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LM - try this: bring the offending page to the fore* and then press ALT and F4 together - if it doesn?t go away - wait for hubby. * i.e. make it the active page on your screen ? on top of everything else.

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Putin's probably busy putting a horse's head in > Julian Assange's bed. Good guess - actually he's putin Julian Assange's head in the bed of Spanish Special Prosecutor for Corruption and Organised Crime, Jose "Pepe" Grinda Gonzalez. Read more: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/72316,news-comment,news-politics,wikileaks-cables-putin-runs-virtual-mafia-state#ixzz16y7Em4HJ

Electrical resistance in metallic conductors tends to decrease with temperature - if it gets a lot colder they may start superconducting (but don't hold your breath). However, very cold, dry air tends to sustain greater potentials of static electricity that could compromise the dielectric coefficient of insulators. On balance ? it?s probably a case of swings and roundabouts. I haven't noticed any slow down, by the way.

Oh dear - I've just bitten through my lip! :)

According to the ST:TNG Technical Manual: From page 55: "Field intensity increases geometrically and is a function of the total of the individual field layer values..... For example, a ship travelling at Warp Factor 3 is maintaining a warp field of at least 39 Cochranes and is therefore travelling at 39 times c , the speed of light." Warp Factor (c = speed of light) 1 = 1 Cochrane = c x 1 2 = 10 Cochranes = c x 10 3 = 39 Cochranes = c x 39 4 = 102 Cochranes = c x 102 5 = 214 Cochranes = c x 214 6 = 392 Cochranes = c x 392 7 = 656 Cochranes = c x 656 8 = 1024 Cochranes = c x 1024 9 = 1516 Cochranes = c x 1516 For perspective: it takes about 24 hours to get from Earth to Alpha Centauri at Warp 9. The above factors are fairly consistent with Voyager?s 75-year journey to cross the galaxy at normal cruising speed. HTH

womanofdulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hal9000, please share the lamb and spinach curry > recipe-sounds perfect in this weather. I've posted the recipe for Anglo-Indian style base curry sauce and lamb, spinach and coconut curry on the Home Cooking thread here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,417047,579561,page=7#msg-579561

Anglo-Indian style curries are prepared with a mild to medium base curry sauce that can be made in bulk and refrigerated until required. Base Anglo-Indian style Curry Sauce Recipe (makes approx. 1 to 1 1/2 litres) 3 large onions sliced 1 bell/capsicum pepper sliced 1 large tomato diced 1 scotch bonnet or 2-3 hot red/green chilli peppers sliced (optional - for extra heat) 3-4 cloves garlic crushed 2-3 inches fresh ginger sliced 1 medium potato diced & boiled 1 medium carrot sliced & boiled [Optional: add spice ball or purse filled with aromatics to water in which potato and carrots are boiled] 3-4 tblsp tomato puree 2-4 tblsp medium or hot Madras-style curry powder (i.e. coriander, turmeric, cumin and paprika [2:1:1:1]) 1 tblsp English mustard (optional) 1-2 tblsp sugar (or to taste) 10-20 black peppercorns crushed 1/2 to 1 tsp salt (or to taste) In a covered saucepan over medium heat - Well-fry the onions and bell peppers in 50:50 vegetable (olive or mustard recommended) oil and butter until soft and golden brown. Add ingredients in second group towards the end and continue to cook until the tomato is soft. Add the boiled potato and carrot along with the water they were boiled in. Add the final group of ingredients and simmer for a few minutes while stirring. Puree with a stick blender or food processor - add more boiled water as required - until smooth with a consistency like thick gravy or custard. This sauce serves as the base for dozens of popular Anglo-Indian curries and side dishes. It will keep for a few weeks in a refrigerator and several months in a freezer if decanted into tubs or jars and sealed while hot. Lamb, spinach and coconut curry (Substitute: beef, pork, chicken or king prawns) Fry sliced onion and bell pepper until soft in 50:50 oil/butter Add diced lamb and stir until sealed Add 1 tsp curry powder (per serving) Cover saucepan and stew on low heat until meat is tender (add a little water if required) Remove cover, stir on high heat for a few minutes until water evaporates and meat browns Add base curry sauce (approx. one cup per serving) and bring to simmer on medium heat while stirring (add a little water if too thick) [Optional: add 1/4 to 1/2 tsp (per serving) (red hot) cayenne pepper for extra heat as required] Add approx. 25-gram block (per serving) of creamed coconut and stir until dissolved Fold in 2-3 handfuls of fresh baby spinach leaves (per serving) and stir until limp Finally, fry the sauce with constant stirring on high heat until any excess water is absorbed or driven off Serve hot with boiled long-grain rice, naan bread and mango chutney.

Over the last few years I've switched from eating out and takeaways to cooking at home almost every night. Cooking has become an enjoyable and satisfying hobby. Tonight I made a hot and spicy Anglo-Indian-style lamb, spinach and coconut curry with turmeric rice - it took about 45 minutes, although I had already prepared the base curry sauce in bulk a few days ago otherwise it would have taken much longer.

It would take over 100,000 years to cross the Milky Way galaxy while travelling at the speed of light. I think most people find galactic distances beyond everyday comprehension. Star Trek uses many clever literary devices to fit intra-galactic storylines into hour-long episodes - warp drive being one of the most significant.

Travelling twenty miles to buy something for ?19.99 only to discover that it's on sale at Netto for a fiver.

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > [we] need to cut our absolute carbon use by 80% by 2050. By a strange coincidence this thread is about how Peak Oil will cut our numbers by 80% by 2050. That's one way of achieving that objective. I am delighted to hear that East Dulwich will go down with a full quota of insulated lofts, though - keep up the good work.

Supermarket shoppers who remove items from refrigerated displays and leave them lying around at random all over the store.

Star Wars fans may like this one too: Yoda recording voice for Tom Tom

BTW - aren't almost all modern car batteries guaranteed for three or more years?

It could be a wiring problem: a short circuit through charred insulation can drain the battery. This happened to me - almost had to pay for a new alternator before it was properly diagnosed. Also, note that batteries can be 'cooked' by charging at too high a voltage - the symptoms are as you describe - the problem could be a faulty limiter inside the alternator - in which case, the alternator has to be replaced.

Finally got round to checking my Lottery and EuroMillions tickets tonight - some going back to 2008 - I don't know why I bother to play: I found three winning tickets - all have expired! I won the EuroMillions on 16-May-08, 10-Jul-09 and 18-Sep-09! Fortunately, I've only missed out on ?20.80 in total - not enough to lose any sleep over. BTW - a ?1 million prize on a ticket bought in Hammersmith & Fulham still hasn't been claimed: 06 Aug 2010 339 EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle ?1,000,000 Raffle London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham VJ384492 02 Feb 2011

06 Oct 2010 1543 Lotto ?77,120 5+Bonus London Borough of Southwark 9,17,18,23,30,35 Bonus Ball 14 04 Apr 2011 https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/unclaimedPrizes.do

From today's Jerusalem Post: Iran says woman sentenced to stoning may be spared (Associated Press 11/23/2010 18:37)

And yet a handful of quants predicted the 2008 collapse of the mortgage backed securities market and amassed billions in profits for newly created hedge funds designed to exploit anomalies in those same yield curves and credit spreads. Even donkeys learn to avoid potholes along a familiar route.

I was very tempted by your ale stew on Saturday but I had already spent my dinner money on a couple of roast hog baps before I got to your stall - maybe next week.

Just sharing this link as I found it quite interesting: Ancestry of Kate Middleton

Nitpickers 1 - Victims of Crime 0

This reminds me of the time I was about to get into my car when a black guy walked up waving a broken bottle demanding I drive him to New Cross. There's a lot of crazy people out there!

Does that level of food security come with or without oil-based mechanised agriculture, processing and distribution, fertiliser and pesticide production and the heating of greenhouses, battery farms and over-wintering sheds?

Well I'll be! Is this a recipe from our Tarot or a mirror universe twin that can cook? I think we should be told! :)