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Court on Camera |
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Written by site manager
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 11:53 |
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I will never forget my first appearance as a young barrister, arguing an appeal case in the House of Lords. Five of the six elderly men I was addressing listened to my submissions with a stony face that Buster Keaton could not have matched. But one nodded occasionally and even smiled at me. I drew encouragement from his reaction and focused my speech on him, hoping he would persuade his noble and learned colleagues to grant my client’s appeal. When I finished speaking, the Law Lords rose to go and consider their Judgement. As this was happening, the friendly one stood up and said in a loud cockney voice, “Court Rise”. He was not one of the Law Lords. He was the Usher! We learn by experience. |
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Twiggy or Biggy? |
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Written by site manager
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Friday, 02 October 2009 00:00 |
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One might ask, what does a Lord know about fashion? Apart from wearing an ermine gown once a year at state openings, I have two teenage girls with modeling experience. London fashion week is an economic booster, raking in million of pounds for the economy. It also is a strong source of influence. It states, This is what you should wear: this is what you should look like. This message is powerful, especially to young women. Fashion editors are considered deities, and fashion magazines are regarded as a bible. Some class fashion as art. Textile is one of the most influential of the arts, because we live and spend our lives in it.
But when did the pin-thin look become fashionable? In Victorian times, larger silhouettes were seen as a sign of fortune, health, and prosperity. In the 1960s, a stick thin young girl from London named Twiggy shook the fashion scene. Her thin look quickly personified chic. This style developed into the heroin chic look of the 1980s, which sadly persists today. Presently, most Fashion designers believe that tall, skinny, and non-curvy bodies bring greater appeal to their artwork. |
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Lessons from Lockerbie |
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Written by site manager
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Friday, 11 September 2009 09:34 |
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For the last 3 years, many of us have had the experience of standing in line at an airport, enduring and not enjoying the experience. We felt herded like cattle, searched, and treated with suspicion. We are told what liquids and other items we cannot take on board the plane. We are just relieved when we have arrived at our destination. Some of us may have wondered whether these precautions were necessary. This week the conviction of three British Muslims, showed us that these warnings are crucial.
Yesterday, Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain, were convicted in a retrial for planning to blow up passenger jets in suicide attacks. The plot, caught in its final stages, was to detonate liquid bombs on 7 airliners whilst flying from Britain to America. It could have killed 10,000 people, so would have exceeded the 3000 killed on 9/11. |
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Hold on to your Hats |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 10:39 |
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Harriet Harman MP caused controversy again, with her comments about women in leadership. She said she does “not agree with all-male leaderships” because men “cannot be left to run things on their own.”
The problem with these statements and the sentiment behind them, is that Harman is both right and wrong. Traditionally, women earn less than men, even when they do the same jobs. Sometimes this happens in the guise of modified job titles. |
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The American Dream or Nightmare? |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 16:26 |
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The American Dream is what makes Americans American. The Dream has always been about social and economic mobility, guaranteed rights and golden opportunity. This is at the heart of John Steinbeck’s epic novel Grapes of Wrath and the Joad family’s quest for a new life.
Recently, the Dream has been rudely interrupted. Global financial distress has altered spending and saving habits. The US federal government has bailed out huge companies like General Motors. Federal and state governments have huge debts.
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