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	<title>Wade Womersley - Leeds based web developer &#187; News</title>
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		<title>Large Hardon Collider breaks energy record</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Yes, it&#8217;s finally happened, The Telegraph website made the typo when referring to the LHC:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22.jpg#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-459" title="500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22.jpg" alt="500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22" width="500" height="458" /></a></p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, it&#8217;s finally happened, The Telegraph website made the typo when referring to the LHC:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-459" title="500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22.jpg" alt="500x_4445007033_8f5a95dc22" width="500" height="458" /></a></p>


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		<title>Photo of Ant Holding 500 times its own Bodyweight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wade</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/47340444_008791133-1.jpg#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-443" title="_47340444_008791133-1" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/47340444_008791133-1.jpg" alt="_47340444_008791133-1" width="226" height="282" /></a>This amazing picture of an ant holding its own bodyweight while upside down was taken by zoology specialist Dr Thomas Endlein of Cambridge  University while researching creatures sticky feet.</p>
<p>This photo snatched the guy £700 in photographic vouchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2010/02/21/photo-of-ant-holding-500-times-its-own-bodyweight/#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed" class="more-link">Read more on Photo of Ant Holding 500 times its own Bodyweight&#8230;</a></p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/47340444_008791133-1.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-443" title="_47340444_008791133-1" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/47340444_008791133-1.jpg" alt="_47340444_008791133-1" width="226" height="282" /></a>This amazing picture of an ant holding its own bodyweight while upside down was taken by zoology specialist Dr Thomas Endlein of Cambridge  University while researching creatures sticky feet.</p>
<p>This photo snatched the guy £700 in photographic vouchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p>
<p>His hope is studying the way ants feet self clean and change their size to support varying weights will help develop new adhesives.</p>
<p>&#8220;The pads on ants&#8217; feet are self-cleaning and can stick to almost any  type of surface,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;No man-made glue or adhesive system  can match this. Understanding how animals can control their adhesive  systems should help us come up with clever adhesives in the future.&#8221;</p>


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		<title>Federal Court to determine constitutional legality of gay marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wade</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It seems like it&#8217;s taken a long time for someone in the States to get up and do it, but someone seems to finally be ready to stand up in court and challenge the legality of banning same-sex marriage on a nationwide scale. The result of this trial should finally end the confusion the USA has had in it&#8217;s divided states. If it is voted unconstitutional to ban the marriage of two people of the same sex, any state that currently denies it will no longer be able to, effectively ending one of the biggest remaining prejudices in the States; this is, of course, if it is then argued and taken to the Supreme Court for one final showdown. If it&#8217;s voted constitutional, then my partner will be glad he&#8217;s in the UK now and doesn&#8217;t have to deal with a country that thinks it&#8217;s OK to treat people that way.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems like it&#8217;s taken a long time for someone in the States to get up and do it, but someone seems to finally be ready to stand up in court and challenge the legality of banning same-sex marriage on a nationwide scale. The result of this trial should finally end the confusion the USA has had in it&#8217;s divided states. If it is voted unconstitutional to ban the marriage of two people of the same sex, any state that currently denies it will no longer be able to, effectively ending one of the biggest remaining prejudices in the States; this is, of course, if it is then argued and taken to the Supreme Court for one final showdown. If it&#8217;s voted constitutional, then my partner will be glad he&#8217;s in the UK now and doesn&#8217;t have to deal with a country that thinks it&#8217;s OK to treat people that way.</p>
<p>Proceedings opened on Monday with testimony from two plaintiffs in the case, Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier, who wed in California 2004 only to have their union later declared invalid.</p>
<p>Ms Stier said that being allowed to wed her partner would</p>
<blockquote><p>provide me with a sense of inclusion in the social fabric of the society I live in.</p>
<p>I want our children to feel proud of us,&#8221; she told the court. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want them to worry about us.</p></blockquote>
<p>Kristen Perry said:</p>
<blockquote><p>I want it to happen to me. The state isn&#8217;t letting me feel happy.</p></blockquote>
<p>Paul Katami and his partner Jeffrey Zarrillo described slights in gay life that ranged from being pelted with stones and eggs in college to the awkwardness of checking into a hotel and not being able to clarify the relationship.</p>
<blockquote><p>Being able to call him my husband is so definitive,&#8221; Mr Katami said. &#8220;There is no subtlety to it. It is absolute.</p></blockquote>


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		<title>Transparent Laptop? Samsung&#8217;s new 14 inch OLED display</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wade</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve all seen the movies where interactive displays are done on transparent glass, well Samsung, using OLED (organic light emitting diodes) have finally created one for us all to gawp over. Details are scarce, but it shows that yet another sci-fi idea is becoming mainstream reality. For now, here&#8217;s a video of the display, courtesy of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/samsungs-14-inch-transparent-oled-laptop-video/" target="_blank">Engadget</a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve all seen the movies where interactive displays are done on transparent glass, well Samsung, using OLED (organic light emitting diodes) have finally created one for us all to gawp over. Details are scarce, but it shows that yet another sci-fi idea is becoming mainstream reality. For now, here&#8217;s a video of the display, courtesy of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/samsungs-14-inch-transparent-oled-laptop-video/" target="_blank">Engadget</a>.</p>
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		<title>Snowy Britain &#8211; NASA Terra image</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>NASA uploaded an image today of Great Britain from space as of 11:50 UTC today, it&#8217;s a truly remarkable picture showing just how much it has snowed here. For anyone not from the UK, snow like this has not hit Britain for over 30 years, hence all the hoo-haa about. It looks beautiful though, although weirdly sci-fi in nature. I must admit, as cold as I am on my way to work on the morning, I still love the fact everything is white, and it&#8217;s that perfect powder snow too, if I lived near mountains, it would be great for snowboarding!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NASA uploaded an image today of Great Britain from space as of 11:50 UTC today, it&#8217;s a truly remarkable picture showing just how much it has snowed here. For anyone not from the UK, snow like this has not hit Britain for over 30 years, hence all the hoo-haa about. It looks beautiful though, although weirdly sci-fi in nature. I must admit, as cold as I am on my way to work on the morning, I still love the fact everything is white, and it&#8217;s that perfect powder snow too, if I lived near mountains, it would be great for snowboarding!</p>
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		<title>New Bank Holiday coming up (hopefully permanent)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, that&#8217;s right, we&#8217;re getting an extra bank holiday in 2012 (I know, a little bit of a wait still) as a result of the Queen&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee. The bank holiday will be on the 5th of June and the Whitsun bank Holiday will be moved to the 4th of June to give a nice long 4 day weekend; I&#8217;m sure the parents will be pleased!</p>
<p>Lord Mandelson said it would be a &#8220;truly historic occasion&#8221; which would allow the British people to show their &#8220;pride and affection&#8221; for The Queen. I&#8217;ll be honest, I won&#8217;t be showing my pride and affection for the Queen, I&#8217;ll be enjoying the day off work, quite possibly in a pub. I&#8217;ll join in any cheer for the Queen should it so happen.</p>
<p>As always though, we can&#8217;t just get an extra holiday without a bit of controversy: Republic, which supports an elected head of state in the UK, said 2012 should see a &#8220;meaningful debate&#8221; on the future of the monarchy and proposals for &#8220;serious reform&#8221;.</p>
<blockquote><p>If we want an extra public holiday, aren&#8217;t there better dates to choose from?</p>
<p>Armistice Day would be a good start, recognising those ordinary men and women who make real sacrifices for our country.</p>
<p><em> &#8211; spokesman Graham Smith</em></p></blockquote>


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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Well, it was good while it was getting better, now we&#8217;re back to square one again, I&#8217;m talking about airport security of course. After the attempted plane bombing attempt on Christmas Day, security has now been upped at international US airports again for any incoming flights deemed to be from &#8220;terror-prone&#8221; countries. The new rules came into effect today as Barack Obama has been under pressure to visibly improve security.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2010/01/04/us-toughens-up-on-incoming-planes-from-terror-prone-countries/#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed" class="more-link">Read more on US Toughens up on incoming planes from &#8220;terror-prone&#8221; countries&#8230;</a></p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, it was good while it was getting better, now we&#8217;re back to square one again, I&#8217;m talking about airport security of course. After the attempted plane bombing attempt on Christmas Day, security has now been upped at international US airports again for any incoming flights deemed to be from &#8220;terror-prone&#8221; countries. The new rules came into effect today as Barack Obama has been under pressure to visibly improve security.</p>
<p>The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement the new rules apply to flyers coming from or via countries on the US state department&#8217;s state sponsors of terrorism list. This includes Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen. However, any passenger from any country could now be checked at random as well, so it&#8217;s entirely possible to be checked when flying directly from the UK.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m so tired with all of this now, the ridiculous security that never seems to work well, the constant wars that it seems we must be involved in (thanks America), the endless violence&#8230;it just seems to be getting worse with every passing month. What with the admittance made by MP&#8217;s here now that they new, along with the states, that the whole Iraq war was really about regime change, it just shows how ignorant and self righteous the West has become.</p>


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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The UK is continuing to push ahead with equality for all.</p>
<p>From queeried.com:</p>
<blockquote><p>The UK prime minister Gordon Brown has said in a interview with gay lifestyle magazine, Attitude, that he is focused on making sure the rights of British civil partnerships are recognised across the EU, including Eastern Europe, believing “respect for gay people was due”.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/2009/12/30/while-the-us-still-struggles-with-equality/#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed" class="more-link">Read more on While the US still struggles with equality&#8230;&#8230;</a></p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The UK is continuing to push ahead with equality for all.</p>
<p>From queeried.com:</p>
<blockquote><p>The UK prime minister Gordon Brown has said in a interview with gay lifestyle magazine, Attitude, that he is focused on making sure the rights of British civil partnerships are recognised across the EU, including Eastern Europe, believing “respect for gay people was due”.</p>
<p>Saying that agreements with both France and Spain are already in negotiations, Brown pointed to the proposed roll backs of civil partnerships in the USA as inspiration saying these “…are people who have made a commitment to each other and clearly loved each other, who are now to be faced with this idea that it was going to be rescinded. It’s totally unacceptable”, and how he was not willing to see couples who had had civil partnerships in the UK lose their rights when living across Europe.</p></blockquote>
<p>While at the same time, a congressman is actively fighting against LGBT rights even though his dad was an LGBT activist:</p>
<blockquote><p>The son of the man who wrote a book that acted to promote tolerance of the LGBT community, and show gay couples can be as stable, loyal and devoted as any heterosexual couples, is trying his darned hardest to do the exact opposite.</p></blockquote>
<p>When I was younger I wanted to live in the states, that dream has died more and more over the years and now, it&#8217;s the last place I&#8217;d want to live. The &#8220;free&#8221; country is a distant dream, as the world moves forward, America is left behind.</p>


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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2009/12/46922780_zack226_bbc.jpg#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-381" title="_46922780_zack226_bbc" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/46922780_zack226_bbc.jpg" alt="_46922780_zack226_bbc" width="226" height="170" /></a>Well, the good news is, the X-Factor single didn&#8217;t reach number one, no matter how you look at it, that is a good thing, it would have been yet another year, yet another X-Factor winner &#8211; many people are sick of that. However, the Christmas number one is now Rage Against the Machine &#8211; Killing in the Name &#8211; why? The couple who started this (the same couple as last year) chose a completely non Christmas related song, not only that, but one that contains quite a bit of swearing, so it can&#8217;t really be played while the family are sitting around opening presents now can it!</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2009/12/46922780_zack226_bbc.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-381" title="_46922780_zack226_bbc" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/46922780_zack226_bbc.jpg" alt="_46922780_zack226_bbc" width="226" height="170" /></a>Well, the good news is, the X-Factor single didn&#8217;t reach number one, no matter how you look at it, that is a good thing, it would have been yet another year, yet another X-Factor winner &#8211; many people are sick of that. However, the Christmas number one is now Rage Against the Machine &#8211; Killing in the Name &#8211; why? The couple who started this (the same couple as last year) chose a completely non Christmas related song, not only that, but one that contains quite a bit of swearing, so it can&#8217;t really be played while the family are sitting around opening presents now can it!</p>
<p>As I said, this is not the first campaign the couple (Morters) have launched to try to influence the charts &#8211; last year they attempted to get Rick Astley to the top spot.</p>
<p>Mr Morter, 35, said he learnt &#8220;how the charts work&#8221; from that experience, and &#8220;what you can get away with&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;When this year came around I just thought, let&#8217;s have another go. If anything, last year was fun. This year it has gone stratospheric.&#8221;</p>
<p>His wife Tracy said: &#8220;It was one of those little silly ideas that make you laugh in your own house.</p>
<p>&#8220;We really love music and remember when were were young the charts were really exciting. We just thought, wouldn&#8217;t it be funny if that song got to number one?</p>
<p>&#8220;It took something really strong and forceful to get people behind it.&#8221;</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s great we&#8217;ve got a non X-Factor number one this year, but I just wish its replacement was a bit more festive and a bit less&#8230;violent?</p>


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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb.jpg#utm_source=feed&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-374" title="HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb-222x300.jpg" alt="HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb" width="222" height="300" /></a>The excerpt I was just reading from BBC News goes as follows:</p>
<blockquote><p>A Christmas card has been withdrawn from two Tesco stores in York after complaints that it makes fun of children with ginger hair.</p></blockquote>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb.jpg#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-374" title="HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb" src="http://www.xcitestudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb-222x300.jpg" alt="HelpTheseGingerKids-thumb" width="222" height="300" /></a>The excerpt I was just reading from BBC News goes as follows:</p>
<blockquote><p>A Christmas card has been withdrawn from two Tesco stores in York after complaints that it makes fun of children with ginger hair.</p>
<p>The card shows a child with ginger hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus, and the words: &#8220;Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones.&#8221;</p>
<p>Davinia Phillips, 30, of York, whose three daughters are redheads, said she found the card offensive.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is ridiculous, it&#8217;s called humour, apparently this is yet another stupid woman who has a lack of one. Does she not watch any late night comedy? Everyone is fair game as the target of a joke and it&#8217;s funny! In fact I&#8217;d go as far as to say it&#8217;s even funnier now to make fun of people than it ever has been because of the P.C. world in which we live. Now, when someone makes an offensive joke, people not only laugh at the joke, but laugh at the risk of it as well &#8211; the comedian nearly always is safe too. But it is people like this mother who should be removed from the country, permanently. Why? Because anyone who takes PC too far is no better to me than people who are racist, sexist, etc. They&#8217;re just the opposite end of the spectrum, neither ends are good.</p>


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