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The only other place I have seen like this was Yemen pre current war.

At least in the restaurants in Sana'a they had to leave the guns outside in the street - did you ever get to see the gun Souk near Sana'a - a line of tin shacks selling AK, G3's, pistols RpG7's - mad

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the issues with trucks all going down same corridor and accidents has been solved already - linking drive assist computers - keeps all trucks at optimum distance from each other and activates brakes at the same time. they've already done live tests with a driver in the front cab and a train of 4-5 d...

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Apparently his lawyer said he 'didn't have any non-lethal options'

He had a taser but felt he couldn't safely deploy it ....so had to resort to the pew pew

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Just been to France - Mask mandates still in shops - everyone seems to comply and you need covid vaccine pass for restaurants - cinema etc - France didn't seem to have turned into a Stalinist state.....so can't see what the fuss is all about doing the same in UK

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Tesla ...just a Battery company.....here are the thoughts of Jim Farley CEO of Ford - given at an internal Meeting. 'Obsession' During a virtual town hall attended by some 20,000 employees globally, Farley told the company why Ford must take Tesla seriously as the dominant player in the all-electric...

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Four months in Gaol for being deaf

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/de ... n-n1280272

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Couldn't watch the Irish man - watching 80 yr old dudes trying to play chaps in their 30s - silly

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Ouch

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslond ... d=msedgntp

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Why?
Easy - you can quickly get rid of carbon based base load - Solar and wind are not enough
Thorium based reactors are safer and there's a shed load of fuel available

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I still think we need to expand Nuclear plants or look at alternatives such as Thorium reactors - as China is doing https://cyprus-digest.com/china-prepares-to-start-tests-on-thorium-powered-nuclear-reactor/#:~:text=China%20launched%20a%20thorium%20and%20molten%20reactor%20development,energy%2C%20en...

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Saw the Style council at a CND festival for peace in Brockwell Park in 1983......it was muddy and they came on after the Damned (big mistake) - it was muddy and the damned fans pelted them with mud bombs - Weller had a hissy fit and stormed off - Madness who followed didn't seem to mind and just thr...

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29 Raptors on the New Spacex booster.....thats a lot of HP

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Any one see the state of Hamilton in the post race interview...looked completely buggered - Long Covid perhaps ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZnnN3_ ... hatInTheF1

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Tom Macdonald ?

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Well explained video on issues with Hydrogen powering ICE vehicle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IPR50- ... edVerified

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If this really works - 10 min full charge for an EV....will make a big difference

https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/14/ ... batteries/

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I still think this book is worth reading on the topic - Prof David Mckay - "sustainable energy without the hot air" - its free online and you can get the PDF https://withouthotair.com/ Goes in to great detail on scale that renewables have to reach to replace all Energy requirements - the book is bas...

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Sade....61

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you can use an apple watch and use applel fit - although you don't get the live competative option

just get a road bike and a trainer and away you go

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwill ... l-peloton/

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And they wonder why BLM started

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At least they've brought in Kiteboard racing......a bit more exciting than watching windsurfers toodle along

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https://news.sky.com/story/minnesota-po ... s-12149485

Shot - tasered and set on by a dog whilst being naked........these cops are really bad at their job

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doom
prince of persia
Tetris
Galaxians
Space invaders

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Oh well....
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/tr ... d=msedgntp

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Interesting analysis of Johnson by Rory Stewart from TEL book review Subscribe Login British politics|Book Review Lord of misrule Boris Johnson: an amoral figure for a bleak, coarse culture By Rory Stewart November 6, 2020 Read this issue Boris Johnson, October 23, 2020 Boris Johnson, October 23, 20...

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I remember reading Heart of darkness not realising AN was based on it ....I had a bit of a "hold on a moment...I know this". Anyway AN is Glorious film exploring the madness of war

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Fishbone....brilliant live

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Two diffrent situations and can see why they ended diffrently.

Actually first cop is being charged.....so we'll see

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Chap having epsisode in Walmart - holding a baseball bat - gets wasted .......All it would have taken was another officer to come from from behind and tackle the dude - instead pew pew pew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjQfDIF ... e=youtu.be

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I think ROE when dealing with civilians and occupied territories is a bit different than going toe to toe with Ivan

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The Vapors - Turning Japanese

I think thats about wanking....no?

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I think the allies had those tanks until the Grant was available.

Doubt it - first one is a dinky T34 and the next two are dinky T55's

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he term Afro Caribbean funnily enough refers only to Afro Caribbeans

schooled there -

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Can you explain to me how that has changed things for black boys of afro Caribbean backgrounds ? Afro Caribbean normally refers to "Black" - statistics do not reflect the difference between African and Caribbean or even east African vs west African. In london where I live - working class people of ...

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Black boys from afro Caribbean backgrounds used to be the worst performing academically in English schools.

The big influx of Ghanaians and Nigerians here in South London has really changed things - very educationally minded - very stable supportive families

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One thing I saw in that medium Post is that Trans men are never housed in Male Prisons, reportedly for their safety, but the trans rights advocates are not campaigning for them to be sent there....even though they are "obviously men".........and should be treated as men or does it only work in one d...

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Normally not a big fan of growling but make the exception for jinjer - Tati is blindingly good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxi3i9wzQBk

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Nightwish did a great version of Pink Floyds High Hopes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEDnVeYYyM

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