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Hi all, My assistant is off round the world for 18 months next month and as normal there will be a leaving card and collection, but I am stumpted at what to get her as a present. The fund will be...

We go to New York in December and our travel agent has told us we need a visa to enter the USA. But when we have looked online is says we can use a Visitors Waver Visa, we mentioned this the Travel...

And if so do you use it lots? I keep wanting one and wondering whether it's worth it. Would use it to dry fruit for the children and possibly do some foods before we go camping so when we're starving...

I've just booked to go to Tokyo for 10 days in October and was wondering if anyone has been and has any recomendations of must dos/sees and places to eat or drink?? Thanks ?

I have been pondering buying a Sony reader for a while but the cost has put me off a little. H has just bought himself an iPod Touch and now I want a new toy and there are offers on the Reader for...

Is it because we're over here that we don't know him, or is he not that 'big' in celeb terms? Would you be happy to get a signed book from him for a gift? Will most 20-30 year olds who are into food...

I'm trying to work the one out for my bank and i'm stumped. Can anyone help?

I read a fab book not so long ago and forgot to note it in my book diary so I can't find it. I'm going to Waterstones this afternoon and wanted to use my book vouchers to buy some by the same author...

Happy Easter! Back from my morning's mission across London delivering presentations. Sit down at my desk to drink my first cup of tea of the day and a lovely colleague delivers me a huge slice of...

One of my cats (and now some of the neighbours cats) seem to have taken to using my lawns as toilets. we wondered over the winter if it was for the long fluffy grass being soft on their bots, but now...

I need a fab choc brownie recipe to make for some friends that care coming over tomorrow. Looking for something really piggie and decadent. Anyone got a recipe they are willing to share. Quick and...

I stupidly downloaded something yesterday which has un-askedly replaced my home page. Cheeky horrid thing.

One of my friends died suddenly a few weeks ago. he was only 29. his funeral is on thursday and we have been asked not to wear black. would you take this to mean no black whatsoever or just not as the...

Can anyone point me in the direction of any useful and jargon free literature on photography. I would really like to understand the workings of my camera and work towards taking good pictures. This...

Yippee! I finally bought it today and I am so excited. I plan on doing it at least 3 times a week to get my fitness up a little and to help with weightloss. I can't afford a gym, I can't afford to go...

I was recommended Oven Pride oven cleaner by a friend, and thought I'd pass on the tip because it is great! It is a box which comes with a bottle of liquid and a huge plastic bag and some gloves. You...

We have had a smattering of snow here but not enough to lay so it's cold and a touch icy but that's about it! So no days off work here. What about the rest of you?

Saw someone on the cat thread mention there was an ad for cat repellents at the bottom. Then was just posting on the DS thread, and noticed there were adverts for DS consoles at the bottom of that...

Just as the title says really. Some background, I have a mum who is disabled with epilepsy and is brain damaged almost from birth due to encephalitis. For most of her life she poddles along and...

I went to the butcher's at 8.30 this morning (cos if you wait till late in the day on Hogmanay the queues are right out the door!) for ours and there was already a queue, and gazillions of steak pies...

Can anyone recommend a decent quiz game for the Wii please? Something for Christmas Day at the folks place, nice and interactive pref. Have looked at TV Show King (which at only a tenner seems like...

I'm specifically looking for a remote and the nunchucks. Any ideas? And would you get non - nintendo accessories to go with the wii? I've just looked on play.com and that have "njoy" remotes, which...

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I have just had an email for some really good flight deals to New York. I have been before but OH hasn't, so I thought it would make a nice christmas present. The dates would be Jan 1st to Jan 8th....

Or rather flat irons ? Took me ages to explain to the shop assistant what i was actually after. Are GHDs in the US called something different? What is a decent brand to get if I dont get GHDs. I want...

Does anyone here have diabetes, how was it diagnoised? was it a regular blood test? I am about to google, but thought I would ask for some first hand experience to start. Thank you in advance MF xxx ...

There's a young brunette woman, she's hungry but then she eats some kind of cereal bar. Her 'hunger' is portrayed by a 'monster' on her back, it's a cuddly toy type thing with long arms... Anyone?

I'm really disappointed that tweedledum and tweedledee got through, it's spoilt the final for me. I might just google the winners now.

I'd choose fishfingers. I reckon I could do 50. What could you eat an inordinately large quantity of, and how many could you do?

Coming up to MOT time of year again and I'm having my yearly debate over whether to get rid of my car if it costs much to pass it's MOT (15 year old Fiesta). With parking, tax, insurance and petrol...

Not entirley sure whether this should be on BT, but its not strictly about babies so sorry if its in the wrong place. Last month I was hospitalised for suspected appendicitis which turned out to be an...

Well it's finally my turn to have my card cloned, it would seem. I awoke early and couldn't get back to sleep so thought I'd check my bank balance online, expecting my credit card balance to be either...