Pride and Prejudice
Out soon.
Also out next week- Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride
Technorati tag: DVD
Monthly archives: January 2006
Post Industrial wander
This is a walk I’ll probably be taking later this year. Retired civil engineer Paul Dunkerley has put together a two mile wander around Castlefield and Deansgate to introduce people to Manchester’s industrial heritage.
Technorati tag: Manchester, Industrial Revolution
Rain Gardens
Rain gardens, shallow depressions containing bark mulch and shrubs, can remove up to 99% of toxins from rainwater run off. With built-up urban areas generating nine times more runoff water than woodlands of a similar size anything that can act as a buffer has to be welcomed.
Technorati tag: Water Runoff, Rain Garden
Free Marra
A happy sea mammal story- Marra the dolphin had been in Maryport marina for a month before divers caught it and took it out to sea. In proper happy ending style it immediately found another dolphin and frolicked off into the sunset.
Heavensent: Seven
I’ve been lax in updating Cycling on the Pavement. Here’s chapter seven of Heavensent for you.
Technorati tag: Writing
Let's breed geeks
We’ve known this for a while. Geeks are more likely to have autistic children.
via Warren Ellis, where this related link appears in the comments.
Technorati tag: Autism
tax needn't be taxing
tax needn’t be taxing,
originally uploaded by spinneyhead.
Forms handed in. In the end i just estimated how much jobseeker’s i’d been paid. Even a pessimistic number came out owing nothing.
Technorati tag: moblog
Car firms 'blocking green fuel'
Japanese companies had a better record than European or American ones, Professor Stephen Blythe said.
But the industry had still not grasped the urgency of the problem – despite promoting its green credentials.
Technorati tag: Transport
A very small garage
Check out this gallery of 1:87th scale car, truck and helicopter models.
Technorati tag: Scale Models
ninkeberry
Harry has discovered a new fruit beer called ninkeberry. What does ninkeberry mean?
The Internet is for porn!
And World of Warcraft. A machinima comedy song video for you. (Lyrics a little NSFW.)
via Fleshbot (totally NSFW)
Technorati tag: Porn, World of Warcraft
Round and about Deansgate
I went into town today to see the Chinese New Year parade. But it’s on tomorrow.
So I wandered around Deansgate for a while and took a few photos.
Technorati tag: Photos, Manchester
The IT Crowd
You can catch the first episode of the new Graham Linehan comedy online.
Technorati tag: Channel 4, Graham Linehan, Comedy
Another Customised Beetle
I put this Beetle together yesterday. It’s a slightly improved version of my earlier version. (In fact it’s the Beetle used as a comparison for the previous one.) One of the guys on the SAM Publishing stall at Bolton IPMS suggested I should write up something about one of my mini customs and it might make it into the magazine, so I won’t go into details here. I think the lighting in some of the shots is a little poor so I may try again with more lamps.
Technorati tag: Scale Models, Small Scale Customs
Blowout
Today’s stop on the free music trail is blowout.org.uk, who have a large downloads page and links to the websites of the bands who appear on the nights they organise.
Technorati tag: Music
30 centimetres closer to the beach
Sea levels could rise by 30 centimetres by the end of the century if current trends prevail. An Australian study found that sea levels rose by 19.5cm between 1870 and 2004, with accelerated rates in the final 50 years of that period. Extrapolation gives the worrying century’s end figure.
Technorati tag: Sea levels
Here comes the bio-power
Work is due to begin on a £90million biomass power station near Lockerbie in Scotland. The scheme converts waste timber products into energy and should supply enough power to meet the needs of around 70,000 homes.
Technorati tag: biomass power, Scotland
Mr. Boon, come back and play that choon!
Clint Boon just announced that he’s going to stop DJing on The Revolution. The other DJs are good, but Clint’s the man! Nooooooooooo!
Technorati tag: Clint Boon, Music
Deviant Megadeth
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has turned to deviantART members to redesign Vic Rattlehead, the band’s mascot.
Technorati tag: Megadeth
Nomadic to return
A follow on to yesterday’s news about the old White Star ferry. The Northern Ireland Office bought the ship at an auction in Paris for £171,320 and announced the setting up of a charitable trust to coordinate fundraising and oversee its restoration.