Knife ban for 'be prepared' scouts
Scouts may find themselves not so well-prepared after being all but banned from carrying penknives.

The crackdown on knife culture has prompted the movement's leaders to bar Scouts from having penknives except in "specific" circumstances.

Advice published in Scouting magazine said confusion over the legality of carrying a knife in public meant a change of rules was necessary.

Dave Budd, who runs courses for Scouts on the safe use of blades, said: "Scouts often have the need for a good knife, and in the early days every Scout was actively encouraged to put a knife on their belt.

"Sadly, there is now confusion about when a Scout is allowed to carry a knife."

He added: "The series of high-profile fatal stabbings highlighted a growing knife culture in the UK. I think it is safest to assume that knives of any sort should not be carried by anybody to a Scout meeting or camp, unless there is likely to be a specific need for one.

"In that case, they should be kept by the Scout leaders and handed out as required."

The law currently permits anyone to carry fold-up knives with blades that are shorter than three inches. They can also be bought by people under 18, but it is illegal to sell other sorts of knives to anyone aged 17 and under.

Earlier this year, the movement unveiled TV action man Bear Grylls as Chief Scout. He is well-known for surviving in some of the world's most inhospitable regions with little more than his wits.

@bill
wenn du dich hier schon so amüsierst, lass doch auch andere teilhaben, die den Typen nicht kennen :

(2. Person von rechts )

War das nicht der, der sich den "Namen"/Titel bloß gekauft hat?!

Was wohl mit dem User passiert, der hier direkt das Bild postet

Thieves using a helicopter and explosives staged an elaborately planned, early-morning raid on a cash depot in Stockholm, Sweden, making off with bags filled with money, police said Wednesday.

A helicopter landed on the roof of the G4S cash depot in Vastberga, in the southern part of Stockholm, shortly after 5 a.m. (11 p.m. ET), Swedish police said.

Witness Bjorn Lockstrom first heard three loud bangs as the thieves used explosives to get into the building, he told Swedish CNN affiliate TV4.

"Then I saw two men hoisting themselves down into the building," Lockstrom said. "Just minutes later, I saw how they hoisted bags of money up to the helicopter on the roof."

The burglary happened only days before the 25th, the day every month when Swedes receive their monthly salary, so the depot was rife with cash.

The cash depot serves automatic teller machines all across Stockholm, TV4 reported.

Sources told TV4 the thieves could have gotten their hands on several hundreds of millions of kronors, the equivalent of tens of millions of U.S. dollars.

TV images from the scene showed a gray helicopter circling the building and then flying away. The thieves flew south after they had loaded the helicopter with the bags, according to a statement from police.

One person was taken into custody later in the day, a spokesman for the Stockholm Police told a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

"The individual was arrested by police in a Stockholm suburb today," he said.

The person is currently being questioned. Police would not go into details of the individual's role in the drama, according to TV4. Nor have they disclosed how much cash they believe was taken.

The helicopter was a Bell 206 Jet Ranger and had been stolen earlier during the night.

Swedish police couldn't pursue the thieves because a bag marked "bomb" had been placed outside the police heliport, and officers had to deal with the bag before they could enter the heliport.

It is unclear whether the bag contained a bomb.

The thieves also had blocked the roads around the cash depot with metal rods, TV4 reported.

No one was hurt during the burglary, police said. The area around the building was sealed off as authorities interviewed witnesses.

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Was ist das?

Oder sowas wie ein iKey?

/edit: Zu langsam..

Contained within both the gun cabinet and the refrigerator in the centre console is room for six bottles and it is for these that the car will feature the world's first self-replenishing cocktail cabinet. All cars sold in Europe will arrive from the factory full of Pol Roger Champagne, The Balvenie single malt whisky, Hendrick's single batch gin, Ivan the Terrible luxury vodka and Willow Spring Water from the Lake District. During the first year regular refills will be dispatched to the owners of the car to make sure that its passengers don't go thirsty.

the best part is... You can use the shotguns to hunt the enviromentalists that came to protest about your car.

...and then have a drink to celebrate that.

@Nite: ist nichts gegen Dich

Dank "Cleenbox – der smarte Wäscheservice – Deine Wäscherei mit bundesweitem Hol & Bring Service" kann man Schmutzwäsche jetzt einfach mit der Post zum Waschen schicken. Schon ab 19 Euro (5 kg Wäsche, Porto inklusive) lässt sich so ein Wäschewaschproblem durch ein Postbewältigungsproblem ersetzen. Allerdings gibt es bisher keinen Service, der das Wäschepaket zur Post/Packstation bringt und wieder abholt, und Heiraten bzw. Einwegkleidung sind auch keine Lösung (in beiden Fällen zu viel Papierkram). Geduldig warten wir weitere Fortschritte ab.

(Danke an Mela Eckenfels für den Hinweis.)

@goschi
Danke

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Hat jemand eine Idee wie man die Bilder automatisch runterladen kann? Der DownloadHelper von FF will irgendwie nicht...

die versenden leider ncht nach deuschland, aber hätest d dch mal ewas eher gemeldet, hab die lezte woche in usa bestellt

Lord Christopher Monckton ist ehemaliger Berater der Thatcher-Regierung und warnt davor, dass Ende diesen Jahres bei der Klimaschutzkonferenz in Kopenhagen ein Abkommen unterzeichnet werden soll, das in eine Weltregierung münden werde.

Er habe bereits den Vertrag gelesen, der drei Kernpunkte enthalten soll. Das wäre die Erschaffung einer Art Welt-Regierung zur Durchsetzung von Klimazielen, der Transfer von Wohlstand in Dritte-Welt-Länder zur Wiedergutmachung von "Klimaschulden" und die Durchsetzung des Vertrages.

Lord Monckton geht davon aus, dass es keine demokratischen Abstimmungen über diese Beschlüsse geben wird, da sie in dem Vertragswerk nicht vorgesehen sind. Die Unterzeichnung der USA hält er für problemlos möglich, da der Präsident Sympathien für solche Ideologien habe.

Doch diesmal werden die Pistolen P30 und P30L sowie das Selbstladegewehr USC für ihre "hervorragenden Betriebsanleitungen" ausgezeichnet. Applaus im Publikum - ein TV-Team von Report Mainz wird schnell des Saales verwiesen.


In der Jury tobt längst ein Streit um Ethik und Moral. Plötzlich werden Beeinflussungsversuche der Firma Heckler & Koch auf die Jury des Preises bekannt. Der begehrte Dokupreis gilt in der Fachwelt als Qualitätssiegel. Als Trophäe gibt es eine Statue des ägyptischen Gottes Thot - Herr des Maßes und der Intelligenz.