Every day, gardeners across the world flush away a valuable and sustainable source of fertilizer for their plants — urine. Urine is a good source of nitrogen and other minerals and, providing it is used correctly, is completely safe. Using urine as a fertilizer saves money, fossil fuels (used extensively in the production of chemical fertilizers) and water  Read more... (413 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Weightlifting ant is photo winner

Ants change the size of their feet pads to help them lift

An amazing image of an ant lifting 100 times its body weight has won first prize in a science photography contest.  Read more... (193 words, estimated 46 secs reading time)

Music video directed and edited by Ian Waldron Mantgani, shot by Mantgani and Laura Cowley.

“Tomorrow is Forever” by Nikos Karavas

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Best-selling author Christopher Hitchens says religion ruins everything.

Paul Gilbert – Technical Difficulties

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Friends Provident is an organisation offering life insurance in the United Kingdom. It was founded as a mutual Friendly Society for Quakers, although it was demutualised in 2001 and became a publicly listed company, no longer linked with the Religious Society of Friends.  Read more... (138 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

Rock band The White Stripes are taking on the US Air Force, complaining that it used one of the group’s songs in a TV advert without permission.

In a statement on their website, the duo said they took “strong insult and objection” to the use of the tune in an ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday.  Read more... (303 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)

EZdrummer®

EZdrummer® is a multi-microphone drum sampler designed for musicians and producers in need of a compact, affordable, easy to handle plug-in without compromising sound quality or control. The visualized drums in the interface combine auditioning of sounds and drumkit construction. The extensive drag and drop MIDI library featuring 8000+ MIDI files enables users to create a great drum track in just a few clicks. For more advanced handling, users can control microphone bleeding and levels between drums using the internal mixer.  Read more... (185 words, estimated 44 secs reading time)

Sound Design and Music Composition

Nikos Karavas is a London based Sound Designer and Composer specialising in all aspects of audio production.

He has over 10 years experience working with sound and music and is also a University of Edinburgh MSc Sound Design Graduate (Distinction).  Read more... (113 words, estimated 27 secs reading time)

PEARL JAM : Friday, 25 June 2010

HYDE PARK

London

ON SALE NOW

Gates: 1pm Age Restrictions: Under 10 to be accompanied by an adult

Ticket Face price Our Price Quantity

STANDING £55.45

* Our Price shown above includes all booking fees and VAT . There are no additional per-ticket charges  Read more... (122 words, estimated 29 secs reading time)