Forgive ‘eco-Father’ for I have sinned. I went to watch a rock gig, which probably used FAR too much electricity with all those Amps and big speakers… it was naughty… but NICE!

Actually, it ****ing rocked!

Yesterday evening, me and two work mates went to see the Stone Gods. The Stone Gods are basically what was left of The Darkness, with a new singer.
A most enjoyable evening at The Fleece in Bristol, but my ears are somewhat tender after the bashing the warm-up act gave them. (The warm up wasn’t that good, and badly sound-mixed.) Ahh, well.

Peak Oil Update

Some interesting articles.
Christophe de Margerie, the boss of Total, thinks that the world’s oil production may be nearing its peak

Meanwhile, food prices are being hit, by both cost of oil, as well as general shortages.

The BBC here are reporting on the Energy Crunch caused by ever increasing demand from India and China.

Japan News

Japanese Language Tests for Long Term Residents. Also, reporting here.
Makes sense to me. If someone is wanting to settle down for the rest of their lives (or a very long time), they should be expected to know the local language. This is no different to the UK, and many other countries.

Below is some TV footage of Japanese Daytime TV reaction to the new MacBook Air.

Meanwhile, the Japanese economy is looking rather dodgy (much like the UK!).

The Nikkei index has dropped 11pc in barely two weeks, recording the worst start to the year since 1945.

Mr Fukuda said the government would “respond if necessary” to prevent a stock market rout. It is hard to see what the government can do. Massive deficits over the past 15 years have left the country with little margin for fiscal action.
Toshihiko Fukui, the Bank of Japan’s governor, said contagion from the US sub-prime crisis was “growing beyond our initial expectations”.

Chickens Part 2

Following on from a recent posting, Jamie Oliver has once again annoyed me.
I reckon he’d be a good politician, with all these U-Turns and embarrassing admissions of mistakes. ;)