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That'll probably be the best out of the lot (above) wouldn't it? I remember that in a more simpler/juvenile age, AL used to get together for FF Maybe the franchise has been bashed about too much for that now.

Yeah I'm sure those are lovely stories and all this talk about zero tolerance and lines never to be crossed makes you feel all gooey and warm inside. I just pointed out how a successful organization (probably SL's most successful) managed to handle those situations without being mere black and white whilst retaining its position as a most desired workplace for both manufacturing employees and front office cadre. Then again, up to you to discard those practices as arcane and medieval because you think zero tolerance is the reality (good luck!). Just consider the fact that wherever you maybe, you're functioning under a relatively black and white legal system with all sorts of lines (not to be crossed) marked out in the penal code - yet for all the black and white, that law is executed and enforced through a myriad of court and appeal system, juries and retrials and mistrials and what not. Ask yourself why we go to all that trouble to execute a pretty black and white law. Cheers Edit: this rant is so OT, so this will be the last from me on this in this thread. Just because The Don and iRage went on the holier than thou tirade based on my "anything can be settled if you got the nous" comment and I like an arse replied with more anal comments above, does not make it absolutely relevant to the thread, even if it has some relevance to the incident. Apologies

Maybe she couldn't find any because Rosberg has stocked up for the Malaysian GP. [you'll hv to visit the F1 -2015 thread to get this ]

Thanks for missing my point. JC's case is not the tuning point of pushing back against workplace abuse, nor will it set a meaningful precedent because of the context and the public characters involved; But I hope it does. There are incidents and there are resolutions and if BBC thinks this is the resolution, thumbs up for them. I work in both US and SL with Sri Lanka's largest manufacturing sector employer and believe me I have seen more than my fair share of incidents (but maybe thankfully, nothing violent first hand) and I know how they are resolved within a proper framework. Nothing gets brushed under the carpet and the difference may be is in that the resolution is not handled by some black and white rule book but in a consultative and a holistic manner that puts more weight on the trend rather than the incident - depending on severity. Some of our best managers are not the least respectful of you and your opinion but they run some of the most effective parts of the organization where employees are no less happy than under the most amicable and respectful manager. Respectfully, I would say I understand this context pretty well. Now I understand JC was 'yellow carded' for his other offences (which are not workplace abuse) and I haven't really searched for his previous work place abuses. I just expressed opinion that the situation should get resolved in the correct context. It's easy for some to draw lines and work in black and white - but in practicality that rarely works in isolation and a dose of common sense should often be applied.

Where is it being shown in SL? Looks like I will be home for April

Da faq? Do you read??

Anything can be settled, if you got the nous. Shit happens every day in the corporate world, if you fired every aggressive manager in this world it would be a very sad (and a poor) world indeed. I personally know a senior corp exec in Colombo who actually shoved his CEO in a heated moment but the company knew losing him would be much worse for the company than losing the CEO (it was amicably settled). Public institution or not ultimately it boils down to JC and Tymon and anything can be settled between them, me thinks. Not excusing boorish behavior (if my boss punched me, I would punch him back no remorse), but looking at the bigger picture.

It's quite possible AW and the trio will be sponsored for a new show at a different place. A private venture that wouldn't land in the same soup as the (pathetic, bumbling) beeb. I actually hope that happens and I hope they nag whomever they require from the production crew (money talks eh?) to carry out the same format for people who enjoyed it. For the rest, there will always be the new TG.

So, Pirelli will still be Italian, but owned by Chinese http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-national-chemical-corp-to-buy-controlling-stake-in-pirelli-1427065364

OTOH, I've only owned Androids since Jellybean and I've never had the issue of a phone freezing because an app crashed - both in Touchwiz and vanilla android crashes were handled pretty reasonably me thinks. But I've had the worst patch with android since the "upgrade" to 5.0 and 5.0.1 .. waiting for 5.1 to hopefully sort out some of the issues.

I concur, this is so much more (hunting for words, coming up with none that makes sense) ....... 'beautiful' on it's own. Besides, reading this in a single stretch can make one dizzy, imagine reading this in broken up segments in PW

It's Lithuanian more than British and considered Lithuania's first major hit movie. Pretty decent and as I shared before Vinnie Jones is always fun to watch.

I thought this season was a sort of a revival after a couple of 'meh' seasons.That is reflected in ratings. In that context you really would want TG to maintain status quo and not make any stupid changes for the sake of making changes ... but I'll be surprised if BBC has not thought about the continuity of the TG beyond the trio - Andy Wilman himself relinquished the show to JC - eventually they will have to do a transition but that should not be artificial. I'm not the one to comment on JC's temperament but in an overly PC and sterile world, that man can be a breath of fresh air sometimes. So as dreamracer said, BBC mus BBC!! And let us enjoy the battle between The Ferrari The Ferrari and P1 (ok, with 918 as an also ran )

Williams will have a hard time with hungry dudes with better cars than last year (Vettel, Ricciardo etc). Now that the iceman seem to have suddenly found his groove (skepticism/sarcasm implied) there is some competition for that podium place - good for us fans! Interesting conspiracy theories regarding Fernando incident

That's a second (or third) Tesla isn't it? Ashroff brought down his car around mid October last year and I'm not sure if CAE number was possible at that point. I could be wrong.

Well given that the one near Durdans must be the one owned by a CEO (or his daughter, to be exact) - that applies!

Since you asked, Mazna is just before the Pepiliyana round about (in front of the temple) if you come from Nugegoda and turn right from Gamsabha junction traffic lights. If you come from Kohuwala you turn left from Pepiliyana round about and it's the 1st shop on left. Check your rack problem with Kelum or Lalith there and Amish is the guy to speak to for a scan. I don't see why you need an OBD scan for a rack problem (unless it's something to do with ABS) and yes, it will cost you around 1-1.5k to get a scan done. If you really need to scan your car (again baffles me), get a cheapo OBD scanner from ebay or burrow borrow one from a friend who has one. At least 5 guys in my office has those, it's very common. To add to what others said, replacing the mechanical rack with second hand parts might cost 15k, but if you touch the EPS components, the cost would be significantly higher. It's always best to know what exactly is wrong and what exactly needs to be replaced.

I also don't know if and why the Vezel is bad. But there are times that I wonder whether Crosswind's (rather sarcastic) post above is true - i.e. whether the Vezel owner/driver in front of me upgraded from a Bajaj or a scooter - ambling along at 20kmh on a 50 zone, straddling two lanes and never bothering to use their indicators. I know I'm over generalizing but you see - we've had this problem at a greater magnitude since hybrids invaded the road with drivers who insisted on sticking to the right lane at 30-40 kmh, never accelerating to fill a gap in traffic (thus exacerbating the gridlock in many ways than one) and so on and so forth ... With the Vezel, instead of an inconsiderate in a small car, you have an inconsiderate in a large car, which makes everything worse for the people just trying to get from A to B in a decent time. So, I think the problem is not with the cars - the stigma emanates from the drivers/owners and the driving. With the dramatic increase in the number of vehicles in the road over the last few years (with a 10% sudden increase on road usage since fuel prices were slashed, if you were to believe the web reports), this is a real problem requiring real attention from those handling policy and policing.

Ha ha. OP or mods should probably edit that post, before OP gets more advise than she bargained for.

Makes sense. As you said, pretty well thought out.

Well they got their demand today. The petition worked! Or did it? Looks like the finance ministry threw a curveball by asking them to clear the vehicles before 28th Feb. Which is rather harsh (afaik), when you allow LC up to 29th Jan. Looks like time for a new petition. Some members of the FB group are calling it a human rights violation!

The best product for the 'wet look' on vehicle paint that I've used is Duragloss Aquawax. That was in US and the first time I used the product, I could not not stop walking around the car just looking at it for ages I don't think Duragloss is available here, I use 3M products (Quick Wax & Performance Finish Synthetic) for reasonable results with minimal effort. There are a lot more professional grade stuff available I guess.

Also ... Riccardio has good fun on the show EDIT: The video

Riccardio takes Liana to a new record in the TG track! Here’s the new F1 driver leaderboard @TG: 1. Daniel Riciardo, 1m42.2s 2. Lewis Hamilton, 1m42.9s 3. Mark Webber, 1m43.1s 4. Sebastian Vettel, 1m44.0s 5. Rubens Barrichello, 1m44.3s 6. The Stig (white), 1m44.4s 7. Nigel Mansell, 1m44.6s 8. Lewis Hamilton (damp, oily), 1m44.7s 9. Jenson Button (HOT), 1m44.7s 10. The Stig (black), 1m46.0s 11. Kimi Raikkonen (very wet), 1m46.1s 12. Damon Hill, 1m46.3s 13. Mark Webber (very wet), 1m47.1s The list misses Alonso, but not sure if Alonso misses the list!

Posting the relevant tax tables, if anyone's interested EDIT: well since the headers are missing, the taxes are General Duty, VAT, PAL, NBT and Cess in that order