An old adage, originally from the North of England, particularly Yorkshire and Lancashire is, and always has been: "Where there's muck - there's money" (also called "brass" in the regions concerned)..... I think that - although truer than ever ( we see that from the "recycling" companies who are springing up everywhere, and making fortunes from what WE throw away) the wording of this adage could be slightly altered to represent more the truth in our modern world. How about: " Where there's money - there's muck ". From certain scandals recently,    Banks - Assurances - "Windfalls" - success premiums for people who have pulled everybody down into the muck,   de-frauding the general public (ie - Politicians expenses, social benefit frauds amounting to over 5,5 milliarden - that's more than  $555,000,000,000 - just in the UK alone), Pakistani cricketers accepting money to play incorrectly, International Disaster aids...

modern production methods The maxim in the title is wrong, at least for the area I live in, here in Southern France. As every where else, almost worldwide, the residents complain bitterly that everything is more expensive. mr le marquis! Here, in the centre of agriculture, where almost everyone has either a back garden, or even a large plot somewhere on the outskirts, the waste not, want not does not seem to apply, at least not to the younger people. They have trees which produce immense quantities of apricots, peaches, nectarines, cherries, figs, even oranges and lemons - or they would do if someone took care of them! The older people who have livedall their lives from eting their own products, can no longer do the heavy manual work, and the younger don't want to! It's easier to buy a kilo at 3-4 euros the kilo than to go and water, tend, and pick the fresh fruit from their own trees! Afterwards, one complains! tiptoe through the figgies! In between, they (and ...

A wailing lament: Like a lot of people, I don't speak Chinese! Bearing in mind that there are a few hundred or thousand millions of Chinese, maybe it's impolite of me, but I just can't see what use I could have for the language of a people who try to eat soup with wooden sticks..! Until yesterday....! The parcel delivery service turned up with an article I had ordered before the strikes, the bad weather, and the "on holiday" period. I had almost given up waiting for the thing, and - in a way - I wish it hadn't turned up! "It" is a machine - simple to all effects - called a DVD Player. OK - this one is slightly different, because as well as playing just about any form of CD/DVD around. it also records onto a 250G Hard Disc, and/or onto DVD/CD's, which should be useful (assuming I can get it to work) to transfer all my Home Super 7 films onto DVD's, and maybe bore you all with snippets from the film life of mr le marquis! My problem - and thi...

Estimate Details - Language Translation Services - Online Translations - Translation Site - Click2Translate Jeeeeeez! Look at this- and I got paid 150 Euros - All for my damned Passport! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ NOTED LATER: The translation estimate was 1632 Euros, for French to English (didn't mention the French to German), in Excel Format! I was asked to inform them if I wanted to proceed, or if I had had enough! Of course, as soon as I clicked "had enough" the page was no longer available - nowhere! I suppose I could have printed it out, if I had any printer ink left, but I used it all up printing out my Translations for 150 euros! Never mind - you'll have to take my word for it! Now, all Translations I do will be Copyright protected!!

I've just had a little word from a friend, concerning Internet Providor Service Companies (IPS, for short!) Nowadays, they are all going barmy, each one trying to under price the other, promising the world for 2 times nothing, and (if my new one is anything to go by) finally short circuiting or blowing up or just not working! Of course, they insist on being paid, whether it's working or not! The main problems (for those of you who may be just getting into it) are the following: If you have (as I do) the option "Telephone" then the idea is great! You can telephone to any phone (land lines only-handies and special numbers extra- Europe wide - in USA and Canada, landlines AND handies) FREE and unlimited ("free" means that the service is included in your subscription fee monthly). If the wife (or someone else) monopolises your phone, then you can still phone, directly from your PC, free of charge! A very useful addition, when it works! From your PC, you can also...

And here are a few of those products, made especially from the same materials for big supermarket chains, exactly the same things, just half priced! Do you know - there are many people who insist upon the "real" stuff and pay the double! All you have to do is READ THE LABEL + THE CONTENTS LIST, and half your bills! Same product, just that one is called "housemark" ans costs almost the half! Same thing-only differences are packaging and price! And again-but why people buy the "original" is beyond me! They most certainly are not the Pensioners! Who just wait for the ferryman, and hope that he's not too expensive!

Is it or isn't it? Today is confusing, it's supposed to be "Lundi Pentecôte", and it is! BUT......... Is it or is it not a Bank Holiday/Jour Fête? To explain, the British have a day off, and they call it "Spring Bank Holiday Monday" (seems that all the British Bank Holidays are on a Monday), the Germans (in the Catholic regions) have a day off, and call it "Himmelfahrt" (I think), just the French can't make their minds up! A couple of years ago, some politician came up with the idea of making this day a working day, all wages earned going to the Government to aid "elderly" and "sufferers from Altzheimers" financially, to install and run special clinics/homes etc. Now this idea didn't go down very well with those people under 50 years of age, who in any case think that when you reach the age of 60/65, you should be awarded a "State euthanist award," and quietly, without making a fuss, disappear, so as not to b...

....THE "CUTTY SARK"- ANOTHER EVENT OF "MODERN TIMES"............ Just a few examples of photos I wanted to show you, if Blogger was working properly! (This Cutty Sark is probably one of the most possessed - it's the plastic model copy, not for Chippie's- his copy must be real!) I beleive this is what was called "frigging in the rigging", but don't quote me..........! Certainly a magnificent sight, fully blown up! Now for the facts of this morning! So there we are! As of this very morning, the heart of oak has been destroyed , broken, suffered a coronary, and has been cremated! Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, fire to flames! The Cutty Sark probably is no more, or has very little left. Ironically, it seems that the wood was alright, but the iron was all rusty! Now, the iron is probably all that is left! Once proud ship that sailed the seas, it's pointed part proudly up front, in advance, (just like my mate Chippie), it won...

In general, I am able to look at, hear and understand many languages, and many reports in those languages, and all over the world it appears that the same problems exist. No money, no Brass, busted, down and out. Everybody, even Businesses, Governments, Countries - absolutely everyone and absolutely everything! Mind blasting - like the picture above! After all, the amount of what is termed "real" wealth (ie Gold, silver, copper, diamonds etc., etc.,) has not been reduced. More and more of everything is being taken out of the Earth, more and more products are being sold, more and more profits are being made, but STILL everybody and everything is busted, no bread (sometimes quite literally). Where - may I politely ask - has all the damned stuff gone? Governments are taking more and more from the little boys and girls they are responsible for, but they're still busted! Is it a large sack with a hole in the bottom? Even then, it would simply fall through to go somewher...

According to the Television this morning, there are problems regarding the UK Police and rape cases. They (the police) are not doing their job, apparantly, and are not supporting the plaintifs in such cases. I suppose it must be quite difficult, if a young lady like the one shown screams "RAPE!!!!" (I don't think she would but should one beleive her? )Maybe, maybe not, but as I understand it, the necessary laws are in place, and need only to be applied. I do wonder, however, what consideration is given to the alleged rapist when the whole thing turns out to be a complete hoax or attempted blackmail, as was recently the case with a well known UK football professional. Mud sticks, we all know that, and even I look at the footballer concerned in another light, although maybe a more sympathetic light than before. Will the Press be as headline mad to inform us of his complete innocence, or will it just disappear, as usual. As I understand it, the Home Office (well organised as...

An English translation is available by clicking on the title of this article. Es ist keine Übersetzung ins Deutschen vorhanden. Cette article fait parti d'un Dossier "Modern Life" (vie moderne) - (modernes leben) publiée en Anglais-Français et Allemande. Pour des détails visitez l'adresse suivante: http://www.webspawner.com/users/mrlemarquis/index.html et choisissez la page désirée. OU Adressez vos demandes a l'adresse suivante: iwmpop@gmail.com Je ferais le mieux possible de vous répondre/assister dans les meilleurs délais. La vérité des choses Il existe des pays nommées "civilisée" qui font énormément des progrès concernant la qualité de la vie, des méthodes médicales et surgicaux, mais qui ont oubliées totalement pour QUI, et souvent PAR qui, la totalité était financée. Il y a même des administrations qui sont si occupées par "faisant notre travaille" qu'ils ont oubliées pour qui ils le font, et encore plus graves, ils ont oubliées l...