The Bulgarian census finished on 28th Feb and already preliminary number crunching as been completed. The website, by the way, is rather good. Clear, easy to navigate, and full of interesting facts if you like that sort of thing. One rather interesting statistic, though, is that an astonishing 600,000 Bulgarians […]

A thought provoking article on the dangers (perhaps) of being too civilized and the rights and wrongs of intervening in the affairs of other countries. We are rightly proud of the accomplishments of western civilization over the past 500 years. We have not been perfect – not by a long shot. […]

What should you do when you really, REALLY have to ‘go’? Make important life decisions, maybe. Controlling your bladder makes you better at controlling yourself when making decisions about your future, too, according to a study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Ohferchrissakes. What an embarrassing list of failures, wannabes and never-will-be types. WikiLeaks and the Internet are among a record 241 nominations for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize that also includes Afghan rights advocate Sima Samar, the European Union, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, Russian rights group Memorial and […]

Might as well just reprint this article. It’s very….educational…. Cannabis fed to ducks by French farmer for ‘deworming’A French farmer has been given a one-month suspended jail sentence and fined 500 euros (£428) for feeding his ducks marijuana to rid them of worms.  Police arrested Michel Rouyer after they discovered […]

A thought for the day from the ever topical Croatian Times: A campaign for Facebook users to have the option of a “Dislike” button has become popular in Germany after local band Voxenstopp made a spoof song called “Like”  The band, who are keen users of Facebook, said they were […]

So there’s a travel ban on the 

Tonight, Question Time comes from Newport; birthplace of Wales’ first billionaire. The area has two Labour MP’s – anonymous all-woman shortlister Jessica Morden and the serial weirdo Paul Flynn. On the panel we have Sec of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan MP, “Baroness” Shirley Williams, perma-tanned vandal and bank robbery suspect Peter Hain […]

With thanks to Katabasis

This blog prides itself on being helpful. Considering the slight unpleasantness occurring in the Middle East at the moment, AllSeeingEye brings you a list of useful phonetic Arabic phrases in case you find yourself in a spot of bother: AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOFTAN.Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun. FEKR GABUL […]