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Scientists: 'No more bodies'
“A Dutch hospital is asking people to stop leaving their bodies to science because they have run out of room.” More at: www.ananova.com Read more
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Fix your photos online with Phixr
“Phixr is an online photo editor that offers a wealth of image-tweaking tools and loads of options for distributing the finished product. Like Fauxto, Picnik, PXN8, Wiredness and all the rest, Phixr lets you upload, modify, share and save photos. However, you’re not limited to uploading from your PC: Phixr can also pull photos from Read more
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Free Ads on The Big GB
“‘London’s newest classified and community website’ is The Big GB, with the awkward-looking address of http://www.biggb.co.uk/. Its classic newspaper-style look belies a very Web 2.0 natured site where users can view lists of suitable vendors, service providers, entertainment or whatever they are looking for, see immediately what they offer, watch their videos and access their Read more
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Taking Liberties Trailer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUsNQkV6o04] Taking Liberties is released June 8th. More at: www.takingliberties.com Read more
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Taking Liberties
From the official site. “Taking Liberties is a shocking but hilarious polemic documentary that charts the destruction of all your Basic Liberties under 10 Years of New Labour. Released to coincide with Tony Blair’s departure, the film and the book follow the stories of normal people who’s lives have been turned upside down by injustice Read more
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Computer saves shredded Stasi files
If you’ve seen “The Lives of Others” recently… “East German historians have employed the help of a computer program to reconstruct 16,000 sacks of shredded paper that once documented the snooping of the Stasi police. The job was previously done by hand, with a team of 30 workers piecing together 350 sacks of shreds since 1991, The Guardian reports. The team estimated Read more
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One-legged driver outruns cops
“Police in Florida were embarrassed when a driver with no arms and just one leg lost them in a high-speed chase – again.” More at: www.ananova.com Read more
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Londonist Interviews…Advice Booth
“Every Sunday for the past nine weeks, Advice Booth has been open for business on Brick Lane. Questions ranging from the mundane (“why doesn’t he like me?”) to the philosophical (“what is beauty?”) will be answered in exchange for £1.” More at: www.londonist.com Read more
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How not to write a press release
“London Assembly Liberal Democrat Dee Doocey yesterday issued a perfect example of how to not to write a press release. You might want to have the offending article to hand as we proceed. Let’s start with a lie… Liberal Democrat research has revealed that eight of London’s top tourist attractions will not be accessible to Read more
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We got sole
This long established, independent (!!) shoe shop has been in the Kings Road for many years. Little bit of London trivia. Up until 1830 the Kings Road was just that – a private road owned by the king for nipping down to Hampton Court. More at: londondailyphoto.blogspot.com Read more