http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/news/7830807/England-0-Algeria-0-match-report.html
England is not doing so well at the world championship in South Africa. Last time they played against The United States of America and ended up with 1-1 and today they played 0-0 against Algeria. Such was the lack of English threat on Algeria’s goal that a bird settled on the stanchion, admiring the view, even changing ends at the interval, hardly the greatest endorsements of England’s attack. Desperately attempting to shake off this sloth, Heskey went close, forcing a corner from which Gerrard’s powerful header was saved by M Bohli. Capello had seen enough, hooking Heskey and sending on Jermain Defoe for the final 20.
I watched the game and I have to say that it was not really an impressive match. I found Algeria much better than England, which I found annoying because me and my dad had bet on England for the World championship of South Africa. I hope they will do it better next week against Slovenie
vrijdag 18 juni 2010
Devon mother and son 'thrown off bus' in Plymouth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/devon/10347585.stm
A pregnant mother named: Sharon Tracy claims to be thrown off a bus, because the bus driver was disturbed by her little two-year-old son's behaviour. She was told by the bus driver to keep her son Brandon quiet. She said that she and her son just came back from town. Her son was exhausted, hot and screaming to get out of the bus.She said she was really doing her best to make him stop crying, but when se couldn't make him stop crying the bus driver made her get off the bus more than a mile from her stop. The alleged incident happened on Tuesday as part-time hairdresser Mrs Tracey, who is four months pregnant, was heading home to Crownhill from the city centre. At the Manadon roundabout, about 30 minutes walk from her house, the bus driver stopped. Her husband Paul, 38, said: "I had a phone call from her saying a bus driver had thrown her and my son of the bus. A CityBus spokesman said CCTV from the bus was being checked and all evidence would be investigated.
I can understand why the bus driver was a bit irritated by the little Brandon, but I think it is a bit exaggerating to let the mother get off the bus, especially because she is pregnant. I know that he sees noisy children all day, but I think he could have let her stay until her bus stop. After all she had paid her ticket to be in that bus.
A pregnant mother named: Sharon Tracy claims to be thrown off a bus, because the bus driver was disturbed by her little two-year-old son's behaviour. She was told by the bus driver to keep her son Brandon quiet. She said that she and her son just came back from town. Her son was exhausted, hot and screaming to get out of the bus.She said she was really doing her best to make him stop crying, but when se couldn't make him stop crying the bus driver made her get off the bus more than a mile from her stop. The alleged incident happened on Tuesday as part-time hairdresser Mrs Tracey, who is four months pregnant, was heading home to Crownhill from the city centre. At the Manadon roundabout, about 30 minutes walk from her house, the bus driver stopped. Her husband Paul, 38, said: "I had a phone call from her saying a bus driver had thrown her and my son of the bus. A CityBus spokesman said CCTV from the bus was being checked and all evidence would be investigated.
I can understand why the bus driver was a bit irritated by the little Brandon, but I think it is a bit exaggerating to let the mother get off the bus, especially because she is pregnant. I know that he sees noisy children all day, but I think he could have let her stay until her bus stop. After all she had paid her ticket to be in that bus.
'Wicked' woman saw four innocent men arrested after slashing her own face and crying rape
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1287625/Woman-sparked-150-000-manhunt-slashing-face-crying-rape-faces-jail.html
Leyla Ibrahim,22 years old, is due to be sentenced next month. After a night out she had asked a male friend to lend her some money for a taxi, her friend refused and this is why she invented that she was attacked by students. Deciding she wanted to "teach people a lesson" She cut her hair offand tore the blue frilly dress she was wearing as well as her black leggings and bra, leaving her breasts partially exposed. After being taken for X-rays on her injuries, she told police two youths had knocked her to the ground as she walked home along a footpath, subjecting her to a violent sexual assault.More than 40 officers were assigned to the case, and four local students were arrested and questioned for a total of 64 hours, during which time one attempted to kill himself.
But police became suspicious when it emerged Ibrahim’s injuries were inconsistent with being attacked and they began investigating her behaviour.
I think it is ridiculous what this woman has done. It is just too crazy for words. I can't imagine why someone would do something like this. Because of her innocent people could have end up in jail. All this madness just because a friend of her didn't want to lend her some money. Apparently she had a problem with herself and wanted to let the other pay for it. On the websites there were some pictures shown from her facebook and I can tell.. She didn't look like a sweet little angel on those pictures..
Leyla Ibrahim,22 years old, is due to be sentenced next month. After a night out she had asked a male friend to lend her some money for a taxi, her friend refused and this is why she invented that she was attacked by students. Deciding she wanted to "teach people a lesson" She cut her hair offand tore the blue frilly dress she was wearing as well as her black leggings and bra, leaving her breasts partially exposed. After being taken for X-rays on her injuries, she told police two youths had knocked her to the ground as she walked home along a footpath, subjecting her to a violent sexual assault.More than 40 officers were assigned to the case, and four local students were arrested and questioned for a total of 64 hours, during which time one attempted to kill himself.
But police became suspicious when it emerged Ibrahim’s injuries were inconsistent with being attacked and they began investigating her behaviour.
I think it is ridiculous what this woman has done. It is just too crazy for words. I can't imagine why someone would do something like this. Because of her innocent people could have end up in jail. All this madness just because a friend of her didn't want to lend her some money. Apparently she had a problem with herself and wanted to let the other pay for it. On the websites there were some pictures shown from her facebook and I can tell.. She didn't look like a sweet little angel on those pictures..
woensdag 16 juni 2010
UK to deport child asylum seekers to Afghanistan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jun/07/child-asylum-seekers-uk-afghanistan
The Uk Border Agency is planning £4m for "reintegration centre" in Afghanistan so that failed Afghan child asylum seekers can be returned home.
An organisation is being sought to run the centre in the capital, Kabul, which would aim to help their resettlement.
Until now, the UK has had a policy of not returning children under 18 to Afganistan unless they are accompanied by their families. So, what they want to do now is to let children under 18 go back alone to a country where there is war and which is not safe for them and there is a chance that they could not be reunited again with their family which means that they would be all alone in a country where they have nothing left.This move is part of a Europe-Wide plan to increase the number of people returned to Afghanistan. However, the refugee council said there were "serious questions" about how the UK plan would work, because there had been little said about how these children would be kept safe.
I think that the UK should consider closing his borders instead of letting everyone in and than bringing everyone back again. There are a lot of people who flee to the UK for economical reasons, hoping to find a better life there. It is true that if all the children stay in the Uk, it means that there should be more help provided for them and this cannot always be the case. However, I do think it is irresponsable to let children go back alone to a country where there is war.
The Uk Border Agency is planning £4m for "reintegration centre" in Afghanistan so that failed Afghan child asylum seekers can be returned home.
An organisation is being sought to run the centre in the capital, Kabul, which would aim to help their resettlement.
Until now, the UK has had a policy of not returning children under 18 to Afganistan unless they are accompanied by their families. So, what they want to do now is to let children under 18 go back alone to a country where there is war and which is not safe for them and there is a chance that they could not be reunited again with their family which means that they would be all alone in a country where they have nothing left.This move is part of a Europe-Wide plan to increase the number of people returned to Afghanistan. However, the refugee council said there were "serious questions" about how the UK plan would work, because there had been little said about how these children would be kept safe.
I think that the UK should consider closing his borders instead of letting everyone in and than bringing everyone back again. There are a lot of people who flee to the UK for economical reasons, hoping to find a better life there. It is true that if all the children stay in the Uk, it means that there should be more help provided for them and this cannot always be the case. However, I do think it is irresponsable to let children go back alone to a country where there is war.
zaterdag 12 juni 2010
70% of new teachers fail to find jobs
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7142858.ece
Union calls on Scottish government to act as figures show employment outlook is increasingly grim for newly-qualified teachers
More than two out of three newly-qualified teachers are failing to find a full-time job within a year, according to new figures that have been described as a tragedy for Scotland’s schools. The problem is particularly acute in the secondary sector, with only 48 per cent of new teachers securing full-time jobs there, compared to 62.2 per cent in April 2009. Because of the economical downturn there are lots of schools who needed to tighten education budgets.
Tony Finn, chief executive of the GTCS said:'The Nationalists’ casualisation of the teaching profession is a tragedy not only for the young teachers directly affected, it will seriously damage education in Scotland,” We are losing hundreds of young teachers who have been expensively trained, meanwhile preparations for the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence are in turmoil because there are fewer teachers in permanent work to do the necessary work to make CfE a success.”
I think Tony Finn is right, if a lot of teachers are not able to find a work, although they have been very well eduacted for it, it also means that a lot of children do not get the education that they deserve. Teacher have followed an education to educate others. I do not know how it is in Scotland, but I know that in Holland they have had a lot of campaigns to motivate people to become a teacher, becoming a teacher is something that has become quite unpopulair these days and if it becomes difficult to find a job in this sector, it is for sure that a next generation would not want to become a teacher at all.
Union calls on Scottish government to act as figures show employment outlook is increasingly grim for newly-qualified teachers
More than two out of three newly-qualified teachers are failing to find a full-time job within a year, according to new figures that have been described as a tragedy for Scotland’s schools. The problem is particularly acute in the secondary sector, with only 48 per cent of new teachers securing full-time jobs there, compared to 62.2 per cent in April 2009. Because of the economical downturn there are lots of schools who needed to tighten education budgets.
Tony Finn, chief executive of the GTCS said:'The Nationalists’ casualisation of the teaching profession is a tragedy not only for the young teachers directly affected, it will seriously damage education in Scotland,” We are losing hundreds of young teachers who have been expensively trained, meanwhile preparations for the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence are in turmoil because there are fewer teachers in permanent work to do the necessary work to make CfE a success.”
I think Tony Finn is right, if a lot of teachers are not able to find a work, although they have been very well eduacted for it, it also means that a lot of children do not get the education that they deserve. Teacher have followed an education to educate others. I do not know how it is in Scotland, but I know that in Holland they have had a lot of campaigns to motivate people to become a teacher, becoming a teacher is something that has become quite unpopulair these days and if it becomes difficult to find a job in this sector, it is for sure that a next generation would not want to become a teacher at all.
zondag 6 juni 2010
Scandal of aborted IVF babies
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article7144899.ece
Although, becoming a mother is a big decision and it is not something that you should decide in one day, there are a lot of women, especially young women who take the decision to have an abortion. Some of these women decide to have an abortion after having expensive IVF treatment.Some terminate pregnancies after splitting from their husband or boyfriend, others because they were pressured into starting a family. Committing abortions after such treatments worries doctors and has triggered a backlash from family campaigners who accuse the women of treating babies like “designer goods”.Data obtained from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority reveal that an average of 80 abortions are carried out in England Wales and Scotland each year following IVF treatment. Most of these mothers between the 18 and 34 years old.Fertility specialists expressed shock at the figures. “I had no idea there were so many post-IVF abortions — and each one is a tragedy,” said Professor Bill Ledger, a member of the authority
Abortion has always been a difficult subject and I don't really know what to say about this. I find it awful that women spent so much time on trying to have a baby with IVF treatment and than suddenly decide that they do not what to have a baby. I think that in this society people don't feel the rush to procreate themselves as they had before. So, when they are getting older they think that they should have children just like the other and then they realise that they are not ready to become a mother.
Although, becoming a mother is a big decision and it is not something that you should decide in one day, there are a lot of women, especially young women who take the decision to have an abortion. Some of these women decide to have an abortion after having expensive IVF treatment.Some terminate pregnancies after splitting from their husband or boyfriend, others because they were pressured into starting a family. Committing abortions after such treatments worries doctors and has triggered a backlash from family campaigners who accuse the women of treating babies like “designer goods”.Data obtained from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority reveal that an average of 80 abortions are carried out in England Wales and Scotland each year following IVF treatment. Most of these mothers between the 18 and 34 years old.Fertility specialists expressed shock at the figures. “I had no idea there were so many post-IVF abortions — and each one is a tragedy,” said Professor Bill Ledger, a member of the authority
Abortion has always been a difficult subject and I don't really know what to say about this. I find it awful that women spent so much time on trying to have a baby with IVF treatment and than suddenly decide that they do not what to have a baby. I think that in this society people don't feel the rush to procreate themselves as they had before. So, when they are getting older they think that they should have children just like the other and then they realise that they are not ready to become a mother.
woensdag 2 juni 2010
Why teenagers can't concentrate: too much grey matter
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/31/why-teenagers-cant-concentrate-brains
Parents and teacher who were complaining about the concentration of children do not need to be worried anymore. After a research scientist have discovered that teenagers' brains continue developing far longer into adulthood than previously thought. Adolescents may look like young adults but their brain structure resembles that of much younger children. Dr Iroise Dumontheil of University College London's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience claims that it is not the fault of the teenagers that they cannot concentrate on school, it is because of the brain structures. Using MRI scans, the brain activity of adolescents were monitored as they tried to solve a problem in their heads while ignoring environmental distractions. The scans revealed an unexpected level of activity in the prefrontal cortex, a large region at the front of the brain involved in decision-making and multitasking. This indicated that the brain was working less effectively than that of a gown up person. This means that the research has found out that there is too much going on in the brains of teenagers.
I think it is right that they have done research to find out how the brain of a teenagers works. ALthough, I am convinced that a lot of teenager who will read this news will use this as an excuse. I think that teenagers have a lot on their minds and that we could expect this results. Teenagers need time to develop themselves and their brain, this is why I think that people from 18 our 19 years cannot be seen as adults. They are still between being a teenager and an adult. Earlier research has point out that the age were people learn to the care of themself is when they are 23 years old. This is why I think that we should motivate young people to learn and to concentrate more, but we should not expect too much of them.
Parents and teacher who were complaining about the concentration of children do not need to be worried anymore. After a research scientist have discovered that teenagers' brains continue developing far longer into adulthood than previously thought. Adolescents may look like young adults but their brain structure resembles that of much younger children. Dr Iroise Dumontheil of University College London's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience claims that it is not the fault of the teenagers that they cannot concentrate on school, it is because of the brain structures. Using MRI scans, the brain activity of adolescents were monitored as they tried to solve a problem in their heads while ignoring environmental distractions. The scans revealed an unexpected level of activity in the prefrontal cortex, a large region at the front of the brain involved in decision-making and multitasking. This indicated that the brain was working less effectively than that of a gown up person. This means that the research has found out that there is too much going on in the brains of teenagers.
I think it is right that they have done research to find out how the brain of a teenagers works. ALthough, I am convinced that a lot of teenager who will read this news will use this as an excuse. I think that teenagers have a lot on their minds and that we could expect this results. Teenagers need time to develop themselves and their brain, this is why I think that people from 18 our 19 years cannot be seen as adults. They are still between being a teenager and an adult. Earlier research has point out that the age were people learn to the care of themself is when they are 23 years old. This is why I think that we should motivate young people to learn and to concentrate more, but we should not expect too much of them.
zondag 30 mei 2010
Germany wins Eurovision Song Contest as UK comes last
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10185248.stm
Teenager Josh Dubovie was representing the UK during the Eurovision song festival.Dubovie was chosen to represent the UK after securing the most public votes on Your Country Needs You! on BBC One in March. Although, BBC said earlier this week that it was very unlikely that the UK would win this year's competition, they had not expected Dubovie to end as last. This is the third time the UK has finished in the bottom spot in the past eight years Bookmakers had expected Azerbaijan to become this year's favourite. Against everyone's expectations it is the 19-year-old who scored 246 points with her song Satellite.Lena was very surprised and shocked when it turned out that she could call herself: The winner of the Eurovision song festival 2010.Speaking after the show, Lena said she was "shocked" by her victory. "I think it's unreal,"she said. "This is such a big thing that I'm just completely freaking out!"
Turkey's MaNga came in second place, with Romania third and Denmark fourth. Organisers allowed Spain's Daniel Diges to perform twice during the event after a fan disturbed his performance by jumping around during his song.
I watched the Eurovision Songfestival and I must say that when I heard the UK I was already convinced that they were not going to win. I am surprised that they expected Azerbaijan to win, because I found it too exaggerating. I didn't like the singer, I think she could have done better as a porn actress. However, I am very happy that Lena won the contest, she had a great song and she looked normal, no big boobs and exaggerated hair. She has a fantastic voice. Her voice reminded me at Amy Winehouse and the music made me think of Lily Allen. I think she really deserves it. An other song that I really liked was Jessy Matador from France with his song: allez, ola, olé.
Teenager Josh Dubovie was representing the UK during the Eurovision song festival.Dubovie was chosen to represent the UK after securing the most public votes on Your Country Needs You! on BBC One in March. Although, BBC said earlier this week that it was very unlikely that the UK would win this year's competition, they had not expected Dubovie to end as last. This is the third time the UK has finished in the bottom spot in the past eight years Bookmakers had expected Azerbaijan to become this year's favourite. Against everyone's expectations it is the 19-year-old who scored 246 points with her song Satellite.Lena was very surprised and shocked when it turned out that she could call herself: The winner of the Eurovision song festival 2010.Speaking after the show, Lena said she was "shocked" by her victory. "I think it's unreal,"she said. "This is such a big thing that I'm just completely freaking out!"
Turkey's MaNga came in second place, with Romania third and Denmark fourth. Organisers allowed Spain's Daniel Diges to perform twice during the event after a fan disturbed his performance by jumping around during his song.
I watched the Eurovision Songfestival and I must say that when I heard the UK I was already convinced that they were not going to win. I am surprised that they expected Azerbaijan to win, because I found it too exaggerating. I didn't like the singer, I think she could have done better as a porn actress. However, I am very happy that Lena won the contest, she had a great song and she looked normal, no big boobs and exaggerated hair. She has a fantastic voice. Her voice reminded me at Amy Winehouse and the music made me think of Lily Allen. I think she really deserves it. An other song that I really liked was Jessy Matador from France with his song: allez, ola, olé.
dinsdag 27 april 2010
Litigation and high patient expectations 'bar nursing'
According to the BBC website, patients and their family have high expectations when they are in hospital. They expect nurses to perform miracles. In general patients do not like to complain, but when they do complain they make nurses feel as if they do everything wrong. They feel very guilty even if they have done nothing wrong. Marcia Turnham from Cambridgeshire explains that sometimes the expectations of patients and relatives are too high. Nurses have a lot of paperwork to do and that takes them away from patients.
Patients see nurses as their advocates and rely on them, however nurses often do not have the time because there is so much bureaucracy attached to their role.
I agree with this. I think that a lot of people are manipulated by soaps like Grey's Anatomy and ER . they create an image of a hospital where there is always time to have a little chat with a nurse or a doctor. Thias, however is an image that is not realistic. Doctors and nurses are there to cure the patients, but they do not have time to get involved in the patients private life.
woensdag 21 april 2010
More delays as planes return to skies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8633892.stm
The first airplane since last Thursday has landed in Heathrow. Passangers were not able to fly to their destinations,because of the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull on Thursday. The ash in the atmosphere was a threat to aircraft jet engines. Scientist say that the ash plume is now shrinking. However it is still not completely save for the air traffic. More than 95,000 flights were cancelled across Europe over the past six days, with only a handful of flights taking off and landing at UK airports. About 75% of European flights are due to operate on Wednesday, according to the air traffic agency Eurocontrol. An estimated 150,000 Britons were stuck on the airport in England.
I feel pretty bad for the people who had to wait on the aiports. However, it was the best thing to do. The ash in the atnosphere was a threat to aircraft jet engines and there could have been a lot of accidents. So, it was safer for the people to stay at the aiport and wait. Although, it most have been a long time for them. Fortunately there were a lot of people who were at the aiport to help them. It will still take some time for the air traffic before they can fly without any problems. However, most problems are now solved.
The first airplane since last Thursday has landed in Heathrow. Passangers were not able to fly to their destinations,because of the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull on Thursday. The ash in the atmosphere was a threat to aircraft jet engines. Scientist say that the ash plume is now shrinking. However it is still not completely save for the air traffic. More than 95,000 flights were cancelled across Europe over the past six days, with only a handful of flights taking off and landing at UK airports. About 75% of European flights are due to operate on Wednesday, according to the air traffic agency Eurocontrol. An estimated 150,000 Britons were stuck on the airport in England.
I feel pretty bad for the people who had to wait on the aiports. However, it was the best thing to do. The ash in the atnosphere was a threat to aircraft jet engines and there could have been a lot of accidents. So, it was safer for the people to stay at the aiport and wait. Although, it most have been a long time for them. Fortunately there were a lot of people who were at the aiport to help them. It will still take some time for the air traffic before they can fly without any problems. However, most problems are now solved.
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