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Glenn T. Seaborg died on this day 25 years ago, aged 86. - Seaborg majored in chemistry, and received a PhD in 1937. He coined the term "spallation" (the process of particles ejecting from an object due to a collision) in his doctoral thesis. He would work at the lab at the University of California Berkeley for his entire life. - Seaborg's first synthesis of a new chemical was the iron-59 isotope, followed by iodine-131. Both of these isotopes have been prominently used for medical purposes - However, Seaborg is best known for his discoveries/co-discoveries of many elements with over 90 protons (and therefore often synthesized by him)- in order, they were: plutonium (1940), americium (1944), curium (1944), berkelium (1949), californium (1950), einsteinium (1952), fermium (1952), mendelevium (1955), nobelium (1958)- and one more in the following factoid. - In 1974, Seaborg assisted in the synthesis of element 106. In 1994, this element would be named "seaborgium" after him, making him the first living person to have an element on the periodic table named after them (the second was Yuri Oganessian with oganesson being named in 2016): For his contributions, Seaborg would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951. - Besides these discoveries, Seaborg was also instrumental to the Manhattan Project, being the first person to isolate a plutonium isotope from uranium atoms, allowing mass production of plutonium for the Fat Man bomb. - Seaborg was also somewhat of an alchemist- he managed to remove protons and neutrons from bismuth atoms to turn them into gold atoms.

25/2/2024 45 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 40 Busted — Year 3000 38 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction 36 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 36 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love +4 34 Electric Six-- Danger! High Voltage (Fixed the vote here. Thanks @AstroKat) 34 Dido — Flag 31 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 30 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 30 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 30 S Club 7 — You 29 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 29 Coldplay — In My Place 28 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 28 Lumidee — Never Leave You 25 Puretone — Addicted To Bass 25 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love -6 24 Girls Aloud — Jump 24 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 21 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On 21 Scooter — The Logical Song 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 20 Atomic Kitten — The Last Goodbye / Be With You 20 Kelly Rowland — Stole 20 Lisa Maffia — All Over 19 Shakira -- Whenever, Wherever 19 A1 — Caught In The Middle 19 Girls Aloud — No Good Advice 18 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder 18 Appleton — Fantasy 18 Pink — Get The Party Started 17 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 15 DJ Sammy — The Boys Of Summer 13 Will Young — Don’t Let Me Down / You And I 13 Madonna — Hollywood 11 The Black Eyed Peas — Shut Up 05 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End

Paul Bearer only subtracted 5 from Electric Six, so it should be 34 Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage Please would the next person to post use this score

Zong Qinghou dead at 78. He was the richest man in mainland China for years.

Sun 25 Feb 45 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 39 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction 38 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage 37 Coldplay — In My Place +4 36 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 36 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 34 Busted — Year 3000 31 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 30 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 30 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 30 S Club 7 — You 30 Lumidee — Never Leave You 30 Dido — White Flag -6 29 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 28 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 25 Puretone — Addicted To Bass 25 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 25 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 24 Girls Aloud — Jump 21 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On 21 Scooter — The Logical Song 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 20 Atomic Kitten — The Last Goodbye / Be With You 20 Kelly Rowland — Stole 20 Lisa Maffia — All Over 19 A1 — Caught In The Middle 19 Pink — Get The Party Started 19 Girls Aloud — No Good Advice 18 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder 18 Appleton — Fantasy 17 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 15 DJ Sammy — The Boys Of Summer 13 Will Young — Don’t Let Me Down / You And I 13 Madonna — Hollywood 10 Shakira — Whenever, Wherever 04 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End

Yeah, that sucks about Willis, he seemed like a good person. That's all I have to say.

congrats @tracy 1924 William H. Webster/Marianne Bernadotte 1925 - Eugen Gomringer/Anita Lasker-Wallfisch 1926 Michael Blumenthal/Betsy Jolas 1927 Thomas Niguchi/Barbara Rush 1928 Desmond Morris/Peggy Dow 1929 Peter Dale Scott/Queen Ida 1930 - Adônis (poeta sírio libanês)/Jennifer Johnston 1931 Alfred Brendel/Caterina Valente 1932 Clint Hill/Nonny Hogrogian 1933 Richard Riley/Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Congratulations, @tracy! 1924 Khamtai Siphandone / Ella Jenkins 1925 Calvin Tomkins / Ruth Slenczynska 1926 Philip Springer / Barbara Clegg 1927 Lee Montague / Geneviève Page 1928 Harold Becker / Ethel Kennedy 1929 Len Deighton / Joan Plowright 1930 Clive Revill / Lynn Hamilton 1931 Norman Tebbit / Alice Munro 1932 Frank Layden / Nancy Kassebaum 1933 Parnelli Jones / Bernadette Chirac

Tice wouldn't know a proper days work if it bit him on the backside.

Ramona Fradon dead at 97. Good luck, Mr. Katz, you are the last one standing.

On the Verge of being sacked now.

Stan Bowles reportedly dead aged 75.

Mango boy is the first user I've decided to ignore posts for, which means I avoid all his spam but it makes everyone else in this thread look schizophrenic.

Sitting up watching the news and the state the world is in should be enough to finish anyone off

25.02.2024 45 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 42 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage +4 39 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction 36 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 36 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 35 Coldplay — In My Place 34 Busted — Year 3000 33 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 31 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 30 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 30 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 30 S Club 7 — You 30 Dido — White Flag 28 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 28 Lumidee — Never Leave You 25 Puretone — Addicted To Bass 25 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 25 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 24 Girls Aloud — Jump 21 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On 21 Scooter — The Logical Song 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 20 Atomic Kitten — The Last Goodbye / Be With You 20 Kelly Rowland — Stole 20 Lisa Maffia — All Over 19 A1 — Caught In The Middle 19 Pink — Get The Party Started 19 Girls Aloud — No Good Advice 18 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder 18 Appleton — Fantasy 17 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 13 DJ Sammy — The Boys Of Summer 13 Will Young — Don’t Let Me Down / You And I 13 Madonna — Hollywood 04 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End 04 Shakira — Whenever, Wherever -6

Sun 25 Feb 45 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 39 Benny Benassi PTS The Biz — Satisfaction 38 Electric Six — Danger! High Voltage 36 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 36 The Darkness — I Believe In A Thing Called Love 35 Coldplay — In My Place -2 34 Busted — Year 3000 33 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River +4 31 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 30 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 30 S Club — Say Goodbye / Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You 30 S Club 7 — You 30 Dido — White Flag 28 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 28 Lumidee — Never Leave You -2 25 Puretone — Addicted To Bass 25 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love 25 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 24 Girls Aloud — Jump 21 Kevin Lyttle — Turn Me On 21 Scooter — The Logical Song 21 Ultrabeat — Pretty Green Eyes 20 Atomic Kitten — The Last Goodbye / Be With You 20 Kelly Rowland — Stole 20 Lisa Maffia — All Over 19 A1 — Caught In The Middle 19 Pink — Get The Party Started 19 Girls Aloud — No Good Advice 18 Dannii Minogue — I Begin To Wonder 18 Appleton — Fantasy 17 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 13 DJ Sammy — The Boys Of Summer -2 13 Will Young — Don’t Let Me Down / You And I 13 Madonna — Hollywood 10 Shakira — Whenever, Wherever 04 The Darkness — Don’t Let The Bells End

Fairly obscure guy, but Flint, Michigan councilman Eric Mays has died. He was known for being kind of a wacko.

Stan Bowles a hit for Prophet and myself

RIP The 60s and 70s were blessed with stylish characters like Stan, Georgie Best, Rodney Marsh Tony Currie, and Frank Worthington. They were magicians who, despite being hacked down by the likes of Ron Harris and Tommy Smith, could play brilliantly on pitches that resembked mud heaps After the game, it was off to the nightclub for champagne with the ladies.

FFS. You could at least supply the full quote. I am sick of you posting Twitter quotes which usually take an age to load anyway.

1944 was about a recognised historical event and did not mention the perpetrators by name. The event concerned was also 72 years prior to the contest being held. Israel (and Isreal for that matter) are currently talking about withdrawing if their song is deemed unsuitable without a change in the lyrics. That's their decision, not the EBU's. And Rishi Sunak and his predecessors have often tried to tell the BBC what they "should do" and have got the sum total of diddly squat out of the Corporation. Hence Gary Lineker still presents Match of the Day and their Tory Chairman was forced to resign.

John Savident a 'hit" for me in this pool.

Every time mymango needlessly posts in the Jimmy Carter thread, this is what its doing to Jimmy Carter. Think before you post guys...

I had a dream where I was watching some old UK sitcom that starred Paul McCartney, which notably used the line "Peter Falk has Alzheimer's disease" despite being released well before Falk's diagnosis.