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What don't they tell you?!
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What a cheerful lot we are!

Last on to post on this thread wins
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Doh!

Birthday present advice: What's a suitable present for a one year old?
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Woolworths is good for clothes.

How to economise
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Try http://www.indianfoodforever.com/daal/ and
http://www.indianfoodrecipes.net/daal-recipes/index.html (this one has pictures so you know what it should look like!)
Recipes look straightforward, but some of the lentils are not commonly known. Write names down and show them to vendor. Otherwise substitute with another.
My mouth is already watering!

Can I criticize my supervisor as she is criticizing me for some things that are not my fault?
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rjb has repeated what I said.

Last on to post on this thread wins
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Sorry, you've been pipped...!

Birthday present advice: What's a suitable present for a one year old?
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Picture books are excellent. Go to the children's section of a good bookshop and ask for advice. Clothes are always welcome (especially by parents) Choose something practical that you would dress your own child in (if you had one). Choose 6 months bigger and suitable for season at that time. Try Adams, Mothercare, ELC, etc.

How to economise
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Juno re. lentils - don't get them from supermarket, but from Asian shops. Its much cheaper.

Can I criticize my supervisor as she is criticizing me for some things that are not my fault?
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You are feeling emotional, understandably. Take a breath and reflect on an objective strategy which doesn't harm you or your relationship with supervisors. Do you not have an annual review board where you can talk to someone (mentor, senior unconnected member of staff) confidentially about this situation?

These things do happen. Is perhaps your main supervisor inexperienced or lacking in confidence, and looking for approbation from second supervisor?

learning to touch type aged 30
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free e- touch typing course. Haven't tried it but it might be worth looking at.

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/

Any tips for better motivation?
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What University is in Blackpool?

Very annoyed and just wanted to sound off
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Get in touch with the course director.

timescale - possible?
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It depends upon your supervisors. Estimate a time and add 50% to it to allow for changes, amendments, flaws in argument and summaries etc. The more supervisors you have, the greater the conflict of representation. It always takes much longer than you anticipate.

Very annoyed and just wanted to sound off
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If this was done formally, there should be a paper trail in your favour. If not, then its difficult.

Any tips for better motivation?
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Lots of golf courses in Blackpool?