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Shoe based dance show at Sadler's Wells September 2010:
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Surely there must be a fancy dress shop not too far from you that will have a selections of inexpensive novelty wigs. There's one in most towns.
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.... ther're to big to upload.....
Easy to resize pictures.
If you're running Windows XP just download the Image Resizer from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx This has to be one of the simplest and most useful little utilities I have on my PC.
Alternatively any image manipulation program can do the job. From full blown Photoshop (ludicrous overkill for qick resizing) downwards. I do a lot of simple picture tweaking with Irfanview. http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/3000-2192_4-10021962.html
The boots sound good too but we've just had our freezing winter here in the UK.
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Bad things happen if you fly through a cloud of volcanic ash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622293.stm
Maybe they are over-reacting by closing down large parts of airspace but I really wouldn't like to be on a plane that gets into trouble.
Global warming is irrelevant except that the ash clouds may cause some temporary cooling. This happened in a big way after some huge historical eruptions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer
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Add me to the list of wanting those Louboutins. Again they don't make my size which is just as well as I think that £250 is a substantial underestimate. I have a horrible feeling that £600 may be closer to the truth.
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... If you don't believe me, set aside several hours to look at the history of the application of VAT to 'food' - ....
Or the VAT chaos in the early 1980s when we had 8% and 25% rates. Some industries, notably my own field of electronics, had any number of marginal cases which had to be clarified.
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Of course it was an April fools joke. What's more it was a conspiracy too, hatched between Puffer and myself. His professional expertise in legal small print made what would otherwise have been a fairly lame and obvious joke into something rather better.
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More info has come from HMRC which implies that the idea will be scrapped due to the imminent election.
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This takes me back to the early 1980s when we had 2 rates of VAT, 8% on most things and 25% on so-called luxury items. This caused a lot of grief in the electronics industry where supplies of components were quite difficult to determine. The rule was that components for professional use were rated at 8% while those for consumer equipment were 25%. There was a huge amount of hassle before it all settled down. All totally unnecssary since the retail suply of components was minimal anyway and most pro users would have been VAT registered..... the only extra task will be determining the precise application of the new rate(s) to particular items - which could, I accept, involve some debate!
As I said in my original post, an ill considered measure from a dying government.
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I can assure you that trawling through reams of Budget documents isn’t my usual reading but I came across this rather worrying proposal buried deep in the small print:
It is the Government’s intention to introduce fiscal measures to discourage the wearing of high-heeled footwear, particularly by those women who are young or whose freedom of dress is necessarily restrained by their medical condition or for occupational or cultural reasons. Further details are to be announced after consultation with the Health & Safety Executive, the footwear industry and other interested parties.
It all seems a bit uncertain but some other information I found suggests a higher rate of VAT on women’s shoes with heels above above a stated maximum height, provisionally set at 50mm. I’ve had a quick look at the Health & Safety Executive website, also at Andy Burnham’s site (he’s Secretary of State for Health) but can’t find anything relevant. Sounds like a typical half baked measure from a dying government.
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Welcome to HHP:wave: You are allowed to post images and do various other things after you have made a few posts. It's either 5 or 10, can't remember but it's somewhere in the rules. Those are some pretty imposing boots in that photo.
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"This Irishman went for a job on a building site and the foreman warned him that he'd have to answer some difficult questions.
"'That's OK,' said the Irishman.
"'You're absolutely sure?' asked the foreman.
"'Absolutely,' said the Irishman.
"'Right,' said the foreman. 'What's the difference between a joist and a girder. Think carefully.'
"'Well,' said the Irishman, 'Didn't Joyce write Ulysses and Goethe write Faust?'"
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To be fair this item is about knock -off Uggs. The real thing may be better.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_10060000/newsid_10060600/10060678.stm
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Glad to see Tech's back to his normal self. Just feed him a few more cookies. sendra45: Unfortunately (fortunately?) the version of the avatar you posted isn't animated.
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Just put a small padlock through the next hole in the strap. You may have to enlarge the hole slightly.
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Achilles at "The Craftsman" did a very good job narrowing some boots for me:
http://www.qype.co.uk/place/preview/uk-4104431-the-craftsman-london
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Don't drive in heels. It's a stupid, stupid, stupid thing to do.
http://www.youclaim.co.uk/car/shoes-and-road-accident-compensation.htm
What kind of shoe will not jeopardise a driver's road accident compensation claim?
Firstly, no shoe suitable for driving should have a sole of any more than seven centimetres thick. Shoes should also have sufficient grip to safely control the pedals
From that article. My emphasis:silly:
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Lots of folk wearing wellies during the recent snow. Entirely reasonable and sensible. There are wellies with heels in existence, not that I've seen any on the street recently. Still ugly.
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Hello and welcome.
For larger sizes in non-fetish styles try
http://www.bigshoeboutique.co.uk/
I have a pair of size 9 from Bigshoeboutique and they seem true to size. Much of their stuff isn't leather but the prices are low. I have never shopped at Evans but apparently their shoes run large.
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Selfridges has a big shoe department. Mainstream brands up to expensive designers. Sale at the moment so it's a bit chaotic but you might get a real bargain.
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A quick transatlantic note: Paracetamol(UK) = Acetominophen (US) Common UK brand name: Panadol Common US brand name: Tylenol Alchohol and Paracetamol/Acetominophen are not a good mixture.
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Sir Isaac Newton shown wearing modest heels. At about 30s into slide show.
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Hi Steve and welcome.
The company that does different calf fitting boots is Duo but unfortunately they only go up to UK9. http://www.duoboots.com/ I have one pair of their boots and very nice they are too.
You might just be lucky with Evans. Here's a link to their kneehigh boots.
Although they only go up to UK10 other forum members have frequently said they run large, sometimes up to 2 sizes large. Would be worth going to an Evans shop and trying some on.
Suppliers of what we loosely call "fetish" footwear are not always expensive. For example Alternative Footwear have a huge variety in various heel heights at reasonable prices. I haven't used them but they have been well rated by other forum members:
How to alleviate headaches...
in HHPlace Cafe! - General chit chat
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These are nasty sledgehammer drugs. They have their uses but Tramadol is notorious for side effects and to be avoided unless essential.
As a long term migraine sufferer I got my life back when they invented the triptan drugs back in the 1990s. They are NOT painkillers and have no effect on ordinary headaches. They are so-called 5HT inhibitors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptan I still use the original Imigran as this works well and has no side effects for me. One big discovery was that 25mg dose works just as well if not better than 50mg so I cut each pill in half. If you haven't tried them you can now get small quantities over the counter in the UK. Much better to get them on prescription. Most people tolerate them well but be cautious if you have a heart condition. I think it's also available as a nasal spray and an injectible for those who have serious nausea problems with their migraines.
Paracetamol and Codeine (Co-Codamol) is an interesting drug. There's only 8mg of codeine in a 500mg pill so it's a very small dose. SOme people used to buy lots of these to extract the codeine but that's harder since they regulated the permitted pack size. Codeine is a very safe painkiller, main side effect is constipation which is hardly likely at that dose. The paracetamol would destroy your liver first! The body metabolises codeine into a morphine-like compound but about 10% of people lack the ability to do this. For them, codeine has no effect on pain at all.
PS: For those in the US I believe that Paracetamol and Codeine is not available over the counter. Canadians can buy it but with caffeine added. This is supposed to improve its efficacy.