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Quote from other thread"I think you're living in the past.Producing public entertainment shouldn't be a public service, and the commercial Americans seem to be able to do a better job. BBC Current Affairs has deteriorated into badly written...
This one has probably been covered already, however:I am just amazed at what seems to have been a Government "own goal" here. They have actively strived for, and largely achieved a huge increase in the numbers of students entering Higher Education. I...
Hi folks.After the continued hassle dealing with our current cohost ISP, I am looking at moving my servers to a new facility.Can anyone give me a rough idea how much is the current going rate for a GOOD cohost rack-mount facility - assume that we'd...
Help me out here - someone! I'm struggling very hard to see just what it is about the Apple iPod that - 1. Justifies its awesome price-tag. 2. Causes it to walk off store shelves in such alarming numbers. 3. Threatens to make it the 'must-have'...
At weekends when there is time to do it, I like to cook breakfast. My daughter loves pancakes, so Sunday breakfast was pancakes, syrup, bacon (not for me though), scrambled egg, toast, coffee.There seems to be a limited breakfast menu in my head, so...
Had to return my Etymotic earphones for repair ( I yanked the cable and broke it) to the US.I had paid duty on the original import. Now Customs have charged me the duty for the cost of the headphones again and on the cost of the repair.The reason...
Hi folks.I like a nice shinny platter ("Oooh, Matron!"). However, my own platter has a small degree of tarnish that a combination of Brasso, Cloth and Elbow Grease refuses to lift. Seeing as elsewhere they're talking about chrome cleaners, can anyone...
Seems the perfect movie for the menopausal male. I felt the cinematography was wonderful and was taken by the beauty of Tokyo. The lame jokes at expense of Japanese speech/culture/lifestyle franky dimwitted, banal and insulting. Bill Murray was as...
ChapsI am looking out for a decent chess set and keep hearing about Staunton sets. They seem to command one hell of a price when new.Does anyone know anything about this maker or chess pieces in general.RegardsMick
It's as quiet as a fish through water.The local police are keeping an eye on drivers for dangerous driving as this may discourage other people from paying to use this road if they felt their safety may be at risk. However, they don't seem to be...
After owning my Contax 139 Quartz for about 12 years I have decided to sell it and use the proceeds to get a digital camera. My main reason is that I could easily take ten pics per day but film/processing costs mean that I average 2 rolls per year. I...
Did anyone see the Driving Test thing on ITV the other night?I couldn't believe that only 42% of people in the studio audience and at home passed the "mock" exam.Most of the multiple choice questions were ridiculously easy, only with one or two...
Why doesnt the post office/ Parcel Force want my business?My CD2 has gone down and needs the attention of Salisbury. I apparently have the option to either remove part of my CD2s innards as Special delivery wont carry items over 10Kg or only insure it...
HerculesAny other couch triathletes been following this, these guys are absolutely mad especially the jock naheed. . .
GentsI am looking for a PDA to sync with Outlook running on my work computer. Key requirements are fairly basic: am looking for calendar/contacts/inbox/etc.Any pointers starting at the cheap end? Any particular spec/features considered essential or...
...get elected president of the US.
I am off on my holidays soon, but am a bit stuck for something to read. Books that I have read recently which I liked a lot include: Atonement, My Dark Places, Into Thin Air, Life of Pi, The Corrections and The Cutting Room.Anyone got any good...
In this workaday world, few things are certain. Is Berlin Fritz's name Jeremy? We may never know...
Is it possible to convert a document in Publisher to a jpeg file or something else in order to upload the afore said mentioned Publisher document to Sony's imagestation site?
At last I have decided to get an MP3 player. Although the new 1.5gb mini-ipods and their competitors look very tempting, I’ve decided to go for capacity – the aim being to have a large part of my CD collection on the machine to avoid...
I was thinking of buying a pair of trousers and wondered what other forum members would recommend.
After the "quite" interesting debate on a differant thread, I just thought I would ask the questioninWHY.In the centre of Brighton ,much the same as other town centers there is a shop that sells amoungst other killing paraphernaiia, ie knives a foot...
So the PC Minority have got upset at an article in a newspaper.Funny it was published previously but no complaints.Anyway He used the term ARABS.So who starts shouting and screaming, the Muslim Council.He did not state Muslims which is a religion and...
I'm sure there must be cricket fans from the last 3 decades who remember the centenary test of March 1977; I can remember staying up all night listening to it (Randall 174).David Hookes, who scored a fast fifty I seem to remember and was an expert...