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• 07.07.09
  Digital Guyana Uncategorized | (0)

  As I've mentioned previously, I'm taking part in a volunteering project in Guyana this summer. Now it's only a couple of weeks until I go. There are four of us involved in the project - follow it here.
• 05.22.09
  Rescue earth Uncategorized | (1)

  I'm really liking Oxfam's new video on climate change. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJvVEmLgfIk] And while you're at it - make sure you sign the petition too.
• 05.21.09
  Good news Uncategorized | (2)

  I've had some good news recently. Firstly, I've just found out that I am going to go and do some more overseas volunteering. It's a project called 'Web skills for Guyana' with the Commonwealth Youth Exhange Council. We are a small team who are going to go to Guyana in July to run workshops, training events and skills-sharing sessions with young people in Guyana for 5-6 weeks. Looks set to be a great project. Here is some more information from Guyana: [vimeo 4147799] I've also been accepted to do an MA in Global Media and Postnational Communications at SOAS, starting in September. Seems like ...
• 05.15.09
  Sleaze? Uncategorized | (1)

  Jack Straw submitted claims for council tax he had never paid, luckily discovering his mistake and paying back £1,500 only after the High Court ruled that MP's expenses had to be published. Gordon Brown accidentally submitted a £150 plumbing bill twice. Hazel Blears claimed for three different properties in one year and bought two new TVs and two new beds in 12 months. Shahid Malik paid way below the market rent for his main home in Dewsbury, while billing the taxpayer thousands for his second home in London. Andrew MacKay claimed full second home allowance on his London property while his wife, Julie Kirkbridge, ...
• 04.16.09
  The White Moose! Uncategorized | (2)

  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnBjnsoImX4] Don't know Mattias Hellberg? He's been in the bands Nymphet Noodlers and Hederos & Hellberg and played with both the Hellacopters (after Dregen left) and Soundtrack of Our Lives.
• 04.16.09
  This week’s listening Uncategorized | (0)

  Lars Winnerbäck & Miss Li  - Om du lämnade mig nu The White Moose - Good day Wynonie Harris - Shake that thing The Beatles - Norwegian wood Jimmy Jones - Good Timin' The Dilettantes - Subterranean Bazaar The White Moose - Mermaid Stomp
• 04.01.09
  April Fool’s Day! Uncategorized | (1)

  So what's happened today then? The Guardian gives up its print and web editions in favour of Twitter. Youtube has launched a new layout. (View any video for laugh) Opera lets you surf the web using face gestures. Newcastle appoints Alan Shearer as manager. The Pirate Bay sells out to Warner. Expedia offers flights to Mars for only $99. The BBC launches a iPlayer on a toaster. Lovefilm bans French films. Harvard Professor blames Twitter for the recession. Sitepoint reports on the internet reboot. The New Zealand Herald reports that Microsoft has bought Apple. MSN Messenger launches automatic mood detection.
• 03.31.09
  This week’s listening Uncategorized | (0)

  The O'Jays - Love Train Soundtrack of Our Lives - Firmament Vacation Nirvana - Serve the Servants The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Before I Am Gone (You Better Love Me) The Olympics - Secret Agents Archie Bronson Outfit - Dart For My Sweetheart Nirvana - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Soundtrack of Our Lives - Mantra Slider Union Carbide Productions - Cartoon Animal
• 03.30.09
  Always check your reciepts before submitting Uncategorized | (0)

  This morning it emerged that the Home secretary, Jacqui Smith, had made an expenses claim for porn films. The two films, valued at £5 each, were part of a £67  Virgin Media bill submitted last June. As we know, MPs seem to be able to claim expenses for pretty much anything, but porn is apparently one step too far. Smith's husband, Richard Timney, took the blame and said in a statement today: "I am really sorry for any embarrassment I have caused Jacqui. I can fully understand why people might be angry and offended by this. Quite obviously a claim should never have ...
• 03.30.09
  What can I say? Uncategorized | (0)

  Someone has found my blog by Googling 'what should disabled people eat?'

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