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2112. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPMT-2p8NBU[/ame]

More UFO: 'Doctor Doctor' from 1975 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWJoj-sWYvU[/ame]

Perhaps one of you guys could try this product and review for the new review forum? [ame] [/ame]

Ha Ha Yes I didn't say better just Special. This more to your taste then Roller? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUJH7y1yK_E&feature=related[/ame] Sabs from '87 'Heaven and Hell'

Different version of 'Roll Away The Stone' I like different versions of old songs too. Think this guy does something special to this! [ame] [/ame]

When I was young my older sisters played a lot of seventies and eighties rock and this was one of my favourite bands. So much so that I now have almost all Mott and Ian Hunters official and bootleg recordings. Don't know what it is, I think they 're great! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT54T42ldec[/ame] [ame] [/ame]

Leave one for me. I haven't got around to ordering yet!

Not sure if this is really in the right place, but........... A while ago somebody reccommended a book called 'the Woodcutters Tale' on the forum. Anyway when I looked for it I couldn't find it on Amazon and not in a bookshop, so I just gave up. Now I find it going cheap on ebay. It's at; http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=the+woodcutters+tale if anyone is interested.

I'm a huge fan of Urs-P Twellmann, his stuff really intrigues me. I wish that I had the time and talent to have a go................ Check out his website here http://www.twellmann.ch Have a close look at the miniatures gallery, theres some amazing stuff there. You can also buy photobooks on the site; Check out these examples.

When I was younger, (in the early 1990's), my dad would do this to the apple trees, he said that improved the health of the tree and so the yields. We had very old fashioned varieties and a very low density field plan and yields could be erratic. Once the ground was decompacted the drainage would improve and so the flow of nutrients, also root growth was encouraged. It worked very well and he had much improved fruit yields as a result without any fertilizers being added. He hired one of these machines from Ernest Doe & Sons. A Robin Dagger. I wish I had one now, but can't seem to find a dealer for them.

Pleaching: the practice of forming a dense hedge by interweaving the branches of well-spaced trees but leaving the trunks prominent. Generally applied to limes and hornbeams. The RHS definition, “the art of weaving together of branches of a row of trees”. A practical description of the effect of pleaching is: ....................................... the pleaching of inosculate trees was employed as a solution to what otherwise might have been an insoluble problem. The trees were planted on a grid, like a small orchard. As they grew, branches were pruned and trained along this grid, so that eventually the branch of one tree met that of its neighbour. At that point, an incision was made in the bark of both branches and they were tied together, like blood brothers or sisters. The analogy is deserved in that not only did these branches grow together to form one member, but their support activites (condition of water/minerals and sap) merged, thereby joining the life processes of the neighbouring trees. From an article by Mark Primack (this can be found on the web at different sites) Inosculate trees are the most suitable for pleaching; A plant is considered to be 'inosculate' if it is self-grafting; if the branch of one individual will, as the result of gentle abrasion, form a living bond with the branch of another individual, or with another branch of the same plant. When this grafting is aided or initiated by humans, the process is called 'pleaching' Apple, Pear Lime, Hornbeam and Hawthorn are all suitable for pleaching and the technique has been refined to a aesthetic art in France particularly and is common in Europe where pleached trees often line main streets in towns. Pleaching refers to the technique and was used in a variety of roles. Think of the pleaching iron used in hedglaying, ornamental features such as laburnum arches are also referred to as pleached but it is most usual nowadays to think of pleaching applied to trees such as those mentioned above. Good overview of pleaching can be found here: http://www.orchardsedge.com/article.jsp?article=pleaching.jsp And a technique procedural here: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9Mi7Xrgi4ZsC&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=pleaching&source=web&ots=urYXgjYP82&sig=rJ761xYi-6TyXKj3GIzdjEFplb8&hl=en#PPA196,M1 It's not difficult but it is time consuming ! Although the effect can be extraordinary It's a technique that's been around a long time When the William the Conqueror gave the land at Pleshey to Geoffrey de Mandeville, hardly could he have known how the history of the place was going to work out. De Mandeville built a wooden castle with extensive earthworks to protect it, and all around the settlement he dug a deep ditch, with pleached hedges - closely woven thorn hedges to keep out unwanted visitors. The word pleaching comes from the Old French pleche or plashe, to intertwine. It is from this that the village gets its name. The castle became a stone keep and the village established itself as a considerable force on the national scene. (From the Chelmsford Diocesan site: http://www.retreathousepleshey.com/history.php) Photos show pleached limes at Arley hall, Cheshire and an old photo of a pleached Hornbeam walk, unknown location.

I seen a lot of apple trees with long term mistletoe infestation and it has not been apparent that the tree is suffering. Most growers will see it as a bit of a Christmas bonus, which does keep it in check. Viscum album is distinct from the American forms, Phoradendron serotinum for example, which may be prove damaging to their host. Leave it be it'll do no harm other than visually.

As I see it there are two problems with the current TPO system. The first one is that there are simply not enough tree officers to run an effective proactive management scheme. In some instances there well be just one for a whole county and even when there is more than one they will still be under-financed and thus prone to reactive decisions. This translates to the making of correct decisions as opposed to the right decision . Simply because a tree exists in certain place does not mean that it has has to continue to exist there. We forget that these trees were almost all planted when the landscape was markedly different and the reasons for the original plantings may not be valid, nessescary or desirable. That's not to say that it should be scrapped, but the TPO system has probably outlived its usefulness in it's current form. It did what was required of it when incepted in that it quickly solved and stopped the problem of wholesale felling of signifcant trees, whether for development or pure whimsy. But the concept of preservation is flawed, you cannot preserve trees you can only conserve them as an asset, wherever they may occur. Perhaps the TPO should become the TCO ( Tree Conservation Order) and relate to whether the tree(s) in question really are desirable in situ on a number of basis.* It's also worth remembering that in our ever expanding towns some tree can be detrimental to air quality in an urban or suburban location, this in itself may not be a reason to justify removal of particular tree but it a factor to consider in whether to retain it: Read it here: http://www.nerc.ac.uk/publications/planetearth/2002/autumn/aut02-trees.pdf Secondly, the TPO application process is perceived as heavy handed. Stories of trees having TPO's placed on them as a result of an arborists enquiry as to it's status abound and are likely to deter contact with the tree officer rather than encourage it, which would be more desirable. Granted that the 'jobsworth' attitude of some tree officers doesn't help the situation and the lack of an independent review body is also lamentable. There has been a strong case for a 'Tree Commission' made at UKTC website by John Flannigan read it here: http://www.tree-care.info/cms/ The TPO system is, I understand, currently being reviewed although this is proving a long process and there are few clues to the eventual findings other than an end to the Area Orders type. If changes are not made to make the process more accessible, especially to home owners, we will see more trees being bark-ringed by property owners and when the tree has died applying for it to be felled on the grounds that it was like that when the moved in or was subject to vandalism by persons unknown, (blame an unspecified neighbour perhaps?) * I'm not in a position to suggest what these may be.

Funny thing is that despite all of the whining that comes from the Scots about having been forced into the Union, history tells us different story. On the death of Elizabeth the First in 1603 there was no legitimate heir to the English throne so James the Sixth of Scotland was asked to take it, he did so becoming James the First of England, or rather just King James at the time. This culminates in the act of Union in 1706/07. So it could be argued that the Scottish lent the English their Kings for a hundred or so years, before taking the throne for themselves. Perhaps it is the English that should feel aggrieved? My own opinion of the Union, for what it's worth, was that it worked best when its constituent parts didn't have to speak to each other, thus avoiding unpleasantness - and to my mind it's no coincidence that the advent of organised Scottish nationalism postdated the advent of mass broadcasting by only a very few short years Oil seems to upset everyone in Scotland... On the time-scales of history, over which things like devolution or independence will be judged, the oil is basically irrelevant... it might be useful as a transitional lubricant, but it isn't the fuel for a future resource dependent economy. But the Scots have seen it (oil revenue)come back to them almost from the day it started coming ashore, in the form of investment and employment opportunities both direct and secondary and the ever rising public services bill, to the British Treasury. Annual public spending on schools, hospitals and other public services is around £1,500 a head more in Scotland than in England – all funded by the British Treasury. Scots now enjoy free personal care for the elderly, free bus and train travel for over 60s, free eye and dental checks, pay no university tuition fees, and get range of life-saving drugs on the NHS that are denied to patients in England. Soon that will extend to free prescriptions for all (in Scotland). I guess that we could all build socialist wonderlands if some else picks up the bill, but if the Scots want to go their own way, they should take the responsibility to fund it. In the event they'll simply change from one subsidiser, England, to the EU and continue to ride the handout gravy train – until it hits the buffer anyway. If just one good thing comes out of Scottish independence, it will be that, having become a nation again, the dreadful dirge 'Flower of Scotland' will automatically become redundant and a new anthem will be required. Given the way things are going on the immigration front it's likely to feature bhangra, balalaikas and gypsy violins.

Whats the problem Benji? Jealous? Big chip on the shoulder? Penis envy? I reckon he doing a tough job so leave him be. Can't see you as an officer somehow so maybe you shouldn't be too judgemental of those who have made the grade.

Hey, you have a drip irrigation specialist right up the road from you. They have done loads of work on fruit tree irrigation in Kent and could probably give you plenty of information and can sell you the kit if you want. They deal in all top grade professional kit such as Revaho and Netafim, not the garden centre tat! Go to: http://www.fullerwatersystems.co.uk/ Or call 01359 231481 ask for Trevor Fuller. Hope this helps.

Sorry, thats what I need to take home. £30,000 net for the 30 or so weeks equals £576.00 net per week, averaged over the year. Not exactly big bucks!

Realistically, I get around 30 weeks work a year. I need to average £1000 per week worked to keep it all going. So far its been OK but the last couple of months of 2007 were grim. This year is looking better with some lucrative orchard rejuvenate and relocation jobs to do later in the year, plus one mixed 9 acre complete removal.

Obviously newts are worth a lot of money! I suggest that you become a newt relocation specialist and cash in! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/15/newts115.xml

I agree with most of the comments in this thread. So I didn't post them up here I e-mailed them directly to the magazine. Apparently, I was the only direct contact they had as a result of the thread. If those of you who want to review kit for a magazine tell them. Then I think you stand a good chance of being able to do it, wherever you are in the country. I guess the same is true of the article writing - something bugs you then try speaking to the magazine. Even having a moan is better than being quiet about it. You don't get what you want by not telling the people who can give it to you what it is do you? I was surprised at the response to the email, in a good way.

Read this; http://www.samizdata.net/~pdeh/NIS_Options_Analysis_Outcome.pdf Doesn't it make you feel all warm and cuddly?

What has Charlton Heston got to do with UK airgunning? Roller started a thread calling attention to yet another piece of stupid legislation. You and a few others chime in with some ill considered and unsubstantiable comments and don't like it when your views are reasonably challenged. Then for some reason the A Team turn up! How is this connected with the thread subject? If you want to debate a subject then thats fine, but make an adult argument. Your arguments have more to do with some idealistic la-la land than the real world. You need to grow up.

HMMMMMMMMMMMM............ So, if your not offended; then there's no problem is there? And by the way, how do you know how big my ass is? Of course I don't shoot things that I don't agree with, but in order to have a debate you need to make a rational as opposed to an emotive argument, when you can do this then lets debate.

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