February 2011 – Page 3

Distracted by midget subs

This entry was posted in World War 2 on February 2, 2011 by Ian Pattinson

“General view of a bomb-damaged drydock at Kure, Japan. This drydock had approximately fifty-nine two man submarines mounted one on top of the other. Dock was flooded by USA soldiers during early days of occupation. February 1946.”

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This entry was posted in Links on February 1, 2011 by Ian Pattinson

BBC News – UK set for high end climate costs, as floods spread

The UK is likely to feel bigger costs from climate change than most other EU countries, a report concludes.

Rising sea levels are likely to impact the nation harder than most, negating economic benefits from increased tourism and possibly farm yields.

(tags: ClimateChange)
Counterfeit Car Maker Cranks Out Porsches and Fauxraris | Magazine

You can buy cut-rate bootlegs of Mad Men and Chanel handbags all over the world. But if you want a fake Ferrari, you need to go to a garage on the outskirts of Bangkok. That’s where Chris Pongpitaya and his 10-man crew use scavenged and scratch-built parts to piece together ersatz Porsches, Maseratis, and other dream machines for enthusiasts whose budgets are too small to match their egos. “When you look at the car, there’s nothing different,” Pongpitaya says. “But when you test-drive it, you may notice.”

(tags: counterfeit car)
CDSG Forums :: View topic – Japanese Aircraft fron the National Archives ….not for 56K

These photographs come from Captured Enemy Equipment file at the National Archives

(tags: WW2 aircraft)
Manchester Evening News | Latest Manchester News, Sport, Football, Entertainment, Business and more | Manchester Evening News – menmedia.co.uk

The M.E.N. has obtained a video filmed inside the police cordon the day after the devastating attack on June 15, 1996, which left more than 200 people injured.

(tags: manchester bomb 1996)

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