Have posted some Kenny McCaskill stuff before but this a great wee video of one of the best stunt/trail riders in the world. Some of the shots of stunts on the Edinburgh Castle walls are just scary!
American Military Needs To Invade London, England
Human right’s violations in London, England, are spreading quickly and wildly. As seen in the volatile inner-city areas of London over the weekend, brutal clashes between freedom fighters rallying against police violence are being met with armed government resistance.
The people of London are being terrorized by an oppressive government, the same government that suppressed the rights of every American and many other nations for centuries. T
As they have just opened entries for the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 (UK) a few of last year's best entries have been posted online so thought I would share some of my favourites.
Paul Sansome, La Corbière, St. Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands. Commended in the Classic View category.
Rhys Davies, Beachy Head, East Sussex, England. Commended in the Living the View category.
Brian Clark, Ice Flowers, Rannoch Moor, Scotland. Commended in the Classic View category.
Antony S
My mum has not been too well the last few months. She was diagnosed with pulminary fibrosis last year but that was just causing increased breathlessness.
Then about 8 weeks ago, she had a bad fall on her way to see me. At first it seemed like she had just suffered a gash to the head, then a few weeks later they realised she had some cracked ribs too.
She seemed to be taking ages to recuperate; she was off her food, was in a lot of pain, and there was a build up of fluid in her stomach area.
S
My wife stood before me with some items in front of her. Without a word, she emptied a large jar of mayonnaise and proceeded to fill the empty jar with rocks right to the top, rocks about 1/2" diameter, then asked me if the jar was full. I agreed that it was.
She then picked up a box of smaller pebbles and poured them in to the jar. She shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. My wife then asked me if the jar was now full. I agreed that, yes,
A little bit of culture with an excerpt from Kronos Quartet's performance last week at the Hamilton Mausoleum near Glasgow, a building that supposedly has the longest echo of any man made structure in the world.
Kronos has performed live with the poet Allen Ginsberg, Ãstor Piazzolla, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Tom Waits, David Bowie, and Björk, and has appeared on recordings with such diverse artists as the Dave Matthews Band, Nelly Furtado, Rokia Traore, Joan Armatrading, Brazilian electronica
There seems to be a bit of a media debate raging just now about alleged animal cruelty in the new film 'Water for Elephants' starring Reese 'The Chin' Witherspoon.
Here's the article from The Guardian.
Elephant trainers accused of abusing animal star of Water for Elephants
Animal entertainment company says video purportedly showing elephants being beaten and given electric shocks 'heavily edited'
Culture
Film
I knew the Mekong Catfish was one big mofo (and in fact holds the record for biggest freshwater fish ever caught at 646 pounds, but till the other night, I did not realise that Thailand had an even bigger creature lurking below the rivers...
When anglers called that March afternoon to say they had caught a giant freshwater stingray near this bustling Thai city (Chachoengsao), biologist Zeb Hogan couldn't believe it.
He had just spent a week in the remote Mekong River in northern Cambo
Ethicists Update List Of Acceptable Things To Masturbate To
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Unveiling what may be the most comprehensive guide to socially responsible self-pleasure ever published, a group of leading ethicists released Monday its list of things that are acceptable to masturbate to.
The 2011 edition of the Standards and Values in Autoerotic Practices is the first revision in 17 years of the venerable reference used to determine what images and thoughts are appropriate stimuli for bringi
I hate trance - it's the most boring and formulaic of all dance music genres, but this guy Ewen Dobson playing trance on a guitar? Brilliant! (plus one or two other vids of his)
Dies hip hop set a good example for youth? With it's poor use of slang, misogynist lyrics, glorifying of violence and drugs, and frequent profanities.
But fear not! From deepest darkest Surrey, and with a decade of gentlemanly catterwalling under his belt, Mr.B brings you Chap-Hop, re-acquainting Hip-Hop with the Queen's English from whence it came. His legendary live recitals have earned him plaudits, largely from top shelf gentlemen's quarterlies.
And a trip down memory lane with
WHO IS JACK SCHITT?
For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt?
We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, 'You don't know Jack Schitt!'
Well, thanks to my genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an intellectual way.
Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Knee-deep N. Schitt, Inc. They had one son, Jack.
In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt. The deeply religious couple produced six chi
The Rubberbandits are the award winning comedy hip-hop duo of Blind Boy Boat Club and Mr.Chrome from Limerick, Ireland. Primarily a stage and television act, they have performed throughout Ireland, at such events as Electric Picnic and the Bulmers International Comedy Festival and have played with Alabama Three, Super Extra Bonus Party and Ice Cube.The Rubberbandits have won awards for both their music and Comedy. In 2011 the Duo were declared "Best Irish Act" at the entertainment.ie awards, bea
Very stressful interview this morning, but had studied like **** for it and had sociogenic and ontogenic theories of desistance coming out my ears, to say nothing of all relevant legislation of last 20 years. Felt it went really well; answered all questions really well and even expanded on them to show how much reading I had done.
4.45pm - phone call from the manager, or should I say MY new manager. I wiped the floor with the other candidates and have the job! Just need to work out my notice fo
Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi has announced it is to invest £100m in a research and development centre in the Edinburgh area. The company has chosen Scotland as the site for the development of technically advanced offshore wind turbines. First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the announcement and said it confirmed Scotland's position at the forefront of research energy renewables. The project could create up to 200 jobs by 2015. Mitsubishi is also acquiring an Edinburgh University spin-off, Art
48 classic ads from yesteryear...when women knew their place, babies helped advertise cigarettes and racism was accepted in advertising.
http://owni.eu/2010/11/08/top-48-ads-that-would-never-be-allowed-today/
An elderly lady actually wrote this letter to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in The Times and this newspaper thanks him most sincerely.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, three 'nanoseconds' must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly de
Researchers have claimed that they may have to continue investigating whether porn sites put visitors at risk from malicious software for ‘just a little while longer’ before reaching a satisfactory conclusion.
Dr Gilbert Wondracek, a computer security expert from the International Secure System Lab, speaking by phone said “So far we’ve visited in the region of 269,000 porn sites in an attempt to determine how many of the sites contain malware.”
“We’re making significant progress, and we are c
“Hello sports fans! I am absolutely loving the World Series of Soccerball at the moment - the drama, the excitement, the colourful displays worn by the wisely-chosen BBC studio guests.
The big talking point so far has been the traditional vuvuzelas which can be heard at each game, on each street and across every city - with many fans around the world appearing to think they sound like a really bad school concert, or a perpetually dive-bombing kamikaze pilot - but I have to say that I absolu
tried something different; mucking about with ableton and trying to do a (first ever) 2 many djs style set. Bit rough round the edges in places but just get away with it...
(downloadable - 40 mins long)
http://soundcloud.com/arthur-montford/stramash
The Irn Bru (a wonderful concotion) adverts are always a little quirky, and the most recent is no exception...
Only a minute long so do click
(still can't embed, on firefox or IE!!)
American army declares war on Microsoft PowerPoint
General Stanley McChrystal, the leader of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan doesn't understand the 'Afghanistan Stability/COIN Dynamics – Security' Powerpoint slide whilst most senior commanders say PowerPoint discourages decision-making.
The US military is fighting a new foe. It is an enemy renowned for boring its opponents into submission in a hail of bullet points. The War on Terror is a walk in the park compared to this. The American
A POINT OF VIEW
New Zealand is talking about whether to become part of Australia. It would be a sad step for a country which has used its independence to set an example for the rest of the world, says Simon Schama. On a recent Sunday morning in New Zealand I'm waiting to do a turn on breakfast TV with a tough, veteran presenter, Paul Holmes, whose sharp tailoring at an hour when most of us are still in pyjamas seems, all by itself, a reproach to dozy thinking. I'm in a studio in Wel
