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Jump to postInteresting when people use the word 'usurped'. I am sure many people of the Falkland Islands can reasarch back their heiritage in the Islands longer than Kirchner and Pope Francis can do in the country their familys usurped.
All the best,
Overlander
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Good thing Platini's and UEFA's 'Financial Fair Play' does not apply to countries.
I hope whoever wins out of Spain and Italy, at least they let Angela Merkel lift the trophy.
All the best,
Overlander
Why not surprise your friend and buy some whiskey from the country it was first distilled in - Ireland.
I recommend Powers as a starting off point.
All the best,
Overlander
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Derico" class="quote" target="_blank">Derico</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Obviously, you have an extremely biased know...
Jump to postMy sympathy is with you all there in Christchurch. I visited for a couple of days during the World Cup and felt a few of the minor shocks (which seemed huge to me) and was amazed about how calm people where about what seemed to me a major incident. It showed me a lot about the character of the Kiwis...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EDICHC" class="quote" target="_blank">EDICHC</a> (<a href="#120" class="quote">Reply 120</a>):<br/><i>Have a safe and pleasant trip. Where are y...
Jump to postOnly a few more weeks and I will be down in New Zealand. I have three games lined up: Ireland v USA Ireland v Australia Ireland v Russia The World Cup is part of my trip and it is a good excuse for me to go and see a country I have heard is very beautiful. As a amateuer ornathologist I am really loo...
Jump to postHello,
When I signed up my 'username' was 'Overlander'
Now it is 'overlander'
It is a small difference, but, as I tried to explain to your support team on 16th November, it does concern me that it was changed.
All the best,
Overlander
Sorry, it is the 'Act of Settlement' 1701 that excludes Roman Catholics or those married to Catholics to succed to the throne, so it seems most of you and Kate are good...
Jump to postGood luck to William and Kate and I sincerely wish they have a long and loving marriage. But, at this time of happiness it does make me question the 'Act of Succession'. If she had been a Catholic woud this have ever happened. When the UK lectures other countries about Human Rights, I have always wo...
Jump to postI am very confused with this language issue.
Spanish is just another colonial language.
So, replace English for another one?
Slán
Overlander
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/HAWK21M" class="quote" target="_blank">HAWK21M</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Aid of some countries are not accepted direc...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Bongodog1964" class="quote" target="_blank">Bongodog1964</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>With the threat of a 20% or so cut...
Jump to postHaving a AMEX card used to be really great. I know I am sounding old, but before email etc if you were travelling around the World you could get your family and friends to send letters to the AMEX office in the country you thought you might be in next. The great thing about this was that if you didn...
Jump to postI have owned both a 'Swiss Army Knife' and a Leatherman. In my opinion the Leatherman is far more superior and a better all round tool if you need to get your hands dirty. But, if you value a magniffying glass for inspecting what you need to do next, then call your Automobile Association and show th...
Jump to postDefinately Pro EU. I work in the Netherlands and have spent six years in Germany when I was younger. (my Father was in the British Army). I have seen the benefits the EU have given to Eire my home country. And in all my years as being part of a diaspora, there is one country I really admire in Europ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/FRAspotter" class="quote" target="_blank">FRAspotter</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>I do believe that the US Army had a nu...
Jump to postAfter the findings of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry in the UK where the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment where found to have shot and killed innocent people in a Civil Rights march in Derry 1972 the repercussions seem to be still taking place... Although 1 Para were 'almalgamated' into 'Special F...
Jump to postThe Saville Enquiry white washed the most shocking part of Bloody Sunday. My Father was an NCO in the Dental Corp based in Palace Barracks, Hollywood, Belfast where 1 Para where based. Starting on the Wednesday before the atrocity took place he heard while on duty as the 'Canteen Cowboy' that they w...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/777236ER" class="quote" target="_blank">777236ER</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>This is an extreme view which under...
Jump to postI'm still not getting who the bigots are here? Is it women who want to presevre their modesty or on the other hand people who just like.... <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #2...
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Jump to postI went to the Central African Republic once, and they do the best Coffee and Carnation Milk pick you up in the world.
I also recall I spent a long time waiting for a ferry to cross the Ubangui River into Zaire (DMC).
All the best,
Overlander
Although I call myself 'Overlander', this poem seems to capture the whole essence of independent travel.. Sea Fever by John Masefield I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and...
Jump to postDear 777236ER,
It get's worse. If you read the latest edition of this paper:
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/
There is no mention at all.
Is there a Vatican conspiracy?
All the best,
Overlander
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Jump to postInteresting that this thread is based on an 'Alarm Survey, produced by the Asphalt Inudstry Alliance (AIA)'
Strangely enough, I wonder if their shoddy work has ever contributed to the problem?
Amazing! It seems just a few years ago we overcame and survived the Ebola Virus and then SARS, now we have another Pandemic. Thankfully the good people at the WHO are going to save us yet again. I am sure this time they are not 'Crying Wolf' to justify their passage on the Gravy Train. After all, we...
Jump to postHello All, I found it very interesting given the history of Switzerland that the US authorities are now asking USB (United Bank of Swiitzerland) to reveal details of accounts. It is certainly a great debate regarding the 'neutrality' of Switzerland over the years about whether they were 'neutral' or...
Jump to postI would never change my name, but if I was called 'Cumulas' and posted something that thankfully was pulled from the site I would consider it.
All the best,
Overlander
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Jump to postUnbeleivable. Test Match Cricket is World News these days. Well done to both India and Australia, you have both achieved something memorable. Although, it is a shame that two very good teams have reached these heights for all the wrong reasons. But, I look forward to Perth as (hopefully) a good game...
Jump to postThank you CFALK for educating me about your bigotry.
I could say something banal about getting out in the big wide world and meeting people and who knows you might learn something.
Or I could say - 'Consider the Potato' as I feel it sums this up completely.
All the best,
Overlander
I feel sorry for India, but well played in the end Australia. What a match. It went to the last 8 minutes. Five days of very competitive Test Cricket at it's best. As a neutral I will leave it to the rest of you to argue about decisions although I do feel India suffered more. I am sure the next matc...
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Jump to postUnbelievable. Is this the beginning of the end of Australian dominance in Cricket??
They have a chance to make themselves legends in the game, but they won't make the effort to win as they seem to be playing for a draw. Very un-Australian as far as Cricket goes.
All the best,
Overelander
It is very unfortunate that a very serious matter that happens in all countries regardless of beliefs or culture has been brought up in such a matter. Regardless of the motives of this thread, it highlights how terrible it is for a woman (or man) to live their life in fear in a place that should nor...
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Jump to postThis is a great Test Match.
Exactly what the game of Cricket is all about.
I am looking forward to the two teams upping the 'ante' in the next couple of days and seeing who breaks first.
All the best,
Overlander
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Jump to postWhat a great days play. I signed up for Cricket Australia <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> as you can receive it here in the Netherlands via the Internet. For $24.95 a year so far it seems a bargain. As a neutral, todays play was very enjoyable. Test Match Cricket at its best (...
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Jump to postRecently, I posted a subject some members immediately re-acted too based on the flag of my proflle.
For me, the use of a flag is irrelevant.
I suggest we get rid of the flags completely.
All the best,
Overlander