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If you guys out there like Moto GP,WSB,BSB !!!!take a look at the Isle of Man TT next yearbetter still GET ON YOUR BIKES(Yam R1)..as I did in 2005 and ride it..its awesome !!!!!!These guys can really ride.........

What do we think of this chaps? http://www.koreus.com/video/telephone-portable-mais-popcorn.html

Dear All,It seems Her Majesty is down to her last 700 million and is asking that the British Taxpayer help fund much needed urgent repairs to her homesssss.Now most home owners are required to ensure the upkeep of their homes without the subsidy of...

I have very old and slow PC, originally running Windows '95 to give you an idea!It is not mine but loaned to me by a friend who does not want it back, and has his legal copy of XP on it, with my legal 2000 Edition of Office.The trouble is the...

Anybody have the inside track on these people? I have been waiting for a tuner that was collected on wednesday for "overnight" delivery.The sender (Naim dealer) has chased them.First off, it was definitely going to be here early Friday, then...

Crisis! Our house and a couple of neighbours have been on a temporary generator supply for 10 days or so but for the last 36hrs we have had multiple flutuations and outtages despite repeated calls to the company involved. The power literally cuts out...

Through the wonders of modern technology, I have just spoken to Gianluigi. Isn't Skype a wonderful thing?It made my day. Does not matter what happens now!!!George

Amazingly I was bored at lunchtime and started to read the small print on my pack of crisps in the all too short time allocated for eating! 50 grams of crisps [leading brand, and very nice] apparently took 106 grams of released carbon dioxide to produce. This seems incredibly high to me. The study that produced this figure was done in conjunction with the Carbon Trust, and it seems to me brave of the manufacturer to print this on their pack, so I will not mention their name as the honesty of...

I hope that at the time of his ninetieth birthday, perhaps Mr Nelson Mandella may add [with unique insight and authority] some useful and log-jam-busting words on the subject of the future of Zimbabwe. Anyone else think this might be the way forward? George

Hi,we have IPTV set top box and we use some ordinary HDMI cable for connection to our Panasonic plasma. I can say that I like the difference between standard and HD picture, so I thought I can experiment with a better quality HDMI cable just to see if...

A stange gap so far this year! And all the stranger in a time of rocketing fuel prices, when you might expect the bicycle to be making a big return.Here is my Falcon, bought in 1996, second hand, for £15. Only the forks, frame and front wheel...

Hello, I was wondering in these days of power conservation, how many watts does a Supernait consume in standy mode?

For her Official Birthday, yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1W1XJ96y9k and some more ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I38Kw-oG0kE&NR=1 George

I have an employment contract which specifies my level of pay. I was advised on 31 May that the level is to be reduced from 1st July.I am confident that this unilateral statement renders the whole contract void. My question concerns when the contract...

As my onward liking for the mac Pro continues, I got a phone call from my mobile phone provider yesterday - this in turn set me thinking about changing from my usual Nokia variation to the Iphone. 3 suggested the Nokia N95 BTW as a free...

The Pope doesn't wear Prada but Christ.

I was thinking the other day that the time is approaching when my amps (and Hi-Cap?) will need a servicing. The I realised that even though I visit this forum vary frequently, I haven't changed anything since June '99! I'm sure there'll be someone...

For all the cyclists: A discussion on the upcoming TdF.

Oops! Quite right Tony

Inspired by the wonderful series on the London Underground 'Poetry on the Underground' that used to help keep me sane in my commuting days, I thought it would be nice to have the opportunity to post enjoyed poems, in the hope that it might help...

My 12-year-old son and I are going to Montreal for 8 days at the end of July for the fireworks competition. Can we find plenty to keep us busy within Metro distance of our McGill dorm room, or should we thing about a jaunt up to Quebec City?

SustainabilityJim will accuse me of "banging on" about it again.............I noticed two minor comments in the news today, which indicated the woeful inadequacy with which mankind is facing up to global non-sustainability.From today, the uk requires...

Toroid Hum and Sound enjoyment.I guess like many people I suffer from poor mains and consequently get mechanical hum from one or more of the Toroids in my Naim equipment. I have been thinking about this for a while and have following random...

I am thinking of visiting Cracow. Last time I was there [2001] I was advised to bring US dollars in new notes in small denominations ... Is this still the case or are euros as good ? Thanks James H.

I have a stone plaque which weights 30kg and I want to mount it on the outside of my house. I'm trying to think of the best way to mount this without causing stress fractures to occur to the sculpture in the long term.To cut a long story short, could...