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    Google Android (Smartphone OS)

    Also Have the Galaxy S II, lovely bit of kit. Got s few Apps. The usual freebies Google Maps Google Earth Google Sky map Kindle Angry Birds ISyncr(ITunes transfer) 3G Watchdog NASA A few Paid Camera360 Ultimate Pixlr-O-Matic Picspeed Wallpapers Beautiful Widgets
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    September Photo Challenge -- PLEASE READ FIRST POST

    First of all sorry for not being more involved in the photo comps, been busy with a baby. Anyhoos here's my first for Sept. I can't be sure this photo has been used before.
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    March's Marvellous Meanderings In Melodious Manuscripts.

    House of Suns - Alastair Reynolds
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    If you could only take one!

    I'd take the whole Cantos if allowed.
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    If you could only take one!

    Dan Simmons Hyperion
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    Science & Religion (The Vatican's Interest)

    Found this on the Beebs site. BBC News - Vatican's space mission Pretty apt as I'm currently reading Galileo's Dream.
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    Discovered Authors 2011

    This might make some people go "Whaaaaat" but I'm reading my first PKD novel,The Game Players of Titan and I must say I'm thoroughly impressed.:)
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    January's Joyous Journeying Between Jacketcovers

    Finished The Anubis Gates which I found pretty decent. Now onto Across Realtime by Vernor Vinge, about 3/4 of the way through the 1st part (The Peace War) and so far so good.
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    November's Nefarious Navigations of Notorious Novels (and other literary forms).

    Finished Fade Out by Patrick Tilley which was amongst a bag of books I got a couple of years ago, must say I really liked it even if it did end abruptly. Next it's a toss up between Way Station by Clifford Simak or Mockingbird by Walter Trevis
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    October's Observations on Our Omnipresent (Literary) Obsessions...

    I'm reading Heinleins The Number of The Beast, about halfway through and most of it so far consists of setting jump cordinates and other general commands for Gay Deciever(the name of the universe hopping car/ship), I'm also getting a bit irked at the constant change of viewpoint between the...
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    Photo Challenge Discussion - September

    Whoever manages to get a picture of Unobtanium will be a dead cert.
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    September 2010 Photo Challenge

    I'll start the ball rolling. Simple water for me.
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    Favourite Short Story

    One short story(very short) i've enjoyed recently is A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber. It concerns a family living under the snow after the earth is pulled away from the sun, they survive by thawing frozen oxygen in a pail over a fire(hence the title).
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    May Photo Challenge

    Sephiroths 2nd photo got my vote. Difficult to choose as per usual, well done to all.
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    May Photo Challenge

    That's quite an interesting photo Starbeast, what caused that?
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    May Photo Challenge

    Entry no.1
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    March Photo Challenge

    An expression of wealth Hardwick Hall built for Bess of Hardwick the second richest women in England after Elizabeth I, glass was somewhat of a luxury in this period so the extensive use of it certainly makes a statement. "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall" That's about the best I can...
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    February Photo Challenge

    Toughy this month, Hoopy gets my vote but it was a close one. Well done all.
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    February Photo Challenge

    Here's my entries this month.
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    Best Fantasy Cities

    A couple I'd vote for. Yzordderrex New Crobuzon on the Sea aka Armada.
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