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From the most excellent Daily Mash...COUNCILS BEGIN NOT GETTING ENOUGH SALT FOR WINTER 05-10-10LOCAL councils have started ordering insignificant quantities of salt in preparation for a hard winter.'Well you certainly do seem to have a lot of salt...
Have just taken delivery of a really lovely Alienware M17x laptop which appeals to the Sci-fi nut in me greatly.It's my first experience of Windows 7 though and I'm having terrible trouble with 2 things:1. As a result of my Canon printer bloatware...
Thanks to a work trip, I'll have an evening and a day mostly free to explore the city. Am staying centrally. Any suggestions for things to see and do?
On related news, Prime Minister Wen says basically the same stuff as Liu, on CNN. "I believe freedom of speech is indispensable for any country ... I often say that we should not only let people have the freedom of speech. We, more importantly, must...
I took the old man(he is 85) to watch our girls play West Ham away last saturday,and this may well be one of our last away games. The reason being a new breed has supporter has arrived at Fulham. Up until the end of last season we always used to...
I have to fly to Cebu on the 11th. Ordinarily I would have a snooze during the flight safety demo but I might make an exception having just watched this. How to do a flight safety demo
In case any iphone (or other GPS enabled smartphone) users aren't aware, when you take a picture with your phone the exact co-ordinates (to within a couple of metres!) of where the picture were taken are recorded and embedded in the jpeg data. This is...
Probably a Padded cell music item. It might while away a few minutes and even encourage a smile, on this less than fine Monday.I love some of the justification for the bans and some of reasons why they shouldn't have been. Banned music, BBC and...
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What are they thinking?Ivor Tiefenbrun, Tory candidate for Maryhill and Springburn starts by insulting virtually the entire constituency. I presume they've already written it off so thought they'd give us all a good laugh meantime.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl...stereo-system-russiaAnyone identify all the components and is that a Naim CD player?steve
Sad to see that Norman Wisdom is no longer with us. I remember his films from my childhood with great affection.
Hi,I have just been negotiating a job offer with a company in Munich. It is a fantastic opportunity (allowing me to interact with CXOs internationally) and a move from London to Munich could be great for young daughter (now two years old).I've been...
My technophobic, technologically illiterate wife suddenly announced today that "I want my own computer so I can email and order things on line myself.This has several potential drawbacks, then main one of which is that I shall have to make sure she...
Please follow the link and watch the six minute video.http://ahsc.arizona.edu/node/730I think this might be valuable for any of us at some time, one way or the other. My Norwegian Aunt sent me the link with the request that I pass it on. Best wishes...
Copying is flattery, so all respect to Tam!I'm just about to enjoy a bottle of this with Mrs. CD555 ... .. while we listen to Portishead – Third.So, what are you drinking right now?
We are considering installing solar panels but are concerned whether the mains generated will affect the quality of mains supplying our Naim equipment. Has anyone got experience of solar panels and their associated inverters close to Naim...
Hi friendsThe sharp-eyed amongst you will note that I am back to a non-trade status. Today is my last day in hi-fi retail; on Monday I resume my rudely interrupted career in the IT industry!Thank you Graham!
UN 'to appoint space ambassador to greet alien visitors''A space ambassador could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth'.
For some reason I have found the new Reebok Easytone adverts quite addictive
Any great radio station to listen?NPR.org - for example
Have a watch of these near misses!!!!!Jonhttp://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=22798
Can anyone recommend any films/movies (preferably British such as 'The Draughstman's Contract' or American '12 Angry Men'?)which are strong on good dialogue for someone who wants to improve their English? No films with Arnie, Rocky or directed by...