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    Privatising the tote.

    Hmmm. Well, it depends on how you want to look at this. The extra revenues were generated from the very tax payer you say is benefitting from the privatisation -- well, thanks for nothing! says the tax payer. You've just increased the prices & the work needed to collect tax, too! Brilliant...
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    Speed vs Stamina -- and soundness?

    Just perusing an article over at the chef-de-race site. The author makes the point -- illustrated -- that the breeding of thoroughbreds has tacked strongly away from staying power to speed; the implication being that the speedier types are more fragile & breeders of such lines are in debt to...
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    Privatising the tote.

    Thatcher's non-legacy -- sold off BT, British Gas, Electricity, Water so that the exchequer had some temporary funds but her faction had permanent share ownership ... It's like selling the lead on the church roof: who benefits? The seller for a short while, but for a long term supply of...
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    More personal shopping help - Netbooks

    Toshiba NB305? PC Pro reviewed and 'A-Listed' it in February: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/355678/toshiba-nb305 Can't see a DVD/CD-Rom drive mentioned ... do these things normally have one?
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    Arse Cup

    Ladbrokes -- sooo feckin pissed off with them - missed getting on for the Exacta in the Golden Jubilee, because 'they were having high volumes' on their web-site -- paid £1417. I'm well pleased with that - not!
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Saturday's Selections

    3:05 Sans Frontiere 100 e/w -- reserve South Easter 3:50 Serious Attitude 100 win -- reserve Society Rock 4:25 Striking Spirit 100 win -- reserve Jimmy Styles 5:00 Drill Sergeant 600 win -- reserve Final Voctory
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Friday's Selections

    I've awarded myself the Order of the Boot & duly accepted. I think I'll give up this game.
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    Ascot Placepot

    Currently stands at just under £200K.
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Friday's Selections

    2:30 Phoebs 100 win -- reserve Al Sharood 3:50 Chachamaidee 200 win -- reserve Sent From Heaven 4:25 Beauchamp Xerxes 250 e/w -- reserve Kings Gambit 5:35 Spirit Of Sharja 200 win -- reserve Kiwi Bay
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Thursday's Selections

    2:30 Black Moth 200 e/w 3:50 Akmal 200 win 4:25 Navajo Chief 200 win 5:00 Alrasm 200 win
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    Royal Ascot - day 2

    Rush of money for Marie de medici ?
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    Royal Ascot - day 2

    Nicely illustrating the point there. Maybe they could move back to camels now? Pity the camels, though .....:confused:
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    Royal Ascot - day 2

    Well, hasn't Johnston just had his Ascot winner? :) Annoyingly, Rainfall beating Red Jazz by a head.
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Wednesday's Selection

    Oh, thanks Steve ... another edit coming up!
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Wednesday's Selection

    2:30 Red Jazz 100 win 3:50 Debussy 300 e/w 4:25 Lovelace 100 win 5:35 Blue Maiden 200 win Edit: Reserves: If Red Jazz n/r, then add split stake to Debussy; If Debussy n/r the bet on Blue Maiden becomes e/w & that's 400 e/w; Any other case not covered - put the stake on the...
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Tuesday's Selection

    I could do with a double after my selections! :thumbsdown: Perhaps I should have had one before making them!
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    Inter-Forum Royal Ascot Competition - Tuesday's Selection

    3:05 King's Stand Stakes Kingsgate Native 400 win reserve: Mister Manannan 3:50 St James's Palace Stakes Dick Turpin 200 win reserve: Canford Cliffs 5:00 Ascot Stakes Callisto Moon 200 e/w reserve: Aaim To Prosper
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    MS Office 2007 for £72

    Yes, I've tried it for 6 months -- can't like Calc (their spreadsheet.)
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    MS Office 2007 for £72

    This is available from Amazon. It's Word, Excel, OneNote, Powerpoint. It's a 3-user licence & they say you can download MS Office 2010 for free later, as I understand it. Worth checking out ....
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