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Mid 400s, thought I was hot, I was not. I should have died. Fish, I've been lucky more than once! -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Photoshopped...nah probably after effects or even more likely Avid'ed. Hell, I can't even access broadband from home till the end of this month, living in the boonies has its downside ocassionally.....there are upsides, but they are as limited as a dial up conection. Deepthought, instead of trying to watch them streaming, right click the download button and hit 'save as', then rip the top off a cool frosty one till the video shows up on your hard drive.

Blizzards forecast here, the sky is looking that sort lead coloured grey, I think they might have it right for a change. Methinks I'll spend the weekend playing with video, from sunnier climes, and happer times. Have great one folks, wherever you are, whatever you are up to. Big Bear Huggz to one and all.

"First, Bush said something intelligent" Do you have some sort of reference, corroboration, etc, for that? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Vinyl is one solution, but can you remove the glass, write (or use stickers etc ) the permanent stuff on one side, and then the temporary stuff on the other? Have a look at chinagraph pencils for the wipe off side too. Dunno if that will work for you, just an alternative crazy assed idea over coffee.

"But WTF, kill someone here, then run to GB and they won't extradite if the death penalty is possible?" Yep, as fucked up as it sounds, Trent, thats the way it is. We can extradite as long as countries promise not to invoke capital punishment. I'm sure MrM2 knows more on the details. Of course, if someone is wanted, or on the run, they may not even get past emigration, the security services are getting better in this regard. Then there is the thorny issue of covert kidnappings and subsequent extradition, that I'm quite sure goes on fairly regularly. Like I said, its not just GB that does this, almost every country that doesn't uphold the death penalty has a similar approach. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Everyone can emit a given amount of CO2 based on their population. Period. The same for China, US, France etc. How could that get any more fair? " To take this one step further, there is a better way of doing this, one that is about take off for those countries that have already signed up to Kyoto. Certain products and processes create more CO2 than others. Lets embark on the SC favourite pastime of creating a very simple analogy. Two countries exist side by side, country A is a nice clean country, their major product is writing software. Country B is more industrialised, their major product is power generation, and it supplies A with their electricity. Country A needs B's electricity to operate, bear with me Bill, lets assume that traditional oil/gas/coal is the only real and viable means of producing said electricity. You and I both know there are better uses for our resources, and better ways to generate zig zags. So what happens is each country is given CO2 'vouchers', based as you point out on their population. If country A wants to consume 'dirty' electricity, it has to pay money, and some of their CO2 vouchers to keep the lights on. So country B can still generate a relatively high proportion of CO2 per capita (beacause it gets more vouchers), but pressure will be on from B's customers to provide value for the vouchers. Of course if country A can get its electricity without using up its CO2 vouchers, it will go to that market, therefore it makes business sense to clean up country B's processes. Otherwise B's balance of trade suffers. Here's a real world example of the folks up in Archangel about to take advantage of the scheme... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4270921.stm The Russkies are going to use Kyoto to update their plants. This is good for everyone, and I reckon it will actually stimulate business in some areas. Even the likes of Halliburton benefit from this sort of plant upgrade, its what we specialise in here in Aberdeen, modernising and modifying 30+ year old plant (KBR). One other thing, I reckon the US will be part of this system before Dubbya's tenure is up. There is just too much pressure from the rest of the world not to be part of the scheme. Your balance of trade is already in the shitcan, just ask Kallend. People within this scheme will do business with each other, to the exclusion of those outwith it. Once the scheme gains momentum, those countries that haven't signed up will suffer. Some folks are saying jobs will be Dubbya's biggest challenge in the next 4 years, I reckon it will be addressing climate change issues, he just hasn't woken up to it yet. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Hey Mike, can you pick out a town over there for all us Americans to advise who to vote for?!?" Marseilles. Wendy, part way thru toilet training, no accidents, but he was in training pants just in case, He's pretty good now. Normally tells us when he needs to go. Zep, Dirks, or Sgian Dubhs are worn in the sock on the outside right leg. Hence you can't see one, and only a fool would give a 2 1/2 y.o bairn a sharp knife. MikeD, true, the child is the taller of those two handsome fellas, I'm gonna get you..... Everyone, thanks for the compliments, I'll post some more soon.

I share your cynicism John. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"And I suggest you invest in a suitable reinforced concrete structure for when an enraged NacMac heaves over the horizon wiff the Claymore a swingin' and the Kilt a' flashin' (disturbingly) high over his manly thighs!!! " My and my loon will sort them out...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"but the ones captured in Afganistan should be turned back over to that government, no matter what country they are from..." We can't, not if they face the death penalty in Afghanistan, there's no point in having no death penalty and exporting our criminals for punsihment, might as well save the air fare and hang them in Gitmo. A lot of other countries have the same policy, its a similar situation if we decide to revoke any permits visas etc. Like I said, this all needs a good review, our legislation wasn't devised with this situation in mind. Me? I'd just turn them loose in Texas....... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"the US took the first step, the US no doubt will stay the rest of the way." I'm pretty sure the UK got sucked into this along with your guys, I can't really see Blair pulling our guys out prematurely either..... "I do believe that once Iraqi oil starts to flow the US taxpayers should be paid back every penny spent." I wouldn't hold my breath for that either. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"judging by the last lot of elections he ought to exceed his potential total by some way." Aha, so the Zim voting system is modelled on Florida then? That ought to generate some responses from our election weary transatlantic counterparts. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Och Chris, I'm sorry you have to go through this, as if you haven't had enough stress in the last couple of years. Vibes to you, my 'redneck' buddy. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

A single song, nah, not enough time, but me and the sweetie lik eto get it on to a compliation of John Martyn.. Including--- Solid air One world Angeline Lonely love Head and Heart Bless the weather. and many more. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

King Alex for commissar of Scotland, thats what I say! Thon English namby pambys , pah, look at the choice, Blair...every day he is either fibbing or saying sorry for being caught fibbing. Howard, feck, I'd rather chew my hand off than let it put an X against a Tory name. Insipid, watered down liberals...never get anything done, too busy trying to keep everyone happy and failing. They just can't grasp the concept of pleasing some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time. Green party, voting for them would be a waste of paper, think of the trees! King Alex, man, the choice is clear. One thing is for sure, it will be a much more civilised and civil affair than the other election we saw discussed here recently. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hey Trent, are there any arms embargoes in place against Syria, Iran, NK etc? Its an honest question, I'm not being rhetorical, you know me.... Motive is short term profit, no other reason IMHO. "Euro-Russo-Sino-Islamic war agains the US and Israel" Thats a wee bit gloomy is it not? [Cynic mode] You guys can easily neuter Chavez, stop buying oil from him, and remove his status as strategic reserve holder. Ah but that would probably push up oil prices at home... [/cynic mode] -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"The IIS estimates that 40kg of weapons-grade plutonium has been lost within the former USSR." Sounds a wee bit light to me Bill, however Kallend and I had a chat about this last year I think, much of these losses are down to the way the stuff is actually accounted for, example in todays press here about 40kg missing from Sellafield in England... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4272691.stm. Now then, is this method of accounting for radioactive material acceptable...not in my opinion. "the big risk is that someone will use our own nuclear waste (or weapons!) against us." You and I both know this is the most likely scenario, especially when the people building and deploying the device don't care about their own survivability. Problem is with this scenario, how do you mitigate against such an attack? If you think current measures are draconian, try living with a border lockdown. Its unworkable. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"My first thought is to put a homing beacon up each of their asses... but thats probably not right..." Yeah, I'd agree with you Josh, not all the folks were nabbed in Afghanistan though. EG Bisher al-Rawi an Iraqi with UK residency---nabbed in Gambia. Jamil al-Banna, a Jordanian with refugee status living in the UK--- nabbed in Gambia. Shaker Abdur-Raheem Aamer, a Saudi nabbed in Aghanistan. Omar Deghayes--a Libyan refugee living in the UK nabbed in Pakistan. "What have we done about the ones that we have released to their home countries that turned around and released them?" I can only speak for those that were repatriated to the UK, they were released as there was no evidence to charge them. In many cases it is not known why they were nabbed in the first place. We have a policy of not repatriating refugees to countries where they face torture or the death sentence, so its what we call a bit a of a sticky wicket. Don't get me wrong, I don't really believe all these guys are whiter than white, the problem is following due process, with robust evidence. IMHO, the whole process of handling repatriates (real word?), and refugees needs a good coat of looking at. My guess is that these guys will be being watched pretty closely though. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

You're gonna need a Firewire/IEEE1394/I-link connection on your computer, a decent sized relatively fast hard disc, and a shit load of patience, beer helps too. Let us know what your hardware specs on the pooter are, and if you have a firewire connection. You now what to look for, right? You should be able to download some free trial or 'lite' software to try out etc. If you don't have firewire, get a card and it will probably come bundled with some. Then you can play.

" Pollution is a risk to unborn children" This is news to some people???? Wake up and smell the dioxins folks...... "How much more do you think we should be spending on pollution control, and from where would you get the money?" Well if you continue to put profit before people, there never will be any money.....that's capitalism baby. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I'm due a trip down there next winter, your summer, I'll be bringing my rig. Brother lives in Hamilton/Waikato, My sis lives in Clyde/Central Otago. Happy trails Bigway, hope you had a good time in the UK. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"no more internet." You'll be back though? Plus, I'm sure NZ has internet....doesn't it? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Are they seated facing forward? " I don't think they are, it looks like some sort of double door, check the view out of the window, assuming they are climbing.??? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson