12/08/2009 by Stew.

The property market has been in a rut since the beginning of the recession. But rumors are surfacing that things may be moving again.









Its rumored that a huge increase in demand for van hire over the past 2 months is indicating that the property market is about to bounce back. House prices have also slightly increased over the past 2 months providing further evidence that the worst might be over at last.



So if you have been holding out on buying a house, now might be the time. Van hire is clearly in demand at the moment so its a good idea to book early. Make sure you get a van that is rugged when moving things like furniture. You don’t want to end up being charged because your sofa put a dent in the side. According to Fleet Directory, prices in London can be found from as little as £29 per day, but it pays to get the right van for your needs.At the end of the day, the only way house prices are really going to bounce back is if we start buying houses. Although do try not to get a mortgage you cant afford to pay, that’s how we got in this mess in the first place.

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12/08/2009 by dave.

A while ago i wrote about the MYT engine and how interesting the idea was to change the design of an engine so radicaly from what we have been using for 100 plus years.  While watching the MYT engine video again today on youtube i noticed anothing interesting take on engine design that could lead to something positive (if full developed and test etc etc).The new engine is call a Axial Vector engine and is deisgned to be smaller and more compact the a normal combustion engine, and to fit on the axel of a car to save space. The best way i can show the engine is to watch the following;

The idea is interesting, but there are many things that would need testing before we all get too excited, like how tunable is the timing on the engine? how fast would componats wear, be it bearings or rods? how much power would be produced? How large would the engine have to be to be useful in a automobile?there are probably many more questions, but none the less an interesting idea.And it nice to see people trying to improve upon something that has been in use for so long.

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