Darren Straight's Blog

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Space tourists offered walkabout outside the ISS

Space Adventures the company that blasted the first space tourists into orbit is now offering future clients the chance to do space walks, but not without an extra cost of $15m (£8m) that of which is on top of the $20m cost of the flight. Private space explorers will get to have about 1.5 hour accompanied extra-vehicular-activity (EVA) outside the

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Happy 7th Birthday MSN/Windows Live Messenger

Happy Birthday goes to MSN/Windows Live Messenger today as it’s now official 7 years old, so let the party begin, and let’s sing the birthday song: Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday Dear Windows Live Messenger Happy Birthday to you make a wish! 😉 Also before you leave the party, don’t forget to download some fantastic messenger

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London to stage the UK’s first ‘masturbate-a-thon’

London will be hosting the UK’s first “masturbate-a-thon” in August in which hundreds of men and women are expected to pleasure themselves for charity. The sponsored event will take place on August 5 at Clerkenwell Road, London and will feature soft lighting, softer furnishings, relaxing music and solo booths. The money raised will go to the Terrence Higgins Trust and sexual

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Could Microsoft Beat Google to the Healthcare Service Line?

According to Mary Jo Foley from Microsoft-Watch, Microsoft is set to announce a number of new healthcare products and initiatives on July 26 during a press event in Washington, D.C. But Microsoft officials have declined to specify exactly what Peter Neupert, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Health Solutions, will unveil at next week’s event. However it is thought that that

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Microsoft officially announces Zune the portable music player.

Microsoft has now officially announced for the first time ever that they are working on a new portable media device called Zune. In an exclusive first interview with Billboard, Chris Stephenson, Microsoft’s new GM of marketing for MSN Entertainment Business, says the company will later this year launch Zune, the umbrella brand for what he says is “a family of

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My Foundation Degree in Information Technology Results!

Hurray I have now got the results for my academic year of 2005/2006 on the Foundation Degree in Information Technology, I had already got the results for last year’s academic year of 2004/2005 so to finally get my results for this final academic year of 2005/2006 is great news, well at least for me anyway. The results are as follows:

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Microsoft most popular brand in the UK for 2006

According to Superbrands Ltd, Microsoft has been publically voted as the most popular consumer brand in the UK for 2006, here are the first 10 on the list to see the rest download the Excel Chart here. 1 Microsoft 2 BBC 3 BRITISH AIRWAYS 4 Mercedes-Benz 5 PORSCHE 6 Marks & Spencer 7 Google 8 Heinz 9 DURACELL 10 Sony

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World Jump Day 2006 Tomorrow

Just got sent my reminder for tomorrows World Jump Day. ————————————————————– >>>> WORLD JUMP DAY REMINDER >>>> http://www.worldjumpday.org/ ————————————————————– ————————————————————– 20 JULY 2006 Only days to the historical WORLD JUMP DAY! You have asked to be notified one day prior to the event. ————————————————————– Send your images and videos of your jump and get the chance to win a special

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Try out Windows Live Mail M7 Early

Want to try out Windows Live Mail M7 Early? Well now’s your chance because Windows Live Mail Server Bay 101 has already updated from M6 to M7 so why not take Windows Live Mail M7 for a test drive now before it rolls out onto other server bays. 1. Login to Windows Live Mail. 2. Load up http://by101w.bay101.mail.live.com/. 3. Enjoy Windows Live