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1.5 Million units Milestone – the MINI
Automotive Blog | July 8th 2009
A few days ago it was announced that BMW have rolled out the 1,500,000th unit of MINI from their Oxford plant ! Well i am not too huge a MINI fan compared to a few of my colleagues, but i’ll have to say that this achievement is really something tha read more
Thirty five minutes of rambling stoner gibberish
S. Weasel | July 8th 2009 by S. Weasel
Did you follow the Al Gore link I put in yesterday’s post? No. Of course you didn’t. See, this is why we can’t have nice things. Well, I just listened to the full 34 minutes and 57 seconds of Al’s address to Oxford, and I̵ read more
Historical Thesaurus Published
Pete's 'Today in History' Quiz | July 8th 2009 by Pete's Quiz
After 44 years of painstaking work, scholars at Glasgow University have finally produced "The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary", to be published by Oxford University Press in October. This book is twice the size of Roget's Thesau read more
VV good
Isaac Ashe's Sound Advice | July 8th 2009 by Isaac Ashe
○○○●●ROCKABILLY popstar VV Brown, real name Vanessa, certainly brightens up the charts with her debut album Travelling Like The Light.The singer and model's musical bow is a refreshingly different collection of songs which straddle old scho read more
The Phantom Street Light Caller-Inner
Daniel1979 Blog | July 8th 2009 by Daniel
This is one of those many things that has been rattling around in the ol’ noggin for some time but I have never quite known how to write about it. I thought I would give it a go tonight.A friend of mine works for one of the Oxford Councils, they h read more
Oxford Internet Survey
The Seldom Seen Kid | July 8th 2009 by matt churchill
The Oxford Internet Survey 2009 from the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University has been published. The report is a 75 page document which looks at the Internet in Britain and has a whole load of statistics and data which loks at the UK’ read more
Are You Ready to Play? I Am!
A Storm In A Teacup | July 8th 2009 by Elizabeth
Remember this?Miss Selfridge Playsuit £35I bought it! When I was in Miss Selfridge on Oxford Circus on monday there it was staring at me and I just couldn't say no.It's been too cold down in the South West of England to brave it without tights, so I read more
-Attention craving windbag Al Gore compares fight against global…
A Conservative Voice Today | July 8th 2009
Al Gore again tried to make people believe him once again about his self-made and highly profitable hoax. Pretty despicable to compare this money grubbing global warming joke to the liberation of the entire European continent from Nazi Germany. Not o read more
crack the shutters
Through The Looking Glass | July 8th 2009 by Lily
( cream cloche hat - urban outfitters, nautical oversized sweater - vintage, red scarf - vintage, gold studded leather skirt - topshop, brown leather satchel bag - vintage, Levi's - vintage, brown suede boots - vintage) On my trip to Paris read more
Cont Ed Cut
Reading List | July 8th 2009 by Oran Jepan
Reading University Council voted on Tuesday to close it's School of Continuing Education following funding cuts which meant it would be looking to fill a £1/2m shortfall.A variety of options have been sought to keep access to education open for matu read more
Narrowboat Canal Holiday
Canal Boat Holidays and River Breaks in the UK and Europe | July 8th 2009 by Geoff Lacey
A holiday on the waterways is an ideal tonic to refresh and revitalise and recharge the batteries. You can enjoy the open air and set off from many parts of the UK and with such a wide choice of boats available you will find the perfect holida read more
The Modern Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Supernatural Fairy Tales | July 8th 2009 by Dorlana Vann
Mini Bio of Charles Perrault (1628-1703)Even though the Brothers Grimm (published 1812), Hans Christian Andersen (published 1835) and Disney are probably the most recognizable names in fairy tales, Charles Perrault was the first to modernize the pop read more
Climate Change Is A Nazi?
Beltway Snark | July 8th 2009 by Beltway Snark
Out of the mouth of the Goracle; Al Gore today compared the battle against climate change with the struggle against the Nazis. The former US Vice President said the world lacked the political will to act and invoked the spirit of Winston Churchill by read more
Until it's Over by Nicci French - Suspense floats in Air
Latest Books | July 8th 2009 by seo
The team of Nicci Gerard and Sean French provide a predictably involving and tense London-based thriller in “Until its over”. Nicci Gerrard was born in June 1958 in Worcestershire. After graduating with a first class honors degree in English Lite read more
shop fronts: Reiss shop off Oxford Street, London
The World's Worst Camera Phone | July 8th 2009 by The World's Greatest Music
Emma Watson - Fotos de Hermione " Harry Potter"
Fotos de Chicas, modelos, malcriadas, fotos, vídeos, Latina… | July 8th 2009 by lesly diana
Emma Charlotte Watson , mas conocida como Hermione Granger por su tan famoso personaje en Harry Potter, Emma nacio hace 19 años en Oxford , Inglaterra, esta guapa actriz hizo su gran debut en el cine en el éxito de taquilla del 2001 “Harry Potter read more
Gore says climate deal needs more public pressure
BoilingSpot | July 8th 2009 by Awicaks
By Peter Griffiths | Reuters | July 7, 2009 Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore speaks at the World Business Summit on Climate Change at Bella Center in Copenhagen May 24, 2009. (REUTERS/Keld Navntoft/Scanpix) OXFORD (Reuters) - Public aware read more
Más suicidios y crímenes con la crisis
Luz del Foro | July 8th 2009 by Alberto Costa Canals
La caída de las inversiones, el aumento de los despidos o ese creciente miedo al futuro que se palpa en el ambiente no son las únicas consecuencias de la recesión económica que vivimos. La crisis también podría incrementar la tasa de suicidios read more
"I spent my entire life trying to avoid reality."
a stealer of hearts | July 8th 2009
Wow! Loved it. Karl has done it again.As always, great set up for the show. Huge Chanel No. 5 bottles.(click the pictures to see them larger!)My 3 favoritesBeautiful bride:I loved all the lace tights and oxford shoes.The hairBackstageWhat do you thin read more
Moon Walker vs Moonbat ...
PUNCH | July 7th 2009
Buzz Aldrin Says He's Skeptical of Climate Change TheoriesWhile in England promoting the publication of his memoirs "Magnificent Desolation", former Apollo astronaut, Dr. Buzz Aldrin said he was very skeptical of climate change theories."I think the read more
Dicionário da moda (Parte II)
A caixa da panda | July 7th 2009 by mirella cestari
Hi-lo - Vem do inglês high (alto) e low (baixo). O hi faz referência a peças caras, luxuosas e sofisticadas, o lo são as peças baratas e básicas. Pode ser também o leve com o pesado ou o social com o despojado. Enfim, os extremos no mesmo look read more
Oxfordshire Inn Hotel
The Vocal Show Blog | July 7th 2009 by Luca Salamone
WEDDING VENUE IN OXFORD Oxfordshire Inn Hotel is located about four miles outside Oxford city centre in Heathfield Village, Bletchingdon and amongst 255 acres of beautiful Oxford and Coltswold countryside. If any of you newbie bride and grooms- read more
Al Gore implies I'm a Nazi
Friends of Dave | July 7th 2009
Some people get really upset about the "outrageous" comments from people like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, but I'd be willing to bet a $1 that there won't be similar outrage about the former Vice-President's contention that the battle against climat read more
Science moves from the stacks to the Web
Bytewiki | July 7th 2009 by Smita
If information isn’t online, it may as well not exist. In the latest sign that the world of traditional print has become a world of hurt, the American Chemical Society is reported to be planning to switch to an online-only publishing model for read more
Death of child by python allegedly caused by irresponsible pet ow…
Covering Florida | July 7th 2009 by Kay B. Day
An American alligator and a Burmese python locked in a struggle to prevail in Everglades National Park. This python appears to be losing, but snakes in similar situations have apparently escaped unharmed, and in other situations pythons have eaten al read more
Qual é o sexo do seu cérebro?
Blog do Bolívar | July 7th 2009 by Bolívar Butzke
O cérebro humano pode ser feminino ou masculino independentemente do sexo biológico de uma pessoa. “O sexo do cérebro é determinado pela quantidade de testosterona [hormônio masculino] a que o feto fica exposto no útero. Em geral, homens rece read more
L'immigrazione irregolare non avviene via mare
Gianluca Aiello | July 7th 2009 by Gianluca Aiello
Negli ultimi tempi, troppo spesso si è data una cattiva informazione su argomenti come l'immigrazione e i clandestini. Questo per fare in modo di creare una opinione pubblica favorevole a soluzioni superficiali e pericolose per i loro effetti indes read more
Inside Toast Oxford
Designers Block | July 7th 2009 by Di Overton
When I was in Oxford last week I visited Toast. They don't restrict their fabulous styling to their photographs, their shops are a sight to behold also. Just my luck the Sale hadn't started yet.Windows dressed beach style.Fabulous furnishings and acc read more
Meat-free diet 'could reduce cancer risk'
Complementary Therapy News | July 7th 2009 by Lynne Hand
A meat-free diet could reduce the risk of developing cancer, according to a new study. More than 61,000 people were monitored over 12 years by Cancer Research UK scientists from Oxford, who found that vegetarians were 12% less li read more
Duminica si luni
Blog de Vrancea - Media si Politica | July 7th 2009 by Blog de Vrancea
Am fost, in aceste doua zile, la Stonehenge, la Bath, Burford si Oxford (cate doua in fiecare zi), plus cateva locatii in Londra. Nu-i nevoie de cuvinte, asa ca las doar pozele: & read more
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