The Woodruff Special
Insane. I had one of those horns on a Daihatsu Domino, always drew a smile. Or a look of bewilderment. :)
Insane. I had one of those horns on a Daihatsu Domino, always drew a smile. Or a look of bewilderment. :)
According to Money Guide Ireland we actually only own 49% of this toxic waste, the rest is owned by PTSB, AIB and BOI, who purchased their share for just €51m. That’s can’t be right, surely?
But – there is a small catch – PRIVATE INVESTORS actually own 51% of Nama’s (National Asset Management Agency) property loans.
17% is owned by Irish Life which is part of Permanent TSB
17% is owned by New Ireland – which is part of the Bank of Ireland Group
17% is owned by “major pension and institutional clients†of AIB Investment Managers
They paid €51 Million for a 51% share in NAMA.
Apparently YouTube took down the original at the behest of Nestlé. Greenpeace have a copy on their site if my copy is taken down, they’ve asked that people download the original and upload it to video sharing sites they’re members of. Of course YouTube shouldn’t have taken it down in the first place, they know damn well it was Fair Use.
It’s a bit gross, and I’m not generally a fan of shock advertising, but the palm oil idiocy has to stop. Unilever last updated me on their intentions in May 2008, on the back of another campaign by Greenpeace. Their deadline for sourcing palm oil from sustainable sources? 2015. I mean, fuck off like.
Let’s face it, they’re not going to be fixed in the short term, so how about giving them a quick shot of flourescent paint to at least let people know where they are? Better they swerve a few feet further back than at the last minute in a panic, or hit the damned thing and lose control. Might save a few expensive suspension repairs into the bargain.
(This article is actually about an idea by a couple of Italian design students to add colour to the tar, so that potholes are automatically highlighted when they appear, but the principle is the same.)
NYTimes.com: April is the cruelest month, wrote T.S. Eliot, possibly considering his tires and suspension, but March is pretty close. This time of year also brings new ideas for dealing with potholes.
One idea to help is to make potholes easier to avoid, even if they can’t be prevented or fixed. Several students in Italy have come up with a novel design idea.
Domenico Diego and Cristina Corradini of the Milan Polytechnic university call their plan the “Street Safe Initiative.†Their idea is to brightly color a lower layer of asphalt so that a break in the surface becomes easy to spot and the potholes easier to dodge.
(Well, maybe not euthanise. But they should definitely consider it.)
Fuck cabinet reshuffles of talentless hacks by pig molesters, this is the political news I want to see pop up in my feed reader!
The Augusta Chronicle: ATLANTA — Legislation to fine poky lane hogs is speeding along with a firm push from the House on Monday after a quick debate.
The House voted 129-29 in just seven minutes to pass and send to the Senate a bill that would set a minimum fine of $75 for any motorist driving less than the speed limit in the left lane who refuses to pull to the right when a faster vehicle approaches.
I still have one of these under my desk, never got around to fitting it as it needs to be sliced and flipped. I will though, I will…
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