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There is currently a new, and very convincing e-bay email scam which warns you of an account problem and asks you to click on a link to resolve it. Redirection to e-bay login. proceeding to login will result in ebay account being hijacked & possibly e-mail account as well. Happened to a friend of mine, who is now 'selling' whirlpool tubs in Texas for $1500 a pop; only HE isn't, if you see what I mean. Reported to e-bay and e-mail service provider & now suspended, but potentially damaging;...

Hi folks.I'm considering doing a PhD* at a local, well-regarded uni. Entrance should be no difficulty - I have a good first degree in the subject, good experience and referees - but that's only half the battle.As a fairly-recently-married man with...

At long last I've finished my garden deck, took ages and looks pretty good, however when I started staining/sealing the decking booards (with cuprinol presverver/stain) I used the last of the the first tin on the first two boards, then started a new...

I love Indian food and eat it at least weekly either as a take-away or in a restaurant and have only once before suffered any "reaction" or complaint that could not be attributed to the quantity of Cobra or Kingfisher lager consumed.Recently I went...

I am going on my honeymoon to Bali in November, and stopping over in singapore for a few nights.I might fancy taking advantage of the oportunity to buy a new gadget as I understand that electronics are cheaper there.I quite like the Idea of a Nikon...

Yes, my wife and I celebrate 10 years of wedded bliss tommorrow. I´ve already purchased her the material gift (an antique she had spotted).Help me choose a more creative, less expensive surprise (no, Naim kit won´t do!). I have yet to come...

Have any of you had any experience of this.....http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/software/optics-pro.shtmlPotentially this looks like a good way of making average lenses look significantly better for little outlay.Nick

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As I assume many of us do, I make compilation CD's for the car or whatever, and am wondering about getting a printer that prints direct to CD's - anyone know if they are any good, especially with photos ?Also, I use Nero 6, oem, and miss the...

I checked the Wembley Stadium Website for the first time today. Hmmm, an interesting site. Maybe, just maybe we've got something right this time. Other than the much publicised arch I don't think I appreciated just what the new Wembley had to offer....

If you can recogonise that quotation without resorting to google then you may well be glad to know that Marvin and friends are back on R4 later this month after a 25 year rest but will they still have the magic of those early episodes? I sure do hope so.

has been sold for £28k. I was crying with laughter when I saw that!RegardsNB

I recently found a computerised on-line therapist at http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html . My first session went quite differently from what might have been expected:Eliza: Hello. I am ELIZA. How can I help you?You: Hello, Eliza. I have a...

Did anyone watch the Channel 4 program on Sunday in which Greg Dyke tried to convince us that he was the victim of Labour bullying?AFAIAC, any credibility he had prior to the broadcast , was completely lost......it was little more than an amateurish,...

David Ginola: Secrets & Lies On BBC 3, last night? ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/...crets_and_lies.shtml ) Was it a spoof? Without wishing to ruin the "plot twist" at the end, it left me wondering whether it was real or not, and if the latter, what the intention was. Mind you, I had drunk a fair bit... Rod

I haven't been able to log into my Hotmail account all day. I get the message 'the page you are looking for is currently unavailable'. But I can log into my girlfriend's Hotmail account. All on the same computer. Does anybody have similar problems?!...

MuchachosMy employer is introducing a new "car scheme": we sign the lease, they re-imburse us.... This will save us benefit in kind ( BIK ) costs. It is proposed that, as we are not paying BIK, they can deduct from us our BIK saving, so that it is...

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What are peoples views on fox hunting?

Muchachos.. a pal of mine has just recieved this.... ----Original Message----- From: eBay [mailto:aw-confirm@ebay.com] Sent: 19 September 2004 17:29 To: ********* Subject: TKO NOTICE: eBay Registration Suspension - Misrepresentation of Identity Dear eBay Member, We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the eBay community. Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend,...

and surely something that smells so bad can't be doing your insides any good?

C'mon Europe!

I've gotten a bit rusty in Excel and would like to buy a book that goes through macros, pivot tables, statistical functions, and the statistical add-ons.Any recs?

Folks,I've been lusting over this laptop for some time now, and having just worked a 3 week'er so will have the extra cash to throw at it. Main reasons for the attraction are - the screen size, specs (although compared to my aged Dell - Inspiron 7000...

Good luck to all Floridians here. We live about 150 yards from the ocean, so we've shuttered the house (which took hours), moved some gear (including system and vinyl) inland, and are preparing for Palm Beach County's mandatory evacuation, which...