Tuesday 30 August 2011

Melbourne

This is why Melbourne is the World’s Most Liveable City

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And You Thought Monty Python Made it Up

Well they didn’t…the Queen’s Own McKamikaze Highlanders, QOMH, 23 Bn Royal Regiment of Scotland really do exist:

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All things Must Pass

Time for a change.  Black is boring.  And for you Holden lovers this is what an FJ (my first car in Melbourne, the World’s Most Liveable City) would look like if it were built today.  Please GM, pretty please….

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Saturday 27 August 2011

A New Primate

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Rejoice! Another new primate has been discovered, this time in an unexplored part of Brazil.

It is described as a type of the exquisitely named titi monkey.  What other new species lurk in darkest Brazil?

Wednesday 24 August 2011

DC has Fun in the Desert

David Coulthard shows that an F1  car plus an American dirt road equals the ultimate fun

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Welcome Back RCAF and RCN

 

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Canada has just announced that it will restore the names Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air force and Canadian Army.

The traditional names were originally dropped by Trudeau in a petulant display of anti royalty.  All true Canadians will rejoice at common sense breaking out.  No longer will the Canadian military create collective sniggering from others.

Modern militaries are now all joint services and as the Brits, Aussies, Kiwis and Yanks have shown traditional names in no way hamper this and indeed provide a source of inspiration and pride to veterans and serving members alike.

Welcome back Canada, we’ve missed you.

Wednesday 10 August 2011

The Next Innovation is Here

And you thought the technology of Minority Report was way in the future.  Well you were wrong.  It’s here now and looks incredible: