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    Uknova Is Gone

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

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    BBC war against the pirates rages on

    The BBC Anti Piracy unit in partnership with the MPAA and the Metropolitan Police have arrested a man in connection with the distribution of BBC programming on the internet.

    The website "Eastenders Worldwide" provided smaller, lower bandwidth files for users around the globe usually within hours of their first airing on BBC television.

    BBC investigators have been monitoring the website for the last few months and took action again the distributor in advance of the launch of the new web based iMP service.

    Spokesperson for the MPAA Mo Syslak claimed that "This is a good day for copyright holders and hard working artistes both in the United States and the United Kingdom"

    The website, used by thousands daily regularly provided British television programmes to it's members around the world was gearing up for the second series of Doctor Who when their hosting company was served with a court order to pull the plugs.

    It is expected that the as yet unnamed webmaster who was known as "Captain Jack Sparrow" to the users will face 27 charges of offences under the Copyright and Patents Act. BBC Lawyers who are building the case against the man claim to have "A bundle of paper on a foot thick"

    The MPAA have already been successful in closing down some bit-torrent sites such as the Suprnova.org. Working in harmony with the BBC's anti-piracy unit, this long term partnership will clear the way for BBC Worldwide's new pay service which is scheduled for public launch in early 2007.

    BBC sources claim that the Eastenders Worldwide site has cost them in excess of £1.5 million pounds of lost revenue through lost DVD and overseas sales.

    Another similar website, UK Nova, which hosted links to BBC content has also been closed pending legal action again their owners. Mauny Wright said that "The net is closing on those who steal from us, the pirates really have no place to hide."

    In a similar case last year in Northern Ireland, Patrick O'Flanherry was found guilty of making encrypted broadcasts available via his Sky Plus system when he rebroadcast Premier league football and is currently serving 10 years in a Belfast Jail.

    http://www.uknova.com

    http://www.uknova.tv

    I'm gutted and speechless :o

    Prince William To Play Polo

    in General Topics

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    Prince Charles' eldest son Prince William has agreed to play in a charity polo match in Thailand in December to mark the anniversary of the devastating tsunami in the south of the country.

    Prince William helped a Thai team defeat Dubai in the Chakravarty King Power Cup at the Ham Polo Club in London on Saturday.

    Vichai Raksriaksorn, president of the Thailand Polo Association (TPA), teamed up with Princes Charles and William and world No 1 Adolfo Cambiaso of Argentina in the Thai team which played Dubai.

    "Both of them [the Princes] played well for the Thai team, especially Prince William, who tried his best to attack the stronger Dubai," said Vichai. "Prince William received my invitation to play in a charity match in Thailand.

    "The match is likely to take place on December 26 to mark the anniversary of the tsunami in the south. A new ground in Lat Krabang has already been prepared for the match Prince William will play in," he added.

    The Thai team narrowly defeated the Dubai team of Tariq Albwardy, Ali Albwardy, Eduardo Heguy and Vichai's son Aiyawat 7-6.5 in the four-chukka contest in front of a large crowd of Thai fans including Tourism and Sports Minister Somsak Thepsutin.

    Vichai scored the first goal for the Thai side before Dubai bounced back.

    Before the end of the first chukka, Prince William showed his skills by adding the second goal for Thailand. Cambiaso and Prince William then combined and put more pressure on Dubai.

    In the third chukka, Cambiaso and Vichai combined to score two goals and put Thailand ahead. But Dubai's confidence, however, went sky-high after Aiyawat added one more goal in the fourth and final chukka to help his team lead 6.5-6.

    Cambiaso saved the day for the Thai side, scoring the last goal to end Dubai's challenge in the one-day charity event.

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    Beer Mathematics

    in General Topics

    Posted

    So the first digit (in the "hundreds" position) will always be "x" - the number of times you want to drink

    and the last two digits will obviously be your age (this year - birth year) - unless you're 100 years old or more :D

    Next! :o

    Cheers for that. I'm a Maths idiot (nearly failed it at GCSE ! )

    Beer Mathematics

    in General Topics

    Posted

    This takes less than a minute.......

    DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!

    Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!

    1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have a pint or two.

    2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to get an honest figure)

    3 Add 5 (for Sunday)

    4. Multiply it by 50. I'll wait while you get the calculator................

    5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755. If you haven't, add 1754

    6. Now subtract the four-digit year that you were born.

    You should have a three-digit number

    The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have a pint this week).

    The next two numbers are .......

    …………..YOUR AGE!

    THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS. :o

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