h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8636944.stm

"Ryanair has backed down over a decision to limit the expenses payments paid to stranded passengers for food and accommodation".

Cos that's not a publicity stunt at all! Why didn't the BBC just put a Ryanair advert on their website!

Concur, it's pretty Irish isn't it

Umm... Just how is an inanimate object such as a flag going to prove in court that it feels criminally insulted?

Go forth and subtract:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100416/wl_asia_afp/chinapopulationsterilisation;_ylt=AqXYK7hL4NI9y3bwLMZl7.JH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3cXFkaW1uBHBvcwMxMARzZWMDTXdfVml0YWxpdHkEc2xrA2NoaW5hY2l0eXRhcg--

Supporters of a new ecocide law also believe it could be used to prosecute "climate deniers" who distort science and facts to discourage voters and politicians from taking action to tackle global warming and climate change.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/09/ecocide-crime-genocide-un-environmental-damage

Ecocide denial!

The whirled has gone mad!
It's bad enough that atheists like Dawkins are suggesting making
'evolution denial' a crime.

You can't legislate taste. And some percentage will always hold
contrary opinions. 11% of Americans believe Elvis is alive and a similar if not greater percentage swear they have met aliens.


But the majority must remember that the whole point of free speech and freedom of thought is to allow even the most unlikely and stupid and uninformed opinions to be held and expressed. Once we start locking people up for having 'wrong' ideas or hateful opinions we might as well admit the devil has won. Again.


~jwf~

Nooooo!

Canada is thinking of getting Capt. Kirk to replace the black French speaking Haitian woman who is our present Governor General.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100422/entertainment/gg_search_shatner

New Zealand is starting to look good to this Canuck.

~jwf~

it'll stop him making any more records

you could have bryan adams?????only problem once you get him in you'll never get him out

'Canada' is most certainly *not* thinking of getting Capt. Kirk (or even Shatner) to be the next GG -- a bunch of slackers of indeterminate nationalities on facebook have clicked on 'become a fan of this page'.


Personally, i would much rather see a campaign to have him return to the stage in Stratford (Ontario) in the role of Prospero in The Tempest. That would be worthwhile.

"Black French speaking Haitian woman" Careful JWF or you'll be getting a visit by the Ton Ton Macouts

Before I get into trouble with the Canadian GG myself, I'm sure she wanted nothing to do with Papa Doc or Baby Doc either

yet another belgian government fails:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/22/belgium-government-brought-down-language-liberals

"In a statement, the royal palace called a political crisis "inopportune"."

Is it ever anything else?

So yet another year of silly speculating about Belgium breaking up!

In other news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8639155.stm

Cricket heads to the US

7,500 Online Shoppers Accidentally Sold Their Souls
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/17/gamestation-grabs-souls-o_n_541549.html

Who to? Is there a market in this? God knows?

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-54158.html

It's not the story, but the picture. Keep clicking on the photo to see more.

That Icelandic volcano erupts beneath a wonderful display of northern lights.

Y.

Great pictures Yelbakk.

Kinda puts things in perspective to see how 'puny' the volcano
looks against the a sky being ravaged by solar energy.


~jwf~

More on the Shat:
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/posted/archive/2010/04/22/shatner-for-governor-general-page-explodes-on-facebook.aspx

Is this some kind of slacker protest at the institution of Governor General?



Those crazy Chinese, eh?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8639251.stm

This is on the rolling tickertape from the BBC News site:

"Foreign Office apologises over document suggesting Pope should be asked to launch condom range"

Oh please, hurry up with the full story

Comedy Gold

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8642404.stm

"The Foreign Office has apologised after a document suggested the Pope's visit to Britain should be marked by the launch of "Benedict" brand condoms...the paper suggested the Pope be invited to open an abortion clinic and bless a gay marriage...Benedict XVI could...(launch) a helpline for abused children."


"The junior civil servant responsible was put on "other duties""

Dog injures nose

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/8116189.Dog_injures_nose/

Now this is the kind of hard-hitting journalism that we need!


Geggs