Posts Tagged ‘countries’

I think one of the greatest problems facing those that are concerned about others wellbeing might be a feeling of helplessness.
It’s all too easy to say “What difference can I make?” or “what valuable contribution can I make with my limited means?”
I’m one of the guilty ones and I admit it here and now. We [...]

Well actually I’m a little bit pissed off by something I read a few minutes ago.
I have both British and Swiss passports. Both countries have accorded me the right to travel and would offer me some form protection at their embassies and consulates when I am travelling. If I was a known criminal my passport [...]

My very good friend Nils sent me the link to this presentation and I thought I would share it with you this morning.

I am following the debate on surveillance cameras in the press. I remember a while back that the French are testing cameras that detect road traffic offenses but haven’t gone as far as their English counterparts who also detect Insurance and licensing fraud.
What puts the system well apart from other surveillance systems is the software [...]

Two relatively trivial events stick in my mind this morning, probably as some form of relief from yesterdays post.
Firstly I use Pandora when I can’t decide what music to play or when I am looking for something new. It’s a great service and in it’s simplest form you give it the name of an artist [...]

Here in Switzerland we drive on the right side of the road. In the UK it is the left side of the road. I came across an interesting article this morning about the history of which side of the road to use dating from 1100 BC (China) to the present day. At the end of [...]