Jodrell Bank Observatory : Gateway to the stars

Jodrell Bank Observatory Cheshire England Pictures of the Lovell Radio Telescope Here are some photos of a beast of a technological machine, the Lovell Radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire. If you like astronomy, science or big things it certainly is worth a visit. A radio telescope that scans the universe for radio signals, developed from radar technology during the World II. It was renamed to the Lovell Telescope in 1987 after Sir Bernard Lovell who is the driving force behind it's construction and research efforts. The Backyard Astronomer's Guide By Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer from Amazon.co.uk '"I purchased this book 3 years ago when I first became seriously interested in amateur astronomy. It is OUTSTANDING!!"   It is a major discoverer of pulsars and tracked the Sputnik the first human satellite launched by the Russians in 1957. It was also used to track the race to the moon by both the Americans and the Russians in the 1960's. This facility is also run by the astronomical research centre of the University of Manchester In the centre of the main disk is an enormous focal tower that receives radio signals form deep space We actually saw the whole structure moving, quietly whirring away to discover it's next destination in the cosmos. The radio telescope looks up into the heavens. We know nothing at all about radio astronomy so if anyone can enlighten us more in simple terms  it would be very much appreciated.. The pictures on this page can be used under Creative Commons but may not be altered or used for commercial reasons.

Restored Fire Engine 1956 Dennis

Here is a beautifully restored Dennis fire engine from the 1950's

A time when the bell instead of the siren was used.

In operational service for 18 years from 1957 until 1975 and cost £2500 when new in Blackburn, NW England.

If you have ever wondered what is in the side lockers of a fire tender you can see here

As seen at Truckfest at Haydock Park in September 2009

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Land Rover 110 4x4 Video and Photos

Here is a beefy Land Rover 110 or One Ten, depending on which way you look at it. We found it on our travels and find it quite impressive. With its winch on the front, its giant roof rack on top and plating on the bonnet this car is meant from serious work and travelling.

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Video of Land Rover 110 going through its paces off road. There are some Range Rovers in there too. You can see they are well suited to rough terrain even if sometimes they can get stuck. Click here to see some really beefed up Land Rovers >>

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Books printed nearly instantly

Vending machines that print books on demand in minutes The day of the instant printed book has arrived.

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cachinnate word dictionary meaning

Interesting Word cachinnate Meaning  > To laugh out aloud in the most inappropriate or silly way. We all know someone who has cachinnated, indeed we do it ourselves sometimes. We break up laughing over something that most people would not find funny at all and this cachinnating laughter can be socially embarrassing. Example : The villain began to cachinnate as he was jailed for 10 years by the judge of the court.  The villain thought it was very funny to be sentenced to 10 years but obviously the judge, the jury and everyone around him did not find it funny at all

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Joke : Superman : Empire State Building

Source Three guys were standing at the top of the Empire State Building in New York. The first guy says to the second, "You know, the wind currents are so strong here in New York that one could step off the edge of the building and literally float in mid-air due to the upward thrust of the thermal air current." "No way, man, you're crazy," said the second guy to the first. So the first guy steps off the edge of the building and just floats in mid-air for about 20 seconds and then returns to the roof of the building. The second guy is simply thrilled and says, "watch me do that" as he steps from the edge roof into the open air. Of course he falls like a stone straight down all the way to the waiting pavement below--SPLAT! The third guy, who has remained quiet the entire time, leans over to the first guy and say, "You know something Superman, sometimes you can be a real pain!"

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Agent Zigzag Eddie Chapman Book Review

Agent Zigzag: True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Notorious Double Agent of World War II by Ben Macintyre : Book Review

War does something to people that otherwise would never happen, it can make heroes out of some and villains out of others, both seem to happened to Eddie Chapman. He was a petty criminal who by various routes from a Scottish Jail ended up in Germany as a double agent both for Germany and for England and this is his true story.

Ben Macintyre is a British author, historian, and newspaper columnist. He writes about various topics ranging from historical to current events.

Some ordinary people reviews from Amazon.co.uk

"This book has been much reviewed and hyped. That usually makes me nervous but the praise is well meritted. It is a great story well told. The pacey narrative matches the racey lifestyle of Eddie Chapman. Chapman was a criminal and philanderer whose charm won through despite his duplicitous behaviour."

"Seriously, If this was work of fiction it would leave the reader thinking that the story was too far fetched. However, this is not a work of fiction but is a factual account of the British and German secret service and in particular, one man, double agent Eddie Chapman"

Video - Ben Macintyre talks about his book Agent Zigzag - Double Agent



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Agent Zigzag: True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman from Amazon.co.uk

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