Give me your money !

14 09 2009

On 18th September I am taking part in one of those ‘old-stupid-people-doing-things-they-should-know-better-than-to-do’ type event for the purposes of

  • having fun
  • raising money

I’m part of a team that will compete for a day in the wilds of Scotland to raise money for charidee and have some fun.

The challenge involves cycling, running, orienteering and river rafting in Scotland against other corporate teams.

My team is called Kid Creola and the CocoKnuts and we would be very grateful for your help. So, in the time honoured tradition I am asking for money, doesn’t matter how much anything will do.

As an added incentive, if you sponsor my team and you email me to let me know you’ve done it with the donating name, amount, date and time (use the email address on the bottom right) then, IF our team wins the first prize (which is a skiing holiday) I will donate my personal place to the person who has donated the most to our team.

So, if you would be willing to sponsor us to help with our fund raising in aid of the Prince’s Trust, we have a Just Giving Website which you can click on to donate.

Please don’t feel obliged in any way and any amount no matter how small helps, you can also remain anonymous.

http://www.justgiving.com/KidCreolaandtheCocoKnuts/





I am officially old..

7 09 2009

Well, I made it (just). I celebrated 40 years on this earth on Saturday just gone.. I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a lot of people I like, some I love and one I created.. oh and Howard Graham !

Rather than go-on about it I’ll let you make your mind up for yourselves as to whether it was a good night. I enjoyed it, and I guess, as the birthday boy, thats all that should matter.. but it’s always nice to see other people enjoying themselves (or at least giving that impression).

..and for those people who are wondering, hog roasts are definitely to be recommended. Loads and loads of fresh roasted pig, with coleslaw, stuffing, apple sauce and salad mmmm





Mexican Drug Lord gets Busted, Check Out Pics

27 08 2009

Mexican Drug Lord gets Busted, Check Out Pics

Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009

What happens when a rich Mexican drug lord gets busted? Well, check out the below pics for yourselves. Everything we’d expect, right? Gold pistols, machine guns, mansions and even wild animals.

mexicodruglord

goldgun

mexicogoldguns

goldak47

mesicoholygun

mexicodruglordguns

mexicodruglordhouse

poolmexicodruglord

pantermexico

whitelion

lionmexicodruglord

mexicoswat

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft in web photo racism row

26 08 2009

The US original (top) and the altered Polish version (bottom)


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Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to change a black man’s head to that of a white man.

The picture, showing employees sitting around a desk, appeared unaltered on the firm’s US website.

But on the website of its Polish business unit the black man’s head was replaced with a white face, although the colour of his hands were unchanged.

Microsoft said it had pulled the image and would be investigating who made the changes. It apologised for the gaffe.

The altered image, which also featured an Asian man and a white woman, was quickly circulated online.

Bloggers have had a field day with the story, with some suggesting Microsoft was attempting to please all markets by having a man with both a white face and a black hand.

“The white head and black hand actually symbolise interracial harmony. It is supposed to show that a person can be white and black, old and young at the same time,” said one blogger on the Photoshop Disasters blog.

Others have suggested that the ethnic mix of the Polish population may have played a part in the decision to change the photo.

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Typical marketing bullshit..

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Beijing loves IKEA — but not for shopping -

25 08 2009