I found it was a bit of a wind up to the top, drop down to the bottom trail – not in a bad way per se, just that fire road climbs for quite a way at the start aren’t really that inspiring – once that’s done with, it’s a great fun trail, I went round twice on my first go, and that was supposed to be a quick blast out, if I were there for a day I’d be looking at 2/3 loops.

I use tiger tech – http://www.tigertech.net for a website I run, I personally didn’t choose it, the person who did all the design and set up did, but they have been very reliable and very helpful to me when I’ve needed them.

http://www.hrw.org/node/108974

It’s worth noting that HRW have been criticised by numerous scholars (of South america in particular – e.g. http://www.hrw.org/node/108974 – which is relevant in the context of the above document) for their pro-western, particularly pro US foreign policy bias, over Honduras, Haiti and Venezuela in particular – but also with regards Middle Eastern politics. That’s not to say that everything in the HRW article is wrong – just that it’s a matter of contention, which requires significantly more discussion and analysis than this article gives it.

I don’t think Chavez was perfect, far from it, but I’d suggest that a “more moderate” person would have had more moderate policies, and been significantly less successful in terms of improving health care, education and poverty alleviation – it was only his extreme approach which allowed this to take place, and it will, with any luck (as long as America is kept in check) it will last because it was extreme, we’ve seen moderates (by comparison) in this country and others have their reforms dismantled – we can see it happen as we speak with the NHS and the school system in this country – had the ’45 labour government been as extreme as Chavez, then it would have put in place significantly more safeguards for ordinary people against the government.

Beer before wine, then you’ll be fine, wine before beer will make you feel queer.

really, you need n+1 drills – but 2 basic ones are better than one to do everything – and probably cheaper than a one to do everything type drill. I’d want one which is light and easy to use cordless, and one which is mains powered and hammer action, ideally with a two handed grip of some sort – you can get stuff which lasts for lots, or lasts ok, for less, but generally build quality is what you are looking for.

In the not total crap, but not expensive region, you might look at something like ryobi – sort of an on-one of the tool manufacturer scale, my little brother uses them and he’s a full time plumber, I’ve had a ryobi cordless for years with no problems, despite some significant abuse.

not quite universal, but pretty important in traditional music teaching:

FACE – the lines on a stave in the treble clef

Every good boy deserves football/fudge/fruit/favour (EGDBF – the spaces between the lines on a treble clef)

Has anyone walked or biked the likes of Ben Oss, Ben Lui etc between Crianlarich and Tyndrun as they hold some promise?

I didn’t see a reply to this – I’ve only ever climbed here in winter, which is not good for assessing the bikeability of the area, however, there is a good landrover track out to cononish and beyond, making it an easy area to get to on a bike fairly quickly, then have a good look round the mountains – from memory the descent off Ben Lui would potentially be rideable, but I think I glissaded sections of it, so my memory is not ideal for this.

So, to go back to stealing from shops, one assumes people who steal CDs / DVDs are only held accountable for the 20 pence-worth of blank disk and case? And the remainder of the worth is down to the copyright holder to pursue through the civil courts?

After all, the only tangible thing that’s been physically removed is the disk and its case, not the content, as

the artist/record company still holds the master copy

The theft isn’t from the artist/record company, the theft is from the retail outlet, so the fact the master copy resides with them is a moot point.

Theft in that context is based on the fact that the retailer did have possession of something which they no longer have. Guilt with regards theft isn’t on the basis of the value of the goods – the punishment may well come down to it (although not always) but the guilt or otherwise is unaffected.

By US law if you’re redistributing commercially or redistribute more than $1000 worth in something like 180 days then it’s a criminal offence, otherwise it’s civil. Not sure what the UK boundaries are but I’m fairly sure it can be criminal if you’re redistributing commercially.

But not of theft.

If illegally downloading files is stealing or theft, then the police would get involved, and there would be criminal charges brought against people who did it – as it stands, there are not, and never have been charges of stealing or theft brought against people who download illegally, or even those who distribute illegally – in both cases, the charges are on the basis of copyright infringement.

Theft is the misappropriation of real and tangible things, in order for it to be considered in this light then it would have to mean that the wronged party no longer has the thing which the other party does – given that in the context of digital downloads it can easily be the case that both parties can remain in possession of the disputed thing, it’s not theft.

This isn’t to say that it’s morally ok to download illegally, just that it’s shrieking hysteria to call it theft.

“we’ve have”

This is saying “we have have”.

Ignoring this, and getting back to the question – I think that this stems from a collective sense that there is a correct way to do things – with the corollary being that all the other ways are wrong, which is far from the case. In light of this sense that there is a one true path, people set out trying to find it – which leads to questions like what PSI in tyres for Afan? (the answer to which is 28.5psi by the way.)

I went for Fleegle’s when looking for the same thing. I don’t find them weird at all.

Daphne and Celeste (who?) getting bottled offstage at Reading 2000, I was trying to find footage of Kevin Rowland dressed in full suspenders etc. at Reading the previous year, but it doesn’t seem to be online.

I might try and dig out some video of Editors circa 2000 or so…might have it on tape somewhere.

French dressing?

There is no way you can buy a decent Macbook cheaper than what you can through the education store, fact!

I stamped my feet at whined like a child* until I was issued with one for work – which is cheaper, for me, than buying from the education store.

*not really, i asked nicely over and over and over and over again.

The question isn’t so much “which typeface” but which font will work – even if you use a typeface, the person at the other end might not have it, as such, it’s a good idea to use google webfonts, so you can either use the typeface locally, or the browser will D/L the font and use it from google – http://www.google.com/webfonts#

This limits your choice a little, but not a lot.

I’d say there is nothing wrong with Arial in terms of screen readability, but it’s a slightly old and tired font, which has been used lots and lots, and as such has certain connotations about it – so something like verdana, calibri, liberations sans, open sans or Cabin will work well.

The other thing is size, and context – having one typeface across the whole site tends to look a little dated, and less easy to navigate, it is normal to have a body type, and heading type, and an emphasis or quote typeface – then keeping this consistent across the whole site, without exception, tends to help.

The map on the website is wrong – this one: http://www.coedllandegla.com/download.php?id=2

There is a correct and up to date one on MBWales here: http://mbwales.com/media/viewfile.aspx?filepath=1_20111110105052_e_@@_llandegla_2011_v5_low_res.pdf&filetype=4

The Freeride stuff and pump track are separate little bits off the main trail near the car park. I had a play on the pump track in the pouring rain, mid-week, in early January and it was fun enough, probably wouldn’t entertain me for more than 20minutes though. The Free ride area you could session quite a lot if you are into that sort of thing, and there are quite a few variations across the different runs meaning it is worth going round again and having another go at the whole red run, to try the alternatives. The blue is also good fun when you are knackered at the end of the day – I could see it being a god day out, but not two.

Just as an aside, some of the fancy bell tents do have sewn in groundsheets.

Not every part of every industry works this way yet.

FTFY

I dont think I could care less about ethics of retailers.

Within the definition of ethics used by this survey – if you care about products being delivered as they are advertised, when they are advertised at the quality they are advertised then you do care about ethics.

I used to live in Southend, and I couldn’t care less about Ethics.

Is it ethical to extract surplus value from the labour of employees?

It’s not open ended though…?

e.g. Q5, there is a massive jump between the options, meaning people will answer something they don’t mean , and try and answer “correctly” introducing an expectancy bias.

Q6 is quantitative, but the definition of the question is in doubt, so the data you get isn’t going to mean anything – because no matter what I answer, I might be answering a different question to the next person.

Has this been run past her supervisor?

Does she want feedback on the quality of the survey construction and potential problems with drawing conclusions from the data it will provide?

Is there also a connection between the old days when a lot of real ale was only to be found on tap (where properly served and stored it would be great), and now where a lot are to be found in the supermarket in bottles?

This is still the case with most *varieties* of real ale (not by volume sold) you can only find them in decent pub, where they are looked after, because bottling requires a lot more money and investment.

There are now more breweries in the UK than there have been for 70 years or so, more than 1000, they supply small amounts on a very local basis, and you need to keep your eyes peeled.

Good Beer in the UK (despite punch taverns, despite, green king, despite Shepherds Neame, despite Marstons) is in a better state now than it has been in decades, and it’s something we should be thankful for.

There is stacks of crap, stacks of dull, but passable beer, but there is also stacks of excellent beer as well.

‘Service guarantees citizenship’ perhaps Molgrips?

A world that works.

It is normal for beers to be stronger in bottles/cans than on draught, this is due to the time it takes to mature stronger beers – in order to keep them running as quickly as possible between the brewer and the drinker, they need to mature ASAP, with the off trade, the supply lines are longer, and as such there is more time to mature, hence the same (or something like it) taste is attained with a higher ABV.

Which seems like casual racism to me.

Doesn’t seem to be much casual about it…

The first party to come out and say if they get in power they will legalise weed, a whole raft of stoners will wake up from their stupor and shuffle their way to the voting booth. Lets make this happen.

How about:

DU405 Cannabis would be removed from the 1971 Misuse of drugs act. The possession, trade and cultivation of cannabis would be immediately decriminalised,

from – http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/du

Everything that Greene King have bought over the years has gone pretty badly (the list is pretty long) and the beers that Marstons have bought have not fared much better (the list is also pretty long).

What is your problem with it?

The moral case against it is based on informed consent – this becomes difficult if not impossible to give in this context. Consent is something which a person can give and take away as they choose, at the time of their choosing. You can base a position on on a previously given consent – and people generally do in terms of burials, but with something as intimate as sex, it’s not acceptable to not give them the opportunity to judge on their consent on a case by case basis (as is an agreed societal norm, unlike GG, I do think that permission should be sought “prior to each insertion”) as such, it’s something that should remain out of bounds.

The more practical case against necrophilia more generally is that, it’s a dead body, that is, a no longer functioning one, which can reasonably quickly become somewhere which harbours dangerous nasties which you then might pass on to someone else. It is a case against not doing it in the first case, rather than legislating against it.

Some of the stronger opposition (UKIP) getting dismissed as racists when they aren’t doesn’t help…

“stronger opposition”

How are you defining that? Given that they seem to be all but unelectable, I’m not sure how they can be a strong opposition to anything – they control no councils, have no MP’s and are not even the official opposition in any council chambers – independent candidates rank higher than UKIP in terms of UK political opposition.

I personally wouldn’t dismiss them as racists. I would dismiss them, but not just as racists. When the leader of the youth wing of UKIP has been removed for his support for the legalisation of necrophilia, then there is a wider problem in an organisation, and racism becomes only part of the potential list of problems.

3 hills in 4 days? A challenge?

I can’t see that this fits the standard mould of 3 peaks – they will be tucked up in bed in a 3* hotel, rather than bothering the people around Wastwater.

Given that you are agency, you have virtually no rights, and worse than that, most traditional trade unions have absolutely no set up to deal with you or your problems (this is a failing of them, not you.)

In terms of who to turn to, the IWW, Solidarity Federation and other similar organisations tend to be the organisations of last resort when trying to change the minds of managements which will not succumb to the normal ways of ensuring workers get a fair deal in the workplace.

Another vote for wordpress – I find it easy to use, and it can do loads of cool stuff. (I think this website is built on wordpress…but you can do very complicated, and very simple stuff through the same system)

Behringer Truths, KRK RP5’s, M-Audio BX8’s (although the manufacturer just got sold off, not sure if that’s a good thing long term) Fostex PM05, Mackie MR5’s.

None of them are brilliant, but they will all do the job to a fashion for the money.

Ah, I didn’t realise the foundation courses were something someone would want as a standalone qualification. I thought they were a stepping stone to get into uni or for folk to see if it was going to suit them.

That’s essentially what they have become – it wasn’t their original design. They should have been an opportunity for people who learn stuff as part of their job to get credit for that in an academic context.

The employer links were an integral part of it, and these are the bit which are missing.

Also – are these ‘foundation degrees’ worthwhile or a bit of a con?

I’ve designed a Foundation degree in the past, and I don’t have a lot of faith in the usefulness of them.

The teaching etc. there is no problem, it will teach you lots of stuff, no doubt, but the acceptance isn’t anything like as much.

In some areas, an HND may well be accepted, but a BA/BSc is the defacto standard at that level.

The idea of an FD is the links with industry, and the potential for work based learning – if your employer (I think Ford did some pretty big developments in this area) has had one written/written one to fit in with their needs, then it can be a really god way to work, but the majority of them in my experience just don’t involve the level of work based learning I would like to see in them to make them workplace useful, and they don’t have the acceptance as a qualification to make them useful in a more general way.

I’ve taught mature students – those who embrace the whole thing got on really well, the ones who did not tended to be those who tried to mother (for want of a better word) the 18 year old students – complaining that 18yo boys talk about willies or sex, or drinking (not in class) is tilting at windmills in my opinion – but I’ve had mature students complain that I should do something about this as a lecturer – these people are often those who drop out.

The people that rise above the immaturity of the 18yo students tend to be the ones that do really well, they are often the most dedicated, and the ones who pester me to look over work, arrange meetings to discuss things and generally model students.

Fair point RE waves tides – my poor reading.

anyway, the idea that we can design, test, modify, test, build and successfully install any meaningful amount of tidal/wave/whatever power generation in a usefully short period is a step into the world of science fiction

The same is true for carbon capture and storage, and in fact almost all low carbon technologies bar nuclear though.

waves are constant are they?

(they aren’t)

He didn’t say waves, he said tides – which are alarmingly regular – you can buy books telling you the times and heights of tides going months into the future don’t you know.