A few days ago I watched a program about the connection between one's eyes and one's brain hosted by Alan Yentob which I found most interesting. It discussed colour blindness and the various degrees that one can have if one is at all colour blind.
I was talking about the program to a friend of mine the next day who was colour blind (what luck!) and who had been in the Airforce in the last war. He obviously new a lot about the subject and told me that one can be totally colourblind. The really interesting thing then that he told me was that in the war airmen who were totally colour blind were sought after .
Guess why ? To be flown over enemy lines and to look for camouflaged buildings, and of course they couldn't see the various colours of the camouflage but only the buildings etc hidden beneath
I hope you found this interesting ? I did !
Polly.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Your computer,friend or foe?
If you are a blog reader you may recall a blog that I wrote last year about a time I stayed with my son and his wife in their house in the country. As how we were peacefully having tea and hordes of police arrived and started to walk over the fields digging in various places, apparently looking for the missing body of a wife of a suspect man in the village,with no result.
You may be pleased to hear that the suspect man is now in prison with a few years ahead of him to regret his crime. And amazingly how he was convicted eventually was because he was so stupid as to put on his computer "Ways to commit a murder and not be found out." And he had various methods printed out. Where he got them I cannot imagine.
You may be pleased to hear that the suspect man is now in prison with a few years ahead of him to regret his crime. And amazingly how he was convicted eventually was because he was so stupid as to put on his computer "Ways to commit a murder and not be found out." And he had various methods printed out. Where he got them I cannot imagine.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
A Lament
My computer is in love with the google,
But I'm afraid that he doesn't love me.
How I wish that I was a google
And had all that love that I see.
But I'm afraid that he doesn't love me.
How I wish that I was a google
And had all that love that I see.
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Face and Laugh
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
The Orange Street Church
The Church was founded in 1693 by Huguenot refugees, who fled from France at the time of the revocation of the edict of Nantes.
In 1776 the Chapel passed into the hands of the Church of England.
In 1787 the Chapel was then passed into the hands of the Congregationalists.
Adjoining the Chapel was Sir Issac Newton's House, which was condemned in 1913.
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Friendly neighbours?!
I say friendly and I'm sure they would be if I actually met them face to face! I will explain. I live in a very nice flat in a nice street but at times I wish I was in the depths of the country. It is like "Big Brother". I feel that the entire day someone is looking at me. No, I'm not going bonkers! Why I feel this is because opposite me lives someone who obviously enjoys smoking and, at fairly short intervals through the day, they open the window and lean right out with their cigarette and have a good look around. The first time is when I am sitting at my dressing doing my face and hair right in my own bedroom window! And the last time in the day is when I'm sitting in a wing chair in the drawingroom with the light over me reading my book. You will say, if you can be bothered to read all this, " Why can't I move my dressingtable and chair"? But I can't, there's no other place to put them! You will say "Net curtains"? No Way!
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
If Millman Street closes.....
If Millman Street closes it will be very sad. People will lose a wonderful place where they can share their lives together and support each other.
Proposed Closure of Millman Street Centre
I'm deeply sad that our community centre for elderly is earmarked for closure in order to save a small amount from the budgeted expenditure.
It will rip out services for Camden elderly citizens as they depend on it as their life-line for meeting, dining, services, caring and sharing.
We must safeguard the lives of many who are at the autumn in their lives. What kind of society will we be living in where we cannot provide for the basic needs of our vulnerable and aged population!?
Mintu Ghosh 24/02/11
It will rip out services for Camden elderly citizens as they depend on it as their life-line for meeting, dining, services, caring and sharing.
We must safeguard the lives of many who are at the autumn in their lives. What kind of society will we be living in where we cannot provide for the basic needs of our vulnerable and aged population!?
Mintu Ghosh 24/02/11
Closing of our centre
When the centre closes, if it does, the most effect it will have on me is that there will be no more computer lessons which I so look forward to.
I will buy myself a laptop and use it in my flat and how boring that will be!
Also imagine all the muddles I will get into !
Polly
I will buy myself a laptop and use it in my flat and how boring that will be!
Also imagine all the muddles I will get into !
Polly
Save Our Community
The people of Holborn are a close community who depend on the Millman Street Centre for the lunch club, training and socialising environment. These facilities are vital for us.
Don't close Millman Street
If Millman Street closes I won't be able to access my e-mails which will cut me off from my family in the USA and Australia.
Possible Closure of Millman Street
It would be terrible if this wonderful centre had to close. It is a lifeline for my father who attends every day to socialise . . . otherwise he would be looking at four walls alone.
If Millman Street Community Centre has to close...
There'll be no more dropping in to check emails with friends and acquaintances....chat over tea....learn new IT skills .....
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Man and Nature
A week before Christmas 2010 I was in Miami with several hundred other people all trying to get home for the holidays. We were all grounded by the weather. Planes could take off in one part of the world but could not land in another. All was chaos. At the same time we were being told about floods, earthquakes, forest fires , pestilence and famine in other parts of the world.
None of this was under human control, we analyzed, discussed and speculated. When the snows melted and the waters receded we stopped praying, we stopped wondering and weeping. The sun will shine , memories will fade...till the next time.
What will it take for us to read the writing on the wall?
New year greetings ... Walter Vego
None of this was under human control, we analyzed, discussed and speculated. When the snows melted and the waters receded we stopped praying, we stopped wondering and weeping. The sun will shine , memories will fade...till the next time.
What will it take for us to read the writing on the wall?
New year greetings ... Walter Vego
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Wonderful technology
I am amazed at the fact that I am in Florida and can communicate with anyone worldwide.
Here in Florida conversation and the news is dominated by the weather. The prevailing temperature is about fifty degrees F and it is like deep winter for the citizens. Thick sweaters, central heating and general melancholy. Adding the gleeful news in the media is all part of living. There are deep snows in other parts of the US and this helps to cheer us up. When I point out that it is not really cold I am told that the temperature is usually eighty degres F and occasionally ninety.
This says to me that your experience of the universe depends on where you happen to be. Your experience is extended by modern technology which allows you to "SEE" and "HEAR" of events beyond your sight and hearing.
Do remind yourself that your view of the universe is moderated by the filter of technology and the voices of the reporters.
One lives in a small world. How big is your world?
Walter Vego
Here in Florida conversation and the news is dominated by the weather. The prevailing temperature is about fifty degrees F and it is like deep winter for the citizens. Thick sweaters, central heating and general melancholy. Adding the gleeful news in the media is all part of living. There are deep snows in other parts of the US and this helps to cheer us up. When I point out that it is not really cold I am told that the temperature is usually eighty degres F and occasionally ninety.
This says to me that your experience of the universe depends on where you happen to be. Your experience is extended by modern technology which allows you to "SEE" and "HEAR" of events beyond your sight and hearing.
Do remind yourself that your view of the universe is moderated by the filter of technology and the voices of the reporters.
One lives in a small world. How big is your world?
Walter Vego
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Euro and the Irish Economy
The financial problems of some Euro zone countries are causing enormous pressures on the common currency itself. Germany and France, who instigated the birth of these idealistic notions, did not think that unless all the joining members have similar convergence, and sound industrial and economic footings and bases, the burden of those aspiring countries to join the rich club would be futile. Now the problems have come home to roost.
Greece who started the problem by borrowing 14% of the GDP had to be bailed out by financial injections of billions of Euros, Dollars and Sterling by EEC and IMF. The economic woes of Ireland are worse as the Irish economic growth was fuelled by bankers' greed, constructions of millions of real estate properties and careless lending to NINJAS (No Income, No Jobs and Assets) and who failed to repay their loans. The Irish were borrowing nearly 15% of the GDP to keep the economy going and when the Irish Bond market borrowings dried up they had no option but to come for help. To protect the Euro, Germans, French, Britain and other EEC members have come up with the money with stringent conditions ie to cut in wages, benefits as well as the rise of income tax, VAT, but kept the Corporation tax at 12.50% to attract foreign and domestic investments. The riots and social unrest took place and they have no alternatives, they have to live within their means and with the debt reductions programme. By excessive imports from Germany (who has 200 billion euro surplus)France, Holland ,China, India, Thailand, Indonesia and other s have led to destruction of Irish Industrial base. How would they repay? What they would sell to earn and build capital to future growth and maintain the domestic employment, infrastructure, pay for front line services and social care and pensions? Successive Government with Dogma driven principles, rather than the economic realities and minimum wages, paying youth unemployment benefits, where there are jobs to be filled (Most of the Rumanians, Bulgarians and people from Poland are filling the vacancies) UK is also in a similar situations, but thanks to the size of the UK economy, it will ride out the storm. Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling believed in Macro economics and believed in spending your way out of recession, but it is wrong notion, and it worked after the World War II whose constructions and rations and borrowing led to the post war boom. But you cannot replicate the situation in modern times.
I sincerely hope that Irish economy can again be strong and dynamic. The Irish Government must carry popular support, as did the Canadians who accepted the austerity measures and came out as a strong economy once again. They have learnt a lesson that reckless profligate spending led to the economic ills. Hope the Irish and British and other well meaning but dogma driven politicians stop giving tax credits to middle classes and other benefits to youngsters. When the Irish economy recovers everyone will benefit with a lasting legacy of prosperity, pride and panacea.
Greece who started the problem by borrowing 14% of the GDP had to be bailed out by financial injections of billions of Euros, Dollars and Sterling by EEC and IMF. The economic woes of Ireland are worse as the Irish economic growth was fuelled by bankers' greed, constructions of millions of real estate properties and careless lending to NINJAS (No Income, No Jobs and Assets) and who failed to repay their loans. The Irish were borrowing nearly 15% of the GDP to keep the economy going and when the Irish Bond market borrowings dried up they had no option but to come for help. To protect the Euro, Germans, French, Britain and other EEC members have come up with the money with stringent conditions ie to cut in wages, benefits as well as the rise of income tax, VAT, but kept the Corporation tax at 12.50% to attract foreign and domestic investments. The riots and social unrest took place and they have no alternatives, they have to live within their means and with the debt reductions programme. By excessive imports from Germany (who has 200 billion euro surplus)France, Holland ,China, India, Thailand, Indonesia and other s have led to destruction of Irish Industrial base. How would they repay? What they would sell to earn and build capital to future growth and maintain the domestic employment, infrastructure, pay for front line services and social care and pensions? Successive Government with Dogma driven principles, rather than the economic realities and minimum wages, paying youth unemployment benefits, where there are jobs to be filled (Most of the Rumanians, Bulgarians and people from Poland are filling the vacancies) UK is also in a similar situations, but thanks to the size of the UK economy, it will ride out the storm. Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling believed in Macro economics and believed in spending your way out of recession, but it is wrong notion, and it worked after the World War II whose constructions and rations and borrowing led to the post war boom. But you cannot replicate the situation in modern times.
I sincerely hope that Irish economy can again be strong and dynamic. The Irish Government must carry popular support, as did the Canadians who accepted the austerity measures and came out as a strong economy once again. They have learnt a lesson that reckless profligate spending led to the economic ills. Hope the Irish and British and other well meaning but dogma driven politicians stop giving tax credits to middle classes and other benefits to youngsters. When the Irish economy recovers everyone will benefit with a lasting legacy of prosperity, pride and panacea.
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
The changing times
Have you noticed that Guy Fawkes is no longer with us? He has been replaced by "Bonfire night". Small boys collecting a penny for the guy have also disappeared. Halloween plus tricking and treating seems to have arrived from the US. Have we exported Guy Fawkes?
Are the peoples of these islands forgetting their history? Do we want to forget that someone wanted to burn down the Houses of Parliament? Is history no longer relevant?
Some time ago the Guardian promoted "Flunk-dwiling" or is it "Dwile-flunking". What will replace Morris dancing? Is binge drinking the future of recreation?
Walter Vego
Are the peoples of these islands forgetting their history? Do we want to forget that someone wanted to burn down the Houses of Parliament? Is history no longer relevant?
Some time ago the Guardian promoted "Flunk-dwiling" or is it "Dwile-flunking". What will replace Morris dancing? Is binge drinking the future of recreation?
Walter Vego
Rabelais on marrow
Did you ever see a dog discover a marrow bone? If ever you did, you will have noticed how devotedly he eyes it, how carefully he guards it, how fervently he holds it, how circumspectly he begins to gnaw it, how lovingly he breaks it, and how digently he licks it, What induces him to do all this? What hope is there in his labour? What benefit does he expect? Nothing more than a little marrow. It is true that this little is more delicious than great quantities of any other meat.
Rabelais...translation 1955.
Rabelais...translation 1955.
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