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Gourmet Burger Blunder
When George Osbourne tweeted a picture of him eating a gourmet burger in an attempt to look like a 'man of the people' - well according to the Daily Mail - there was uproar.
Personally I think if he had of tweeted this he would be in a much better position.
The British Grand Prix
Stories from Prison
Someone that I know has recently been released from prison. I believe them to be innocent and wrongly convicted, however this piece won’t be discussing anything about their case or trial, but instead some interesting stories and anecdotes from the judicial system.
A S**t Protest
It’s not particularly uncommon for prisoners not to agree with being locked up and whilst the majority serve their sentence and look to be rehabilitated back into society, there are a few who still cause trouble.
In the prison that my friend was in they spoke of one prisoner who, for an unknown reason, was protesting his captivity.
To make a statement to the guards and other inmates this one particular prisoner decided to smear himself in his own faeces. The man refused to go and have a shower and stayed in this condition for a period of two or three days.
During the night time I am informed that some prisoners communicate by shouting out of the windows of their cells. This form of socialising means that guards can miss out on information being shared; however other people can of course listen in.
For this particular man he divulged information about his protest. He was aware that in the next couple of days his cell would be stormed by armoured guards and he would be taken to an isolation area within the prison, which he planned on burning down. The solitary confinement would have nothing other than a mattress in it and - with a lighter hidden in his anus - he was going to set this on fire and the rest of the prison block he was in.
When the armoured guards came to escort him from his cell they used a mattress and pinned him up against the wall. From there they grabbed him out of his holding and planned to take him to be cleaned up and put into isolation.
However, as he was being escorted away another prisoner apparently shouted, “he’s got a lighter up his ar*e and plans to burn the whole place down.”
At this moment the men carrying the sh*t protester away immediately dropped him. One guard prized his buttocks open and another gloved officer, with much force, shoved his hand into the man in order to retrieve the lighter.
Some prisoners could see through slits in their doors the ordeal whilst most, on all levels on the prison, heard the loud squeal and shriek from this unfortunate inmate.
Institutional Racism within the judicial system
One man that my friend came across appeared to be being kept in prison unlawfully.
This man, who’s name I am unsure of, was a black male who originally came from Portugal. Coming from Portugal means that he is part of the European Union (EU) and is therefore living in Britain legally.
However, after being arrested and serving time for a crime that he did commit he was not released back to society because immigration officers did not believe that he was part of Europe.
The man was questioned and when asked of his origin he responded with Portugal, the only country that he had ever called home. The officers didn’t believe him simply because of the colour of his skin and concluded that he was lying. Upon further questioning he mentioned that his family originated from Ruanda - something that officials accepted and were pleased with.
When the man came to be released he was given the relevant documentation to ‘return’ to Ruanda, a country that he had never been to in his life because he came from Portugal. The man was escorted back into prison as he didn’t want to leave Britain because he feared for his life in a country he doesn’t know and is notorious for violence.
His family all work and live in Britain too and have sent in identification that this man legally lives in the UK. His mother gave immigration officers his passport which proved that he is Portuguese yet he was still not released.
The paperwork he was sent was also sent to him in English, a language he speaks but is not fluent in. When a request for translated material was made his paperwork still came back in English.
This story was passed on directly by the Portuguese man to my friend and if true, which I believe it to be, then it’s nothing short of being disgusting.
Where's Snowden?
With the Guardian not doing a Gallery competition this week I made my own image about something in the news.
This week I chose to make something about Ed Snowden - the American has been at the center of a huge security scandal and is currently wanted by the FBI.
With my version of the Where's Wally? or Where's Waldo? books, I'm sure that the FBI will have hours of fun scouting this man out.
The Confederations Cup
The Call Centre: A Comedy or a con?
It’s been over ten years since the BBC debuted a popular show about an office environment - ‘The Office’. The aptly named Ricky Gervais production proved a very popular hit with the British public and saw a number of spinoffs in a variety of countries.
In the last couple of weeks the BBC has started broadcasting a new television series about an Office in Swansea. Despite being a docusoap, rather than a mockumentary (which is completely faked), it has many similarities to the fictitious ‘Wernham Hogg Paper Company’ workplace.
The CEO, Neville Wilshire, is a fun loving Welshman who’s always trying to rise the spirits of his staff - whether that be in an orthodox manner or not. ‘Big Nev’ has a no nonsense approach to the handling of his staff and many of them clearly see him as an influential character in their lives.
The staff all seem very jovial and are encouraged to play practical jokes on each other to boost morale and keeps the workers happy. Nev’s motto, “happy people sell”, means that he’s always intent on cheering up employees, regardless of the hassle involved.
In the first episode of the series, Nev decided to help a young woman, Kayleigh, a boyfriend after she had been cheated on by her partner. The episode showed Nev set up a dating night - costing him £500 apparently - in order to brighten Kayeigh’s love life up.
Instances like this may show why the Times said Nev’s call centre, Save Britain Money Ltd, called it the “second best place to work in Britain”. Other activities - including a “pissup in a brewery” and a call centre football match - portrays the company as a happy place to work; however, behind the fun loving, their cold calling is apparently causing distress.
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) this week announced that, as part of a wider crackdown on cold calls, it was fining Save Britain Money Ltd £225,000.
According to the Daily Mail, ICO director of operations, Simon Entwisle, said: ‘The public have told us that they are fed up with the constant bombardment of nuisance calls.
‘While the activities of Nev and his call centre employees have provided entertainment for many, they hide a bigger problem within the cold calling industry.
‘People have the legal right not to receive marketing calls and these companies have paid the price for failing to respect people’s wishes.’
The BBC Three show is very entertaining - even if it is all for the cameras - but this aspect of the company shouldn’t be forgotten. The loveable ‘Big Nev’ owns a business that essentially tries to con people out of their money and that the comedy may all just be for the cameras.
The Gallery on The Guardian
This week I made a small error. When looking at last week's competition I skimmed the paragraph at the top and didn't read this as is shown: "This week's winner is Adam Rooney who gets a copy of The Gaffer: the trials and tribulations of a football manager, by Neil Warnock. The Gallery is going to take a well-earned break for a few weeks now but will be back, hopefully rejuvenated, some time before next season gets underway"
Instead I saw the name Neil Warnock and my mind immediately assumed he was the next subject for a picture - I was wrong.
However, despite the fact there was no competition, I made an image about Neil Warnock and captioned it: "The heartbraking story of Neil Warnock: Gone South."
Until the Guardian restarts The Gallery I will be making my own Photoshopped images relating to current events.
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iOS 7 - A new toy but how does it play?
The release of a new iPhone is expected each and every calendar year nowadays and with it usually comes a software update - whether that be big or small. This year Apple have announced that they will release IOS 7 at some point during the Autumn; however a Beta version has been leaked onto the internet and I decided to test it out.
Looks
The new iOS update is revolutionary and sees the old Apple style disappear from our screens. The stylish woods and leathers are now replaced with sleeker lines and a newer ‘modern’ appearance.
The lock screen now longer has a bar that you slide and instead you swipe the screen away to access your phone’s content - a bit like opening the cover of a book. The preloaded apps have all had their displays tweaked slightly and suit the new software. Each app again feels fresh and a lot more computer generated.
Features
Essentially the features are exactly the same as the previous software, although they just appear different on your screen. The look of the new software dictates how things appear to work but a few apps do function differently than before.
There are new additions to both the camera and the photos applications respectively. The camera now has newly built in effect modes which resemble those on the Photo Booth software on an Apple computer or iPad. When taking different types of photo you now swipe the screen with four options available: standard photo, video, square photo (presumably for Instagram style pictures) and panoramic pictures. The photos taken are then laid out in an all new photo album arrangement. The app now has an array of folders in which your photos are automatically organised.
The main features of the update, however, are the new control centres on the home page - located by pulling tabs at the top and bottom of the phone.
The top one has your schedule for the day, all notifications you have and any missed notifications. This centre reduces the need for you to enter apps and is a time consuming, and in theory, battery increasing feature.
The bottom control centre is equipped with many more features than its top counterpart. From here you can alter a range of things on your phone in a very quick and presentable manner; whether it’s setting an alarm, turning your music on or using the phone’s flash as a torch, you can do this from here.
Overall Thoughts
I was very impressed with the Beta software that I experienced but hope that the one major issue I had will be ironed out - battery life. The battery life for the phone was a lot worse than I’ve experienced with any previous model or software version. The emails app no longer displays 50+ and instead displays all your unread emails which I believe was the cause for the battery’s depreciation. I have 22000 unread emails and my phone continuously tried to download them all which resulted in a 20% battery decreased when not even using my phone.
Despite this the software felt like a big improvement on the current iOS 6 and I look forward to its official release - expected to be about October time.
The Gallery on The Guardian
This week I once again made it onto the website with an image about Robert Lewandowski. While I am a big football fan, I have less knowledge in the Bundesliga so went with what I knew for an image about Poland's top striker.
The caption I went with was: Lewandowski was inconsolable after his two dream moves had collapsed.
It appears, as well, that the Guardian decided to add a hyperlink to the story of lewandowski's proposed move to Blackburn - just in case people didn't know.
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Buying Apple but getting Spuds
A man was conned out of £250 by two men at Manchester’s Piccadilly train station when he thought he was purchasing an iPad - but was instead given a box of potatoes.
The fraudulent crooks drove off before the man had realised that he had been deceived.
Police have warned issued a warning about buying cheap electrical goods after a number of others in the area had also been scammed. Inspector Phil Spurgeon said: “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
Cases like this aren’t as uncommon as may be expected.
In August last year a man in Georgia, America, was conned into paying $200 for a tile shaped like an iPad by a man outside a grocery store; whilst a case in 2011 saw a woman buying $300 of wood outside a McDonald’s after believing it to be an iPad.
The Gallery on The Guardian
After an unwelcome sabbatical from their website my most recent competition entry was successfully published.
The theme for the picture had to be an 'End of Season Review'. I was unsure what to focus on but in the end decided on Gareth Bale.
I made an image that highlighted his diving and acting by making 'Bale.T' and then also referring to his magnificent performances this season for Tottenham.
I captioned the image with: 'Bale.T was this year's finest showing.'
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Pencil found lodged in man's skull
In a story that is akin to Homer Simpson having a crayon lodged in his brain, an Afghan man was found to have a pencil in his head.
The unnamed 24-year-old man is believed to have had the pencil embedded within his skull for 15 years - after a suspected childhood accident.
Suffering for many years with headaches, colds and deteriorating vision within one eye, the man went to seek help from a doctor.
After a scan, at the Aachen University Hospital, in Germany, the man was informed that he had a 10cm pencil lodged from his sinus to his pharynx and that the object had also damaged his right eye socket.
A hospital spokesman, Mathias Brandstaedter, said that the case, originally dating back to 2011, had come to light after it had been presented to a medical conference this week.
Since the removal of the pencil the man has been cured and had no adverse effects.
Picture Source: http://noticierodiario.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/homer_simpson_crayon1.jpg
The Gallery on The Guardian
Another week has gone by where I've not made the website or won the competition. This week the task was to make a full-page advert that a footballer might have printed - Mancini recently doing this with Manchester City fans.
I decided to stick with the theme of Manchester City and made a poster about Carlos Tevez's recent community service.
My caption for this was: In Tevez's defence it is 'community' service.
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