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James Grigsby
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2013-02-24
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- Empire of the Sun: New SongIce on the Dune is the second album from Australian duo Empire of the Sun and follows 2008′s platinum-selling Walking on a Dream. Continuing in the vein of their previous work, the album sees the duo delivering a collection of trance-inspired p...
- Micro interference from Brusselson May 19, 2013 in PoliticsThis week the EU yet again has interfered in the general day-to-day living of those living within the European community by banning reusable olive oil bottles from restaurant tables. We here in the UK are among those who will HAVE to implemen...
- UnemploymentOver the past couple of years, society has been going through a deep economic recession, with the official level of unemployment reaching nearly 2.5million people. Consequently there has been much material insecurity and hardship for a great many ind...
- 3D Printed Guns (Documentary) This is a story about the rapid evolution of a technology that has forced the American legal system to play catch up. Cody Wilson, a 25 year old University of Texas Law student, is an advocate for the open source production of firearms using 3...
- Boris Johnson: an intelligent politician in disguise? One of Britons best known politicians for his colorful and perhaps unorthodox approach to modern politics. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has been London Mayor since 2008, initially coming to attention as a journalist, first working fo...
- Movie review: Flashpoint (2007)At the weekend I was looking through my DVD collection for something to watch and came across a gem of a movie for anyone who enjoys action. Flashpoint is a Hong Kong crime drama, staring Donny Yen, and has a great cast and the fantastic backdrop o...
- Dereck Chisoraon Mar 12, 2013 in Uncategorized Dereck ChisoraBad boy Dereck Chisora gets his boxing licence back after loosing his cool, after a punch up with David Haye last year. He got the licence back by taking £500 a go anger management classes, for a boxer!! Saying in a recent interview...
- Japanese earthquake and tsunami: 2 years onon Mar 11, 2013 in Uncategorized tsunamiAs those of you who read my blog, I have a special connection to Japan as I was married to a Japanese national and who we have a together. So when the earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the northern coast of Japan on that day in 2011, I was fu...
- Long WeekendWell, its Friday night and I’m looking forward to a long weekend where I have a lot to do in terms of finishing off my essay for this month. ”Write a report on the disputed role of expert knowledge in relation to risk managementR...
- SomersaultJest wanted to tell you about an independent Australian movie I remembered watching from a few years ago. Its written and directed by Cate Shorland, and was released in September 2004. It is a drama about a teenage girl who runs away from home...
- 5 hours is enoughon Feb 26, 2013 in UncategorizedRecently I have been having trouble sleeping, so I have experimented with a shorter sleeping pattern, and it seems to be working. In the past I was sleeping maybe 8 or nine hours a night and woke up feeling tired and lethargic and wondering if I h...
- 5 hours is enoughon Feb 26, 2013 in UncategorizedRecently I have been having trouble sleeping, so I have experimented with a shorter sleeping pattern, and it seems to be working.In the past I was sleeping maybe 8 or nine hours a night and woke up feeling tired and lethargic and wondering...
- Japan continuedon Feb 25, 2013 in UncategorizedCarrying on from my last post about child custody between foreign nationals in Japan, I wanted to explain how I got to Japan in the first place and how I met my now ex-wife. Some people live in the same place most of their lives and meet their...
- Japan continuedon Feb 25, 2013 in UncategorizedCarrying on from my last post about child custody between foreign nationals in Japan, I wanted to explain how I got to Japan in the first place and how I met my now ex-wife. Some people live in the same place most of their lives and m...
- Rebtel UKon Feb 25, 2013 in Uncategorizedvar uri = ‘http://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(js)g(20313426)a(2229938)’ + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11); document.write(”);...
- The Japan Children’s Rights Networkon Feb 24, 2013 in UncategorizedI wanted to talk about something which is close to my heart and has implications on my own life, even to this day. I was once married to a Japanese national and we have a son together, but as many marriages in societies across the world we divor...
- The Japan Children’s Rights Networkon Feb 24, 2013 in UncategorizedI wanted to talk about something which is close to my heart and has implications on my own life, even to this day.I was once married to a Japanese national and we have a son together, but as many marriages in societies across the...
- Explaining rave culture to the Americanson Feb 22, 2013 in UncategorizedJest wanted to share a link with everyone from vice.com about rave culture in the US. Another great piece from the site, hope you enjoy it. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/rave-culture-a-handy-guide-for-middle-americaThe post Explaining rave culture t...
- Pay Dayon Feb 22, 2013 in UncategorizedIts the end of the month and you know what that means?…yes pay day! Its the only time when you bank account seems to be in black, whilst most of the month it tends to be in the red and sinking fast, thank god for a 28 day month!! I’m...
- Explaining rave culture to the Americanson Feb 22, 2013 in UncategorizedJest wanted to share a link with everyone from vice.com about rave culture in the US. Another great piece from the site, hope you enjoy it. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/rave-culture-a-handy-guide-for-middle-america var TDIframe = TDIframe |...
