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Tarot..... Tarot...?

I was just wondering what silverfox would be doing on a science thread, a man for whom scientific enquiry is limited to 'I know what I like, and I like what I know'... ;-)

When you say he doesn't like private equity, how do you mean?

This from the Grauniad: He [Milliband] was asked why he wasn't taking the party to the left. Some in the party are concerned that his theme of "something for something" meant benefits such as housing should be withheld from those who cannot prove the contribution they make to society. He said: "Elections are won from the centre ground. And I think that's a good thing. I want Conservatives voting for us ? that's how we win elections." So in other words he was explicitly positioning himself as Tory-Lite. What better evidence do you need?

No no, counterpunch was the right term. Don't let cyclists drag you down. It was a tool used in typesetting to make a flat surface concave (like making the hole in the middle of an 'O'). It's still used in woodworking to describe the tool to push a nail below the flat surface of the wood (i.e. also a concave impression).

My own teachers had many variations on marking styles - sometimes using numbers or other symbols. Some used acronyms to communicate varying degrees of incorrectness. No points for guessing what NBG meant. ;-) Several teachers would not mark incorrect answers at all - just score correct ones. In Sweden or Finland a tick means wrong. In some Asian countries a 0 means correct. I don't see why this would be an issue, so long as the kids know what it means. I could only see this as being 'mad' if you wanted education to churn out an endless line of automatons.

I think you can probably blame the parents who sue at the drop of a hat, and the legislation that allows them to do it, rather than the school. It seems a bit illogical, they are both just symbols after all. It doesn't matter whether a dot or a cross means 'wrong', eventually they'll both take on the same associations and emotions.

That's certainly true for girls d_c - a size 8 would be described as 'fat' over here ;-) Quality does vary - but having said that all my current suits and most of my shirts are made to order.

They probably do prefer tains over cars - why not ask them why they've made those decisions, rather than assume that they're either stupid or liars?

It seems to me that describing New Scientist a 'celebration of the spirit of inquiry' rather than a dust dry academic tome is entirely in line with your own observations katienumbers? Are you setting up a straw man? The criticisms that you level at it seem based on some kind of academic snobbery. What is wrong with a 'science entertainment rag for the less-scientifically educated'? The term 'rag' seems unnecessarily abusive. The Editor decribes it as "an ideas magazine?that means writing about hypotheses as well as theories". It carries opinion as well as news. I'm not sure why that merits such attacks on it. It's the excitement and enthusiasm that this coverage generates that tempt people into science as careers. To expect a 14 year old schoolboy to read the Journal of High Energy Physics is crazy. If you truly think science would be better off without New Scientist, I think you've lost perspective.

Honestly no con involved. I've never managed one, so I stared at it for 15 seconds in disbelief!

I've seen that as well Meds. It's intriguing. I'm guessing that the supply hose must contract as it cools down. However, I'd expect this to happen gradually - but the dribble is all at the same time. I can think of a couple of things that may create this effect. The first is that the contraction causes water to gather at a slow rate in the showerhead, but surface tension prevents this leaving through the nozzles. As the gathered water builds, pressure on the nozzles increases thanks to gravity, and eventually this exceeds the breaking strain of the surface tension, allowing water to escape. Because the surface tension of flowing water is lower, it doesn't reseal, and all the gathered water empties out at once. Or, it may be that the hose passes some temperature threshold which prompts something to 'ping' back into place.

I just watched it. How bizarre.

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Are you talking office attire? Linen suits are pretty ubiquitous. Best advice I can offer is to wear an M&S premium white sheer cotton t-shirt under your shirt, not quite skin tight, but close to it. I can't explain why it works, but it will. Don't wear a tie, it's a killer.

Exactly, it's a perfectly normal condition, and plenty of ways with dealing with it. :) Don't panic - usually a sleep therapist, a GP, a good mate, changing your job or a bigger salary will solve it. I used to suffer as a side effect of stress. Now it's gone I rather resent it, I found it rather cathartic. There was something incredibly soothing when I came to my senses, realised I was okay, and my gf of the time said 'shush now you idiot' ;-)

I'm not sure it's difficult to be spot on with the problems that exist in our society, but it's very difficult to find solutions. Tinkering with caps on university fees is pointless. Seems like a nice guy though. Very sweet and friendly. He'd be good in a bakery.

The particular section you provided, John, actually just explains how leap years will now be applied to keep the calendar stable (particularly referencing the drift of an 'April equinox'). It doesn't specify any other element of the calendar.

That was the Gregorian modification John K, and previously referred to as the 'real' start date of the current calendar (as opposed to Anno Domini) in the 16th Century. Apparently 'bissextiles' is a name for 'leap' year, and I've heard there was something particularly pneumatic about them ;-)

Brian Derek of the retail tailors of Sutton in Ashfield? Was it dated from conception or birth? I can understand how that would have the global cultural impact to merit a recalculation of the calendar. Bespoke is the ultimate expression of personal style as well as a significant part of any wardrobe.

Anyone got a view on these Samsung Chrome Books - everything web based?

Did you know that despite being called '2000AD' the first Judge Dredd story was actually set in 2099? That kind of information is gold dust. Also, it's technically incorrect. It should be AD 2000 as opposed to 2000 BC for the reverse.

It depends what you were declaring. Anything fecal or copulatory will suffice I would have thought. I once knew a man who was described as a swear word in his own lifetime - as in "What the Neil Humphries are you doing with that?"

My workers always respond to my demands ;-)

Bloody hell - it's the God squad again! They can't keep their hands off. I understand that CE was interchangeable with Vulgar Era (Where 'vulgar' meant everyday, or 'common') so 'Christian' Era is most definitely a property grab by religious groups.