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  1. EnglishLady

    Obama sets out energy future for less dependency on oil

    BBC News President Barack Obama has vowed to reduce US oil imports by one-third in little more than a decade. He said in a speech in Washington that America had to "get serious" about a secure and affordable energy future. Higher oil prices are threatening to hamper US economic recovery...
  2. EnglishLady

    Beams of Electricity Zap Fires

    Discovery News Beams of Electricity Zap Fires But don't trade in the firefighting hose for a electrical wand just yet Researchers have shown that they can put out a fire by zapping it with electricity -- pointing an electrical wand at a flame and applying a current. But it's too early...
  3. EnglishLady

    Fifty Two Years of Math 1959 - 2011

    Oh Absolutely - wouldn't want anyone to think I used a quill and ink :eek: :D:D
  4. EnglishLady

    Fifty Two Years of Math 1959 - 2011

    LOL good post :D Not sure about here in the USA, but in the UK, students can take into an exam .... calculators, formula's, everything that they need to help them pass. How can the exams of today ever think they can match the exams that we took :confused: I think the only thing we were...
  5. EnglishLady

    It's been one of those days

    Just received this from a friend :p I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of gas... The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
  6. EnglishLady

    How far should Elementary School go for Peanut Allergy?

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Some public school parents in Edgewater, Florida, want a first-grade girl with life-threatening peanut allergies removed from the classroom and home-schooled, rather than deal with special rules to protect her health, a school official said. "That was one of the...
  7. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    Because I know that some ppl think of "Brits" as only English, I want to clarify that it was the Scottish Courts that released him.
  8. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    I think we are going to have to agree to disagree on Libya :(
  9. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    Another Bosnia then, where we all stood by and watched the extermination of its own people? :(
  10. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    Do you not believe what Canada, France, UK (& now US) are doing is necessary to save the Lyban people?
  11. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    3.44ET US Warship launches cruise missiles
  12. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    I think you find that the UN resolution is being followed :rolleyes: "The new UN resolution authorises "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians"
  13. EnglishLady

    French plane opens fire in Libya

    BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12795971 A French plane has fired the first shots in Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone begins. The target was a military vehicle, the French defence ministry said. It came hours after Western and Arab leaders met in...
  14. EnglishLady

    Are you a Gamer?

    We use Verizon mobile - when in a "good" area it is ok, but it will never be as good for online play as hardwired. Lag does not make for good gaming :(
  15. EnglishLady

    Hello hello

    LOL - Scott and I already "know" each other, I was referring to him & his wife :p No, we haven't met up with Nick & Jenny yet - I will type quietly ..... welcome Nick & Jenny :D
  16. EnglishLady

    Hello hello

    Hey Scott welcome, welcome - sorry its a bit late :o Can't wait to meet up with you guys :D:D
  17. EnglishLady

    Exploiting a Tragedy

    That is so true. As tragic as this disaster is, there is more "news" going on at the moment that probably does concern us more..... Libya for one example. IMO - update by all means but don't use scare tactics to make the Japan disaster worse than it already is.
  18. EnglishLady

    Asking for load/rate over qc before taking

    LOL, that is so very true Dennis :p
  19. EnglishLady

    It is Their Right....

    Unbelievable :mad: Ditto everthing Layout said too :mad: "Will there be some vigilante justice? I hope not," Chenot said. "But I think the potential is there." Crazy world we live in
  20. EnglishLady

    Will March 19 'Supermoon' Trigger Natural Disasters?

    It will probably bring out the Druids :p:D
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