Brett

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Awesome news John.

Because the dragons won't get a return on something charitable that can be bought for $5 it would be more of a donation than in investment.

The sensible approach, it must be a phase. It won't last.

This is something remarkable and definitely for a good cause.

Awesome news that Malcolm about the SITA money too.

No but Lynemouth is! Still not a good thing to herald in the region. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/12/10/lynemouth-area-awarded-1m-in-big-lottery-funding-61634-32398217/

Happy Birthday Keith.

Apparently Patrick Moore was a terrible racist and sexist but he opened up the doors for the next generation of astronomers, both professional and amateur. I first remember him from Games Master however with no idea what The Sky At Night was at my tiny young age.

Ideal for those able to make it through the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FbUGkouIPg

Inevitable, slipped on my behind on the drive this morning putting the bins out!! Swine!

If there are any slate flagstones around the back, they should be given to me for the patio out of the back. As for the rest of it, unless we have a sudden surge of people wanting to attend community events and changing the whole attitude of the commuters of Bedlington then a heritage centre wouldn't survive long with the lack of funding etc available at the moment. As long as it's not another old peoples home!

Is that referring to the council meetings or the fact they can't get the rooms because of the panto?

Aren't there already plans for this site?

You haven't seen anything!!!!

Outside the front of the Market Tavern is terrible over the weekend. There are tab bins provided but obviously they are not used, are the free house licenses like the takeaway licenses where they are responsible for mess outside of their premises? I think they do sweep up outside the Tavern but it should be done on a night not upon opening the next day as they have already sat there all day the following day prior to being swept.

Be better off donating them to a charity shop for nowt.

What an informative first post. Welcome to the site James

I personally would go with the nexus 7 but it depends on what you want it for? 16Gb Nexus 7 with WiFi - £159

No I wasn't being serious, just feeding the flames I personally prefer a desktop over a laptop, netbook or a tablet, my fat fingers cope better with a keyboard, you can see how I type on my phone in the picture This is a visual representation of my typing style. Each 'blob' is a key, which begins as a perfect circle, representing average accuracy. As you type the 'blobs' become morphed to fit th region that you tend to press when you want to use that key. Using the desktop means I can lock myself away from woman, children and dogs and listen to my music in peace whilst I am being productive, however weighing this against the lack of convenience for portability then a tablet would be useful for general browsing and webmail whilst around the house. I really wouldn't buy an iPad due to the rediculous price on them. Even if the performance did outweigh the aesthetics I would convince myself to take a poorer specced model to save on money. I think 7" would be fine for general use but the fact that I generally have mutliple internet tabs and applications running on dual monitors I literally can't stand the faff of one application at a time and applications taking precedence over other apps due to audio restrictions etc. I have used an iPad at the In-laws for a few hours at a time and I just get annoyed with how fiddly everything is and having to zoom constantly then re-adjust to capture images and text in the screen, adjusting the orientation of the tablet to meet the criteria of the site that I visit. Since starthing this paragraph I am not sure if it is the tablets fault or the lack of functionality on the sites that I use. I need a new laptop anyway for my music gubbins and I really don't know if I could justify a tablet and a dedicated laptop for my music. Either way I probably won't have a choice and I will get what I am told I am getting but I like to pretend I have the choice.

On a more serious note, I have been checking out the Nexus 7 for t'other half. The laptop charger packed up a short while back and I could replace it for £20 but the laptop is getting outdated (nearly 6 years old) and a 17" media laptop isn't exactly the best to carry around the house. I looked at the Nexus 10 also for the larger screen but that would just be because of my personal preference of a larger screen and the tablet isn't for me and the price difference is larger than I imagined. Missus already has a Galaxy Note for everyday use and tends to resort to using the phone on WiFi as it is easier than going up to the office to use the PC. Been waiting on the release of the 3G version to drop the price of the existing versions of the nexus 7 but still toying between that and a new laptop.

The iPad mini looks like a steal for the money v spec however....

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/low-turnout-sees-one-eyed-drug-boss-elected-police-commissioner-2012111649278