TATU - Dangerous & Moving

I put up the new TATU clip a couple days ago, so here is a follow-up with their new album. Its pop, thats a given, but its not too bad. Their marketing campaigns may have addled my reasoning though and I'd be none the wiser. 01 Dangerous and Moving (intro) 02 All About Us 03 Cosmos (Outer Space) 04 Loves Me Not 05 Friend or Foe 06 Gomenasai 07 Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have) 08 Sacrifice 09 We Shout 10 Perfect Enemy 11 Obezyanka Nol 12 Dangerous and Moving

Sven Bomwollen (?)

His mission: To bring pure happiness to all the sheep in the world. And so the highly potent ram from the north is back on Cupid’s playground. But still, performing his labours of love isn’t always an easy thing for Sven. For the fourth time now, Sven has to push really hard again to satisfy each and every sheep. All new features and a lot of new fun are waiting to be discovered by the player in numerous newly designed levels. LINK I havnt played it yet, but it seems crazy enough in concept that its only a matter of time.

I'd like to visit this factory

I was scanning some old Metropolitan Water, Sewerage & Drainage Board plans for the area near Bourke St in Alexandria and included on the drawings were the local factories that were serviced by the stormwater channel of interest (to me, probably not you). One of them had a name that caught my attention. Would that there were memorabilia to be collected.

[Updated 02-09-2005] Added new picture showing broader area.

The Galaxy Travels Extensive

To continue the theme...

Star War: The Backstroke of the West

English --> Chinese --> English The translation of Star Wars III gets a little skewed, arguably improving the dialogue. Yoda however still is still annoying. Check out the rest of this little gem here.

News of the World...

Prisoners nearly tunnel out of jail

A gang of prisoners tunnelled out of a Brazilian jail - only to emerge in the prison yard.

The 67 men emerged just 30 centimetres short of Timoteo Prison's main perimeter wall.

They had painstakingly planned the break out but failed to build the tunnel long enough.

As they emerged from the tunnel, they found guards already waiting to take them back to their cells, Jornal da Globo reports.

A police spokesman said: "They were so frustrated and we could not hold our laughter, they were really dumb!"

-Ananova 12th August 2005

Drug dealers hitched lift from cop

Two Romanian drug dealers were arrested when they accepted a lift from a passing drugs squad officer.

Catalin Vasile and Gheorghita Marienescu, both 22, from Targu Frumos, had filled their rucksacks with 25 ounces of cannabis from their own plantation.

They started hitch-hiking on their way back into town when it started to rain - and got a lift from an off duty police officer with the local drugs squad, who soon recognised the distinctive smell.

Policeman Florin Ardelean said: "I saw the two men standing near a field trying to hitch a lift. I felt sorry for them as it had just started to pour down and so I stopped to help.

"I smelt the cannabis on them as soon as they had shut the doors."

The policeman then drove the pair straight to the police station in Targu Frumos.

He added: "It turns out they had been cultivating the drugs for some time in the field and were selling it locally."

The pair are now facing up to five years' jail on charges of growing and dealing drugs.

-Ananova 23rd August 2005

Cow jailed in Colombia

A cow has been put in prison after it was blamed for a road accident in Colombia.

The cow was wandering along a road in Giron when was hit by a woman on a motorcycle.

The woman was not badly hurt but police decided the cow was a danger and 'arrested' it.

Officers were unable to find out who owns the cow and are keeping it in the town's prison.

A police spokesman said: "If it was a person who caused the accident, he or she would be behind bars, so why not a cow?"

-Ananova 19th August 2005

Asbo orders teen to get drunk

-Ananova 18th July 2005 A teenager has been given an Asbo ordering him to get drunk in a court blunder

The error was only noticed when the 15-year-old ended up in front of magistrates again for an alleged breach of the conditions.

Magistrates heard the youngster, who cannot be named, was technically breaking the law if he was found walking the streets of a quiet market town without alcohol.

The order also required him to use threatening behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to members of the public in Alnwick, Northumberland.

The Asbo - issued last February after a string of complaints - reads 'without' rather than 'with', reports the Daily Mirror.

An exasperated police source said: "It took a long time to bring him to book and get him before the court in the first place.

"It is maddening to spend all that time only for the order then to tell him to go out and misbehave. It really does beggar belief."

Man pulls car with ears while standing on eggs

-Ananova 20th May 2005 A Chinese man pulled a car with his ears while walking on eggs without breaking them. Zhang Xingquan, ,38, pulled the car for about 20 metres in Dehui, Jinli province.

His performance drew a big crowd of astonished onlookers.

Zhang said he began to learn the stunt when he was just eight-years-old.

He can also pick up a 25kg bicycle with his mouth while standing on eggs.

Its Just A Little Creepy

Man can hold on to pal's corpse

A Chinese man has been told can carry on storing his pal's dead body in a freezer.

Police officers found the corpse during a routine health and safety check at his Xiao Li Bei's warehouse in the Russian town of Novosibirsk.

He told police that his friend had died of natural causes two years ago.

Li Bei said: "I just thought it would be easier to store the body myself. There's so much bureaucracy here I knew the paperwork would be endless otherwise.

"And I have a large industrial freezer in my warehouse."

Prosecutors have said that unless new evidence turns up the man will able to continue storing his friend's body in the freezer as it is not actually illegal in Russia.

-Ananova 25th August 2005

The Modern Stormtrooper

Why is it that you can never find the droids you are looking for? I have no idea where these pictures were taken from, they've been on my machine for a while. How much fun could you have with a stormtrooper outfit, and going about your daily routine. Nipping into the shops for some milk, sitting on a train reading the paper, the Herald of course, just for the broadsheet awkwardness. Muttering to the person next to you about the sorry state of Cityrail. "These train delays are awful. You should see the system they have on Alderan, fantastic. Mind you, there are some pretty strange folks in their carriages, let me tell you." "Oh the suit, haha, no. I just get it drycleaned. My wife says it makes a hell of racket in the washing machine." "Ever had a bee in your bonnet? I mean a real bee..." "I tried a tie once, but it just doesnt suit. What colours goes with white I ask you?" "Oh yeah, it does get a little uncomfortable in summer. This material just does not breathe. But thats a useful feature when you're in deep space, what with those air-conditioners pumping out that super dry air." "They're pretty rigid about uniforms, I dont mind it so much but my boss hates the all black of management. He has a dandruff problem you see, cant shake it- so to speak. He says he just can't find those girls who love a man in uniform." Anyone else want a go? I'm running a little thin. "Alright pal, we've had reports of a white male with a shaved head holding up a liquor store downtown...I think you'd better come with us." "This is a good neighbourhood, we dont want your sort hanging around causing trouble." "They dont call them 'speeders' for nothing, I'm going to need to see your licence buddy." "Uh-oh, no toilet paper. Once again, scotchguarding my underwear has saved my ass." "There's a trick to this, have to twist it as you push... I can never get it first time."

Someone set up us the bomb

Ladytron - Witching Hour

Yes, its the third album. Witching Hour. Am listening to it now, but preliminary verdict is positive. A little bit of a rock tip, distorted guitar noise is prominant, and a very natural drum sound. Natural- for want of a better word, its got no guts to it, its there to aid timing, not as a kickdrum if you get what im saying (do I get what im saying?). The first file & second file. Rapidshare, so one per hour unless you have a premium account. Password: babygotback Tracklist 01. High Rise 02. Destroy Everything You Touch 03. International Dateline 04. Amtv 05. Sugar 06. Soft Power 07. Cmyk 08. Fighting In Built Up Areas 09. Last One Standing 10. Weekend 11. Beauty 12. White Light Generation 13. All The Way The 'sugar' track, it's pretty familiar, could even be on an ad. I think it might be. I think 'Hole' when I hear it, its a little Courtney Love-esq. The album was produced by DJ Shadow it said somewhere. Well I'll leave you to it. Happy hunting.

Am I a Freak?

I used to wonder this very thing myself, that was until I found these absolute gems put out by the BBC. Some very funny stuff here, its education done well for the intended audience. And not quite so intended audience. So check it out and get some closure for your own piece of mind: For Boys :: For Girls

Hunter S. Thompson Goes 'Bang'

Taken from SMH website: With a deafening boom, the ashes of Hunter S. Thompson were blown into the sky from a 47-metre tower as relatives and a star-studded crowd bid an irreverent farewell to the founder of "gonzo journalism". ... "He loved explosions," explained his wife, Anita Thompson. ... The scene at the Owl Farm compound outside Aspen also included blow-up dolls, bands and plenty of liquor to honour Thompson..."We just threw a gallon of Wild Turkey in the back and headed west," said Kevin Coy of Chester, West Virginia, who drove more than 2,414 kilometres with a friend in the hope of seeing the celebration.

New Tatu Song/Video

I saw this just an hour or so ago, and it was nothing too special until the end when you realise that this clip isnt going to be shown on our television stations. Crazy Russians. Comes in at about 37mb I think. http://www.spitfire-media.com/movies/tATu-AAU-Uncen-rev10.mpg

Im still a little sick

Bringing notepad to life!

Family Guy...

Ok, this has a link to an ftp hosting the movie in wmv format, at 384 mb or something :here: It was working as of when this was posted. Cannot comment on the quality, didnt download it. Its the 3rd post from the bottom. Episode links, I'll fill them all in later. Episode 2 is there, that'll have to do for now. Season 4: 01 - Posted previously, scroll down. 02 - Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr High: small : large 03 - Blind Ambition: small : large 04 - Don't Make Me Over: small : large 05 - The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire: small : large 06 - Petarded: small : large 07 - Brian The Bachelor: small : large 08 - 8 Simple Rules For Buying My Teenage Daughter: small : large 09 - Breaking Out Is Hard To Do: small : large 10 - Model Misbehaviour: large

Best Keyboard Ever!

http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ The keys are all individually programmable and you can designate the display image for each key, and they can be animated displays. So very cool. Have to wait till next year however. The only competition that this keyboard has would be this:

Who else missed this?

Suicide bomber in Fuzhou, China on August, 8 2005.

1 killed (presumably the bomber) and 31 injured. The guy left a note saying that he had been treated unfairly by the local public security department. He had been jailed as a result of a dispute with a neighbour and could not recieve treatment for his lung cancer whilst imprisoned. Better to go out with a bang rather than quietly in your sleep I suppose. Read about it here. See the pictures here. (Some scenes may disturb some viewers) Loving the news links in the bottom of the article, 'Anthrax outbreak under control' & 'Scientists call for national flowers'. I can almost imagine a whole room full of scientists refusing to work (perhaps on anthrax vaccines, or new antihistamines) until there is a flower that represents the nation. Almost. I'd have more confidence in scientists who called for, say, science funding. Not that I read the article, botanists splicing genes to create a flower that is resistant to western imperialism would be cool, but im afraid that it could be somewhat less exciting.

North by North Quahog

Family Guy season 4, episode 1: North by North Quahog. Its good. Better than I expected for sure, and I should have gone about getting the episodes sooner. But can't help that now. Ok, there are two links, both have the full episode so you dont need to get both, its just the quality difference. Would have been three links but there is a missing file which was right at the end so the best quality version is not complete unfortunately (at 290MB the quality would have been excellent). Link 1 - 35 MB :: Link 2 -174 MB :: Link 3 I'll see if I cant find the completed episode at the best quality. But not now. Would anyone want it even? Maybe not. I'll get around to the other episodes at some point. Thinking of maybe putting up some whacky Japanese videos first though.

This is not a pipe

But first, the News

"Good evening! It's wonderful to be back with you again, isn't it, Ronnie?" "Indeed it is. And in a packed programme tonight, I shall be having a word with a man who goes in for meditation, because he thinks it’s better than sitting around doing nothing." "And we’ll be talking to a car designer who’s crossed Toyota with Quasimodo and come up with The Hatchback of Notre Dame." "And we had hoped to have been bringing you Arthur the Human Chameleon, but this afternoon, he crawled across a tartan rug and died of exhaustion. But first, the News: The House of Commons was sealed off today after police chased an escaped lunatic through the front door during Prime Minister’s question time. A spokesman at Scotland Yard said it was like looking for a needle in a haystack." "West Mersea police announced tonight that they wish to interview a man wearing high heels and frilly knickers, but the Chief Constable said they must wear their normal uniforms." "Many old music hall fans were present at the funeral today of Fred “Chuckles” Jenkins, Britain’s oldest and unfunniest comedian. In tribute, the vicar read out one of Fred’s jokes, and the congregation had two minutes silence." "Latest on the bullion robbery: At Wansforth Police Station, a man who’s as deaf as a post, and doesn’t speak english, with a terrible stutter, bad breath and squeaky shoes, is not helping the police with their inquiries one little bit." "At London’s Heathrow, senior customs officer Seaforth Mumbly retired today. He shook hands with passengers passing through the customs, and confiscated a gold watch for himself." "There was a fire at the main Inland Revenue office in London today, but it was put out before any serious good was done." "The search for the man who terrorizes nudist camps with a bacon slicer goes on. Inspector Lemuel Jones had a tip-off this morning, but hopes to be back on duty tomorrow." "Finally, it was revealed in a government survey published today that the Prime Minister is doing the work of two men. Laurel and Hardy." "And now a sketch, featuring Mr Ronnie Corbett, whose wife tries not to bring out the beast in him, because she’s afraid of mice." --------------------------------------------- Had to include it all, its not something that can be chopped up into bits without losing the flow. Very much a fan of the Two Ronnies and their news briefs. Where this was going before I got carried away was to include some news stories dealing with the big issues, the movers and shakers, and cutting edge journalism. I think you will be impressed. Mugged Twice in 5 Minutes: The title really sums this one up. I dig how the police are from the "Big Island" police department too. Man Dies From Injuries After Sex With Horse: It isnt illegal in Washington State, but that doesnt mean it isnt dangerous, even if he was wearing protection. Throwaway line, apologies. But really, im trying to figure out this guys angle of approach, as a horse is a pretty big animal... perhaps its best not to know. Good Catholics Use Condoms: Its about this World Youth Day thats coming up in Cologne, which is double speak for a jesus-fest. It'll probably be all peace loving like the hippy thing in the 60's, except without sex or drugs. Im struggling to see the attraction. Condom Plans Cancelled at Youth Fest: This follows nicely, see, no sex. Apathy setting in. I'll post more later. -Nick

Family Guy Movie

Thats right, they made a movie! Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story. Its full of throw away lines and randomness, just how it should be. I had a fast http link but it has subsequently been disabled, so if you have the time you can get the torrent here and wait patiently for seeders. Or wait till October 6 for the DVD (that may be US release though, havnt checked). Okay, as I type there are about 2500 people sharing the torrent. Have links for the first 10 episodes of season 4, so when I have checked they work I will post them. I havnt seen any yet, and havnt read much about them as it'd be nice to watch one I havnt seen or heard parts of.

Lollypop, Lollypop. Oh Lolly-lolly-pop.

There are times when I think I should have spent altogether more time in girls' boarding schools, ones run by nuns I mean, with the habits. The obvious remark has to do with bad habits, me or mine blah blah blah, but we shall avoid that. If this isnt a realistic representation of such a school then I dont want to know what is. The track is kinda washed out by the spinning cogs of ones imagination, but for the sake of convention: 'Bon - Boys' Part 1 : Part 2 : Part 3 : Part 4 : Part 5 Rapidshare links, so one file per hour, and they are .rar extensions. Enjoy. [Cant explain poor image quality, its fine everywhere but here]

Tiesto in Concert...

Tiesto in Concert, in the US? My initial thoughts were of how they were going to do 4 nights with 25,000 people, in the homeland of shitty pop, rock and black muzak. Then I looked at the details. Its looking like a cut down, 4 hr set with some of the theatrics of its predecessors. But it is being promoted by Godskitchen, not ID&T which was a surprise. Still be quite a show no doubt. Or shows rather. 2005. August 20. - Los Angeles (LA Sports Arena) 2005. October 20. - Miami / FT. L (Hard Rock Live Arena) 2005. October 21. - Washington DC (MCI Center) 2005. October 29. - New Orleans (Voodoo Music Experience) www.tiestoinconcert.com will sort you for info if you are so inclined. And whilst on the subject, here is a set all ready for leeching: Dj Tiesto - Forbidden Paradise 84.7 MB

Is climate change a bad thing?

As far as winter goes, this one has been pretty fine. What with all the media attention on slowing or halting climate change, it seems as if it needs a champion. Why take the benchmark against which to measure change as of the climate we have now, or a few years ago? Why dont we instead see what we need to do to level off after we have assured ourselves of an extra 4 or 5 degrees of a winter. If that means leaving all the lights on at night, do it. Make sacrifices such as eating more meat. Travel more, and by aeroplane, thats putting the jet exhaust directly into the upper atmosphere where it is needed. And the extra particles in the air help make for stunning sunsets. Further, it encourages species evolution. All those winter animals you never see because you are inside, and they are sleeping in a hole for the winter anyway, well let them sleep. Gives the summer animals a chance to quietly move in on what was boring terrain in the first place. And these exciting and more numerous summer fauna will have to adapt a little of course, but there is a lot more flexibility for them to choose new features. Think more wings and less fur. Dont tell me that evolving traits takes thousands of years, thats just silly. Look at all the boutique species of dogs, miniture horses, and the decline in average size of commercial fish stocks. Keeping the big fish and throwing the little fish back, clearly over only a couple of generations the large fish and their genes are gone. A whole species can be markedly changed in a couple of years. The thing about arguing with yourself is that there isnt anyone to interrupt you. Its the blind leading. Just leading. Which is why you should leave your lights on at night so you dont stub your toe. See, other benefits to warmer winters. As this doesnt seem to be going anywhere, ill whack in something to distract you whilst I slip away. Kids and their toys...

...and another thing

Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of Little Boy being detonated over Hiroshima. I saw a little of the news and they showed footage of a protest march through Sydney CBD, and what caught my eye was this one guy holding a placard boldly stating "No Howard!" Now, surely he could have chosen something a little more poignant, perhaps even something related to said anniversary. But hey, dont want to stand in the way of this dude changing the world and challenging public opinion, past, present or future. So protest on comrade, protest on... I'm probably supposed to say something to the effect of "I've finally done it" -but I havnt been considering it for very long, and im sure that phrase could be employed for myriad situations where it doesnt sound like a poorly scripted teen movie about overcoming acne or some similar physical disability (can only think that maybe after you were to off yourself, but then doubtful you could talk unless perhaps you believe in a conscious and aware form of afterlife). That, and possibly more accurately the fact that I dont care, why then would anyone else, its not as if its something original, entertaining or even stimulating. But for the sake of novelty, lets pretend my motivation for this waste of space was the protestor, so as I could give his statement the publicity it deserves. Now I suppse I should see if there isnt a picture somewhere to illustrate my point, 1000 words and all that.