Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Judges said their extradition "may proceed immediately".

A Home Office spokesman, meanwhile, welcomed the decision and said it was "working to extradite these men as quickly as possible".

The BBC understands two US civilian jets - one of which is registered to the US Department of Justice - are on the tarmac at an air base in eastern England.
great news

Can we assume that you both, H/S and Tanks have a one way ticket for that plane?

I think further investigations into MPs' finances for the last 20 years and especially the last 5 years would be more fruitful.

Also, of financial arrangements of those who have left or will leave office in the over the last 5 years and for the next 10 years would I expect to be rewarding places to examine.

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I hope those 2 planes are not flying over London, I am a little paranoid about Americans and their intentions.

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Its is a pity that those being exported probably don't drink.

I can just imagine Hays with a tray and serviette pandering to theis needs and the pilot a little more intoxicated than usual.

8-)

Stan,

What about a half way ticket?

Stan - plain what? :-)

Skinny,


That is where the plane is landing.

They will need a licence for that tooooooo.

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Good American figures.

Why, or how have they achieved it?

will they try to kill there selves .

Fred, I hadn't thought about a half way one... Interesting -):

Skinny , I see that you have spotted my deliberate spelling mistake (now corrected).. To save any possible embarrassment can you do so quicker then the 15 mins that you took this time.... I thank you -):

Police convoy has arrived at Abu Hamza's jail.

update

convoy now left jail

I didn't know Abu Hamza had a jail.

I can see headlines

"Property owner thrown out of Britain."

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Personally. I prefer the sentiment of the following which I read numerous times as a child :-

Abou Ben Adhem

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the Presence in the room he said
"What writest thou?"—The vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answered "The names of those who love the Lord."
"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerly still, and said "I pray thee, then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow men."

The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed,
And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.

By Leigh Hunt.

Seems almost an antipathy to Tank's obvious humility.

PS,

I am an atheist, but the symbolism appealed to me!

A Quiz for Tanker: Match the 5 arrestees with their alleged crimes

(I scored 0/5 myself!)

2/5... Next.

There are some stunning images here (turn your speakers on).

Saving lives from space

Mind-controlled aircraft no longer unthinkable

Oct 7 - Computer scientists at Zhejiang University in China have developed a way to fly a drone with the power of their thoughts. The team says thye technology will eventually allow people with disabilities to operate machines and live more independent lives. Ben Gruber has more. ( Transcript )

Can they plug the coalition in?

the bastard as still not told them where that little girl is .

Language please.

Stan,

Sorry didn't realise coalition was so offensive!

Not sure if it was Labour who coined the slogan 'Empty Promises' referring to the Conservatives or visa versa, but after listening to Cameron latest spiel I have just joined the UKIP party.
After reading their (UKIPs) manifesto, it contains just about everything that most people would agree with.
I am not nieve enough to believe any politicians promises, but if they stand by just one, IE giving us a referendum on Europe, (a simple in or out) then that will do for me.
I do though think that they will at least attempt to carry their other policies forward.
Their only chance in an election is to become part of a coalition, with Nigel Farage stating that a referendum promise must be 'signed in blood' prior to agreeing a coalition tie up with any other party.
Cameron, be warned, you have about as much backbone as a jelly fish and just listening to you at the Conservative conference going on about ring fencing foreign aid to me says it all.
Funny how nearly all the big promises have a start date of 2015, IE after the next election.
He must think we are all idiots!