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I have just filled in an application form for a job interview tomorrow and was bemused by the questions that now appear. MARITAL STATUS: Single Married Co-Habiting Divorced Widowed Civil Partnership. GENDER: Male Female Transgender Prefer not to say!!! I remember when 'turning the tranny on' meant listening to the radio - and being gay meant being happy. ho hum.

Sorry, Brett, It was 9.30pm before I got anywhere with it. (Yes Eggy 6720 not 7620 -typo on my part!!!) Anyway, I was trying to get into the bios and hitting all the Fnumbers at the top - nothing. Then I held down the F2 a bit longer and got check disc, etc. It ran a memory scan and check disc and rebooted and the computer came back to life. But it gave me a scare, it was going to cost about £50 to £80 to get it reformatted and I had a feeling it would be something I could possibly fix myself. But two other things I did in desperation - I took out the hard drive and the battery. So I actually don't know if one or all of those things contributed to it. Hope that explains it better. I couldn't bear the thought of not playing Chess Titans or watching / listening to You Tube. It's frightening and sad to realise how much I rely on my computers.

Is it a bit of a coincidence that the International Air search has been called off JUST as Obama visits Malaysia!!!

It's okay, problem solved. Phew!!!

EMERGENCY I have an hp compaq 7620 laptop and I was watching the snooker on Iplayer last night. All of a sudden the computer froze and I had to power it down. (I know this is not recommended) Anyway, I powered it back up a few minutes later and got the old START NORMAL lingo & LAST CONFIGURATION, ETC. So I pressed enter and....now I can't get beyond the WINDOWS STARTING logo. I pressed f1 and got into restore former settings but nothing happened. Can anyone help - please don't get complicated and remember I cannot get beyond the logo, so I can't get into system restore either - which would normally be my first port of call.

A Fresian cow has just won the gold medal in the Animal Olympic high jump event. They reckon she is over the moon. Think about it!!!

Threegee, the LD are the IN party... INactive / INappropriate / INattentive / INcapable / INcompetent / INconclusive / INconsequent / INconstant / INcorporeal / INcredulous / INdisposed / INeffective / INexcusable / INjurious / INsignificant / INsouciant / INsubstantial / INtermittent / INtolerable / and last but not least – INvalid.

An unreleased Elvis Presley film has just been found at Gracelands. In it Elvis plays the lead role in a sequel to the Prisoner of Zenda. The new film is to be released this summer and called Return to Zenda.

Nice one. Malcolm, I did not know that. http://www.auxunit.org.uk/chronicle240468.htm

I got this one at HMV for a couple of squid.

How did they get this 'personal' data?

There aren't enough swear words in the dictionary to answer to this.

I've just watched a film about a masked man in Spanish California who cuts the letter N into peoples' chests. It was called The Dyslexic Zorro.

Happy birthday, Brett. try not to get overcome with emulsion.

I remember the station one, Adam. It was a tiny affair in the Resident's Committee rooms - I believe. Not much room for many stalls and most of those were crafts and car boot / home / attic stalls. My mate was there selling all his old stuff if I remember.

Sorry, Ex-Bedlingtonian, I meant to put Old Church School, but I missed the school off. (Apologies) Yes, Fourgee, no doubt you are correct, my grievance is the way they word this stuff and the fact that now-a-days it seems easier to knock things down and rebuild rather than to try to save the older building, with its marvelous stones work, and turn it into a town feature.

How could I have missed the glaring one... ...Two important streetscapes will be dramatically improved ... Now assuming one of those IMPORTANT streetscapes is the old Church itself...then if it was so important why wasn't it saved!! But what exactly are the TWO important streetscapes. Please clarify!

Milne House? The old Co-op, Merc'. (Sorry, I always call it Milne House.) It makes no odds, it will never happen.

http://www.nicholsonnairn.co.uk/project-template.php?id=60 New build residential development comprising 19 apartments on derelict town centre site in the Bedlington Conservation Area. Granted planning approval via a successful public inquiry (to which Nicholson Nairn Architects The development will play a significant part in the regeneration of Bedlington. oade II listed church the building was sensitively designed to enhance this setting whilst fully according with the local vernacular to deliver a building in character with both its immediate and wider context. The building masks existing unattractive elements through its layout, massing and orientation to enhance the visual aspects into the site from key town centre advantage points. Two important streetscapes will be dramatically improved through the proposed scheme while an important corner junction is successfully treated through appropriate design. AM I BEING TOO SCEPTICAL HERE 1) …the development will play a significant part in the regeneration of Bedlington. Er….how?. 2) …to deliver a building in character with both its immediate and wider context.. Er…Immediate context!!...an old church and graveyard and a ghost town!! 3)…The building masks existing unattractive elements through its layout, massing and orientation to enhance the visual aspects into the site from key town centre advantage points. Er…masks existing unattractive elements…read hide it away. …Massing and orientation!!! Say what! …enhance the visual aspects into the site from key town centre advantage points. What town centre advantage points!! 4)…an important corner junction is successfully treated through appropriate design.. A busy corner junction (That will be blocked by builders' lorries, etc.) [will be] successfully treated through appropriate design. Appropriate design – how about something that will benefit the community.

Does three stalls constitute a market Adam! But whilst we're on about markets - and the Old Church School elsewhere - why don't we 'construct' an indoor market. I remember there used to be one at Ashington. Milne House would be a good venue.

YOU'VE GOT TO LAUGH!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of2HU3LGdbo

This is what happens when you plug your cat into the charger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf9wHkkNGUU

OPERA AT ITS BEST!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4OGJ4oWBNs

Where did I put my lawn mower extension cable?