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    Satellite TV

    Generally here, most people subscribe to Sky and they install the dish. My advice would be to seek the advice of an expert aerial installer. I understand that there's quite a lot involved in getting sattelite dishes correctly sited, and the same should also apply to a terrestrial aerial; just...
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    dang my volt metter wont work

    Working in a calibration lab, I come across faults like this several times a week. The current is flowing correctly through the meter shunt, as your light will not function correctly. The 10 amp ranges on some DMM's can be problematic; often this range is the same switch setting as the 20 mA...
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    If... BBC documentary

    Re: Ups and downs towards a post-industrial world.... I agree with a former poster on the Yugoslav situation - post 1999 many Serbians have had to put up with major infrastructure failure and the nightmare of DU powder scattered across millions of hectares of agricultural land, as well as...
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    Unleaded Gasoline Survey

    Just think of us poor Brits who have to shell out the equivalent of $5 a gallon! My bike does about 60mpg if you treat it gently... It goes down rapidly if you are fond of twisting the throttle a lot! Here's a good thing to think about. I could motorcycle from the Midlands to Scotland and the...
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    If... BBC documentary

    I have just watched the TV programme "If" on the state of UK power supplies, and it really offered an insight into how much 21st Century England relies on the mains electricity supply; it pervades our every move from the minute we wake up to the time we go to bed.There is one argument that we've...
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    what are you listening to

    I like old Christian rock such as Rez's "Awaiting Your Reply". I only wish that I could have heard it a lot earlier in life, but we Brits are sooo conservative that we took a decade or two to catch up! That searing opening lead break on the title track is just sooo great! REZ aren't doing so...
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    Is this for real? Fox news comment on BBC

    Cheesehead - with reference to car tax - the DVLA have a database of all owners of vehicles which are not taxed and the computer automatically sends you a fine - even if the car is not on the road or can be run! You can declare SORN (Statutory Off Road Notice) where you have to notify the DVLA...
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    Power surge explodes 'superloo'

    Re: Power surge explodes \'superloo\' Yes, I saw this on tonight's edition of Midlands Today! I'm wondering whether the previous occupant had been on the beans for a bit too long! Flatulating and smoking in a loo cubicle could have the same effect! ha ha! Maybe that's why there's a total ban on...
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    A torchaholic's dream - visit a bulb factory!

    Re: A torchaholic\'s dream - visit a bulb factory! Valves are making a comeback ... in fact they never really went away... chances are you're reading this message on a CRT monitor - the CRT is really a type of valve! I have a couple of old but interesting books by Odhams Press, which go into...
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    DARPA Funds Internet Tracking Scheme

    George Orwell got it right twenty years after his prediction - Big Brother Is Watching you! The thing is, the Internet is the last free medium left to be brought under the Big Brother's ever increasing control. Orwell predicted that televisions would be used to control people. To a certain...
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    Is this for real? Fox news comment on BBC

    I cannot pick up the original link on my web box, but I can guess by what people have posted what it said. Fox News is considered at best "infotainment" here, at worst it lies through its teeth because it is paid huge sums of money to do so. I've only seen Fox News a few times on satellite and...
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    End of the Car of the Future

    Surely this is not just about GM - surely the petrol companies have a vested interest in removing these cars off the road! I'm no petrolhead but until they make a truly efficient electric bike with the performance of a petrol powered 400 I've got to stick with petrol! In England that's smelly...
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    A torchaholic's dream - visit a bulb factory!

    A torchaholic\'s dream - visit a bulb factory! I'm back again after a bit of a long absence due to moving house! And shortly EMPOWERTORCH will be experimenting again with some new torch designs!But hey, that's not what I've comeback to announce!Recently, the company I work for was taken over by...
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    Torches for use by Aid Agencies in Yugoslavia

    Thanks for the info guys. I do like the idea of a shaker torch - maintenance free and battery -free. Torches with batteries may be cheap to start with but more expensive to maintain in the long run. The Eternalight is a great little torch but may be too expensive and too fragile. I am sure that...
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    Long throw handheld for address spotting?

    You could use a spotlmp wired to cigarette lighter plug if you are trying to spot house numbers from your car. Alternatively choose an LED with a very narrow, intense beam angle. There are some LED's on the market with 4 degree beam angles, consequently giving you a very high mcd rating. Other...
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