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I don't think you can blame the translation there Ponty. Alonso said after the race that he agreed that Hamilton deserved the penalty, and then went on to tell a spanish newspaper that he didn't know what the penalty was for. That last bit of his quote, however you translate it, is irelevant. He's a **** of the highest order.

Surely if you have already made payment and it has gone through their system then they are obliged to honour it? Just a guess.

I missed the race yesterday and only caught the highlights tonight. The burning question I have is how long do the FIA think they can carry on supporting Ferrari like this and still maintain their credibility? It's embarassing. I thought what Bourdais said in a post-race interview was spot on. When asked if there was anything more he could have done, he replied "I could have rolled out the red carpet and said there you go, have the position". He did absolutely nothing wrong, and I fail to see what else he could have done. Also, why the hell didn't Massa get a penalty for putting all four wheels over the white line of the pit-lane exit when he overtook Webber? Surely to god that has to be illegal doesn't it? I'm not even going to comment on Hamilton getting a penalty for that first corner incident. Maybe he deserved it and maybe he didn't, but I just want to see him win the title now just so that he can flick a big middle finger to the FIA who seem to be doing everything in their power to stop him winning it. If I were him I would be saying "Is it cos I is black?"

I'll take your word on that. I found the DVD for a fiver in the HMV sale so I'll look forward to watching it sometime. Went to the cinema to see that and I thought it was superb. Well recommended.

The Cyberdine systems model T101 by any chance? Looks like Judgement day is nearly upon us then

The thing about ouija boards is that they imply that spirits of dead people are able to physically affect glasses or other such things that can be pushed around the board. If this is the case, surely they would then be able to move other physical objects as well? And if so, why doesn't the spirit of Ted Bates use this power to re-direct all of Saints' off-target shots so they go in?

Porno - the follow-up to Trainspotting - is also a very good read. I love Irvine Welsh's work even though his writing style is hard to understand at first. I find myself imagining the characters speaking in that Edinburgh accent and actually hearing it in my mind, and I find it really helps. I'm currently reading Contact by Carl Sagan after it was recommended to me by someone. Really enjoying it so far - it is very well written and researched. I had been meaning to watch the film for many years but I'm glad I didn't get round to it now because it means I can enjoy the book without knowing what happens. I'll probably make a point of watching it after I finish the book though - just to see how the producers interpreted it.

Hang on.... Mr Eavis wants people to fork out £175 for a ticket now, hut won't announce the line-up until a month before the festival???????? Isn't that a bit like paying £25 for a CD without knowing what's on it?

I watched a bit of that yesterday - brought back a lot of memories. I used to have a Maximillian toy when I was about 7 and I loved it. Lastnight my GF and me sat and watched Jacob's Ladder, which I remember watching when I was about 17. What a superb film.

Well then why does it state at the beginning of the film that it is based on actual events, and that the names have been changed out of respect for those who died? :confused:

He should fit in with the the St James faithful quite well then

Fargo. Finally got round to watching it last night after meaning to for many many years. I thought it was every bit as good as it is regarded to be. I often find with films that are based on true stories (as this one was) that the storyline itself can be somewhat lacking, so it is very important for the producers to focus on the fine detail, the atmosphere and setting of the film, and most importantly the interaction and the dialogue between the main characters, and this is what the Coen brothers do so brilliantly.

Just imagine being Ian Blair in that meeting whit Boris Johnson telling you that he felt it was time for change in the Met Police. How could you possibly take him seriously? He must be absolutely gutted to have been done out of a job by a complete moron.

The fact that he has been representing the UK's interests in europe for the last couple of years is scary enough. Now he is going to be Business Secretary FFS! GB must surely know what the general opinion of Mandelson is. He has been sacked or 'forced to resign' from the cabinet not once but twice in the past. Brown should write a book called How To Lose an election in Three Easy Steps.

Thanks guys. She's going to se if the place she bought it from will take it back. Failing that, time for a format and re-install.

I think so, but I'm guessing that it won't work because the OS that is installed is XP Pro and the new copy she has bought is XP home edition.

A friend of mine has a second hand PC with an unlicensed copy of windows XP professional, which she seems to be having trouble with, so she has bought a genuine copy of Windows XP home edition so that she can validate the product and get full support from Microsoft. The question is, is it possible to 'upgrade' the OS she already has to this one, or will she need to format the HD and re-install the OS using the genuine copy she has bought? Any advice gratefully received.

Good luck mate. I hope you enjoy the challenge and raise a good amount in the process.

Just watched Pan's Labyrinth again on C4, although I've seen it a few times. I love this film so much. Sheer fairy-tale fantasy contrasted with some brutal violence, with a heart-breaking bittersweet ending. So brilliantly produced and acted and visually stunning from start to finish. Probably my fave foreign film of all time.

BTW - as much as I dislike him, I've got to hand it to Alonso. He drove the pants off that Renault today and fully deserved his win.

Breaking news.... The FIA are currently viewing video evidence that shows that Lewis Hamilton drove past the Ferrari garage during his pitstop and the subsequent air turbulence created as he drove past caused the problem with Massa's fuel-hose. Early reports suggest that Hamilton will be handed another 25sec penalty for causing this incident and that Kimi will be installed as race winner despite running out of talent and driving his car into a wall for the second time in the last three races.

This seems to be the crux of everybody's arguments regarding it, but I disagree. Did you see how much faster Hamilton was in latter part of that lap? I have absolutely no doubt that he would have taken Raikonnen at La Source anyway whether he cut the chicane or not, he was that much quicker in the conditions. Also, and this one seems to have been completely ignored by a lot of experts, if you watch the replays of the incident, Hamilton so completely out-braked Kimi that he was actually ahead on the track at the point that they turned in to the corner. So if this is the case, was the advantage not Hamilton's in the first place? You could argue that Kimi illegally gained an advantage by deliberately squeezing Lewis off the track. I'm sure Maclaren would have argued this in their appeal, were the FIA not so completely spineless as to deny them that right in the first place. This whole thing stinks to high heaven. Do the FIA not realise that the whole world now believes them to be corrupt? (as if we all didn't beforehand anyway) Are they so blind or stupid that they think F1 fans will just accept the decision?

Radio 2 mostly. They do play a lot of sh1t music but mostly it's sh1t in a non-offensive, easy-listening kind of way. Unless of course they play Abba (which they occasionally do) which I find to be an insult to my ears.

Abba - Dancing Queen. Brings to mind images of drunken middle-aged women dancing round their handbags in the Chicago Rock Cafe. Truly terrible song that makes me want to put my foot through the radio whenever it comes on.

I really hope to god you are on a wind-up here. The Red Arrows are internationally recognised as among the finest (if not the finest) display teams in the world.