tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205571611446012539Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:54:36 +0000A Concise Commentary on Technology, Art and Lifehttp://www.jeremybank.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (Jeremy)Blogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205571611446012539.post-7621142598679919684Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:26:00 +00002008-06-21T11:23:16.303+12:00scientologydeceptionanonymoustom cruiseprotestanonWhile wandering through Christchurch's <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=146+Cashel+Street,+Christchurch,+New+Zealand&amp;sll=-43.533029,172.63688&amp;sspn=0.001324,0.002564&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr">City Mall</a> this Saturday afternoon, I noticed a group of anti-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Scientology</span> protesters setup, holding signs and passing out material related to the Church of Scientology. This would be the first time I've seen a protest against Scientology in Christchurch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jerms.orcon.net.nz/blog/4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>http://www.jeremybank.com/blog/2008/03/scientology-protesters-hit-christchurch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeremy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205571611446012539.post-2147670883417742502Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:50:00 +00002008-03-04T21:03:20.555+13:00newsplanetelegraph<script type="text/javascript"><br />digg_url = 'DIGG_PERMALINK_URL';<br /></script>I saw a brief clip this afternoon on <a href="http://www.tv3.co.nz">tv 3</a> of a German plane narrowly escaping a potetentially disasterous landing at Hamburg airport. Lacking the patience to wait for the evening news, I looked on the internet and sure enough I found the news story on the 3 News website and the <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ukcorrespondents/weirdwiredweb/february2008/germany.htm">Telegraph</a>.<br />The video quite literally stunned me and it begs the question, why on earth were planes attempting to land in 155mph (249km/h !) winds?<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>http://www.jeremybank.com/blog/2008/03/lufthansa-plane-narrowly-escapes-messy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jeremy)0