UEFA Champions League Final - Manchester United v Chelsea
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Football, Sport, UEFA | No Comments »In half an hour or so, the 2008 UEFA Champion's League Final between Manchester Unitad and Chelsea Football Club kicks off (at 7:45 BST). I'm going to make a quick match prediction, as is customary for these big events, and say ...
BBC Puts Pictures of Hanging on the Internet
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in Europe, Middle East, News | 1 Comment »Is it just me or is it not slightly distressing to see a photo of two young men about to be hanged? In a piece about Mehdi Kazemi, a gay Iranian student who has mercifully won his asylum case, the ...
UK & Australian Wine Shops (Re)Launched
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in General, Online shopping, Webmaster Chat | No Comments »When we spent our year in Australia - until December 2007 - we ended our trip with a gentle enough spell living in the idyllic Adelaide Hills region which, as is only human, we really loved. During that time, we were ...
L’il Wayne Feat. Kanye West - Lollipop Remix
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in General, Music | 1 Comment »Ever since I first heard the ordinary version of this song playing on the radio, I knew it was going to be huge. Having heard Lil Wayne 'sing' it live, its clear that the auto-tune doesn't just mess about with ...
Office Supplies Shopping Site Progress
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in General, Google, Online shopping | No Comments »I've been working steadily on the new look for the Shop Online 4 site which will be ready to take us forward for the next 18 months or so, and will incorporate some great design aspects as well as comparison ...
Hepsi - Ask Sakizi - Music from Turkey
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Asia, Europe, Music | No Comments »Hepsi are a Turkish R&B pop group that are also quite popular in Kyrgystan. Perfect for a diversion in the afternoon - try to learn the words: Seni sildim telefon defterimdenShare This
Do Russians Smash Bottles on New Ships?
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Europe, Far East, Films, festivities | No Comments »I've just been watching K19: The Widowmaker and the boat (yes, I know, it was a nuclear submarine therefore boat) wasn't properly christened with the traditional smashed champagne. I wanted to know, do Russians share the same naval superstitions? Would ...
Holy Spam Surge - Webmasters Beware dfgsdfgfr@r45t !!
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, General, Google, Web Search (SEO), Webmaster Chat, wordpress | 4 Comments »We've been spammed. Hard. We're still trying to work out how and why it occurred, and how we can best mitigate the problems it has already thrown up, but our rudimentary investigation has demonstrated one thing which has wider implications ...
British Food: Imports, Seasons and Gordon Ramsay
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Africa, Americas, Climate Change, Europe, News | 1 Comment »Gordon Ramsay has suggested that Britain should fine restaurants that use out-of-season fruit and vegetables. I'm glad he's not going to fine me. Only this morning, whilst making the Great English Breakfast, I used a tin of beans. The beans ...
Volcano Meets Storm - amazing pictures
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Americas, Pictures | 2 Comments »A Chilean volcano has erupted at the same time as an electrical storm was passing over head, resulting in some spectacular photos. Authorities thought the volcano was dormant because it had not erupted for hundreds of years. Share This