If you were asked to run round the perimeter of a field, and assuming you co-operated, would you naturally run round in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction?
I last went to the Isle of Elba the first week in October 2009 and got badly bitten by mosquitos in the nights. I'm now planning to return last week in May next, (such a great place!). Anyone know if...
I have received a long document by email (outlook express) and the font size on screen is so tiny I can hardly read it. I would like to print out parts of it . Can I increase its size please?
David Cameron says those who hijacked the demonstration and perpetrated acts of violence must be brought to justice, but has anyone heard that any arrests were made at this incident?
I couldn't sleep last night and as I lay awake I composed the following; A fat lady who lived in Vancouver Went round her house with a Hoover As she cleaned by the door She slipped on the floor And no...
The current Wikileaks farrago makes me wonder why so much sensitive information is written in plain text which could be read even by a ten year old. Why isn't more of this stuff kept by goverments in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrzi25MMIwo Having drawn a blank from Chatter Bankers on my previous post 'How do the Japanese pronounce 'Yamaha', further research led me to the above site, where all...
Does any one know how the Japanese pronounce Yamaha? I have always said 'yama-HA', but yesterday in a hI-fi shop in Stuttgart, the salesman said 'ya-MAha' which sounded rather authentic. In the...
I recorded James Ivory's 1985 'A Room with a View' this afternoon, and have just finished watching it. Simon Callow, as a clergyman, congratulates Helena Bonham Carter on her engagement. When I was...
http://www.npg.org.uk...p&firstRun=true&rNo=0 There is a painting in the NPG called 'Dinner at Haddo house', by Emslie 1884, featuring, amongst others W.Gladstone around a dining table. On the table...
I've been sent some pics as an email attachment using WinZip (?) When I try to open them I get the message; 'This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an...
I would like to replace out CRV with something a bit more economical. The CRV is liked by my wife because the seat is so high, making entry and exit easy. Does anyone know of anything else in the...
One evening last week on tv Jon Snow returned to Haiti for his first visit since the earthquake and was amazed that 'nothing has changed apart from the proliferation of plastic sheeting' under which...
Though I have seen U.K. motorway signs that read 'Exit 15, 2 1/3 miles' (which must cause puzzlement to foreign visitors), overall and since decimalization of the pound, we seem to abandon more and...
Is it possible to recharge ordinary batteries in a battery charger? What is the difference between an ordinary battery and a 'Reachargeable' one please?