Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

What Britain used to look like from the air

From sprawling factory complexes to newly built suburban streets - by way of some of the UK's top sporting venues and seaside resorts. More than 10,000 images from one of the earliest collections of aerial photography are being made freely available on the web.

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That's a fascinating link, but doesn't the following statement negate its usefulness as some people may have Parkinson's and not have been diagnosed and therefore state 'no'.?


"Anyone can call and they need to state whether or not they have been diagnosed with the disease".

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if you can n ot take a penalty you should pack up playing football.
how the hell did a cole get in a team he is useles and can not even play

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I like brief comments, but "." is pushing it bit.


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Yuk!

Some fascinating images here Snapping bugs: What can we learn from insect images?

I see Master Mind has announced his latest policy for another U-turn.

Also Leveson evaluation of "political" pressure was interesting.

Good to know the the GOVE was asking Murdock for advice on Education problems or was he just taking the Michael?

And we think Egypt has problems.

mmm yum yum - Japan sells first Fukushima seafood since nuclear crisis

Seafood caught off the coast of Japan's Fukushima region has been put on sale for the first time since last year's nuclear crisis.

The sale was limited to octopus and marine snails, as other species cannot be sold yet because of contamination.

The catch was sold at reduced prices in markets across the prefecture.

What do octopussies feed on?

Crustaceans? crabs are a favourite from memory.

Hope you are not retreating to your ancestors for that information.

In the stories I used to read, there were man eating varieties as well.

Keep out of deep or hot water!

David Attenborough :-)

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Fred Scuttle

Looks more like a pickle to me.

It seems your muscle mass is taking over one of your vacant chambers.

Keep doing the press ups.

Spanish banks downgraded by Moody's

The ratings agency Moody's has cut the credit rating on 28 of Spain's banks, one week after the country asked for money to support them.

The move follows a cut to the Spanish government's own credit rating to just above junk status earlier this month.

Moody's said in a statement, that Spain's reduced creditworthiness "implies a weaker credit profile for Spanish banks."

Among the downgrades was a cut to Banco Santander