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Live sports chat

This is a plug for Sportomaniac - a new user-driven live sports chat site. Sports fans can gather while a fixture is going on and voice their views, vent frustrations and even vote on how well the referee is doing! A demo page is available to check out here.

Registration is required to participate in the banter, but that's quick and easy. A page for a particular event can be created by registered users if one hasn't been set up already. You could chat about the huge games for England and Scotland happening tonight that could decide whether they'll qualify for Euro 2008!

Tags: Sportomaniac, Scotland, Euro 2008

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Get podcast transcripts

I discovered the other day that my friend Tom from uni days has set up PodsinPrint.com and I want to give it a plug here. The idea is based around transcribing popular podcasts so that its listeners can read and search through the text - a bit easier than searching through the audio! The subscription fee is very reasonable and the creators of the podcast get royalties. What a great idea!

Related: podcast

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Can kids watch that film?

Here's a great site for parents - The Parents British Board of Film Classification website. It takes away the problem many parents face when deciding which film to go and watch with their children - that is, whether it will contain scenes or themes that you'd rather not expose to a child (or see yourself).

They go into serious detail for each movie. For example, look at the "Extended Consumer Advice" for The Simpsons Movie.

See also: film

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How to prevent eye strain and RSI

If you spend a lot of the time in front of a computer screen, you might appreciate a little piece of software called WorkRave. It's a free, timer-based app that works out when you need to take a break and also suggests exercises you can do to reduce any eye/muscle strain and generally relax a bit!

Tags: health, RSI, eye

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Free rice

Improve your vocab and donate some rice to fight hunger at the same time at FreeRice.com!

Related: food, hunger

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Pixar presents Lifted

Lifted - a very entertaining animated short :) A sort of driving test with a difference!

See also: Pixar, animation, video

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Australians all hate England

This is what Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill said ahead of today's Rugby World Cup quarter final.

When people say stupid things, I think it's important to work out whether it was out of character. Perhaps in this case the thought of revenge has clouded his judgment. Certainly what winning in sport is all about would be lost on someone who harbours such sentiments. Question is, will he be big enough to apologise?

Tags: Australia, rugby

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Trouble at Mill

Wallace and Gromit are back! Nick Park has announced that a new animation short is going to be on our screens at the end of next year. See his interview as well as a whole bunch of all-time favourite W & B clips for free here.

Related: animation