Monthly Archives: November 2013

Professionals star Lewis Collins dies aged 67: a home-grown action hero too tough for James Bond

In the 70s and early 80s most little boys in the UK wanted to be wisecracking Bodie from The Professionals. Let’s remember our being in awe of Collins’ brooding action hero I wanted to be Lewis Collins when I was … Continue reading

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Nikon Df, blending quality with classic styling

Nikon Df, blending quality with classic styling The new Nikon Df with its full-frame quality FX sensor, has classic styling with mechanical dials for ISO, shutter speed, exposure compensation and shutter release mode. Nikon has also made a special edition older looking, … Continue reading

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year 2013’s MIPP ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONVENTION

Malta Institute of Professional Photography: annual international convention, 2013 from Ivan M. Consiglio on Vimeo. Malta Institute of Professional Photography: annual international convention, 2013 http://vimeo.com/80535708 “A short clip reporting on the year 2013’s MIPP ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONVENTION: The annual … Continue reading

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Disney’s “Frozen” – Hilarious!! You Gotta See This – Interestingfunfacts.com

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Man builds homemade gun from items that can all be purchased in the airport terminal AFTER you go through security | Mail Online

Evan Booth can make a gun comprised of a hair dryer, magnets, batteries, hairbands, and other items purchased at terminal stores
The Tennessee web developer demonstrates how to make his gun, as well as a crossbow, blowgun, and other weapons on his DIY website Terminal Cornucopia Continue reading

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The internet mystery that has the world baffled – Telegraph

For the past two years, a mysterious online organisation has been setting the world’s finest code-breakers a series of seemingly unsolveable problems. But to what end? Welcome to the world of Cicada 3301 Continue reading

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Britain: Will there be any Christians left in twenty years time?

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British Catholic news magazine The Tablet has honed in on what it means to be a Catholic in the UK today. The results obtained are very interesting indeed. The Tablet found that while “over-60s fit a…

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MARCH FOR PUTTINU – Maltese soldiers yomping for charity this Christmas

MARCH FOR PUTTINU – Maltese soldiers yomping for charity this Christmas Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/LU8EFoSK2So Sent from my iPhone – small keys; errors are unavoidable

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Comparing the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U | The Verge

The new generation of game consoles is finally here in its entirety. Just about every one of the consoles could still use work in one way or another, be it better games, a better interface, or a better build. But even so, it’s pretty hard not to want one today. If you had to pick, which console is going to give you the best graphics, the best next-gen experience, and the best improvements in the years to come? Continue reading

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Apple completes buyout of Kinect sensor company PrimeSense | The Verge

Apple has confirmed its acquisition of PrimeSense, the Israeli startup behind the 3D sensor in Microsoft’s Kinect camera peripheral for the Xbox 360. An Apple spokesperson gave All Things D the following prepared statement, which it typically uses in such situations: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” Continue reading

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