Christopher Rattenbury's portfolio

Next time you fill up at your petrol station think about the price (£1.40 per litre at present) Ever wondered how much it would cost to involve your country in another countries business?  Of course the country is Britain; I failed to add the prefix of Great as we all seem to have lost this feeling recently.  The other country is oil rich Libya which was certainly in need of a new leadership. It seems sickening that the UK was at the fore-front of using military action using our expertise and military hardware including human resources to infiltrate the Libyan dictatorship’s downfall.  Britain was not the only country with a keen interest in the vast oil fields or replacing a leadership that would be under the control or influenced...

Storm shadow It may seem like a glamorous name for the latest sports car on show at the Paris motor show but don’t be fooled by the sleek name. This little contraption really does kick up a storm and does 0-60 in record time; in fact this is the name of one of the missiles dropped on Libya by British military war planes to destroy key military installations. It was even shown on TV how these missiles did there job of destroying what we were to believe was Libyan military bases.  Shown from the RAF Tornados pictures during pre-dawn raids last night it seems easy to accept that the glow over the target was a missile costing hundreds of thousands of pounds going off within feet of its target.  It all seems terrifying to know what j...

The World Wildlife Fund has again asked us to join millions across the globe for EARTH-HOUR 2011. On Saturday 26th March at 8.30 pm (UK time) they want the global skyline to be plunged into darkness for the world’s biggest call for action on the threats facing our planet.  Less than 10 Days to go! Show you care about tackling the climate change and protecting our natural world. It’s a message to world leaders that they need to take urgent action and a reminder to us all that we only have one planet earth! Why don’t you register to take part at wwf.org.uk/earthhour One Hour-One World-Our Future.

ALARMING FACTS ABOUT THE HUMBLE STEERING WHEEL. My thoughts sometimes meander on how many times I touch and handle my car’s steering wheel and that of other motor vehicles I use. I often drive with both hands-firmly on the wheel when driving the school mini-bus or my friend’s cars but in the back of my mind where had their hands been before touching this wheel? Imagine you can fit 4 million bacteria on the end of a pen, add the usual breeding conditions and a little time you have a nice little bug-farm ready to join hands and be a part of you!       Goodness knows what other germs may be lurking on the wheel when men are driving because according to most women ‘They all pick their nose’. The steering wheel may be a good breedi...

I wish to share this rare recipe which you can have for free.  I paid good money to gain the secrets of "HUNZA DIET BREAD" which is a bread that I am informed miraculously stops your appetite and hunger and is based on a 2000 year old recipe. There are facts being uncovered that support a theory that this bread was designed in ancient times for the express purpose of tiding people over when food supplies were scarce. Let's start with the Hunzas who are exceptionally trim, fit and the healthiest people on earth. Many consider their bread to be one of the main reasons for the extraordinary health of the Hunzas. This article relates to my journal 'WATER: THE ENLIGHTENMENT' which highlights the water from the Hunza valley.  The connecti...

An inspiration to us all. How amazing to hear the news of the 34 year-old Chilean miner Edison Pena who ran and completed the New York marathon. Mr Pena said his goal was to complete the marathon in less than six hours but would have to endure a knee injury sustained whilst trapped underground. He crossed the finishing line in Central Park with a time of five hours and 50 minutes. Pena who was the 12th man to be rescued had been nick-named "the runner" for his grueling underground exercise regime. He jogged in his heavy miners' boots for several miles each day of his entrapment through pitch black uneven tunnels guided only by the light of his miner's lamp, a will to survive and his faith in God. Edison Pena quoted "When I ran...

Water has in recent months been at the forefront of my research, from one scientific article that raised questions about the sun spots heating the earth it fascinated me and drew my attention to the earth’s water. I have focussed my research on water that comes from the Hunza valley in the Himalayas, this valley and its people have a unique water supply.  The people of Hunza (former soldiers of Alexander the Great) are the healthiest in the world, they have an average lifespan of 90 years old and per population have more people who live to over a 100 years.  The water comes from glaciers that are preserved from the ice-age when the earth was pure and the structure of the world and its atmosphere was far different to the world we know t...

The whole world looks on. I had been completely glued to the news coverage of the rescue of the 33 Chilean Miners. During those tense moments that were to see a jubilant rescue under the watchful eyes of the whole world as the last man was hauled up through the shaft barely big enough to expand your lungs. I was transfixed and high on emotions which ran through my soul, with a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye, what joy it was to see these men of courage brought to safety. What an incredible feat of human endurance, faith, dignity, comradeship and engineering. This incredible event seemed to have captured the world’s imagination; it certainly captured mine (no pun intended).   We have all shared in the joy of seeing each Miner ...

Getting away from it all With the weather in the UK becoming more like a scene from the Hound of the Baskervilles with mist creeping across the eerie moor Brits are taking to package holidays to bask in the sun.  Despite a credit crunch and holiday companies going bust Brits are still flocking to sunnier destinations. You have to admit this British weather is becoming such a drag, who’d plan anything al fresco? I have witnessed this myself and friends recently returning from the sunny Mediterranean have commented on the British culture being exercised whilst on holiday. Where do I start, we all see it and either don’t care how we conduct ourselves or are embarrassed by their behaviour. Stuck out like a sore thumb Just sit ba...

As a life member of the Badger-Trust I urge you to take a little time out to understand the truth behind TB in cattle and the wildlife the cull is endangering. Badgers require your help! Please read the article below to find out the truth behind TB in cattle. Badger Trust is the only charity solely dedicated to the conservation of badgers across the United Kingdom PO Box 708, EAST GRINSTEAD, RH19 2WN Tel: 08458 287878  Fax: 02380 233896 E-mail staff@badgertrust.org.uk www.badgertrust.org.uk Registered charity no.1111440 Company registered in the UK No.5460677 (Article) SOUTH WALES EVENING POST MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010 BY DR CHRIS CHEESEMAN Retired head of wildlife diseases Central Science Laboratory I HAVE spent the major part...