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All delete does is to remove the address and releases that part of the hard disk for reuse.The data remain until overwritten and there are many programs which can recover lost files at least partially. For PC users there is a nice simple piece of freeware called Eraser which overwrites the data...

The idea that humans make more than a nominal change to the climate is stongly debatable.When the Earth descended into the last ice age it took 20 000 years , during which CO2 levels remained essentially unchanged at 270 ppm.This indicates that whatever effect CO2 does have on the climate it is...

I use unregistered pay as you go phones ; they can track them as much as they like but they don't know who owns them. As far as I know there is no right to privacy but I am still a little uneasy about the whole idea.

Agreed. They just look ****** stupid and are an example of the sheep mentality.What will they do when the fashon changes?

These stars were the business!PJ was something special.

Continental Europe is quite a big place too you know!I'm not sure how population density fits in but it can work both ways.If you have lots of friends/relatives not too far away you'll tend to visit them more frequently , the same applies to business contacts.If they are a long way off you'll...

Europe uses less oil mainly because the vehicles are smaller ; the average annual mileage per driver is only slightly less than in the US.Americans are surprised that UK annual mileages aren't far short of theirs although it's a smaller country by far.The reasons include the fact that most...

Even with full control over output it's difficult to control prices.Having to buy from abroad it's almost impossible. You could be self sufficient in energy but it would cost you even more than present prices which although historically high are in fact still lower than alternatives.South...

Only 50% ? We pay a whole lot more than that already.And it hasn't made diddly squit difference to sales so the environmental argument is bust.SUVs have been hammered in our latest Budget.But they still exist;if you exchange one for a smaller car somebody else is going to buy it and use it...

Spend about half on ***** and women and waste the rest.Or fill up the tank in your car.

Not quite. On the whole there is an equilibrium between things , plants mop up CO2 and give out oxygen and this CO2 is returned to the atmosphere when the plant decays or is burnt,using oxygen from the atmosphere.So there will be no big changes in either gas. But if plants do not decompose...

Oil and other fossil fuels like coal as you say are the results of the decay of organic matter.The source was atmospheric carbon dioxide which was converted into plant material through photosynthesis. The other product of photosynthesis was free oxygen-the stuff that we breathe.That's its only...

I quote ; The purposes of marriage are mutual fellowship, support, and comfort, and the procreation (if it may be) and nurture of ********, and the creation of a relationship in which sexuality may serve personal fulfilment in a community of faithful love. The vows themselves do not mention...

Those who expect to get something for nothing-or for very little-are gullible.There's always a catch somewhere. It takes energy to shift people about and yes, you can make the vehicle lighter and better streamlined , you can up to a point improve the efficiency of the power source and so...

I repeat myself-there is NO point in a pre nup if you're going to live in the UK.They have NO standing or validity in British law. Neither does any other contract if the courts deem it unfair or unreasonable under the circumstances.

No it isn't.The whole thing was about protection both of the wife and more importantly of any ********.In particular the name change places an obligation on the ****** and the life time agreement was to provide the best available environment in which ******** could grow up. It is honoured by...

The topic of a pre nuptial agreement keeps recurring.There is a very simple reason why there wasn't one-they aren't legal in Britain.No court can be bound by such an agreement because the situation at separation may be totally different from anything foreseen at the time when the agreement was...

A great series, but weren't some of the cast really weird people , many of whom hated each other?

Sorry-I did mention manufacture and I meant manufactured goods.We just got off to such a flying start that it took the others a while to catch up! To get an impression of the disparity between Britain and France by the mid 19th century just read about the naval arms race between them...

As long as they don't use German designers and Italian engineers!

Problem is that oil and its derivatives do the job efficiently and well ; no competitors overall come anywhere near even at its present price. Nuclear power can certainly take some of the strain . So can other sources of energy but these all produce electricity.This is fine in running homes and...

Britain was once not only the leading manufacturer but at one time was responsible for producing 70% of the entire world's output of goods.Clearly other countries (particularly those with larger populations) joined in the industrialisation game and did so with newer machinery , eventually...

Not too long ago the question could have been asked about a Japanese car.They then got their act together and became the makers of the most reliable cars on the market.The Chinese will be up there before long , I see plenty of Chinese goods (largely electronic) which are of the highest quality...

This is the modern thinking but it doesn't fit with the facts.Very few countries rebelled.If they had done we didn't have the muscle to deal with it, in the days of slow communications and sailing/steam ships it might take several months to assemble even a relatively small ***** (we had a tiny...

France as a major player ended with Napoleon. For some reason they admire him but he caused such devastation that France never really recovered from it. The UK poverty level is defined as $33 000 a year or below.It's quite possible to live comfortably on that if everything you have is paid for...

Next thing we'll have the Army suing because the poor soldiers have to wear uniform. If you wish to belong to any organisation you accept the conditions attached.You can't turn up and expect to ignore them.

Re: should prostitution be legal in the u.s. Prostitution itself may well be legal anyway (it certainly is in the UK) but the soliciting for trade isn't.I'm pretty sure that just paying for sex isn't against the law.

Lots of people talk about alternative energy sources and until oil prices rise further there isn't one that makes economic sense.Oil gives so much more more energy per buck even at present prices than the alternatives that nobody is going to really invest in them.Bio ethanol production has...

They tried to give that impression as if drivers went around buying more petrol than they needed!They taxed us on the pretext of helping the environment (either they are gullible or just plain cynical) ; of course we're using the same amount as before, it just costs us more.But it was just a...

I can't help thinking about Napoleon's remark when asked what qualities he was looking for in his generals, and he said, 'just one--that they be lucky'.' Some Presidents have been luckier than others, Clinton with the economy which would have done well whoever had been in charge but for which...

Nothing new here-they've been worried about oestrogen and similar substances in the ******** water for decades. Why do people do investigations into what's already common knowledge?

One thing is that there is a sales tax of 17.5% (called VAT) on most goods and services.It's built into the price so it's a hidden tax.Most basic foodstuff , ********'s clothing and reading matter are not taxed but everything else is.Visitors to the UK can claim back this tax on any goods they...

We have many pubs constantly changing their beers ; I only ***** cask (live, not pasteurised) **** which besides being better is also considerably cheaper.It's recently gone up in price - I pay around £2.10 to £2.50 at normal pubs though some fancy pubs charge rather more , up to £2.80 a pint...

I may have misled you - I live in the middle of England and haven't-yet-visited your country.My wife has, however and like evrybody else I know who's visited she loved it.Very pleased that you are now a prosperous country but hope that you can retain your way of life. One thing that isn't great...

This was one of the few occasions in which the EU adjusted to the UK.Made a change from always having to "get in line with Europe" Daylight saving has obvious advantages in the summer-it's light before we get up and dark before we go to bed so it makes sense to pinch an hour from the morning...

The TV (originally radio) licence was introduced to provide programming in the early days.BBC TV began in 1936 and there weren't enough owners to attract advertising. The licence fee also pays for BBC radio and other services.There isn't any advertising and coverage of any event is...

Actually he was struggling to carry people along with his ideas and it may well only have been his death which got the necessary support for them.

People who say "could of" when it should be "could have" The data/media misuse is quite recent , even a few years ago someone would say "here are the data" (data is a Greek word meaning "things given") and you chose which medium to use.TV was a news medium , and so were radio and...

As I said before, these figures are commonplace for large sports motorcycles straight from the showroom floor.

Loose and lose , complement and compliment,principle and principal all seem to be more or less interchangeable these days! And when did data and media become singular? They are the plural forms of datum and medium.

The poll question is "who was the best President in your lifetime?" , please note the last three words :-)

Reagan and Clinton inherited vastly different cicumstances.Reagan took over in a downward spiralling economy with the USSR ratcheting up the cold war.When Clinton took over the country was rapidly moving out of recession (and only a ***** one too) with no external military threats.

Rather a restricted question.If you ask a 7 year old this question there's only one possible answer , many posters haven't lived through that many Presidents. But you have to look not only at their achievements but also at the problems they had to deal with.So Clinton is flattered by the easy...

It's a lot easier to be an economic advisor at a time when the economy is going along pretty well on its own.It's like the captain of a ship claiming credit for a smooth ride when the sea is like a millpond. It's the advisors who successfully deal with problems like spiralling unemployment ...

The President is responsible for giving the right jobs to the right people.As I've mentioned in another post, Clinton's years were ones which would have made any administration look good , the world economy was steady and growing, all the factors which cause problems weren't there.It was the...

The fact is of course that those years were ones of unparalleled stability and growth throughout the world.Our UK economy thrived even with Gordon Brown's tinkering.Manufactured goods were coming in from China at such low prices that inflation was kept in check.Allen Greenspan was the man at the...

Remember the Metro 6R4 which did it in about 3 seconds all those years ago?

These are about the same times as a big road motorcycle. Ford Cosworths have turned in better times than many of these.

Confusion between "it's" which means "it is" and "its" meaning "belonging to it" Singulars and plurals eg criterion and phenomenon are the singular form and criteria and phenomena are plurals. The moronic use of i to denote the first person singular.Perhaps the users don't have sufficient self...

Are you one of those dyslexic atheists who don't believe in dogs?