Bangkok
How often do planes abort landings and go round again because traffic strays onto the runway?
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Bangkok
I want to send a video clip (.AVI) that is currently 37Mb. The work gateway allows a maximum of 15Mb. How can this be compressed? Zipping seems to reduce it to 34Mb, which is...
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Bangkok
A certain gentlemen has recently been released after serving less than half his sentence for sex crimes. he maintains his innocence / justification / sickening claptrap. Convicted murders...
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Bangkok
One of the rules of the site states "Use appropriate language. This includes your choice of nicknames, which should not be offensive". AB Eds. surely the reaction of regular posters makes it...
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Bangkok
How does a commonrail diesel engine differ from the normal version?
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Bangkok
If a 12 (now 13) year old is convicted of drink driving, what is the point of banning her for 2 years? If she drives on private land, she is beyond the reach of the traffic laws (I have...
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Various (older) members of my family refer to a short sleep as having 40 winks. Babies tend to nap in multiples of 40 minutes - is there any connection in the origin of 40 winks?
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Bangkok
In researching the question about the BBC banning the Beatles (with no success), I found references to Jimmy Nichol replacing Ringo for the Holland / HK / start of Australia tour in...
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A friend of mine has just become a Dad (a much anticipated and welcome event). His daughter has a (large) hole in her heart. The doctors have said she will need a major operation in 12...
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Bangkok
Is any elected body that holds material power free from corruption? From the local council awarding contracts to friends, to Labour exempting tobacco bans for Formula One, to the Tories brown...
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Is there a football manager, past or present, who never blamed the ref, pitch weather, juxtaposition of the stars (or similar excuses) for not winning? And who would you nominate as the worst...
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Bangkok
I am trying again (for the umpteenth time) to read Catch 22. I am not enjoying it at all, although I usually like offbeat humour and I feel I am at fault somehow. The book sold millions of...
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Bangkok
From where I sit, I can see a 45 floor tower block being built. There is the usual crane in the lift shaft to raise the rebar and other materials, but it never seems to lift any containers...
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Bangkok
Who is the most overrated (by whatever criteria) sports person in history?
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Bangkok
Whatever happened to the US anthrax scare? Did I miss the arrests, or did it just fade away?
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Bangkok
Given the nauseating spin and the special interests of some (most?) news outlets, what media sources do you trust for unbiased and comprehensive coverage?
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Bangkok
I asked this before, but it is keeping me awake at night. There are worrying times at Portsmouth and Southampton, with Chairmen Milan Mandaric and Rupert Lowe seemingly causing trouble for the...
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Bangkok
What do you do when your team loses a big derby match, especially if you have been talking up your chances?
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Bangkok
Worrying times at Portsmouth and Southampton, with Chairmen Milan Mandaric and Rupert Lowe seemingly causing trouble for the managers. Does anyone agree that clubs like Portsmouth that were...
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Bangkok
If China let the Remenbi partially float, what is the likely impact on each of the US Dollar and the Euro? China hold a vast amount of dollars and have a huge trade surplus
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