The defeat of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka has created a massive refugee problem. The Foreign Office expects about 80,000 to arrive in the UK. Will the strain on public services be too much?
Is it possible to set up a usb portable hard drive so that any alterations or additional files added to the computers main drive, are automatically added also to the portable drive, thus saving the...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-118346 3/Michael-Martin-quit-Election-install-son-her editary-seat-claim-100-000-golden-parachute.ht ml Do you think that Martin's promise to step down at the...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cel ebritynews/5341373/Jamie-Foxx-in-the-running-t o-play-Frank-Sinatra.html Well I heard it all now a 'Black Frank Sinatra' Who will they get to play Sammy...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news /mod-loses-soldiers-rights-appeal-1687007.html At last our troops can enjoy the privilege of being protected by Human Rights laws. Rights that our...
The B.N.P's election pamphlet has just been delivered to my house. Am I right or wrong when I suggest that the insignia on the nose of the Spitfire relates to a Polish squadron? Ironic or what. In...
Today I turned my key board over to give it a shake and a tap to dislodge some bits from between the keys. When I turn it back over, both my top & menu bars had disappeared, and the web page took up...
What did others think of last night's 'Have I got news for you' It featured Rolf Harris in the chair? OK, I can take Rolf in small doses, but I thought he was not suited for this type of programme. As...
The Sherman asked me the above in another thread, I thought it should be a general discussion as a reasonable Geezer I thought I'd create a separate thread. I give my own reasons here: 1. 2 dads/mums...
Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: 'We are numb with grief at this loss of a noble Marine, who served his country for the good of the Afghan people. Just read...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-118191 4/Justice-Minister-quits-just-minutes-refusing -hand-lavish-expenses-claims.html Yes yet another one bites the dust. Among this individual's claims are:...
Recently there was a film called 'Carry on at your Convenience' shown on TV. Which was about the staff at factory, that made toilet pans and sinks. But it did not seem to be the one I remember. The...
Why after having many ?bn pumped into the education system, Tony Blair's rant 'education,education,education' and Labour's pleges in the 1987 manifesto to reduce class sizes to less than 30 pupils per...
I have purchased a Toshiba 250GB 2.5 inch portable hard drive. At the moment all I have backed up on this drive are 'My Documents'. Can one also back-up all one's programmes Micosoft Office etc,...