Month: March 2007
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Thames 'clean enough' for salmon
Salmon have been introduced to the River Thames after experts declared the water clean enough for the fish to breed – after almost 200 years. More at: news.bbc.co.uk
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Schmap Player
“Freeware application Schmap Player lets you navigate any of a number of Schmap travel guides currently covering a total of 199 travel destinations across the globe” More at: http://lifehacker.com
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We think it's all over …
“It’s hard to believe, but Wembley stadium is finally complete. Jonathan Glancey tours the 90,000-seat, £800m modern marvel, from royal box to England dressing room” More at: football.guardian.co.uk
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Does anybody have a problem with that?
I was reminded of this Trigger Happy TV sketch this morning: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRyuisjvP00]
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Local Paper compares Footy mishap to Gang Rape
This piece of ‘journalism’ quite annoyed me, and was somehow(?) picked up by the Londonist: “Local Paper compares Footy mishap to Gang Rape – That was the headline that greeted readers of Tom Duncan’s column in the Newham Recorder last week. His comparison of watching a football team under perform to watching a loved one…
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Commuting Sleeping Jacket
“During research I learned that people can sleep when their bodies are held in a rigid state as opposed to only a soft and yielding state – similar to most beds. I applied this concept to the Excubo jacket – a jacket that transforms into a firm and protective shell around the user.” More at:…