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BlackRock and Citi plan Paris expansion in Macron coup News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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240V overhead wiring in street - is it insulated?
Some rural places may never have been insulated others did have insulation but all that remains now are a few remnants here and there. Typically in that configuration the 240v mains on vertical layout...
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Early incomer question
1920s or 1930s incomer rated 30A max, dual pole fused, nothing to stop inqu isitive fingers opening it without a tool, running a TT earthed 5 bed house . Is that satisfactory? It came to light when...
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OT: Thunderbird 52.9.0 leaves tabs open
I've noticed that Thunderbird now opens a new tab every time I use the down arrow to read the next message in a thread. I haven't changed anything, and despite having set up updates to be under my...
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hi-fi
Here's how to turn your phone into a hi-fi player Bill Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
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OT _ Back up Advice - PC
I have just bought a Seagate 1TB back-up drive. Should I use Windows to do the backup - or should I use the utility that is with the drive? (and why?) Please. Many thanks
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Delivery reports on text messages
For a text (SMS) message "delivered" shows that receipt of the message has been acknowledged by the network and the phone concerned. It cannot show that the message has been opened by the owner of the...
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Press control Watertech help please
I have a high powered water pump that I use to pump water from a large rain water container. It is connected via the device above. the press control has packed in. I am unable to ascertain the correct...
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New wiki update
We have updated the mediawiki version to the latest 1.31 Although most of the changes are "behind the scenes"[1], one of the significant ones is that it includes much better integration of the "math"...
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Toilet intermittent constant flush
Hi all, I have a toilet with a button push flush on the top. Every now and again, when you flush it, it continues to run water into the bowl after the main flush. This continues until you press the...
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Adjusting a TV
This is probably blindingly obvious to some, but wasn't to me ... We have an ordinary flat screen TV which receives little use, but looks OK when it is used, until I started watching world cup games,...
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How flexible is floor paint?
Hi All, I have a small Zodiac inflatable dinghy (C260 'Roller') and there are a couple of bits I need to do on it. 1) The centre thwart (ply of some sort) could do with a re-paint. It's not bad but...
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Sony VTX-D800U
It's an elderly FreeView tuner. Have a few used only for radio. One has failed. The TOP 244Y chip has blown apart. Think it is basically just the on/off switch on the DC side. Nothing else looks...
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Sagging Ceiling ?
I have a ceiling which sags 4 inches in the middle of a 4m x 4m room. I have stripped the old plaster and stiffened it from above, but is it worth the hassle of straightening it underneath? Would I...
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Damn fool electrical questions
We have a combined heat and light unit in the bathroom that has failed. One of these. It's a pretty ancient and lethal design, but apparently it's approved for Zone 3 in the bathroom. This particular...
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