Patrick Bateman

"A document showing a company's assets and liabilities at a certain date. A statement of affairs is usually prepared when a company is about to go bankrupt."

Totally agree!

Can't remember the last time I was asked to show ID, must be the grey hairs appearing at the age of (almost) 34. Pah.

Fantastic idea, I'll definitely buy a shirt for gym/running use!

It's not what this current one will do, but what it can do in the future. Look up the Microsoft Surface on Google images and on their own website to see what I mean. A table sized touch screen interface, much like you'd see on CSI or Star Trek etc. Family usage could include board games, photos, music system, video calling - endless features in fact. So while the iPad is an amazing bit of kit in it's own right and many WILL be sold make no mistake, it's just the start of a whole host of touch screen accessories, like coffee tables, affordable finger print recognition devices at home and so on ...

Oh plus, if you're so inclined, it's got YouTube streaming and all that stuff! http://www.dcviews.com/press/images/sony-ericsson-satio.jpg

Just before Christmas I got rid of my Nokia 5800 (which was a good phone), for a Sony Ericsson Satio. Same Symbian based OS as the 5800, all touch screen - not difficult to use, so wouldn't worry about that - not as "smooth" as an iPhone perhaps, but very very good. It's excellent as it has wifi, 3.5G (HSDPA), 12.1Mp camera (which takes amazing photos - I took quite a few in New York over Christmas on it, and it compares to my normal digital camera on screen and printed out!), google maps, bluetooth, easy to text on, etc etc etc. A very good phone. The only complaint is that sometimes it randomly locks up and I need to take the battery out. But as it's a new phone with new firmware, that's not surprising - there's probably new firmware to download, but I haven't had time to look yet. Admittidly, I primarily got the phone (free on T-Mobile) instead of the 5800 for the camera functionality. It worked over Christmas, I'm on holiday in Feb and again in July, so will be using it then as well.

He's from Eire, he's therefore Irish. England, Scotland, Wales = British Eire, Northern Ireland = Irish We live in the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". We live ON the British Isles, of which there are many many islands and a term disputed by many. Much like the French call the English Channel, Le Manche, or whatever term they use. It's not difficult.

I've already said WE'll be finding the nearest bar showing football

Valentine's Day was never a problem, but it's unfortunately my other half's birthday and we've already booked a holiday :-|

It is sad, but give it 6 months or so and I'll happily snap up a fully Saab as a work/commuting wagon!!

It's obvious that BA will continue to be affected with the threat of strikes, which is why it's ridiculous that they are still talking about action. Completely absurd. I still don't understand why they want to strike, it makes no sense either - the company is struggling, they need to make changes, the staff ARE lucky to still have jobs. Most other people I know have had pay reductions and are doing twice the amount of work for less pay, with less time at home - it's the current economic world we live in. I was going to book a holiday in Feb half term, you can rest assured I won't be booking with BA ... I can't see there being a BA by the end of 2010.

Seats now booked online, itinerary printed out, taxis booked, game on!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8418805.stm The right and just decision, phew

In fairness, based on my experience, American Airlines staff win that award hands down!! I wish I'd gone with my instinct and flown with Virgin Atlantic as my last flights with them have been brilliant, but unusually, plumped for BA on cost (they were cheaper?) and also the flight timings were better. Serves me right for not sticking "on brand".

Sorry, your post has made me fume. Simply, if I don't get to New York next week with my girlfriend for Christmas, then I'll be going to court and getting Unite to refund everything I've booked. And I will go through the pain involved to do it. "a ruined Christmas will be forgotten" - what arrogance. How dare someone tell me that it'll be forgotten. There is NO place for striking, especially in the current climate and especially by BA cabin crew. In the last 3 years, I've had no pay rise, and a 10% cut in Feb. Did I, and the 1000 other people affected complain? NO. Has the cost of living gone up, yes. I'm lucky to be employed and have a job in a company that is just about making money, so your lot should think themselves bloody lucky to be in employment and not be facing more job cuts or pay cuts in a company that is spewing cash left, right and centre. FFS, when will unions wake up? For the record, as said earlier in the thread, I know someone who works as BA cabin crew, and before I ripped her head off for voting yes, she told me she's working after all as she didn't realise how long she'd be out of work for and can't afford it. I wonder how many other people are like that, hopefully a lot and hopefully most/all will still have their plans unaffected.

Brilliant pictures! You should get them blown up on to canvas if the scans are good enough quality? Minus twelve in North Hampshire Sunday night apparently. Then if BA so actually fly me to New York on the 22nd as planned, it'll be warmer there than here, bizarre!

Having spoken to someone to who IS BA cabin crew (and no, I didn't go off on them as they voted against it) - she fully intends to work as she really needs the money this time of year and thinks that many others will follow suit despite the "80% for" vote. So we'll see what happens.

Unite are idiots, morons of the highest order and the cabin crew are complete tw*ts. It's a changing world, people's job roles need to change, cut backs need to be made. Many people have been made redundant, had pay cuts, taken rate cuts, not had rises, not had bonuses paid out - yet do you see the majority of the British work-force striking because they are now over worked, under paid and having less of a home life? No. Because the majority of the British work-force, myself included, are thankful that we've still got an income. Unite and the cabin crew are shooting themselves in the foot. This will damage BA long term, meaning more losses, meaning more cut backs. Many people, myself included, will NEVER book with them again. I'll stick to Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Quantas etc etc etc. Oh, I'm supposed to be flying to New York for Christmas on the 22nd. So I'm well happy.

Brilliant, exactly the sort of example I mean; do people no longer proof read? I must sound like a broken record at work with it as well, our esteemed colleagues in Internal Comms are forever putting appallingly badly worded statements with wrong spellings/grammar.

This isn't a go at the Echo, but the press in general; but as the standards of writing and grammar get worse and worse, I refuse to buy the papers and therefore, wouldn't care if it didn't exist in the future either. The BBC has got a lot worse recently too with bad pronunciation, often Amercianised for example, saying 'pri-vacy' instead of 'priv-acy'. Just annoys me!

I gave up at 3am at mine last week. Somehow got a taxi home, got in, threw all my tux on the stairs and landing (!?), turned the bedroom light on, jumped on the bed and (all apparently of course) insisted I tell my other half how much I loved her. I was popular of course the next day I later learnt that a large group of people stayed in the hotel bar, then went straight to breakfast from the bar, then in to the office

Why bother reviewing anything from the worst manufacturer there is? Foul cars.

Last night's show was awful, really awful. I know they "ran out of time to film anything decent" for this series but it really did show. The piece with the Twingo was stupid, but, I do like that car - would be perfect as a town run-a-round! Ponty ... you may become my new best friend

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