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HAL9000

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  1. In the interests of harmony: There are two issues here: the original misunderstanding - which has now been resolved - and the original, unilateral announcement on the forum - which hasn't been addressed, in my view. AnnaJ has expressed her gratitude that LadyMuck contacted her privately in order to clear up the misunderstanding but that courtesy was not extended to LadyMuck before the allegation was made in public - I feel an apology on that count would lay this matter to rest in a fair and balanced way.
  2. High-profile crimes make (or break) careers - a temptation for overzealous or corrupt police, experts, lawyers and judges. Juries are easily misled and manipulated - and fallible. The prosecution?s case is largely speculative. Much of the evidence is circumstantial. It'll be interesting to see whether any of these convictions survive the appeal process.
  3. General Mills UK Ltd under the trademark Wanchai Ferry has recently launched three Chinese Recipe Kits: Bo Luo Pork, Kung Pao Chicken and Xiang Gu Chicken. Each kit is packed in an impressively large and colourful box that retails for up to ?3.49 each. Each box contains a packet of noodles (150g) and three sachets: marinade powder, sauce and a ?key? ingredient for each recipe - pineapple pieces, dried shitake mushrooms or roasted peanuts, respectively. In the case of the Bo Lou Pork kit, for example: The active ingredients in the marinade are salt, sugar and black pepper (20g). The ?Cantonese? sauce is a mixture of tomato paste, sugar, citric acid and water with a little ginger (125g). The ?key? ingredient is pineapple pieces in syrup (200g). The buyer has to supply the pork (or chicken) along with three of the following vegetables: carrot, onion, leek, mangetout or red pepper, depending on the recipe. Preparation is straightforward - it's basically a stir-fry with noodles. Each kit makes two small to medium size servings. As for taste, the list of ingredients contains far too many preservatives, stabilisers and anonymous flavourings for me to actually eat this stuff - I'd be interested to hear what others think of these kits, though. The individual ingredients in each kit can be purchased separately for less than ?1.00! More at: http://www.wanchaiferry.co.uk
  4. You'd think so - but, in England, in respect of Crown Court prosecutions (i.e. jury trials), "The percentage rates of success on appeal were 30% for conviction appeals and nearly 68% for sentence appeals" (2000-2001). Source
  5. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito found guilty of murdering Meredith Kercher
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  7. Galbraith basically says that the prosecution is obliged to proceed where there is any evidence that can be put before a jury, and that all the prosecution is to be heard before an application of no case to answer can be made. As for Italian Law, there are some interesting comments within the wiki page covering the Murder of Meredith Kercher.
  8. From what I have read about this case, the trial of Knox and Sollecito is justified by evidence: Knox's retracted police statements and Sollecito's DNA at the crime scene. There's no doubt that a trial would have taken place in England and Wales on that sort of evidence under R v Galbraith ([1981] 1 WLR 1039.
  9. HAL9000

    Pointy birds

    Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Must be the champagne, HAL. Of course, that must be it. Remember, though, all good things in moderation :) Za zdorovie!
  10. HAL9000

    Pointy birds

    Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/file.php?20,file=7661 You've linked to the image attachment without editing the post - how?
  11. 26. Violet
  12. 38. Friar's Cowl
  13. 34. Star-of-Bethlehem
  14. 22. Giant Bellflower
  15. 33. busy lizzie
  16. 35. Adonis 24. Storks-bill
  17. computedshorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 14.Long eared Ringer Harebell Daizie (tu) Please check your scoring - I think this one is mine. 15. Catmint 29. Gypsywort
  18. Ok, ok - I'll leave the rest for you. Good night.
  19. 9. Ragged Robin 10. Coltsfoot 13. Nettle 15. Cat's-paw
  20. Well done LadyM. Only a few more left then you can go to bed.
  21. There is a man-in-the-middle attack whereby a thin "shim" is inserted into the slot to intercept information passing between the credit card and the ATM, which is then transmitted to a third party via a bluetooth-like link. It might be worth bringing your suspicions to the attention of the branch - the report may prove useful in the event that your credit card was cloned.
  22. 14. Harebell
  23. 19. Evening Primrose
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