The Underhill JournalThe Underhill JournalPoetry, prose, politics and philosophy, as well as a smattering of my more mundane, daily life. Martial Arts resources also included!!! Articles
Carbon offset killing rainforest?
2007-07-07 09:36:00 Here's an excerpt from today's Scotsman. A gift from Scotland to Brazil: drought and despair IAN JOHNSTON (ijohnston@scotsman.com) SEU Dodo walks through the lush Brazilian woodland he knows well, picking… More About: Politics , Carbon offset , Carbon , Forest , Kill
The Declaration of Arbroath
2007-07-06 23:05:00 I just did a bit of digging as I wanted the full text of the Declaration of Arbroath. This was a letter sent by a large list of nobles and… More About: Miscellany , The D , Lara , Clar
Keith Olbermann - Mr Cheney, Mr Bush, Resign.
2007-07-05 22:21:00 Another special comment by Keith Olbermann , this time concerning the commuting of "Scooter" Libby's sentence by George Bush . I've believed that Dubya held himself above the law for a long… More About: Politics , Resign , Cheney
Some rare good news!
2007-07-04 09:37:00 This is good news after the weekends events! Just goes to show that negotiations can work. BBC's Gaza correspondent released Alan Johnston Mr Johnston said his time in captivity was… More About: News , Politics , Good News , Good , Rare
The Power of Nightmares
2007-07-02 15:04:00 Here is a trailer for the series The Power of Nightmares , just to give you a taste for it. It's an excellent, intelligent and thought-provoking series. The whole series can… More About: Politics , Mare , Mares
The Show must go on pt.2
2007-07-02 12:12:00 Further to my post yesterday, I just wanted to add something that in my haste to rant I overlooked. Already by certain politicians there is a clamour to link the… More About: Politics , Show , Must
The show must go on.......
2007-07-01 01:27:00 Here's an excerpt from the BBC website. Life should 'go on', says Salmond Alex Salmond said the public should remain vigilant Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond has appealed to the… More About: Politics , Show , Must
Another Brick in the Wall
2007-06-30 22:01:00 This video is from the soundtrack of The Faculty, and is a cover version of The Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall pt 2 done by Tom Morello from… More About: Music , The wall
Iain's Home Ed planning Program
2007-06-30 21:57:00 Iain began work on this program several months back because we were looking for a new, more positive direction for our son's Home Education. It's a simple organiser program that… More About: Life , Planning , Program , Plan
Iain's Home Ed planning Program
2007-06-30 21:46:00 Iain began work on this program several months back because we were looking for a new, more positive direction for our son's Home Education. It's a simple organiser program that… More About: Life , Planning , Program , Plan
Keith Olbermann on Dick Cheney
2007-06-30 09:45:00 At last, the inner workings of the so-called most powerful government in the world are starting to come out into the light. olbermann countdown - the criminals in the whitehouse More About: Politics , Dick Cheney , Keith Olbermann , Dick , Cheney
Rebel Empress Part 3
2007-06-30 09:43:00 Here, after a slight delay, is the third part of my serial. The Rebel Empress Episode 3 Hawk In the last episode Saphora Hachi began her training on Enceladus at… More About: Prose , Part , Part 3
Free Nintendo Wii!!!
2007-06-28 23:48:00 Want to get a free Nintendo Wii? Real Incentives are giving them away using a system similar to the one explained in the video below. newsnight free ipod This may… More About: Nintendo Wii , Free , Miscellany , Tendo
Some Ippon Kumite videos
2007-06-28 12:33:00 I was supposed to be grading this weekend, but nfortunately I'm ill, so my last coloured belt will have to wait :( A major part of our gradings at my… More About: Videos , Exercise , Mite , Some
What kind of Atheist are you?
2007-06-28 10:40:00 I just took this quiz. Here's my scores. You scored as Spiritual Atheist , Ah! Some of the coolest people in the world are Spiritual Atheists. Most of them weren't brought… More About: Life , Theist
We fought the bank.....
2007-06-27 14:04:00 And we won! We've just recieved our penalty charge repayment from our bank(Halifax Bank of Scotland), after nearly six months of wrangling with them! We were in teh process of… More About: Life
The Brights
2007-06-27 09:35:00 I've just joined The Brights, who are an atheist group dedicated to expanding our world view. They have been championed by Richard Dawkins for several years now. For more information… More About: Life
As I suspected....
2007-06-25 11:10:00 Here's an article from the BBC. Law-abiding majority 'is a myth' The offences admitted to would be subject to various penalties More than six out of 10 people regularly commit… More About: Politics , Suspect
Star Wars theme
2007-06-24 20:23:00 With a scottish twist...... I am not a big fan of the bag pipes personally, they were originally used to scare the enemy in battle and I can fullly understand… More About: Star Wars , Wars , Star , Miscellany , Theme
Bad Ecstacy
2007-06-23 22:00:00 This is from the BBC News Website. Alert as ecstasy girl taken ill Clubbers are being warned about a dangerous batch of ecstasy after a 16-year-old became seriously ill. Hampshire… More About: Politics
Capoeira
2007-06-23 16:08:00 Here's a video showcasing Mestre Espirro Mirim and his Capoeira . Capoiera was developed by slaves in Brazil (and other palces to I think) as a form of secret self defence.… More About: Exercise
Water in Soa Paulo
2007-06-23 15:31:00 This is a nice video of a water display in Sao Paulo , Brazil. The editing could be better, but the water effects are pretty cool. Enjoy. More About: Water , Miscellany
Tesla Coil
2007-06-22 09:38:00 This is a solid-state Tesla coil. The primary runs at its resonant frequency in the 41 KHz range, and is modulated from the control unit in order to generate the… More About: Miscellany , Coil , Tesla Coil
Dawkins Foundation Social Networking site
2007-06-22 09:26:00 The Richard Dawkins Foundation has just started a Social Networking site which should actually be pretty interesting. It ought to attract a lot of reasoned people who want to debate… More About: Social Networking , Site
Braveheart
2007-06-21 13:24:00 The film Braveheart has it's faults, not least Mel Gibson, but it's sentiment is actually spot on. The following is a clip from the film, where William Wallace rallies the… More About: Miscellany
Fingerboarding
2007-06-20 23:02:00 I just liked the way this video was done. I'm not a great enthusiast of skateboarding, but this was rather cool. fingerboarding More About: Miscellany , Finger , Gerb
A few days in the life.....
2007-06-20 12:58:00 It's been a busy week for me (kind of). It was my beloved partners birthday on Monday, so he needed to be waited on hand and foot for the day.… More About: Life , Days
Jackie Chan in Drunken Master
2007-06-18 14:37:00 This is one of my favorite Jackie Chan films. The Drunken boxing style is just so funny to watch, and at the same time you can see why it might… More About: Exercise , Master , Mast
Some sound self defence advice
2007-06-17 22:11:00 I thought this woman looked a wee bit odd, but what she had to say was pretty sound. There's some simple techniques at the end of this video, but some… More About: Advice , Exercise , Sound , Defence , Vice
Tories in Independence Referendum Shocker!
More articles from this author:2007-06-17 09:59:00 From the Scotland on Sunday today ..... Tori es back vote on independence EDDIE BARNES POLITICAL EDITOR A REFERENDUM on Scottish independence could be held as early as next year after… More About: Politics , Independence , Referendum 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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