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Demoted to third. Seems a bit rough to me.Fair?Tony
Friday night's news shows on PBS they really pulled out all the stops. It was astounding journalism, and interviews, that explained, without malice, our financial/political situation. I think well worth getting online and buying Bill Moyers, and...
Miss S (8) has just been told she can have flute lessons at school. She needs an instrument to practice on. Can anyone recommend a) a good flute for a young beginnerb) some good ear defenders for the rest of the family?
We give up. Joanna is 6ft 1, and for years bought her clothes at Long Tall Sally. Over the last five years or so the quality has dropped dramatically. Of course, the prices haven't dropped to match. We are now getting desperate, but surely there are...
I watched last nights cutting edge documentary on the 9/11 faker and find it unbelievable that anyone could stoop so low as to pretend to be a victim in one of the worlds most infamous incidents in recent history. watching the programme got me to...
Equipment interference Dear Don, I heard the xxx in [apparently] proto-type form. There was a turntable connected as well. On the dem material, I could write an epistle on what was wrong, but once I put on a recording of my own, played from the xxx after proper loading, I was impressed. We had removed the [entirely superfluous] nSub, and turned the volume to something less than the near-ear splitting, and the result was very fine. George, I think your dem was flawed with respect to problem...
Dear All,The A380 has just passed overhead.Fortunately QANTAS overseas maintainance has not had an opportunity to bugger it up so seemed to be flying straight and level.It was an amazing sight and incredibly quiet, quieter than anything else that uses...
I just read this on the Autosport website. I thought wet conditions were supposed to neutralise any power advantages. So how could a Ferrari engine in the STR chassis have had any advantage over the Renault engine in the RBR? Are they going to tell us...
How was Mamas?Marc
Holiday in CanadaI've noticed we often have threads asking for holiday advice, but not much feed-back after the holiday.I am a bit pushed for time at present to give a debrief of my recent month in Canada, (thank God!!, I hear you cry!!). However, we...
I need a really nice truffle oil for pasta, but don't know which to buy as the price varies so much and from experience with other items, price isn't always the pointer. I'm not expecting something for nothing though.If anyone in the cooking trade has...
Not in the same league, fame-wise, as Richard Wright, but yesterday the charismatic Cousin-It-alike Didier Dagueneau, one of the enfants terribles of wine, was tragically killed in a microlight crash. He was some age in his fifties. As with much of...
Government response to the petition here.To be honest I can't remember where it all originated. Was it a storm in a teacup or a piece of mischief?
I have just changed insurance companies to Hiscox and part of their Ts&Cs is the requirement to have an alarm installed. Can anyone recommend an alarm installer in/around Surrey? Thanks Graham
What's going on?.He's not a patch of super Jon Stead.
Its Xmas for all the political writers and pundits who surround the "westminster village". Apart from the particle physisists who are enjoying the fruits of their labour and premier league footballers who dont have to worry too much; joe public is...
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New i-pods launched together with i-tunes 8 which adds an extra bit of cleverness. Pick a song from your library and it'll make up a compilation/playlist for you from your library based around the selected track (or from apple store if you wish). The...
As I sit here safely just outside of Chicago my thoughts are with the many friends and acquaintances that I have in the Houston area. I have tried reaching many of them by phone, text etc with no luck except for one who, as the facility manager for...
Excellent progs which avoided too much PhD talk and put across the objectives of the new Particle Accelerator in an interesting and informative way. But........ One scientist (surname of Cox I think) made a comment like "In the beginning, there was...
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I would imagine out of all the sophisticated naim Forum Glitterati someone must watch BB (apart from Jet). I've heard all the arguments about how it is the lowest form of entertainment and frankly I don't give a damn, I love it Any fans out there or...
We are going to be visiting Bilbao shortly, with the chance for a few days there and or along the Basque coast before heading into the Pyrenees for the rest of the holiday.Anyone got any recommendations for places to see/stay in that area? We have...