2007 February

Wednesday 28 February 2007

BBC World and WTC Building 7 collapse on September 11

This seems quite extraordinary. This clip seems to show BBC World reporting that World Trade Centre Building 7 has collapsed on September 11th. Yet the reporter is standing in front of a window and WTC Building 7 is still standing in the distance behind her. More info here.

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Filed under: Buildings, TV & film, The media — GS @ 12:12 am

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Sunday 25 February 2007

My Richard and Judy experience

Channel Four is in the news again over yet another possible scam. This time involving the You Say We Pay quiz on the Richard and Judy programme.

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Filed under: Personal, TV & film, The media — GS @ 2:24 pm

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Some goodies from the computer shop

I’ve been having a few issues lately reading discs in my NEC DVD rewriter. So the choice was spend £10 on a cleaning disc that might not fix the problem. Or buy a new drive for £16.53 (plus VAT). So I bought the NEC AD-5170A-01.

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Filed under: Net & technology — GS @ 2:53 am

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Manchester FlashMob pillow fight, Albert Square (video)

Footage of the incredible pillow fight that happened in Manchester’s Albert Square at 2pm on 23 December 2006. Watch a clip on YouTube. And many more if you search for Manchester pillow fight.

Photos here.

Filed under: Fun, Manchester — GS @ 1:14 am

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Foods high in sugar, fat and salt are altering the biological circuitry of our brains: http://g7uk.com/go/e018. The Guardian.

Google Street View has added 'the rest' of Britain today, including even the smallest lanes. Some great new views: http://g7uk.com/go/e017

Artist Spencer Tunick needs 1000 people to pose naked in Salford & M/cr on 1st May for Lowry gallery 10th birthday: http://g7uk.com/go/e016

Changes re. 'orphan works' in digital economy bill & data protection changes are a disaster for pro photographers: http://g7uk.com/go/e015

More than 100 sightings of unidentified & exotic animals in England since 2005. I saw a big cat in 1985! http://g7uk.com/go/e014

Civil servants and grocery retailers are having 'under the radar' discussions about putting VAT on food @ 3%-5%: http://g7uk.com/go/e013

An accounting mistake has cost Manchester council tax payers £420,000 & it won't be repaid: http://g7uk.com/go/e012

Gordon Brown live at the Iraq Enquiry. Channel 4 News has a live interactive blog & video stream: http://g7uk.com/go/e011

BBC World and WTC Building 7 collapse on September 11

My Richard and Judy experience

Some goodies from the computer shop

Manchester FlashMob pillow fight, Albert Square (video)

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