For example, if you were considering joining a dating sites wouldn’t it be reassuring if you knew that ever member had been interviewed  and vetted face to face by a trained consultant?  That’s exactly what they do at  Dateline Platinum.

Dateline Platinum combine traditional matchmaking skills based on over 43 years of experience with a state of the art dating site. Members are generally professional people, but not exclusively.  Their consultants are always on hand at the end of a phone to guide members through the process from start to finish.  They are discrete in their dealings with all their clients and thorough in their approach to how their dating service is delivered.  The testimonials on their site attest to the results provided by this professional dating agency.

People who are short of time but keen to find a new partner will enjoy being given the personal touch.  Men and women over the age of 50 who are ready to start a new relationship will enjoy making contact with people of a similar age and disposition who have been met and interviewed by Dateline Plantinum’s professional consultants.

You may have seen the Club Sirius Dating Service advertised in several of the broadsheet newspapers over the past few years and their site incorporates this matchmaking agency.  By combinng their experience in both on-line and off-line dating they have produced a dating service that is like no other.

If you’d like to know more there’s a brochure request form or call them on their free-phone number 0800 840 1866. Don’t forget to mention where you saw them advertised!

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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announces that it lost billions of pounds in 2009 but it’s going to hand out over a billion in bonuses.

It made a loss of £3.6 billion in 2009 and £24 billion in 2008.  The only reason it didn’t collapse altogether is because the Government poured in billions of tax revenue to keep it afloat.

Despite still making this massive loss its bosses are going to announce that it will pay out £1.3 billion to its staff, according to the BBC.

Barclays on the other hand, made a profit of £11.6 billion in 2009, so perhaps there’s some justification there for paying out £2.7 billion in bonuses.  They did well so the rewards are handed out, but the behaviour of RBS defies all logic and is quite the opposite of the restraint that they were urged to show after being handed so much of our money.

I suppose it can’t be easy managing the activity of 350 million users. The network engineering involved with all those requests must be quite complicated to to accommodate, but they’ve had ample time to grow in proportion to the rise in popularity of the site.

Then there’s the screeching self righteousness of some of the groups. Here’s an example; the slaugther of dolphins by the Japanese was on the news again this evening so searched Facebook devoted to the plight of dolphins being mistreated by the human race. One of the first to pop up has the description, “if you don’t support this group you are probably a bad person.”

Now, I’m probably suffering from a sense of humour deficit but this kind ‘we’re the good guys and you’re the bad guys‘ simplicity is tedious and off-putting.

Another, with over 400,000 members shouts, “LETS STOP DOLPHIN MASSACRE! 1 000 000 PEOPLE NEEDED, PLEASE INVITE FRIENDS!”

Happily, if you navigate your away past the spam and off-topic comments in the forum you’ll find that there are a few people trying to harness the power of nearly half a million people.

There are these two petitions:

The first one “Help Save Japan’s Dolphins”
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/724210624

And the second “Stop the bloody tradition of the Faroe Islands”… See More
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-bloody-tradition-of-the-faroe-islands

and then there’s this one:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Faroes-dolphins/

and not forgetting this site:

http://www.takepart.com/thecove

There’s no cultural, scientific, nor economic reason for the Japanese or the Faroe Islanders to continue to stab dolphins in the head with metal spikes.

The answer is still the same. Money doesn’t make you happy, but it does buy you freedom from the drudgery of a boring job, or spending too much of your precious time doing something you don’t like doing.

You can then use that freedom to spend time doing the things you like doing, and being with the people who are part of your happiness network; family and friends.

If you need the stimulation of a career or the rewards of a vocational occupation then you can continue with that too or embark on it for the first time, without having to worry about making enough to pay the mortgage and having enough for one holiday a year.

You can start any project you dream up or enjoy the satisfaction of sponsoring others and giving away money to those who are desperate.

The point is that money is the means to buying your freedom from being answerable to others (apart from the Law) and to giving you the means to be in charge of your time.

So yes, it can help to make you happy, but you knew that already didn’t you?

Love Horse Dating

Horse lovers are a passionate breed. They are devoted to their animals and their sports to such a degree that they can only find room in their lives for those who feel the same way. Who else but another horse lover could put up with the early starts on every day of the year and the healthy smell of saddle soap and hay on the clothes of your beloved?

The best dating sites are those that cater for people who share similar interests. The horse riders of the UK and abroad having been using the Love Horse dating site since January 2005. The site was one of the first of its kind (if not the very first) and several imitation sites have been launched since, but many of the estimated 4-5 million horse riders in the UK have made use of the site over the past five years, and many more continue to do so.

This state of the art dating site is easy to use and full of features that are not mere gimmicks but useful tools for the horse lover dating online for the first time or for seasoned cyber flirts. With ongoing improvements to the search and matchmaking functions they team behind Love Horse Dating are constantly looking for ways in which to give the membership real value for money.

Of course, those who love horses are often countryside lovers too, and as such they have much in common who those who enjoy country sports. A love of the country way of life and the animals we share the land with is a great ice breaker for anyone looking for a new partner. With a common love of horses and the countryside two strangers instantly have something to talk about.

So if you enjoy the open air, country walks, horse riding, shooting, fishing, and any other aspect of the life out doors on the land then pay a visit to the Love Horse dating site. You can be sure of a warm welcome and plenty of active members of all ages.

Watch a video introduction to the Love Horse dating site.