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I go to London quite often and I always book with Priceline when I need a hotel. It's a bit confusing the first time you use it but the savings are definitely worth it! And it is very good for last minute travel. Here's a detailed guide with screenshots and everything on how to use Priceline properly. Priceline UK guide. To give you an idea I usually stay in a 4 star hotel in Kensington for £35-£40 (price per double room not per person). This weekend I am staying at a Hilton 4 star for £50. Not bad hey!

This would have been an extremely challenging job for any creative agency to take on. Generally the rebranding of an established historical brand initially incites negative responses. In taking a look at the end result, we also have to remember that whoever was hired to carry out this 'brand makeover' was one of many parties involved in the project. Believe it or not, the creatives don't get the final say. Imagine for a minute the whole (painstaking, to be sure) process that went into this. What were the initial concepts like? What changed when the senior committee of the University sat down together to provide their feedback... each person wants to make the most of their opportunity to have some impact on the final income. The public is left mystified at the final result - what did they pour all their money into that for? In the end the design you see is what was approved by the client. Without knowing the original goals of the effort it is hard to judge whether or not it was successful. It's also important to take a look at the genre, if you will - what's going on visually with other universities? Oxford Cambridge Princeton Harvard

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Don't worry I'm not so thick or skint that I wouldn't buy new nuts too! The "nuts" on both ends of the threaded rods are custom designed for the piece they come from so it is literally impossible to replace them off the shelf. Yup Wallbuilder you did mention it before, I just thought that Hobbies would have what I want. Greybeard - Thanks for that info! This piece was designed within the last five years so I don't think it would be an "old model" thread. Hopefully ISF will have some more options to try....

I'll run by tomorrow (if they're open) and hopefully they will be able to hook me up or at the least tell me what I need. Thanks

OK so I made it down to Hobbies today. Unfortunately the lady there was a little less than helpful which was surprising for a hobby shop (admittedly a threaded rod is not a big sale). Anyways we tried M2 first and it was too small, so they had some M2.5 short bolts which we tried threading into the nuts I had. The M2.5 seemed to fit but the threads felt like they were jamming and cross-threading, it was hard to tell but due to their fineness we didn't force it much. Finally she had some DBA? 6 which was too small again. So that's where I'm left. She didn't offer any more options but really there is no unique threads...it has to be fit something! Does anyone have some suggestions on what/where I can try next??

Wow thanks for the advice and links! I measured it and it seems to be 2mm diameter (definitely not 3mm) so I guess it would be M2 then. Are there different thread types too? Do you have a RC shop you could recommend that might carry this? Thanks!

Hey I was just going to post the same thing I need a small piece of threaded rod about 2" long but really really thin, like smaller than the diameter on cabinet knobs. I've been to B&Q and the usual suspects but they had nothing. The question is how do I know what size of rod I need so I can order over the net? M6 doesn't mean anything to me....

I'm running the half-marathon as practice for the full one that I'll be running later on. All the suggestions were good, and I would also say that it's pretty important to make sure you have a well balanced diet (you'll need those carbs) and a good pair of running shoes. And drink that water! Lots of it. If you do some searching on the net you'll find plenty of good advice and training schedules if you need some guidance with getting prepared.

I've seen them many times. Where we lived in Canada they were often just a slowly shifting glow in the sky. Occasionally they were really dramatic though, with vibrant colours and they would actually 'dance' in the sky. There's nothing more beautiful than being out in the woods on a very still dark night when they are playing across the sky.

So really in the end what's the point? For people who want to drive there it will be a little closer than MAN but by public transport I would rather fly out of MAN as I can hop on the train in Sheffield and walk off right into the airport (using lifts, escalators and moving sidewalks for luggage even) in 1.15 max. To get to RHDS I have to take a train to Doncaster, unload my luggage, drag it to the bus stop, wait for a bus, have it loaded on again, sit in traffic for another 15-20 minutes and then wait for my bags to be unloaded and drag them in. I strongly doubt total travel time will be less than the much more relaxed and simple travel to MAN.

Did you boot up off the disc? It shouldn't ask for a password if you are booting up off of it. Start your computer, put the disc in (don't click on it or open it), shut down your computer, push the power button to restart and immediately press down the "c" key on your keyboard. You should hear the disc spinning momentarily and then it will boot up off that disc and give you an installation menu. Go to the menu on the top bar and find the password reset option. Let me know what happens exactly...

University of Sheffield Student Union building has a fax machine for use at the copy shop. You can send faxes for £ but I'm not sure if you can receive.

Hi loulashes. I'm betting you are running OS 10.x and it is asking for the root password when you go to install something right? This is the easiest way to fix that. Find your OS 10 install disc, pop it in your computer, shut it down and then restart holding down the C key on your keyboard. Once you have booted off the disc go to the Install menu and select the "Password Reset" option. Put in your new password. After you are done with that restart again and when it asks for your password enter that new one. If you have any more problems post here

Ah, it's so gritty. Love it. On a more romantic note, how about "I Hope that I don't Fall in Love with You" by mr Tom Waits? If you enjoy a tad of melancholy with your romance

Aw come on! You're all missing the obvious: Sheffield Sex City - Pulp

Hmmm... good idea! I shall roll up in the blanket. Why is it that I'm always home alone when the wind picks up?!

Ah thanks vidster, that'll make me rest easy!!

Ahhh so it's not just a car alarm I'm hearing?! I'm in your area, and hearing the same thing.

The wind makes me so tense... well maybe it's the car alarm that keeps going off somewhere out there. I think it's the wind triggering it. I don't think I'll sleep at all tonight.

Sheffield may have its bad sides but comparing it to Margate is an insult. That's all.

Is there a current website for the new Robin Hood/Doncaster Sheffield Airport? I wanted to poke around it but my Google skillz are failing me...or there isn't one...

I run XP on a PC and OS 10.3 on my Macs and generally I prefer OS X. I'm not going to say it's better and such but I enjoy the user experience more on OS X as well as the power it provides with a Unix core. Each to their own though

Well this particular skunk was from a strain that has been domesticated for fur production since the 1800s, so I assume their stink is removed when they are infants. Ah yes, just reading. Glands are removed at 4 weeks...

I encountered quite a few skunks growing up, as I was a country kid and was forever tramping around outside. I never got sprayed, somehow. Our dog got sprayed quite a few times and it always took weeks for the smell to dissipate. Somehow I never minded the smell too much; well not if it was faint anyway . I had the fortune of meeting someone's descented pet skunk recently though. Now I'm not a huge softie for animals but this skunk was hopelessly cute. A lovely thick soft mass of fur, and very cuddly too! Loved the way it waddled around as well. So someday, when I get a pet...