Very interesting. Serious guitarists are really "picky" about the thicknesses, and materials in their picks. It so happens that I use one shaped like a sharkfin, with a scalloped edge for bright attack on the strings. But that doesn't make me "serious". I've just been practicing for 45 years.

DRINK - FECK - ARSE - GIRLS Fr Jack's 'silver tongued' usual utterances ...... hard to disagree with him

Cool!

Nice find It stretched my mind.

Rich: I have tried before completely deleting all contents and starting it again in another PC, to no avail. So this time I decided to restore the iPod OS in another PC. It now works. I feel so stupid. But hey, I did try a LOT of things. It's ironic that I had to restore the iPod in my parents' tiny HP netbook in order to use the thing in my quad-core fire-breathing monster. I still have no idea about what went wrong with restoring it in my PC.

@bjornkn said: It's for US residents only... I detest energy saving lightbulbs anyway! They are too dim, and never turn on quick enough!

Csaba, her arrival outfit was designed by an Irish designer Pete, yes! both the Queen and the Prince left the 'perfect pint' on the counter. However an attending Priest took advantage and took a few mouthfuls I imagine the Head Brewer that pulled the pint will preserve the remained somehow as he was delighted that he managed to 'pull a pint' for QE II Now his claim to fame:D Daniel, yes her visit has great significance here in Ireland. Whether we (Irish) like it or not, we are closely linked with the UK and likewise the UK with us. There has always been free flow between the two countries, even prior to the EU. I was born there and have dual nationality having Irish born parents. This event is the final step in the Good Friday Agreement which has brought peace to Northern Ireland after may years of strife and loss of life. Hopefully the remainder of the visit will go well and we move on to better times. Mike [image: SLNy_sPint.jpg]

@mitcorb said: @Gaieus: Is that a "Model This" challenge? Well, if you wish, I can give you the recipe

Based on that data, you may not be in the right region for a ground loop heat exchanger. Or your results may be lukewarm-sorry for the pun. I'd recommend careful research, no matter what.

This is probably way off the mark, but the first thing that came to mind was a shock absorber. Sometimes opening and shutting valves can create a kickback. In copper piping systems, the plumber traditionally installs a vertical dead end leg to accumulate air as a compressible medium to stop "water hammer". Just as likely, the air can be siphoned off or reabsorbed in the water flow. Ideally, this leg would be accessible and have a removable cap to "recharge" the chamber, but few are.

i was in the Apple Store last night. I never saw so many blue T-shirts, birkenstocks, little goatees, soul patches and funky hip designer-nerd glasses in one place at one time. . . and that was just the girls. Funny . .. I didn't buy the IPad 2 cuz THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY!!! But if I had, would've I have gotten a hug?

Happy Birthday, my dear friend...! Hope you'll have a blast...!

@mike lucey said: Love to Rich, but too busy, too busy, too busy That's a real shame. It's a pity the community miss out. But surely you can put something together for CatchUp at some stage?

Hurray for Chris! (I will be a bit fat that day but with all who participates - in "spirit")

@unknownuser said: "speedy" Absolutly no problem

That artist is crazy good! See another, earlier performance here: YouTube - Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation (Україна має талант / Ukraine's Got Talent) [flash=640,390:2udlbl6x]http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo[/flash:2udlbl6x] Edit: I see she has a YouTube Channel

Well if you would all check your gmail "buzz" (and if you are following rick wilson), he posted somewhere 12 hours ago that it was down and he was working on it. It should be working now though, but if there are still errors, let Rick know.

When they are gone you feel exposed

Gaius, I would have used "woodhenge", but one already exits near stonehenge. They (?) think stonehenge was for the dead and woodhenge hosted ceremonies for the living. Frenchy that is cool. I may try that, I have always told my wife our house would look slightly better about one foot farther west. When I was in Vietnam I did something similar. Our major on inspection tour told me to get our water trailer off the ground or the tires would rot in the sun and also become misshapened. After thinking for a while I had my troopsset two railroad ties vertically in the ground. Next we made a ramp of sand bags leading up to these posts. Then, with rope, trailer we towed the water until the axle was above the post. Next we cut the sand bags so the trailer settled onto the posts. Finally we cleaned the sand out so that on next inspection there would be no evidence of our method. AR-CAD, I have to admit that there was some block throwing and the little guy kept insisting we were building "Robots" if I could understand what he was saying. His mom is a freakin genious if I do say so myself. She just got her third degree which was a Masters in educational technology and distance learning. Adrian is her personal lab project.

There is still hope: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNJyRd8Oi8c&feature=related note the chaps reference to 'political will' near the end of the presentation.