Robyn0312

I'd suggest if you see if hanging around in the future you could knock on the door of the house you think it belongs to to check? If it doesn't belong to them and after time it's still looking a bit lost and forlorn it shouldn't take long to take it to a vet to check if it's microchipped...

buy a george forman grill and also learn how to make cooked breakfasts - instant popularity. Pesto goes with everything. Sandwich bags save you loads of money as you can buy all the cheap stuff on offer at the supermarket and then bag it and freeze it - can you tell I'm still a student...

I was mugged twice in quick sucession a few years ago, at the time I was fine but it did have a noticeable affect on my life for around 2 years afterwards and still tofay I do things differently than I did then. I think they'll find it hard to find people who want to talk about this on TV as many will still feel vulnerable and not want to relive it. Also in a lot of cases the mugger isn't caught or properly identified and lives in the same area as the victim again making people reluctant to want to talk about it on tv! In my case I actually know the building my mugger lives in and now openly avoid travelling that way unless I have to...

Engineering Geologist, although I'm emmigrating to further my career. I have done voluntary work in the past but I don't think I'd be more fulfilled if I was still doing that now...

Have to add to everyone elses point in that reporting any theft is definately worth it. I was mugged twice in short sucession but both phones I lost had been tagged and I had all the details which I gave to the police. They later recovered the second phone from a kid on a local estate - so they do find things!!! Also would recommend getting in touch from a support point of view - at the time I thought I was fine but 3 years on I still suffer from flashabcks and avoid going anywhere after dark on my own. Sometime even you don't realise it these things can really affect your life. I know Southwark has an active victim support service which may be worth conisdering even if your not bothered about it now - and yes I do realise that everybody has the right to deal with things in their own way - just an option.

nuclear in the mean time and better funding for feasibility studies of unusual technologies. I saw a really great generator system developed in Norway that uses osmosis between salt and fresh water sytems to generate electricity. There are no waste products, you just need to be careful about salination/desalinisation of local water sources/output, although if done in a brackish environment would have negliable affect. The thing holding it back was funding for larger scale testing.

We've been in Altima Court for a few years now and use BT Broadband, we get a good service and have never had any problems with it. We mainly use it for on-demand television, recording tv, and general internet use. We've never used it for any major online gaming or large regular downloads though, so don't know how that would be affected. I know we have 2 other neighbours with BT aswell as they show up on my newtworks list on my PC. Welcome to the building CD!

Have to say I think a bakerloo line extension will not happen. Looking at a map of where underground train lines are routed through south london you will see a great void around SE - for a reason. Around these areas the underlying london clay contains porous and waterbearing sand beds. This makes tunnelling very very complicated and dangerous and therefore engineers would always advise against it. This was the cause of a major accident when the northern line was extended south to morden - and explains the kink in the otherwise very straight route. A lot of poeple were killed whilst constructing a tunnel in this material when it collapsed, so the line was diverted. There would be similar risks tunnelling at these depths in our area too. The reasons aren't always just political.

On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the political union of the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland. This event was the result of the Treaty of Union that was agreed on 22 July 1706,and then ratified by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland each passing an Act of Union in 1707. Almost a century later, the Kingdom of Ireland, already under English control by 1691, merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom with the passing of the Act of Union 1800. - from wikipedia I don't know about india/asia though...

From a geological perpective we are a tiny insignificant blip. To be honest, from a scientific and not cynical point of view it would literally do the world of good if we did go extinct. Whilst I would say that species are not dispensible I don't think it matters how, when and how many species do go extinct the earth will recover. We have already undergone several mass-extinction events - the end permian mass extinction event, the largest event known of lead to the extinction of 99% of all global species. Importantly this was also through gradual decline associated with climatic change and anoxic ocean events. Numerous other less dramatic events have also occured. However, it does matter to ensure the longevity of our own species, if we do nothing about these issues then we are effectively surrendering our effective survival. Although I'm also of the view that before it would get to this point disease, food issues and associated wars will reduce the human population back to a level which will be more sustainable alongside the natural environment.

Deforrestation of the Amazon, whilst still at too high a rate has been brought down significantly when comparing the number of destroyed hectares from this year and last year. The surrounding coutnries have formed an alliance to increase and improve patrolling and policing of the area. One of the easiest things that you can do as an energy consumer is to look at what form of power station your energy provider relies on. Some offer certain %'s of energy from renewable sources. In supporting these more ethically minded companies you will also be helping them to fund research into newer and more efficient technologies. Realistically people do not want to have to change their current lifestyle to reduce emissions as they do not see a direct knock-on affect to themselves as an individual. However, regardless of the climate change issue we do need to switch to more renewable or alternative energy sources as we hit peak oil several years ago, we already import over 10% of our annual gas requirements and within the next 50 year they estimate that this will increase to 90%. Which also then puts us in the grip of those who supply the gas.

For somebody to be released on compassionate medical grounds I believe that they should be of the state that they require permanent medical care and are therefore being released into medical care ie. a hospital or holistic hospice for the dying, rather than into the general community. If this is not the case then I do not think that they can be determined as sick enough to warrant this consideration.

we got ours from Nabru who were great. They do modular furntiure so you can effectively design whatever you want. Its also useful as they come and assemble it in your home some no problems fitting large items through narrow doors/window removal etc. All their covers are removable with fire and stain treatment too. We got a huge suede corner sofa with a double sofa bed in it for ?800 - less than DFS at the time but far better quality.

I think there are some good and some bad points made here. I sat my A levels 6 years ago now and whilst I had to so some work I walked through them with very little effort and still achieved top grades. Whilst this may be because I am academic I think it also is a reflection of todays youth's ability to sit exams. From the age of 12 I was taught the correct way to answer questions - which formats to use for which subjects and exam bodies and which buzzwords to always include - you were literally groomed to pass exams. Whilst this ensured top grades were achieved it did very little for application of this knowledge to actual situations outside of exams. I also agree that the majority of people would benefit from a more vocational based approach and that too many people are going to university to study for degrees which send them down indefinate career paths. I ended up taking 3 years out after school after studying medicine for one term only - bright students are often pushed to take certain options with little consideration for how they will actually enjoy it. After leaving I spent time working in a variety of jobs and really found out what I wanted to do and came back to uni at 21. By this time I was going because I really wanted to learn - and chose a very applied subject - geology. I think a lot of students would make better choices and would be more likely to choose applied subjects if they weren't going simply for want of something better. As it is I did not have a 'party' experience and spent 3 years working extremely hard, which paid off in recieveing a first last month. I think a lot of students recognise that a degree is becoming common-place and therefore a lot more people are taking masters courses than in the past - although the danger is that this will then become the norm. However I do feel that the level of commitment required in undertaking a post-grad qualification sorts out the dossers from the workers. Sorry for the long post - just something I feel a lot about.

sorry cut out signal as I was writing my message please also see http://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/NEWS/London%20Earth%202008%20FINAL.pdf we will be doing everywhere south of the thames over the next 5 weeks so maybe you'll see us around elsewhere!

sorry not to reply sooner due to lack of internet access. Firstly thank you to all the lovely helpful individuals that let us sample their gardens. The sampling is being conducted as part of two studies run by BGS; London Earth and GBASE. They are analysing the content of the soil, the minerals and any contaminants present. These will then be mapped and compared to land use, the bedrock geology and comparative studies between cities and rural and city locations. The results will not be availble for two years and are involved with any regulatory body or environmental group. If you would like further info please see the following links: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/gbase/home.html

Hi everyone, Tomorrow British Geological Survey will be conducting soil samples in our area. I am one of the people doing them, there'll be small pairs of people in high vis jackets with what look like metal poles with loops on the ends of them. Please do not get stressed if you see us in the parks as council's have granted access. Also we may be asking permission to sample peoples gardens due to the lack of open public ground. If you see us about we're a friendly bunch and feel free to ask us about what we're doing as we have info leaflets... maybe see you tomorrow guys..

HOW MEN AMUSE THEMSELVES IN TESCO'S Proof of what can happen if a wife or girlfriend drags her husband or boyfriend along shopping This letter was recently sent by Tesco's Head Office to a customer in Oxford: Dear Mrs. Murray, While we thank you for your valued custom and use of the Tesco Loyalty Card, the Manager of our store in Banbury is considering banning you and your family from shopping with us, unless your husband stops his antics. Below is a list of offences over the past few months all verified by our surveillance cameras: 1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's trolleys when they weren't looking. 2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals. 3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to feminine products aisle. 4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares..... and watched what happened. 5. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area. 6. September 15: Set up a tent in the outdoor clothing department and told shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring sausages and a Calor gas stove. 7. September 23: When the Deputy Manager asked if she could help him, he began to cry and asked, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' 8. October 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, picked his nose, and ate it. 9. November 10: While appearing to be choosing kitchen knives in the Housewares aisle asked an assistant if he knew where the antidepressants were. 10. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously, loudly humming the Mission Impossible' theme. 11. December 6: In the kitchenware aisle, practised the 'Madonna look' using different size funnels. 12. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed, yelled 'PICK ME!' 'PICK ME!' 13. December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, assumed the foetal position and screamed 'NO! NO! It's those voices again.' And; last, but not least: 14. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited a while; then yelled, very loudly, 'There is no toilet paper in here' ... well this explains what the other half is up to when he disappears in sainsburys

hm well my first exam is at 17:05 today, the wed and friday. Thanks for the tips though, only a week and it's finally all over horrah!

About to start sitting my finals and am literally losing my mind - and memory - nothing is staying in and I'm getting increasingly over-stressed. Any positive comments on calming measures that actually work/ ways to improve memory/ offers of someone free all this week to sit my vivas for me?

Having been mugged twice in the area and followed home once as well i can say from personal experience that it can take an awfully long time to feel safe in your own home again. It's unfortunate and yes I agree that you can't dwell on what may happen to anyone but for those who are unfortunate enough to be targeted by criminals in a intimidting manner it can completely take away your sense of security and your independence.

skip companies are able to provide lids for you if you are having problems with this - I know it's too late in this instance but they can give you covers which can be locked down to stop dumping (if your planning to keep it for much longer it may be worth asking if you company offer this). Other than that these people are no better than fly tippers essentially

We've been having problems with this in our apartment block too - despite "secure" underground parking they've got in several times and we lost 2 bikes in under a month and they used what the police reckon was an angle grinder to cut through everything to get them free... so it's not just kids messing around. They also recently cut through the hydraulic cables of our car park gates... Police at the ED station told mye other half there's a bit of a spate of these things going on atm... We spent 8 hrs at brick lane market a few weeks ago looking for our bikes and had no luck but it made us sick to see so many expensive bikes there (grrr have to stop writing before I wind myself up again...)

canvas holidays has tents on nearly all of their sites and excellent kids facilites - went away with them for years and always had good experiences. There's currently loads of deals inluding 49% off until april 30th...

The UK is apparently having a Bee crisis! It even made it onto the news a few weeks ago. Apparently some fungal disease is killing them off and experts are worried that agriculture will be seriously affected... I've never liked bee's personally, I think years of my childhood spent practicing epi-penning potatoes in case my very allergic father got stung put me off a bit...