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Hi Pingu
Does this fix the loading delay?
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i cant answer that question, as the HGV's ive seen parked up in laybys have both doors shut.
its not to let the illegal immigrants out, is it?
POSTED BY KRUSEWALKER
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Oops, the above post was from me
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She looks sweet
. I have actually met quite a few really lovely collie x staffie's in the boarding kennel where I work. You wouldn't think anything sane could come out of a cross like that, would you? -
We were in B&Q recently and they were charging for a carrier bag, or you could have a recycled one for free.
The recycled ones were those from other shops and were stuffed in a box under the till.
great idea!
We shop at a large 24 hour ASDA and have no problem what so ever. Usually we bring our own old carrierbags that we reuse, buit sometimes we shop without having planned for it, and they always let us have bags without questioning it. I love our ASDA, the staff are all super friendly
edited for spelling
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Shouldn't say this but will you want to come back?
hmm good question
Have fun, and don't do anything I wouldn't do!
yeah right, like that means diddly squat
Thanks all! We have arrived safely and had a long nights sleep. We have lots of nice days planned, so there should be plenty of pictures when we get back
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Camera is fully charged
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We're off for a week and a half in Denmark in a few hours
Cats are in cattery and the dogs are coming with us. Can't wait to see family and friends again! you all behave now
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I don't know if I'm one of the ones who's being accused of being bitchy, but let me just say that I feel nothing but sympathy for any nervous child encouraged on to a stage by pushy parents. That said, she is not the youngest child, or the most nervous (possibly) ever to appear on this show - the difference is that she burst into tears. How can you justify allowing one child the right to start again, over others who might have been just as nervous but who managed not to cry (which I personally find more heart-wrenching)? It simply isn't fair.
I have read rather conflicting stories about this child; she is deeply unhappy and "bullied" at school, yet she is shown playing happily in the playground with her schoolfriends. Her mother says in one story that the other children bully Hollie because Hollie comes from a poorer family who struggle to send their daughter to this private school, etc etc - it all sounds rather attention-seeking to me, on the mother's part. And it's worked. Hollie's in the headlines everwhere. If her parents really believe she's being bullied, why "struggle to send her" to a school where she's being bullied?
In any case, why do we have to hear all these sob stories if the show is about talent? One kid has "autism" the papers say, Susan Boyle has learning difficulties, several of the children have been the target of bullying....others have hard lives of various sorts. If this were a show for the most deserving people, then it would be appropriate to mention all their problems. What's happening, in fact, is that we're in danger of making a "winner" out of someone who has simply accumulated most sympathy votes. I can't see how that is good for anyone's self-esteem in the long run.
I hate to see a child cry. Let me make that clear. BUT...there are children who cry very easily - little girls, especially, are allowed in our culture, to get their own way by metaphorical foot-stamping and wailing, and I fail to see why there is one rule for Hollie and another for everyone else. Are we going to see a deluge of uncontrollable tears during future series of this show? I expect so.
If I'm wrong and Hollie really was as broken-hearted as she appeared to be last night, then her parents owe it to her to take off the pressure entirely and allow her a proper childhood. No child should be exposed to the kind of atmosphere where she ends up a trembling wreck.
Sorry, but i do believe this is a load of judgemental mealy mouthed unpleasant waffle....'he said, she said, i heard, i read'................ tabloid 'facts'......come on, who are you to accuse her mother of attention seeking and making aspertions regarding sending her child to school to make her suffer.
For heavens sake, what's with this over-moralising, over-inflated, sermonising, pompous essay about cultural values and metaphors!!!???
She's just a little girl who got scared, for heavens sakes!
That's it!
Have a heart.
I've just heard her sing. Voice of an Angel, a revelation.
Last nights emotion makes perfect sense now, her vulnerability IS her voice.
KRUSEWALKER ON DANISH LOGIN
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if i see a ladder, i have to walk underneath it
KRUSEWALKER
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I didn't see a spoilt girl having a tantrum. I saw a very nervous girl, who realized she was making mistakes in her performance, which made her loose all confidence in herself for a moment, and beg for a second chance.
I do think it was right of them to allow her to go again, not so much for the competition, but for her confidence and sense of self esteem. Not the right place you might say, but I do feel that with someone that young you have to make allowances.
I am sure the judges realize that she cannot get the same second chance in tonights final, and that if she cracks up again, she is just too young/insecure for a life in the stage lights right now.. But they gave her the chance to see through her performance, and come out hopefully stronger. And as for them choosing her to go to the final... well, that other blokes performance last night was just not very good (in my opinion, Martin prefered him).
I don't understand peoples need to be so bitchy about it.
For me, the kid who danced yesterday (Aidan?) was BRILLIANT!! Wow, I say... classes better than George Sampson!
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as it happens simon pegg is the only actor who has been given bad reviews for his scotty portrayal
everyone else has been considered to have done quite a good job
the movie has got massive reviews as well
its probably all the better that it has got passed the trekkie puritism...cant wait to see it
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But surely that's exactly what you did do,no mention of your race yet you described your husband as black when it really wasn't relevant? I've lived in several communities where my skin colour has been in the minority,I'm a New Zealander,I don't feel the need to describe myself as white/Maori/Pacific Islander/Asian/Mediterranean or any of the other myriad of races that make New Zealand what it is - and several of which I have in my genes.
Yes, that's the interesting thing about new zealand...
The 'whites' dont really give any consideration to races (obviously you get some that do, but on the whole, its a bit like the uk in that sense, but it down to that famous kiwi laid back attitude)
But the Moaris toward the Somoans, Fijins, Tongans, Orientals........not much love lost there
KRUSEWALKER
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sorry couldnt resist
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trek...ource=a-section
Fantastic!!!!!
Who said the Americans couldnt do irony!
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i did ask
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awww come on snow, the original series was awful.
Star trek didnt come good until the movies and all the other shows
even if it was an alternate reality/timeline, they would still be the younger versions of kirk et al anyway, so i doesnt get your logic, its not very vulcan LOL
.............its not aimed at the 90201 Gen, it's aimed at the Lost gen
KRUSEWALKER
my hubby is a serious trekkie, and says it looks a good film, however, its a shame they're trying to pass it off as star trek, as theres nowt trekkie about it
how come?
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How does that work out? I was born in Africa to white British parents. I'm not African I'm British. Your nationality comes down to what your parents are and not where you were born
when i wrote above i was taking into account the child is probably third or fourth gen british, which is usually the case for most people called 'paki'.
i always thought if you were born in one country and your parents from another, you could claim dual nationality anyway?
KRUSEWALKER
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52 pages
I will read through it all tomorrow morning when I can think a bit clearer!Most of the pages list training organisations and types of courses.
You can skip straight down to the conclusions, which basically say within appx 2 yrs all dog trainers will need to apply for a licence from the local council......it seems the licensing system will be operated thru the Kennel Club Accredited Instructors Scheme, so its a good idea to factor that into your plans.
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I would love to do a correspondance course in something canine, but I am having problems making my mind up which one to do.
I know that COAPE are very good, but there is a Canine Body Language course done by someone else, then Compass have some good courses....and then again there are some great clicker training courses I would love to do as well
I have done canine psychology courses before, but always in a group setting, never online or via correspondance. Can anyone here recommend me a good organisation to study with?
you should read this before making up your mind:
click on the "July 2008 - The Regulation Of Companion Animal Services In Relation To Training And Behaviour Modification Of Dogs" report - takes a while to load
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get the name of the virus, then google it, then you should find some answers.
in the meantime, what your son should be doing is changing his user name to something like:
"i have a virus, dont click on me", or "dont click on any links from me", whichever form the virus takes.
that saves all his friends getting the virus
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to change your address or name on your licence you have to send it to the DVLA
title counts as name
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Drive...ence/DG_4022088
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So, Krusewalker, if my young nephew is called a Paki by another child, any adults in the vicinity should ignore it? Unless he complains (unlikely) or his parents complain (if they get to hear about it...again unlikely). It has already been pointed out that people may say they're not offended when in fact they may be...not everyone finds it easy to be confrontational.
I'm not gay, but if I saw someone using homophobic language to a gay person, I'd intervene (unless they were armed, or very scary
). Does that make me patronising? Or just someone who thinks we have a responsibility as members of society to make life comfortable for all its members? That includes the little boy who used the word, by the way. No-one suggested punishing him, or making him feel bad - just that it's wise for him to learn not to use words which might hurt others.
Most racists/BNP supporters in Bradford use the following argument. "It's just a word. It doesn't mean anything. People are too PC these days". I'm not suggesting for a moment that anyone here is racist; just that we might want to avoid making bedfellows of those who are. How much trouble is it to use the proper word, or as I suggested, not refer to someone's ethnicity at all? Is it so hard to expect people to err on the side of kindness?
It's not so black and white.
Like i said, its all to do with context and what's appropriate to the situation.
The context in this case being children.
Is it 'always' right to sacrifice childhood innocence to the alter of ideology?
I'm reminded of the great South Park episode where the black chef got mad and started a campaign against the kids as they made a flag depicting white stick men lynching a black stick man.
The kids couldnt understand why chef was being such a stuff shirt about pictures of hanging men, and were offended at his efforts to suppress their creativity.
It wasnt until chef explained his complaint, that the kids even realised that the colours were relevant, at which point chef is filled with horror at introducing the concept of race into young minds when it didnt exist.
Episode ends with the kids making a flag of black, yellow, green and white stick men lynching a black stick man.
Classic.
It could also be that people say they are not offended because they are not offended.
Grown adults, if so moved, can speak up, if they feel so inclined.
Colour isnt a bar to that.
So, if an 'ethnic person' doesn't see a problem with kids being kids, what place a white people on their behalf?
Although i dont agree the word 'paki' is akin to the words 'brit', 'swede', etc, when it comes to describing nationality, as 'paki' has a history of racism, the others dont, and british born 'pakis' arent 'pakis' anyway, they are brits.
I dont think it even compares to yank, kiwi, paddy, or whinging pom either, as those are terms of slang not really grounded in a history of racial abuse, as the word paki is.
Respects
KRUSEWALKER AGAIN
PS - People's from Pakistan are called Pakistanis.
However, even this term doesn't work in the same as people from America are called Americans, etc, etc.
As Pakistan is an abbreviation for people that live in Punjab, , Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan.
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I'm intrigued by this statement that the word 'Brit' is racist?
I've never ever heard it used in a racist way anywhere ever, nor ever heard anyone before today mention that it has been????
Whereas, we all know that the word 'paki' has been used in a racist way
However, if the Pakistani child (which is a misnomer anyway, as one assumes he is a Brit) and his parents didnt have an issue, i dont see what business is it of (white?) PC people to complain on their behalf?
I do find that patronising and discriminatory against the 'Pakistani people' concerned.
You have to consider the context the word was used in, as you would any word
Yes, Paki is a racist word and should be educated against, but when kids are just being kids, and the child's parents dont complain, then that is far more important than forcing a socially segregating victim label upon a child for the purposes of ideology, when all that matters in this case are the truths of childhood.
I do think that some fundamental truths of human nature have been over-ridden in today's over-legislating 'right to be offended' society.
Also, sometimes highlighting a problem is what creates a problem.
POSTED BY KRUSEWALKER ON DANISH LOGIN
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There is seriously nothing as daft as greyhounds!
....My dog tend to just get lost in the woods
Fugee Knowledge (Again)
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The cost of the passport is the same for cats and dogs, as all the procedures are the same. For my lot it was around 150 pounds per animal, all included. That was in Denmark, but think the prices are in the same category over here.