I applaud Slow Food International www.slowfood.com for their efforts - I wish there was more of a presence in this area. I personally love the smell of slow cooking food - that was perhaps the biggest draw to feast that Annora and I prepared for our Hromnice Day celebration of the Shire of Shattered Oak's 20'th anniversary - we cooked about half the 4+dessert course feast on site in slow cookers starting at 7 in the morning and let the smells fill the building. The compliments that we received on the feast were amazing. Venison roasted with whole cloves of garlic for 8 hours - it was so tender, moist and tasty that nobody believed it was venison. Soups allowed to simmer until they reach their fullest, richest flavors cannot be beat.

As far as Bill goes - I don't think he could do it - I had it two weeks before it was released (developer network/business partner) and i still ended up going back to XP pro within 3 weeks - it's faster and it works - (don't even get me started on the obfuscation of Office 2007) - 'nuff said.

There are other things I'd like to see as well - things like a government that actually works (apart from certain members who take their responsibilities seriously - they know who they are) - I'm not holding my breath on that though...

Eoin