The following is a press release from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. If you want to Quit, the pharmacy can help. In fact visiting a local pharmacy should be the first step for smokers who want to stub out their habit on No Smoking Day, an annual event, being held on 12 March.
This year’s theme, The Great No Smoking Day Challenge, will challenge smokers to go without cigarettes for one week in the UK’s biggest mass quit attempt. The campaign will also highlight the benefit
We are often urged to buy local, to reduce the impact of climate change. Apart from the fact that this is unlikely to help the Third World, does it in fact reduce climate change?
The relationship between food miles and their carbon footprint is not as clear as it might seem. That is often true even when the environmental impact of shipping goods by air is taken into consideration.
Adrian Williams, an agriculture researcher at Cranfield says “People should stop talking about food mil
THE THINKING WALL
at ENERGY EXPO 2008
February 21-23 2008
At the Expo, Island 21 set up a “Thinking Wall” offering visitors the opportunity to have their say on what was most concerning them. There were three sections: What we like best about the Isle of Man
What we like least about the Isle of Man
and
What we would like to see happening
Opinions and ideas ranged widely, of course,
and the fact that this was an Energy Expo obviously influenced comments.
Here the comments and sug
THE THINKING WALL
The “Thinking Wall” at Energy Expo 2008 came up with a wide range of ideas contributed by visitors to the exhibition at the Villa Marina on February 21-23.
The “Thinking Wall”, brain-child of sustainable development promoters Island 21, invited visitors to share their ideas in three areas – what you like best about the Island, what you like least, and what you would like to see happening.
Visitors' favourites ranged from the Bunscoill to the Laxey Wheel. Various
How can we be sure that global warming is happening and that we are responsible?
The IPCC 4th Assessment Report (2007) - drawn from research of over 2000 scientists and endorsed by 130 governments - reports that temperature rises are UNEQUIVOCAL.
The IPCC can now say with 90% certainty that human activities are responsible for higher concentrations of CO2 (the highest in 650,000 years) and other Greenhouse gases (ghg) in the atmosphere, and hence the corresponding overall warming of the
Mr Christian has now agreed to ask the Douglas Town Council to meet us as a result of this press statement which was a response to his criticism quoted by IOM Newspapers of the 28th January 2008 of "experts", i.e. according to the newspaper identified as members of Island21. Mr Christian has told me he actually meant unidentified members of this Forum using anonymous user names.
I am happy to report that Councillor Christian wishes to retain the service and reports that he does not are c
I am often asked what services do pharmacies provide?
Pharmacists (sometimes called Chemists) are experts in medicines and how they work. They play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients. Working in the community, primary care and hospitals, pharmacists use their clinical expertise together with their practical knowledge to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by patients and members of the public. The services that may be available from your Pharmacy are:
Medicine
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
For 14 years or so, I have been acting as HONORARY PLANNING OFFICER to the SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MANX COUNTRYSIDE & ENVIRONMENT (S.P.M.C.& E.).
At the half-year point I gave notice to the Society that I intended to retire from this post at the end of the 2007 planning year. This was effectively last Tuesday 14th . January 2008.
As I hold the records and planning data for 2007, I shall continue to receive and file on-going Decision N
Island 21 concerned by horse tram changes
At its Annual General Meeting, the island’s sustainability forum Island 21 expressed dismay at changes to the horse tram service proposed by some Douglas councillors. Citing the horse tram not only as a vital part of the island’s heritage but also an excellent example of green transportation, the committee felt that the Corporation should be looking towards additional marketing rather than service reductions to address the £270,000 deficit accumulate
MILLIONS RISK
HEALTH BUYING DRUGS ONLINE
Millions of Brits could be playing Russian Roulette with their health buying prescription-only
medicines from rogue internet sites, according to research conducted by the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB).
In response to this growing online danger, the RPSGB today rolls out the Internet Pharmacy
Logo, a visual tool to help the public identify if a website is being operated by a bona fide
pharmacy in Britain.
The research shows
Ring out the old, ring in the new;
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
The peace of God on us all.
Sheeyee orryn-pene.
With every good wi
Hear The Christmas Gospel from John 1, 1-14
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, to bear witn
The Bishop of Kensington has launched an Internet Advent Calendar for the run up to Christmas. The new calendar will uncover a different video for each day in December, right up to Christmas Day.
The calendar, produced by Jerusalem Productions of London, is a new initiative introduced by the Kensington Area to create more joy and expectancy as we prepare for Christmas. The Advent Calendar is intended to have a similar effect as a Christmas card and each video proposes to provoke thought in
Prayer for Peace Pope John Paul II
To you, Creator of nature and humanity, of truth and beauty, I pray:
Hear my voice, for it is the voice of the victims of all wars and violence among individuals and nations.
Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer when people put their faith in weapons and war.
Hear my voice, when I beg you to instil into the hearts of all human beings the wisdom of peace, the strength of justice and the joy of fellowship.
Hear
"Please wear a poppy," the lady said,
And held one forth, but I shook my head,
Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,
And her face was old and lined with care;
But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
A boy came whistling down the street,
Bouncing along on care-free feet.
His smile was full of joy and fun,
"Lady," said he, "may I have one?"
When she'd pinned it on, he turned to say;
"Why do we wear a poppy today?"
T
Below is an article from the Washington Post which sums up Bjorn Lomborg views on how Global Warming should be tackled not by a revised Kyoto agreement but by much less expensive methods. I support CO2 reduction policies but I believe we must not ignore the alternatives such as these propounded by the "Skeptical Environmentalist"
Stop fighting over global warming — here’s the smart way to attack it.
By Bjorn Lomborg
Sunday, October 7, 2007 COPENHAGEN
All eyes are on Greenland’s meltin
The world breathes and is alive!
If you access:
www.breathingearth.net
the whole concept will come alive for you.
Listen to the sounds and look at all the CO2 being emitted around the world. Perhaps it will bring home to you the major issues which we face in our world today.
Today the wmf - a campaigning forum - closes. I have put this prayer on the site for members who will now find a new home, hopefully some on here.
May God bless you with discomfort
at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships
so that you may live deep within your heart
May God bless you with anger
at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people
so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace
May God bless you with tears
to shed for those who suffe
GOOGLE HUMOUR
This message is to all the Forum and internet addicts from Google:
The End of the Internet
Congratulations! This is the last page.
Thank you for visiting the End of the Internet. There are no more links.
You must now turn off your computer and go do something productive.
Go read a book, for pete's sake.
Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping
Hill and vale in slumber sleeping,
I my loving vigil keeping
All through the night.
While the moon her watch is keeping
All through the night
While the weary world is sleeping
All through the night
O'er they spirit gently stealing
Visions of delight revealing
Breathes a pure and holy feeling
All through the night.
Love, to
In defence of shopping ....
This week is One World Week and the One World Centre working in conjunction with Amnesty International IoM, are asking for your help them to weave a giant shopping basket as part of their new campaign “shop to make a difference”!
During this year of the Bi-centenary of the abolition of the slave trade they have been raising awareness that slavery still exists today, and that we still play a part in it. “Shop to make a difference” is a new initiative asking peopl
This is a poem from one of my favorites - Benjamin Zepahaniah. He was born in Birmingham, lives in London and is heavilyinfluenced by Jamaica. He has travelled the world many times accumulating loads of honorary doctorates but turned down an OBE in 2003 - no "Empire" for him. He has campaigned for human and animal rights since forever.
Nature Trail
from "The Little Book of Vegan Poems"
At the bottom of my garden
There's a hedgehog and a frog
And a lot of creepy-crawlies
Living und
