I love this site! I don't have a clue what anything on it says but it has some really nice photographs.

Go have a look yourself http://sannah.iamnotfromfinland.net/blog/

10x10™ ('ten by ten') is an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time.

The result is an often moving, sometimes shocking, occasionally frivolous, but always fitting snapshot of our world. Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time. Over the course of days, months, and years, 10x10 leaves a trail of these hourly statements which, stitched together side by side, form a continuous patchwork tapestry of human life.

10x10 is ever-changing, ever-growing, quietly observing the ways in which we live. It records our wars and crises, our triumphs and tragedies, our mistakes and milestones. When we make history, or at least the headlines, 10x10 takes note and remembers.

Each hour is presented as a picture postcard window, composed of 100 different frames, each of which holds the image of a single moment in time. Clicking on a single frame allows us to peer a bit deeper into the story that lies behind the image. In this way, we can dart in and out of the news, understanding both the individual stories and the ways in which they relate to each other.

10x10 runs with no human intervention, autonomously observing what a handful of leading international news sources are saying and showing. 10x10 makes no comment on news media bias, or lack thereof. It has no politics, nor any secret agenda; it simply shows what it finds.

With no human editors and no regulation, 10x10 is open and free, raw and fresh, and consequently a unique way of following world events. In 10x10, we respond instinctively to patterns in the grid, visual indicators of relevance. When we see a frequently repeated image, we know it’s important. When we see a picture of a movie star next to a picture of dead bodies, we understand the extremes that exist in our world. Scanning a grid of pictures can be more intuitive than reading headlines, for it lets the news come to life, and everything feels a bit less distant, a bit closer to heart, and maybe, if we're lucky, gives us pause to think. If you'd like to learn more about 10x10, you can read how it works.

10x10 was designed and developed by Jonathan Harris of Number27, in conjunction with the FABRICA communication research center in Italy.

To visit 10x10 click here

These pictures are of two supposedly starving Pitbulls attacking a Stier after hurricane Katrina.

I really don't like what's happening in these pics, but I saw them and they really left an impression on me and my work mates...

ewww

If you have any information on where the pics of the Pitbulls are from please let us know in the comments below?

Dominic Timms
Tuesday September 27, 2005

Ordinary people it seems are blissfully unaware of the publishing revolution - knowing more about "dogging" than blogging, according to a survey.

Far from blogging being the practice that acolytes predict will turn mainstream media on his head, seven out of 10 people don't know what a blog is, says the survey, which also found more people are aware of "happy slapping" than podcasting.

The survey undertaken by a panel of taxi drivers, hairdressers and pub workers for the advertising agency DDB, found just 10% said they knew about podcasting - the speech-based equivalent of music downloads.

Meanwhile nearly 40% say they understood the expression "dogging" - the practice of watching people have sex in public places sensationalised by the tabloids with the help of Stan Collymore.

A further 56% said they were aware of "happy slapping", where teenagers mug people and video it on mobile phones.

"Our Grapevine Panel gives us a good indication of what people are talking about. When I asked the panel whether people were talking about blogging, they thought I meant dogging," said the DDB planning director, Sarah Carter, who oversaw the survey.

"Our research not only shows that there is no buzz about blogging and podcasting outside of our media industry bubble, but also that people have no understanding of what the words mean. It's a real wake-up call."

Based on interviews with more than 1,000 people, the survey said that flashmobbing - the short-lived craze for using mobile phones to get large groups of people to perform a stunt outside a public place - was the least understood term among consumers, with less than 10% saying they were aware of it.

Despite widespread use in the media, under a quarter of people said they knew what a "metrosexual" was - straight urban males who spend a disproportionate amount of time on their appearance - while under half said they understood the term "chav" - a media cause celebre for much of this year.

Even among computer users, the term "blogging" received a blank response, with around two thirds professing ignorance of the term, as did 66% of men and 65% of 16- to 24-year-olds.

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Dominic Timms
Tuesday September 27, 2005

Ordinary people it seems are blissfully unaware of the publishing revolution - knowing more about "dogging" than blogging, according to a survey.

Far from blogging being the practice that acolytes predict will turn mainstream media on his head, seven out of 10 people don't know what a blog is, says the survey, which also found more people are aware of "happy slapping" than podcasting.

The survey undertaken by a panel of taxi drivers, hairdressers and pub workers for the advertising agency DDB, found just 10% said they knew about podcasting - the speech-based equivalent of music downloads.

Meanwhile nearly 40% say they understood the expression "dogging" - the practice of watching people have sex in public places sensationalised by the tabloids with the help of Stan Collymore.

A further 56% said they were aware of "happy slapping", where teenagers mug people and video it on mobile phones.

"Our Grapevine Panel gives us a good indication of what people are talking about. When I asked the panel whether people were talking about blogging, they thought I meant dogging," said the DDB planning director, Sarah Carter, who oversaw the survey.

"Our research not only shows that there is no buzz about blogging and podcasting outside of our media industry bubble, but also that people have no understanding of what the words mean. It's a real wake-up call."

Based on interviews with more than 1,000 people, the survey said that flashmobbing - the short-lived craze for using mobile phones to get large groups of people to perform a stunt outside a public place - was the least understood term among consumers, with less than 10% saying they were aware of it.

Despite widespread use in the media, under a quarter of people said they knew what a "metrosexual" was - straight urban males who spend a disproportionate amount of time on their appearance - while under half said they understood the term "chav" - a media cause celebre for much of this year.

Even among computer users, the term "blogging" received a blank response, with around two thirds professing ignorance of the term, as did 66% of men and 65% of 16- to 24-year-olds.

· To contact the MediaGuardian newsdesk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 7239 9857

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http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,1579550,00.html

Darwin Award Winner:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and lost a finger.
The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago, returned with his Vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence,

the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

(so who won the driver or the hospital????)

5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer...$15. (If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is that a crime?)

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at

the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 a.m., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.

A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER!
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had. (I presume he started the siphon by sucking on the hose - YUK!!!)

www.darwinawards.com

Who is the baddest rapper in the industry?

Who is the rapper that crosses all borders, transcends all labels and is loved by everyone from the kids on the scene to the grandmas?

Snoop Dogg!

This 12 inch "Snoopafly" Snoop Dogg action figure feature 43 points of articulation and authentic "Doggystyle" clothing. (Subject to Change.)

More info goto http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=VTSD02D

Crooked Tongues in association with RESFEST are proud to present the UK Premiere of Just For Kicks:
Just For Kicks is the first film of its kind to present the underlying drivers and players that fuelled the global sneakers revolution and its $26 Billion global market. Far from a formal history of the sneaker industry, Just For Kicks offers a fun and colorful insider's history of hip hop's most treasured fashion item; revealing behind the scene stories with exclusive testimonies, never before seen footage and the charismatic personalities that have come to influence pop culture. Featuring amongst others Bobbito, Jamal Shabazz, Damon Dash, Run-DMC and Futura.

UK Premiere - RESFEST -
18.30 Friday 30th September @ NFT
Repeat screening 14.00 Saturday 1st Oct @ NFT
Tickets £8.20/£6.25 www.Bfi.org.uk/nft
Box Office - 0207 928 3232

To celebrate the UK Premiere RESFEST's aftershow party will feature Philly's own party rocker Low Bee AKA one half of Hollertronix. With hip hop and dance classics as his foundation, LBs musical ammo spans from rock to reggae, Baltimore club to indie dance, disco to the dirty south, and everything in between. Low Bee will be joined by the guys that created the soundtrack to Just for Kicks, DJ Mehdi and Outlines who have recently worked with such people as the RZA, Roy Ayres, Daft Punk and MC Solaar.

Aftershow Tickets: £10 - Very limited availability. Available from RES staff at the NFT or on the door (doubtful, as this is gonna sell out fast)!!

http://www.justforkicksmovie.com/

RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.

According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems.

The study counters the view of believers that religion is necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society.

It compares the social peformance of relatively secular countries, such as Britain, with the US, where the majority believes in a creator rather than the theory of evolution. Many conservative evangelicals in the US consider Darwinism to be a social evil, believing that it inspires atheism and amorality.

Many liberal Christians and believers of other faiths hold that religious belief is socially beneficial, believing that it helps to lower rates of violent crime, murder, suicide, sexual promiscuity and abortion. The benefits of religious belief to a society have been described as its “spiritual capital”. But the study claims that the devotion of many in the US may actually contribute to its ills.

The paper, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, a US academic journal, reports: “Many Americans agree that their churchgoing nation is an exceptional, God-blessed, shining city on the hill that stands as an impressive example for an increasingly sceptical world.

“In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies.

“The United States is almost always the most dysfunctional of the developing democracies, sometimes spectacularly so.”

Gregory Paul, the author of the study and a social scientist, used data from the International Social Survey Programme, Gallup and other research bodies to reach his conclusions.

He compared social indicators such as murder rates, abortion, suicide and teenage pregnancy.

The study concluded that the US was the world’s only prosperous democracy where murder rates were still high, and that the least devout nations were the least dysfunctional. Mr Paul said that rates of gonorrhoea in adolescents in the US were up to 300 times higher than in less devout democratic countries. The US also suffered from “ uniquely high” adolescent and adult syphilis infection rates, and adolescent abortion rates, the study suggested.

Mr Paul said: “The study shows that England, despite the social ills it has, is actually performing a good deal better than the USA in most indicators, even though it is now a much less religious nation than America.”

He said that the disparity was even greater when the US was compared with other countries, including France, Japan and the Scandinavian countries. These nations had been the most successful in reducing murder rates, early mortality, sexually transmitted diseases and abortion, he added.

Mr Paul delayed releasing the study until now because of Hurricane Katrina. He said that the evidence accumulated by a number of different studies suggested that religion might actually contribute to social ills. “I suspect that Europeans are increasingly repelled by the poor societal performance of the Christian states,” he added.

He said that most Western nations would become more religious only if the theory of evolution could be overturned and the existence of God scientifically proven. Likewise, the theory of evolution would not enjoy majority support in the US unless there was a marked decline in religious belief, Mr Paul said.

“The non-religious, proevolution democracies contradict the dictum that a society cannot enjoy good conditions unless most citizens ardently believe in a moral creator.

“The widely held fear that a Godless citizenry must experience societal disaster is therefore refuted.”

By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent - Times Online

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C2-1798944%2C00.html

Thanks to Aalia Wayfare for telling me about this story

Found on a site http://www.jonahjones.co.uk/blog/2005/06/white-poo-theory.html

(Jones et al, 2002)

The mystery

For the last few years, everyone wondered where the white poo had gone that used to foul the streets of the 80's. This had everyone stumped, and only vague and unconvincing suggestions about a change in diet could be put forward.

The revelation

Then, last year, upon mentioning this mystery to a friend of mine, he claimed to have an answer. His granny used to have "white poo spray", spray that you bought in the shops to spray on dog poo to stop it from smelling and smearing all over your shoes.

The theory

This led to the current theory on white poo, which is that when the generation of grannies who bought white poo spray died out, the poo was no longer sprayed. This explains why you no longer see white poo. Also the shops would stop selling the spray due to a massive drop in demand.

This theory put a lot of people's minds to rest, and has held up nicely to the test of time, with no noted contradictions.

New evidence

UNTIL LAST WEEK.

Last week I stopped to camp at a tiny unexplored, uninhabited island in the Okavango delta in Botswana. Accessable only by a slim, wooden dug-out canoe known as a 'mokoro', and navigated by a native guide. No other human life on there at all apart from me, a couple of others with me, and the guide. As sunset approached we decided to go on a walk to find some wildlife, and pretty soon we saw some antelope, and also some elephant and lion tracks. But I had found something far more sinister to occupy my attention. WHITE POO. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE???

Re-evaluation

The only plausible explanation is this.

At the end of the 80's, the government realised that white poo was unfashionable and had to go. Instead of the near impossible task of paying for hundreds more street cleaners to remove the white poo, they opted for a more brutal and direct alternative, remove the grannies. All of the grannies were gathered one night and, with all of the stocks of white poo spray, were shipped out to Botswana to remote and uninhabited islands around the delta. Here they remain to this day, still spraying any fresh animal poo they can find.

Found on a site http://www.jonahjones.co.uk/blog/2005/06/white-poo-theory.html

Not sure where this was captured?

But I found it at http://aitch.org.uk/pix/macro_II/ 

The shot was taken with a Sony DSC F-505V - BEAUTIFUL!

For a closer look check http://aitch.org.uk/pix/macro_II/Pages/29.html

Preferred by most Pencys as an alternative protein source, 175 calories per serving. 450 calories per dumpshot. Apparently??

A council is spray painting dog mess pink to encourage responsible pet ownership.

A team of dog wardens in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, are visiting parks this summer to mark where the fouling has taken place.

It is hoped it will encourage owners to clean up after their dogs as well as making it easier for the public to avoid.

The dog wardens will also be handing out leaflets and pooper scoops.

A special machine is used to remove the mess after it is sprayed with the biodegradable paint.

Hertsmere Council said it has now placed 50 new dog bins in all parks across the borough.

Councillor Jean Haywood told BBC London: "If you walk through the park with your dog and let it mess, and then walk back and see it highlighted pink, it highlights to the owners that maybe they should not have left it here."

Parks involved in the scheme include King George Recreation Ground in Bushey and Oakmere Park in Potters Bar.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_3856000/3856215.stm

Now this is just what io have been looking for all my life!

You still can't make white ones though :(

http://www.calumm.uklinux.net/vdsc/vdsc_options.php

Tons of disgusting treacly black dog poo contaminates the pavements of our city streets.

"It's an election promise - this will begin to change" say Drs Breck Muir and Tom Lonsdale candidates in the national Australian Veterinary Association elections.

"Natural dog poo is mostly white powdered bone about one third the volume of the artificial stuff. The foul excrement on the soles of our shoes is indigestible cereal and bacteria, the end product of unnatural feeding.

"Natural cat poo turns white too and it does not stink. Flat dwellers are ecstatic when they discover this fundamental truth concerning the cat litter tray.

"We believe that the artificial pet food industry has been able to get away with this outrage because they and their products are endorsed by the Veterinary Association.

"Whilst ever celebrity vets advertise/promote artificial pet foods on the TV/radio we will have this disgusting problem.

"Will the 4200 vets from all states kick out the establishment candidates and vote for clean streets instead? If they do Australia will take a lead and the cities of the world will follow.

"That must be good for the planet," say Drs Muir and Lonsdale.

National Australian Veterinary Association Elections, 27 May 1996

Among the many rumors circulating in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is the claim that sharks and alligators have been seen prowling the flooded byways of New Orleans.

While I wouldn't want to chalk these reports up entirely to hysteria, I think we can safely say they're a tad exaggerated.

Officials reported that a 3-foot shark had been spotted cruising the flooded streets.

As for alligator sightings, those are to be expected in Louisiana waters, as are snake sightings, and even the occasional floating ant ball.

Michael Rieger, of the federal emergency agency, said patrol boat crews had seen many alligators in the floodwaters.

Alligators are stalking the flooded waters of New Orleans and rescuers fear that they will eat the bodies of Hurricane Katrina's victims.

Authorities have just started the operation to recover what could be thousands of bodies in the floodwaters, on the streets and trapped in homes.

Rieger said: "There are a lot of people who are never going to be found.
There are a lot of alligators in the water, and alligators love that type of stuff."

Anyway I got this in my mail this morning and am not sure if it is true? Please leave a comment if you know otherwise.

"This alligator was discovered swimming down a street in New Orleans: 21-FT long, 4,500 lbs, and at least 80-years old.  Specialists said that he was looking to eat humans, being too old to catch normal prey/animals.

This alligator was killed by the Army last Sunday at 3:00 pm, and is currently in the freezer at the Azur hotel. The contents of its stomach will be analyzed this Friday at 2:30 pm.

A survivor (while in the waters) said she witnessed a alligator eat another human....there are times that I still can't believe what has happened..."

Chicks on vinyls is a gallery of alternative desktops made from some of the fruitier album covers come across by Bombay Monkey and Mr Thing (of lo-tek.co.uk) in record shops around the world.

There are hundreds of mind-boggling images to down-load of which these are just a few...

Goto: http://www.chicksonvinyl.com/

Gravediggers in a Belgian city have been criticised for holding a barbecue party in a cemetery.

It follows a complaint from a couple who visited the cemetery at Merksem, Antwerp, to visit the grave of their son.

Franois and Magda Boljau were shocked to find the gravediggers holding a party in a shed at the cemetery, reports Het Nieuwsblad.

Mrs Bolijau said: "It was happening only 15 metres from his grave. The music of 'Sex bomb, sex bomb' was coming very loud from the loudspeakers.

"Children were playing between the graves. I couldn't stand it and ran away in tears."

Alderman Erwin Pairon, who is responsible for Antwerp's cemeteries, said he was very annoyed with the gravediggers.

The gravediggers insisted they held a party every year in the same shed and that nobody had complained before.

But Alderman Pairon said: "Next year, they have to move. I understand it is very upsetting for the parents to have to listen to a party when they came to mourn."

Found on ANANOVA

Not sure if these are actual photos before Katrina hit New Orleans or just a group of photos of hurricanes as they start but they are pretty impressive...

Bombay Monkey 'Vanish'

'Vanish' is the dubut release from Bombay Monkey (aka Andy phillips and Guy Martin) and has an instant therapeutic effect from the non-intense spacey sounds of intruments, samples and vocals all combined to give you an array of variation, yet a coherent sound of very well thought out production. The title track 'Vanish' quite literally takes you from the realms reality as the gentle (skit) track 'Why' supplies a spanish feel to a nylon string guitar with some great sampling thrown in for measure. 'Camoflage' begins with an amazing discussion on Big Ben adding the British flavour to the spicy bombay mix before striking into a more upbeat tempo, then leading on to 'Honeycombe', a track with full vocals which comes as an all round nice surprise! The final three tracks take you further up that mountain of musical influences until you reach your optimum with '6th sense'. A superb journey travelled through a sublime album.

Buy Bombay Monkey 'Vanish' click here

For more info on Bombay Monkey and other artists on Lo-tek goto http://www.lo-tek.co.uk/

How would you like to dress your very own 'laydee' in the privacy of your own home? How about playing with the only gay in the village in your living room?

Well, now you can!

Little Britain spreads its catchphrase merchandising branches into the realms of action figure territory. 12" figures will be available from 20th September 2005.

They are composed of plush bodies and a moulded head with up to six catchphrases activated by a squeeze of the hand.

Emily Howard, Vicky Pollard and Daffyd are retailing at around £20 whereas you can get a twin set of Lou and Andy for about £35. Andy has made ‘yeh ah know' and ‘Ah don't like it' into instantly recognisable catchphrases, and with this scarily lifelike talking toy, you can enjoy some of his most scintillating conversations with

Lou: What a kerfuffle!

Andy: Yeh ah know!

Andy: Ah don't like it!… ah want that one!... that one, that one and that one!

Lou: Woss that you're watching, Monster Trucks?

Andy: Yeh, Monster Trucks!

Andy: Don't like it! Ah want that one!

To hear the words of these TV legends, just squeeze Andy's hand - he controls both toys. Just like the full-size versions really... The Lou and Andy talking toy set is an official Little Britain product, and the ideal gift for any fan of the show. Measures 12" high. Uses 3 x AAA batteries, included.

Members of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY coalition reacted with dismay to today's ruling by Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, which states that the campaign is prohibited from advertising on television or radio.

While Ofcom recognised the importance of the campaign, it considered its political aims to be in breach of broadcast regulations.

Oxfam's Adrian Lovett, a member of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY coordination team commented:

"We're disappointed with this decision. Members of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY coalition went to great lengths to ensure the 'click ad' met broadcast regulations and took appropriate advice before submitting it to broadcasters.

"This advertisement simply highlights the fact that a child dies every three seconds because of preventable poverty. The millions of people who are wearing a white band or taking action as part of this campaign do not see it as a narrow party-political issue. They see it as the great moral issue of our time.

"We will look carefully at the implications of this decision for our future activity. As world leaders meet in New York for the UN World Summit, it is vitally important that we get across the message that they must go much further in order to make poverty history."

The advert received incredible support from the advertising industry through millions of pounds worth of donated ad space on TV, radio and cinema. Five versions of the advert are in circulation in UK, featuring a range of personalities to appeal to general, music and sporting audiences and have been played at music festivals and sporting events throughout the summer.

View the Click Ad here

or go to http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/