vrijdag 8 juli 2011

Opinion on Lindsay Hawker murder trial

By Nicole Blok

It is a horrible case as I read what happened. How could anyone do such a thing, taking the life of an innocent woman. Her father was right when he said he wanted the heaviest punishment for her killer. I can only imagine what he would feel. The Japanese killer should be killed himself because of the way he ended the victims life.  If he would not be sentenced to death, he should at least suffer as much as she did right before her death. I hope he will be sentenced for life.

Lindsay Hawker murder trial

From: The Mirror

Dad wants killer to be given 'heaviest punishment'
The father of a British teacher strangled and raped in Japan has appealed for her killer to be given the stiffest sentence possible.
Lindsay Hawker, 22, was found dead at Tatsuya Ichihashi's apartment in Ichikawa City, east of Tokyo, in March 2007.

Miss Hawker's father Bill today asked for Ichihashi to receive the "heaviest punishment" available under Japanese law when he gave evidence to the trial in Chiba District Court.
The suspect was caught after it was disclosed he underwent cosmetic surgery to change his appearance at a clinic in Osaka.

A verdict in the case is expected by July 21.

Opinion on Trichet tightens

By Nicole Blok

I am not a fan of Europe, especially when it comes to the euro.  More and more countries experience financial problems because of that.  The effects that this has on the economy are terrifying.  I would not want to pay for the mistakes of other countries. I do not want to pay because Greece does not want to work until they’re sixty five.  The government should stand firmly and prevent this from happening to save the economy. The other people should not have to pay for it. The countries  should be able to do it themselves.

Trichet tightens

From: The Economist

The European Central Bank likes to prepare the ground for its interest-rate moves.
The rise was the ECB's second this year. The first move had been in April—after being signalled in March—when the bank raised the main rate from 1%, the low it reached during the great recession, in May 2009 (see chart). The rate increase put the ECB still further ahead of the game among the central banks of the largest advanced economies.  Mr Trichet signalled that further rate rises are likely, by saying that the current monetary-policy stance remained “accommodative”.

Read more: http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/07/euro-zone

Opinion on Antique Story

By Nicole Blok

I have to admit that I have a thing for antique. This story makes people greedy, because it makes them think that it is easy to earn a lot of money without having to do anything for it. I would not have sold the glasses because they looked amazing, on the other hand..nearly two thousand pounds would be nice to receive.  It is good commerce for bargain hunting. As you can see, old things are worth more than some new things. At least that is my opinion.

Antique Story

From: The Daily Mail
Most bargain-hunters dream of stumbling upon a precious treasure when they rummage around a car boot fair.

And for one gimlet-eyed woman that dream came true, when she bought three wine glasses for 40p each at a car boot sale and sold them at auction for nearly £19,000.
Dealers and collectors clamoured for the find and after a furious bidding session at Stride and Son auction house saw them go under the hammer for £16,000 pounds.
The winning bidder, who deals in glass, paid a total of £18,880 after all the extra fees were added on.
The vessels were made by revered glassworker William Bielby, who was known to have produced enamelled glass.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2012542/Rare-glasses-bought-40p-boot-fair-sell-auction-20-000.html

Opinion on callcentre back to UK

By Nicole Blok

Callcentres really make me angry, always phoning me if I would like to buy something. The good thing is that the company Santander provides a lot of new jobs for the British people, the downside is that they will continue annoying people.  There were many problems in India with the company, maybe they will do a better job in the UK. I have my doubts about is, but it will be good for the economy.