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The problem with investing is, whoever you give your money too has to make more from it than they are giving back to you. This is why bank interest rates are currently low - because the guaranteed return from an investment is low. As you increase the risk of the investment, you increase the...

I am sure that will be of comfort to the 3% of the workforce made unemployed as a result of the current downturn (figure taken from the same BBC article). You also seem to ignore the fact that this is not a one off effect and is only a prediction for next years change. It doesn't take into...

The problem with a cut in VAT is that you have to spend to claim it in the first place. From an economic point of view it makes sense, since you are not giving people a chunk of cash and relying on them to spend it rather than bank it. However, being a cynical old so and so, I do not envisage...

You could equally ask why not? Why do people make dolls houses, or paint lead soldiers or make huge war dioramas? It's a hobby, it doesn't have to make sense - if it brings him pleasure, and others, and also makes him a living then good luck to him. Personally I think it is fantastic. For me it...

Hmm, I would take exception to the scientific part certainly. It also makes the assumption that traits such as beauty and intelligence are normally distributed, and artificially assumes that +/- 1SD or 2SD is an acceptable cutoff for the extremes of such traits. Quite apart from the fact that...

Hi Blister, Variable is the answer. The bay is probably the only place to put it, and you are then at the mercy of the market. I have seen diamonds go for as little as £40 or as high as £200 for no obvious reason. Make a big play of the recent makers service and the quality of the machine and...

I used the term biological female to mean genetically, and as a counterpoint to the legal definition of the individual in question now being a man. The female only underwent partial gender reassignment, adding male equipment but leaving the female. Thus is a female who has had surgery...

And a warning that you should buy now because a price increase is expected :roll: They are already out of my price range so a future increase is not going to induce me. I would want Norm himself to come and do the cutting if the price goes any higher :shock: Steve.

'Sigh' Its not a man DW. Its not even news. Not even a freak of nature. Its a biological female giving birth. Been happening for millions of years and nothing special about it. Would this be another example of a potentially flame war inducing thread by any chance :roll: Steve.

A large part of the reason for Butchers, Bakers and greengrocers shutting early is that they have been up since the crack of dawn preparing the fresh food that you crave. Jointing meat takes time, as does baking bread and stacking apples. Not excusing them shutting at 4pm, but would you consider...

Have not seen a Trupro, but the Axminster AWFS18 is a clone of the Hegner. Identical layout but the final finish is a little worse in places. The Axminster is considered a good mid-price saw in the UK, well in excess of the entry range chiwanese clones. The only two generally considered better...

When I used to ride a motorbike to work I used to see lots of 'van writing'. My particular favourites were: 'Cleaned by the NHS' on the side of a particularly dirty van and 'Not just dirt, organically derived, freshly applied English dirt' on the side of a dirty M&S lorry Steve.

Welcome to the forums yo_chuci and thanks for the advice. I have now purchased a cable so fingers crossed I am sorted! Cheers all, Steve.

If you want to listen to the actual call, its here amongst other places: http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2008/russell-brand-jonathan-ross-prank-call-p1.php Not sure whether this is a full version or the edited version that went out on the air (apparently not all the call was broadcast). For...

Thanks for the fast responses chaps, didn't think it was necessary to spend £65 :) Mike - fantastic space you have there, am very jealous of the snooker table :twisted: I would love to have one of those but all I have space for is a pub pool table in the cellar, just as soon as SWMBO can be...

Have just become the proud owner of a sony flat screen TV (excellent deal in comet at the moment - £140 off a 40" V4000) and am after some advice on cables to hook up peripherals. I want to hook up a standard sky box (not plus or HD plus) and a PS3. Mr salesman in comet tried to sell me two...

Well, both have just been suspended by the BBC, and that is probably the end of it. Whoever the exec was that OK'ed the broadcast (it was prerecorded, not live) will eventually take the blame and be sacked, the perpetrators will be back on air (heck, although suspended they are still recording...

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In my case the H&S label comes from being departmental H&S rep - a position kindly given to me on the basis that nobody else was a permanent member of staff (research contains a large number of temporary contract staff). It is a minor part of my job, but I have to keep up with the legislation...

Well, lots of self referenced papers form the authors of the site anyway. Not quite the same thing. Most are monographs and none are from respected journals. I cannot find a paper relating to immortality as a scientific fact from a search of the site I am afraid. I am going to choose to...