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jlwah

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  1. As per the title really. We have MirrorLink / Android Auto on a post wk 22 Fabia and have a couple of Android 5.0 phones. With each we can connect to the car using a USB cable and display phone screen on the car display, including Google maps. However, as soon as the car moves the screen blanks and a message says that the app can't be displayed whilst the vehicle is moving (or something similar). The Android Auto website seems to infer that Google Maps should be available on the move. So, has anyone managed to get it working and if so can you state phone make & model, Android version and anything else you did to get it working?
  2. 1. Very true. 2. I'm not sure whether Muslim's own view about Da'esh is actually that relevant, it is the view of US and/or UK citizens that influences peoples support for one politician/party or another. 3. I know quite a few EU immigrants (mainly Polish) and all of them are here to stay and are saving up to bring their families over. It's the same with pretty much all the other immigrants I've met through work (though in truth a number of them, particularly the Indians think we should restrict further immigration!).
  3. 1) Yes, agree his view is naive, but it also chimes with sufficient supporters that he might just get the Republican nomination, so he might actually be politically astute (and name one political leader that's not said something he knows goes down well with his/her supporters but that they don't actually believe themselves?). 2) Muslims might say Da'esh aren't Muslims, but if Da'esh claim that they are acting in the name of Islam then in most peoples eyes, they are Muslims. 3) I think if you ask around, you'll find that view is more widespread than simple Daily Mail readers. A lot of people are cautious of expressing that (or similar) views for fear of being branded a racist by the 'Thought Police' or Russell Brand. Maybe it's just that having been told mass immigration is a 'good thing', people might now might be thinking that having too much of a good thing is bad for you, which we're also told!! Australia seems to have a better balance between being inclusive / welcoming and protecting the interests of the existing population.
  4. I think it's quite possible to create a video of clips of any politician that would show them in a different light to that which they wish to be portrayed. I'm sure one of his supporters is currently working on a compilation video showing Trump helping old ladies cross the street, handing a big wedge of $$'s to a homeless Muslim on the streets of Detroit, picking up dog poo in his local park, patting school children on their heads outside a deprived inner city comprehensive (or the US equivalent), cooking clam chowder for homeless Mexican immigrants in downtown Brooklyn, handing out presents on Thanksgiving to the terminally ill in hospital . . . . . . you get the picture!
  5. 1. He's amassed a net worth of $4B, so he's undeniably clever. He might not be astute, he might not be sympathetic, he might not be politically sensitive, but he is clever and his poll ratings seem to suggest his views are quite popular. 2. Da'esh calls itself the Islamic State and Muslims are followers of Islam, but not necessarily the version preached by Da'esh. 3. I stopped buying the Daily Mail 30 years ago as it's editorial direction became increasingly extreme and despite the fact that it still published Charlie Brown (which was the only reason I bought it in the first place), I couldn't continue with it.
  6. I'm not entirely sure that's what Trump thinks, although those who oppose him would like everyone to think that. I think the point he was trying to get across was that these days your enemy doesn't wear a uniform and drive (or fly or sail) a military vehicle. Therefore it's impossible to recognise them and we have the same problem here. His solution is impractical and unworkable, but then nothing else seems to be working either. A more useful use of parliamentary time might be to discuss why our intelligence services (and those of our allies) don't seem to be able to detect these terrorists more effectively and why, when we appear to have had our suspicions raised, do we let them leave the country to go on a murdering spree having received an almost apologetic letter from our police! And any antipathy towards Muslims is probably as much to do with the fact that successive governments (particularly the left leaning ones) keep telling us how good all this immigration is for us when quite possibly a majority of people here don't agree.
  7. I rarely agree with Tim Farron, but this debate is a complete and utter waste of parliamentary time and will not achieve anything. As for allowing people into this country that spread racial and religious hate, it appears that we do it regularly and then let them leave to join ISIS and murder westerners whose views they don't agree with. A debate around that issue might be a better use of parliamentary time.
  8. Over supply and large quantities in storage mean that any rise in fuel prices is likely to be short lived and will be based on political rather than economic reasons. If Saudi and Iran embarked on a war, then things might change, particularity if they targeted each others oil fields which resulted in a reduction in output. But a slowdown in the Chinese economy is dampening world demand for oil. Most likely cause of any up and coming fuel price increase is through the chancellor raising fuel duty in the March budget.
  9. I used to get two or three a week after signing up for one petition earlier this year. I have since realised that you can opt out of further contact by changing the settings. I wasn't implying that you (or anyone else on here) signed it because of who he is, but merely that there are a variety of reasons why someone could add their name to a petition that aren't the actual reason for the petition. Much like people vote for any number of reasons and not necessarily because they actively support the candidate they vote for. A look at the petition map is quite interesting (spilt in to parliamentary constituencies). I was surprised that there wasn't a greater number of petitioners from Banff and Buchan (the location of Trumps golf course) and the Welsh don't seem that bothered. Concentrations of votes from central London, university constituencies and Brighton (of course), but not necessarily areas with a high ethnic population. Probably not surprising is that the highest concentration of people signing the petition are from Labour held constituencies as Labour has always been pro immigration.
  10. I wonder how many people signed that petition because of who Donald Trump is (a rich capitalist) rather than what he said? Once you sign up to register in one of these on-line petitions, you do tend to get inundated with the things. Lot's of people, I'm sure, will simply sign everything that comes along in the belief that the petition supports a 'good cause'. I'm not sure they are any more representative of national belief than taking soundings down the pub.
  11. It's a shame that the presenter in GoneOffskiroottoot's video isn't on the new Top Gear instead of Chris Harris (or even David Coulthard)!
  12. If the property market is buoyant in your area then cut the estate agents out and market it yourself. Get a for sale board made with contact details and put it up. If there are other properties for sale on your street, potential buyers will see your board and get in touch. Further market it through adverts in local shops and consider an add in your local paper. By all means get three valuations, but bear in mind the agents want a quick sale so are likely to under value it. Research sold prices on Rightmove, Zoopla, etc. and current for sale prices of similar houses in the locality. However, be realistic on pricing. Also, you'll need to use solicitors that are on your prospective lenders panel for your next house (assuming you are buying with a mortgage), so might be worth using one of those to act for your sale at the same time. If you haven't already got one, you will need an energy performance certificate (EPC) for your house in theory before you market it. Seeing as you've lived in your house you probably understand it better than an agent, so do the viewings yourself if you choose to go down the estate agent route.
  13. If you have the VIN number, then download the Skoda Service App to your phone and enter the VIN. You'll then get the build date. The Mirrorlink issue relates to pre week 22 (2015 MY) cars which were built up to 25th May this year. I should add that although ours is a 2016MY car, I've not yet managed to get Android Auto to work properly, but will have a more prolonged attempt when daughter returns from Uni for Christmas. If anyone has cracked how to set up Android Auto and can use Google Maps on the move, please post details.
  14. I wonder when it'll be taken off air.
  15. Each has their own reasons for choosing one above the other, but for us it was simple: 90hp is group 8 insurance, 110hp is group 12 insurance. As ours was bought for our 20 year old daughter, the 90 was really the only option to keep insurance costs down. As we went for the 90, we went for SE-L trim, but had we gone for the 110 it would probably have been SE spec instead.
  16. And a significant step back in time and probably still using £sd !!
  17. You never know, Amazon, Starbuks, etc. might prefer paying 18% on profits in the UK than say 29% in Luxembourg or 30 to 33% in Germany or 33.33% in France, but if you know a reason why they wouldn't, please let us know.
  18. Avoidance = legal Evasion = illegal The morals of either are irrelevant. If you have evidence of these multi-national corporations evading the payment of corporation tax in the UK then you should submit your information to HMRC here: https://online.hmrc.gov.uk/shortforms/form/TEH_IRF?dept-name=TEH&sub-dept-name=&location=39&origin=http://www.hmrc.gov.uk If you want avoidance to be made illegal then lobby your local MP (find yours here: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/) In fairness to George Osborne he has implemented measures in his budgets to reduce the rate of corporation tax down to 18% by 2020 which will make the UK a more attractive place to be domiciled for corporation tax purposes. There isn't much point off-shoring profits to somewhere that charges 20 or 22% CT, so hopefully it will increase CT revenues in the long run (estimated that 2020 revenue will be 50% higher than 2015).
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    From the album: Briskoda

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    Briskoda

  21. I like the look of that 124, more so than the new MX5 which looks a little, how can I put this delicately, 'squinty-eyed'? Also, the turbo'd engines should add a welcome dose of low end torque too.
  22. Sony also has a studio with Bond in the back catalogue, so were able to offer Blu-ray versions of a lot of popular films from the start, whereas Toshiba couldn't. The early Bond films re-mastered for Blu-ray look very detailed and impressive (as does Connery's hair!).
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