maniac on the street

James Allen arrest: People urged to check neighbours

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17887415

Recently James Allen, 36, who killed two people, was arrested in Leeds after a hunt by three police forces. Mr. Allen will be charged for the murders of Colin Dunford, 81, in Middlesbrough and Julie Davison, 50, killed in Whitby. Both victims died of severe head injuries. Although there is no evidence of other crimes Mr. Allen could have committed, Cleveland Police advises people, who know someone who might have come in contact with the double murder suspect, to check on their relatives and friends to see if they are safe. The murderer was a very dangerous man and it could be possible that he killed more than two persons.

I don’t know what possessed the man for killing two innocent elderly people. What I do know is that he is really pathetic and weak to kill those innocent people who are obvious less stronger than he is. They pose no threat at all and from what I‘ve seen on the picture they look like two ordinary people who do no harm. I am glad he is caught and I hope that his punishment will give him remorse for his actions.

Miscalculations for the Olympics 2012?

Cost of Olympics to spiral to £24bn... TEN TIMES higher than 2005 estimate

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092077/London-2012-Olympics-cost-spiral-24bn--10-TIMES-higher-2005-estimate.html

The cost for the Olympic Games of 2012 could be ten times higher than the original estimated costs of 2005. This is the financial outcome based on a survey conducted by Sky Sports. In 2007, the Olympics public sector funding package, which deals with venues, security, defense and public transport, was already increased to £9.3 billion. The Sky Sports investigation revealed that extra spends such as anti-doping control officers and legacy schemes could cause another raise of £2.4 billion for the English taxpayers. As a sign of protest the Olympic sculpture Jurassic Stones that cost £399.000, has been blasted by angry residents who believe that the sculpture is a waste of money in this time of economic meltdown. Despite the increasing costs and the discussion about it, Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, insisted they stay within the budget of £9.3 billion. Also the spokesman of the Department for Culture, Media and Sports hit back hard at the Sky investigation and said that the budget includes all additional security and public provision for the Games and that the programme remains within the £9.3 bn.

For every country it’s an honor to be the host of the Olympic Games. It is one of the most prominent sports events of the world and the sports delegates are treated as heroes. Every country will do the best they can to impress the world with ceremonies and all sorts of public events around the Games. People from all over the world will come to the Olympics and all kinds of measures must be taken for safety, transport and housing. All these measures will cost a lot of money and a part of that money comes directly from the taxpayers. I think that’s normal. Eventually your country will benefit from this because all these people also bring a lot of money. I agree on the fact that the Organizing Committee should do as much as possible to reduce the enormous costs made by the artistic sector.  Art sculptures in town are nice indeed, but when costs are raising to a maximum an organizing committee should make better choices.

Doctors Unite to Combat Obesity

The Royal Medical Colleges and Faculties (RMCF) have started a campaign to tackle the increasing number of people suffering from obesity. Almost a quarter of the people in the UK are obese and predictions tell that half of the children will be obese by 2020. The RMCF represent 200.000 doctors who unite in this campaign and try to find solutions for this life-threatening problem. The campaign focuses on fat taxes; promoting exercise; restricting food advertisements and sponsorships; which medical procedures work and how to give proper education on the subject. There is no single solution for obese and this campaign tries to encourage a healthier lifestyle to tackle obese.

It’s a good thing that doctors unite in their effort to reduce obesity by a national campaign. The really strong part of the campaign is that they also focus on the restriction in advertisements for the large food companies. This method also worked for smoking. I strongly believe sports events should not be sponsored by food companies at all. It sends the wrong information and people are ignorant about the consequences. Obesity becomes a very serious health problem and not just in the UK. I think it is about time that the influence of major food companies reduces or at least makes way for healthy alternatives.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17705228#

How to Eat a Full English braekfast

How To Eat (HTE) discuss the basics of a full English breakfast from the cooking and condiments to all the components that a "full English" consists off. There are very detailed descriptions of how you should prepare this traditional English dish. The article states that this is not a healthy meal, due to its high fat content and trying to pretend it is by grilling instead of frying the ingredients, will ruin the original concept. A full English is supposed to be greasy and moisturous and very often people eat it to alleviate a hangover

A full English breakfast is certainly not my favourite meal. I don’t want to eat beans, sausages and black pudding in the morning. I think it’s too heavy on the stomach and I’d rather drink my orange juice and eat my cheese sandwich. I do like eggs and bacon for breakfast, but only occasionally. I must admit that I love to eat eggs and bacon the day after I drank a little too much. It is almost as if your body is screaming out loud to have a solid breakfast and afterwards you feel much better. The full English breakfast could be appetizing for lunch or even for dinner, but in a normal situation please don’t serve it as breakfast!  



http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/apr/11/how-to-eat-full-english-breakfast