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PartitionMagic in Server 2003?
spockboy replied to Chem's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4I have this same problem. I still haven't been able to solve it. I am hardly about to fork out AU ~$100 just to be able to resize a partition once and then never use it again..
[CMD] Deleting Items
spockboy replied to integer's topic in Programming (C++, Delphi, VB/VBS, CMD/batch, etc.)If you have spaces in the path, you have to surround it with quotes: ECHO RD /S /Q "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility" ECHO. EXIT
Difference Between Copy And Xcopy?
spockboy replied to flattspott's topic in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003Compare "copy /?" and "xcopy /?" to see for yourself.
Microsoft Virtual Machine
spockboy replied to Twisted Maniac's topic in Windows 2000/2003/NT4Keep in mind, MS Java Virtual Machine development has been discontinued, and as far as I know Microsoft no longer provide the software from their website. Future Java runtime and development platforms are now developed by Sun, and you can find the various Java packages available at http://www.java.com/
Office XP on 2 computers?
spockboy replied to craigg's topic in Windows XPI highly doubt that the license included inthe retail boxed version of Office allows more than one copy to be installed on multiple computers at the same time. I think you're allowed to make a "backup" of any CD, provided that both CD's are not in use at the same time. But I could be wrong about that
Slow Boot
spockboy replied to steve.dawes's topic in Windows XPIf you only have one or two IDE drives in your computer, try disabling the unused IDE ports on each of your channels. To do this, you'll need to go into Device Manager, click the plus sign next to "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers", then right click on one of your IDE channels and select Properties. Go to the Advanced Settings tab at the top, where you'll be shown the device type and transfer mode of each IDE port. Where the ports aren't being used and the transfer mode shows "Not Applicable", you can change the device type to "None". This should prevent Windows XP probing for drives on bootup and attempting to configure transfer modes for those that don't exist, and it cuts a considerable amount of time off my bootup Cheers, Dan.
Extra Preamp for low-volume file playback
spockboy replied to SilentRob's topic in Windows XPI use SimpleDivX to rip DVD's. It uses AC3 Filter, and it has an option in the interface to Normalize volume in "midnight mode". I assume this is just a switch for one of the filters that it calls ... it may be in Besweet though, and not AC3 Filter. I would just use SimpleDivX, its much easier
random system reboot
spockboy replied to WildKat's topic in Windows XPIn Control Panel, go to System properties, then to the Advanced tab. Under Startup and Recovery, click the Settings button. Remove the check in the box that says "Automatically restart", then OK, and you're done. You may want to check your Event Log to see what the specific problem is. That may tell you a bit more info about the problem.
Internet Responsiveness (and lack of)
spockboy replied to spockboy's topic in Windows XPYou're right about the MTU config, but its more technical than simply services running. I am saying that NT is better, not worse, and im not talking about just a web browser. From what I gather, i am assuming that network support in Windows NT platforms is obviously better written than for other platforms, so thats why it seems faster.
Firewall for Windows XP
spockboy replied to DaveXP's topic in Windows XPKerio WinRoute Pro is a nice simple software replacement for a hardware router. Supports UPnP, HTTP transparent proxies, domain integration ... just to name a few features. Costs money tho http://www.kerio.com/kwf_home.html
Internet Responsiveness (and lack of)
spockboy posted a topic in Windows XPWhenever I have used my dial-up connection with Linux or Windows 98, its frustrates me how unresponsive connections are when compared with Win2k or XP, which generally makes the internet seem 'slower'. I know heaps of people that have said this, but I can't find an article on it anywhere on the internet. Has anyone else experienced this, and can someone offer a technical explanation of why its a common remark that on Windows NT-based OS's, dial-up internet seems more responsive than other platforms ?
You'd still have to export the stats manually though right. I would prefer it completely automated. I think I'd have more chance of getting MRTG working on my dial-up connection though, which is cooler anyway.
I thought I might write an app which grabbed the data and made it into HTML automatically, so I did some regmonning and filemonning ... but erm ... DU Meter doesn't appear to be doing what it looks like. So I couldn't figure out where it was storing the stats.
DU Meter
spockboy posted a topic in Software HangoutIs it possible to automatically export DU Meter stats to HTML, or does it have to be done manually? Hmmm ... just wondering. --Dan.


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|Before I proceed, I must certify that I am not qualified to even broach this subject. My qualifications are this. I have worked on one successful state-level campaign, and several other campaigns that either weren't successful or ended before the vote. I have never been involved in party politics beyond the precinct level. My best qualification is that I have been watching Utah politics for about 7 years. And I read with great interest the posts at Utah Policy Daily on how to run a campaign. (Sorry no link, but they have started charging a subscription fee.)
Now that I have certified that I have no real expertise on how to win a campaign, I am going to prove it. Because I believe I know why Tim Bridgewater lost in the June primary.
I mean no offense to anyone on the Bridgewater campaign and I don't wish to offend that the Lee campaign either. That's in part why I have taken so long to post this analysis. Hopefully, a month has been long enough for most wounds to be healed. But the fact is that Bridgewater lost this race, more than Lee won it.
This is mostly evidenced by the fact that neither campaign managed to drive a lot of people to the polls. It was a terrible turn out, and that was because neither camp managed to motivate their base. Actually, let me reword that. Neither camp managed to build up a solid enough base.
While the lack of a base of supporters is part of Bridgewaters loss, it isn't the key, because Lee failed there too. There are two keys to Birdgewater's loss. The first is that the Bridgewater camp started to believe more in themselves, then they did in their message. The second key is that they chose to run a counter-negative campaign.
This is probably going to be very hard to explain, so I hope you will be patient with me as I lay it out. Often times on a campaign it can get easy to start believing that everything that you say and think is going to be accepted by everyone else. This doesn't happen only in campaigns it happens in a lot of interpersonal interactions. Where you fail to communicate, because you aren't able to express yourself to the person you are talking to it. If you are married you have probably experienced this.
The post-convention Bridgewater campaign fell into this trap. They failed to see what their campaign or message would look like to those on the outside. They thought that they needed to convince people that they were right, and not let the message do it for them. Many of the mailers came across as we are right, so you have to vote for Bridgwater. Of course that wasn't the exact message. But it sounded like that to those not involved in the campaign.
I am not saying that they shouldn't believe in the message (or platform) of their campaign. What they need to do is be careful at how they send that message to the public. To a certain extent the mailers and information that they sent came across wrong. People didn't come out feeling like they were informed as much as they were coerced. The campaign was too interested in convincing people that they were right, rather than communicating what they stood for.
Let me put this another way. In order to win a campaign you want to tell people what your platform is. You don't want to try and convince them why your platform is right. You need to let people know what you stand for. Let them convince themselves. If they are going to disagree with you, let them. They won't vote for you know matter how much you coerce them. Let the message speak for itself.
The second reason that the Bridgewater campaign failed was the move away from being the nice guy in the race to being the attacker in the race. And this is probably more relevant than the first key.
After the convention, I was tempted to write a post predicting who would win and why. I never wrote it, because frankly, the whole Senate Campaign was starting to bore me. The essence of that post would have been that the candidate that came across as the nice guy would win. Based on that, I would have predicted that Bridgewater would win the campaign.
Unfortunately for Bridgewater, they didn't stick with the nice guy campaign. Instead, they decided to counter attack Lee's negative messages. Rather than coming across as the victim like the ads were intended, they came across as hypocrites. I know that many people were left scratching their heads. They wondered how to believe that Bridgewater is the better candidate when he tells them not to vote for Lee because he is running a negative campaign, and in the same mailer they throw negative jabs at Lee.
I heard from many people that this is the reason they were hesitant to vote for Bridgewater. Some of them did vote for Bridgewater, but some of them didn't.
It has caused me to speculate why a campaign might choose to run a negative campaign. And I could only come up with one reason that I felt a negative campaign was justified. Simply put a negative campaign helps to solidify your base. However, while the Bridgewater campaign had several people leaning towards him. They wouldn't call themselves part of his base. They were just a voter (as opposed to being a supporter). When the campaign went negative, many of these voters were forced to make the decision to become a supporter. And I think he lost a lot of those.
Again, I want to reiterate, that I do not wish to offend either the Bridgewater or the Lee campaigns. I personally think that they were both very poorly run campaigns. I wish the best to Lee for the rest of his campaign. I will most likely vote for him. But I won't become one of his supporters in 2010.
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At least you proved your first point that you don't know what you are talking about.
Turnout was extremely high and the Bridgewater campaign was not prepared for it. Neither was the Lee campaign but they had a better strategy for a higher turnout (more TV and radio).
The 2004 primary between Huntsman and Karras had roughly 154,000 people turnout. The recent primary had 194,000 people. That is quite an increase and totally disproves your original argument.
I appreciate your thoughtfulness and your post as I have grown to respect your insights into things.
Your analysis seems to fit right although I wouldn't worry about offending either candidate. If either takes offense on this fair analysis, then they are not truly qualified to be Senator.
I was rather thinking Bridgewater was going to win it too, although I am grateful in the end Lee edged him. My real hope is that we will send a great man to the Senate from Utah this November.

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George W. Bush is doing an about face on a longstanding position on offshore drilling, and is calling on Congress today "to end a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, according to White House officials who say Mr. Bush now wants to work with states to determine where drilling should occur."
The NY Times reports that the "move underscores how $4-a-gallon gas has become a major issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, and it comes as a growing number of Republicans are lining up in opposition to the federal ban."
The Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee, "Senator John McCain of Arizona, used a speech in Houston on Tuesday to say he now favors offshore drilling, an announcement that infuriated environmentalists who have long viewed him as an ally." And Florida's governor, Charlie Crist, chimed in immediately backing up John McCain, saying he also "now wants an end to the ban."
Sen. John Kerry, an opponent of offshore drilling, responded to Bush's comments on offshore drilling this morning:
"Today President Bush dusted off the worst of the Cheney special interest giveaways that have created record profits for big oil and a 250% increase in gas prices for consumers these last seven years. Selling off our nation's coastlines to the oil and gas companies won't make a dent in gas prices. If you started drilling tomorrow, you wouldn't even see a drop of oil until 2017. President Bush and his new ally John McCain should use a little straight talk and explain why we're even having this debate when the oil industry has 68 million acres available today that they aren't developing. This is a fraud of a policy and a false choice. Rather than doing the bidding of the oil companies, we need a serious long-term energy strategy that reduces our dependence on oil and promotes affordable clean energy sources to address the urgent threat of climate change and help consumers."
Senator Harry Reid also chimed in saying, "The Energy Information Administration says that even if we open the coasts to oil drilling that won't have a significant impact on prices."
Offshore drilling is not the answer to the rising oil/gas prices. This bid by the Bush administration is just another bid to line Big Oil's pockets with cash.
Seizing on McCain's flip-flop on offshore drilling, Barack Obama, "campaigning in Michigan, swiftly pointed out that Mr. McCain had supported the moratorium during his 2000 presidential run."
"His decision to completely change his position and tell a group of Houston oil executives exactly what they wanted to hear today was the same Washington politics that has prevented us from achieving energy independence for decades," Mr. Obama said in a statement.
Add this latest from John McCain to the long list of issues that prove that Clinton supporters considering McCain need to take a look at and get a clue. We must elect Barack Obama in November. There is no doubt about that.


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JASSY, Rumania (Oct. 14)
Prof. Alexander Cuza, head of the anti-Semitic National Christian Party, opened headquarters yesterday in this city where the Rumanian anti-Semitic political movement was born.
In a speech to his followers, Dr. Cuza declared it was God's wish that the National Christians alone should rule Rumania, adding that under no circumstances would he join a broader right-wing coalition.
His assertion was regarded as significant in the light of the generally accepted belief that a Rightist coalition will be asked to succeed the Tatarescu government.
To demonstrate the popularity of his party, Cuza is arranging an anti-Semitic demonstration in Bucharest for Oct. 26, in which he promises the participation of 250,000 persons. The State railways have placed 2,000 railway cars at his disposal to transport peasants to the capital.


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Alternative cancer treatments are a kind of "forbidden area" in medicine, but Dr. Gonzalez chose to go that route anyway, and has some remarkable success stories to show for his pioneering work.
He didn't set out to treat cancer at first, let alone treat patients. His original plan was to be a basic science researcher at Sloan-Kettering, a teaching hospital for Cornell Medical College.'
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Let's hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
A couple of comments got my attention at our recent Motorsports Marketing Forum.
> WHAT YOU ARE, WHAT YOU'RE MEANT TO BE: The ballad of Jimmie Johnson has always had the story line of his inability to break through to the mainstream like many other top sports superstars. In 2008, after his third NASCAR championship, he embarked on a search for an agency, and the feeling when he selected CAA Sports was that it would be able to land major endorsements deals that would make him a top corporate spokesman. But save for a role in HBO's "24/7," little came of it. He left CAA Sports in 2012 and signed with Octagon, with similar results.
Johnson's answer to a question about his success as an endorser struck me, because it exemplifies the confusion and challenge of brand building. "For the longest time I was focused on [building a brand]," he said. "Now, I'm just focused on doing what feels right and letting that lead the branding. For years, I've had big agencies representing us, brought in agencies. The toughest thing for me is to sit down in a meeting and tell them what my brand is. I don't know what it is. It's so hard to drive that and start a conversation about what avenues you're going to pursue. The brand is important, but the brand to me that's most important is hoisting those trophies."
A great answer. I admire the fact that he may not want to "package himself" as a brand, and the key are his words that he's "focused on doing what feels right and letting that lead the branding." Everything that he does on the track works toward defining his brand — high performance, consistent, competitive, dependable, etc. Edgy and dynamic? Maybe not. But by winning six championships, he is defining his brand by just being who he is and performing on track. It's clear that for a while he focused on building the "brand" and hired agencies. Now the tone sounds of someone just wanting to be Jimmie Johnson on and off the track. That still makes him a brand — a strong one, in my opinion. It's not his "job" to define what he wants his brand to be. He's just going to be himself and share his story. Then it's up to a marketer to synthesize that information, define the brand on paper and take it to market. The question then becomes, who's buying?
> ONCE IN A WHILE YOU GET SHOWN THE LIGHT IN THE STRANGEST OF PLACES IF YOU LOOK AT IT RIGHT: I was also struck by IndyCar CEO Mark Miles talking about the personalities that are in his sport. As many know, Miles has a diverse sports background with 15 years at the ATP, so yes, he's been around some global athletes with big personalities. While I certainly didn't expect him to say that IndyCar didn't have the level of personality appeal of international tennis players, I was impressed by his response on the differences between the two sports and his thoughts behind it.
"I spent 15 years in men's professional tennis," he said. "I wouldn't trade the personalities in the IndyCar paddock for the tennis world, period. There's probably a lot of self-selection that goes on in motorsports where if you can't meet people, walk and talk and go to a cocktail party, present yourself to sponsors, then you probably don't get a ride to some extent. That's just not the case in tennis. You come up because you're better at hitting the ball and nothing else is required. And you work for yourself and you hire and fire your coach and you are very independent in a way that I think is not so true in [IndyCar]. IndyCar has very attractive athletes, and we've just got to do a better job of getting on the same page with them about how they want to be seen. I've just been delighted about how our athletes want to be accessible, and they're really good at it. I'm very bullish about that part of our product."
He'll have to get those personalities to tell their stories if he wants to move the ball forward on IndyCar.
> WHILE THE STORYTELLER SPEAKS: I watch a fair share of football, and there is so much quality NFL programming out there today across all the league's partners. But NBC Sports Executive Producer Sam Flood does one of the best jobs of putting together an NFL show with "Football Night in America." He has the advantage of having all the day's highlights to present, but it's the show's talent, pacing, energy and eloquence that stand out. There is no forced laughter, shouting over each other or analysts feeling the need to one-up each other. It's a smart, clever show that is successful because of the quality of the talent involved. It opens with Bob Costas and the astute duo of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth at the game site, then goes to the New York studio, where the impeccable Dan Patrick quarterbacks the action with the likable twosome of Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Those three are fun, knowledgeable and aren't afraid to call each other out. Recently, when the hot Carolina Panthers were visiting the New Orleans Saints, Patrick didn't hesitate to call out Harrison's comments from earlier this season when he said the Panthers should bench QB Cam Newton when he was struggling. NBC replayed that video and had Harrison answer for it. I learn from both analysts, and their game-strategy breakdown is excellent and should be used more frequently during the show. Maybe it's because Flood keeps his group small: It's only three at the highlight desk, and not five or more analysts talking over each other. The only times I feel the show slows down is when they bring Hines Ward on the set, and while Peter King is very solid, the depth of quality NFL "insiders" across all the networks makes it hard for him to stand out. Finally, Scott Pioli is a surprisingly good addition in the studio; I knew he was articulate but he offers a team perspective and is fairly frank considering his history of being so guarded with the media. At times, I wish the show would take more chances and have talent be a bit more outspoken. But under Flood's guidance, I find it's among the best 75 minutes of NFL news and information I get all week.
> DON'T TELL ME THIS TOWN AIN'T GOT NO HEART. JUST GOT TO POKE AROUND: The New York Times has ramped up its coverage of college athletics. We've seen the provocative op-ed columns by Joe Nocera, who for more than a year has frequently taken on the NCAA, but I've noticed that in the last six months there has been more enterprise work focused on the business side of college sports. Some examples: A main thread of The New York Times' three-part series on ESPN in late August dealt with the amount of influence ESPN has in the college scene. In October, there was a piece by freelancer Ben Strauss on powerful University of Tennessee booster Roy Adams, followed later that month by a look at the issues surrounding Grambling's athletic department. On Nov. 30, Greg Bishop took an extensive look at how TV revenue was "fueling a construction boom" in the Pac-12 and two days later, the Sunday Business section had a front-page profile of Jim Delany's effort behind the Big Ten Network. Long-form stories about big, macro issues are coming with greater frequency on college sports than on the big four sports from the Times, similar to what I've seen at The Wall Street Journal under Rachel Bachman. I got a gauge of the newsroom's thinking in talking with Sports Editor Jason Stallman. "It is a conscious decision," he said of the coverage. "We don't have the army of people to cover college sports in a way that ESPN might, where they fan out to every big game and have beat writers for every conference. So that is a blessing and a curse. It's a curse in that it can be frustrating, but it's a blessing because it allows us to pick our spots."
Look for more coverage on college sports business from the Times. "It's become painfully clear each week that these college athletic programs are no different than the companies we cover on Wall Street," Stallman said.
> THE WORLD IS YOURS: Growing up a fan of Al Pacino, I took my father to the film "Scarface" when we were visiting New York City in 1983. I absolutely loved it; he couldn't believe he sat through the expletive-laden 170-minute film with his 15-year-old. The film wasn't a hit and reviews were poor, but over the years it has become a major cult classic. So I found this story in Hollywood Reporter about the film and ESPN's influence on pop culture amusing. Actor Steven Bauer, who played Tony Montana's sidekick Manolo, was reminiscing about the film on the 30-year anniversary of its release. He remembers the film getting awful reviews and not part of the conversation of great films for years. But as the article states, "The first time he realized it was making a comeback was in the early 1990s, when he was watching ESPN and heard sportscaster Chris Berman yell, 'Say hello to my little friend!' after someone hit a home run. 'I was amazed,' Bauer recalls." Classic lines from the Oliver Stone script continue to be dropped in sports highlights today.
> LET THE WORDS BE YOURS, I'M DONE WITH MINE: It's our last issue of the year and we will be riding out the final two weeks of 2013 with SportsBusiness Daily/Global, so check us out there. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We'll see you in the New Year with a promise to continue to bring you all the news you can use for the next year. Thanks for reading.
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Fifth seed Mark Philippoussis pummelled Croatian Mario Ancic 6-4, 7-5 yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the $1.26 million Japan Open.
The big-serving Australian has launched a late bid to qualify for the Masters Cup - the season-ending, elite eight-man tournament in Houston from November 8-16 - after breaking a two-year title drought with victory in Shanghai last weekend.
"Obviously (the Masters Cup) is a goal, but to be honest it's not my main focus," said the Wimbledon runner-up, whose career has been plagued by injuries.
"For the first time in four years I feel fresh . . . not stressed out. I'm still hungry and if I keep winning matches and tournaments that's going to come."
Philippoussis will play Frenchman Cyril Saulnier next, and fellow Australian Scott Draper will meet top seed Rainer Schuettler in the quarter-finals after the Queenslander upset 1999 champion Nicolas Kiefer 7-5, 6-2. Schuettler beat American Robert Kendrick 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided match.
Schuettler is sixth in the ATP Champions Race and aiming for a spot in the Masters Cup for the first time. "Every point is important for me because if the other players play well they can kick me out of the Masters Cup," said Schuettler.
Third seed Paradorn Srichaphan, still with an outside chance of qualifying for Houston, beat Japanese wildcard Takao Suzuki 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to reach the last eight in Tokyo.
The 24-year-old Thai plays South Korean Lee Hyung-taik in the quarter-finals today after the seventh seed overpowered defending champion Kenneth Carlsen of Denmark 6-3, 6-4.
Among the women, Japanese top seed Ai Sugiyama bowed out with a finger injury while trailing Hungarian Aniko Kapros 6-4, 2-3 in their quarter-final.
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Court frames charges against Arvind Kejriwal in Nitin Gadkari defamation case
A Delhi Court Friday framed charges against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed against him by BJP leader and union minister Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed against him by BJP leader and union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Arvind Kejriwal refused to withdraw his statements against Union minister Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari says Kejriwal had defamed him by including his name in the AAP's list of "India's most corrupt".
Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha filed charges against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and posted the matter for Aug 2.
The court's order came after Kejriwal refused to withdraw his statement in which he had levelled allegations against Gadkari. Earlier in the day, the court suggested both the leaders bury the hatchet and come to an amicable resolution of the case.
During the hearing, Gadkari told the court that he was ready to resolve the issue if Kejriwal withdrew his statement. However, Kejriwal refused to do so.
Kejriwal had earlier been sent to jail after he refused to furnish a personal bail bond in the case. He, however, relented on the advice of the Delhi High Court and was released.


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Hi julia, It's a while since I made contact with you, but I have to congratulate you and QVC on your 17th birthday.You must have lots of energy and enthusiasm to stay in the same job for so long. You always come across as enthusiastic,knowledgeable and committed.
Like you, my first car was a mini. Mine was a 1966 Mini Traveller, you know the one with the wood around the windows.It was a real old banger and red. I was travelling back from work one day and the gear stick [which was the old long metal pole and ball type],came off in my hand.I had to push it a quarter of a mile home.There was no knight in shining armour to help me.However the rest of the way was on the flat and I was young and strong at the time.Anyway I had her fixed and kept her for two years more.Oh the good old day's hey. Love Jen
It's official, QVC is 17 today which set me thinking about my 17th birthday. I was in Guernsey working as a dancer in Summer Season with funny men Cannon and Ball. It was a bit weird actually because the venue where I was working had been told I was turning 18 not 17 and unknown to me, they had organised an 18th birthday party for me.
I had to play along with the whole 'key to the door ' thing, big cake with 18 all over it… very surreal. What was even weirder was the following June when I actually turned 18, it was a bit of an anti-climax!!
Anyway, back to my 'not' 17th birthday. I had been waiting for the day in great anticipation as I couldn't wait to learn to drive. I had my first driving lesson on my actual birthday and absolutely loved it. I was in a fortunate position as a friend of mine's mother owned a hire car company so I was able to have lots of practise in a variety of different cars. With all the practise it meant I only had to have 6 actual lessons before my driving test.
On the day of my test, I had organised to have an hour lesson prior to the actual test BUT unfortunately I overslept. I woke up to the sound of hammering on the front door. It was my driving instructor. I just had time to clean my teeth, throw on a T shirt and a pair of shorts and flip flops and get to the test site for 10am (don't they know I don't do mornings!!). I'm not sure if the Examiner was distracted by the sight of my 17-year-old legs but I managed to pass.
I was living with 2 other girls in Guernsey and we shared a car called 'Bessie' that the venue had bought for us, but my first car that I paid money for was the following summer in Jersey, where I was doing another Summer Season. I bought her with one of the other girls, Debbie, for £50 each. Her name was Petal and she was a two-tone Mini, but not how you may have imagined (see photo above).
The majority of her was a normal red colour, but the rear wing and boot was a kind of matte pinky/ purple. To make her look prettier, we decorated her with a Minnie Mouse sticker on one door and a Dylan (the rabbit from the Magic Roundabout) sticker on the other – very distinctive LOL!!! Do you remember your first car?
I thought this all tied in nicely with our first ever product on QVC – the VW Beetle alarm clock that so many of you correctly remembered in last week's blog. Which reminds me, if you know the colour of the VW you can enter our online competition to win a driving experience.
Enjoy the rest of our Birthday Weekend and do text or phone in!
Love Julia
36 Comments
October 1, 2010 at 11:25 pm -
Hi julia, It's a while since I made contact with you, but I have to congratulate you and QVC on your 17th birthday.You must have lots of energy and enthusiasm to stay in the same job for so long. You always come across as enthusiastic,knowledgeable and committed.
October 3, 2010 at 4:29 pm -
Hi Julia
I remember it all too well… like yourself, I couldn't wait to start driving, so my first lesson was on my 17th birthday in a Triump Dolomite or was it a Torledo… it was brown anyway. No height adjustments on the seats back then, so it was 2 cushions underneath and 1 behind and we had to drive in flat shoes, my choice were a pair of Starsky and Hutch (Paul Michael Glaser) turquoise leather and white stripe trainers, with a blue and white bomber jacket, flared jeans and the hairstyle was exactly the same as Alison Keenan's picture when she was 17!!
I can remember that the driving instructor used to have a 12″ ruler and if you did something wrong used to give you a little rap on top of your knuckles, luckily I never got to find out, but my sister did!!!
My first car was my Dad's old bright orange Austin Allegro, when the very first ones had the square steering wheel! It was a brilliant car and never ever let me down, even in deep snow and I used to polish the chrome wheel hubs and bumpers until they sparkled. I even used to change the spark plugs and air filter, but wouldn't know where to start on the cars these days!
I see the purple and orange theme again!
Annette x
October 3, 2010 at 6:38 pm -
hi julia loved the story i did not receive my first car until i was 30 i took a few goes to pass my test. please could you let me know if qvc are going to do your watch anymore i have one in yellow gold but would love one in white gold. if not could you tell me where i could try i absolutely love mine thankyou debbie
October 3, 2010 at 11:48 pm -
We were very lucky as ,my to be father in law ,bought us a car for an engagement present ,it was a pale lemon mini like yours.The reason for them buying the car, was that my husband had a scooter and his parents worried about his safety on it and mine too.The car wasn't in the best condition either it leaked ! and had a sour smell because of that.I learned to drive in it .
We loved that car that was in 1967 , we got married the next year at 18 & 19 years old and we celebrate our 42 wedding anniversary in December.Ihave enjoyed the birthday weekend ,especially Simon as I am know as mrs Butler and wilson.
October 4, 2010 at 1:42 pm -
I know that you of course have to have time off! You work so hard anyway but why are you not scheduled to present any of the shows with Simon Wilson on Saturday? Apart from you brilliant presenting skills, when the two of you are on the show it is also like watching an entertainment programme and I know that lots more of B & W is sold as a result. It is just not the same without you and Simon as a double act, surely QVC can see this?
Other presenters try with him but he is guarded and not relaxed.
Marie xxx
October 4, 2010 at 2:25 pm -
Hi Jen
Thanks for the birthday wishes – I genuinely love my job and know how lucky I am to have it!
My 2nd car was a red mini traveller with the wood trim – the gear knob never came off in my hand BUT the first time I filled it up with petrol it leaked out all over the road! It had rusted along a weld line so I could only ever put about 3 gallons ( that shows my age ) in it!!! Her name was ratbag! I had names for all my cars!
Don't leave it so long
Julia x
October 4, 2010 at 2:29 pm -
Hi Annette
Your driving instructor could have had a job at QVC if he was that handy with a ruler!!!!
We never had an Allegro, but Chris did have a Maxi for a while which I always thought was very similar! Did you name your cars??
speak soon
Julia x
October 4, 2010 at 2:33 pm -
Hi Emily
Firstly congratulations on your 42 years together, that is amazing! So pleased you enjoyed the birthday weekend – I think a good time was had by all ( even though Simon gave me a terrible hard time for not doing his show! )
Isn't it funny how so many of us had Minis as our first car and now they are right back in fashion again – wouldn't say no to one myself!!!
Julia x
October 4, 2010 at 6:56 pm -
Hi Julia,
Really enjoyed the 17th birtday weekend & looked like you all did too.
The reason I'm contacting you is that on friday morning I saw you present a 'coat' show.You tried a red feather & down, rain resistant coat. It looked like it was 3/4 legnth & was around the £50 mark. I am having trouble finding the details & hope you can help! Was it comfy & warm?
October 4, 2010 at 9:46 pm -
Hi Julia. Interesting blog. Being younger – thats not a dig at any of the rest of the guys/gals or you Julia! – I can remember my first car quite easily mind you it is about 9 years ago now. Bomber was a wee white Metro. I got it from my Uncle as he is a car mechanic. My Dad has always had some names for his cars. Some of them are before my time but a couple always remind me of good times when I was young. Hope you had a lovely weekend and that team of yours are not giving you too many headaches! xx
Love Steven
October 5, 2010 at 12:57 am -
Hello Debbie
I popped up to see the buyers today to ask about the popcorn watch in white gold. They retired it in order to keep a certain level of exclusivity and unfortunately it is not available elsewhere as it was made specially for us. So sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but pleased to hear you love the one you have.
Julia x
October 5, 2010 at 1:02 am -
Hello Marie
Thankyou for your lovely compliments and trust me I wish I was on with Simon as I love doing his shows. Unfortunately it is just the way the schedule has fallen this coming weekend. GOOD NEWS though I am on with him for 2 hours on both the 15th and 16th October, so not too long to wait.
I am seeing him tomorrow so will pass on your comments
Julia x
October 5, 2010 at 11:49 am -
Hi Julia
Really enjoyed all the birthday weekend shows. Some lovely products as always.
I have never learned to drive. I did take lessons, but got SOOO bored, and wouldnt change gears!! I figured what was the point in going up the gears, as I was coming to a roundabout, and would have to go all the way back down them again!!!
My husband took me out in the car a few times. I stalled at traffic lights, a couple of times and had a bit of a queue behind me. I started to panic, and said a few choice words! I glanced at my husband, and saw the teeniest smirk on his face. He was looking out the window as he thought i couldnt see him. So, I very quietly got out the car, went across the road and got on a bus that was sitting there. All the while, he was still looking out the window, and didnt even realise I wasnt in the car. He only realised when the lights changed, and everyone started beeping at him. Apparently, hes never moved so fast in his life getting over into the driving seat. He drove round the corner, as he thought i had just crossed the road, and all the drivers were waving and beeping as they passed him. Very funny, as he just couldnt figure out where I was. We didnt have mobiles at that time, so he just had to go home, and wait till I got in. Needless to say, he thinks twice about smirking now!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We call our little Punto, Snoozy Suzi as the last digits in the reg plate are ZZZ!!!
Lots of love
Una x
October 5, 2010 at 2:59 pm -
Hi Julia
I can't really remember having named my cars, although there were times when the odd car did get called something….. unmentionable!
Although, the last two runabouts that Chris had to get him to and from the station had names, they were both Micras and old bangers, which was good because one actually got broken in to whilst on the station car park.
The white one was called 'White Lightening', because for a small engine it had plenty of poke! Unfortunately that one was written off by a young un-insured driver and was replaced with a red one called 'The Red Devil', not because it had plenty of poke, but because it was a devil to start!!!
Watched you on the UGG show and the red dress really suited you, didn't buy anything though, because I had already bought a pair of Bearpaw Boots in black (150250) which happen to be the snuggliest boots ever.
Hope you come across your dress in the attic trunk someday… what a find that will be. I know for a fact that I wouldn't be able to fit into anything from when I was 17 as I had a 21″ waist back then!
Take care and speak soon
Annette x
October 5, 2010 at 5:07 pm -
Hi Julia, sorry, I said 'UGG' instead of 'EMU' in my reply. Chris had been watching the show with me and kept on and on about the other branded name for sheepskin boots and I couldn't remember, so went on the internet just before typing my reply to you and had UGG on the brain…. ooops!
Annette x
October 6, 2010 at 4:31 pm -
Hi Julia – really enjoyed the birthday weekend – and am patiently waiting for my emu tsv boots to arrive – ordered them in the charcoal and chestnut and I am looking forward to cosy comfort during the winter months !!!
My first car was an old white Hillman Imp – and I loved it to bits even although it had seen better days !!!- I was forever cleaning and polishing it and I filled it with cushions and my collection of Snoopy soft toys – those were the days
Congratulations and birthday wishes to you and all at QVC,
Rachel x
October 7, 2010 at 12:56 pm -
Hi Julia, My first car was also a mini,brown.
It was seeing the stickers on your mini that reminded me of my mums car,when I statred school I would cling too my mum's hair crying and saying "But I takes a long time for you to come and get me". My mum went into town and had all her hair cut short, then went and brought some stickers and stuck them on her car a little Riley Elf.
I went too school every day as good as gold,until two horrible boys stole mum's car.I broke my heart cyring over that car because Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse got set on fire.
October 8, 2010 at 6:18 pm -
Hi Julia,
Absolutely loved that plum/aubergine coloured ruffle top you wore whilst presenting Kathy Van Zealand bags on 30th September at 10pm. Any chance of any details, would be very grateful :-).
October 11, 2010 at 11:39 pm -
Hi Angela
I think it was my top from Per Una at M&S – unfortunately it is a couple of years old so I doubt they still have it.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help
Julia x
October 11, 2010 at 11:43 pm -
Hello Marie
I think the coat was from Centigrade ………… was I on with Glen Campbell??
If it is the one I think it is, it was very lightweight but I would say it would be warm – can't really tell in the studio, but you could take advantage of your 30 day moneyback guarantee and give it a go
Julia x
October 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm -
Hi Steven
I'm afraid my team are giving me a few headaches at the moment – was quite relieved that last weekend there were no matches due to the Internationals – not that we have much involvement as you can imagine!!!
Bomber egh??? I had a white MG Metro when Daniel was a small baby, so that would have been 23 years ago! I only bought her because she had red carpets and seatbelts …… very girly!
speak soon
Julia x
October 11, 2010 at 11:54 pm -
Hi Una
Lovely story ………….. I think the answer to your problems is buy an automatic!!! I never thought I would cos I really enjoy driving, BUT I bought an automatic about 10 years ago and my 2 cars since have both been automatic …. it's a doddle particularly if you do a lot of driving in traffic like I do.
Love the name of your little Punto
Julia x
October 12, 2010 at 12:00 am -
Hi Annette
I knew what you meant when you said UGG – haven't tried Bearpaw but I really love my Emu's so have a few pairs to keep me going now!! Thanks for the compliment about the red dress – do you mean the Cashmasoft one?? It was flattering wasn't it.
I haven't had a 21 inch waist since I was about 10!!!!
Julia x
October 12, 2010 at 12:05 am -
Hi Rachel
I'm sure you will have had your Emu boots by now – hope you love them ……….. Ali K got a pair in the grey and they look great on her. There may be something coming up this weekend by Dennis Basso that would go rather well with them!!!
Isn't it funny how much love and attention you lavish on your first car ……….. now it's just a chore!!
Julia x
October 12, 2010 at 12:09 am -
Oh Mandy, that's quite a sad tale. I don't suppose Dylan and Minnie lasted too much longer after we sold Petal at the end of our summer season!
Julia x
October 12, 2010 at 6:58 pm -
Scotland play Spain tonight Julia so not looking forward to that too much. Here I meant to tell you I was speaking to someone about you the other day there and they said you have rally small feet. Is that true? My Mum has really small feet too and my wee cousins swap shoes with her! Im sworn to secrecy on my source too! xx
October 14, 2010 at 10:23 pm -
Hi Steven
What was the score?? I fell asleep during the England game – it was so boring!!
Who have you been talking to? I don't have REALLY small feet but I do only take a size 4.
Speak soon
Julia x
October 15, 2010 at 2:41 pm -
Hi Julia,
Can I ask us where you by most of your shoes from. You always seem to have a lovely pair on when I see you on QVC.
October 15, 2010 at 5:00 pm -
Scotland got beat 3-2 Julia. Much better performance though. Restored a bit of pride after the czech game. we got back to 2-2 at one point. England were dreadful apparently but you guys are still on course to go through. Massive week for Rangers ahead, we have Motherwell tomorrow at Ibrox. Valencia at Ibrox in the Champions Lweague on Wednesday and then a wee game at Parkhead against Celtic next Sunday and I think I could have a ticket for all of the games. Who do Palce play?
My Mother is a size 3. I was speaking to Claire on Facebook and happened to mention I spoke to you on this a lot so she said I should wind you up about it!!!
Steven x
October 18, 2010 at 11:43 pm -
Hi Debbie
I'm not really a shoe person as I have problems balancing on high heels. I have a few pairs of Clarks, lots of Emu and Birkenstock ( nice flat heels ) and I also go into Aldo sometimes.
I love Ali K's and Claire's high heels but no good for me I'm afraid!
Julia x
October 18, 2010 at 11:51 pm -
Hi Steven
Well at least they played well and Spain are soooooooooooooo good!
My son dan tells me Rangers are doing really well – 8 wins out of 8 and top of the league, but apparently only top on goal difference?? Good luck in the Champions League – Valencia are not the team they were a couple of seasons ago without David Vila.
Unfortunately Palace are pants at the moment – we lost to arch rivals Millwall at home on Saturday and are only just off the bottom of the table. We have Norwich away Tuesday night – we seem to play better away so here's hoping for 3 points! Not sure about Burley yet, but it's early days so I guess we have to give him a chance.
Very impressed that Claire has the time to do facebook – it's not for me I'm afraid, blogging is about my limit on the computer!
speak soon
Julia x
October 19, 2010 at 6:17 pm -
Hi Julia
Is Dan a Palace fan too? Rangers are playing really well at the moment. Valencia are a good team and apparently outplayed Barcelona in the Nou Camp at the weekend. A draw would be fantastic for us. I think Ive said to you before that 3rd place in the group would be a success and I think a point would more or less secure that with Bursaspor having to play Man U twice although man u have not got their troubles to seek at the minute.
I noticed Palace lost at the weekend. Thats a sore one. Mr Burley was a strange appointment I thought. Has Davids not hit it off yet then? Norwich have Paul Lambert in charge so fingers crossed you guys beat them. Are you going? I am genuinely excited for our game at Ibrox tomorrow night and then its Celtic at Parkhead on Sunday(they have won 8out of 8 too!) so should be a cracker and I might be getting a ticket for that too!
Claire actually deleted me on facebook and has literally just re added me. Not too sure what that was all about. Kinda disappointed me when she deleted me because I had been chatting to her and yourself and Claire are probably my fave two presenters. Hopefully get the chance to ask her soon. Hope you didnt slap her too hard for telling me about your feet – thats maybe why she deleted me lol
Your blogs are great so keep them coming!
Steven xx
October 20, 2010 at 6:36 pm -
Hi Steven,
Poor Daniel ………. i took him to his first Palace game when he was just 6 and you have to support your first team, so it's all my fault!
Fantastic win for us last night at Norwich. I think Davids is probably just a different class ( albeit a bit slower than he was ) and sometimes that doesn't help a team to gel. We have some great youngsters – watch out for Wilfred Zaha, definitely a name for the future.
By the time this gets posted you will have played Valencia so I hope things went your way and good luck for the weekend.
We have Preston away so it would be great to get another 3 points and climb out of the bottom 3.
Julia x
October 21, 2010 at 8:54 pm -
Gosh Poor Danial indeed 😀 Only joking Julia. Great and much needed result for you guys on Tuesday. Shooting up the table now?
We were fantastic last night and deserved to win the game. I was proud to be a Rangers fan last night. Fantstic atmosphere and the team were brilliant. We created so many chances. Just unlucky at times and poor finishing. I was over the moon with how we played. If we play like that in the remaining games progression to the next stage is not beyond us. Before the game I would have taken the draw but the overwhelming feeling coming out was one of disappointment. It was really 2 points dropped. I actually cant believe Im saying that after we have played Valencia but its true. Bring on the Celtic on Sunday. We have nothing to fear if we play like how we played last night.
I'll look out for Wilfred Zaha – what nationality is he? Preston have been struggling too I think. By the time you reply we will both have played I would imagine. Unless you are on tomorrow. Fingers crossed we are both smiling. Away for a bath now – was at the gym again today. Hows your fitness going? Looks like its going well from what I saw the other day there xxxxxxxx
November 4, 2010 at 8:20 pm -
Hi Steven
Sorry I haven't posted for a while but I have been moving house and only just got the internet installed at the new place today!
Since we last spoke Palace have lost both their games and are now rock bottom of the Championship! Danny and I went to the home game last Saturday against Swansea and I must report that we were really quite poor. We have had a couple of injury problems but no excuses we just weren't good enough to win.
Not sure if Burley will keep his job much longer if we can't put a run together.
How did you fair against Celtic? ( I haven't had chance to speak to my sister with the move and all)
Haven't done any fitness for a couple of weeks but will set my Pilates machine up over the weekend and USE it.
speak soon
Julia x
November 5, 2010 at 4:52 pm -
Hi Julia
No problem as you said in your other thread it seems a really strssful job! You dont need fitness when you have been doing all that! I am lucky I have lived in my parents house all my life. 26 now and should really be looking at getting out but it's the cheapest rent by a mile!!
Maybe I should avoid talking about football. I noticed Palace had lost again at the weekend. Even Middlesboro aka Strachan's scottish rejects! – re above Palace. Fingers crossed Mr Burley pulls something out the hat. At least you are not too far off teams above you.
We beat Celtic 3-1 🙂 Unfortunately we dropped points at home to Inverness in a 1-1 draw last week but we are a point ahead still. We also lost heavily to valencia in the Champions League in midweek although we were a bit unlucky hitting the post twice. If I am being honest we were well beaten.
Fingers crossed things improve for both our teams this weekend. The pilates machine looks a great machine and it has certainly done the trick for you s you look fab! Have a great wekend and speak soon xx