Planet Tim

Sunday, January 09, 2011

National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010

@ boston.com

Collected below are 47 images from the three categories of People, Places and Nature.

Saturday, January 08, 2011

The Ashes: the 20 best moments of the series

@ www.telegraph.co.uk

"England have won the Ashes series 3-1, but along the way there were some great moments to savour. Here is Telegraph Sport's rundown of some of the best."

Tags: none

Friday, January 07, 2011

Friday, December 24, 2010

Animated Albums

@ b3ta.com

In b3ta's top 10 photoshops this year

"10. Animated Albums - Beatles Get Back. Actually
this looks like a great challenge that we'd
totally forgotten about, make sure you check out
the others. (E Dubya)
http://b3ta.com/board/10068074"

Tags: pictures humour music

Friday, December 10, 2010

White Christmas

"...one of the many quick set changes" @chroniclelive.co.uk

"Indeed Anna Louizos' set design deserves special mention, not just for its visual impact but also for the smoothness and speed of the often major changes". @britishtheatreguide.info

Monday, December 06, 2010

Saturday, December 04, 2010

The Ashes - Live!

@ crictime.com

A live TV stream of The Ashes.

(or you can watch the highlights here)

Tags: cricket

Friday, November 12, 2010

Swanny's Ashes Diary No.2

@ecbtv.co.uk

Swann's new diary from downunder is well worth a peep - hilarious - not long to go now til The Ashes!

Tags: cricket sport

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Is your private phone number on Facebook?

@guardian.co.uk

Uploads from iPhones using the Facebook app will push all your contacts onto Facebook's servers - where they'll be matched against any and everyone.

Tags: technical

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

2010 Ryder Cup

rydercup.com

Nothing on earth makes you feel more European!

Tags: sport Europe USA

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Odds
To win the Premier League 1000-1 loser
Top 4 finish 40-1
Top 6 finish 25-1
Top 10 finish 7-2
To get relegated 10-3
To finish bottom 16-1

Paddy Power is offering:
NUFC to qualify for the Europa League 9-1
NUFC to avoid relegation 1-5 winner
Steven Taylor to play in the Prem League this season for NUFC 1-8
Chris Hughton to be NUFC manager on the final day of 2010/11 season 4-6
A.Smith to receive the most Red Cards for NUFC in all competitions 5-1
C Hughton to be sacked before the end of the season 11-10
J Barton to have a fist fight with a Newcastle team mate 5-1
NUFC to beat any of the 'BIG 4' at home in the Prem League 4-7
Andy Carroll to be NUFC's top Premier League goalscorer in 2010/11 11-4

To finish higher in the Premier League:
Newcastle 11-8
Sunderland 8-15

Finishing Position 2010/11
1st-6th 14-1
7th-9th 11-2
10th-12th 13-5
13th-17th evens
18th-20th 10-3

Newcastle's Top Prem League Scorer
S Ameobi 11-4
A Carroll 11-4
P Lovenkrands 7-2
K Nolan 11-2
L Best 8-1
N Ranger 10-1
W Routledge 16-1
J Gutierrez 20-1

A Carroll to score 16 or more Prem League goals 8-1
A Carroll to score less than 5 Prem League goals 7-4
S Ameobi to score 16 or more Prem League goals 8-1
S Ameobi to score less than 5 Prem League goals 7-4
P Lovenkrands to score 16 or more Prem League goals 10-1
P Lovenkrands to score less than 5 Prem League goals 6-4
K Nolan to score 16 or more Prem League goals 20-1
K Nolan to score less than 5 Prem League goals 11-10

Skybet are offering:
Our first win:
Mon 16-Aug Man United (a) 12-1
Sun 22-Aug Aston Villa (h) 6-4
Sat 28-Aug Wolves (a) 4-1
Sat 11-Sep Blackpool (h) 3-1
Sat 18-Sep Everton (a) 40-1
Sun 26-Sep Stoke (h) 10-1
Dont Win Any Of First 6 8-1

Newcastle to Win both league games v Sunderland 13-2

Thursday, June 03, 2010

World Cup gizmo

@ marca.com

Tags: football sport

Monday, May 03, 2010

Vote for policies, not personalities!

voteforpolicies.org.uk

"Vote for Policies makes it easy to compare what the political parties are promising to do. It helps you make an informed, unbiased decision about who to vote for. Find out which party you really support... "

Tags: politics quiz

Saturday, March 27, 2010

RIP Harry Carpenter

@bbc.co.uk

"Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter has died at the age of 84.

Carpenter was the BBC's voice of boxing for almost half a century after joining the corporation in 1949, when he first began commentating on the sport.

Known for his double act with British boxing great Frank Bruno, Carpenter also presented Sportsnight, Grandstand and Sports Personality of the Year.

He retired in 1994 and died in his sleep at King's College Hospital in London in the early hours of Saturday. "

Tags: death

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Free Audio Books

booksshouldbefree.com

"Thousands of free audio books that you can download in mp3, iPod and iTunes formats for your portable audio player. Audio previews, convenient categories and excellent search functionality make BooksShouldBeFree.com your best source for free audio books. Download a free audio book for yourself today!"

Tags: resources