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That's at odds with the findings in the UK which found no advantages with organic foods.In fact there are many pesticides and fungicides which can be used on food which can still be sold as organic. There's always the option of washing or peeling if you're bothered. I watched a lecture on...

I only wish Gordon Brown was good enough to be called a dumbass.That seems beyond his reach though.The rest of the government aren't any better and some are crooks.

I support England for the same reason.What I can't fathom is those morons who get fanatical about teams with which they have no connection.Like someone who has spent all his life in London but supports Manchester-by all means support your own side but not somebody elses!

Judging by the amount of texting abbreviations used where there's no need it seems that quite a lot of people don't know their alphabet.

There are many schools where they proudly show off desks carved by famous past pupils. "Winston Churchill is among the names carved into the old desks in the Harrow classrooms." (Mail on line)

I can't see any possible basis for the claim-neither can the UN.It was discovered uninhabited by the British a long time before there even was an Argentina, it's not even close to the country

Amazing how British leads in so many new forms of technology have been lost.

Eisenhower was picked over the heads of many more senior officers to be the overall commander in Europe.He was in fact only a substantive colonel at the time.He had never even been in action.He did a brilliant job dealing with people like Patton and Montgomery-both supreme egoists-and also the...

It has to be borne in mind that they exisited in different situations.Montgomery had been badly wounded in WW1 and was determined to learn from his experiences.He never allowed unavoidable casualties and usually only moved when he had an advantage.This made him look cautious but in fact he...

Rugby is American Football for grown ups

Self praise is no praise.The US is better in some ways and worse in others than many other countries.What's the best country rather depends on what you want to do and how you want to live.Utopia isn't on the map.

The martyrs in a way are only the visible part of the problem.It's those who instruct , manipulate and finance them who are the real problem and who are also people it's possible to negotiate with.These are educated usually middle class people living comfortably who are using the weapons...

I find the whole episode unbelievable, for years if not decades Toyoya have been the most reliable cars on the planet and then they let this happen.

What this means though is you live together because you're not really sure about the relationship.In many cases the doubts are found to be true.There should be no need to test the water. Those who have no doubts often just get married and have a far higher chance of a successful outcome.

I'm not an American so perhaps take a detached view.You always have to base your judgements on what was happening at the time.I admired Reagan during his term not for any of his policies but for the fact he gave back to Americans their pride and belief in their country.Vietnam and the Iran...

Right on.And still modelling.

The problem is asymmetric *****.Terrorism is the tactic of the weak and the problem is that it isn't amenable to defeat by military means.America is a powerful country but all the arms it possesses can't be brought to bear on the enemy directly.Dealing with Germany and Japan was much more...

Now if I were in bed with both of them together, where would I start? Alley at least is a little less shy about revealing the goods.

It's widely believed that using the phone when driving (and surprisingly it makes little difference if it's a hand free one) raises the accident risk by at least as much as ******* at tyhe DUI limit. As for lessening the amount of traffic the UK has a very high traffic density yet fatalities...

The only way to bring an end to any conflict is through dialogue and eventual agreement.

Positives of smoking? Like saying after your house burned down at least the heat from the blaze made the daffodils out in the garden come out early.

Re: Puff *****, or whatever he goes by now, buys his *** a $300K car for 16th birthda I don't particularly care about the value of the car, I care more about how he values his ***.A *** needs to grow up in a way that allows him a sense of achievement , to be his own person rather than a...

When they DO change you, all you get is "You aren't the man I married" I think the elevated failure rate for those who cohabit first is, as I hinted before,that if you say "marriage is a big step , let's try living together first" what you may well be meaning is "I'm not convinced I want to...

Statistically though this is not what leads to lasting marriages.This may seem counter-intuitive but it's true overall.You can't of course go from the general to the specific. Perhaps those who get married without cohabiting first are those who have no doubts about their relationship.

Haggis is actually quite nice but unfortunately its origins aren't Scottish but in Northumberland.Similar concoctions exist elsewhere too.

This is criminal damage and it becomes a police matter as well as a civil one. Notify your insurers, they should take any necessary action provided of course you have followed their policy of reporting to the police.

It's not just a bit of paper any more than is a pass slip for your driving test.You don't become a better driver because you've ****** your test but it makes you feel different.Marriage is the same idea-instead of playing at relationships you've actually committed to one. I don't believe in...

Re: Former Police Chief says Legalize All ***** If only things were so easy.There's a law called "The Law of unforeseen consequences" which would strike with a vengeance.Unfortunately it seems to be a problem to which no solution exists. It's easy to say "let the users **** themselves, that's...

I wonder how that myth ever gained currency. Dentistry was free until recently and even now you can get it very cheap.I had a checkup and 2 X rays last week, cost $20.A series of extractions and/or fillings costs around $80 and if plates,bridges or implants are needed it's $300 for the course...

There are thousands of good brews in America, created by craftsmen.It's true though that the scene is dominated by pale fizzy overchilled factory produced trash like Bud, Miller,Coors and Corona. As for meat quality the whole point of the burger was to find a way of dealing with the poor...

Perhaps it's too long and drawn out in its normal form for this day and age.People in the UK may be surprised to find that until way after WW2 cricket was by far the most popular sport and twice as many people paid to watch a cricket match as a football one.The reinvention of limited overs , in...

A pound was the value of a pound weight of silver at one time.It's the world's oldest currency by the way. A pound Sterling is worth around $1.50 (always changing) and is also known as a "quid" or even a "sov" which is short for sovereign, a gold coin still being minted with a face value of a...

I take the earlier point-why equate the Scots' consumption with a ***** only consumed in the UK by effete southerners when they have (and *****) a world class ***** named after them?

Our esteemed labour government are STILL blaming the Tories over some matters even after 13 years. In general it takes two to three years to change things , there are no quick fixes for the economy.It's perfectly reasonable to blame your predecessor after just a year.

It's not the actual words here, it's what they represent.The Queen is our Head of State , the power resides in the Crown but all decisions are taken by government/Parliament which acts in the name of the Queen. She, as an individual, has no real powers , they reside with her position.She does of...

No, but it's possible to ***** a reasonable amount and do so.Most people drive home from the pub here, particularly in rural areas and if you know the ABV you can stay below the DUI limit.This is around 1 1/2 ounces of *******. Sorry to see all the emphasis on the strongest beers around.****...

Their top wines are simply incomparable.It pains me to say it but they also have a great sense of style. They also make magnificent white flags.

Send it back. You aren't supposed to find any flavour at all in Budweiser.It's for people who don't like **** but like to **** a lot.

Labelling **** strength is apparently ******* in some American states which strikes me as crazy because many people drive and operate machinery .How can you judge things not knowing the strength of the ****?

Stalin's actions in the 30s greatly weakened the country particularly the Army (he liquidated much of the officer class so it was difficult to oppose Hitler's ******) and in agriculture (collectivisation reduced output) He was only able to resist Hitler by relocating industry in the East and...

In the UK and I believe the EU all beers have to show their ABV by law. DO NOT fall into the trap that the stronger the **** the better.There are some superb beers of all strengths.The real test of a brewer is to make a flavourful low strength ****, it's easy just to get flavour by shovelling...

I was told this at school half a century ago.One suggestion was that it was a way of keeping people occupied when agricultural tasks were over.

One thing to bear in mind is that juries were often reluctant to convict on a capital case unless evidence was uncontravertable.Yet even so, much evidence simply showed that the defendant was there and COULD have done it.There are many known cases of wrongful execution in the UK , even at a time...

They are the biggest brewers in the world but produce very few decent beers.I certainly wouldn't call them a top brewer.

Basically because it isn't an option.It would to begin with be seen as a defeat and the Islamic world would delight in it as well as find encouragement.It certainly wouldn't secure the country in any way.

Certainly they rose recently but this fits exactly with a set of cycles of changes over the last few thousand years.And it's still a shade cooler than when the Romans occupied Britain.And Greenland was so named because it was er green was being farmed a millenium ago.

There are as many reasons why this isn't the case as reasons why it might be. Everything about climate change is guesswork dressed up.For examples the incidence of hurricanes has fallen recently. probably pure coincidence.

Irfanview is a superb piece of freeware, it's always the first thing I install on a new computer except for the antimalware stuff.It's been my default image viewer since way back in the 90s.I totally recommend it for this purpose.

Another vote for VLC.One useful feature is image and sound enhancement.Another very good player is SMPlayer which also has image enhancement plus a pretty good zoom function. There are many other free players such as GOM and BSPlayer, all of which have advantages in different areas. Even my...

A lot of reasons why ****** rate has gone up and detection rates down.UK detection rate for ****** is 90% though it's pretty low for everything else. There are more ******* to solve in the first place. In 1946 there were 64 ******* in the whole of the UK.It's now around 800.Since the abolition...