On the 1st of January 2005, an interesting piece of legislation came into effect. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows members of the public to access information about public bodies. That is to say, an ordinary person like you or I can request information about police forces, the health service and government agencies.
Details are given on the North Wales police website of some of their FOI Responses. Some of them are intriguing, some not surprising and others downright ludicrous!
I really want to send some requests in - any suggestions?
Timmy "Free as free info" Magic
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
lonesome movies
I got back from Ireland this afternoon and, after a brief trip home to drop my overweight bag off and have a shower, decided to go out, eat, watch some sport and a movie.
I packed myself off to the Sports Cafe, at a nice hot dog and watched the first half of Ulster's defeat at the hands of Leinster.
Then I went to see Choke, a film that has been out for a few weeks (pre-Christmas) and is rude but hilarious. Written by Chuck Palahniuk, author of the brilliant but odd Fight Club, it tells the story of a man who will do the immoral to pay for his mother's mental health care. Oh, and he's a sex addict too!
As I say, the film is a bit rude at times, but is generally pretty good and funny, but I sense it may be only suited to a certain sense of humour!
Even better was the fact that the cinema was completely empty apart from me! I used my cinema card so didn't pay for my ticket and Cineworld made no money from me!
Timmy "Choked Out" Magic
I packed myself off to the Sports Cafe, at a nice hot dog and watched the first half of Ulster's defeat at the hands of Leinster.
Then I went to see Choke, a film that has been out for a few weeks (pre-Christmas) and is rude but hilarious. Written by Chuck Palahniuk, author of the brilliant but odd Fight Club, it tells the story of a man who will do the immoral to pay for his mother's mental health care. Oh, and he's a sex addict too!
As I say, the film is a bit rude at times, but is generally pretty good and funny, but I sense it may be only suited to a certain sense of humour!
Even better was the fact that the cinema was completely empty apart from me! I used my cinema card so didn't pay for my ticket and Cineworld made no money from me!
Timmy "Choked Out" Magic
Thursday, December 25, 2008
festive greetings
Happy Christmas 2008 readers!
I hope it is a great occasion for you all, wherever you may be!
Timmy "Chrimbo Blog" Magic
I hope it is a great occasion for you all, wherever you may be!
Timmy "Chrimbo Blog" Magic
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
tim's new camera
I have a new camera. I like taking photos. I now have a Flickr account.
Check it out.
Also quite good is Photo Answers
Timmy "Snappy Chappy" Magic
Check it out.
Also quite good is Photo Answers
Timmy "Snappy Chappy" Magic
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
jason krejza dropped
Friday, December 19, 2008
asbo jesus
Linked from a few of my friends' blogs is the ASBO Jesus website.
It is often thought provoking, and occasionally irreverent. I think.
Is it possible for a religious website, albeit one with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, to be irreverent?
Anyway, it provides a good look at Christian stereotypes, a different slant on religious ideas and a funny look at bible texts.
Timmy "Smirking Salvo" Magic
It is often thought provoking, and occasionally irreverent. I think.
Is it possible for a religious website, albeit one with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, to be irreverent?
Anyway, it provides a good look at Christian stereotypes, a different slant on religious ideas and a funny look at bible texts.
Timmy "Smirking Salvo" Magic
Thursday, December 18, 2008
macworld ends in january
The fast approaching Macworld conference in January will be the last one, the BBC today reported.
Rumours have been abounding over the past few weeks and months, particularly in light of Steve Jobs recent illness. The rumours have seemed sufficiently real that it has had a downward effect on stock and share prices (allegedly).
After all he survived a pancreatic cancer scare in 2004, and in August this year, was reported as dead by Bloomberg.
So, hopefully Mac is still going to pump out the quality goods it always has, but it looks like it's taking a back seat media-wise.
Timmy "Blue Mac fan" Magic
Rumours have been abounding over the past few weeks and months, particularly in light of Steve Jobs recent illness. The rumours have seemed sufficiently real that it has had a downward effect on stock and share prices (allegedly).
After all he survived a pancreatic cancer scare in 2004, and in August this year, was reported as dead by Bloomberg.
So, hopefully Mac is still going to pump out the quality goods it always has, but it looks like it's taking a back seat media-wise.
Timmy "Blue Mac fan" Magic
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
am i really back?
I thought I was, but then it turned out that I wasn't!
I have been struggling for blogspiration recently but am really really going to try harder in the New Year. If I have enough stuff to post on Twitter and Facebook, then I most likely have enough to blog on.
So blog readers, if I go weeks without posting, phone, email, text, comment or generally harass me until I do!
Timmy "Shamefully blogless" Magic
I have been struggling for blogspiration recently but am really really going to try harder in the New Year. If I have enough stuff to post on Twitter and Facebook, then I most likely have enough to blog on.
So blog readers, if I go weeks without posting, phone, email, text, comment or generally harass me until I do!
Timmy "Shamefully blogless" Magic
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
look who's back!
Nope, it's not Arnold Schwarzenegger or, in fact, Jesus. It is me, Mr Timothy of Magic, re-entering the world of blog. And do you notice the date? 15th October 2008.
What is so special about 15/10/08? Is it the day that the United States government announced a $250,000,000,000 plan to rescue American banks from the midst of the credit crunch? Or the day that Somali pirates demand a £12m ransom for the safe return of a Ukrainian ship? What about the day that consumer inflation in the United Kingdom hit a sixteen year high of 5.2%? Or a German government report discovered that the German economy will grow by just 0.2% in the next 12 months?
Well, yes. It is all of those days. But it's also the same day that 1,800,000,000 people have to walk up to half a mile to collect 20 litres of water to live on. That's about half what the average Briton uses to flush the toilet in a day.
It's the day that 30,000 children died because they couldn't afford to eat.
It's the day that 72,000,000 children aged 5-11 didn't go to school because they couldn't.
It's the day that 800,000 children in one country couldn't afford to eat. Any guesses what country that was? India? South Africa? Some small war torn country you only know of from the news? A famine ridden African nation?
No. It was Canada.
15th October 2008 is also Blog Action Day. This year's theme is Poverty.
The issues of poverty are global issues, but also local issues. It is something that seems to be on everyone's minds during the present financial turmoil the world is facing. But the credit crunch doesn't matter to the child who has to walk to fetch water, or to the HIV orphan whose parents couldn't afford retro viral treatment. It doesn't matter to the Canadian child or the British homeless man as they have to queue up for their handouts of unwanted food and tepid soup.
Whoever you may be reading this, I beg you - do something. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, do something sponsored for a charity, donate money, tell you friends about the issues of poverty, take a stand. Don't just sit on the Internet, reading blogs and playing inane games. Don't hassle your friends if they aren't on Facebook for a day or two, or if they don't answer text messages or, worst of all, they don't update their blog.
Take that energy, that passion, and do something with it!
Timmy "Poverty Poster" Magic
What is so special about 15/10/08? Is it the day that the United States government announced a $250,000,000,000 plan to rescue American banks from the midst of the credit crunch? Or the day that Somali pirates demand a £12m ransom for the safe return of a Ukrainian ship? What about the day that consumer inflation in the United Kingdom hit a sixteen year high of 5.2%? Or a German government report discovered that the German economy will grow by just 0.2% in the next 12 months?
Well, yes. It is all of those days. But it's also the same day that 1,800,000,000 people have to walk up to half a mile to collect 20 litres of water to live on. That's about half what the average Briton uses to flush the toilet in a day.
It's the day that 30,000 children died because they couldn't afford to eat.
It's the day that 72,000,000 children aged 5-11 didn't go to school because they couldn't.
It's the day that 800,000 children in one country couldn't afford to eat. Any guesses what country that was? India? South Africa? Some small war torn country you only know of from the news? A famine ridden African nation?
No. It was Canada.
15th October 2008 is also Blog Action Day. This year's theme is Poverty.
The issues of poverty are global issues, but also local issues. It is something that seems to be on everyone's minds during the present financial turmoil the world is facing. But the credit crunch doesn't matter to the child who has to walk to fetch water, or to the HIV orphan whose parents couldn't afford retro viral treatment. It doesn't matter to the Canadian child or the British homeless man as they have to queue up for their handouts of unwanted food and tepid soup.
Whoever you may be reading this, I beg you - do something. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, do something sponsored for a charity, donate money, tell you friends about the issues of poverty, take a stand. Don't just sit on the Internet, reading blogs and playing inane games. Don't hassle your friends if they aren't on Facebook for a day or two, or if they don't answer text messages or, worst of all, they don't update their blog.
Take that energy, that passion, and do something with it!
Timmy "Poverty Poster" Magic
Saturday, August 23, 2008
piemonte posting
Stand by readers - an epic post will be arriving soon! The overview of the Pipe-Hood wedding and related antics
Timmy "Italy to Ireland" Magic
Timmy "Italy to Ireland" Magic
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