Archive for February, 2008
Posted in February 29th, 2008
What is a Fosse Septique (fosse toutes eaux) and how does it work
Most British households discharge the waste from their kitchen, WC and bathroom into a mains drainage system and consequently know very little about the types of systems used when this is not possible. The alternatives are either a storage tank, commonly known in […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Tomgram: Noam Chomsky, Terrorists Wanted the World Over
One of Noam Chomsky’s latest books — a conversation with David Barsamian — is entitled What We Say Goes. It catches a powerful theme of Chomsky’s: that we have long been living on a one-way planet and that the language we regularly wield to describe the realities of […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Wales consider U-turn to allow Gatland a coaching role with the Lions
Paul Rees
Thursday February 14, 2008
The Guardian
The Welsh Rugby Union will consider reversing its ban on its national head coach being involved with the Lions if an approach is made for Warren Gatland to be involved in next year’s tour to South Africa. The New […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
‘Clinton’s got to win both states’
Suzanne Goldenberg surveys next week’s presidential primaries in Texas and Ohio and says that the polls trend is against Clinton. What do you think??
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Click on the link below to follow ~Full elections coverage
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/uselections2008
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Tim Harford’s top 10 undercover economics books
Tim Harford’s new book, The Logic of Life: Uncovering the new economics of everything, argues that the most unexpected people - oversexed teenagers, Las Vegas slot addicts, juvenile delinquents and even your boss - are rational, unconsciously weighing up risks and rewards and complying with economic logic. The author […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Points-based immigration system comes into effect
Andrew Sparrow and agencies
guardian.co.uk,
Friday February 29 2008
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Friday February 29 2008. It was last updated at 14:22 on February 29 2008.
Photograph: PA
Employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants could be jailed for up to two years under a new law coming into force today.
They […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Police discover shackles in Jersey abuse case home
· Sources say find tallies with victims’ accounts
· Second underground ‘punishment room’ sought
Helen Pidd in Jersey
The Guardian,
Friday February 29 2008
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This article appeared in the Guardian on Friday February 29 2008 on p11 of the UK news section. It was last updated at 00:10 on February […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Holyfield, Tyson Are Discussing Boxing Rematch, Guardian Says
By Dan Baynes
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) — Evander Holyfield said he and Mike Tyson are discussing the possibility of fighting each other for a third time, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing an interview with the four-time heavyweight boxing champion.
Holyfield, 45, said Tyson approached him via an intermediary […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Guardian Daily: Prince Harry v ‘Terry Taliban’
In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss the Prince Harry news blackout; Sarkozy’s post-colonial France; and plastic bags
Francesca Panetta ,
guardian.co.uk,
Friday February 29 2008
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Science News
Increased Hurricane Losses Due To More People, Wealth Along Coastlines, Not Stronger Storms
ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2008) — A team of scientists have found that the economic damages from hurricanes have increased in the U.S. over time due to greater population, infrastructure, and wealth on the U.S. coastlines, and not to any spike in the […]
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Posted in February 29th, 2008
Football star Paul Gascoigne has been detained under the Mental Health Act after a series of bizarre incidents at two Newcastle hotels. The troubled star has fought alcohol problems and depression since the end of his playing career. Despite his struggles, Gazza retains a place in the hearts of football fans and is arguably the […]
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
Stronger evidence of global warming
R. Ramachandran
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Area of glaciers reduced from 3,391 to 2,721 sq. km. between 1962-2004
By 2050, negative mass balance of glaciers will be
90 per cent
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Udhagamandalam: With more recent data on the Himalayan glaciers from the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites, scientists of the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the Indian […]
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
Bergamasco banned for Byrne gouge
Italy back-row Mauro Bergamasco has been handed a 13-week ban after pleading guilty to gouging. The Stade Francais flanker was “found to have deliberately placed his finger in the right eye of Lee Byrne” by a Six Nations disciplinary committee.
The incident happened when Bergamasco clashed with the Wales full-back […]
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
KEEGAN `HAVING DOUBTS` ALREADYPosted 28/02/08 09:32EmailPrintSave
Kevin Keegan is reportedly already having doubts about the wisdom of agreeing to return to Newcastle United.
Just five weeks after his appointment, Keegan has been described as ‘growing disillusioned’ with the club’s hierarchy. According to The Daily Mail, Keegan’s future is ‘increasingly uncertain’ because of the emergence of […]
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
We’re going again on Sunday 2nd March………..hope the weather holds out this year.
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
The narcissus ‘Undeb Rygbi Cymru’ – or ‘Welsh Rugby Union’ daffodil in English translation – was presented to Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland and WRU Group Chief Executive Roger Lewis just in time for the annual St David’s Day celebrations.
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
WRU honoured with its very own Daffodil 28 February 2008, 12:30 pm By WRU
Welsh rugby today (Thursday) received a unique gift from the Royal Horticultural Society – a new strain of daffodil to be named ‘Undeb Rygbi Cymru’ in its honour. The narcissus ‘Undeb Rygbi Cymru’ – or ‘Welsh Rugby Union’ daffodil in English […]
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
An earthquake in Lincolnshire is felt all over UK but particularly in Barnsley…….
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
