Saint in Paradise

100% agree with Alpine.

Actually when I think of it I find her saying that West Indians do everything for their kids a tad insulting. I am pretty certain that most parents from all countries will do everything for their kids not just that group that Ms Abbott is conected to.

I think Solentstar was talking about "Dune" rather than Corp Ho, could be wrong of course.

Could that college have been in at the early start of "positive discrimination"? That phrase did spring to mind.

David Cameron who is the current British Prime Minister earns £142,500 per year. Recently the Civil Service disclosed the salary's of all of the Cabinet members who earn over £150,000. David Cameron's £142,500 was used as a bench mark for this. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_money_does_the_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom_earn_yearly#ixzz1iYnJ1LMS

Shame it's not in NZ or the UK Singapore will slash its top politicians' unpopular multimillion-dollar salaries by at least a third, a new salary scale shows, but its ministers will stay among the best paid in the world. The cuts were promised by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to appease public anger after a landmark general election in 2011, and he himself will take a 36 percent pay reduction to $A1.63 million. The cuts will be retroactive to the start of the current government's five-year term on May 21, 2011 and new guidelines will peg pay to the well-being of ordinary Singaporeans. http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8398364/singapore-to-slash-politician-salaries

after its new ad was branded "outrageously transphobic" and caused a storm of controversy on social media websites. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, Libra said it regrets any offence taken to the television commercial, which implied transgender people are not real women because they don't menstruate. "It was never intended to upset or offend anyone. Independent research was undertaken and the advertisement was viewed positively during that testing," the statement said. "Libra takes all feedback very seriously, and in response to this, we will immediately review our future position with this campaign based on the feedback received. "There are no further advertisements scheduled in New Zealand." The ad depicts a drag queen and a blonde woman standing side by side in a nightclub restroom putting on mascara and lip gloss, and adjusting their bras competitively. The blonde woman then pulls out her Libra tampon, leaving the drag queen to storm out of the toilets in a huff. http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/12491442/libra-apologises-for-drag-queen-ad/ Was it wrong to laugh at that advert??? .

After a short presentation of the Higgs boson, this webpage http://www.higgs-boson.org/ describes an alternative to the Higgs boson that unifies Mass, Gravitation, Spacetime curvature, ...in a single 4D theory. This theory shows that gravity is not an attractive force between masses but an external pressure force produced by spacetime curvature on objects that tends to bring them closer to each other. I have only posted this to take peoples minds off the Bristol and Brighton results I don't expect any replies to this ( nothing new there then ) Just a thought, will this be enough to get a nomination as most useless poster? .

What I find a tad surprising is that if Mr C has such tight control of everything as some seem to think, how on earth has a drinking problem been allowed to get as bad as some say it is?

I am genuinely shocked to read DSM being labled like he has been in this thread. I have NOT had a PM from Jill before anyone asks but I always thought Jill was a good person as well. All I will say is if Jill is as unhappy as she sounds something major must have occured.

If you think that 27/28 is not very good just wait until you get old and dodery like me.

Time to ban this "Itchen" poster I feel Quote from another thread:- "Obviously, our failure to score in the first 45 minutes means that we can't possibly score in the second 45 minutes. Whereas City's failure to score in the first 45 minutes means that they will certainly score in the second 45 minutes." Got the Lotto numbers?

I hope you are correct.

Oh Dear that will upset all the mancs then, they were hoping they would be allowed back in the CL to replace Basle.That might have happened if the Swiss had not punished FC Sion.

Anyone watch it? Only I can't see anyone talking about it and I thought it was a big favorite of a lot of you on here. Can't watch it here of course but it might be shown sometime in the future.

I see someone called Jack has done so, also a skate has admitted how good the info in this thread is and someone else posted the same link with a bit more info than "Jack" did. She seemed to like reading that

I seem to remember StuRomseySaint was thinking of starting a booze delivery service a couple of years ago. Wonder if he ever did, he was full of ideas which didn't always come to fruition.

Did you mean this one? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16299678 Try 6.20 in from start.

A long read but quite funny in places and very annoying in others. All almost sorted,but I think it might not be completely fixed for a short time yet. "In this week’s video, VentureBeat does a dramatic reading of one of the most entertainingly stupid email chains ever to see the light of day. A one-man agency, Ocean Marketing, destroyed itself this week when its principal, Paul Christoforo, sent a ridiculously over-the-top, rage-fueled series of emails to a disappointed customer — and then dug himself in even deeper by continuing the same rant with Mike Krahulik, the publisher of the immensely popular web comic Penny Arcade and organizer of a popular videogame convention, Pax. We were so amused by the emails that we couldn’t resist putting our own video interpretation of some selected excerpts. We did our best to read these selections verbatim, in all their bizarre, douchey, ungrammatical glory. And yeah, I know I look ridiculous. I’ve rarely had so much fun at work since I got to play Rambo with my coworkers. Happy New Year." Look for the story on http://www.venturebeat.com Ocean Marketing: How to self-destruct your company with just a few measly emails [update] | VentureBeat

Perhaps Oldnicks friend meant that Stern John would LIKE to go to Brum or Saints? Really cannot see any team in top 3 leagues wanting him ( I would like to have a Ferrari but that ain't gonna happen either. )

like Dune, Turkish and Super Mikey??? "How to navigate a party alone" "So you've been invited to a soirée and your usual back-up - spouse, friend or co-worker - either can't make it or isn't invited. It's tempting to cancel at the last minute, or submerge your social anxiety in booze. But there is the risk with the latter that you'll end up doing something you'll regret, and while vomiting in the host's bathtub, for example, is easily cleaned up, the social stain left behind may be a tad more difficult to live with - especially if that's where they kept the beer. If you're not terribly close to the host and it's not a sit-down affair, you can arrive late; that way, the party will already be in full swing. Don't begin at the food table as this is the habitat of socially anxious people and you'll be setting yourself up for an awkward evening. If your host is gracious, they will introduce you to someone, but if not, grab a drink and locate the nearest nest of people. Introduce yourself and ask everyone how they know the host. A friend of a friend once told me this and it's helped enormously: accept that the first two minutes will be awkward. You're all strangers or acquaintances, so why wouldn't it be? Just push through until you're chatting away. If there's no chemistry, excuse yourself by saying you need a refill, go to the bathroom, tell your reflection it looks amazing and get back out there. If you strike out again, you can always wander back to the food area where some poor, awkward introvert will be only too happy for you to strike up a conversation." :lol: Twas in an e-mail sent to the Doris Using MY e-mail address :x

Get those "hunt" people in to chase them.

They did get it back later http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8395730/crocodile-loses-teeth-in-fight-with-lawnmower The croc lost 2 large teeth. .

Ah but he was being preachy NOT being preached AT

Just a thought but why don't you hunting types spend as much time hunting rats - they are even more destructive vermin than foxes.