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Wow! Did anyone watch that amazing Spain - Italy penalty shoot-out? Absolutely amazing - Spain won 7-6 but I can't recall so many brilliantly taken penalties in one match. Sets us up nicely for a Spain-Brazil final on Sunday, which should be an...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vms_6_TSQuc
I've just seen a report highlighting the risks of power shortages in the UK this winter. When I lived there, it seemed to me that the country was in a state of policy paralysis. No coal (naturally!), no nuclear (of course not!), wind and solar too...
So, the greatest telly show ever made is over for another year - and the next season will be the last. What did all you Draper-watchers out there make of the finale? And of Season 6 in general? Personally, I thought it started really slowly...
Check out his option for music loving builders https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cFb0nLCKypg?rel=0
...Who knew? In response to the numbskulls complaining about a good looking woman wearing a frock, I wondered aloud if BBC had a compliments button. They haven't. However if you hit the 'complaints' button, there it is 'Appreciation'!!! Why...
Exactly how many separate trials do you have to go through, and how many offences must you be found guilty of, getting a multi year jail sentence for each, before you do actually go to prison in Italy?
My Canon broke and the entry level Nikon line up looks more interesting. Any opinions on whether the extra $250 is money well spent? Mostly family and travel photography - Haven't done anything more exciting photography wise in the last 10 years...
I love 3D and allied pictures, here's a twist:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23041236 PS how do you post a HTMl link under a word?
Seems that we have a real Stanley Cup Hockey Final this go round. Think it will take all 7 games to decide a winner this time. First time ever that Chicago and Boston have met in a Stanley Cup Final, very surprising given that both teams...
Link here What does everyone think?
In the winter, I bought a quite modern [ten speed by two front chain wheel Campagnolo ergo shift] Ambrosio cycle to augment the venerable Carlton. The highest gearing on the Ambrosio is ten per cent higher than the Carlton, and the crankset is of the 170 mm variety that is now standard for men's road cycles. The Carlton has 175 mm arms that do mean I have to be careful not to strike the road with the pedals when leaning, but leads to a tendency to use higher gears at a lower cadence,...
I've just put on the Beatles 67 to 70 compilation on not just because its a great album but because it also reminds me of my dad who got me into the Beatles and even bought me this album. I've always been a bit anal when it comes to my things. I like...
I just settled down to watch the Antiques Roadshow when who should appear as the first punter but the president of the West Norfolk Phonographic Society and noble contributor to this forum. A real star turn - take a bow JWM!
The Guardian has a story about a spy program against the British people, named "Tempora". http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa The program is massive and stores huge amount of data for 30...
Hi My contract is up soon so may choose to switch provider. I am currently on Orange/T.Mobile/EE and am regularly frustrated by poor/no signal, whilst those around me seem to be carrying on okay. Supposedly Orange/T.Mobile/EE are...
In a statement on Saturday, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest said: "In a serious condition, Allan Simonsen was transferred immediately to the Circuit Medical Centre where he died soon after due to his injuries."
I've discovered where a lot of the CDs I thought I had lost or been 'borrowed' have gone! SWMBO popped her head round the door and said 'Play a bit of Russell Watson for me on your new preamp'. Checked on nStream and ... no Russell...
Adam's posted a couple of limericks in the "solicitor-parked-at-owners-risk" thread, and I thought rather than join in there and drift the thread, I'd start a new one, because... I was on a wine trip recently and one of the other people was an old boy...
Their are umpteen ways of cooking pasta with endless ingrediants. be very interested to here from others on what they do.The very best pasta(for taste) i have ever eaten was a few years ago when SWMBO and i rented a house overlooking Salcombe harbour...
So, 30 tickets allocated to the masses. Right! It's the olympics all over again. I wonder whose tickets are "priority"?
Whatever happened to health and safety http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjC7DjoVe8
Rest in peace. A superb actor. Only 51 years old. Called himself a 260-pound Woody Allen. I loved his "toothy" smile. Seemed to be a genuinely nice person.
Until the recent Whitsun holiday I hadn't played my guitar for several years. I gave it up because since my second coronary bypass op, my left arm/leg occasionally feel a little numb, and tire easily, so my occasional manual dexterity...
For all you cat lovers out there: http://vimeo.com/25127382 Priceless! Jan