Pritchett was often
found saying, “It’s time we learned to be
as good at dying as we are at living””
“His brave approach to
confronting issues of death, including his own, was a heartfelt demonstration
of dignity”
“It has been said he is a
lovely man, kind and thoughtful and took people to his heart. It was a pleasure
to know him”
“This man changed the way
Dementia is seen and understood. He will be sorely missed”
“He is now in the greatest
adventure of his life & can continue to write if he wishes, but in another
dimension, with total clarity of mind”
13th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The disgraceful failing
situation of the UN Security Council to implement solutions to the Syrian
conflict, is beyond belief”
“Humanitarian agencies have
tried their best under extreme hardship and opposition from Bashar al-Assad”
“They still have been found
wanting”
“The Syrian people have faced
their worse year in the many killings that continue unabated day in and day out”
“Bashar al-Assad still holds
the main position of power”
“The UN still believe they
can bring in a political solution that will sort out this war”
“Bashar al-Assad will never
surrender”
“His people are just pawns in
his struggle to maintain his power with Russia being his main backup”
“The naiveté of the UN
Security Council is mind-blowing and really they are not fit for purpose”
“They have achieved precious
little in this four year war”
“Until a proper strategy to
remove this President from power occurs, the country which is already
destroyed, will take decades to climb back”
“It is now up to the
international nations to bring about a consensus for military action, where new
strategies are formed”
“A greater force will be able
to push through an agenda to finally save the Syrian people”
“This nation has suffered
enough, while the rest of the world continues to turn a blind eye”
“The dysfunctional UN
Security Council should be ashamed of themselves for not dealing with these
issues in a more effective way”
“There needs to be solutions
for the sake of the Syrian people and not what is best for Bashar al-Assad!”
13th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The disgraceful failing
situation of the UN Security Council to implement solutions to the Syrian
conflict, is beyond belief”
“Humanitarian agencies have
tried their best under extreme hardship and opposition from Bashar al-Assad”
“They still have been found
wanting”
“The Syrian people have faced
their worse year in the many killings that continue unabated day in and day out”
“Bashar al-Assad still holds
the main position of power”
“The UN still believe they
can bring in a political solution that will sort out this war”
“Bashar al-Assad will never
surrender”
“His people are just pawns in
his struggle to maintain his power with Russia being his main backup”
“The naiveté of the UN
Security Council is mind-blowing and really they are not fit for purpose”
“They have achieved precious
little in this four year war”
“Until a proper strategy to
remove this President from power occurs, the country which is already
destroyed, will take decades to climb back”
“It is now up to the
international nations to bring about a consensus for military action, where new
strategies are formed”
“A greater force will be able
to push through an agenda to finally save the Syrian people”
“This nation has suffered
enough, while the rest of the world continues to turn a blind eye”
“The dysfunctional UN
Security Council should be ashamed of themselves for not dealing with these
issues in a more effective way”
“There needs to be solutions
for the sake of the Syrian people and not what is best for Bashar al-Assad!”
12th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“It was after Jackson’s
resignation that another low-key demonstration occurred, outside Ferguson’s
police headquarters”
“It was when the crowds were
starting to break up that shots were heard and two officers were seriously
injured”
“The riots, which have
continued, show the hugely long-term frustration over a system that is
painfully slow to change”
“The people have had enough
and every day they suffer injustice by the biased way the police deal with them”
“Ferguson has now finally
been given enough rope to hang themselves”
“The injustice remains rife
throughout America”
“Until integration and
equality start to take hold then these problems will remain simmering and
finally come to the boil”
“There is no getting away
from it, America has never been white”
“It was the first nation
American Indians, who are the true Americans here and the white man has all but
tried to wipe them out”
“Now a role reversal is
happening and it will be other coloured skinned people, who will take the place
of the white man”
“They will have to revise
their thinking. They will no longer be in the majority!”
“Lessons here need to be
learnt and tolerance for all races is required now!”
12th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“It was after Jackson’s
resignation that another low-key demonstration occurred, outside Ferguson’s
police headquarters”
“It was when the crowds were
starting to break up that shots were heard and two officers were seriously
injured”
“The riots, which have
continued, show the hugely long-term frustration over a system that is
painfully slow to change”
“The people have had enough
and every day they suffer injustice by the biased way the police deal with them”
“Ferguson has now finally
been given enough rope to hang themselves”
“The injustice remains rife
throughout America”
“Until integration and
equality start to take hold then these problems will remain simmering and
finally come to the boil”
“There is no getting away
from it, America has never been white”
“It was the first nation
American Indians, who are the true Americans here and the white man has all but
tried to wipe them out”
“Now a role reversal is
happening and it will be other coloured skinned people, who will take the place
of the white man”
“They will have to revise
their thinking. They will no longer be in the majority!”
“Lessons here need to be
learnt and tolerance for all races is required now!”
11th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Jeremy Clarkson has been
suspended by the BBC following the throwing of a punch to the face of his
producer due to lack of food on the set”
“The 54 year old has already
had his final warning issued last year in May”
“The BBC then said he would
be sacked if he made any more offensive remarks anywhere at any time”
“There have been many remarks
made by Jeremy Clarkson, where he has continuously got away with it”
“For example there is his
calling Mexicans lazy, feckless and their Mexican food is refried sick”
“This raised many complaints
in Mexico and included newspapers and websites”
“Richard Hammond is a co-presenter
for the programme of Top Gear”
“He said he doubted there
would be many complaints against them as the Mexican Ambassador would be asleep”
“The BBC was forced to offer
up an apology after British MPs described the comments as ignorant, derogatory
and racist”
“Other derogatory comments by
Clarkson were about Indians on their clothing, trains and food”
“The Indian High Commission
formally complained to the BBC about his comments”
“Clarkson compared
synchronised swimming to the deaths of twenty three Chinese cockle pickers in
Morecombe Bay in 2004”
“Previously he had been in
trouble comparing a Japanese car to people with growth on their faces”
“He called Gordon Brown a
‘one-eyed Scottish idiot’”
“Clarkson stated that
striking workers should be shot and executed in front of their families”
“He had a longstanding feud
with Piers Morgan and had a fight on a Concorde flight where he punched Morgan
in the face”
“The BBC continues to employ
presenters who thrive on notoriety”
“In the case of Clarkson, he
has been embroiled in rows on everything from racism to safety rules and
political correctness”
“The BBC is in an awful
position as they hate him, but can’t afford not to have him on Top Gear,
because of the money it brings in”
“Top Gear has made Clarkson a
multimillionaire, where he has no scruples to say and do, as he pleases with no
accountability”
“The BBC also had a situation
with Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand”
“These two also had millions
of fans, who were content to accept week-in-week-out obscenities and bad taste”
“They were paid a fortune for
their outpourings by the BBC”
“These presenters have no
self-control”
“They think they can say what
they like to whom they like and if questioned turn to foulmouthed personal
ridicule”
“Do we, as a society, have
any boundaries or can anybody say anything on air?”
“It looks like the BBC
currently represents the trendies, who are arrogant, smug, self-seeking and
overpaid”
“They have no standards of
decency and no moral values”
“All of which is paid for by
the taxpayers of this country”
“It is time that the BBC
started to clean up their act”
“They need to be replaced
with another organisation that can represent the majority of decent people”
“No one or any organisation
is too big that they cannot be replaced”
“Until decency and respect is
brought back into society, we will continue to breed these verbal thugs”
“This then becomes the lesson
we teach our youngsters”
“It is no wonder that young
people do not have any role models they can look up to”
11th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“An illegal market in
children has developed in China in which babies are being sold online”
“The Chinese police say that
there is an estimated 20,000 children abducted each year”
“Chinese state media suggests
the true figure could be as high as 200,000 per year”
“A baby boy sells for
$16,000. This is double the price for a girl”
“A few days before the
Chinese New Year in February 2007, a man called Xiao Chaohua was with his young
son playing on a nearby beach”
“They played sandcastles and
paddled in the surf. They were so happy and his father took lots of pictures of
his son”
“Later that day his son asked
his father if he could buy his favourite snack from a grocery shop around the
corner”
“His ten year sister was to
accompany him. The children got separated and that was the last Xiao saw of his
son”
“Xiao looked everywhere for
his son, even the police said there is no point in looking as he had probably
been snatched”
“Xiao decided, after many
months looking for his son, to finally sell his shop and he bought a van”
“His wife works in a shoe
factory and his daughter is looked after by grandparents”
“Xiao has travelled the
length and breadth of China offering a reward for any information on his son”
“Posted pictures are all over
the country and still there is no sign of his son”
“Years have now gone by and
there still is no sign of his son”
“This family, as with so many
others, is heartbroken”
“Once abducted children are
sold for adoption and forced to work as beggars for criminal gangs, the vast
majority are lost forever”
“Child trafficking first
received wide publicity in China 12 years ago, when police discovered 28 babies
in the back of a bus”
“They had been drugged to
keep them quiet and put into nylon bags, where one died of suffocation”
“These traffickers were
caught and sentenced to death”
“Traffickers have become more
sophisticated now and are selling these babies online”
“Four criminal gangs working
in this way were caught and this led to 1,094 arrests and the rescue of 382
babies”
“With approximately 200,000
children and babies being captured and sold, 382 babies is nothing!”
“The Chinese Government has a
real problem and it is only by public outcry that more must be done to
safeguard these vulnerable children”
“Are they listening and do
they even care?”
10th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Hundreds of convicted sex
offenders have gone missing from across the UK according to police records”
“Figures recently released
from 39 forces, show that 394 sex offenders are currently wanted and their
whereabouts are unknown”
“Registered sex offenders are
required to inform the authorities of their addresses and if they move, so that
they can be monitored”
“Among these recorded
offenders some have been missing for more than a decade”
“One offender has been
missing since 2000 and another since 2002 and many more besides”
“It is now time to engage in
a new exclusive department, who have police authority to monitor and supervise
sex offenders”
“Sara Payne’s daughter Sarah
was abducted and killed in 2000 by a convicted paedophile”
“What redress did she have or
even the family for the wilful neglect by authorities on this paedophile?”
“These paedophiles are a
constant risk to society”
“Until a much tougher line is
taken they will pose new threats to the innocent and vulnerable”
“A special electronic tagging
inserted into the body, as is done with cats and dogs, is now necessary”
“Then the authorities can
keep an eye on them”
“This information should be
shared with Interpol, so that when they move out of the country they can
equally be monitored”
“One cannot just expect
paedophiles to voluntarily inform the police when they move”
“It is not in their nature,
as skilled devious and manipulative creatures, to do so. Their sole purpose is
to reoffend”
“It is primarily the
authority’s responsibility to keep a watchful eye on them all the time”
“They cannot be trusted and
to roam around free without monitoring is not acceptable anymore”
“The alarming amounts of
paedophiles that are known are just the tip of the iceberg”
“Have the public not suffered
enough with the likes of the Jimmy Savile case and Stuart Hall and many more?”
“They have devastated the
lives of both girls and boys”
“We know already how devious
they are and that nothing can alter this fact of their insatiable appetite to
offend and injure another”
“It is because they do not
accept any responsibilities or remorse for their actions that they need to be
monitored at all times”
“It is already known that
half of those registered sex offenders raped or sexually assaulted children”
“The public have the right to
see that authorities make special efforts to protect the vulnerable from these
predators”
“We cannot allow this laissez-faire attitude to continue”
“Otherwise the public will be
left with no choice, but to take appropriate action into their own hands”
“There is no justification or
argument that states that police resources are not there any longer – they
simply have to be”
“See the results of a
convicted rapist in India, who was taken out of prison by a mob, stripped,
beaten and hanged for his crime”
“These feelings within the
public are running high and the people will not be fobbed off with any excuses
anymore”
“In this present climate of
so much abuse now coming to light, when all was swept under the carpet for so
long…”
“…the public will not let
this situation rest and why should they?”
“They demand justice and it
needs to be seen to protect society once and for all from these very sick
individuals!”
10th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“President Dilma Rousseff has
signed a new law in Brazil to enforce tough new penalties for the killing of
women and girls”
“Murders linked to domestic
violence will now carry sentences of between twelve and thirty years”
“She is sending out a clear
message to all women that the state will protect them”
“It is known that fifteen
women are killed daily in Brazil”
“In other cases, such as in
the killing of pregnant women, women who have just given birth, girls under
fourteen or women over sixty…”
“…the law now provides even
longer jail sentences”
“This new legislation alters
the criminal code to describe femicide as…”
“…any crime that involves
domestic violence, contempt or discrimination against women”
“Similar legislation has
already been introduced in another Latin American country, El Salvador”
“This country has the highest
murder rate of women in the world”
“President Rousseff has taken
this legislation further on from her predecessor”
“He introduced a law known as
“the Maria da Penha” law”
“This was done in tribute to
Maria da Penha Maia, a woman whose ex-husband beat her for fourteen years”
“Twice he attempted to murder
her and left her a paraplegic”
“She is a notable figure in
the movement for women’s rights in Brazil”
“Maximum sentences are
imposed with orders to remove abusers from the home”
“They are banned from the
proximity of women and children who were attacked”
“Other legislation in place
requires all public hospitals to provide treatment against sexually transmitted
diseases…”
“…such as HIV/Aids for rape
victims”
“This allows victims to be
given emergency contraception and in the case of a pregnancy they have the
right to an abortion”
“This is still illegal in
Brazil in most cases”
“Women the world over have to
join together to change the ideological climate that men constantly abuse women”
“Many men see it as their right
to do so”
“Women are not considered
part of society, but as a mere chattel that in some instances is lower than an
animal”
“It is only when women join
together worldwide that the message for change and women’s rights becomes more
spoken about”
“All is far too slow and the
rights of women have not penetrated many cultures”
“As we are well aware, in
India rapes occur every 20 minutes and in the USA rapes are every 6.2 minutes”
“It is outrageous that more
in the way of legislation is not taken up”
“Governments will only act
when forced to do so, because the climate by the victims is no longer silent”
“It is the victims who must
speak out”
“As in the case of Mala
Yousafzai, the Pakistani school girl who was boarding her school bus”
“A gunman asked for her name
and then pointed a pistol to her head and fired three shots”
“One bullet hit the left side
of her forehead, travelled down under her skin through the length of her face
and penetrated her shoulder”
“She was left unconscious and
critical”
“Later her condition began to
improve and she was transferred to a hospital in Great Britain for delicate
reconstructive surgery”
“Her assassination sparked a
national and international outcry and support for Mala”
“As a result this incident
has ratified Pakistan’s first Right to Education Bill”
“Mala works now for the
rights of education and for women!”
“Why does it need to take
such violent happenings before Governments around the world wake up?”
“It is their own
responsibility to protect half of their population”
9th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The Eurozone is not viable
in its current form, which has been stated by one of the UK’s successful fund
managers Neil Woodford”
“A good example of the
Eurozone’s economic incompatibility can be found in the labour mobility”
“This represents one of the
most marked differences between the US states and the Eurozone countries”
“If employment rises in
Detroit because the demand for cars falls, workers can move to a state where
demands for work are needed”
“This eases Detroit’s
unemployment problems”
“America does this frequently”
“This is not true of Europe
with their labour markets, which they are mainly due to culture and language”
“There is no common language
in Europe and there would be friction if there was a common language”
“So if there was a shock
demand in Detroit, it would not put the dollar at risk”
“Washington would transfer
money to Motor City to allow for a rebalancing to occur”
“This does not happen in
Europe for many countries have surrendered their economic self-determination”
“The Germans have ignored
this pressing need for action in their shared currency”
“Everyone can see Germany’s
role in this tale”
“Either agree to a fiscal
integration, debt mutualisation and a genuine guarantee of the currency or…”
“…unlock the system and give
the Eurozone countries back their self-determination and bring this project to
its conclusion”
“No matter what the language
is that is spoken…”
“…the investors can see the
current crisis for what it really is, a vote of no confidence in the currency
itself”
9th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The Eurozone is not viable
in its current form, which has been stated by one of the UK’s successful fund
managers Neil Woodford”
“A good example of the
Eurozone’s economic incompatibility can be found in the labour mobility”
“This represents one of the
most marked differences between the US states and the Eurozone countries”
“If employment rises in
Detroit because the demand for cars falls, workers can move to a state where
demands for work are needed”
“This eases Detroit’s
unemployment problems”
“America does this frequently”
“This is not true of Europe
with their labour markets, which they are mainly due to culture and language”
“There is no common language
in Europe and there would be friction if there was a common language”
“So if there was a shock
demand in Detroit, it would not put the dollar at risk”
“Washington would transfer
money to Motor City to allow for a rebalancing to occur”
“This does not happen in
Europe for many countries have surrendered their economic self-determination”
“The Germans have ignored
this pressing need for action in their shared currency”
“Everyone can see Germany’s
role in this tale”
“Either agree to a fiscal integration,
debt mutualisation and a genuine guarantee of the currency or…”
“…unlock the system and give
the Eurozone countries back their self-determination and bring this project to
its conclusion”
“No matter what the language
is that is spoken…”
“…the investors can see the
current crisis for what it really is, a vote of no confidence in the currency
itself”
8th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Sunday, 7th March
1965 was the date of the Selma Civil Rights March in Alabama”
“It is now its 50th
anniversary and President Obama & his family were there to pay tribute to
the heroes who took part on that Bloody Sunday”
“It was there that the
Security Forces attacked black demonstrators in the city”
“They beat back demonstrators
with tear gas, as they made their way over the crossing on that day”
“A crowd of 40,000 people
watched Mr Obama and his family make that symbolic crossing on that part of the
bridge”
“They were accompanied by
those who had made that march in 1965”
“It was that march plus another
from Selma to Montgomery two weeks later, which helped to carry the momentum”
“They gained approval of the
Voting Rights Act by Congress later that year”
“Despite the progress, the
fight against racism is not over”
“Once again another recent
killing by a policeman on an unarmed black youth has occurred”
“President Obama reminded the
crowds that there are laws across the country designed to make it harder for
people to vote”
“These laws are being
proposed & as so much blood sweat and tears have gone into getting these
voting rights, right now it stands weakened”
“Its future is subjected to
partisan rancour”
“The face of America is
changing with more Latin American people coming in”
“The white Americans will
find it difficult in the future to count on an all-white America”
“That is slowly changing and
there is nothing they can do about it”
“It is high time that
equality for all Americans is realised, so that the transition becomes less
hostile to keep the status quo”
“They must become more realistic
as to what is actually happening”
“Republicans and Democrats
need to embrace all races and to find solutions for the full integration that
is so much needed right now”
“America cannot go on about
Human Rights’ violations in other parts of the world when it cannot deal with
its own ethics”
“These are becoming sorely
lacking – hypocrisy continues to grow in America”
8th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“A documentary highlighting
China’s severe pollution problem has been removed from websites”
“The documentary called “Under the Dome” explains the social and
health costs issues of pollution”
“It has already been watched
by more than a 100 million people online”
“This has now sparked off
huge debates”
“Premier Li Keqiang has
called pollution a blight on their people’s lives”
“The newly appointed
Environment Protection Minister has praised the documentary”
“It is the huge popular
impact that this film has made, which has produced nervousness with the
communist authorities”
“At the start of the
documentary a six year old girl living in the coal mining province of Shanxi
was interviewed”
“This is the most polluted
place on earth”
“When asked, “Have you seen the stars?” The reply
was, “No!””
““Have you seen a blue sky?”
The reply was, “Only little bits
of blue.””
““Have you seen white clouds?”
Again the answer was, “No!””
“This film has already been
watched more than 100 million times”
“It is high time the Chinese
Government saved their citizens against the numerous diseases they are
suffering with every day”
““Do they have a conscience?”
The answer has to be, “No,
otherwise they would have done something about this decades ago””
“It is up to the people
themselves, who have to fight for their lives if they wish to live any longer”
“Too many have died and are
dying and nothing has changed!”
7th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The Pakistani authorities
have renamed 107 schools after the victims of last year’s massacre by the
Taliban on a school in Peshawar”
“Already more than 60 schools
are now bearing the names of the victims of the attack”
“The parents of those victims
have already given their approval”
“The Taliban gunmen killed
more than 150 pupils and teachers at the school on 16th December
2014”
“The authorities have
promised to crack down on these militants”
“Teachers are now being given
firearm’s training and they will be able to carry weapons in class”
“The re-naming of the schools
is meant as a memorial to all the victims”
“This sends out a message to
the militants they cannot stop education”
“The children and teachers
died because of wanting education and the terrorists don’t want them to have
it!”
“In addition to the renaming
of the schools, the central government is giving out the highest civil award
for bravery to all the victims”
“This is sending out a clear
message that these victims are martyrs to a cause they firmly believe in”
“They are prepared if
necessary to die for it”
“The Government has paid out
$20,000 to each of the victims’ families”
“It is a small but necessary
gesture for the sacrifices these young souls made”
“They were after all the
future of Pakistan and valuable to the community”
7th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The Pakistani authorities
have renamed 107 schools after the victims of last year’s massacre by the
Taliban on a school in Peshawar”
“Already more than 60 schools
are now bearing the names of the victims of the attack”
“The parents of those victims
have already given their approval”
“The Taliban gunmen killed
more than 150 pupils and teachers at the school on 16th December
2014”
“The authorities have
promised to crack down on these militants”
“Teachers are now being given
firearm’s training and they will be able to carry weapons in class”
“The re-naming of the schools
is meant as a memorial to all the victims”
“This sends out a message to
the militants they cannot stop education”
“The children and teachers
died because of wanting education and the terrorists don’t want them to have
it!”
“In addition to the renaming
of the schools, the central government is giving out the highest civil award
for bravery to all the victims”
“This is sending out a clear
message that these victims are martyrs to a cause they firmly believe in”
“They are prepared if
necessary to die for it”
“The Government has paid out
$20,000 to each of the victims’ families”
“It is a small but necessary
gesture for the sacrifices these young souls made”
“They were after all the
future of Pakistan and valuable to the community”
6th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The ancient Assyrian city of
Nimrud has been vandalised by Islamic State militants”
“The ancient site was founded
in the 13th Century BC and houses the royal tomb of Nimrud”
“The city was given the name of
Nimrud in modern times after the Biblical Nimrod, a legendary hunting hero”
“This city was the capital of
the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years”
“The city was known as Calah,
which is in the Bible”
“The ruins of this
magnificent city were found within 1 kilometre of the modern day Assyrian
village of Noomanea, not far from Mosul”
“Archaeologists have revealed
remarkable bas-reliefs, ivories and sculptures”
“The treasures of Nimrud were
unearthed in excavations and some 613 pieces of gold jewellery and precious
stones were collected”
“These treasures had been put
away during the Iraq War in bank vaults to protect them”
“They have been stored safely
for twelve years and have again been rediscovered”
“Nimrud’s various monuments
face threats of demolition”
“IS have already destroyed
other holy sites including the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah in Mosul”
“IS have announced their
intentions to destroyed pre-Islamic artefacts, as they offend their religious
views”
“They have already destroyed
artefacts from Nimrud”
“This deliberate destruction
of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime and cannot go unpunished”
“It is down to all religious
leaders in the region to stand up”
“They must remind everyone
that there is absolutely no political justification for the destruction of
humanity’s cultural heritage”
“This destruction continues
to demonstrate the kind of barbarians these people are!”
6th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The ancient Assyrian city of
Nimrud has been vandalised by Islamic State militants”
“The ancient site was founded
in the 13th Century BC and houses the royal tomb of Nimrud”
“The city was given the name
of Nimrud in modern times after the Biblical Nimrod, a legendary hunting hero”
“This city was the capital of
the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years”
“The city was known as Calah,
which is in the Bible”
“The ruins of this
magnificent city were found within 1 kilometre of the modern day Assyrian
village of Noomanea, not far from Mosul”
“Archaeologists have revealed
remarkable bas-reliefs, ivories and sculptures”
“The treasures of Nimrud were
unearthed in excavations and some 613 pieces of gold jewellery and precious
stones were collected”
“These treasures had been put
away during the Iraq War in bank vaults to protect them”
“They have been stored safely
for twelve years and have again been rediscovered”
“Nimrud’s various monuments
face threats of demolition”
“IS have already destroyed
other holy sites including the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah in Mosul”
“IS have announced their
intentions to destroyed pre-Islamic artefacts, as they offend their religious
views”
“They have already destroyed
artefacts from Nimrud”
“This deliberate destruction
of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime and cannot go unpunished”
“It is down to all religious
leaders in the region to stand up”
“They must remind everyone
that there is absolutely no political justification for the destruction of
humanity’s cultural heritage”
“This destruction continues
to demonstrate the kind of barbarians these people are!”
5th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The film “India’s Daughter”
was due to be shown on Sunday, which is International Women’s Day, but has been
banned on Indian television”
“The documentary by a British
film maker on the 2012 gang rape and murder of a female student doctor in Delhi
has kicked up a storm in India”
“The film seeks to explore
the crime and the culture context and not how it was committed”
“The British producer Leslee
Udwin gained extraordinary and rare access of any film maker to the inside of
an Indian prison”
“She interviewed the rapist
Mukesh Singh over three days with the permission of the jail authorities and
the Ministry of Home Affairs”
“The film includes extensive
interviews with the victim’s parents, families of the convicts and their
lawyers”
“These are interspersed with
the reconstruction of the incident”
“Mukesh Singh, who is facing
the death penalty, expressed no remorse and blamed the victim for fighting back”
“He stated that when a girl
is being raped, she should not fight back, but just be silent and allow the
rape”
“Jyoti Singh was gang raped
by five men, who put an iron rod up her and took out her entrails and then
threw her off the bus”
“It is a miracle that she
survived at all”
“After three days of agony
the surgeons said there was no hope as too much damage had been done”
“In the time before she died,
she was able to name her attackers”
“Only four men await their
final appeal in facing the death penalty, the fifth criminal committed suicide
in prison”
“A prison psychiatrist, who
examines rapists, said India’s jails contained many men who have committed rape”
“Some of which committed more
than 200 rapes in one lifetime, but they will only be convicted of about a
dozen”
“A lawyer for one of the
rapists, who himself said he would burn his own daughter alive if she brought
shame upon herself by being raped”
“He also claimed that many
MP’s had committed rape and murder, but had not yet faced any trial”
“He further stated that in
order to change society, India’s leaders should start with their own necks”
“Several of India’s
politicians criticised the Government of appearing more worried at the
country’s reputation…”
“…than about the dangers
women faced”
“Prime Minister Modi is
trying hard to spruce up India’s global image as a favoured destination to
invest and visit”
“India is hailed as the rape
capital of the world”
“Nearly one in three rape
victims in India are under the age of 18”
“One in ten is under the age
of 14 and every 20 minutes in India a woman is raped”
“Yet India only ranks third
for the number of rapes reported each year”
“What country is first? The United States”
“In India a country of 1.2
billion people, 24,206 rapes were reported in 2011”
“That same year in the US a
nation of 300 million, 83,425 rapes reported, so every 6.2 minutes a woman is
raped”
“Jyoti Singh had just passed
her exams and qualified to become a doctor”
“She wanted to open up a
clinic in her parent’s district, where there was no medical facility”
“She studied hard during the
day and to help get her through her education, she worked in a call centre at
night”
“She only had four hours
sleep, but she got through”
“On receiving her results she
went out with a friend to a local cinema to celebrate and then her life was
inextricably changed forever”
“What kind of a human race
are we to allow this butchery of women to continue with precious little being
done about it?”
“It is Universal crime
against women and it is time justice was seen to be done!”
5th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The Duke of Cambridge has
condemned the illegal wildlife trading”
“On his four day tour of
China, he has been speaking out on the vicious forms of criminality that erodes
the rule of law”
“It fuels conflict and may
even fund terrorism”
“Prince William made this
speech after visiting an Elephant sanctuary in the south western province of
Yunnan”
“China is a huge consumer of
ivory and Prince William is trying to raise awareness of this illegal trading”
“He is also President of the
organisation United for Wildlife and is active in trying to save the Rhino as
well”
“The greatest threat to
Elephants worldwide today is not local farmers protecting their livelihoods”
“It is the ruthless organised
poachers and traffickers”
“Prince William talked about
how the world is hurtling towards Elephants becoming extinct in the wild”
“This would be an
immeasurable loss to humanity”
“On this trip he was also
able to feed a 13 year old female Asian Elephant, who was recovering from a leg
wound caused by a trap”
“The more international
condemnation that is given to the various countries whose demand for ivory is
the greatest…”
“…then hopefully China will
change”
“Instead of China having just
a one year ban on ivory imports, they will extend it to a complete ban”
“Time & international
condemnation & pressure against ivory poaching is the only way to give
these wonderful mammals a chance to survive”
“We owe it to them to
continue this fight!”
4th March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The fight to preserve
elephants and halt their demise carries on!”
“Kenyan President Uhuru
Kenyatta has set fire to 15 tonnes of elephant ivory as part of East Africa’s
national efforts to curb poaching”
“The ivory had a black market
value of $30m and is the largest consignment to be destroyed in Kenya”
“The tusks taken were due to
the slaughter of these animals by criminals”
“Rhinos are also poached for
their horns and used in Chinese medicine”
“Conservationists have warned
that elephants will soon be wiped out in certain parts of Africa”
“There has been a 25 year
enforced ban of the ivory trade, but emerging markets once again put African
elephants under threat”
“President Kenyatta’s example
of burning the ivory is to show that wildlife trophies must be put beyond
economic use”
“Future generations need to
see live elephants in the wild and where they can be appreciated for the
magnificent beings they are”
“Elephants are a thing of
beauty and majesty”
“We can all learn from these
sensitive beings in how they conduct their lives and how we can be enlightened
from their example”
“President Kenyatta is poised
to destroy the countries stockpile of ivory during this year”
“The stockpile of ivory was
acquired and confiscated from poachers, who had been apprehended and relieved
of their valuable cargo”
“Kenya is committed to
combating this menace until this vile economy is dismantled”
“Interpol has a new office in
Kenya and this has proven to be a significant boost in this battle”
“Last month China imposed a
one year ban on the import of ivory amid gross international pressure and
criticism”
“The demand from Chinese
consumers fuels the illegal poaching in Africa”
“Until extensive pressure
continues on China, which is the major purchaser of ivory, nothing will really
curb this destruction”
4th March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The director of a Russian
museum, which was originally a Stalin-era prison camp, has now been taken over
by the Russian authorities”
“All references to Stalin’s
dictatorship crimes have been removed”
“This Stalin camp or Perm-36
is the only one surviving with all its buildings dating back to the Stalin
terror”
“The non-governmental group,
who have been running the museum, are being replaced by government officials”
“In its day millions of
Soviet citizens were sent to labour camps in the notorious Gulag System…”
“…or shot, during Stalin’s
hard-line communist rule”
“The worst of these
repressions took place in 1930s”
“Portraits of Stalin were
removed after the scales of his crimes were revealed”
“The memorial of the camp
won’t disappear, but the new people taking it over will change its content”
“It will become a museum
about a camp system and not about political prisoners”
“They don’t talk about the
repression or about Stalin”
“During the life of this
camp, there were up to 3,000 political prisoners under Stalin’s rule, about
1,000 under Leonid Brezhnev in 1970s”
“Many of the prisoners were
Ukraine nationals and Baltic republics”
“These nationalists are
vilified in today’s state media”
“The camp was finally closed
in 1988 and became a museum in 1996”
“The museum’s changeover is
less about the rehabilitation of Stalin, more in connection with the political
situation in the country today”
“In the days of the cold war
and before, if Russian citizens wanted to visit another town or city they would
need to apply for a permit”
“If the reason for wanting to
travel did not stand up to scrutiny then permission to travel was denied!”
“Russia is slowly returning
to this era”
“Know there are more Russians
with money living in London and the UK than anywhere else in the world”
“The freedom we all take for
granted is what they are after, so they can conduct their businesses without
Russia’s prying eyes”
“The world is now seeing
another creation of a Stalin-type state, where enormous power is in the hands
of one man”
“Under President Putin, there
is no need now for repression as they are either shot or in jail”
“The Russian people have become
obedient”
“The political system is
returning to totalitarianism and the West wants to do business with this
country?”
“Understand there are more
citizens trying to leave Russia then running to get in”
“We can all understand why!”
3rd March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Pakistan is now taking the
disease of Polio very seriously indeed. They have literally declared “war” on
this disease”
“The Government have
conducted their first-ever mass arrest on parents, who refused to have their
children vaccinated against Polio”
“The authorities in the town
of Peshawar in the north-east of Pakistan have detained 471 people”
“They are charged with
“endangering public security””
“The Government now
recognises they will only be free once the country has eradicated Polio”
“Therefore a robust
vaccination plan is in operation”
“Anyone now who refuses to
have their child vaccinated will be sent to jail”
“Pakistan accounts for the
vast majority of Polio cases globally and is one of only three countries where
it remains endemic”
“In 2014 the number of Polio
cases in the country reached a 14 year high with 306 confirmed cases of Polio”
“Nine new cases have been
detected already this year”
“The WHO (World Health
Organisation) recommended that all international travellers from Pakistan are
administered Polio drops”
“This will take place at
airports to prevent the disease spreading”
“Crass stupidity by the
Taliban, who claim that the Polio vaccination drive is a front for espionage or
even the sterilisation of Muslims”
“They are responsible for
Polio vaccination workers being shot dead in the city of Quetta”
“It is the responsibility of
the Government to push ahead with this worthwhile programme and release the
country finally of this disease”
“As always it is the children
and the vulnerable of society who are the worst hit of all”
“At last Pakistan is seeing
sense in helping its people”
3rd March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Out of the tragedy of the
Ebola virus something constructive will finally come out of it”
“The IMF has pledged $187m of
financial aid to support Sierra Leone’s struggling economy”
“A sum of $80m will be given
immediately to help this country end the Ebola outbreak and recover from its
devastating effects”
“There will be a long term
programme to deal with fighting this disease from every angle”
“Nearly 10,000 people have
already died as a result of this disease, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia
and Sierra Leone”
“There is still a struggle to
battle this epidemic and so continuous hard work, not only to contain it but to
help eradicate it, is ongoing”
“World leaders together with
the Presidents of all three of the worst hit nations are in Brussels”
“They are to discuss ways of
rebuilding their economies”
“They will also deal with the
long term issues regarding this disease”
“Although there have been
nearly 10,000 deaths there were 23,913 confirmed cases”
“The survival rate is
increasing, as early detection goes a long way in safeguarding against future
cases materialising”
“Their struggle is a long and
arduous one, but help now is finally being given on a massive scale – thank
God!”
2nd March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Plans to generate
electricity from the world’s first series of tidal lagoons has been unveiled in
the UK”
“The six lagoons, four in
Wales and one each in Somerset and Cumbria will capture incoming and outgoing
tides behind giant sea walls”
“The tides will use the
weight of the water to power turbines and provide electricity”
“The £1bn Swansea scheme is
able to produce energy for 155,000 homes and is already in the planning scheme”
“The cost of generating the
power will be high indeed, but as time goes by the lagoons will be able to
produce electricity much more cheaply”
“It is expected that six
lagoons could generate 8% of the UK’s electricity for an investment of £30bn”
“The Government is in
negotiation how much it can charge for the power. A price of £90-95 per MWh of
power already looks favourable”
“The lagoons are designed to last
120 years and are a much lower risk than nuclear”
“The UK has some of the
biggest tidal ranges in the world and it would be useful to harness this clean
energy for us and for the environment”
2nd March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Prime Minister Netanyahu’s
modus operandi is to get another term in office”
“With Israeli elections just
around the corner he wishes to portray himself as a State leader”
“He thinks he can gain much
support from the US and its many Jewish friends”
“He hopes by getting their
approval he will be able to win hands down”
“His power crazy ideas are
causing a strong detrimental effect, not only in Israel but in Washington as
well”
“They are sick to death of
his constant moaning and rhetoric regarding Iran’s nuclear fuel programme”
“These are just smokescreens
for the bigger picture of where he wants to be”
“This is to be a power force
and take centre stage in Israeli politics”
“The tide of opinion is now
turning, as I have already predicted some time ago”
“America, in spite of
Congress, will start to remove itself from Israel and especially Netanyahu”
“The US will secure its plan
of action to commit their support in Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme”
“They will increase helpful
relationships with their one time enemy”
“Good negotiations have
already taken place and a working framework is already on the table”
“Their strengthened ties for
peace are beginning to transform the Middle East”
“A better understanding
between the two countries is being established”
“It has already been stated
that Netanyahu’s visit to Congress has been “destructive
to the fabric” of US-Israel relationship”
“It will certainly distance
Israel from its allies and in the end will finally benefit Iran”
“Netanyahu will be frozen out”
“The US will play lip service
to him up to a point, but he has already overstepped his position some time ago”
“Many in Congress and
Washington will be glad to see the back of him!”
“The outgoing Namibian
President Pohamba has won the world’s most valuable individual award, the Mo
Ibrahim prize for African leadership”
“The sum of $5m award is
given each year to an elected leader who governs well, raises living standards
and then finally leaves office”
“Hifikepunye Pohamba, who
fought for his country’s independence, has served two terms as Namibian
President and now steps down”
“Mr Pohamba was named
recipient of the 2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership in a
ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya”
“Mo Ibrahim is a
British-Sudanese mobile communications entrepreneur and philanthropist, who
made billions by investing in Africa”
“He launched the prize to
encourage African leaders to leave power peacefully”
“The $5m prize is spread over
10 years and is followed by $200,000 a year for life”
“It is so good to hear of a
success story for Africa”
“This is proof that there are
good leaders, who wish to promote the lives of their people”
“The prize is just a good
will gesture”
“It is the person, who has
the goodness already in their heart, that does perform and govern well!”
1st March 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Yet another Putin
assassination – is this man unstoppable?
Will no one bring him to justice?”
“The climate of fear brought
on by Putin towards all his adversaries will not stop them going forwards”
“It will not stop them trying
to bring about justice and economic stability for all”
“To make a place where
ideologies can be voiced without the fear of constant reprisals”
“None has the right to quash
another group of people, who wish freedom from oppression and fear”
“Putin will see the backlash
of his actions, not only from his own countrymen, but within his own protective
guard”
“The world is coming to
despise Putin as they did Hitler, both are power crazy at whatever costs”
“Both will suffer death in a
gruesome way, where no mercy is shown as no mercies to his victims were shown”
“The rule of law will be
exercised”
“Both man’s and God’s for
these extortionate acts of violence, which has Putin’s signature on it and no
one else’s”
“The world and the Russian
people are not blind to Putin’s lies”
“He has not been believed for
years, it is only fear that holds people back”
“When that fear dissipates
and changes to anger & when the people have nothing to lose, the next
uprising will occur & devastate his regime”
“It is only a question of
time”
“Mr Boris Nemtsov will be
hailed as a martyr of the cause and Putin will be damned as the butcher of
Russia”
“The eyes of Nemtsov will be
constantly bearing down on Putin’s soul until his dying day”
1st March 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Yet another Putin
assassination – is this man unstoppable?
Will no one bring him to justice?”
“The climate of fear brought
on by Putin towards all his adversaries will not stop them going forwards”
“It will not stop them trying
to bring about justice and economic stability for all”
“To make a place where
ideologies can be voiced without the fear of constant reprisals”
“None has the right to quash
another group of people, who wish freedom from oppression and fear”
“Putin will see the backlash
of his actions, not only from his own countrymen, but within his own protective
guard”
“The world is coming to
despise Putin as they did Hitler, both are power crazy at whatever costs”
“Both will suffer death in a
gruesome way, where no mercy is shown as no mercies to his victims were shown”
“The rule of law will be
exercised”
“Both man’s and God’s for
these extortionate acts of violence, which has Putin’s signature on it and no
one else’s”
“The world and the Russian
people are not blind to Putin’s lies”
“He has not been believed for
years, it is only fear that holds people back”
“When that fear dissipates
and changes to anger & when the people have nothing to lose, the next
uprising will occur & devastate his regime”
“It is only a question of
time”
“Mr Boris Nemtsov will be
hailed as a martyr of the cause and Putin will be damned as the butcher of
Russia”
“The eyes of Nemtsov will be
constantly bearing down on Putin’s soul until his dying day”
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