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in A level English we studied 'translations' a play by Brian Friel. It explored these issues and I really enjoyed it. You never seen to see it performed anywhere these days though.

this is a great intro to the troubles, thank you

i used to collect autographs when i was younger and i have quite a large collection. I wonder if i would regret selling them online? Mind you... do you think there's a big market for 1980s west midlands sport stars signatures?

what i lovely gift idea, i'd have never thought of this

i'm intrigued when was new years day before it was Jan 1st?

this sounds really good

I like reading articles about SEO. I think I understand the concept, but there's always something new to learn. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. :)

Thanks, Peter. This is good to know.

HI,

I've heard a lot of people comparing EoC unfavourably with WoW. Like I said, I'm not big on combat, but I probably knew more than I gave myself credit. After all, I've been through hundreds of slayer tasks without a hitch, as well as taking down the quest bosses. The little that I tried EoC did look quite complex to me too.

People in my clan were desperately trying to get their combat levels completed before EoC came in. I'm doomed to be stuck at 90 in three of them, unless I a) come back properly and b) get my head around EoC.

Andrew leaving does seem to be a huge watershed, as so many of us feared that it would be. I also hate the direction that the game has taken since then.

As for your last paragraph, a huge plus one from me too. It's tragic really.

Hi,
To say I dislike EoC is an understatement. I loved the previous simplicity of the game and the fighting. That's one of many reasons I continued to play for 7 years. It didn't require a whole lot of planning other than knowing what type of gear you would need for certain monsters and their environment.
Now it seems like a cheap version of every other game available. Especially WoW.
The reason I never played WoW was because I didn't want to deal with "complex" controls on a daily basis. And, of course, coughing up all that money for games, expansions and member fees.

I'll see if I can manage skilling with the new system. I am a skiller at heart (despite all combat skills in the upper 90s, except summoning) and most of my main's f2p skills are already 99. I was working on range when this update happened. *sigh*

Jagex have, in my opinion, destroyed RS ever since Andrew Gower left in 2010. What finally made me end my recurring membership was SoF. Now they added the final nail to the coffin by adding EoC (and changing character design).

I understand that change is needed, but I don't believe this is the way to go about increasing the player base. To me it's a massive gamble (no pun intended) to sacrifice many loyal "veterans" in hope to attract new blood. There are several great games out there. Those playing those games will most likely not drop their game (if they like it) to start up their RS career. And all of us who feel we have been let down (to put it mildly) by Jagex will not recommend RS to anyone. Some will probably speak ill of it.

Haha! I hear you! :)

Until about the '70s, conspiracy theory was quite a neutral term. It was neither good nor bad. It simply meant a theory that there had been a conspiracy.

It's only as these stories started to feed on the paranoia of the Cold War, Watergate et al., that they became popular. You then have the twin declamations of REALLY ludicrous conspiracy stories interlinking several others, as the investigator saw their own version affecting everything; plus the government (who was usually being defamed in these stories) disdaining them in the media.

Next thing you know 'conspiracy theory' comes to mean anything which isn't officially sanctioned, and probably ridiculous and paranoid in the extreme. It's this classification which really annoys me. Each one on its merits, please!

I've also heard the meat one. Being a vegetarian and not a scientist, I vaguely thought that it sounded legit. But I've never looked into it, thus never passed it on. Thanks for putting me right!

I am glad you remember the Monty Python song, though it's not easy to forget! lol

The best time to treat them is during warm weather, when they are usually feeding. As long as no grub infested area is left untreated, grub removal is easily achieved.

Very beautiful vases!