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A brilliant movie - I just posted about in the cool movie thread before I noticed it had a well deserved thread of it's own.

I love this film - low budget, very funny and pretty damn cool for its day.

 

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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/rushgoober/matrix2.jpg No need to go into how much better this movie was than the sequels, as almost everyone agrees on that, but the first Matrix movie to me is just the essence of cool. Just an amazing mindf*ck every time I see it.

I thought it was strange but rather refreshing that all the main actor awards went to Europeans.

I used to cycle a lot until the kids came along.

 

My eldest loves his bike and has been riding without stabilisers since he turned 4.

 

I have just bought a rear seat for my wee girl and we had our first family bike ride last weekend and it was great to be back out.

 

Can't wait till the summer comes along as cycling in Scotland in February isn't always fun.

Eels this coming Thursday in Glasgow

Looks like you have found a cool find

Very windy and rainy here, which is a bit of a bugger as I am digging up my garden.

QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Jan 23 2008, 02:12 PM)

A while back I posted a message on Jaye's Rush drawings thread about how a friend of mine in Italy (I think Mandolorian Hunter knows her too, Kaz) was gonna do me a painting of Geddy Lee. Well it's finished and she's gonna send it to me sometime within the next 2 or 3 weeks. Can't wait. Anyway I promised I'd post some pictures of it here. I was gonna wait and post some of my own as these ones aren't that big but I can't wait to show someone! Here it is during production; http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2694/11ux7.jpg And the finished product; http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6637/finkj0.jpg I'm very pleased with how it turned out although she refuses to admit that it's amazing. Thanks Kaz (Although she doesn't come here)

Any Human Heart - William Boyd

 

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Eels - 28th of February Glasgow

 

Sugababes - 29th April, Edinburgh

 

 

Def Leppard / Whitesnake - July, Glasgow

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QUOTE (theredtamasrule @ Feb 11 2008, 03:24 PM) http://www.womeninwaders.com/largecover05.jpg ouchy momma!   There are just so many things wrong with this picture...but I still find it alluring

20 + years ago Elton John was a great artist now he is a faded celebrity with very little to offer in terms of new music.

Drinking with the boys - IPA

 

Pre-dinner drinks with the wife - Gin & Tonic

 

Relaxing at home - good red wine

 

Chilling in the garden - ice cold European lager

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heathrow Airport's new landing lights

 

 

 

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I seen this today and thought it might be of interest

 

Autism Study

 

hildren with autism do not react differently to other youngsters to the MMR jab, a study shows.

 

London's Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital found no difference in the immune response to the jab in a study of 240 children aged between 10 and 12.

 

Fears about a link between the two were first raised in 1998, prompting a drop in uptake of the vaccine, but that research has now been discredited.

 

Studies since have shown there is no link and that has been confirmed again.

 

The research, partly funded by the Department of Health and published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, is the largest of its kind.

 

 

I hope that this study will reassure them that there is no evidence linking the MMR vaccine to autism

Professor David Salisbury, of the Department of Health

 

Previous studies have mainly looked for a possible link by examining autism trends in large groups of populations.

 

But the Guy's and St Thomas's team analysed blood samples of 240 children aged 10 to 12 to see if the MMR jab had caused an abnormal immune response that could have triggered autism.

 

This would have been indicated by increased antibody levels, but the researchers found no difference in the three groups they studied - children with autism, those without and those with special educational needs.

 

While all the children had had the first MMR jab, not all of them went on to have the second needed for maximum immunity.

 

The children who developed autism or special educational needs were the most likely not to have had the follow up jab - an indication of the public suspicion surrounding the safety of MMR.

 

Researcher Dr David Brown said: "The study found no evidence linking MMR to autistic spectrum disorder and the paper adds to the overwhelming body of evidence from around the world supporting the use of MMR."

 

The Lancet medical journal published research by Dr Andrew Wakefield which led to the possibility being raised of a link between the jab and the condition in 1998.

 

Claims

 

The journal subsequently distanced itself from the study of 12 children after it emerged Dr Wakefield had received funding to support legal action by a group of parents who claimed their children were damaged by the vaccine.

 

Dr Andrew Wakefield is currently appearing before the General Medical Council on charges relating to the claims.

 

But all this was after the publication had had an impact. The up-take of the triple-jab slumped in the immediate aftermath and is still under the 95% needed for herd immunity in some places, particularly London.

 

The number of confirmed measles cases has risen from 56 in 1998 in England and Wales to just under 1,000 in 2007, according to provisional data.

 

However, the impact of MMR on these figures is not clear.

 

Professor David Salisbury, director of immunisation at the Department of Health, said: "It's natural for parents to worry about the health and well-being of their children and I hope that this study will reassure them that there is no evidence linking the MMR vaccine to autism."

 

But Jackie Fletcher, from Jabs campaign group, said the conclusions were misleading.

 

"It is making a leap from having the actual data on the antibodies and saying MMR does not cause autism."

 

 

 

Being grouchy is a privilege afforded by hitting your 40's.

 

I take great pleasure at times as being referred to as a grumpy F*cker by some of me younger colleagues

Here's my son Scott in a kilt we bought him at the weekend for a friends wedding in a couple of weeks.

 

He was so pleased with it, unfortunately I only took it with my camera phone.

 

I will make sure we both get our photo taken at the wedding with our kilts on.

 

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Very funny, i loved this show when I was younger

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2008 intro The New Eliminator Assault 08 The Gauntlet 08 And for the memories... Classic Eliminator

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QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Dec 21 2007, 06:31 PM) Caol Ila That is one special whiskey!! Had a dram or two of it on St. Stephen's night. Give Ardbeg a try, it's a truly exceptional Islay malt. My dad built the stills at Caol Ila.   I once visited the distillery here and Bowmore on a school trip.   I love Islay whisky but I can understand why the peat taste may be too much for some. I aslo like a very small dash of water to release the flavour too.

I'm surprised that none of the red drinkers have mentioned Spanish Rioja which is a wonderful full bodied taste,

 

I love Pinot Noir too especially over lunch.

 

for white I find it hard not to choose a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

 

 

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QUOTE (ladirushfan80 @ Jan 4 2008, 08:56 AM) QUOTE (Barney's Alter @ Jan 3 2008, 09:29 PM) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2167/1802335164_1eddb02c04.jpg my sis in law dressed her little boo in a lion costume too! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/amandaladi/family%20and%20personal%20photos/samihalloween05.jpg   how freakin cute 'eh??? What a cute kid. I love his costume too!   This photo of mine, helped me win a contest at DA, BTW! Looks cute just now but he will hate you when he is 16

Good luck guys.