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Peking > Beijing

In my long ago youth,I was told the capital of China was Peking.However,now it is always referred to as Beijing. Who made the decision to change,when ,and why?

monkeycide

Redundancy Payment Precedents?

If a company has made several sets of redundancies over the past 3-4 years using a specific calculation to determine redunancy pay (ie substantially over the statutory) - does that same company have...

Rumford

Musical breaks in old radio programs

If you listen to reruns of, for example, the Goon Show or 'Round the Horne' for no apparent reason they stick in one or two musical breaks by such great artists as the 'Fraser Hayes Four' or 'Nat...

Smiley

Using mobile phone abraod

I'm going to Majorca next week and would like to be able to text my boyfriend from there. I have found out that it will cost 45p a msg, and will be free for me to receive msgs. Does anyone know if it...

Twirly00

Can kids eat bolognaise sauce cooked with red wine?

This might sounds like a stupid question but can children eat foods cooked with alcohol? For example bolognaise sauce cooked with red wine?

Richard1954

Searching for a wine

I am looking to source some Burg Layer Schlosskapelle, Blauer Spatburgunder, Qualitatswein - Nahe. 2003 vintage, bottled by Ferdinand Pieroth.

JackDanielsU

Penny sweets

Many a year ago (well 20), every friday I would get a 10p bag of 1p sweets. Im sure you know the kind. Fruit Salads, Mojos, Black Jacks. Shrimps, Cola bottles and so on But I remember red lips,...

Creepy

Swedish Lingon Sylt

Is there an English version of Lingon Sylt ? (cowberry sauce)

joeb

passport

do i need a valid passport if im flying from glasgow to bristol airport

CiderMonkey

The Boys Are Back In Town....

... but where had they been?

kkeggie

Americanisms

im facinated by the difference in english(us) and american (You) words like - peanut butter and jelly sandwiches -american. Jelly to us it that wobbly pudding. Jello to you is that wobbly...

JackDanielsU

Tab

Reading mulbergers question got me thinking. What ever happened to Tab. I think it was a Coca-Cola brand.. What other brands have disappeared off our shelves?

thikasabrik

Underberg(?)

In the pub at the weekend we discussed those little brown bottles fastened to a bandolier that all pubs seemed to sell at one time. Were they called Underberg? I seem to remember it was pretty...

dave_c

The Commonwealth of Tuvalu

Is it true that made a small fortune by sellin the domain name ".tv"?

bunnykinz

Duty free allowance

I'm off to dublin ( from England ) soon and was wondering what I can bring back in the way of booze, fags etc? Thanks in advance :)

Skids

Sailors, Marines, Soldiers and Airmen

Why are our fighting men and women so disrespected by the public? Why, when we see them walking proudly down the street in uniform, are they subject to ridicule and not praise?

Linda51

Alternatives to Sunday dinner

We have some friends coming for dinner in a couple of weeks, they only like plain type food so I tend to cook roast beef and yorkshire pudding, roast chicken etc. like a Sunday dinner, has anyone got...