Some Christians Giving Up Carbon for Lent to Combat Global Warming

Some Christians Giving Up Carbon for Lent to Combat Global Warming:



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And how is that going for you?



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No. 20 - Typewriter of the Day - Canon Typestar 6

No.20 TOTD: Canon Typestar 6

I have a couple of electric typewriters, by that I mean these little battery powered machines.  They were the last crossover before the Laptop destroyed the typewriter industry.  They could do almost anything but the output they generate leaves a bit to be desired so they didn't make customers that happy.  Now they are a problem because like a lot of later typewriters they used cassettes of film ribbon, each was different and all are out of production.  This killed these machines.  Here is a picture.  You can see they were very portable.

Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine - BBC News

Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine - BBC News:



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Just when you thought it was safe to stop using antibiotic hand cleaner.  Here is something to add to Ebola and Plague.



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(30) Mark's Mailbox: Prada Islam with Ramadan Socks - YouTube

(30) Mark's Mailbox: Prada Islam with Ramadan Socks - YouTube:



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Get a coffee and enjoy Mark's presentation.



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UK weather: Big freeze death toll could rise above 2,000 as it emerges Met Office warned ministers a month ago

UK weather: Big freeze death toll could rise above 2,000 as it emerges Met Office warned ministers a month ago:



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I think you are supposed to plan for cold weather not try to assume it away with a computer forecast.  Welcome to energy impoverishment.  Thanks to smalldeadanimals for catching this.



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Jackie Mason Tuning Out the Oscars: 'Great Plumbers' More Important than Actors

Jackie Mason Tuning Out the Oscars: 'Great Plumbers' More Important than Actors:



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Jackie has a point, how did the Oscars get so popular? 



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Delingpole: Penguin 'Supercolony' Discovered in Antarctica

Delingpole: Penguin 'Supercolony' Discovered in Antarctica:



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Well another projection bites the dust.  Those darn forecasts are just not holding together.



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