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I haven't tried it but I believe the Pinnacle card works OK ... clicky here. I'm not sure about Vista but Media Player and or XP should be OK here is the current freesat channels and frequencies (so you can tune them in on your existing Sky receiver too) clicky here <added> Of course you won't get HD with your std Sky box !!

That is conflicting information. Freesat and Sky are on different satellites - however they are at the same location in space so a satellite dish pointed to receive Sky will receive Freesat and vice versa. There are 4 satellites in the 28.2 East 'slot' clicky here.

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It's a good question Mr FtS. It worried me for a day or two. Here is the answer ( Google is my friend ) "From the gills, the deoxygenated water passes out the operculum, and the oxygenated blood joins the circulatory system. Goldfish, unlike most fish found in home aquariums, can survive in a non-aerated fish bowl because goldfish spend the majority of their time at the surface, where the oxygen content is highest due to the contact of the water with the atmosphere." So in a stagnant environment there is more oxygen in the top 18" ... which will accelerate the oxidisation of steel. "Some fish require more oxygen than others. This helps to explain why some fish thrive in specific habitats. For example, trout prefer northern streams because the cool water of the streams tends to retain dissolved oxygen, and the active trout need the extra oxygen. Carp, on the other hand, are sluggish and do not need as much oxygen, which is why carp can thrive in warm, relatively stagnant ponds, such as ornamental ponds." I still subscribe to the farting fish theory - much more fun than all this talk of operculum, secondary lamellea and gills

Errrmm no. I was wrong about molecules and atoms but water has less oxygen per Liter than air Ref: <http://www.geocities.com/aquarium_fish/how_fish_breathe.htm> Not rude at all - it's never rude to question

[with humour] Well that's a kinda daft question as water is 1 Hydrogen and 2 Oxygen molecules so fish absorb Oxygen and fart a lot. However rust (oxidisation of ferrous metals) will continue underwater albeit at a slower rate than above as water only has 5ml of oxygen per Litre of water and air has over 200ml/L. Also the metal above is subject to the addition of acids and other impurities which (hopefully) are not present in the cut. The Sacrificial anode also slows down the oxidisation of iron. For it work 100% the hull must be negatively charged. You can also rub the steel with aluminium and water, which will coat the steel in an aluminium oxide which provides a protective coating. If you keep rubbing and make it really shiny then nothing will stick to it and it will resist rusting for a lot longer. The best thing to do would therefore be to polish the base plate with aluminium-oxide until it shines and install several zinc, magnesium and aluminium alloy anodes, connect the hull to negative (-) and dangle a cable connected to the positive (+) battery terminal in the water.

It does - as the distillates climb up the Hdrocarbon chain they get further and further away from 'oil' and their propensity (great word that) to ignite gets faster and easier (lower cetane rating). They also become less lubricative, passing Kerosene and on up through Petrol we get to dry cleaning fluids (Naptha - which will dissolve oil) and then we get so far away from oil we only get gas (Butane and Propane etc). Diesel engines use/need the lubricative quality of the fuel in the injector pumps and as an upper cylinder lubricant, petrol engines don't. You can therefore run a Petrol engine on LPG (Butane and Propane). Just as an aside and not an "i've done this" (nor as a recommendation), you could probably run a Diesel engine on Kerosene if you added a combustible oil, Castrol R or some other 2 stroke oil. You'd smell great on the cut but if you got the mix wrong your engine wouldn't last very long at all - so as I said it's NOT Recommended !

I don't think you can. From a security standpoint posting any (binary) file with executable code is not good thing. If you have a web site and you can upload the file to it you can then add a "clicky" which will allow people to download it. If you send it to me I can upload it for you Example of a "clicky" <URL="www.location.com/file.xls"]link to excel file[/url> (note: replace the < and > with a [ and ] ) Like this clicky to file HTH

Sorry - added an extra zero there (well spotted). I think this is the crux of the matter. Canal side Red is obviously (from what everyone is saying) low quality and the price being charged does seem to be excessive. I guess this is due to commercial reasoning, ie lower volume sales etc and perhaps a little greed on the side ..... Kerosene is not far off Diesel (it's lighter) but is closer to Petrol than Diesel and is very similar to Paraffin and aeroplane fuel (Avtur). Boom Boom Boom Boom Esso Blue ? Yes. You can.

But, Red and White Diesel are "basically" the same. They come from the same hydrocarbon chains. Ignoring the colour for a moment (which is an additive), the only difference is that White Diesel (in the UK) has a lower sulphur content, 500ppm (or less in ULSD), than the 2000ppm in Red. It burns differently as a consequence. This burn characteristic and the inherent contaminates produce more carbon deposit which over time, unless the device is designed to dispose of the contamination, will stop it working correctly. Engines are not that sensitive. Some heaters may well be. The low sulphur content is a new thing too and is only true of White here, in Europe, and the US. In other parts of the world the only difference is the added colour. Australia and NZ's Diesel has around 3000ppm (up to 5000ppm I read) and Turkey still allow 7000ppm. Ref <http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question105.htm> <http://www.americanturkishcouncil.org/events/cleanenergy/pdf/WednesdayBallroom1/AcarGurol_2008CleanEnergy.pdf> <http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2003/07/03/1835282.htm> <http://www.dieselnet.com/standards/us/fuel.php> The long and short of this is that the lower the sulphur content of heavy oil fuel, the less harmful it is to the environment, the engine and the human being that is in contact with the fumes ...

Yes, I did - in response to the (red coloured) "Are you sure ?" you inserted in my post. Did I miss something ?

It won't wreck the engines. Their unburnt fuel emissions will rise a little and they won't get the same power curve that using a faster burning fuel will give. That's all.