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Power grid failure in Leeds

Apr 06, 2012 Comments Off by

How long will it be before this problem is sorted? It been going on for two days without a word from the power company. The given time for fixing the problem was Thursday, 05 April 2012 at 09:30. But at 23.00pm April 6th the power went off again. Service Interruptions … Notice An interruption to [...]

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If the unexpected happens

Jun 05, 2011 Comments Off

We all take the internet for granted and no longer marvel at the way it has changed our lives. It’s use impacts us in so many ways that it is a bit scary to contemplate what would happen if we suffered a burst broadband pipe which was irreparable. Maybe irreparable is a bit strong but [...]

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BioLite for campers and hikers

Jun 07, 2010 Comments Off

This BioLite was originally created for developing countries, but in addition to those areas this would come in very handy for hardcore campers and hikers. The main function of this is to function as a very lightweight and efficient little stove. For that it works excellently, but it also can use all of its leftover [...]

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Solar iPod speaker

Jun 07, 2010 Comments Off

This particular iPod speaker won’t require you to carry around any spare batteries, since it gets all the energy it needs straight from the sun. Of course it’s not waterproof, so if you see clouds forming you might want to run the speaker someplace dry.

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