TRANS GENDER TOILETS

NORTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY HAS DECIDED TO OPEN GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILETS TO CATER FOR ITS GROWING TRANS STUDENT POPULATION.THE SIGN ON THE DOOR IS A SILHOUETTE FIGURE WITH A TROUSER WEARING LEG ON ONE SIDE AND SHIRT ON OTHER

Why it just a flag

Oh my god are you  mad look at what happened  in the news lately i hear some readers shouting,But stop and think choose a flag of any country  and you can find  something  that someone  has done  in its inits name,S o i am going to  suggest  its the people  hiding behind the  flag that you need to fear for even without  the  flag thier will still carry on causing trouble as we are born  equal  in the eyes of which  god  you believe in and these terrorist  wish to change  this thought  .

A VIEW OF MY WALK I DO EVERY SUNDAY BUT THIS SUNDAY 28.06.2015 IS FOR MACMILLAN CANCER AND FOR MY DAD PAUL TONY RAINES

ABOVE ARE PICTURES OF MY NORMAL WALK FROM MY HOUSE TO GREAT KNOWLE SOLAR FARM,WALK I AM DOING TOMORROW FOR MACMILLAN CANCER CHARITY.THIS WALK GOES ALONG HOLSWORTHY VIADUCT AND IS VERY NICE WALK AND I KNOW NOT FAR BUT AS I SAY TO PEOPLE A SMALL BIT HELPS PEOPLE AS MUCH AS GRAND  GESTURES SO THAT HOPE NO RAIN ON SUNDAY.

Chocolate moose, big chair, an actor’s castle - take an offbeat roadtrip

Now that the sun’s out and summer vacation’s in, it’s the perfect time to pack up the car and get away from the city for a day of sightseeing. Here are some unusual sites to check out. A trip around the globe Start in Salem, N.H., home of America’s Stonehenge (105 Haverhill Road, 603-893-8300, www.stonehengeusa.com).It’s not quite as famous as its British counterpart, but this ancient site is riddled with mysteries too. A collection of man-made chambers probably constructed by indigenous peoples — or, as some contend, the work of pre-Columbian Europeans? You’ll have to decide for yourself. From Salem, continue to Yarmouth, Maine, to see Eartha, the world’s largest revolving and rotating globe. Located in the atrium of the DeLorme Map Store (2 DeLorme Drive, 207-846-7100, www.delorme.com/mapstore) , this three-story model of the planet took two years to build and was unveiled in 1998. On the way back from Yarmouth, the International Cryptozoology Museum (11 Avon St., Portland, www.cryptozoo logymuseum.com) is a worthy stop. The museum, which says it’s the only one of its kind in the world, is an odd place dedicated to animals and monsters that have found a home in folklore. Among the most well-known collection items are alleged yeti hair samples gathered by Sir Edmund Hillary, Bigfoot footprint casts, and the READ MORE -https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2015/06/27/take-offbeat-roadtrip/K9tOL2UjgAFyO127DwX9mM/story.html

Call for more protection for seagrass meadows

Seagrasses - the underwater plants that act as nursery grounds for young fish - need more protection, say scientists. Monitoring of seagrass meadows off the North Wales coast found areas damaged by the likes of boat moorings, anchors and vehicles crossing at low tide had reduced value to the ecosystem. Fewer species of fish were found where seagrass was degraded, according to research published in PeerJ journal. The seagrass studied was near the village of Porthdinllaen, in Gwynned. Researchers at Swansea University studied areas with both high and low cover over a 28-hectare stretch of sea bed. They also sampled fish living in the underwater meadows of flowering plants. There was a three-fold reduction in the diversity of fish species and invertebrates, such as prawns, shrimp, juvenile cod and juvenile plaice, in areas of low cover, said lead researcher Dr Richard Unsworth. He said that in the areas that had become damaged, there was "a reduction in diversity of the species and in the value of the habitat for juvenile fish". The seagrass is in a special area of conservation, which is a strictly protected site under the European Habitats Directive.READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33244000

Scientists in South Asia struggle to understand heatwave

Scientists in India and Pakistan say higher temperatures were just one factor behind the recent heatwaves and other causes have yet to be established.

They say low air pressure, high humidity and an unusually absent wind played key roles in making the heat unbearable but they do not know why such conditions prevailed at this time of the year.

The temperature forecast for the heatwave peak in Karachi last week was 43C, according to meteorologists in Pakistan.

The prediction was accurate but other factors made the heat feel unbearable, they say.

More than 1,000 people have died in Pakistan in the worst heatwave in three decades.

In neighbouring India, the official death figure exceeded 2,000, although reported cases were put at more than 3,000.READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33288311

Drastic action to save endangered tortoise

In a desperate bid to save one of the world's most endangered animals, conservationists are taking the controversial step of defacing the last survivors. Ploughshare tortoises are highly prized for their distinctive gold and black shells and fetch exceptionally high prices on the international black market. Efforts to steal the animals from their native Madagascar are so relentless that there may only be less than 500 left. So the tortoises are now having their shells permanently engraved with a large serial number together with the initials "MG" for Madagascar. The hope is that deliberately making the animals less attractive will reduce or even eliminate demand for them. When the idea was first raised, it faced vigorous opposition from many in the conservation movement, the Madagascar government and also staff within the charity involved, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust-READ MORE AND SEE VIDEO-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33096261