Biggest ever North Sea security operation after woman dreamed about bomb on oil rig
A woman employee on a North Sea oil rig had a disturbing dream that there was a bomb on the rig.
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Film of ‘The Avengers’ on location in 1966
The British Pathe website has some film of Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee filming The Avengers, on location at Beaulieu, Hampshire, in 1966.
The loss of more trees and historic buildings in Manchester city centre
There has been a big drama lately about the area of land on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street, which is just across the canal from the New Union pub in the gay village.
Cowboy opticians and cheap spectacles (hooray)
I could write a book about my bad experiences with opticians over the past twenty-five years.
Chinese New Year celebrations, Manchester (video)
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I bought a new digital camera on Friday (more about that coming soon) and I went out to test it on Sunday. The Chinese New Year parade was just beginning as I walked up Princess Street, so I shot this video.
Free painting software
I’ve been looking at some free painting programs. In particular I wanted something that had realistic natural-painting tools (oil, watercolour, crayon, pencil, airbrush, pastels) to use with my graphics tablet.
Greg Palast on ‘The Fear Factory’
I’m going to tell you something which is straight-up heresy: America is not under attack by terrorists. There is no WAR on terror… Greg Palast on why fear sells better than sex and how The War on Terror is the Weapon of Mass Distraction. Read it here. Greg Palast’s investigative reports appear on the BBC, […]