Ladymuck

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > If they didn't board the boat illegally they > wouldn't have been attacked.If someone entered > your home with a gun you would use whatever was at > your disposal to defend yourself. Absolutely! However, any force used must be "reasonable". What is reasonable? Ha! Lawyers and the judiciary have been arguing over that since time immemorial. @ HAL9000 You have a pet hamster? (LOL)

Oh bums! Another cross-post. Above post is in response to "expat's" - 3 posts back.

Ha ha ha! Besides, the gap between rich and poor is even greater there than it is over here. *remains in hiding*

Ladymuck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >But come now Mr. H, you > yourself are not averse to educating various > members of the public when convenient to your > particular argument at the time. I simply had to fish out an example. I didn't have to go back far!:)) Re: The National Equality Panel Report concludes that Britain has become more unequal since 1997 Posted by: Huguenot May 17, 04:12PM ...We would all like to see a parliament that more closely reflects the population, but you cannot do this by removing democratic rights. You must instead educate the electorate in the benefits of diversity and ensure the opportunity to learn the necessary skills are open to all. *flees ED*

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lol! > > I think trying to help parents with the upbringing > of young children would be the definition of the > nanny state? Oh Consummate Mocker, ...whose talent in the art of mocking remains unsurpassed. Mock you may. Or is that ridicule? *ploughs on undeterred, but not before giving Huguenot one hell of a "clip" around ear* I am quite serious. Furthermore, (*clips other ear for good measure*), I believe it could just work. I take your point that, looking at ways of improving parenting, might be perceived by some as excessive control by the Government. Do, for example, mandatory vaccination programmes constitute a Nanny State? It's certainly debatable - given what is at stake (e.g., in the case of bovine TB, the welfare of cattle and, ultimately, of those who consume its meat). And so it is with improving parenting as a method of counteracting the negative impact which poverty can have on a child's intellectual development. It would not be about seeking to control or even intervene, but more about educating parents - though I acknowledge such a proposal might appear patronising to some. But come now Mr. H, you yourself are not averse to educating various members of the public when convenient to your particular argument at a given time?;-).

daizie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >...have never > tried to sell or offer anything, sexual or non > sexual , maybe someone like Sean could offer a > pubic explanation? Ahem...maybe that was why?!!!

Ah, I wondered who the new member of staff was in Scoop's last time I frequented;-) PS: have you tried combo-ing it with the toffee ice cream...arrrrrrghhhhhh... *expects to see SimonM's father working behind ice-cream display at Scoop - shortly*

No chance karter - my "snitch" is entirely loyal to me...besides I offer double the pay (plus chocolate sprinkles).

Senor Boogie, Estoy muy muy impresionado. Su espanol es excelente. But, you "plotz"? That is So Sad...un poco of the Wrath And Roll perhaps? "Shadeswearer, 1st class" you say? The Midnight Lady finds said offer impossible to decline. I am indeed honoured Oh Glorious Leader/click-head. Going Home now, as Home Is Where I Want To Be. Adios...hasta la proxima vez. Edited to avoid misinterpretation.

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The reasons are complex but yes this is true. A > large part of it though is parenting. If a child > has literate parents, irregardless of affluence, > those parents are more likely to read to their > children and teach them basic numracy and literacy > at an early age. My mother did for example. Often > though the poorest in society are the least > literate (and least employable, hence the poverty) > and the cycle goes on. If we are to break that > then we need to provide nursery schooling to those > children. We are on the same wavelength DJKQ. The most noteworthy causative factor which accounts for higher test results by the age of 5 years is indeed good parenting. And, as you say, things like regular reading to children (as occurred with you) are directly linked with more advanced intellectual development in children by the age of 5 irrespective of socio-economic background. Interestingly (and, personally, I find this quite exciting), this then presents us with the strong possibility that one way to counteract the disadvantages which poverty can have on our children's intellectual development would be to look at ways of improving parenting. After all, education starts at home - from the day a child is born. Responsibility for all-round education of that child shouldn't fall solely to the State. Parents have a duty to take part - especially in the early years (pre-school). And if such a measure were to be implemented in conjunction with tackling poverty (where an issue) e.g. by (as you suggest) providing nursery education, then - as the problem would be hit at source - these combined measures might well prove to be a most cost-effective way of resolving current inequalities so inherent in our education system. It doesn't seem so difficult. So why have Cameron/Clegg not come up with such a scheme? My guess is that the pay-back would more than compensate for the initial expenditure.

Hey loosen up Mr. Boogie, they are only on El Camino Doloroso - that's all;-).

Syrup? They have a creamy white one - can't remember the flavour...

ha ha ha... Lordy Lordy!!! he might have...but ice cream is ice cream...the coconut is especially good...no, seriously, he's definitely not a paedo...he's very nice in fact...known him for years... Actually, the ice cream is payment in terms of a business deal...I divulge top secret information to him and he pays me in kind (in this case ice cream!)...but I really can't be bothered today...had friends round last night...they didn't leave till gone 2.00 am and I didn't get to bed till 6.00 am...blah blah and I've made all these excuse to wats-his-name...the paedo...LOL Is this inanity or what!!??? ha ha ha ha

daizie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am sitting upstairs peeping from behind the semi > closed blinds . Ah, a curtain twitcher eh?

Actually someone has just PM'd me and offered to take me for icecream - but I fobbed him off with some rubbish about having to do this that and the other. This is much more fun! Hope he doesn't see this!:-S

Can't wait... This is the most exciting thing to happen in my life so far today...sad eh? Hope you've set the CCTV.

I bet you look stunning...the bees knees in fact... Kate Moss eat your heart out.

daizie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Insoles are irritating, slide about and always get > lost. Anyone knows another way of making a shoe > smaller I would be interested to know. Shoes have > gone now. Instead of making the shoe smaller, couldn't you make the foot bigger? E.g. by wearing several pairs of socks? Or bandaging the foot (a bit like the Chinese used to :-S)? I'm curious, did someone take the shoes? Or did you throw them away?

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tuition fees and loans have become a disincentive > to closing that gap. Granted. However, by the time students are thinking of applying to university the problem has become so chronic that any attempt to close that gap becomes increasingly difficult (pretty impossible I would say). This is because (studies have shown that) the poorest children are already almost 12 months behind those from middle income homes by the time they are five years old - i.e. before they have started going to school. Full report here.

HAL9000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1) Never trust a politician. > 2) There is no more money left (really). That is not what I want to hear...they promised...they did...they did...:(

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the label says 'Channel' then they're probably > fake. *creases up*

OR... you could grow plants out of them...like this... http://www.thedailygreen.com/cm/thedailygreen/images/plant-shoe6-lg.jpg

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >No wonder we have so many disenfranchised. I thought the education sector was going to be safe in terms of spending. Did the coalition not say something like that at the outset ? or did I mishear/misread? In which case, apart from the indirect education cuts via the scrapping of education-related QUANGOS, why are they now talking about providing 10,000 fewer university places than promised under Labour ? despite a massive increase in applications? What are all these students supposed to do? There probably aren't going to be enough jobs for them and they may well end up on benefits ? and therefore a burden to the tax-payer there. It all seems so short-sighted and does not make sense to me at all. Am I alone? Or is there something which I am failing to grasp? *sticks head in sand*

ha ha ha Pissing myself Daizie! PS: if you ever want to sell/offer something, I'll happily post on your behalf.

OK, I'll be serious (for a fleeting moment). I've been to The Den many a time and have never encountered any problems...though the last time I visited was about 15 years ago. Anyway...it's started...GO ON MILLWALL....