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What syllabuses do you want them to follow. IB? Arbitur? UK?

Do you want your kids to  study in German or English?

I heard something on the radio recently. It seemed to be about new Covid regulations. Can someone clarify this? The reason is that there is a Senior Chess Competition taking place in Dresden from late October to early November. Quite a few Brits will be coming and I would like to advise them in this respect. Thanks

I had a colonoscopy recently. I did not opt for the sedative as I wanted to watch everything and be in control as much as possible should anything go wrong. One polyp was found and a biopsy was taken and I am now waiting for the result before they decide on the best way to remove it. This means having a secong op, going on the diet again and taking that damm laxative that goes straight thru you. This is far worse than the actual operation.

I would like to access stuff like the bbc iplayer. At the moment I cannot do this , but with a VNP I should. So if anyone can recommend one , I would be grateful. As long as it is not illegal.   

I will not be  continuing with my VPN quest. Too damm complicated. I will remain contented with the BBC World Service. There are some good programms and it is so relaxing to listen to the radio and give my eyes a rest. A good examle is  The Force of Google in which the dubious practices of Google are explored such as directing searches to their own products.

Thanks for all the info. Would a VPN give me additional benefits? A while ago ,somebody got into my betting account and squandered the lot on silly casino bets. Would a VNP prevent this?

I have just booked a ticket with British Airways but cannot see how to print my ticket off.  Am I missing something?I hope it is not all smart phone stuff otherwise I will be staying n Berlin for Christmas. I have a number of some sort, but it does not look enough. Anx ideas?  

I agree  that I have been given excellent support from Toytowners  e.g Panda Munich. I will never let them take her back to China.

After a recent health check , my doctor told me my Cholesterol level was 17 %  and at the age of 67 , this was a little too high. So he reommeneded some Statin pills. I am reluctant to accept this as there has been some bad publicity about these Statins and their side effects. Nor have I ever been fond of taking pills. I am now looking at natural ways to get my Cjolesterol level down. Any advice welcome.

It is curious indeed. What is wrong with an industry wide standard? Anyhow , I am pleased to tell you all that I ckecked in OK  and printed my boarding pass off. But I had to take a screen shot  and do it that way as it was not obvious how to save it in a PDF form. It should do. 

So typical of Ryanair. I avoid them where at all possible

I booked my return ticket recently. I went with EasyJet this time and did it all in a few minutes. From booking the flight to printing the ticket took less than 15 minutes . Why can`t all airlines offer this? Why insisit on checking in inside 24 hours of departure.  If things go wrong , there is not much time to fix them. E.g. my computer screen died a few months ago and it took well over 24 hours to get a a new one fitted. What if this had happened at just the wrong moment?

Kirstie Alley made me laugh a great deal as did all those great characters from Cheers. I can still watch it now and have a good chuckle, It must have been a hard act to follow Shelly Long , but she did it wonderfully well.

Step 1 complete. Did the  advance passanger info today. I will follow LeonGs advice and get my ticket printed before going to the airport. If that does not work , then I can always get another one at the airport.  

Honestly , as long as I am on the plane , I do not care about what seat I have.

I do not have a printer , interner access or a TV at home , but I can use the library to print out the boarding pass before I travel to the airport. This would make me feel a lt better. I really do no.t like going to the airport without a boarding pass already in my hand. Especially when I remember the British Airways terminal 5 opening fiasco of a few years ago. But the boarding pass issued at the airport is a solid chunk of material , rather than the flimy A4 from the printer.

I remember flying with Airlingus a while ago and they had a similar set up,  I arrived with plenty of time to spare which was just as well as the machines would not print my boarding pass and I had to queue up in the baggage queue and get my boarding pass printed there. 

Thanks for all this excelent advice. It has put my mind at rest. I was hoping for the EasyJet method whereby you fill in a few details and then they send you a PDF containing your ticket.  I print this off before going to the airport asI feel much more comfortable with this, rather than waiting until I get to the airport . So here is what I intend to do 1. Add my passanger details fairly soon 2. Check in within 24 hours of departure as I am not allowed to check in sooner. 3 Say a quick prayer and get to the airport in plenty of time to print off the boarding pass. How does that sound?  

Apparently I have an e ticket; whatever that is. 

I have one of her songs in my repetoire. " Everywhere" which is a  real gem of a song. I looked at "Songbird" but it really is a keyboard piece and does not come out to well on the guitar and I could not do justce to it.  Before Christine joined , Fleetwood Mac were more Blues orientated. When she joined , she gave then a much wider popular appeal with that beautiful , melodic voice and wonderful songs.

I have a few plastic goods to get rid of. E,g, a plastic kettle that no longer works. It does not seem correct to just dump them in my bin. How can I dispose of them in the right way?  

I went to Medimax today and there was a big bin where therer were already several discarded electrical items. So I dumped my plastic kettle in there. Will it do any good? I doubt it, but at least I tried.  

Is Mediamarkt the same  group as Medimax?

I did not see an obvious point in MediaMarkt where I coould take my kettle.