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OT Sun's impact on climate change quantified for first time
Relativity, mate.
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New Aircraft Carrier to be powered by renewable energy
Some small boats were built with aerofoils about 50 years ago. Not successful.
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Battery recycling?
En el artÃculo , Andrew escribió: Horrendous pollution in the region of China where the panels are made. And there's been speculation in the past that the panels are energy- negative, i.e. they need...
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OT Air fares
The family used Norwegian last year. The timing is very bad for interconnections and the final costs were not a lot lower as the internal US flights were very expensive. It is not only Houston. All...
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cross posting
Causes one to have to edit the groups or add a followups to bit in the header Trouble is for me, its not apparent until you hve pressed send that its a crossposted message then one has to bring it...
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Lorry overtaking ban, M11
They are bring in an overtaking ban, on the M11 up hill stretches. Surely that is the wrong? An heavily laden lorry versus a lightly loaded one, will make for a quicker overtake on an uphill, because...
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Solar-rechargeable batteries
I have a number of decent-quality solar powered garden lights whose rechargeable batteries seem to have reached the end of their effective life. Googling has only served to bamboozle me - anyone got a...
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Fiat Seicentro seems to run out of petrol, often with plenty in the tank
My daughter's 2001 Seicento behaved itself for a few weeks after purchase during which time I used it as she has a bus pass still. I had a problem getting the key out of the petrol filler cap so I did...
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Westinghouse bankrupt
There's a surprise. UK scheme now in doubt. Another surprise. The company, whose corporate parent is Toshiba of Japan, led projects once seen as heralding a nuclear renaissance, but its filing casts a...
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Brickwork Q w/pics
If I have managed this interweb thingy, there should be 5 pictures here: This is the driveway to the garage, and on the LH side, the block paved drive which provides level access to the house. As can...
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Makita 3 and 4 Amp batteries interchangable??
Hello, I have several Makita LXT 18V tools, some of which are about 8 yeares old and their batteries (all 3 Amp) are not holding their charge as well as they did. I was thinking of replacing the...
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Lubricating oil
How about the old 3 in 1 oil? No one mentioned 3 in 1 which has been around for ages.
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Reality TV
Maybe Tim S and Dave P should apply :-)
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OT Cris Hogg Wild Flower Seeds
Got a pack of 100% Wild Flower Seeds For General Purpose. 50grams. Cost over 10 quid, but they are perennial. My flower beds are weeded and sort of ready. Question is: How deep do I plant them? Couple...
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AC
Since most cars are made with AC already fitted, why aren't they building houses this way?
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