Teletext Recovery - 27/07/1997

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:41/28   W  CARTOON VIOLENCE     by L Ashton   from Cheshire  WW Men no: 122766  "Violence in cartoons is becoming worse and worse. Tom and Jerry are a perfect example, with Jerry dropping anvils and irons on Tom's head. What's worse, after these acts of violence Tom just walks away. People think that young kids are influenced to speak like the Tjletubbies. If they are, then the question is, are they influenced by cartoon violence? Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:58/57   W  TIGERS     by Shelley Gibbon   from Northampton  WW Men no: 117886  "There are only 5,000 tigers left in the wild despite worldwide conservation efforts to protect tigers in captivity. By the year 2000, tigers may be wiped out completely. That's why something has to be done — and now! What I would like to see is the banning of slaughtering tigers throughout China, India and Siberia, and the banning of illegal trading on the black market." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:45/27   W  PETS     by Gemma Shaw   from Loughborough  WW Men No: 116008  "Hundreds of animals are found hurt, starved or abandoned every week! Some people buy pets not knowing how much of a responsibility they are and how much it costs to keep them. Pets are like little children — they need to be loved and taken care of. A hamster would be good for someone who is out most of the day as they are nocturnal. A dog is good for people with the time to walk and care for it." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:42/43   W  PAPER MANIA     by Zauren Fewtrell   age 12, Merseyside  WW Men No: 118393  "Why do we use so much paper? To be honest, it is very stupid! Buying paper and then doing a mistake and throwing it away just produces more waste! One person in Britain can produce 282kg of domestic waste in just one year! Domestic or household waste includes a very large variety of items. This can be lowered by recycling cans, bottles, newspapers, and even clothes, by giving them to a charity shop." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:46/12   W  EXAMS     by Darel Philip   age 15, from London  WW Men No: 118540  "You either love or loathe them but exams can decide your future. Many people feel pressure and stress wham taking exams. It is because of the anxiety of not knowing how good or bad you'vi done. It is important that you work hard in exams and try not to worry. Confidence is the key to success and provided you have it, surely nothing can go wrong." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:46/33   W  BEYOND EARTH     Calista Crosfield   age 16, Lincoln  WW Men No: 84545  "On July 4 this year an American probe called Pathfinder landed on Mars. Mars is known as the Red Planet and is the closest planet to Earth. It is 228 million kilometres from the sun. Its average surface temperature is about -23oE. At one point scientists believed it might sustain life forms. The last probe was sent in 1976 but found nothing significant." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:43/52   W  DEATH     by Edward Craven   from Newbury, Berks  WW Men no: 121333  "Nowadays people do not think about death much, even though everyone will experience it at some time. It often comes as a shock to many people when someone close to them dies. Society does not talk much about death and people rarely discuss it. I feel that death should be spoken about more freely as it is best to be prepared for it when it inevitably happens." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:40/12   W  FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME     by James Burnett   from Berkshire  WW Men no: 122096  "In Maidenhead, 500 households were affected by the River Thames flooding in 1990. If there were a flood today, it would be even worse than the one in 1990 — so that's why there is a need for a flood relief scheme. It is a new 11.5km stretch of river linking Maidenhead and Eton. But do we need a scheme at enormous cost just for the benefit of a few riverside homes?" Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:44/23   W  RNLI     by Barry Thurstance   from Middlesex  WW Men no: 122191  "Every day the Royal National Lifeboat Institution saves more than 10 lives. The person who founded it was Sir William Hillary — a "Lifeboat Man" who helped to save over 300 people. In the RNLI there are 14 different types of lifeboat. The biggest is The Severn and the smallest, the C Class. The larger lifeboats can be launched in three main ways." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

P518 CEEFAX 1 518 Mon 28 Jul 01:44/41   W  TIGERS     by Natalie Jordan   from Essex  WW Men no: 102557  "There were 40,000 tigers at the beginning of this century but that number has declined by 93% because of the illegal trade in tiger parts. The authorities ignore the problem and, in 1995, India lost a fifth of its tigers to poaching. The Tiger Trust earns only £120,000 each year yet effectively brings poachers to justice through undercover work." Jokes 505 CBBC Text 500 Showtime 520 Showtime TV Pick Sport Main Menu

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