Youtube Shortcut Keys

Some useful short cut keys for youtube:

K – Play/Pause (spacebar also)
J – Go back 3 seconds when in play / go back one frame when paused (Left Arrow also)
L – Go forward 3 seconds when in play / go forward one frame when paused (right arrow also)
0 – Go to start of video
F – Fullscreen (ESC to exit fullscreen)

1-9 – The number keys can be used to jump to a point on the timeline.
5 jumps to 50% or half way through the video.
1 jumps to the 10% mark and 9 jumps to the 90% mark.

Volume Controls:
M – Mute
Up Arrow – Increase Volume 5%
Down Arrow – Decrease Volume 5%

When Is The Best Time Of The Month To Buy UK Premium Bonds

You should aim to buy your NSandI Premium Bonds near the end of the month. This is due to the fact that you must hold them for at least one calendar month before you are entered into a draw.

As each draw takes place around the 1st of the month if you buy around the 27th then you leave a couple of days for the transaction to go through, you sit out a full calendar month and are eligible for the quickest next possible draw date. This way you have the minimum waiting time before you are in a draw.

For withdrawals simply withdraw immediately after a draw is finalised to have your money back as soon as possible.

What Are Bitcoins And How Do They Work?

Bitcoin is an electronic peer to peer money and payment network. They are virtual tokens rather than physical coins or notes.

The value is determined by how much people are willing to exchange it for.

A process called "mining" is undertaken to carry out transactions.

Bitcoins are stored at addresses called wallets.

Nectar American Express Nectarcard Introduces £25 Fee

With the new £25 fee introduction I don't think it is worth wile as my spend is around £200 per month. I think you need to spend at least £500 each month to make it worth wile.

This does not include any bonus points:

50% Off Domino's Pizza (Collection or Delivery)

Get 50% off orders over £15 at Domino's with the code FEEDME50, it's only valid on pizza.

Not sure when it runs out

New 2 Letter Words on Words With Friends

There are a few new 2 Letter words available for use on Words With Friends. They are:

AC, BU, CU, DR, EB, EE, IZ, LE, LL,
MP, NS, OO, PS, RA, SE, UL, ZL, ZZ

What is the Difference Between BDRip and BRRip?

What is the Difference Between BDRip and BRRip?

If the bitrate and resolution are the same then:

A BDRip is the better quality one as it is ripped directly from a Blu-Ray Disc.

A BRRip is a copy that is indirectly ripped from a Blu-Ray Disc. It is a copy of a copy.

They should both be sharper than a DVDRip.

How To / Do I Stop SPAM Texts - Say NO to PPI scammers

Don't give your number out is the first thing, sounds simple but very easy to forget.

If you get one from a familiar company then reply STOP to the number.

If you get one from an unknown company DO NOT reply. It could lead to even more texts.

Forward SPAM texts to 7726 (87726 for Vodafone). The senders numbers will get taken down when enough people complain.

Jahmazing - Jahmene Douglas - At Last

BBC Good Food Show 15% Off Promotional Code

If you are going to the London show you can get the following discounts using these codes:

GFL34 - 2 ticket for £34

VIT15 - 15% Off

GFR - 10% Off

Not sure when they run out

Top 20 Worlds Biggest Companies - 2011

By Revenue ($m)

1        Wal-Mart Stores                   421,849

2        Royal Dutch Shell                 378,152

3        Exxon Mobile                        354,674

4        BP                                         308,928

5        Sinopec Group                     273,422

6        China National Petroleum   240,192

7        State Grid                             226,294

8        Toyota Motor                        221,760

9        Japan Post Holdings          203,958

10      Chevron                               196,337

11      Total                                     186,055

12      ConocoPhillips                   184,966

13      Volkswagen                        168,041

14      AXA                                     162,236

15      Fannie Mae                        153,825

16      General Electric                 151,628

17      ING Group                           147,052

18      Glencore International        144,978

19      Berkshire Hathaway          136,185

20      General Motors                  135,592

Source: CNN

Top 20 Worlds Biggest Brands - 2011

By Brand Value ($m)

1        Coca Cola            71,861

2        IBM                        69,905

3        Microsoft              59,087

4        Google                  55,317

5        GE                        42,808

6        McDonald's          35,593

7        Intel                       35,217

8        Apple                    33,492

9        Disney                   29,018

10      HP                         28,479

11      Toyota                   27,764

12      Mercedes             27,445

13      Cisco                     25,309

14      Nokia                     25,071

15      BMW                     24,554

16      Gillette                   23,997

17      Samsung               23,430

18      Louis Vuitton         23,172

19      Honda                   19,431

20      Oracle                   17,262

Source: Interbrand.com

UK Scrabble 3 Letter Words List

This is the complete list and is correct as at 03/04/2012

A
AAH AAL AAS ABA ABB ABS ABY ACE ACH ACT ADD ADO ADS ADZ AFT AGA AGE AGO
AGS AHA AHI AHS AIA AID AIL AIM AIN AIR AIS AIT AKA AKE ALA ALB ALE ALF ALL ALP ALS ALT AMA AMI AMP ANA AND ANE ANI ANN ANT ANY APE APO APP APT ARB ARC ARD ARE ARF ARK ARM ARS ART ARY ASK ASP ASS ATE ATT AUA AUE AUF AUK AVA AVE AVO AWA AWE AWL AWN AXE AYE AYS AZO

B
BAA BAC BAD BAG BAH BAL BAM BAN BAP BAR BAS BAT BAY BED BEE BEG BEL BEN
BES BET BEY BEZ BIB BID BIG BIN BIO BIS BIT BIZ BOA BOB BOD BOG BOH BOI BOK BON BOO BOP BOR BOS BOT BOW BOX BOY BRA BRO BRR BRU BUB BUD BUG BUM BUN BUR BUS BUT BUY BYE BYS

C
CAA CAB CAD CAG CAM CAN CAP CAR CAT CAW CAY CAZ CEE CEL CEP CHA CHE CHI
CID CIG CIS CIT CLY COB COD COG COL CON COO COP COR COS COT COW COX COY
COZ CRU CRY CUB CUD CUE CUM CUP CUR CUT CUZ

D
DAB DAD DAE DAG DAH DAK DAL DAM DAN DAP DAS DAW DAY DEB DEE DEF DEG DEI
DEL DEN DEV DEW DEX DEY DIB DID DIE DIF DIG DIM DIN DIP DIS DIT DIV DOB DOC DOD DOE DOF DOG DOH DOL DOM DON DOO DOP DOR DOS DOT DOW DOY DRY DSO DUB DUD DUE DUG DUH DUI DUN DUO DUP DUX DYE DZO

E
EAN EAR EAS EAT EAU EBB ECH ECO ECU EDH EDS EEK EEL EEN EFF EGG EGO EIK EKE ELD ELF ELK ELL ELM ELS ELT EME EMO EMS EMU END ENE ENG ENS EON ERA ERE ERF ERG ERK ERN ERR ERS ESS EST ETA ETH EUK EVE EVO EWE EWK EWT EXO EYE

F
FAA FAB FAD FAE FAG FAH FAN FAP FAR FAS FAT FAW FAX FAY FED FEE FEG FEH
FEN FER FES FET FEU FEW FEY FEZ FIB FID FIE FIG FIL FIN FIR FIT FIX FIZ FLU FLY FOB FOE FOG FON FOP FOR FOU FOX FOY FRA FRO FRY FUB FUD FUG FUM FUN FUR

G
GAB GAD GAE GAG GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAU GAY GED GEE GEL GEM GEN
GEO GET GEY GHI GIB GID GIE GIF GIG GIN GIO GIP GIS GIT GJU GNU GOA GOB GOD GOE GON GOO GOR GOS GOT GOV GOX GUE GUL GUM GUN GUP GUR GUS GUT GUV
GUY GYP

H
HAD HAE HAG HAH HAJ HAM HAN HAP HAS HAT HAW HAY HEH HEM HEN HEP HER HES
HET HEW HEX HEY HIC HID HIE HIM HIN HIP HIS HIT HMM HOA HOB HOC HOD HOE HOG HOH HOI HOM HON HOO HOP HOT HOW HOX HOY HUB HUE HUG HUH HUI HUM HUN
HUP HUT HYE HYP

I
ICE ICH ICK ICY IDE IDS IFF IFS IGG ILK ILL IMP INK INN INS ION IOS IRE IRK ISH ISM ISO ITA ITS IVY IWI

J
JAB JAG JAI JAK JAM JAP JAR JAW JAY JEE JET JEU JIB JIG JIN JIZ JOB JOE JOG JOL JOR JOT JOW JOY JUD JUG JUN JUS JUT

K
KAB KAE KAF KAI KAM KAS KAT KAW KAY KEA KEB KED KEF KEG KEN KEP KET KEX
KEY KID KIF KIN KIP KIR KIS KIT KOA KOB KOI KON KOP KOR KOS KUE KYE KYU

L
LAB LAC LAD LAG LAH LAM LAP LAR LAS LAT LAV LAW LAX LAY LEA LED LEE LEG
LEI LEK LEP LET LEU LEV LEW LEX LEY LIB LID LIE LIG LIN LIP LIS LIT LOB LOD LOG LOO LOP LOR LOS LOT LOU LOW LOX LOY LUD LUG LUM LUR LUV LUX LUZ LYE LYM

M
MAA MAC MAD MAE MAG MAK MAL MAM MAN MAP MAR MAS MAT MAW MAX MAY MED MEE MEG MEL MEM MEN MES MET MEU MEW MHO MIB MIC MID MIG MIL MIM MIR MIS MIX MIZ MNA MOA MOB MOC MOD MOE MOG MOI MOL MOM MON MOO MOP MOR MOS MOT MOU MOW MOY MOZ MUD MUG MUM MUN MUS MUT MUX MYC

N
NAB NAE NAG NAH NAM NAN NAP NAS NAT NAW NAY NEB NEE NEF NEG NEK NEP NET
NEW NIB NID NIE NIL NIM NIP NIS NIT NIX NOB NOD NOG NOH NOM NON NOO NOR NOS NOT NOW NOX NOY NTH NUB NUN NUR NUS NUT NYE NYS

O
OAF OAK OAR OAT OBA OBE OBI OBO OBS OCA OCH ODA ODD ODE ODS OFF OFT OHM
OHO OHS OIL OKA OKE OLD OLE OLM OMS ONE ONO ONS ONY OOF OOH OOM OON OOP
OOR OOS OOT OPE OPS OPT ORA ORB ORC ORD ORE ORF ORS ORT OSE OUK OUP OUR
OUS OUT OVA OWE OWL OWN OWT OXO OXY OYE OYS

P
PAC PAD PAH PAL PAM PAN PAP PAR PAS PAT PAV PAW PAX PAY PEA PEC PED PEE
PEG PEH PEN PEP PER PES PET PEW PHI PHO PHT PIA PIC PIE PIG PIN PIP PIR PIS PIT PIU PIX PLU PLY POA POD POH POI POL POM POO POP POS POT POW POX POZ PRE PRO PRY PSI PST PUB PUD PUG PUH PUL PUN PUP PUR PUS PUT PUY PYA PYE PYX

Q
QAT QIS QUA

R
RAD RAG RAH RAI RAJ RAM RAN RAP RAS RAT RAY RAX REB REC RED REE REF REG
REH REI REM REN REO REP RES RET REV REW REX REZ RHO RHY RIA RIB RID RIF RIG RIM RIN RIP RIT RIZ ROB ROC ROD ROE ROK ROM ROO ROT ROW RUB RUC RUD RUE RUG RUM RUN RUT RYA RYE

S
SAB SAC SAD SAE SAG SAI SAL SAM SAN SAP SAR SAT SAU SAV SAW SAX SAY SAZ SEA SEC SED SEE SEG SEI SEL SEN SER SET SEW SEX SEY SEZ SHA SHE SHH SHY SIB SIC SIF SIK SIM SIN SIP SIR SIS SIT SIX SKA SKI SKY SLY SMA SNY SOB SOC SOD SOG SOH SOL SOM SON SOP SOS SOT SOU SOV SOW SOX SOY SPA SPY SRI STY SUB SUD SUE SUI SUK SUM SUN SUP SUQ SUR SUS SWY SYE SYN

T
TAB TAD TAE TAG TAI TAJ TAK TAM TAN TAO TAP TAR TAS TAT TAU TAV TAW TAX
TAY TEA TEC TED TEE TEF TEG TEL TEN TES TET TEW TEX THE THO THY TIC TID TIE TIG TIL TIN TIP TIS TIT TIX TOC TOD TOE TOG TOM TON TOO TOP TOR TOT TOW TOY TRY TSK TUB TUG TUI TUM TUN TUP TUT TUX TWA TWO TWP TYE TYG

U
UDO UDS UEY UFO UGH UGS UKE ULE ULU UMM UMP UMU UNI UPO UPS URB URD URE
URN URP USE UTA UTE UTS UTU UVA

V
VAC VAE VAG VAN VAR VAS VAT VAU VAV VAW VEE VEG VET VEX VIA VID VIE VIG
VIM VIN VIS VLY VOE VOL VOR VOW VOX VUG

W
WAD WAE WAG WAI WAN WAP WAR WAS WAT WAW WAX WAY WEB WED WEE WEM WEN WET WEX WEY WHA WHO WHY WIG WIN WIS WIT WIZ WOE WOF WOK WON WOO WOS WOT WOW WOX WRY WUD WUS WYE WYN

X
XIS

Y
YAD YAE YAG YAH YAK YAM YAP YAR YAW YAY YEA YEH YEP YES YET YEW YEX YGO
YIN YIP YOB YOD YOK YOM YON YOS YOU YOW YUG YUK YUM YUP YUS

Z
ZAG ZAP ZAS ZAX ZEA ZED ZEE ZEK ZEL ZEP ZEX ZHO ZIG ZIN ZIP ZIT ZIZ ZOA ZOL ZOO ZOS ZUZ ZZZ

UK Scrabble 2 Letter Words List

This is the complete list and is correct as at 20/03/2012

A  AA AB AD AE AG AH AI AL AM AN AR AS AT AW AX AY
B  BA BE BI BO BY
C  CH
D  DA DE DI DO
E  EA ED EE EF EH EL EM EN ER ES ET EX
F  FA FE FY
G  GI GO GU
H  HA HE HI HM HO
I  ID IF IN IO IS IT
J  JA JO
K  KA KI KO KY
L  LA LI LO
M  MA ME MI MM MO MU MY
N  NA NE NO NU NY
O  OB OD OE OF OH OI OM ON OO OP OR OS OU OW OX OY
P  PA PE PI PO
Q  QI
R  RE
S  SH SI SO ST
T  TA TE TI TO
U  UG UH UM UN UP UR US UT
V
W  WE WO
X  XI XU
Y  YA YE YO YU
Z  ZA ZO

UK Cigarette Prices and Taxes

Cigarette prices in the UK have risen dramatically over the last 20 years or so.

Here is a breakdown:

Source: TMA

Year	RRP for 20pk	Tax Element	Tax %
1990	1.65	1.20	73
1991	1.80	1.31	73
1992	2.08	1.55	75
1993	2.27	1.70	75
1994	2.52	1.93	77
1995	2.70	2.09	77
1996	2.89	2.26	78
1997	3.08	2.42	79
1998	3.36	2.65	79
1999	3.64	2.88	79
2000	3.88	3.08	79
2001	4.22	3.37	80
2002	4.39	3.46	79
2003	4.51	3.55	79
2004	4.65	3.65	78
2005	4.82	3.77	78
2006	5.05	3.91	77
2007	5.33	4.07	76
2008	5.44	4.18	77
2009	5.67	4.34	77
2010	6.29	4.83	77
2011	6.63	5.08	77

Sunday Times Rich List 2011. Top 10 Richest People in the UK

This list has been out for a few weeks:

1. Lakshmi Mittal and Family: £17.51 Billion from Steel
2. Alisher Usmanov: £12.4 Billion from Steel
3. Roman Abramovich: £10.3 Billion from Oil
4. Duke of Westminster: £7 Billion from Property
5. Ernesto & Kirsty Bertarelli: £6.87 Billion from Pharmaceuticals
6. Leonard Blavatnik: £6.24 Billion from Industry
7. John Fredriksen: £6.2 Billion from Shipping
8. David & Simon Reuben: £6.18 Billion from Property
9= Gopi & Sri Hinduja: £6 Billion from Industry and Finance
9= Galen & George Weston: £6 Billion from Retail

Pilau Rice Recipe

Ingredients: Serves 4

• 2 Cardamom Pods
• ¾ teaspoon Cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon Coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon Ground Nut oil
• 1 Finely Chopped Onion
• 400ml Basmati Rice (Use measuring jug)
• 600ml Boiling Water (Always 1.5x the volume of Rice)
• 1 Cinnamon Stick (1 Inch piece)
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 teaspoons Salt

Method:

Crush cardamom pods, cumin seeds and coriander seeds using a pestle and mortar. Add the spices (including the pods) to a warmed frying pan and turn the heat up high to dry roast them. This will take about 1 minute and will draw the flavour out of the spices.

Add 1 tablespoon of groundnut oil and 1 small finely chopped onion and fry for about 3 minutes, until the onion is lightly tinged brown.

Add the rice to the pan. Turn the grains over until they are nicely coated and glistening with oil. This helps to keep the grains separate.

Then add the boiling water to the pan. Stock is an excellent alternative, particularly if the rice is to be served with chicken (use chicken stock, do not use stock cubes)

Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf and salt. Once the hot liquid has been added, stir only once as you don't want to break the delicate grains – this releases the starch and gives sticky rice, spoiling it utterly.

Put the lid on and turn the heat down to its lowest setting. Then leave it alone, once the lid is on. Give white rice 15 minutes and brown rice 40 minutes, overcooking will spoil it. The best way to test if it is cooked is simply to bite a grain. Another way is to tilt the pan and, if liquid collects at the edge, it will need a couple more minutes.

When the rice is cooked, remove the lid, turn the heat off and place a clean tea cloth over the pan for 5-10 minutes. This will absorb the steam and help keep the grains dry and separate. Just before serving, use the tip of a skewer or a fork to lightly fluff up the grains

The Worlds Largest / Biggest Megacities

A metropolis or commuter belt with more than 10 million people residing in it is known as a megacity. There are numerous megacities across the planet

The biggest megacites right now are as follows:

Rank	Megacity	Country	Population
1	Tokyo	Japan	34,200,000
2	Guangzhou	China	24,900,000
3	Seoul	South Korea	24,500,000
4	Delhi	India	23,900,000
5	Mumbai	India	23,300,000
6	Mexico City	Mexico	22,800,000
7	New York City	USA	22,200,000
8	São Paulo	Brazil	20,800,000
9	Manila	Philippines	20,100,000
10	Shanghai	China	18,800,000
11	Jakarta	Indonesia	18,700,000
12	Los Angeles	USA	17,900,000
13	Karachi	Pakistan	16,900,000
14	Osaka	Japan	16,800,000
15	Kolkata	India	16,600,000
16	Cairo	Egypt	15,300,000
17	Buenos Aires	Argentina	14,800,000
18	Moscow	Russia	14,800,000
19	Dhaka	Bangladesh	14,000,000
20	Beijing	China	13,900,000
21	Tehran	Iran	13,100,000
22	Istanbul	Turkey	13,000,000
23	London	United Kingdom	12,500,000
24	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	12,500,000
25	Lagos	Nigeria	12,100,000
26	Paris	France	10,197,678

Source: Wikipedia