Monthly Archives: November 2006

forests and our precious water

November 22, 2006 – 9:05 am

I was delighted to read on the Google Earth blog about a fantastic initiative of the Victorian Rainforest Network to create accurate and educational overlays for Google Earth that clearly illustrate a range of threats to our precious forest environments.
Of particular interest is the maps of logging in catchment areas. Organisations like the VRN get [...]

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my $20,000 bicycle – for sale

November 19, 2006 – 4:56 pm

this is my bike – I’ve had it for about 6 years now and I reckon it’s worth about $20,000, would anyone like to buy it?

What? too much?!? don’t be so hasty, let me fill you in on the details:
Initial cost $250, maintenance and accessories $400. I’ve ridden it the 7 km. to work almost [...]

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The KFC face from space

November 15, 2006 – 2:38 pm

Michael Castellon writes about the KFC stunt that saw them launch a new logo by building one big enough to be seen from space.
Actually, being seen from space is almost certainly not their concern – space has a relatively sparse population and probably few of them visit KFC stores.
What they’re really hoping for is to [...]

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