tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60064592024-03-07T06:22:48.957+00:00New LinksThe linkage is out theremmChronichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178041991749409542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3531125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-66604272844331652702007-09-12T12:55:00.000+01:002008-11-18T20:17:01.560+00:00Dirty Mouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dirtymouse.co.uk"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kuqqIqQpKWDasvlI60RMYYO57AUiMQqatUQiozvdCVGWmNL1aDXFjWOnS1a_kr_H2eQ43sI_ODyoPyQeoN2J5GuO0fBSAfYFLeW94Rg8twnjCx8dB96BpGmI_m2PhyiCy-c7FQ/s400/dirtymouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109289516057179538" /></a><br /><br /><br />bungers has a new job and part of my job involves blogging now. So all is good. I've also just been invited to be a contributor on this rather swanky new site called <a href="http://www.dirtymouse.co.uk/">Dirty Mouse</a>. <br /><br />Visit the mouse for sweet design related resources!bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-71755526872273383872007-07-06T07:39:00.000+01:002007-07-06T07:42:29.249+01:00Every film would be better with TransformersHere's proof that every film that has ever been made would be better with the addition of Transformers. <br /><br />Lord of the Rings<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UvJuZbUN0rE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UvJuZbUN0rE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />300<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4_mDHNhO6Pk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4_mDHNhO6Pk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />I;m sure there's more, I'll see if I have time to post them next May. <br /><br />I'm soooooooooooo looking forward to the real movie!! :)bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-8524682837954335902007-05-08T15:45:00.000+01:002007-05-08T15:52:14.238+01:00Moore blames women for 'banal' TV<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Space" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/patrick.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="I can see Uranus. Snigger." alt="I can see Uranus. Snigger." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Boobies" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/boobies2.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Bushel bubbies indeed!" alt="Bushel bubbies indeed!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Fight" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/vs.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="it's a fight!" alt="it's a fight!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Cocks" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/cock.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="What a big cock!" alt="What a big cock!" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6634255.stm">BBC NEWS | Moore blames women for 'banal' TV</a><br /><br />Salute Patrick for his non-PC 5|<1775.. More Patrick Moore related news can be found by searching this site. Hooray for Patrick Moore!bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1162979777025704412006-11-08T09:39:00.000+00:002006-11-08T09:56:17.280+00:00Land Of The Free?<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/USA" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/USA%20icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Land of the free, home of the DMCA, RIAA, MPAA, ETC." alt="Land of the free, home of the DMCA, RIAA, MPAA, ETC." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/War" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/War%20Icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." alt="What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Bush" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/Bush%20Icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="World's Biggest Terruhist" alt="World's Biggest Terruhist" width="64" height="64" /></a>Gone into <a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6006459&postID=116239906500059948">hiding</a>? Bah. I'd just like to say I'm making no false promise of <a href="http://newlinks.blogspot.com/2006/09/our-biggest-hits.html">"we is back"</a> because I know I'm not. However I would like to say well done to the peeps in America for taking a kick at the balls of the Chimpmeister. Woo and yay!<br /><br />The <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6127216.stm">Democrats have taken back the House of Representatives</a> and look on course to be regaining the Senate too. This of course means the biggest terruhist in the world today has probably been cut off from the funds needed to continue his War Of Terror as any request he makes should now be ignored. Yay for world peace. Or something.<br /><br />Now about that Kyoto Treaty...mmChronichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178041991749409542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1162557460774849752006-11-03T12:37:00.000+00:002006-11-03T12:41:16.906+00:00Fuskers.<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Bariatric" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/Bariatric.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="I *AM* breathing out you cheeky fscker!" alt="I *AM* breathing out you cheeky fscker!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Farmer" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/farmer.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Get orf moi land!" alt="Get orf moi land!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Mars" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/mars.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play. It won't help you find lost space probes though. Shame." alt="A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play. It won't help you find lost space probes though. Shame." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/The Simpsons" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/Homer.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="mmmmmmm Doughnuts!" alt="mmmmmmm Doughnuts!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Beer" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/400/beericon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="mmmm... beer..." alt="mmmm... beer..." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Food" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/colonels.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="crispy lickin' good!" alt="crispy lickin' good!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Food" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/chef.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="oi! fatty!" alt="oi! fatty!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Shit" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/shit.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Exceedingly Excremental, Staggeringly Stoolish, Positively Pooey etc etc" alt="Exceedingly Excremental, Staggeringly Stoolish, Positively Pooey etc etc" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Science" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/thescientist.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Here comes the science bit..." alt="Here comes the science bit..." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Dangerous Animals" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/steve.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="It may look dangerous..." alt="It may look dangerous..." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Shocker" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/shocker.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="OMFG!" alt="OMFG!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Swearing" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/Roger.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Roger Mellie - The man on the telly" alt="Roger Mellie - The man on the telly" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well well. Looks like Yahoo! has been reading NewLinks again... Two days after I launch my legendary <a href="http://newlinks.blogspot.com/2006/11/bungers-recipe-of-day.html">bungers' Recipe of the Day</a>™, they come along, steal my idea and do this!<br /><br /><a href="http://food.yahoo.com/">Recipes, Restaurants, Wine, Entertaining, and Cooks on Yahoo! Food</a><br /><br /><b>/shakes fist</b> <em>"Why I oughta!!!</em> <br /><br />Pesky Yahoo.bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1162399065000599482006-11-01T16:36:00.000+00:002006-11-01T16:37:45.780+00:00Bunger's recipe of the day<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Bariatric" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/Bariatric.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="I *AM* breathing out you cheeky fscker!" alt="I *AM* breathing out you cheeky fscker!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Food" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/chef.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="oi! fatty!" alt="oi! fatty!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Food" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/colonels.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="crispy lickin' good!" alt="crispy lickin' good!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Beer" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/400/beericon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="mmmm... beer..." alt="mmmm... beer..." width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Feeling inspired after watching that new cooking programme on the telly last night, I've decided to devote a portion of my day to finding you the best recipes on the net. <br /><br />Let's get started:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.recipesource.com/text/main-dishes/meat/pork/spam/recipe5.txt">Bungers' recipe of the day #1</a><br /><br />Woo+!bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1161774734896706852006-10-25T12:11:00.003+01:002010-07-04T13:22:20.989+01:00HMS Hermes - Warship Wednesday<span style="font-style: italic;">A weekly column looking at interesting naval ships from around the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span></span><br />
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HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> was the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be ordered by any navy. Previous to <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> existing ships had been converted to allow the take off and landing of aircraft. Ordered in 1917, during the First World War, construction began in 1918 and <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> was launched in 1919. Too late to play any part in the war, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> was not commissioned into the Royal Navy until 1923.<br />
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Drawing on what little practical experience of operating aircraft at sea there was, inevitably the design was flawed. She lacked operational endurance and her complement of aircraft was limited. Of more concern to her crew she had been built with similar lines to a light cruiser, a wholly unsuitable choice. The large starboard island, sited forward amidships, caused her to list, and, she was, particularly in rough weather, somewhat unstable. Despite all these faults, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> can be recognised as the first real aircraft carrier.<br />
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During the inter war years <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> served in the Far East on the China Station. Twice she returned to Britain for refits in 1928 and again in 1934.<br />
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At the outbreak of the Second World War <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> was back in Western waters, operating against the German U-boat threat. During the short-lived British Expeditionary Force's foray into continental Europe <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> provided air cover. She continued her active service by assisting in the epic hunt across the South Atlantic sea-lanes for the German pocket battleship <span style="font-style: italic;">Admiral Graf Spee</span>, which was wreaking havoc amongst Allied shipping.<br />
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In July 1940 while operating off Dakar (to keep an eye on French vessels) <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> bow and flight deck were damaged in a collision with the armed merchant HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Corfu</span>. Putting into Freetown for basic repairs, she sailed onto Simonstown, South Africa for a more complete work including a refit. <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> was back at sea before the end of the year.<br />
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In 1941 <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> joined Force T, which was to operate in support of a land offensive against Italian forces in Somaliland. Later that year <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> served in the Persian Gulf, helping to prevent any German incursions into Iraq, then in the Indian Ocean. Christmas 1941 was spent in Selborne dry dock Simonstown.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span>, at this time commanded by Captain R.F.J. Onslow, was back on active service in the spring of 1942 as part of Force B, based at Ceylon (Sri Lanka). On 9th April Force B was southwest of Trincomolee, attacked by a massive air strike launched by the Japanese carriers <span style="font-style: italic;">Akagi</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hiryu</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Soryu</span>. Virtually defenceless, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> suffered 40 hits and went to the bottom with 307 of her crew. Many of the survivors were picked up by the nearby hospital ship Vita.<br />
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Fact: <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> badge can still be seen on the side of the Selborne dry dock wall.<br />
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Fact: The wreck of <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> is located off Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean.<br />
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Fact: Due to the delay in commissioning <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span>, the Imperial Japanese Navy's <span style="font-style: italic;">Hosho</span>, commissioned in 1922, has the honour of being the first aircraft carrier actually entering service with a navy.<br />
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Fact: The <span style="font-style: italic;">Akagi</span> had been the flagship for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> (D 95) Particulars</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Hermes</span> was built by Armstrongs of Newcastle-on-Tyne, although ordered in 1917 she was not commissioned until 1923.<br />
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Laid down: January 1918<br />
Launched: 11 September 1919<br />
Commissioned: July 1923<br />
Displacement: 11,085 tons<br />
Length: 182.27 m<br />
Beam: 21.41 m<br />
Draft: 5.64 m<br />
Propulsion: Two steam turbines, 40,000 hp (30 MW)<br />
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)<br />
Complement: 700 officers and men<br />
Armament: 6 x 5.5in (140 mm) guns, 3 x 4in (102 mm) AA guns and 8 x 12.7mm AA guns. 6 x 20 mm guns added in 1934<br />
Aircraft: Initially 15 (Fairey III and Flycatcher) then 12 (Fairey Swordfish II or Supermarine Walrus)<br />
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Next week choose from:<br />
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USS Constitution: 'Old Ironsides', the heavy American frigate from the War<br />
of 1812<br />
IJN Yamato: one of two 65,000-ton behemoths built by Japan during WWII<br />
H.L. Hunley: the first submarine to sink an enemy warship<br />
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If you'd like to see previous Warship Wednesday posts, you can choose from:<br />
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<a href="http://newlinks.blogspot.com/2006/09/warship-wednesday-thursday.html">HMS Victoria</a>: flagship of the British Mediterranean fleet, involved in one of the most notorious disasters to strike the Royal Navy.<br />
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<a href="http://newlinks.blogspot.com/2006/10/warship-wednesday-sms-emden.html">SMS Emden</a>: the infamous German commerce raider from WWI.<br />
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<a href="http://newlinks.blogspot.com/2006/10/warship-wednesday-hms-conqueror.html">HMS Conqueror</a>: 'Gotcha!' the sub that sank the Argentinean General Belgrano during the Falklands War.bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1161253610854124422006-10-19T11:26:00.000+01:002006-10-19T11:27:45.470+01:00Awesome Zombie Game<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Fight" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/1000/vs.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="it's a fight!" alt="it's a fight!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/death" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/death.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="DROP THE SCYTHE, AND TURN AROUND SLOWLY." alt="DROP THE SCYTHE, AND TURN AROUND SLOWLY." width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Awesome Zombie Game: <a href="http://artscool.cfa.cmu.edu/~lee/deanimator.html">De-Animator</a>bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1161159659769793092006-10-18T09:19:00.002+01:002010-07-04T13:03:21.014+01:00SMS Emden - Warship WednesdayIt's Wednesday again, and that means it's time for Warship Wednesday again! <br />
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Warship Wednesday is a weekly column looking at interesting naval ships from around the world. This week, it's time for...<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">SMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span></span><br />
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The infamous SMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> was the scourge of allied merchant shipping during an extended raiding cruise in the early months of the First World War.<br />
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In the latter part of 1914 the strategy of the German surface fleet was to disperse around the globe and wreak havoc amongst Allied Shipping. In just one cruise in the Indian Ocean, <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> sailed into the history books, reportedly capturing or destroying 23 Allied ships. <br />
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At the start of the war <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> was commanded by Captain Karl von Müller and stationed in the Far East as part of Admiral-Count Maximilian von Spee's German Asiatic Squadron based at the Chinese port of Tsingtao. Müller was a superb cruiser captain, and aware of the situation in Europe in July 1914, took <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> to sea before war was declared to prevent her being trapped in port by Allied ships. Müller convinced von Spee that <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> would be most effective operating alone in her prime role of commerce raiding. Her famous cruise to attack British shipping in the Indian Ocean began on 14 August.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>'s relentless activities, sinking or capturing British ships, caused utter confusion. The British authorities had viewed the Indian Ocean as a safe area for British shipping, now, with <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> on the loose, that had changed. Moreover, the losses sent insurance rates through the roof, and, as a result, merchant ships could not afford to venture forth from their safe harbours. <br />
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The British responded by dispatching a number of ships to hunt down the Müller and the <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>, but to no effect. In fact Müller had proved to be a cunning captain as well as a superb seaman. He had installed a fake smokestack on <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>, which made her silhouette extremely similar to the British ship HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Yarmouth</span>. This ruse fooled many a merchantman leading to their capture. Thinking they were saluting a friendly vessel they allowed <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> to close with them, at which point Müller would hoist enemy colours and fire a shot over their bow! At one point 60 Allied ships were chasing this lone German vessel.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>'s activities were not restrained to capturing Allied shipping. In September 1914 Müller used <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>'s 4.1in guns to bombard the British port of Madras, setting fire to fuel tanks, destroying 350,000 gallons of oil and causing widespread panic. In October Müller sailed the still disguised <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> straight into Penang harbour, raised the German naval ensign and began shooting up the many Allied vessels in the harbour. Making good his escape, the French ship <span style="font-style: italic;">Mosquet</span> chased Müller; he made short work of this pursuer quickly sending her to the bottom. <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>'s luck was holding out, but that was about to change.<br />
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Müller now decided to attack the Allied Radio station at Direction Island on 9 November 1914. It was a fatal decision. Although the attack was a success, the radio operators had recognised the ship and called for help. The signal reached Captain John Glossop in HMAS <span style="font-style: italic;">Sydney</span>, an Australian cruiser, who just happened to be close by escorting an allied convoy.<br />
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With their landing party still ashore, <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> spotted the fast approaching <span style="font-style: italic;">Sydney</span>. Müller immediately put out to sea to engage the new threat, leaving his men ashore. Over the next 90 minutes the two ships engaged in deadly combat. <span style="font-style: italic;">Sydney</span>'s superior 6in guns and her speed eventually told. Despite having one of her guns disabled early in the fight, <span style="font-style: italic;">Sydney</span> managed to land over 100 hits upon the <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>, inflicting fatal damage.<br />
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It was obvious to Müller that <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> was going down, to avoid exposing his crew to more danger he ran her onto North Keeling Island. Sydney then chased away a collier that had been sailing with <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>, and upon returning to the beached ship found her still flying German colours. When his signal calling upon <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> to surrender was ignored, Glossop opened fire causing more casualties before the German ensign was hauled down. <br />
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Müller had lost 131 men killed and 65 wounded, the surviving members of the crew were taken prisoner and the now decrepit <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> was destroyed. Captain Müller was the last man off his ship.<br />
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Fact: <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> was the last piston engine warship commissioned into the German Navy.<br />
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Fact: In Sri Lanka people call a particularly obnoxious person an <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>.<br />
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Fact: The German landing party left behind on Direction Island seized a schooner and sailed for the neutral Dutch territory of Sumatra. They were picked up by a German commercial ship and taken to Turkey, then Germany's ally. Travelling overland the men finally made it back to Germany after an epic journey which began with Emden leaving China.<br />
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Fact: In 1917, a 105mm gun from <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> was installed as a monument in Sydney's Hyde Park. Another is located on display in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">SMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span> Particulars</span><br />
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Emden was built by Kaiserliche Werft of Danzig, launched on May 26, 1908 and commissioned into the German Imperial Navy, on July 10 1909. <br />
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Laid down: April 06, 1906<br />
Launched: May 26, 1908<br />
Commissioned: July 10, 1909<br />
Cost: 6,38 Million Reichsmarks<br />
Fate: scuttled<br />
Displacement: 3,364 tons normal<br />
Length: 118 m<br />
Beam: 13.4 m<br />
Draught: 5.3 m<br />
Propulsion: Twelve boilers, two 16,000 shaft horsepower (12 MW) 3-cylinder triple expansion reciprocating steam engines driving two propellers<br />
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h)<br />
Range: 3,700 miles (6,000 km)<br />
Complement: 360<br />
Armament: ten 4.1in QF in single turrets, and two TT<br />
Armour: Deck 13 mm, Belt 51 mm, Conning tower 102 mm<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>'s confirmed victims:</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Indus</span> - 3393 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Lovat</span> - 6102 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Killin</span> - 3514 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Diplomat</span> - 7615 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Trabbock</span> - 4014 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Kabinga</span> - 4657 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Clan Matheson</span> - 4775 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">King Lud</span> - 3650 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Foyle</span> - 4147 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Riberia</span> - 4147 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Tymeric</span> - 3314 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Buresk</span> - 4350 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Gryjedale</span> - 4437 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Pontoporos</span> - 4049 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Troilus</span> - 7562 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Clan Grant</span> - 3948 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Benmohr</span> - 4806 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Chilkana</span> - 5146 tons.<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Pourabbel</span> - 473 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Exford</span> - 4542 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Saint Egbert</span> - 5526 tons<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Zhemtchug</span> (Russian Cruiser)<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Mousquet</span> (French Destroyer)<br />
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Estimated value of captures: £650,000<br />
Estimated value of cargoes: £3,000,000<br />
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Next week choose from:<br />
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USS Constitution: 'Old Ironsides', the heavy American frigate from the War<br />
of 1812<br />
IJN Yamato: one of two 65,000-ton behemoths built by Japan during WWII<br />
HMS Hermes: the world's first purpose built fleet aircraft carrier<br />
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<b>HMS <i>Conqueror</i></b><br />
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Conqueror <span style="font-style:italic;">returns to Faslane flying the 'Jolly Roger' to mark an enemy 'kill'.</span><br />
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<b>HMS Conqueror</b> was the third vessel of the <span style="font-style:italic;">Churchill</span> class nuclear powered submarines and is famous for one major event that occurred in May 1982 during the Falklands War: sinking the Argentinean cruiser <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span>, under the command of Cdr Chris Wreford-Brown, set sail from Faslane bound for the Falkland Islands on April 3 1982, a mere two days after the Argentines had invaded the islands. Arriving in the theatre of operations around the islands 21 days later, <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span>'s prime role was to find the Argentinean Aircraft carrier <span style="font-style:italic;">25 de Mayo</span>. The presence of the carrier in waters around the Falklands would have been dangerous for the British Task Force steaming south to liberate the islands.<br />
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In fact while <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> was operating to the south of the Falkland Islands, the <span style="font-style:italic;">25 de Mayo</span> was approaching from the north. On 30 April <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> located the Argentinean light cruiser <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span> (ex-USS <span style="font-style:italic;">Phoenix</span>) off the Burdwood Bank, to the south of the islands. The British government, under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, had imposed a 200 nautical mile exclusion zone around the Falkland Islands; any Argentinean ships entering that zone could expect to be attacked. But the <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span>, accompanied by two destroyers, was outside the zone. The British Task Force Commander Rear-Admiral Sandy Woodward gave the order for <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> to attack, but this was countermanded by Submarine HQ at Northwood. Admiral of the Fleet and Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Terry Lewin approached the British Cabinet to ask for a change in the rules of engagement in order to attack the cruiser.<br />
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Faced with the prospect of <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> losing the Argentine ships as they passed over the Burwood Bank (<span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span>'s towed sonar array would probably have snagged on the underwater reef), the order from London came for Wreford-Brown to engage. The Cabinet were aware that both of the destroyers were armed with deadly ship-to-ship Exocet missiles and thought the <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span> may have been similarly armed. <br />
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It was feared that the <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span> was acting in concert with the <span style="font-style:italic;">25 de Mayo</span> to create a pincer attack on the British Task Force.<br />
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<span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> launched three torpedoes, one of which struck the <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span>, virtually blowing the bow off, but causing no casualties. Another hit her just aft-amidships. The explosion blasted through two mess decks and ripped a 20m hole in the upper deck. It is estimated that 275 crew were killed in this blast.<br />
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<tr><td>The explosions had put <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span>'s electrics out of action, and with water pouring in through the hull, within 20 minutes of the attack it was clear that the cruiser was going to the bottom. With her two destroyer escorts leaving the scene to hunt for <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span>'s commander Captain Hector Bonzo gave the order to abandon ship at 16:24. Although Argentine and Chilean ships rescued 770 men from the water, total Argentine losses were 323 men.</td><td width="239"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5296/3214/320/_39096095_belgrano_238.jpg" /></td></tr>
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The sinking was controversial for a number of reasons. It coincided with a peace initiative from the Peruvian President, though this would have been rejected by the British anyway. It also appears intelligence the <span style="font-style:italic;">General Belgrano</span> was moving away from the Islands prior to <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span>'s attack was not passed to the Cabinet, though naval opinion considered this irrelevant given the nature of naval operations. Moreover, recent evidence has shown that the British Cabinet were aware of Argentinean design to launch the pincer attack on the Task Force.<br />
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Fact: after the sinking the Argentinean navy retreated to port and stayed there for the duration of the war. Therefore the sinking can be considered a decisive moment in the war.<br />
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Fact: <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> is the only nuclear powered submarine to have engaged an enemy vessel with torpedoes.<br />
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Fact: <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span>'s periscope can be seen in the Royal Navy's museum in Gosport.<br />
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Fact: as with all Royal Navy submarines that score a 'kill', <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> flew the Jolly Roger on her return to Faslane.<br />
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Fact: the British tabloid press reacted in jingoistic style, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Sun</span> leading the way with their infamous "Gotcha" headline. In fact the headline only appeared on early editions of the paper and was quickly pulled.<br />
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">HMS <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span> (S48) Particulars</span><br />
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Built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, commissioned 1971.<br />
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Commissioned: 1971<br />
Decommissioned: 1990<br />
Displacement: 4,900 tonnes submerged<br />
Length: 86.9 m<br />
Beam: 10.1 m<br />
Draught: 8.2 m<br />
Propulsion: One nuclear reactor, one shaft<br />
Speed: 28 knots submerged<br />
Complement: 103<br />
Armament: 6 x 533 mm tubes capable of firing:<br />
Mark 8 torpedoes<br />
Tigerfish torpedoes<br />
RN Sub Harpoon Missiles<br />
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Agree or disagree with this? Make up your own mind:<br />
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<a href="http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/a-b/belgrano.html">Naval Historian Eric Grove's view</a><br />
<a href="http://www.margaretthatcher.org/commentary/displaydocument.asp?docid=109118">Margaret Thatcher's memoirs of the incident</a><br />
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,659004,00.html">Guardian Interactive guide to the Falklands war</a><br />
<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1670775,00.html">Thatcher in the dark on sinking of Belgrano, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Times</span></a><br />
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Read more >><br />
Eighteen years after the sinking of the General Belgrano, Narendra Sethia travels to Argentina to meet the men he tried to kill : <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/falklands/story/0,,658430,00.html"><br />
Narendra Sethia, HMS <span style="font-style:italic;">Conqueror</span></a>. (The Guardian)<br />
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Next week choose from:<br />
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SMS Emden: the infamous German commerce raider from WWI<br />
USS Constitution: 'Old Ironsides', the heavy American frigate from the War<br />
of 1812<br />
IJN Yamato: one of two 65,000-ton behemoths built by Japan during WWII<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">A weekly column looking at interesting naval ships from around the world.</span><br />
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HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span> was built at Elswick on the River Tyne by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. and launched in 1887.<br />
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She became flagship to the British Mediterranean fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.<br />
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While conducting naval manoeuvres on 22 June 1893 she was involved in one of the most notorious disasters to strike the Royal Navy.<br />
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Tryon, a strict disciplinarian well known for his love of precise naval manoeuvres, was conducting fleet exercises off the coast of Syria. He was steaming the fleet in two parallel columns, one of which he led in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span>, about 1,200 metres apart. This was a fatal mistake, as there was insufficient margin of error. The turning circle of one of these capital ships was a minimum of 600 yards. The columns were too close for what Tryon was trying to do. He ordered the columns to turn in towards each other, in order to turn the fleet around.<br />
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As the columns turned in Tryon at last realised there was a problem, but it was too late. <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span> collided with HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Camperdown</span>, leading the other column, and began taking on water. She listed gently at first, then suddenly capsized and sank <br />
Although 357 crew were saved, 358 men were drowned, including Tryon. Standing on <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span>'s bridge, his reported last words were "It's all my fault".<br />
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Fact: Tryon had been warned of the dangerous nature of the distance between the columns by several officers, but ignored the advice. <br />
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Fact: one of the survivors of the collision was John Jellicoe, later Admiral and commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.<br />
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Fact: <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span> was the first battleship to be propelled by triple expansion steam engines.<br />
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Fact: The wreck of HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span> was found by divers in 2004. Unusually, for ship wrecks, Victoria's nose is embedded in the sea bed, her stern pointing almost vertical out of the mud. This is because her huge forward armament and her still turning propellers forced her down at great speed.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Victoria</span> (1887) Particulars</span><br />
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Launched: 9 June 1887 at Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., shipyard at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England<br />
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Displacement: 11,020 tons<br />
Length: 340ft (104 m)<br />
Beam: 70ft (21.3 m)<br />
Draught: 29ft (8.8 m)<br />
Propulsion: Coal fired triple expansion steam engines, twin screws, 7,500hp<br />
Speed: 16.75 knots (31km/h) maximum<br />
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Crew: 430-583<br />
Main armament: 2 x 16.25in (413mm) 110 ton Armstrong guns in a single forward turret<br />
Secondary armament: 1 x 10in (254mm) gun, 12 x 6in (152mm) guns, 12 x6 pdr (2.7kg) guns, 6 x 14in (356mm) torpedo tubes<br />
Armour: 18in (457mm) belt<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Next week choose from:</span><br />
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SMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Emden</span>: the infamous German commerce raider from WWI<br />
USS <span style="font-style: italic;">Constitution</span>: 'Old Ironsides', the heavy American frigate from the War of 1812<br />
HMS <span style="font-style: italic;">Conqueror</span>: 'Gotcha!' the sub that sank the Argentinean <span style="font-style: italic;">General Belgrano</span> during the Falklands War<br />
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Vote by leaving comments!bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1159271700821327132006-09-26T12:55:00.000+01:002006-09-26T12:58:33.790+01:00All The Simpsons episodes<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/The Simpsons" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/Homer.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="mmmmmmm Doughnuts!" alt="mmmmmmm Doughnuts!" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Like it says on the tin, all the episodes of The Simpsons, delivered via a medium similar to YouTube. Huzzah!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.allsimps.com/">All The Simpsons you need</a><br /><br />Tune in tomorrow for our Awesome™ new New Links Feature© with a secret title so secret I can't even reveal it here. In the meantime, enjoy all those episodes of The Simpsons. ttfn!bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1158836422239370532006-09-21T12:00:00.000+01:002006-09-21T12:03:25.926+01:00Awesome! Insect Macro Photography<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Science" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/thescientist.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Here comes the science bit..." alt="Here comes the science bit..." width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2431/275/1600/zhuchki_17.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2431/275/320/zhuchki_17.jpg" /></a></center><br /><small><em>Fig 1:</em>Ed's new Epic World of Warcraft Bughunter Armour set. Gief!</small><br /><br />Behold the caning of bandwidth that this dude is about to suffer.<br /><br />Photo from here, and lots more for your viewing, erm, "pleasure":<a href="http://pishmo.com/macro/">????? ???? ????? ??????????</a><br /><br /><small>I, for one, welcome our new giant insect overlords.</small>bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1158585434093155672006-09-18T14:09:00.000+01:002006-09-18T14:17:14.416+01:00New Links Reports About Tunnels. Again.<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Exploration" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/Explorer.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Now where was that tunnel entrance?" alt="Now where was that tunnel entrance?" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/War" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/War%20Icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." alt="What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." width="64" height="64" /></a>Bah. Mutter. And fscking grumble.<br /><br />Just sent Bungers a link and just because he has started a one man (and probably one reader) campaign to resurrect New Links he forced me to post it here. So here you a go - a <a href="http://triggur.org/silo/site.html">guided tour of an abandoned missile solo</a>. It will be joined tomorrow by Bungers' promised new skin and no doubt the VT report will be getting posted then too. Parp.<br /><br />Warning: I think this may have appeared here before as its fairly familiar but as we have no one reading anymore there'll be no one to cry <strong>DUPE!!!!</strong> W00t, w00 and, indeed, yay!mmChronichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178041991749409542noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1158583221742826532006-09-18T13:40:00.000+01:002006-09-18T13:41:34.513+01:00OUR BIGGEST HITS<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Dogs" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/400/dogfish.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="See Spot. See Spot Spot Fish. See Spot Fish." alt="See Spot. See Spot Spot Fish. See Spot Fish." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Shit" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/shit.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Exceedingly Excremental, Staggeringly Stoolish, Positively Pooey etc etc" alt="Exceedingly Excremental, Staggeringly Stoolish, Positively Pooey etc etc" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />New links is back! <br /><br />Well, we might be. I'm back anyway, for a short while at least. <br /><br />Here's an amusing link, featuring lots of dog poo. Excellent: <a href="http://sprinklebrigade.com/gallery-main.html">OUR BIGGEST HITS</a><br /><br />TTFN!bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1154448687702430302006-08-01T17:11:00.000+01:002006-08-01T17:12:56.823+01:00TV Themes<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/TV" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/TV%20icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Why Don't You Go Outside And Do Something Less Boring Instead?" alt="Why Don't You Go Outside And Do Something Less Boring Instead?" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Music" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/icanhearmusic.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Oh no it's Kenny fscking G!" alt="Oh no it's Kenny fscking G!" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This <strike>must be</strike> <em>is</em> the best TV themes tunes site ever made. If you can't find it, then it didn't exist. :)<br /><br />Here's T-Z...<br /><a href="http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/5.htm">TV Cream Themes: T-Z</a>bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1153310080953663922006-07-19T12:54:00.000+01:002006-07-19T12:56:05.213+01:00Dept. of Homeland Lunacy<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Kerry" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/kerry.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="I'm off to live in a cave" alt="I'm off to live in a cave" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Bush" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/Bush%20Icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="World's Biggest Terruhist" alt="World's Biggest Terruhist" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/USA" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/182/1011/1024/USA%20icon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Land of the free, home of the DMCA, RIAA, MPAA, ETC." alt="Land of the free, home of the DMCA, RIAA, MPAA, ETC." width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Happy Birthday" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/400/cake2.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="happy birthday to you!!" alt="happy birthday to you!!" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy Birthday for yesterday Mr. Merg, here's a little article that might make you chuckle. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003123566_danny13.html">The Seattle Times: Local News: Dept. of Homeland Lunacy</a>bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1148640454064062772006-05-26T11:47:00.000+01:002006-05-26T11:47:34.323+01:00mmchronic test post<EMBED allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://three.flash-gear.com/mp/mp.php?c=s&id=363415671&k=385252994&h=237" quality=high scale=noscale salign=LT bgcolor="FFFFFF" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="237" NAME="poll5218991" ALIGN=""TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>bungershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318429635315229836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1146551989084152422006-05-02T07:38:00.000+01:002006-05-02T07:41:00.856+01:00Best Own Goal. Ever.<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/football" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/football.1.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="On the head" alt="On the head" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Funny" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/funny.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Duuuurrrrrrr" alt="Duuuurrrrrrr" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/England" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/England.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Ingerlund" alt="Ingerlund" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1csQG0ZciFQ"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1csQG0ZciFQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006459.post-1146473999927886282006-05-01T09:59:00.000+01:002006-05-01T10:03:58.626+01:00World Cup Excel chart<a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/England" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/England.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Ingerlund" alt="Ingerlund" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/football" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/117/945/1024/football.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="Try to tackle me and I'll break your fscking legs!" alt="Try to tackle me and I'll break your fscking legs!" width="64" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/World" rel="tag" ><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/203/998/400/WORLDicon.jpg" style="float:left;border:none;" title="The world is just, a great big onion...!" alt="The world is just, a great big onion...!" width="64" height="64" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.michaelwray.co.nz/">Micheal Wray</a> is simply the best at producing Excel football spreadsheets. On his site there is a 7.1MB World Cup chart (download <a href="http://www.michaelwray.co.nz/WC2006Finals.zip">here</a>).<br /><br /><blockquote>"Packed with all the usual features you've come to expect, such as:<br />- Review of all past tournaments and 2006 qualifiers<br />- Small preview of what's happening with the 2010, 2014, 2018 World Cups<br />- Review of host cities<br />- Review of stadiums<br />- Review of finalists<br />- Referee information<br />- World Cup stats for the finalists<br />- World Cup pedigree display for finalists - World Cup pedigree for all<br />FIFA members past and present (similar to what was in the qualifers, but<br />now includes note for which team prevented further progress). As I figure<br />most people will want to look at the finalists, I've separated into two<br />pages; one for finalists and one for the 175 other FIFA members and 4<br />non-members.<br />- Past World Cup results for all finalists<br />- Head-to-head World Cup results for all finalists<br />- Timezone converter with automated Daylight Savings conversion. I think I<br />have picked up all DST settings correctly, but there is an override<br />function if not.<br />- Group phase sorts using full FIFA regulation criteria. (FIFA caught me<br />out briefly by changing the rules from the qualifiers!)<br />- Brief article comparing UN and Olympic membership to FIFA membership."</blockquote><br />You might have to reduce your security settings to enable all the macros. I have done this & my computer is still running :-)toongoalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08746110197432302518noreply@blogger.com1