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betting on sportbet.com

Does anyone here bet on sportbet.com? I tried to register for it, but don't know where I can make bets for college football picks? Does anyone know where I can place over/under bets for spreads on that site?76.212.141.163 (talk) 04:36, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

That's not the kind of question the Ref Desk is intended for - if you're having problems with a specific site, there should be a way for you to get help on that site. Look for a "contact us" link or something. --Tango (talk) 05:06, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes, but I searched the website, and didn't find an answer to my question. That's why I'm asking it here? And doesen't the Miscellaneous section answer any questions anyways?76.212.141.163 (talk) 07:09, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Sometimes we also use google[1]. Julia Rossi (talk) 09:53, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

The ref desk answers the kind of questions you would find the answer to in a library, it's not a generic help forum. If you can't find the answer on their website, we probably won't be able to either, so it would rely on one of us already knowing the answer. There are far better places than this to find people that already know about sportbet.com (google will help you find some, I'm sure). --Tango (talk) 16:48, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

FWIW, if I find a website is so badly designed that I can't find answers on how to use it, I wouldn't trust them with my money. There are plenty of other betting websites who will only too happily take your cash.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:27, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Peel P50 fuel tank capacity

Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a Peel P50, and I would like to know the specifications before I do so - however, no matter how hard I look I cannot find the fuel tank capacity, to figure out the range of the car!! If there is anyone who knows, or knows where to find it, please help!

144.138.21.113 (talk) 07:12, 31 July 2008 (UTC)Will

Hi 144.138, the article Peel P50 says it has a 49 cc DKW engine if you can extrapolate from that. There are some links and then at DKW some stats for a two-stroke. Julia Rossi (talk) 09:43, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

One of the Googled to websites says it has a tank of 2 gallons, giving you about 200 miles, which at the top speed should then last for 6 hours. If you are a subject of the Lord of Man, who, of course, is neither a man nor possesses 3 legs, this should permit a few shopping trips to the white spots on the map of the island. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 16:38, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

And at the going price I'd look for a really secure way to chain it to bicycle racks to deter bag-snatchers from being 200 ks away before you notice. Julia Rossi (talk) 02:09, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Solar eclipse

I live in Tashkent, so will it be possible to me to observe tomorrow's solar eclipse? 89.236.214.174 (talk) 08:38, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

From this NASA map it appears that the path of totality will be some distance to the East of you, on the far side of Kazakhstan. So from Tashkent you will see a partial eclipse but not a total eclipse. Gandalf61 (talk) 09:28, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

That same site has a Google map you can manipulate, with lines to show the path of the eclipse. OtherDave (talk) 09:33, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you :) 89.236.214.174 (talk) 09:44, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

job search in London

I want to move to London and search for a job there. At the beginning I would like to live near London, but in a place that is cheaper. Any suggestions for a place that is not a rip-off and is well connected to London? Any other random suggestion relating to job search in London?

You might like to browse Commuter town for the London area under the Effects section until someone who knows comes along. Julia Rossi (talk) 09:45, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt answer. I am impatiently waiting for more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.47.146.188 (talk) 09:54, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at commutefrom.com. It provides an interactive map that lets you filter main-line stations by commuting journey time to various locations in cental London, and provides links from each location to the BBC UK house prices database and other sources of local information. Bear in mind that you will need to budget for higher travel costs if you are commuting. Also travelling to the station from which you are commuting will add to your journey time and if you will be driving to the station, don't forget car parking costs. Gandalf61 (talk) 10:28, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Don't forget also that some parts of London are cheaper than some places that are further out. Croydon is not a bad compromise, it's not a particularly trendy place but it has excellent rail links to the capital, plenty of shops and a nice light rail system for getting around. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 10:48, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

watford

This website has a list of average rental prices per week for London postcodes and will at least give you an idea of areas and how much you can expect to pay. It only covers London postcodes though, plus a few others. So outer London ones Croydon and Watford as suggested here (both of which I have lived in/near and would recommend for having lowish costs and decent commutes to the centre) are not on this list. Franmars (talk) 13:56, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

We lived in Croydon for some 10 years. There are major benefits: Rail: Victoria 17 minutes, Gatwick airport 35 minutes, soutyh coast about an hour. Very good shopping, reasonable nightlife. Good College. Big ethnic mix. Light tramway gets one about. Parking is dreadful and Council will clamp anything that does not move for 30 seconds. But cheap and London do not go together. However a London job should pay London rents. But London jobs are hard to find, thousands are looking. Good luck.86.202.155.214 (talk) 14:06, 31 July 2008 (UTC)petitmichel

This site displays average rental prices for all UK towns and counties, and it considers unitary authorities (e.g. Luton) and Greater London boroughs as counties. Only the county data is broken down by size of rental unit, but you can compare the overall average for a town, such as Watford, with the overall average for its county (in this case Hertfordshire), to generate a proportion (town average rent as a percentage of county average rent). You can then apply this proportion to the average rent for the size unit that interests you in that county to get a rough estimate of the average rent for the same size unit in the town that interests you. Marco polo (talk) 19:10, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

By the way, the London borough of Barking and Dagenham seems to have the lowest average rents in Greater London, and Barking seems to have fairly good rail and underground connections to central London, but I do not live in the area and know nothing about the quality of life there. Marco polo (talk) 19:23, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

The cheaper housing tends to be in the east, not just in London but over the border including places like Grays and Basildon. However, rents rise the closer the flat is to a railway station, because most London workers commute by rail. London's employment centres will be different depending on the type of job you want - the newer financial services and a lot of corporate offices are in Docklands which is east of centre; legal jobs are mostly around Holborn; retail jobs are centred on Oxford Street, and civil service jobs are mostly in the south. If you're looking for a job which does not require specialist skills, then make sure you are among the first to get to the JobCentre Plus in the morning. Sam Blacketer (talk) 13:28, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Northernmost point in Russia?

Does anyone know what is the northernmost point in Russia? (reachable by car, or on foot) Thank you! --RiseRover|^talk 13:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

They've claimed the north pole since 1926. Other than that, see Extreme points of Russia. --Random832 (contribs) 13:36, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

So one answer to your question is Cape Chelyuskin, which you could reach on foot at any time of year, though it is more than 2,000 kilometers from nearest road connected to the Eurasian road network, and you'd have to ford or swim across some major rivers to reach that point. During the winter, with the proper gear, you could get there more easily on foot. (You could walk, with some risk, across frozen rivers.) You might even be able to walk across the sea ice to Cape Fligely. Marco polo (talk) 13:54, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

skunks spray

How old are skunks when they can spray? I know they are born with the glands but are they able to spray? 142.177.121.251 (talk) 22:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC) Charlotte

Seven weeks, according to this. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 22:59, 31 July 2008 (UTC)