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UK fracking gets the go ahead

Hate to say I told you so. A hugely slanted article in the Guardian this morning informs us that a report recommending that fracking be given the go ahead in the UK is “all but certain to be accepted by ministers”, effectively allowing trial wells to be drilled as a first stage in tapping the [...]

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Secrets of the fixture computer

After a question from @chickenruby yesterday evening, I found myself wandering back onto Paul Fletcher’s 2009 blog post, detailing the immense amount of thought that has to go into organising the fixtures for the English football leagues. Thankfully, Paul did the work so we don’t have to: I wanted to find out exactly how the [...]

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Danger From Above!

Page 4 of today’s Cape Times warns of dangers from above which may threaten your safety in and around the Mother City. First up is the hot air balloon crash at Beyerskloof vineyards in the Cape Winelands on Saturday – witnessed by none other than Beyerskloof supremo Beyers Truter: The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating [...]

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Seems Legit

With all the fuss marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, many readers will be surprised to learn that - in an effort to sell more copies of his book - Oxford author Robin Gardiner claims that it was not the Titanic that sank, but her sister ship, the Olympic. In a story which could have come [...]

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Temptation

It’s getting harder to resist… Anyone want to sponsor me a Galaxy? (he asked, hopefully.)

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