Clarkkent
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[quote]Another off topic post, and not remotely amusing in my opinion- totally ignoring the first death associated with the Murdochs and the phone hacking scandal. [/quote]
No one has yet stated that the death of Sean Hoare has anything to do with the phone hacking scandal or the Murdochs or is anything more than a coincidence. Why not wait until it is known why and how he died before making such assertions? (And anyway, wasn't the first death that of poor, tragic, innocent Milly?)
You were the one who introduced the red herring of Freemasonry into this topic by referring to another site and an article containg the single sentence:
[quote]According to journalists and investigators who worked with him, Rees exploited his position as a freemason to make links with masonic police officers who illegally sold him information on targets chosen by the News of the World, the Sunday Mirror and the Daily Mirror.[/quote]
There may be other places where Freemasonry may be influential, but in Great Britain it is (as Riff-Raff indicated) a marginal and unimportant (to all except its members) men's club.
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I've got to admit, Q, but that is extremely authoritative and convincing evidence you've got there. You do know that Charles T Russell, the founder of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is buried under a pyramid, don't you? That means that Jehovah's Witnesses are the secret intelligence service of the new world order - after all, apart from the Royal Mail, they are the only organisation which visits every household on a regular basis ...
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I have not used it but have met and despatched visitors theough it. I believe it is modelled on a similar facility at Marseille, which was judged to be a great success.
Incidentally "Billi" is short for Bordeaux Illico, which can be traslated as "sharpish" - not apparent in the example given above.
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I think that Quillan is playing Dog at his own game.
AOL has never had any connection with Murdoch - in fact it was associated with Warner Brothers. Murdoch owns their rival, 20th Century Fox.
Frankly, to try and steer this back to the original subject, I think that whatever the urban mtyths are saying, that Freemasonry is marginal and relatively unimportant in Britain today. If not the press then certainly the internet has potentially emasculated Freemasonry.
John Yates has now fallen on his sword. Ian Blair has pointed out, in a House of Lords speech, that the last two Met Commissioners have had to leave office - he was forced out by Boris and his successor has lasted only two years. Am I alone in thinking that this is but a continuation of the cleansing of the Augean Stables which started with the MP's expenses scandal?
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A few years ago, when faced with this problem, I had to buy a capture card for my PC which I used in conjunction with (I think) Roxio software. Whether this will still be necessary with digital transmission I am not sure. Do you HDMI sockets on your computer?
I solved the problem by buying a PVR (in my case LG) containing a hard drive and a DVD writer. It contains an electronic programme guide and I can record onto the hard drive and transcribe programmes onto DVD when I want. But you may not want to go to this amount of trouble..
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No, They probably arrested her to stop her giving evidence on Tuesday, as they are scared of who she may drop in the mire when she opens her mouth? Commissioner of police spends five weeks at Champneys, Cameron has 26 meetings with Murdoch employees in 15 months. What next?
Sir Paul Stephenson has now resigned himself. What next?
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[quote user="Russethouse"]Hmmm - http://www.forsarah.com/html/sarahslaw.html I have mixed feelings - with or without the News of the World I think people are more wary. I can't remember ever buying the paper but I was always pretty cautious about my kids.....[/quote]
Is the automatic assumption that all men are dangerous the same as being wary?
I recall seeing an item in a tv programme in which a small child was apparently "lost" in a shopping complex. Hidden cameras showed a number of men who were concerned for its safety but none dare approach the child or talk to it. The vast majority of men are caring and concerned - but the red tops profit from sensationalising a small number of terrible cases. "All men have got it in them to do bad things to children" - I know that this true because my neighbour, an avid reader of the News of the World, told me.
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Mrs Brooks (or Miss Wade as she was) and her proprietor and their obsession for selling papers by appealing to the more base instincts of the population have done more than offend people by illegal phone hacking: they have demonised men.
Thanks to their reporting and headlining of the relatively small number of appalling crimes against children, they have managed to create the perception - among some people - that all men are potential hazards to children. In doing so, they have created a climate in which men are now reluctant to behave in a relaxed fashion among children. Lone men are treated with suspicion especially in places where children may be present - public parks etc.
When I was young, my mother would send me out to play. Mothers today do not let their children out of their sight. After all, there is a paedophile on every corner - or at least that is the impression these people have. Do you remember Miss Wade's attempt to "out" paedophiles?
She has now gone - but the damage has been done.
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I don't know whether you are in France or the UK, but if you do a search for 35mm film processing you will find a number of services, including mail order.
If you are in the UK why don't you just go into your nearest Jessops and ask?
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A suggestion that I heard was that Murdoch may consider selling off the newspapers and then play a waiting game for BSkyB.
According to the pundits print media is dying, people go to the internet for their news. Although the News International titles are profitable at the moment that may not always be the case - get rid of them while they still have value.
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[quote user="drallab"]I have made an offer on a house in France which has been accepted, I am paying the notaire fees, but would it be advisable to also use an english solicitor as well?[/quote]
Why?
What special insights do English solicitors - trained in English law - have about French property and contract law?
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[quote user="JK"]We think it's important NOT to give children silly names that just become a lifetime burden .... .[/quote]
To Victoria and David, a girl, Harper Seven, a sister to Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz
One can only imagine that this was the title and page of the magazine she was reading when passion overcame them. It is a blessing for the poor child that it was not the Pig Breeders Gazette.
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Apparently his full name was Jackson DeForest Kelley. Perhaps his mother called him Jack?
As for Savannah, isn't that a mis-spelling of a word meaning tropical grassy plain? If we are going to name children after towns then I suggest Bacup, Kettering and Cleethorpes as suitable.
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[quote user="Bugsy"]It was only a matter of time [:D]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtk3yLVUOKg&feature=player_embedded
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[/quote]Only a matter of time, indeed! Whoever created that should be put in charge of BSkyB.
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"What the proprietorship of these papers is aiming at is power,and power without responsibility is the prerogative of the harlot through the ages."Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947)It would seem that Rupert Murdoch has now learned that with power comes accountability.I am reminded of Shelley's poem Ozymandias.... Or am I being too melodramatic?
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You didn't mention that before.
I can see the problem. French people would be confused by cups.
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[quote user="Hoddy"]
and a different weight system qualifies as a rogue. Hoddy
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Good heavens, do these French market cheese spivs not use metric, then?
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Indeed Rabbie.
I note, in the confusion surrounding the activities of DSK, that the hotel maid involved is sueing the New York Post for saying she is a prostitute.
Guess who owns the New York Post!
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I don't think that you had to go to the New York Times to find this story!
Milly Dowler's family had to suffer the "defence" of their daughter's killer at his trial. Now they have this to deal with.
What concerns me is that News International is expected to be given permission to buy the 61% of BSkyB that it doesn't already own, and that British politicians like to "get close" to Rupert Murdoch.
Edited for accuracy.
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It is clear that this case is exposing a cultural gap between French and "Anglo-Saxon" attitudes to this matter. Perhaps I can summarise them (and caricature them) as follows:
France: Droit de seigneur is an ancient and honourable practice.
Anglo-Saxon: Of all the characteristics a man can possess, chastity is the most important.
My own view? DSK is a moral reprobate. Despicable. The woman is a victim. But not just of DSK.
Apparently, an article in the New York Post (not, I believe, a newspaper of record) has claimed that the woman is a known prostitute. Whether this is true or not, she is going to come out of this rather badly. The "revelations" about her bank account and telephone calls suggest to me that she is being used. We all know about how DSK is alleged to have used her, I'm prepared to bet that she is also under the control of other unscrupulous men who are using her as a (metaphorical) cash cow and money launderer. I feel very sorry for her, and I fear that she will be trashed - by DSK interests, by New York/USA justice interests and by the low life that control her. I hope that someone with compassion can rescue her.
I did a bit of Googling to see if I could find out what prevailing American views might be. Frederick's opinion
[quote]Is it too far fetched to think that somebody in Washington could have worked out that DSK might just end up in a position to harm US business interests in the future and has picked up a phone ? How many airliners do Boeing want to sell to Air France ? [/quote]
seems to be reflected somewhat in this:
"The USA has an even bigger problem if DSK comes through from behind and still manages to become President of France. The French socialists have never been the easiest group for America to get along with, but the USA now faces the possibility of a President who may bear a grudge leading a France which is now wallowing in anti-American sentiment. It is hard to see how the USA could have done more in a few hours to damage its relations with France."
What a mess. No one will come out of this with any credit.
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[quote user="idun"]
LOL, well I would have been very shocked to see one on our church in the Alpes. Still in the mountains behind us we found sea fossils, must have really high tides at one time[Www][;-)]
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Oh, Idun. You do disappoint me.
Surely you know that when He created the world in the evening of 23 October 4004 BCE, God decided to to plant these as a joke? Because He knew that 6,000 years later there would be people who would misinterpret these as evidence that the planet was very much older (billions of years). They would propose ludicrous theories that the Earth was spherical and that continents float on tectonic plates and when they bumped into each other fold mountains, like the Alps, would form.
And that His followers could look at these deluded fools with contempt in the sure knowledge that anyone not accepting the revealed word of God would be destroyed in the Rapture that is imminent ...
Fossils are God's joke. It must be true because that is what these people who knocked on my door told me ...
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[quote user="idun"]
Is this a silly question, but is sea level the same in Marseille as Brest?
I always look upon the Med as a big lake, which it almost is, yet not quite and wondered if this could make a difference.
If I don't ask, I'll never learn[;-)]
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Not a silly question at all. A bit of Googling and I found this:
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I agree - a real bargain. I too have come across people who did not enjoy the trilogy, but also noticed that some of them had not read the books in the published order - which ruins the narrative.
The three Swedish films are very good, too, Noomi Rapace is superb as Lisbeth. It will be interesting to see how Hollywood manages with its version which has Daniel Craig as Mikael.
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[quote user="Quillan"][quote user="Clarkkent"]
However, by attempting to watch Sky programmes outside Sky's franchise area you are not committing any offence - plenty of people do it - but you have broken your agreement with Sky, hence it will terminate its service to you. If you want to watch HD programmes in France, buy a freesat HD box from Argos (most people rate Humax).
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If you cast your mind back, oh it must be three years now, Sky, with the aid of the local police in Spain raided several places, confiscated the equipment and took 'civil' proceedings against all those involved resulting in massive fines. In truth this was because it was places like bars etc and it is very unlikely that they will come knocking on your door, well about a likely as you finding rocking horse manure outside your front door.
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Watching a programme in the privacy of your own home and inviting the general public into commercial premises to watch the same programme are two different activities. I believe that Sky require pub landlords in the United Kingdom to purchase a special licence when they show programmes in their bars.
It would be interesting to know whether we are helping the OP with these responses. My initial reaction to his or her original post was that it was a question about the technical feasibility of receiving broadcasts outside the British Isles, but the comments about Freeview/Freesat made me wonder if it was really a question about obtaining a Sky+ box.
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How could someone get into Portcullis House with a plate covered with shaving foam?
Another success for the Metropolitan Police? Perhaps heads should roll!
Oh, it seems they already have!