Canny lass

I spoke too soon! Just had another pop-up from them!

Thanks Eggy! This seems to have got rid of it. Not quite as straightforward as you described it as there were 3 different files for M.acAphee so I just repeated your instructions three times. Now they are gone and I'm looking forward to working without constant interruption from them. Thanks again!

Can't help you there, I'm afraid, but while we're on the subject of computers can anybody tell me how to get rid of a Macafee pop-up that's been telling me for several months that their virus protection on my new(ish) laptop has expired.

I just thought you'd misread the question and included the question number 10 in the equation.

Eggy, you might want to take another look at question 10.

Thank you young lady!

This week's quiz. It's one day early as Saturday is the yearly family get together when we make 15 metres of Xmas sausage and bake 600 gingerbread biscuits. It requires a fair bit of preparation and planning and I didn't get a lot done today. I did get an awful lot of snow shovelling done though - 40 cm overnight! Without further ado, here's the quiz: Nelson Mandela’s son, Makgatho, died in 2005 from which illness? USA’s most popular postage stamp was produced in 1993 and 120 million were sold. What was the picture on the stamp? Which dinosaur had the smallest brain in relation to the size of its body? In which city can you find the famous street ‘La Rambla’? According to The Animals, where was The House of the Rising Sun? What term do we use to describe the disintegration of a nuclear reactor? What do we call a female ferret? In which group of islands is Iona situated? What shape is the body of a balalaika? ½ ÷ ½ = ? Who sailed around the world on The Endeavour? On which horse did Willie Carson win the 1989 Derby? I’ll bet you didn’t know …. The average pencil will write 50,000 words before running out. ... Now that's what you call 'having lead in your pencil'- Answers on Thursday next week.

Really late but better late than never, as the saying goes!Answers to last wek's quiz: Natrium and Chloride Sausages Neon Piano John Smith Vesuvius France The Dons The Great Stour Eton Badger Shrove Tuesday Normal service will be resumed next week and answers will be posted on Thursday as usual.

I've no idea but I bet the young lady said 'OMG Watt's that!'

This week's quiz: Common salt is composed of which two elements? Which meat product appears in Punch and Judy shows? Which gas is represented by the symbol Ne? Which musical instrument has hammers, dampers and strings? Who succeeded Neil Kinnock as leader of the Labour Party? The eruption of which volcano buried the ancient city of Pompeii? Which country’s national anthem can be heard in The Beatles song All you need is love ? What is the nickname of Aberdeen football club? On which river does Canterbury stand? Which school did Prince William start at in 1995? Which animal has the scientific name Meles meles? What is the day before Ash Wednesday called? I’ll bet you didn’t know …. James Watt was arrested twice for flashing. Answers on Thursday next week when I will also post a new quiz as I'm very busy on Friday.

Answers to last week's quiz: California Nucleus Fishplate Serial killers, Fred and Rosemary West Cassava Doctor Finlay Vladivostok Neil Sedaka Farthing Bird Michael Jackson Elizabeth I New quiz tomorrow.

I haven't lived in Bedlington for many years but when visiting, I've always liked the way it seems to be developing since the mines closed. A really nice villagey feel. One thing that hasn't changed is the friendliness and helpfulness of its residents. As far as that is concerned, Bedlington is the same as ever. Andy and Malcolm give a very fair description of how I've found it and I'm sure @lilbill15 can tell you all about interesting dog walks in and around the area.

Grey cell gymnastics coming up: In which US state are the Sierra Nevada Mountains to be found? What name is given to the central part of an atom? What name is given to the flat piece of iron that connects adjacent railway rails? 25 Cromwell Street Gloucester was the home of which couple? From which plant is tapioca derived? Which popular radio and TV doctor was created by A J Cronin? The Trans-Siberian railway runs from Moscow to which city? Who had a hit with Oh Carol? Which British coin ceased to be legal currency in January 1961? What is a grackle? Who did Debbie Rowe marry in 1996? Which British monarch was known as the Virgin Queen? I’ll bet you didn’t know …. The only animal whose evidence is admissible in a court of law is a bloodhound Answers on Thursday next wek.

Answers to last week's quiz: Reputedly England’s most haunted house Eat it. It’s a fish. Tony Curtis Whisky (from the Gaelic uisge beatha ( water of life) where uisge means water) Al Capone 14 Teaching 3 River Ruhr Lancaster Coco-Cola Bronze New quiz tomorrow.

There are indeed many sites covering this subject, Eggy. My experience over the years has been that symbols and their meanings can vary depending on: which century the inscriptions were made, where they were made (England, Scotland or sometimes even which county) and the religion of the deceased. None of these are necessarily to be found on the stone itself. I look for clues elsewhere. The churchyard itself often gives a clue to the religion, the name of the deceased might hint at his origins (McPherson, Llewellyn, Johnson) and dates that have been eroded by wind and rain can often be revealed by linguistic research on any remaining text. You need to cover all aspects in your research,. However, I don't think there are many symbols that differ greatly in their meaning.

Who do we thank for the mesh sculpture. Very nice! Also nice to see so many young people involved.

For me there was nothing to be offended about. A very interesting article.

You are just splitting hairs now! The book says "humps"!

It's starting to look like Stanley A was adopted by Margaret's brother, John George. Can you give me the following information: Where was Stanley A Burn's birth registered. District and sub-district would be helpful. You'll find them both at the top of the birth certificate (I'm presuming that you have it as you know the address). Also, who registered the birth and what was their address? John George Burn (Stanley's adoptive father), was his father also called John George? I understand if you don't want to publish this ifamily info. You can message me here if it feels better, just move your cursor over the purple hat and it will take you to my profile and a messaging service. If it's easier you can photograph the birth certificate and message it to me.

Stanley, 6 years old, was living there in 1939 with his inferred father, John G Burn and his wife Ruth. Would that be about right before I go further?

Does your dad remember where he was living when he used to visit that address?

Time to get your thinking cap on again: For what is Chingle Hall, Lancashire famous? What would you do with a spelding? In the 1970s TV series The Pretenders who co-starred with Roger Moore? The name of which alcoholic drink, when translated literally, means ‘water of life’? Who is reported to have said “I have been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War”.? What is the maximum number of clubs that a golfer is allowed? Pedagogy is the science of what? How many of Henry VIII’s children later succeeded to the throne? Which major river flows past Essen to join the River Rhine at Duisburg? Which type of plane was used by the Dam Busters? What did pharmacist John Styth Pemberton concoct as a cure for headaches? Of which metal was the old British penny made? I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Camels are born without humps. Answers on Thursday next week.

One of the nice hings about this site Pauls, is that there is no obligation to contribute, or even to read the contributions of others. Members enter discussion of their own free will should they feel that they have a contribution to make or a question to ask, so I’m sorry if you feel that you are being ’dragged’ into a discussion against your will. That was certainly not my intention. I’ve read through the topic again and I don’t see that I, or anyone else, has said that parents were better or worse in the1950s than they are today. I think you may be misinterpreting my response to your argument that ”few kids in those days (1950s) grew up in households where both parents worked full time so there was more scope for parents to take them to facilities that were further afield”. I found that statement to be far from how I remembered my childhood and that of my peers. I responded with a counter argument, claiming that there was in fact less scope, as working hours were longer for both parents. Additionally I argued that less money was available to parents than today, which further decreased the scope for providing outings to facilities further away. I supported those arguments as best I could with factual information from my own childhood but at no time did I suggest that parents were either better or worse than they are now. I did suggest that perhaps parents of the 1950s prioritised other things than parents of today – there are, after all, some things today which didn’t exist then, thus eradicating that need - but I did not suggest that their priorities were better or worse than those of today’s parents. However, I have to disagree with you about the relevance of parents to a discussion about public leisure facilities, because without parents involvement, children would not be seeing the inside of a leisure complex until they were teenagers, and that would be far too late. Again, I’m sorry if you’ve misunderstood my contribution to the discussion. In relation to your last statement It appears it is I who may have misunderstood. I believed that we were talking about the facilities provided by NCC in ’their’ districts and that being the case it is the facilities provided elsewhere in the country that are of not really relevant. Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought taxes paid by residents went into a communal pot. If that’s not the case can you, or anybody else, please explain to me how the 600 or so residents of Otterburn managed to get a school, a bed in a hospital or a road to get them to their nearest leisure centre, 15 miles/27 minutes away in Rothbury?