OT, but funny
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:12:22 -0700 (PDT)
Article from today's Observer, in which their food critic tries to go
vegan for a week. He gave up after 5 days, complaining (amongst other
things) of feeling constantly grouchy. I'm not sure what triggered
the link in my mind between this article and this group. Any ideas?
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk ...
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Do motorists also dominate opinion polls?
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:57:54 -0700 (PDT)
"The majority of the British public is still not convinced that
climate change is caused by humans - and many others believe
scientists are exaggerating the problem, according to an exclusive
poll for The Observer..."
"...Ipsos MORI polled 1,039 adults and found that six out of 10 agreed
that 'many scientific e ...
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?100m for cyclists - Another COLOSAL waste of taxpayers money !
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:09:57 +0100
Seen on teletext:
The Gov. is going to spend ¡ê100m on Bristol and 10 other cities to
facilitate and promote cycling.
Apparently the target is to get 2.5m people on their bikes.
I have no objection to the idea in principle, cyclists are easier to
overtake then 4x4's, (or if you not bothered about your paintwor ...
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A Tribute to the Tanker Drivers
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:59:44 +0100
I just wanted to put on record my congratulations to our heroic Brothers,
the Shell tanker drivers, following the most effective industrial action
this country has seen for a generation.
The drivers wanted 7% but in a brilliant display of negotiating skill, Shell
settled for 14%.
Governments might be prepa ...
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OT: some hard numbers on the climate/energy debate at last
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:33:04 +0100
There's a very interesting article in The Register about a Cambridge
University physics professor who has put some hard numbers into the
climate/energy debate.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/20/mackay_on_carbon_free_uk/
The full article is too long to post here but here's how it starts:
"A topflight ...
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OT: it's sort of transport, but most definitely not UK
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:57:00 +0100
A few pictures that I thought worth sharing of some guys getting on with
their daily job and some things they saw..
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm
(Awaits predictable rants from you know where.)
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OT: The most common sense article on future energy production
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:47:18 +0100
One for Doug to read all about living carbon free. This one actually
has real figures in, not fantasy facts, and is not biased in favour of
anyone. It destroys a great deal of what the green and anti-nuclear
lobby claim as solutions.
This one I particularly like which fucks up a whole load of Dougs
argument ...
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Lewisham
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:26:04 -0700 (PDT)
Looking at a genealogy site, I entered the name Bollen & London as a
search.
The records only show up to about 1928, but the name Bollen shows up a
few times for the parish of Lewisham.
I make no comment on this but it is a fact.
Francis ...
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The retards on this group
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:35:18 -0700 (PDT)
Has anyone else noticed that the retards on this group often attack
other posters for the very thing that is their own weakest point.
For example, Duhg often accuses others of being scientifically
illiterate, when he must be the most pig-ignorant person in the world
when it comes to all matters scientific. Toom ...
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Holidaymakers face 40% hike in airfares due to soaring price of fuel.
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:39:40 -0700 (PDT)
This should reduce hypermobility somewhat.
"Air fares could rise by 40 per cent because of the soaring cost of
oil, industry experts warned yesterday.
The increase threatens to put holidays abroad out of reach for
thousands of families.
It comes on top of fuel surcharges which have already added up to
&pou ...
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