- Load up an image with a lot of greenery.
- Fire up the Channel Mixer. I don’t know where it is in Photoshop, but in the GIMP it’s in Filters->Colors->Channel Mixer.
- Slide the green bar down a small bit and move the blue bar up a bit. Values of 100, -33, 47 worked for me.
- Green grass looks much more vibrant and healthy!
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Charge it!
How didn’t they realise this would cause a stir? A news agency photo shows the valid debit card number of a Hurricane Katrina evacuee! Picture included but I’m sure the account has been disabled by now!
Girls Girls Girls!

Double trouble in Barcelona
Had Maria fallen for Brian Grey, or was it simply a case of mistaken identity? Another confession of a tourist!
The Cork Northern Ring Road
A new ring road will be built in the next few years connecting the west of Cork with the north-eastern N8. It’ll be great for people living on the north side of Cork as it’ll improve access for lots of small towns, half of the city and urban population of Cork, and will provide another route for people coming from the West of Ireland.
This pdf file has a nice illustration and details of all the options available. It includes possible tunnels, and viaducts even!
The road is still in the planning stage although comments from the public were accepted up until March this year so it’ll be several years before we see this finished.

X is where I live!
Edit in 2023: The PDF and planning links are long gone. I updated them with archive.org links.
Mutton Lane

Mutton Lane, Cork
In the Taxi Rank
Today, over 60 traders set up stalls on Patrick’s Street as part of the Slow Food Festival. Not everyone had a good day today though..
I'm a lottery winner! woo! Rich, I'm rich I tell you! haha!
Woo! I’m rich, it’s the “Irish National Lotteries Promotion” after all!
Yeah right, pesky spammers spammed my pop3 host which is an Irish ISP. Must move that to my own server.
There are lots more variations on the theme. Anyone want to ring the Gardai with the phone numbers below?
IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERIES PROMOTION (INLP).
AWARD PRIZE DEPARTMENT Reg No: 1986 / 004794 / 06.
Oregon House, Upp. Oconnell Street, Dublin, Ireland
E-MAIL ADD: (globalotteryza@winning.com).FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
A Division of Irish Lotteries Ltd, Subsidiary of the American Gaming Lottery Technology Group.Dear Winners,
NOTICE OF BEING OUR MONTHLY BONAZA AWARD WINNER
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today being September 2005, Dublin, Ireland to all our participated winners of the monthly BONAZA (LOTTO) game held on the above Month, City and Country as part of our International / Local promotional draws.
Your personal Companies Names / E-mail Addresses were among the 1, 200 participants from your Country were selected through computer ballot draws and your e-mail address happens to emerge as one of the winner. Your winning Lottery Numbers:030825964 ranging from 030-82-11-09 drew the lucky numbers serially: 2-5-17-31-40-45 and bonus no: 9 therein consequently won in the 2nd, category.
Your above winning details attached to your winning lottery ticket number: 030825964 with serial number, ranging from: 030-82-11-09 and you won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay out of EUROS: 1,150,000.00c (One Million one hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros only) to its equivalent in CHEQUE, which is the winning pay out for 2nd category winners from the total JACKPORT Prize of EUROS: 21,970,000.00c shared among the
winners in the 2nd category.NOTE: That your CHEQUE is now deposited as a BONDED CHEQUE with our paying bank, INSURED IN YOUR NAME after Government tax deduction attached with your ticket winning numbers. Therefore we advise you to contact our paying agent through its contact details below urgently for due processing and remittance of your CHEQUE into your account. Failure to
contact our paying office not later than Seven (7) working days effect from the date of notice, all unclaimed prize award will be “DEEM� as unclaimed which will be returned to
the TREASURY as unclaimed.MR SWART ENDBURG (Authorize Paying Officer).
Direct Lines: Telefax No: +353-86-404-72-55 & +35361314298.
Email (globalotteryza@winning.com).
NB: In other to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to QUOTE your reference and batch numbers provided above to your corresponding CLAIM AGENT. Your
REFERENCE NO: (UIL-ZA: 39-55811-9 and BATCH NO: TTMCIL: 74-263BBN.Congratulations once more on behalf of our staff and we thank you for being part of our winners and do not hesitate to call me for notification of your winning. Congratulation once more,
MR JOHN PORTELLI (Promotion Manager)
IRISH NATIONAL LOTTERIES EU.
RULES: EU approves Lottery organization, staffs & relatives of employees of the organization are not allowed to participate and any breach of dishonesty on the part of winner will result to disqualification.
CSS Techniques Roundup – 20 CSS Tips & Tricks
CSS Techniques Roundup – 20 CSS Tips & Tricks – one to peruse later.
Martial Arts Demonstration in Midleton
A few weeks ago we went down to Midleton for their Food and Drink Fair. The place was packed with people and I got lots of shots. Here are a few of the martial arts demo we passed near the end of the day:
I wish my camera recorded milliseconds. All shots below were taken at 15:49:45.. The Canon 20D rocks!