I have gone through maybe five million sites looking to purchase ready made english vocab/literacy Flash Cards for Dylan but to no avail. Has anyone come across such things here - Dylan has a problem remembering and diferentiating between things like:-


The book is theirs or the book is over there - their and there and similar egsamples and like his mother his spelling is attrocious - eish - its too late for me but if i can find learning aids for home it would be stremendous.

Any suggestions of where i can go - some of the sites i have been on do it for maths and science only - he is an ace at those so i have no need but if we dont rectify it he is gonna be kept back a year and that wont be good for his self confidence.



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Who else has or is going to see this new movie of Leon Schuster at the film festival in London from 1-9th of May? Our tickets are booked for Saturday Can't wait!

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http://www.freebsd.org
http://www.linuxquestions.org
http://www.debian.org
http://www.gentoo.org

Anyone who buys Microsofts half baked products really should consider installing Linux unless they are reall suckers - in which case please email me a check for £120 for my suggestions here. If you pay MS that sort of money for XP you may as well constribute it to my gween gween gwass fund!

News from BAA:

From 1st June 2004 there will be a Heathrow-wide new limit for individual items of baggage, checked in for carriage in the aircraft hold. The maximum weight is 32kg (70 lbs). Additionally any bag over 23kg in weight should be tagged as ‘HEAVY’ with the actual weight of the item clearly visible on the tag.

Q1. Why is the 32kg limit being introduced?

The Heathrow Safety Leadership Group in conjunction with BAA Heathrow has decided to introduce the limit to help minimise manual handling injuries amongst baggage handling staff who work at the airport.

Q2. Does this new baggage weight limit affect airline baggage allowances?

The new policy relates only to single items and does not affect the overall baggage allowance for individual airlines and class of travel. The overall baggage allowances should be shown on airline tickets, or can be obtained by referring to airline web sites.

Q3. What happens if a passenger arrives at check-in with a bag exceeding the new single item weight limit?

Passengers will be required to repack baggage to achieve the single item limit of 32kg. Re-pack areas will be made available in each terminal and during the introductory period white polypropylene bags will be made available from distribution points within each terminal. Alternatively an additional suitcase or travel bag may be purchased from most distribution points:

T1 Rolling Luggage, Excess Baggage
T2 Excess Baggage
T3 Rolling Luggage, Hargreaves Sports, Excess Baggage
T4 Excess Baggage

Q4. How will passengers secure the bags and identify them at the other end of the route?

The polypropylene bags can be secured with a plastic strap which, once tightened, can only be removed by cutting. The bags are white and marker pens will be made available for customers to mark identification onto a designated area on the side of the bag. Slots have been incorporated into the top of the bag to facilitate the secure attachment of airline bag tags at check-in.

Q5. Where will passengers be directed to re-pack?

Airlines and Handling Agents will be provided with plans showing areas designated for repacking within each terminal. However, the use of some areas may be varied for operational requirements. Duty teams will coordinate with airlines and handling agents in each terminal, if this should be required

Q6. Is the rule being introduced across all of BAAÂ’s airports?

No currently the policy is only being introduced at Heathrow from 1st June 2004. However, most Handling Agents at Gatwick airport introduced a similar weight limit last year and some other (non BAA) UK airports have introduced similar limits as they have become aware of the Heathrow initiative.

Q7. Are there exceptions to the 32kg maximum weight limit?

Yes, a small number – musical instruments, electric wheelchairs, pets as baggage, sporting equipment which cannot be broken down to the 32kg weight limit, TV news cameras, commercial spares and diplomatic baggage. However, these items must be pre notified to the airline for transport and will normally need to be processed via the out of gauge system.

To register items of baggage that may exceed the 32kg (70 lbs) weight limit and are listed exceptions, customers should contact their travel agent or airline reservations office at least 24 hours before travel.

Q8. Can bags over 32kgs be processed via the Out of Gauge process?

No. Only baggage which falls outside the design limits for normal conveyable items or is unsuitable for automatic sorting can be processed via Out of Gauge (OOG) or in some circumstances Super Out of Gauge. The 32kg (70 lbs) weight limit applies to OOG items, unless they are on the exception items list above.

Q9. Can passengers pay a charge to take items of luggage which weigh more than 32kg?

Passengers will be required to repack baggage exceeding 32kg (70 lbs) into additional bag(s), once repacked each single item must meet the 32kg (70 lbs) or less weight limit. Airline excess charges will still apply should the collective weight of all items being checked in exceed the baggage allowance for the class of travel and airline.

The purpose of the weight limit is to help reduce manual handling injuries.

Q10. What if a customer is unwilling or unable to meet the requirement?

From 1st June 2004, customers unable or unwilling to meet the requirements will have to find alternative means of transporting the over weight bag.

Q11. Is anything happening to cabin baggage limits?

Existing airline cabin baggage limits will still apply. However, it is very important that these are strictly adhered to, otherwise the risk of injury could be transferred to airport security and airline cabin staff required to handle such items.

Q12. What about inbound and transfer baggage?

Heathrow currently has no direct control over inbound and transfer baggage. However, influence is being exercised wherever possible to help reduce the frequency of this occurring. IATA is developing international guidelines for baggage weight limits and the Heathrow policy is in line with the current IATA draft proposals

For the kids!!! :thumbs:

1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.



GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy.



GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, ! But it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

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Just finished reading The Bookseller of Kabul. It was interesting and a good book. Icecub you should read this one as I am sure it will appeal to you...! (you mentioned you liked Middle Eastern cultures)

I found it at times, quite depressing to the way woman have to live in Afghanistan and this is all after the Taliban ! After a few hours of reading I found I had actually been transported to another world and was engrossed in the way people live and think. It is a book which depicts middle class life in Afghanistan and definitely shows you the human side of it all - I would never call this middle class though. A book which will make you think, especially if you are a woman. A thought provoking read !

What are you having for dinner? Since the weather is so ...rainy I though might make pancakes. Some sweet with cinnamon and sugar and some salt filled with schredded chicken fillets, fried in garlic, lemon juice and herbs. Or maybe filled with mince and mushroom sauce.

Pudding, leftovers from yesterday's fridge tart...(if their is anything left of it when i get home)