From: Kajj Hay via Causes <no-reply> Date: 31 July 2013 17:16 Subject: Invitation: Stolen Beauty: Expose the ugly secrets from the Dead Sea! Kajj Hay has invited you to sign a petition "Ahava products are labeled as of ‘Israeli origin, but they actually come from stolen Palestinian natural resources in the Occupied Territory of the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt: breaking the law
From: David Babbs – 38 Degrees <action> Date: 31 July 2013 15:59 Today, we got the verdict in the court case against health secretary Jeremy Hunt, which 38 Degrees members helped to pay for. It’s the result we had all hoped for: the judge ruled that Jeremy Hunt acted illegally. He’s been ordered to scrap … Continue reading
Activism / Christianity / Church / Religion / Usury
Payday loans – a Christian perspective
First, here’s a parody of the Wonga commercial. The facts Go to ♦Reactions ♦On Usury Go to TOP The pitch (above): Screendump from the Wonga offical webpage, showing Interest & fees £40.45 on a £111 loan! In November 2011, MP David Morris sponsored an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons reading: That this House notes … Continue reading
Five big Challenges for Google Glass
From: Lara Lackie Google Glass, for all its promise, has some scary implications. Below is a really great blog by Rob Sobers, VP of Strategy at Varonis, which gives his list of 5 potential challenges we face with Glass – and how to survive them! If you would like any further information, or to speak … Continue reading
Google Chromecast video streamer
$35 in US, £99 in UK! The “Register” online reviewer said “it’s the most important smart TV tech ever . . . Netflix, YouTube are just the tip of the iceberg”, and it certainly compares favourably with Apple’s $99 streaming device, especially at the US price of $35. But there’s a price snag for UK buyers. … Continue reading
BFI Mediatheque comes to Bradford
Bradford’s National Media Museum is the venue for the latest British Film Institute Mediatheque, providing free access to over 2500 films. To view any of the titles in the collection, you just have to turn up, and then Obtain a login number from the Museum staff; Login at a personal viewing station; then choose what … Continue reading
Interview with Salah Adli, General Secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party
In your statements, the CP Egypt characterises the current developments as a revolution .. What are the nature, tasks and urgent demands of the revolution? Salah Adly: Yes, what is happening now is a revolution. To be precise, it is the second big wave of the January 2011 Revolution, as its first wave was aborted … Continue reading
Death of a friend
An old and beloved friend is gone. His struggle is over. He rests now in the arms of an eternal love which numbers the hairs on our heads with the stars in all the galaxies of Creation. He was a small, wiry Scotsman, with a bristling beard and eyes that could be sharp or warm, … Continue reading
arts / BBC / Broadcasts / Film4 / TV
July 27-Aug 2: TV Highlights
TV highlights Tonight, July 27, 9.10pm BBC2 Jane Campion‘s Top of the Lake. I’ve missed all but the first episode so must catch up first. Will probably Youview record it, cos got to see the competing ITV spy show. 9.45pm, ITV The Americans. Convoluted spy thriller, almost as weird as Le Carre. 10.55pm BBC2 TV … Continue reading
July 27, 2013: Coming events
Yesterday, July 26, 10pm, B-Sky-B Atlantic First episode in the re-run of The Wire, starring Dominic West. If, like me, you’re boycotting all things Murdochian, best get the box set (but not from Love Film or Amazon, for similar reasons). Sunday July 28, 8pm (various venues, including National Media Museum, Bradford) Encore re-screening of the live … Continue reading
Karl Dallas Day 