Just checked the site stats for www.rockbox-themes.org, Visitors to date this year: 1.3 Million
The data volumes downloaded from the site this month amounts to almost 170GB!
The above graph shows the number of visitor per month for this year, Octobers figure being over 267,000.
Katherine Jenkins and Andrea Bocelli on BBC One's "Strictly Come Dancing", performing "Time to Say Goodbye"
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | HOLE |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Par35 |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 64 |
So a rather disappointing 29 Over Par...
At http://www.haltadefinizione.com/en/ you can view a 16 BILLION pixel rendition of this classic work of art...
The interface is pretty slick, and if you are unlikely to get chance to see it in the flesh anytime soon, it may be the only way you will ever get to see it in detail!
From the BBC News site:
An Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, reported that a sophisticated monitoring and filtration system introduced during a restoration of the chapel in the late 1990s was not preventing particles or substances that could damage the work being brought in by visitors.
The Last Supper was painted by Leonardo da Vinci at the end of the 15th Century and, because of the experimental techniques he used, parts of the masterpiece subsequently peeled off and were badly damaged.
The BBC's Frances Kennedy says the paper reported that equipment monitoring air quality inside the refectory showed that levels of fine particle pollution had tripled in the past two years.
It quoted experts suggesting these particles could settle on the work, eventually creating a dark misty layer.
Almost forgot to mention, the Bright family are now the proud owners of a Hamster called 'JaffaCake'
The kids have brought it between them, and he spends 1 week at a time in each of their bedrooms.
Well, I've gone and done it! - I've just joined Halesowen Golf Club. Not the greatest time of year, you may think, but it does have it's advantages.
1) Membership is from April to April, so it's not such a large initial outlay for now. 2) It will be a lot quieter around the course over the next 3 to 4 months, so I can potter around without too much embarrassment.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | HOLE | This weeks golfing trip was to Himley again... It was a little on the cool side (10 degrees!) and we were racing to get finished before it got dark... Ok excuses over! We were both dire!! Every Tee shot put us in trouble!
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Par36 |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 59 |
So 23 Over Par...
I did at least manage a draw with Neil!!
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | HOLE |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Par33 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 52 |
So 21 Over Par...
Still managed to loose to Neil by one shot!!
Today I submitted 30 days notice to cancel my Membership at the Gym, thereby saving me in the region of £600 per year. I also requested an application form for joining Halesowen Golf Club as a member, costing approx £650 per year.
That is not including the joining fee, which you actually pay over THREE years, and only covers WEEKDAY usage. Full membership to cover weekends is an extra £150 per year, and given the limited chances I would have to get out to the golf course for any length of time in a typical weekend...
I am also considering letting Alex join, that's £120 for the years - 7 days, so I could go with Alex on a Sunday afternoon etc, and caddy for him over a few holes?? Not too sure about that yet tho'
I had an appointment with a specialist at the Royal Orthopedic Hospital last night...
Seems the problem with my Achilles for the last 7 months is Tendonosis. Basically the degeneration of the fibers in a specific area is faster than the ability of the tendon to repair itself. This is down to a lack of blood vessels in the particular area, and it seems that some controlled strength training is the way forward. This will, apparently, increase the blood flow in the problem area, which in turn will increase the tendons ability to repair itself!!
Just waiting for an appointment from the Physio at the RHO so that I can get started.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | HOLE |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Par33 |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 58 |
So 25 Over Par...
On the plus side, I actually beat Neil by one shot!!
Today is my last day at work this month!!
Amanda's mom is having the kids from this evening till Sunday afternoon as Amanda and I are going to Stoke for the weekend. It's Andy Finikins 40th Birthday, and we are going to celebrate with him - Chinese Meal and a few drinks.
When we get back on Sunday, it will be time to pack for CentreParcs... Ready to leave around 09:00 Monday morning.
Fitted the roof box back on the car last night - that was not without it's complications - the fixing mounts on the car roof have got a little corroded, and I can't lock the box down tight! There is a good dose of WD40 soaking at the moment, and I am tweaking my nuts at regular intervals - so it should be OK!!
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1770138
hehehe, well worth a look...
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The number of visitors to www.rockbox-themes.org per month...
Jan 43,000 (1397 per day)
Feb 58,000 (2084 per day)
Mar 85,000 (2765 per day)
Apr 91,000 (3062 per day)
May 107,000 (3463 per day)
Jun 128,000 (4282 per day)
Jul 137,664 (4440 per day)
Aug 167,847 (5414 per day)
My subscription to McAfee expired today, but I have not been too happy with that application for a while, it seems to be really eating memory and CPU cycles.
Added to that the latest edition of PC PRO did a group test on security software, McAfee only managed to detect 78% of the test infections! The winner was Kaspersky Internet Security with 98% - and it's cheaper (£66 for a two year subscription with anytime download) - having just installed it and started it running, it's already found one e-mail virus that McAfee had missed!!
Secunia have released a BETA version of their Personal Software Inspector - Find out if you have been keeping up to date with all those little apps you have scattered all over your hard drive.
Wow! It's August already... Soon be Holiday time, we received our welcome pack from CentreParcs today, so only a couple of weeks to go before we head off to Cumbria.
This morning Amanda and I were up early, as we had to be at the local scout hut for 07:15! Today is the 100th anniversary of the first scout camp on Brownsea Island. To celebrate, scout troupes all over the world held a special sunrise ceremony today at 08:00 where they all renewed their promises. In addition breakfast sandwiches & tea were provided to anyone who attended.
Alex is very tired, they had a 'sleepover' at the scout hut last night, and it was almost midnight before anyone got any sleep, they were all up and dressed by 07:00 this morning.
I have suggested he gets some sleep this afternoon, as this evening we are going to Old Trafford to watch a pre season friendly (between ManU and Inter-Millan) with Neil, Ryan & Nial - so another late night!
