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Well that took a bloody long time, but the wait was worth it, bagged a role yesterday and was the one that I really wanted, can't believe how slow some companies are to progress applications.
I will be starting on 13th September with the RNLI, Royal National Lifeboat Institute, a charity here in the UK, as Operations manager. So all your sailor jokes were very pertinent, LOL.
Until then I have some relaxation time to come and shoot the Ai, let me know what games I should purchase - are you playing Arrowhead?
Very Glad to be back, I missed you all !
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Two planes have landed in England today. One carrying a group of overpaid,underachieving, ball-chasing prima-donnas and the other carrying seven coffins draped in The Union Jack Flag. 'Hero' is a much over used word these days, but I know where my priorities lie. RIP to the real heroes of this country
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[my options] - I'd use the door !
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The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF)
These boys will be dropped off in Afghanistan and have been given only the following facts about terrorists :
1. The season opened today.
2. There is no limit.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music or Jesus.
5. They are directly responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt.
6. They think Daisy Duke is a slut.
The Pentagon hopes the problem in Afghanistan to be over by Friday
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The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out.
Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588 when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards" They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.
The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide". The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France 's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
It's not only the French who are on a heightened level of alert. Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout loudly and excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."
The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbor" and "Lose".
Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
And in the southern hemisphere...
New Zealand has also raised its security levels - from "baaa" to "BAAAA!". Due to continuing defense cutbacks (the air force being a squadron of spotty teenagers flying paper aeroplanes and the navy some toy boats in the Prime Minister's bath), New Zealand only has one more level of escalation, which is "I hope Australia will come and rescue us".
Australia , meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be right, mate". Three more escalation levels remain: "Crikey!', "I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend" and "The barbie is cancelled". So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
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Cheers, updated
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Seems like it is starting to esculate -this from Sky News this afternoon:-
North Korea's armed forces have reportedly been ordered to prepare for combat as tensions mount with the South over the deadly sinking of a warship.
The North's leader Kim Jong-Il is thought to have told his military to be braced for war, as Seoul blares out its own propaganda into the neighbouring rival country.
As part of psychological warfare operations, South Korea is placing loudspeakers at the border and is also using radio to broadcast messages into the North.
South Korea is slashing trade and denying permission for the North's cargo ships to pass through the South's waters.
The tensions also spooked global markets, with the FTSE 100 index of leading British companies falling by more than 2%.
Seoul has blamed Pyongyang for a torpedo strike that sank the warship Cheonan and killed 46 sailors on March 26.
A team of international investigators concluded last week that a torpedo from a North Korean submarine tore the Cheonan apart.
The sinking was the South's worst military disaster since the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
The North denies any involvement and has warned retaliation would mean war. It has threatened to destroy any propaganda facilities installed at the heavily militarised border.
The claim that Kim had told his million-strong armed forces to prepare for combat was made by the South's state-run Yonhap news agency, citing North Korean observers.
"We do not hope for war but, if South Korea, with the US and Japan on its back, tries to attack us, Kim Jong-Il has ordered us to finish the task of unification left undone during the... (Korean) war," Yonhap quoted a May 20 broadcast as saying.
Pyongyang is already subject to a number of UN-backed sanctions in response to its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.
The US, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, has thrown its full support behind its ally's moves.
Washington is planning two major military exercises off the Korean peninsula in a display of force intended "to deter future aggression" by the North.
Also, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is stepping up pressure on China to back international action against North Korea over the sinking of the warship.
She said peace and security on the Korean peninsula is a shared responsibility between Washington and Beijing.
Mrs Clinton said the Obama administration expects to work closely with China to "fashion an effective response" to the sinking.
China, the communist country's main ally, has remained neutral, but the US wants Beijing to support UN Security Council action against North Korea.
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I am in job search mode as I have been hit with redundancy, keeping up with the forums.......Will return when I have bagged an opportunity.
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Hopefully this will turn into the usual storm in a tea cup and SK will show some restraint if they can prove their ship was sunk. However, if it esculates, NK will get a heavy kicking.
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I went with justhost - good control panel and cheap
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EBE happy Birthday
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IT's arrived back, installed and I am migrating my files back onto the drive tyhis afternoon - need to play catch-up on ARMA. - They shipped back exactly same model - no upgrade - not unhappy.
So Seagate's performance - there and back in 20 days - that's a very long time
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I am running a 5850, it has two DVI and a HD output, I am very happy with performance, noise level and heat generation. The drivers have not caused me any issues.
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Happy Birthday Adder
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Well they could have taken a shot of something more interesting - a building site tsck
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Not at all Kiwi - I am learning and all comments are appreciated. Good idea about the children playing in the garden
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The site is now 800px in width, and I am crying onto the code..........looks are not great, how do you make the site scale to a screen resolution so that it arrives on someones screen looking like I would want it to?
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They are the best I have seen
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Quick update, they have now shipped a replacement drive, will be back into battle as soon as it arrives.
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Guys I love you all, the feedback is terrific, I will work on the width of the pages, change the photo on the front page to a "smiler" (by the way that's my daugther) I was keen not to use anyone's elses kids as - well you know how sensitive that can be - and they are all my own photos so not breaching any copy-right issues.
Halli Squash is obviously a regional thing - it is concentrated fruit juice that is diluted with cold water - cordial
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The site is 1350 wide - is this too wide, given comment that I should be aimng for around 700 - I always did want it bigger LOL
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Hit counter removed, Charges changed to Rates - much better word. I will leave the accreditation at qualifications as the Brits probably understand that more
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Interested in the comments regarding size of pictures and text, what screen size are you viewing through as the site looks fine on my 22 incher
Policy on biting is there Kal
Viewing those free templates now P - I am keen to have a clear, concise template
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I have been running a 5850 for six months, great card, I have not used it across 3 monitors though so cannot comment