The pie - chart tells us about the UK Budget in 1996 and where the money goes. I'll describe now this pie - chart in a few lines.
The chart shows the UK Budget goes to many different useful places. We will start with the Health and Personal social services sector; it cost around £53 billion. After that the Law and Order Sector cost around £17 billion. Also a useful sector like Education cost around £38 billion. Industry agticulture and employment was around £13 billion. Now we reach almost £121 billion.Other money goes on Defence, £22 billion, debt interest, around £25 billion, Housing, Heritage and Environment around £15 billion, and other expenditure £23 billion. Finally the biggest amount is for social security and it costs around £100 billion.
The outstanding feature of the pie chart is the spending on social security which was around one third of the total budget and more than was spent on health and education.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Thirty years ago, Hedley, with his wife Mary and daughter Katie, visited the
Niah Caves in Sarawak, East Malaysia. They travelled by car ,
ferry , and boat .
They set off from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei and
drove to the border with Sarawak. They crossed two large rivers by
ferry, stopped in Miri for lunch and then continued to Niah,
a small river township. Then they hired a small boat and sailed
upriver to a government rest house, where they spent the night.
They ate with the small group of scientists who lived in the rest
house and shared the cold drinks they had brought with them in
a cool box. It was a remote spot, deep in the jungle. They slept in
bunk beds with no airconditioning. It was a novel experience.
The next morning, they walked along a jungle path for half an hour
until they reached the Niah caves. Inside the caves, which were
very high, they saw men who climbed up tall bamboo
poles. The men wore lights on their hats because it was so dark.
At the top of the poles they scraped off birds’ nests from the roof
of the caves. The nests were collected by their mates on the cave floor
and packed into sacks. These nests were later sold and made
into bird’s nest soup, a Chinese delicacy.
That afternoon, they said goodbye to their new-found friends
in the rest house and set off on the long drive home. It was quite
an adventure and one they would never forget.
Niah Caves in Sarawak, East Malaysia. They travelled by car ,
ferry , and boat .
They set off from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei and
drove to the border with Sarawak. They crossed two large rivers by
ferry, stopped in Miri for lunch and then continued to Niah,
a small river township. Then they hired a small boat and sailed
upriver to a government rest house, where they spent the night.
They ate with the small group of scientists who lived in the rest
house and shared the cold drinks they had brought with them in
a cool box. It was a remote spot, deep in the jungle. They slept in
bunk beds with no airconditioning. It was a novel experience.
The next morning, they walked along a jungle path for half an hour
until they reached the Niah caves. Inside the caves, which were
very high, they saw men who climbed up tall bamboo
poles. The men wore lights on their hats because it was so dark.
At the top of the poles they scraped off birds’ nests from the roof
of the caves. The nests were collected by their mates on the cave floor
and packed into sacks. These nests were later sold and made
into bird’s nest soup, a Chinese delicacy.
That afternoon, they said goodbye to their new-found friends
in the rest house and set off on the long drive home. It was quite
an adventure and one they would never forget.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
How to prepared for a desert trip
Be prepared because while somewhere the desert may hide a well, there are other hidden surprises that might catch you unawares if you are not ready. Here are tips that can help as you prepare for the desert.
First of all load up as much water as you can carry. As it is, man can survive with no food for many days, but he can only last for three days without water. The desert is hot and you will not perspire and you will stay dry even under 105 degrees of its heat, but this is the catch.
Second, let someone know where you're going and when you expect to return. Inspect your tire-tread wear and maintain the proper air pressure indicated in your owner's manual.
Finally, arm yourself with a working compass. Maps are useless if you do not know the directions – whether you are going north, south, east or west.
First of all load up as much water as you can carry. As it is, man can survive with no food for many days, but he can only last for three days without water. The desert is hot and you will not perspire and you will stay dry even under 105 degrees of its heat, but this is the catch.
Second, let someone know where you're going and when you expect to return. Inspect your tire-tread wear and maintain the proper air pressure indicated in your owner's manual.
Finally, arm yourself with a working compass. Maps are useless if you do not know the directions – whether you are going north, south, east or west.
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