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Norway opens world's first osmotic power plant Posted: 1 hour ago by DAVEthefish
Osmotic power is one of a number of experimental renewable energy projects betting on a expected climate pact in Copenhagen next month unlocking funding and subsidy schemes that will help develop the technology and slash production costs.
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Olympics and Olympic Sports - Paralympian's wheelchair taken away Posted: 1 hour ago by DAVEthefish
Australian Kurt Fearnley, who won the marathon gold in the Beijing and Athens Paralympics, had just completed a gruelling 60 mile crawl using his hands along a Papua New Guinea jungle track and complained bitterly about the weekend incident.
The equivalent for an able-bodied person "would be having your legs tied together, your pants pulled down and be carried or pushed through an airport", he said.
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DavetheSkate! Posted: 1 month ago by DAVEthefish
My first time on a skate park, woo!
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Concorde couples head for cloud nine Posted: 2 months ago by DAVEthefish
The retired jet has been licensed for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies, 40 years after its first supersonic flight on October 1 1969.
It may not be taking to the skies again, but Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, is hoping love will be in the air on their Concorde G-BBDG.
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Union plans BNP Question Time demo Posted: 2 months ago by DAVEthefish
The TV technician workers' union has condemned the BBC's decision to invite British National Party leader Nick Griffin on to Question Time and pledged to join a demonstration against the programme's recording. Skip related content
Bectu said it would support any of its members who refused to work on the BBC1 programme, which will be transmitted on October 22.
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Jackson: 'Hitler was a showman' Posted: 2 months ago by DAVEthefish
Michael Jackson is alleged to have praised Nazi tyrant Adolf Hitler in a shocking interview - branding the evil dictator a "genius" and a "showman".
The explosive taped interviews have been revealed by the late pop star's good pal Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who recorded a string of candid chats with the singer during their friendship.
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Assisted suicide law 'clarified' Posted: 2 months ago by DAVEthefish
New guidance has been issued to clarify the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales - but it offers no guarantees against prosecution.
Instead the director of public prosecutions has spelled out the range of factors that will be taken into account when deciding on cases.
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The King of Bottle Openers Posted: 2 months ago by davethefish
1001 (ish) ways to open a bottle of beer. I've tried about 4...
Site is German, but so are some of the best beers
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Garfield in the fur Posted: 2 months ago by davethefish
Fat cats are funny, but cruel..
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MPs owe £140,000 in food and wine bills Posted: 2 months ago by davethefish
It has been revealed MPs owe the House of Commons almost £140,000 in unpaid food and drink bills.
They include 77 MPs who have failed to settle their tabs - averaging more than £500 each - for more than six months.
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Manure is dumped on Clarkson's lawn Posted: 2 months ago by davethefish
Climate campaigners have dumped horse manure on TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson's front lawn in protest against his views on global warming.
The activists from environmental group Climate Rush unloaded the bag-loads of manure at his home in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, with a banner which read "this is what you're landing us in".
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Hospital meals form 'bingo game' Posted: 2 months ago by davethefish
An NHS hospital patient disgusted by the food has put photographs online and challenged friends to identify meals in a game of "hospital food bingo".
But just as he struggled to identify meals without the menu card, his friends "kept getting it wrong", said the patient at a South West hospital.
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Are you allergic to the 21st century? Posted: 2 months ago by davethefish
What are the tell-tale signs that you are at odds with the modern world, and that you really belong in a previous era?
We all find life tough at times. We all feel the pace and demands of the present day can prove too much.
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War of the Worlds Live Posted: 3 months ago by davethefish
The eve of war, from Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds, played live on stage, conducted by the man himself
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LAPCAT Posted: 3 months ago by davethefish
Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies
“...to reduce long-distance flights, e.g. From Brussels to Sydney, to less than 2 to 4 hours. Achieving this goal intrinsically requires a new flight regime for commercial transport with Mach numbers ranging from 4 to 8.
*hard to fit the thing in a thumbnail!*
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Anyone for a Pimm's legal battle? Posted: 3 months ago by DAVEthefish
The owner of the Pimm's brand is accusing retailer Sainsbury's of copyright infringement.
Diageo has issued the action following the supermarket's launch of Pitcher's, a gin-based spirits drink to which lemonade and fruit can be added.
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Huge Second World War bomb blown up Posted: 3 months ago by DAVEthefish
A huge Second World War bomb has been destroyed in a controlled explosion after two villages were evacuated as a precaution.
More than 1,000 people were moved from their homes in Ebberston and Allerston, near Pickering in North Yorkshire.
The 500lb bomb was then made safe by an RAF team, which detonated the device in a cloud of dust.
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Sweet temptation? How gazing at cake helps you lose weight Posted: 3 months ago by DAVEthefish
Women who want to lose weight can have their cake – as long as they don’t eat it, scientists believe.
A study found that showing weight-conscious women pictures of sweet treats strengthens their resolve to eat healthily.
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British Space Plane Concept Gets Boost Posted: 3 months ago by davethefish
Launching into orbit could become a little easier and cheaper, thanks to a futuristic space plane that looks like it might have flown straight out of a Star Wars film.
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Rogers Profanisaurus! (NSFW) Posted: 3 months ago by DAVEthefish
Learn some new words, and new meanings to old ones. Guaranteed to make you drop your pants!
sticklebrick n. A particularly difficult and uncomfortable tod. A pine cone.
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Wetsuit shields bald penguin in sun Posted: 3 months ago by DAVEthefish
A bald penguin has been fitted with a specially-designed wetsuit to protect it from the risk of sunburn.
Ralph, a nine-year-old Humboldt penguin at Marwell Wildlife, lost all of his feathers in one day, exposing his pale pink skin to the summer sun.
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Women boxers to fight at 2012 Games Posted: 3 months ago by DAVEthefish
Women boxers will compete at the London 2012 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has ruled.
They will compete at three weight divisions after the IOC's executive board ruled that boxing would no longer be a male-only event.
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Burlesque dancers oppose licensing Posted: 4 months ago by DAVEthefish
A group of burlesque dancers has marched on a town hall to protest against a council move which they say inhibits their ability to perform.
The demonstration followed Camden Council's decision to class burlesque performances as part of the adult entertainment industry.
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Trojan Tank Posted: 4 months ago by DAVEthefish
The Trojan version of the Challenger 2, or just a very scary Transformer! Yes, it is real!
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Downpours signal end of UK heatwave Posted: 5 months ago by DAVEthefish
Forecasters have signalled the end of Britain's hottest spell for years after half the country sweltered while the other half of the north-south divide was soaked.
Swathes of the UK remained in the grip of the blistering heat, but other parts of the country dealt with heavy rain and flash floods.
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