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.

a 5 year old girl as my balls.

Careful TANKER you can get locked up for that

Sir Ranulph Fiennes to attempt record Antarctica trek

British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is to lead the first team on foot across Antarctica during the southern winter.

The six-month expedition next year will see the group endure temperatures as low as -90C and is being called the Coldest Journey.

It will be 68-year-old Sir Ranulph's latest record attempt. Past feats have seen him go pole to pole and climb Everest as a pensioner.

Guinness World Records describes him as the world's greatest living explorer.

-90C .. Must be one of the coldest ways to commit suicide.

Fred,
I agree that the person himmself should be kept accountable, and at the smae time freedom of speed should support free discussion about every topic. BUT, the issue is that we are dealing with completely different cultures which are not demcratic in the same way we undestand (define) in the west.

We cannot impose the same democracy, so should be flexible to be able to work with them untill all converge...

Time will solve problems, but being rigid delays everything.

Tony Blair has not yet understood what Middle East is and, I think, he will never does.

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Start the week now! R4. Salmon Rushdie http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mnr5k

Joseph Anton !

Book of the week as well.. he's everywhere this week -): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mqlwl

Interesting news on Hillsborough on Women's hour now.

You have turned to your feminine side too then! :-)

.. And not for the 1st time -):

On a serious note the more I hear about the conduct of some individuals of some of the institutions involved in the Hillsborough cover-up the more angry and sick of them I feel.

Stan - I totally agree - its hard to believe that sort of (police) behaviour is within recent times!i

Anyway - talk of hysteria' and "paroxysmal convulsions", is making me feel a bit uncomfortable now - might go and make tea!

Yes, or an early coffee in my case.

For the media addicts and political bent and haven't already noticed, these programmes may be of interest:-

For those interested in Eurozone politics


Politics Europe as part of the Daily and Sunday Politics

Andrew Neil


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mtnhg

So far seems unbiased and informative.


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Another program which may be of interest to some

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/r7tsb/masters-of-money--series-1---1-keynes

Stephanie Flanders

Considers Maynard Keynes contribution to economic theories.
9pm - 9:59pm
BBC2 , BBC HD

Ahoj,

Blair, for me, has always been a disaster zone.

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Unfortunately as it maybe, I think all views have the right to be vented.

Sometimes, I wish they were not. (Even, views such as Tankers and Aldwick's, Gorse, etc.)

Ventilation, may be a form of safety valve, if the responses are not incited to be physical violence.

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PS, what are the differences between Topless and Headless?

The American view on cars Underrated Cars of 2012

Will miss the Keynes one unfortunately Fred, Sorry but how anyone can tolerate Andrew Neil who was Murdoch's hatchet tool is beyond me, especially with the events of the last year with the telephone hacking and only last week the Hillsborough atrocities.

Hard to take him seriously with that wicker work stuck on his head - having said that, I've never liked him - too much 'self worth'.

Indeed Skinny, he has no credibility IMHO.

They should get ride of Tony Blair.

I think Hillary Clinton can do very well. She has a better view of the Middle East - ALSO Arabs like to deal with ladies.

G20 death: PC Simon Harwood accepts 'discrediting' Met

An officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson at London's G20 protests has accepted his actions brought discredit to the Met, amounting to gross misconduct, a hearing has been told.

But PC Simon Harwood has not accepted his behaviour contributed to the death of Mr Tomlinson in April 2009.

An inquest in May said Mr Tomlinson had been unlawfully killed.

PC Harwood, 45, of south London, was later acquitted of manslaughter, which he had denied.

Tuesday's hearing was told PC Harwood, who is currently suspended, has twice offered to resign from the Met over the incident. But an officer who is suspended can only leave the force with the approval of the deputy commissioner.

Mr Tomlinson was hit with a baton and pushed to the ground before dying minutes later.