Dick Smith

From what I saw on TV today it concerns overpayment, not miscalculation. It dates back to the 80s apparently.

[quote user="sheldonrobbo"][quote user="NormanH"]As might be expected the Telegraph has jumped on this [/quote]   and so they should ....too many people are ignorant of the cost to the private sector of wrapping so called public servants in cotton wool at the cost of the taxpayer   sheldon [/quote] Nice of you to say so. I'm glad I spent 35 years paying in to my rather inadequate pension fund, whilst working as a teacher. After all, I reaped such rich rewards whilst I was doing it. Merry Christmas to you too, Mr Scrooge.

Christmas is saved! Is it a good recipe?

[quote user="Jacqui Too "]I find this subject very interesting. Not just French -English but any language. Do the French have what we would term 'Middle English' or the 'queens English' ? as opposed to regional accents: Gordy, brummy, cockney, you know the sort of English that is not posh but would be difficult to regionalise. I find it very odd when I hear a French person speaking English with an American or maybe a Scottish twang, so I think I would try not to learn the regional French twang just to fit in with the locals just in case the 'Twang' sounded like and unpleasant 'Brummy' to every other French person!! But I don't think my French will ever be anything other than very 'English' so perhaps I no need to worry. And come off it don't we all love a heavy French accent when the French speak to us in English perhaps its the same for them! I shall never forget a young French  girl staying with us several years ago, Who when asked if she enjoyed talking with my friend (a well spoken English solicitor who spoke almost fluent French) and she said yes but was very surprised how much slang she had used!!! [/quote] Middle English refers to an historical period (roughly 1100 to 1500) not a pronunciation. In English there is a register known as 'received pronunciation', roughly old-style BBC English. It is relatively formal. Regional accents are just that, different ways of pronouncing the same words. If the vocabulary or grammar changes from received then it is a distinct dialect. In French the same thing would be Francais Soutenu. It consists of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, and is 'official' French. Then there is Francais Familier, which is slangier and has a distinct vocabulary and slightly different grammatical forms, and would be used in social, informal settings and by the yoof. Don't ask for examples - it's been years since I did this - but one example I recall is two ways of saying you have a new car: Soutenu - J'ai acheté une voiture. Familier - j'ai une bagnole. If you Google Francais Soutenu and Familier you will find vocabulary lists and so on. But be careful - if you start chucking bits of familier into conversations you need to be prepared for a load back - damhikt.

I think your CD is stuffed... I have seen this when an old version of Acrobat can't read something on a file made on a newer version. Might be worthwhile updating Acrobat. Very simple thing to ask - what text colour is the recipe? Try highlighting the whole thing and copy - pasting it into Word and then printing it from there. It should work, I've done it many times.

I think I'd try downloading it again. What software are you using to read the pdf? Have you tried telling the printer only to print p3? If so, what happens?

Do you mean that your computer reads pages 1-4 then not 5-7 or prints 1-4 then not 5-7? Are you using pdf or a text file? How is the data stored? On the recipe, are you sure that the printer is not set to print 'range: 1 to 2'? If it works on the other computer, how is the setup different?

Funny how spin is only perceived to be in one direction, isn't it?

It was a spectacular shoot-the-foot from the Home Office, but we should also point out that, whilst no-one has actually accused the government of 'fiddling' the body which objected to the figures was set up by the same government to, uh, check government statistics. What a set of crooked so and sos! There must be a conspiracy going on there somewhere...

[quote user="ali-cat"][quote user="Dick Smith"][quote user="Salty Sam"][quote user="ali-cat"] I think you are being a little hard on Quillan.[/quote] Sorry you think that but, I fail to see why Quillan should provide information which is totally wrong without being challenged. If I stated that Barclays Bank were offering an exchange of 1.56 Euros to the GBP as at 14:00 hrs today, or that Speedferries were operating again as from this evening with £10.00 return fares, there would soon be a few people requesting the source of this information. All I'm trying to ascertain is the web link from where Quillan obtained his information from. If people post references on this or any forum, they should at least double check the facts and provide links. The fact that Quillan is listed as a 'Moderator' in my mind makes it more important for the credibility of the forum, that the information provided is accurate. [/quote] I think that Mr Cat believes that truth is subjective or negotiable... [/quote] Not at all - I'm agreeing with you. But I'm more concerned with the statements and information issued by the government than by a little banter about grey squirrels on an internet forum e.g: No more boom and bust; Britain is better placed to weather this recesssion; and now fiddling knife crime figures from the government that pledged to restore public trust in national statistics. Mr Cat [/quote] Well, you just don't seem to have understood the point. And like I said, when I see a positive post...

Just seen a house in Carshalton-sur-Mer, a 'sought-after' area, 3 bedrooms a renover, £180,000. Mansion flats in my son's block have gone from £220,000 to £180,000 in 6 months...

I got 2 this year, and then another one in with an order. Given that they must cost a few quid that is optimistic of them! I also got 2 Rutlands catalogues as well - and they are worthwhile.

Actually, it's even more complex. Le Bref may mean 'the younger'. Or it may be ironic (as in Harold Finehair, so named because he had manky hair - in fact 'short' may refer to Pippin's hair as well, so it may have been very long or, umm, very short). And even if he was, literally, abbreviated, the average size at the time was about 5' 6" (off the top of my head) so at 5' 2" he could well be brief. And the ruling classes tended to be taller than the peasants. So he might have been short at the nobby end of the market, so to speak. So, you pays yer money and yer takes yer choice... And bear in mind that his old man was a hammer.

[quote user="Salty Sam"][quote user="ali-cat"] I think you are being a little hard on Quillan.[/quote] Sorry you think that but, I fail to see why Quillan should provide information which is totally wrong without being challenged. If I stated that Barclays Bank were offering an exchange of 1.56 Euros to the GBP as at 14:00 hrs today, or that Speedferries were operating again as from this evening with £10.00 return fares, there would soon be a few people requesting the source of this information. All I'm trying to ascertain is the web link from where Quillan obtained his information from. If people post references on this or any forum, they should at least double check the facts and provide links. The fact that Quillan is listed as a 'Moderator' in my mind makes it more important for the credibility of the forum, that the information provided is accurate. [/quote] I think that Mr Cat believes that truth is subjective or negotiable...

[quote user="ali-cat"]I think you are being a little hard on Quillan.  At least he didn't introduce a code of practice to ensure that government statistics were accurate, impartially presented and free from political manipulation. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ministers-rebuked-over-knife-crime-figures-1063952.html Karma has a way of coming round again to bite you on the bum! Perhaps he should change his name to Britney Brown - "Oops I did it again"[:D] Mr Cat [/quote] When I see you post something positive I'll read it - ok?

[quote user="Bugsy"][quote user="Dick Smith"] Can you use this to shoot squirrels? [/quote] Thats illegal, isn't it ? [:D][:D][:D] [/quote] Depends who you ask...

Oh dear...

Oh Sam, I wish this forum had a Karma button, you just got Exalted!

[quote user="Bugsy"]A heated seat, no problem.....................[:D] [IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/Sprint_rear2.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] Can you use this to shoot squirrels?

Yes, I've got a pal who must be more than a little illegal in that area...

So you agree that it isn't illegal to sell squirrels? Like you said it was...

[quote user="krusty"]Gary , you have shown us how to Triumph over exchange rate woes [:D][/quote] By freezing his assets?

Gary - would it offend you if I said that I think you are as mad as a fish? And I think a heated seat would be an essential accessory...

[quote user="Cathy"]If you want to watch the Prime Minister's Questions (just the 6 asked by David Cameron), look here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zPwJQ1JhBIM What you will see is that once GB made the verbal slip, instead of just saying Whoops (like Blair did once when it happened to him), he tried to cover it up several times, digging hinself into a deeper hole.   [/quote] Yes, he made a slip and it embarrassed him. Never done that? Of course, such a major error means that he is unfit for office. People really need to get over themselves...

Quillan - I can't really go through such a long post and rebut it all, but just as a taster - selling squirrels is so illegal that the guvment actually provides a grant to trappers so that they can catch them and sell them to game shops... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7347828.stm and the Guardian is providing recipes (but of course that will be left-wing lies): http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/may/11/recipes.foodanddrink They are on sale in the West Country: http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/johngrimes/nuts-squirrel/article-398476-detail/article.html and in Scotland: http://news.scotsman.com/squirrels/Grey-squirrels-are-now-a.4442404.jp But of course what you are referring to is a hysterical article in the Independent (Trades Descriptions Act?) from 2006 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blairs-frenzied-law-making--a-new-offence-for-every-day-spent-in-office-412072.html which has all the hallmarks of a frenzied propaganda exercise...