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Hi KK, I used the London turf company last year - they were fine by me. I'd leave it a month or two - till grass starts growing in earnest - the reason being that the new turf will "take" in 2 or so weeks, whereas currently when grass is dormant it will take a lot longer and there's risk of it moving or becoming uneven in the time it takes to mesh. Keep it well watered when you do - almost to the point of flooding it, else the turf will contract and leave gaps which you'll have to cover with fresh turf. Bon chance!

Hi Nic, YES! I found one in my hallway a few weeks back. Definitely not a newt. It was about the size of my palm, and very quick and strong (I had to put it in a tupperware container in order to release it outside). It was brown, with some lighter flecks. I'm glad they're living elsewhere as it means mine wasn't someone's pet.

Hi, You need the absolute number function (absolute numbers return a positive value regardless of sign). =abs(A9) for returning a positive value of cell A9 for example. Modify as appropriate.

katanita Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Er, "sir", Dan?? :) For what it's worth, my Full Tilt was working fine over the weekend. I've got no worries keeping my (limited) funds there. There's been talk of this being a boon to William Hill etc but I'm not so sure. This seems like the death throes of antiquated legislature. I honestly think the bricks and mortar casinos have much to gain than lose from online sites.

Sean, it's a fair point, but joining the Euro would have meant even lower rates for the UK, stoking the credit bubble further. Afterall, having lower interest rates didn't help Ireland in the long-run, it just prompted a sugar rush. I don't think anyone would be against re-organising the economy on a more balanced model - including manufacturing. Concentrating so heavily on finance and property has been disastrous and divisive - economically and socially speaking.

It would be remiss of the rating agencies not to have acted i.e downgraded, if their models suggested, at best, a 30% recovery on Greek debt. Ultimately, it's not the banks determining the rate of interest on Greek govvy debt, but the auction participants. Greece recently launched debt issuances in the states and the Europe, so it's fair to say the yield on 10-year debt is representative of wide investor opinion, rather than maverick speculators or greedy banks. Not many people wanted to take on the debt, so the yield rose till people bit. It's worth remembering Greece are running a budget deficit of over 12%, with short term debt needing re-financing far more often than other countries. It appears to have no credible means of bringing down the deficit, let alone eating into the massive stack of debt in its name.

errr... shouldn't that be Harriet Harperson?