Sports
Disney to sponsor Volvo round-the-world race entry
Is Mickey joining the crew in the next Volvo round the world race? Not quite, but Disney are getting involved: The Black Pearl, Aye, aye Johnny Depp ~ www.ybw.com
Robin Capper
A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Religion
The media death watch
It seems that this Easter the world media was in “death-watch mode” chasing stories about people who are close too, if not yet experiencing, the final stages of life. Strangely, these are all recent events when usually its a time that a death 2005 years ago (or thereabouts) is
Automobile
Sport: Motor Sport: Dry Run For V8 Race Goes Well
The recent “Too Hot to Handle Motor Show” in Wellington was reported as being a test for the road closures planned if the Aussie V8 Supercars run there next year. By all accounts the whole weekend went OK. Seems like Wellington “can do” what Auckland decided was impossible. If the
CAD and BIM General
International CAD Council & ICC Links
I recently got an email from Brian Myers who formed, and is President of, the Gateway Autodesk User Group (GAUG). Their newsletter, edited by Melanie Stone, is shared with more than 20 other User Groups. It was this that prompted the idea of sharing information with a wider audience. In
MindManager
The Charette Project Blog
Michael Scherotter, MindManager Guru, has added a MindManager related blog to his site www.charette.com. Looks like Hobie may have started something… I have mentioned the Charette site before but if you haven't seen it have a look. The content is great and it’s one of
Automobile
Bernie and the Banks settle over F1 rights
Still can’t work out if the settlement will be good or bad for Formula One. Has Bernie been beaten or is it part of a grand plan? Ecclestone and banks settle F1 case STUFF : SPORT : MOTORSPORT
Automobile
F1 chief has his wheels stolen
I thought this story was going to be about Bernie’s settlement with the Banks! They're off – F1 chief has his wheels stolen - Britain - Times Online The man who made his fortune from the world’s fastest cars is going nowhere
MindManager
MindManager on Tablet PCs
MindManager is one reason I’d so like a Tablet PC. Everytime I do a hand map in a meeting I think how much better it would be in digital format. There are only about 5000 reasons why I don’t have one...
MindManager
desparoz On The Go to TypePad
Dez Paroz has moved his Blog on business, technology and productivity to TypePad. Welcome aboard! Link: desparoz On The Go.
Design and Art
New Chief Designer at BMW
Top Gear Interview with Adrian van Hooydonk: Chief Car Designer at BMW
Automobile
Will the Fiat payout kill a GM Brand?
In a Forbes article Jerry Flint speculates that the $2 billion GM paid to extract itself from the Fiat debacle was responsible for the death of the Zeta rear drive platform. Its possible the end of that platform could mean the demise of a GM brand – Buick and Pontiac are
Music
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La Tour - Bowl of Brooklands NZ
Everyone I spoke to before going to New Plymouth said the Bowl of Brooklands was a wonderful venue. I hadn't been before but after a stunning day walking up through the park and into the venue I found that the descriptions were no exaggeration. In a natural bowl