The old expression ”A Watched Kettle Never Boils” really does ring true for some reason. If you wait for something to happen, it takes forever, but as soon as you turn away, whatever you were waiting for finishes. Just why is this I wonder.
Like many people I support Human Rights, the right for all people to have certain basic freedoms, but the legal system, especially in the European Union, is taking this too far, and creating conflicts with the laws in the UK, which as a member of the European Union, now has to conform to certain of their laws. Currently in the UK, people who are serving prison sentences are not eligible to vote, but the Council of Europe says that the right to vote is a Human Right, and is threatening to fine the UK if they do not agree to change the laws and to comply with this ruling.
Last year on Associated Content there was a competition for writers to publish Limericks for Saint Patrick’s Day. A wonderful competition it was too, and I read many fine poems, yet being new to Associated Content myself, many of my poems received very little traffic, which was disheartening.
In February 1911 few people could have foreseen the events that lay just three short years away, and much of the political focus of the time was on the rights of women and the impact of the automobile on society. The Sydney Morning Herald from Australia on the 11th February 1911 included an article covering discussions in the House Of Commons the previous day, relating to interchanges between Britain and Germany, and political attempts to improve friendly relations between the two nations.
3D television gets additional programming as from this weekend, when Sony, Discovery and IMAX launch “3net”, which is a new 24 hour channel that will be showing exclusively 3D shows. It seems that these three media giants are not taking the chance that viewers might be put off purchasing 3D televisions and cable subscriptions due to the lack of programming, by launching a channel that will bring some of the best kinds of 3D programs to the screen, namely documentaries.
In this latest edition of News From A Weird World you can find bizarre news stories that include a Buttock Operation Tragedy, Shooting Yourself In A Painful Place, That Stinks, Who Kidnapped JR, Malawi Bans Farting In Public, A Unique Way to Heat A Swimming Pool and more.
In what is expected to be one of the most successful acting roles of his career, Leonardo DiCaprio is currently filming the movie J. Edgar in Los Angeles, with Clint Eastwood directing. The role of J. Edgar Hoover, the legendary head of the FBI in the 1930’s is one that takes a special actor to fill, but it’s not just the regular acting that is making this a unique role for heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s the intimate relationships of a special kind that find him playing for the other team.
With less than three months to go until the April 22nd release date for Water For Elephants, the upcoming romantic drama set in the Depression Era of the 1930’s, and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz, anticipation as to how successful this movie will be is already rising fast, especially now that the first official poster for the movie has been released
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Bournemouth Town Council have given the green light for a regeneration of the Bournemouth Pavilion and Westover Road area, which will include a nine screen cinema, restaurants and shops.