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SMG - the same points you made in the food poisoning thread apply here, I think. If the individual and the business had not been named then I would agree that this is a valid and interesting topic. We can't even be certain that any subterfuge has taken place - it's suspicion and speculation at this stage.

I was being serious, actually, given Hugo's post over in the 'about' section. From a legal point of view, I don't think you'd have a leg to stand on. You have to ask yourself whether ORCA is likely to take up their franchisee's cause. Another point is that the thread, by association, trashes the reputations of all the local businesses that have already signed up to the card scheme. If it were my choice, I'd take down the thread - it can't really be edited without losing its context, at this late stage. I'm pretty sure Hugo is not entirely impervious to common sense and will come to see the wisdom of that decision.

I wouldn't allow myself to be blackmailed into getting embroiled in a hopeless legal action just to appease someone's ego.

Hugo - accusations of engaging in fraud and major crime against a named individual and local business venture are defamatory and libellous. Admin has received official notice to that effect and a request to remove it. The law is on the side of the complainant in this case. See Laurence Godfrey v. Demon Internet Limited. Not withstanding your 'threat' to leave the forum if you don't get your own way, I think you should bow to common sense and recognise that this thread will have an adverse effect on JF?s and ORCA Local Dulwich?s reputations. You've made your point - I'm sure it has been taken aboard.

This looks like an interesting diversion: Weekend BBQ's at The Old Nun's Head.

flapjackdavey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > name for the back of the knee ? Colloquially it is known as the 'knee pit' and in medical terminology the popliteal fossa.

Actually, the monks out there maintain free/low-cost hostels and hospices for Greek Orthodox pilgrims throughout the year. I stay in the monastery proper, the guests' quarters, which are usually reserved for visiting VIPs and church officials - it's quite an experience. An Archimandrite is equivalent to an Abbot: the head of one or more monasteries. The difference in the GOC is that most celibate monks are also priests - they are called Hieromonks to distinguish them from the married priests.

It's very convenient for me - one of my relatives is an Archimandrite in Jerusalem so I get to stay in a monastery and to stand up front at the Easter Holy Light ceremony in the Holy Sepulchre. Na na nana na!

jennse23 Don't bother arguing with Mr Huguenot - he'll destroy you and your business reputation given half a chance. I'm sure you've learnt a valuable lesson from this experience. Set up an ORCA Local Dulwich FaceBook page and invite people directly and openly - get your friends to act openly too. Meanwhile, PM the Admin and ask him to remove this thread because it is defamatory and libellous. Hint: post new offers in the classified section under 'ED businesses, restaurants and trades' - but don't over do it. Good Luck with your new business venture.

paulino Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > if the pen works, they will buy it The main problem is that lots of people just want to try out pens until they find one they like. One can't force someone to buy a pen they've tried but one can easily change a pen that doesn't work - that way the shopkeeper retains control of the transaction and avoids getting ripped off. Pen sellers are particularly vulnerable: I know of cases where a special pen (or other art supply) was purchased for a one-off job and then returned as faulty (usually deliberately broken) for a refund. Imagine going into Sainsbury's and insisting on opening every tin and bottle before purchasing in case one doesn't like the flavour or the contents have gone off?

The idea of an independent, international, pan-religious Jerusalem has been around for a long time. I favour this solution but can't see the Jews ever agreeing to it. The Greek Orthodox Church owns much of the Holy City. It even owns the land the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) is built on, which is rented by the State of Israel.

Most modern pens are assembled in ways that prevent the ink drying out before the pen is used for the first time. Two examples: 1) Some pens have a sealant applied at the manufacturing stage that prevents the ink from drying out and clogging up the writing point. The seal breaks as soon as the pen is used for the first time. 2) Some pens have a tiny pressure pump that floods the writing tip with ink the first time it is used - prior to that the point is ink free and acts as a spring loaded airtight seal. Trying out such pens destroys their seals and starts the aging process. Ralon stocks hundreds of different writing implements: it is unreasonable to expect display samples to be available - it would cost a fortune: they would likely dry out long before customers bought enough pens of each type to justify the cost of the samples.

Mr Ralon has been extremely kind and generous to our voluntary org during our various campaigns for justice. He donated heavily discounted supplies and photocopies and always took a personal interest in our clients? causes. He did so much more on a humanitarian level on behalf of some of our clients but I cannot disclose the details here for reasons of confidentiality. I've always found him to be honourable and scrupulously honest in every respect - a perfect gentleman.

I read that passengers' cameras, mobiles and laptops were confiscated. It looks like Israel may have broadcast a few movie clips taken by passengers but only those that support its case. I doubt if anything else will see the light of day.

Corporate Risk Management 101 Rule 1: It is a good idea to organise each self-contained risk exposure as a wholly owned limited liability corporation - especially when one decides to insure one?s self.

Life is full of ifs. The fact is they attacked armed Israeli soldiers with clubs and were shot dead - my pet hamster could have predicted that outcome. What were they thinking?

This incident is difficult to call. Israeli video coverage released so far shows the ship's passengers violently attacking the armed boarding party with metal pipes and bats - knives have been alleged and it is said a soldier's weapon was seized. Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the underlying causes and the legality of the boarding, it is not surprising that the Israeli soldiers opened fire given the circumstances - self-defence is clearly a valid issue.

Check the printer's paper size setting - it may be set to US Letter rather than A4, for example.

The Moho Project was an unsuccessful US deep-sea drilling operation to reach the crust/mantle boundary by drilling through a few miles of Pacific seabed between 1958 and 1966. Re: the oil spill - from the immediate human point of view it is everything you say it is but in terms of earth's geological history it will leave hardly a trace ? a mere drop in the ocean of time.

katie1997 - I suppose I could have made it clearer: my 'perspective' above was relative to the cited blog. Also, just to clarify again, I meant that, over the aeons - through natural erosion or seismic or tectonic forces - countless oil-reservoirs have seeped into the oceans where a rich diversity of microorganisms has evolved to feast on such serendipity thereby restoring the equilibrium. In other words, the oceans are adept at dealing with oil spills. BTW, I studied geology in the 60s during the MOHO Project (I?m sure you know all about Mohorovicic?s discontinuity ? it laid the ground work for endeavours such as Deep Horizon). My tutor was senior lecturer at the Geological Museum in London. One of my first positions was as a mining share analyst (Kaffirs and Kangaroos) with a city stockjobber. I once had a large mineral and fossil collection, too :)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is that law still in effect? Essentially, yes. But since sanctions were lifted recently, new initiatives for foreign investors have been drafted allowing limited property ownership that excludes the underlying land - I'm not sure about the details. Perhaps Huguenot can provide a link to his source? The reason I know about this is because I was in Tripoli when that law was suddenly announced. In particular, I recall the chaos on the roads that day as owners rushed to move their children and relatives into vacant properties before the deadline at midnight using pickup trucks, camels, donkeys, mules and handcarts. I was amazed at how easily such a radical law was accepted by the population at large.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But Hal, you as good as said on May 4th on this > thread that people were overreacting, I think most sensible people would agree that the blog cited by the OP was, and remains, an overreaction. > it needed to be put in perspective and, Yes - this spill, even now, and at a worst-case flow rate (say 1 to 1.5 million barrels so far), is still smaller than the 3 million barrels released into the Gulf of Mexico by the Ixtoc spill in 1980 and far less than the 10 million barrels of the 1991 Persian Gulf spill. On the geological time scale the oceans have probably consumed billions of barrels of naturally liberated petroleum. > essentially, everything was cool!! I don't see where I said that. Nevertheless, the underlying reservoir holds an estimated 50 million barrels in total - even if all of it were released (unlikely as the pressure is relieved) it'll cause a hell of a mess in the short term but the oil would eventually dissipate and degrade ? it?s not the end of the world.

It's official: Top Kill plan has failed. Next!

1) Never trust a politician. 2) There is no more money left (really).

The solution is quite simple: in May 1978 Libya passed a law granting each citizen the right to own one house. More than that, property ownership was prohibited. Every tenant became the owner of the house they were renting: social equality at a stroke!