A torchlight procession, marching down your throat[O'Sullivan, 1898]
Sunday, March 30, 2008
[history quiz] sunday memorizer
1. In which war did jet aircraft first fight each other?
2. Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
3. Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple?
4. Rorke's Drift was a battle in which war?
5. Sitting Bull belonged to which tribe?
6. The Condor Legion was the name of the German air force flying for Franco's nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War. What was the name of the Irish volunteers on Franco's side?
7. The eruption of Mt Vesuvius that buried Pompeii also buried another town. Which one?
8. What was Operation Sea Lion in the Second World War?
9. Which American City is named after a British Prime Minister?
10. Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
No peeking, now:
The Korean War, Brazil, Bonnie and Clyde, The Zulu War, Sioux, The Blue Shirts, Herculaneum, The invasion of Britain, Pittsburgh, The Incas
[surveillance] doing well, thank you
Thanx BanxyEnglisc Fyrd summarizes some of the latest moves:
I could go on and on but you'll need to read for yourself. However, there's more from David Farrer:
Truly wonderful. And let's never forget this, from December 2006:
* CCTVcore.co.uk reveals how the government plans to roll out a mugshot database. You can read the article here.
* The idea of a database containing naughty children's details has been touted for a while. Tony Blair was for the idea, but it seems said database is coming closer to fruition to help with "spotting future offenders". This is London reports on it here.
* The Telegraph reports that CCTV is slowly creeping into schools, their article here details the complaints from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers who fear school rooms are becoming Orwellian. The article reports that:
"Schools are believed to have first installed classroom CCTV four years ago, with an academy in Middlesbrough using cameras to monitor pupil behaviour and protect expensive equipment."
I could go on and on but you'll need to read for yourself. However, there's more from David Farrer:
But BAA says the fingerprinting at Terminal 5 has been installed under orders from the Government.It says a working group, which included the Home Office's Borders and Immigration Agency, decided it was the "most robust system" to protect Britain's borders.
Truly wonderful. And let's never forget this, from December 2006:Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
[home] tongue in cheek
It's all very well coming home unless:
1. you're not sure which one is your home;
2. it's not there when you get back [or not in the same form].
Sandy Denny sang, in Farewell, Farewell:
"No, I will never cut the cloth
Or drink the light to be
But I'll swear a year to one who lies
Asleep along side of me"
Farewell, farewell to you who would hear
You lonely travellers all
The cold north wind will blow again
The winding road does call
The immortal Sandy Denny. This is home.
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