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Well, that was a bit intense
Jul. 27th, 2010 08:11 am(Apparently it's "Alice in Wonderland - with guns")
Jul. 27th, 2010
(Apparently it's "Alice in Wonderland - with guns")
Because this is a video of the US Navy shooting down an unarmed drone with a radar-guided laser system:
And Statistics
Jul. 27th, 2010 04:12 pmAccording to the article here, Benefit fraud and errors hit £3.1Bn last year. Which seems like a lot of money to your average person on the street.
Of course, it then qualifies that only £1Bn of that was fraud. Still, seems like a lot, doesn't it? You could do quit a lot with £1Bn. At least, I could.
But then you can see how much the government spends on benefit in the UK and see that that's less than 1% of benefit spending.
The question being - how much effort do you want to spend to get fraud down below 0.5%?
What's an acceptable level of fraud, considering that (nearly) every method that's used to cut down on fraud makes life harder for legitimate claimants?
I wonder how much is being spent on fraud prevention, and how much it saves.
(If I've got my numbers wrong somewhere then please correct me.)
Of course, it then qualifies that only £1Bn of that was fraud. Still, seems like a lot, doesn't it? You could do quit a lot with £1Bn. At least, I could.
But then you can see how much the government spends on benefit in the UK and see that that's less than 1% of benefit spending.
The question being - how much effort do you want to spend to get fraud down below 0.5%?
What's an acceptable level of fraud, considering that (nearly) every method that's used to cut down on fraud makes life harder for legitimate claimants?
I wonder how much is being spent on fraud prevention, and how much it saves.
(If I've got my numbers wrong somewhere then please correct me.)
Signal Amplification
Jul. 27th, 2010 07:38 pmFrom the website of the Early Learning Centre.
Because, apparently, boys can't do ballet, and girls can't be doctors.
You can contact them via the page here if you'd like to express your displeasure.
(cheers to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
momentsmusicaus and erindubitably for the linkage).
For the little princess in the family we have great feminine outfits like Butterfly Fairy, Sleeping Beauty, Ballerina and Nurse’s uniform. Why not add a medical case for that extra touch of authenticity.
The boys are catered for too, with great Doctor, Policeman & Fireman uniforms, not to mention fantastic Pirate and Knight costumes. All these can be combined with a range of accessories so your child will really look the part.
Because, apparently, boys can't do ballet, and girls can't be doctors.
You can contact them via the page here if you'd like to express your displeasure.
(cheers to
momentsmusicaus and erindubitably for the linkage).