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The 88 note Pianola and piano are in good working order. The piano was tuned a decade ago but now requires further tuning. I learnt to play the piano on it about twenty years ago. Since 1974 the Street family have had many many hours of fun singing with the Pianola rolls! http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2018/12/pianola-for-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-8224352996755716547Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:46:00 +00002012-06-20T14:14:46.720+00:00reposted from: http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2012/06/images.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-7060933017329998779Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:41:00 +00002010-12-22T01:41:29.757+00:00Universe scalereposted from:&nbsp;http://primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2010/12/scale-of-universe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-8334075563919478698Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:10:00 +00002010-10-16T07:10:51.402+00:00Africa sizereposted from:http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2010/10/true-size-of-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-861436528899610621Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:54:00 +00002025-04-20T11:50:26.555+00:00Gees Yorkshire PuddingHi Dominic! Recipe handed down to you by Gee (Muriel Bell) your great-grandmother (thats your fathers, mothers mother) Serves FOUR people (so DOUBLE ingredients for 8!). You need oil (Mum April 2025 said need "Lard or Beef Dripping"), self raising flour, eggs, milk, salt &amp; pepper. Pre-Heat oven to 200 C degrees&nbsp; Heat 8 table spoons of sunflower oil (or whatever oil you have)&nbsp;in a http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2010/04/gees-yorkshire-pudding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-7988028800796098041Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:55:00 +00002009-08-30T01:56:52.199+00:00http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/08/roger-street-trish-wedgewood-wed-29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-48067199516792855Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:28:00 +00002009-07-30T01:29:02.391+00:00Alain de Bottonreposted from:Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/07/alain-de-botton-examines-our-ideas-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-8803400316930897753Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:13:00 +00002009-07-20T07:13:27.687+00:00Did Rocky our cat have a false positive result for feline HIV? Rocky was diagnosed with feline HIV a few years ago but has had no symptoms. What was the accuracy of Rocky's HIV test? reposted from:&nbsp;http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8153539.stm GO FIGURE Different ways of seeing stats If a screening test is 90% accurate, and your result comes back positive, what are the http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/07/false-positives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-5817508272329074286Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:07:00 +00002009-07-14T07:08:14.001+00:00catsCats 'exploit' humans by purringBy Victoria GillScience reporter, BBC NewsSee Pepo the cat employing his 'soliciting purr'Cat owners may have suspected as much, but it seems our feline friends have found a way to manipulate us humans.Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners and garner attention and food.Unlike regular http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/07/cats-exploit-humans-by-purring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-2296142854449817346Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:16:00 +00002009-06-24T22:16:46.357+00:00Teaching English as a Foreign Languagereposted from: http://www.ted.com/talks/jay_walker_on_the_world_s_english_mania.html http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/06/jay-walker-on-worlds-english-mania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-1540824366043544001Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:07:00 +00002009-06-24T21:19:35.175+00:00memeticsMooniesDedicated to my friend Steve Hale who became a Moonie over 30 years ago. Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider's perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts and extremist movements.http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-moonies-worldview-is-memetic-virus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-6093401955812071426Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:24:00 +00002009-06-23T03:24:35.084+00:00Felix Dennisreposted from http://www.ted.com/talks/publisher_felix_dennis_odes_to_vice_and_consequences.html http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/06/felix-dennis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-141352945501494437Sat, 16 May 2009 13:35:00 +00002009-05-16T13:41:41.302+00:00David Attenboroughpopulationreposted from: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227081.000-david-attenborough-our-planet-is-overcrowded.html?page=1 15 May 2009 by Alison GeorgeVeteran TV naturalist David Attenborough loves humans as much as other wildlife. But not when global populations are out of control, he tells Alison Georgehttp://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/05/david-attenborough-our-planet-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-3679988265226237387Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:06:00 +00002009-03-15T22:08:28.766+00:00skin cancersunburnreposted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7937195.stm <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IBYL --> By Victoria Gillhttp://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/03/device-turns-pink-before-you-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-1913507556205856685Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:46:00 +00002009-02-19T06:03:34.513+00:00Robert WinstonStephen FryTerry Pratchetthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7682404.stm & Morehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7861412.stmhttp://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/02/reposted-from-httpnews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-2199667443238701352Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:32:00 +00002009-01-03T09:33:05.319+00:00Tim Minchinhttp://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2009/01/tim-minchin-inflatable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-237521568275901673Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:10:00 +00002008-11-28T08:17:24.081+00:00Credit crunchNatWestRBS<!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> The sale is part of the government's bail-out of the banking system <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF -->The government is to own 57.9% of Royal Bank of Scotland after shareholders bought only a tiny proportion of the new shares being offered by the bank. The small take-up had been expected as the offer price of 65.5p was about 10p http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/11/government-to-own-majority-of-rbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-3277397149921554551Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:29:00 +00002008-11-11T13:30:29.164+00:00spammersreposted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7719281.stm <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> A tiny response means spammers still cash in (PA) <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF -->Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send, finds http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/11/study-shows-how-spammers-cash-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-5579601872565560227Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:45:00 +00002008-11-08T11:48:03.138+00:00Kew Gardens I've spent many hours at Kew in the early 1980s.Audio Slideshow: Kew's beautiful buildings <!-- S BO -->The world famous gardens at Kew in west London will celebrate their 250th birthday next year. They began life in 1759, when Princess Augusta - the mother of King George III - started an amibitious http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/11/kews-250th-birthday-next-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-994060660877912861Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:39:00 +00002008-10-05T17:40:42.104+00:00astronomy picture of the dayhttp://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/10/astronomy-picture-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-434467834089828197Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:06:00 +00002008-09-27T01:17:32.058+00:00Boris GrishenkoI am InvincibleJames Bond GoldenEyeIn a week when my diet is going to plan and after a couple of runs with Jazzie...Yes! I am invincible! as Boris Grishenko (Alan Cummins) says in James Bond GoldenEye.and so...http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/09/boris-grishenko-yes-i-am-invicible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-3250733643530054653Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:16:00 +00002008-09-15T07:21:22.538+00:00plagiarismexcerpts reposted from: Atheist Revolution: http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/09/blogging-tip-11-combatting-plagiarism.htmlreddit_url='http://www.atheistrev.com/2008/09/blogging-tip-11-combatting-plagiarism.html' reddit_title='Blogging Tip #11: Combatting PlagiarismBut I've Given You Credit - Scenarios where copying a post in its entirety is unacceptable practise.See Atheist Revolution post.http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/09/blogging-plagiarism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-2558719291904435928Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:02:00 +00002008-09-14T07:03:17.370+00:00astronomy picture of the dayreposted from:http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/09/heart-and-soul-nebulas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-5930394641678335132Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:02:00 +00002008-09-08T06:17:19.258+00:00University for Dominic and Georgina &nbsp; Nearly a quarter of undergraduates fail to complete their degrees Photo: GETTY The failure rate has barely improved in the last 12 months and drop-out rates are worse at former polytechnics, it is revealed. In total, nearly a quarter of undergraduates failed to complete their degrees as thousands also transferred to other universities or http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/09/one-in-seven-students-drop-out-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32303727.post-5026043914610692924Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:53:00 +00002008-09-08T05:55:59.937+00:00University Polly Curtis The Guardian, Thursday August 21 2008 The number of students due to start university in the autumn has hit a new high, with more than 375,000 having won a degree place by yesterday.&nbsp; The 8.4% increase in successful applications compared with the same point last year - a total of 30,000 additional students - may be being fuelled by a http://crabsallover.blogspot.com/2008/09/education-university-entrants-hit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (crabsallover)0