The entry in the OUP (US) catalogue for her book, 'Exotic Spaces in German Modernism' by Jennifer Gossetti-Ferenciei, states; "In an examination of the concept of the exotic and of spatial experience...
Mention Fred Hoyle's 'Chances of a tornado in a junkyard producing a 747' analogy, to the creation of the universe, the knee-jerk reaction (at least on AB in R&S) is to quote 'Hoyle's Fallacy', which...
It is now being claimed that Vince Cable and others had been told earlier by Vicky Price of the points swapping. It is being suggest (article in today's Telegraph) that if he had this knowledge, he is...
Am I alone in receiving notice of Java updates on a near daily basis? The numbers of the updates don't seem to match up with ones supplied, I wonder if their main objective is to get me to install a...
Anyone familiar with this machine please? Since I have had it I have only used the front loading system, but it has also a top load and rear load facility. I'm trying to print on 190 gm card and it...
I'm trying to make a postcard; an image from a file one side , and a normal postcard back i.e. a small amount of text and a few lines on the other. There are several descriptions and short videos on...
Did you know: It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour? and: In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a...
Rioja is graded in 5 categories; Excellent, Very good, Good, satisfactory and (the lowest) Average. The years 2010 and 2011 are classed as 'Excellent', and I am buying from a local small German...
I watched last night one of the best films I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot). The Turkish film; 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'. Unfortunately it wasn't on the big screen, I had recorded it to VHS...
My daughter has just phoned me from far away. She has recently bought a used Honda Civic, she is delighted with the car but says that both front seat belts have stopped engaging. I have said that the...
I run XP on my PC and Windows 7 on my laptop. On the laptop I have on unwanted browser which has inserted itself when I installed a cnet youtube reader. I know how to change this on XP (Tools/Internet...
When; Tonight Where; Cambridge Union; 'To be filmed and made available on line.' In round 1 Prof. Dawkins admitted that there was a (remote) possibility that God existed. Will he acquiesce further...
In an attempt to prevent a plethora of flashing pop-ups in Answer Bank I set my filter from medium to high, and though I still have the 'latest posts' window (and still plenty of pop-ups!) the...
Is a non-provable 'untruth' that makes a person happy, and gives a sense of well-being, not better than a non-provable 'truth' that makes a person feel unhappily jejune? (please note the words untruth...
I have just run a "free"programme called spyware4 which claims to have found 1768 threats to my computer, when I click on 'Fix threats' it requires €35.69 from me to do so. Should I pay this, or try...
When trying to access some musical entries on YouTube I am frequently shown "Unfortunately, this EMI-music-content is not available in Germany because GEMA has not granted the respective music...