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  1. UK internet porn block not possible

    by , 21 Dec 2010 at 4:30 am (The 'nana bunch)
    Quote Originally Posted by hinarei View Post
    ...or so say ISPs.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12041063

    Quote Originally Posted by BBC News
    Government plans to block pornography "at source" are unlikely to prove effective, say ISPs.

    The proposal to cut off access to pornographic material was floated by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey in an interview with the Sunday Times.

    The government is talking to ISPs to set up a meeting at which the proposal will be discussed.

    But, say experts, technical
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  2. Scottish Widows trying to generate business

    by , 7 Dec 2010 at 4:30 am (The 'nana bunch)
    All right, truth in advertising, but this is ridiculous.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11922246

    The recent cold snap lead to quite a few fun videos, and a few wince-inducing ones too.
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  3. Kanye has boycotted Arizona!

    by , 2 Jun 2010 at 9:48 am (The 'nana bunch)
    Whatever shall the blameless people of Phoenix do now?!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/mu...0/10212786.stm

    A group calling itself 'The Sound Strike'. comprised of musicians such as Mr. West, are boycotting performing shows until law SB 1070 is amended.

    This Arizona state law, due to come into force in July, requires police to check the immigration status of people suspected of being in the US illegally, which the musicians' ...
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  4. how hard can it be to climb Everest anyway?

    by , 23 May 2010 at 3:00 am (The 'nana bunch)
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8689810.stm

    The youngest British female to conquer Everest had barely set foot on a mountain before, claim the papers. Is it really that easy to skip to the summit?

    Aged 22, Bonita Norris is the youngest British woman to scale Mt Everest. Her party reached the 8,848m peak on 17 May - the middle of climbing season on the world's highest mountain.

    Much has been made of the glamorous graduate's snap decision to scale the ...
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  5. You're no longer important enough

    by , 28 Feb 2010 at 3:00 am (The 'nana bunch)
    The BBC has downgraded Prince Harry, as well as other members of the British royal family to Category Two/Other Notables importance. Fine, you might think, I never liked Harry much anyway. But what does it mean, and why has the decision come about?

    The change in the broadcaster's policy means that Auntie won't interrupt its programming schedules unless one of the following peg it during a programme: Princes Philip, Charles and William, and the Queen herself. Direct heirs, the ...
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