Welcome to the Apple Store - Apple Store (U.K.) WE- Yvegney Zamyatin (Political Science Fiction) Review [Zamyatin s] intuitive grasp of the irrational side of totalitarianism human sacrifice, cruelty as an end in itself makes ["We"] superior to Huxley s ["Brave New World"]. George Orwell" About the Author Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (1884-1937) was a naval architect by profession and a writer by nature. Shelter Cymru on rise in help calls from middle-class 11 May 2011Last updated at 09:08 More professionals fear having their homes repossessed, according to the Shelter Cymru A homelessness charity says it has seen an increase in queries in Wales from professional middle-class people. Shelter Cymru says its this is as a result of mortgage repossession cases which have "increased dramatically". A spokesman said they are dealing with many calls from employed professionals struggling to keep homes. Figures compiled by the charity show the percentage of queries regarding mortgage repossession has risen from 10% in 2006/07 to 23% in 2010/11. The percentage of clients that are in employment has risen to 24% in the past year. Shelter's Ceri Dunstan said: "Our advisors have noticed that more people from this group have been coming to us in the last couple of years. Continue reading the main story David and Margaret's story The couple had more than £2,000 in mortgage arrears after David was made redundant from his IT job. SOURCE: Shelter Cymru 'Huge strains'
Montréal New York City Unveils Real-Time 311 Request Map New York City has launched a new map to track citizens’ complaints and requests in real time as they’re entered through the city’s 311 service request program. The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications says that in addition to promoting transparency, the map has the potential to be an important tool for intelligence gathering. “Up until yesterday we looked at 311 as a method that disgruntled citizens would use to call us; we didn’t look at it as an opportunity for solutions,” New York City’s Deputy Mayor of Operations Stephen Goldsmith said Wednesday,Feb. 16. The 311 Service Request map provides the public with access to location-specific information about city complaints filed across 15 major categories, including air and water quality, construction, noise, animals, snow, streets and sidewalks, and transit and parking.
'Long-term harm' of too much TV for toddlers The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn. The study of 1,300 children by Michigan and Montreal universities found negative effects on older children rose with every hour of toddler TV. Performance at school was worse, while consumption of junk foods was higher. UK experts said parents could allow young children to watch "some" high quality TV. The study, part of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development Main Exposure, asked parents how much TV their children watched at 29 months (two years and five months) and 53 months (four years and five months). On average, the two-year-olds watched just under nine hours of TV per week, while for four-year-olds the average was just under 15 hours. But 11% of the two-year-olds and 23% of four-year-olds watched more than the recommended maximum of two hours of TV a day. 'Common sense' 'Radical'
Revolt on the Right by Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin – review Its first leader was a don at a fashionable London University, its current leader went to public school and made his money in the City. His immediate predecessor was an Etonian who hadn't read his own party's manifesto. Its elected officials have called women sluts, been jailed for benefit fraud, and blamed the floods on gay marriage. So why has this party – without a single seat in parliament – managed to change government and opposition policy on what many voters think to be the most important issue of the day? In their answer to these questions, Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin have come up with something of a scoop, albeit one which they and others have been flagging up for a while. That Ukip is, in Peter Oborne's words, essentially "the Conservative party in exile" has been the conventional wisdom of the commentariat, including those Tories who'd like their leadership to listen less to Clegg. If that proves correct, then the party faces an existential challenge.
OAP fury over pension reforms Pensioners, who will be exempt from pensions reform announced today, have attacked the planned changes as a "work shirker's charter." Internet message boards hummed with fury over the reforms, which will see a flat rate pension of £140 a week introduced. Currently, at 65 you're entitled to a basic pension of £96.65 a week. On top of this is the means-tested element for lower earners - known as pension credit- which boosts pensions up to £132.60 a week for a single person and £202.40 for couples. But the reforms to introduce a flat-rate pension will not apply to current pensioners. The big drawback Pensions ace Ros Altmann, director general of Saga says: "None of today's pensioners will get less than now, but they will not receive the new benefits. One reader, who chose to remain anonymous, commented on Moneywise.co.uk: "What about people who have worked for the last 40 odd years paying 40% tax and maximum National Insurance payments?