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I don't think his Hugeness is one to put up with much lamentation.Sean_F said:
I thought it was the passage where Jesus declared "Man's greatest joy is to slaughter his enemies, to drive them before him, and to listen to the lamentations of their women."Nigelb said:
No, I think it's the one where he announced ‘I will be greatest jobs president God ever created’...Tissue_Price said:
Is that the chapter where Jesus recovers from poor midterm polling to win an unexpected overall majority?Nigelb said:
You might reflect on Luke 7:36-50justin124 said:I have often been accused of being more right wing than most Tories when it comes to matters of personal morality - and I have to accept that I feel a certain affinity with the views of Ann Widdecombe and even Mary Whitehouse on this issue.I hate the personal hypocrisy of it all! I am utterly appalled when the Church agrees to marry couples who have been cohabiting - quite often with a kid or two in tow. Were I a church minister or vicar I would decline to marry them. At the end of the day the Church either has beliefs and principles or it does not. Putting the aside in this way totally undermines its credibility.
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Re: Trump and the Baltics
Surely if Putin did have as much leverage as some are claiming, he wouldn't have made the statement about the US troops being a 'threat'. He'd have just had a quiet word in the orange shell-like and Trump would have moved them out next month.
The public sabre rattling from Russia suggests to me that Trump is not as deep in the Kremlin's pocket as feared. This is of course a very, very good thing.0 -
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Nigel Farage and now Marine le Pen at Trump Towers.
Would love to see Juncker's expression
But seriously just how many rule books and accepted norms are going to be binned as the Trump Presidency takes power.
While it is funny to see the MSM having a collective breakdown maybe they may finally realise that their World order is changing.
However, it is a period of greater uncertainty and with many more dangers on the horizon, sadly0 -
But not why they still seem to be using 1970s electronics...TheScreamingEagles said:
Plus it finally came up with a suitable explanation of why the first Death Star was so flawed.Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.0 -
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
Interesting:
https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/health-and-care/nhs/news/82285/public-back-tax-hike-pay-nhs-poll
On income tax, 42% support a penny increase on the basic rate compared to 37% who oppose it, a marked change from April 2014 where opposition stood at 51%.0 -
Putin "a defender of Western values"? - polonium in your tea, imprisonment for false tax crimes, etc,etc?Casino_Royale said:
The 'positive' part, such as it is, could be Trump-Putin forming an anti-ISIS/Islamist extremist alliance.Casino_Royale said:
Putin probably wants something like a demilitarisation of the Baltic States and a lifting of sanctions.FeersumEnjineeya said:
So, time to buy a generator and start stocking the bunker?Casino_Royale said:
I think he will almost certainly do something.Ishmael_Z said:
OK I am now officially frightened. 8 days till it is up to Donald Trump to decide whether those troops stay in Poland.Casino_Royale said:Putin wasting no time in calling in favours: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38592448
Up to Donald Trump.
The US military will try and convince him to just reduce the numbers, reduce the deployment period, or even just send them to Germany instead.
But, Trump may go further.
He'll be annoyed that those states joined the EU and NATO in the first place, but probably recognises any overt military move on them would be a step too far. From the Russia point of view, the EU and NATO 'encouraging' Georgia and Ukraine to join them was a step too far.
Ultimately, he wants to be seen as a strong man and build a Greater Russia. But so does Trump, so, unless the Russians truly do have major shit on Trump, Trump won't want to look like a total weakling - or be portrayed as such - in US eyes either.
If Trump does start to look a threat to US interest, I expect Congress to act.
Putin also sees himself as a defender of Christendom and traditional Western values (and Obama and his ilk dangerously "progressive", e.g. on gay rights) but I don't know quite how that'll square with Trump and the Republicans either.
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david_herdson said:justin124 said:
Not really. I would suggest that people who live their lives that way should opt for a civil ceremony - as indeed did my niece and her husband. There would be no sense of hypocrisy in that scenario. What I object to is people 'wanting to have their cake and eat it' and effectively abusing the church for social convenience or a prettier Wedding Album!david_herdson said:
I completely agree that the Church of England has lost its way in terms of what it believes. But that said, Christ's message is about forgiveness and morality and belief are not the same thing. You might also want to reflect that in refusing to marry a couple with children or who have been cohabiting, you are ensuring that they continue to live 'in sin' (apart from being absurd). What would Jesus do?justin124 said:
I have often been accused of being more right wing than most Tories when it comes to matters of personal morality - and I have to accept that I feel a certain affinity with the views of Ann Widdecombe and even Mary Whitehouse on this issue.I hate the personal hypocrisy of it all! I am utterly appalled when the Church agrees to marry couples who have been cohabiting - quite often with a kid or two in tow. Were I a church minister or vicar I would decline to marry them. At the end of the day the Church either has beliefs and principles or it does not. Putting the aside in this way totally undermines its credibility.AlsoIndigo said:FPT:
Society has yet to develop a recognised civil ceremony equivalent to a Christening yet people still want to have a social occasion to celebrate the birth and the new child (and why not? the Church has been vey adept over the centuries in marrying ceremony with religion precisely because people *want* ceremony).justin124 said:
That is very interesting and obviously reflects a different culture.
As it happens , I have been taken aback in just the last hour to receive an invitation from my niece and her husband to the double Christening of their two children - boys of 3 years and 6 months old.. The couple are not churchgoers and their first child was born out of wedlock more than a year before their marriage. To be honest , I find it highly hypocritical that they wish to go down this road when their previous conduct reveals how far their standards of personal morality fall short of Christian principles.
But from your comment, it doesn't sound as if you know much of Christian principles, the core of which is forgiveness.0 -
"Mrs Holliday, whose father and grandfather were miners, is a long-time Labour Party supporter and a member of the Unite union.
She describes herself as pro-nuclear and left of centre, supporting Jeremy Corbyn in Labour’s recent leadership elections."
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/latest/Hospital-campaigner-and-councillor-enter-race-to-become-MP-796db60f-0626-4c90-827c-e1205603d792-ds
Now where do Unite stand on nuclear power?0 -
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
My only thought on this is that they're anticipating the EU27 official response once A50 is invoked, condemning the UK to the outer darkness, and by the way here's our invoice for a hojillion pounds before we'll let you leave.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
Pro. Jobs.dr_spyn said:"Mrs Holliday, whose father and grandfather were miners, is a long-time Labour Party supporter and a member of the Unite union.
She describes herself as pro-nuclear and left of centre, supporting Jeremy Corbyn in Labour’s recent leadership elections."
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/latest/Hospital-campaigner-and-councillor-enter-race-to-become-MP-796db60f-0626-4c90-827c-e1205603d792-ds
Now where do Unite stand on nuclear power?0 -
Since the films were 'a long time ago', 1970's electronics are obviously the cutting edge.Nigelb said:
But not why they still seem to be using 1970s electronics...TheScreamingEagles said:
Plus it finally came up with a suitable explanation of why the first Death Star was so flawed.Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.
A good friend of mine went to school with Felicity Jones.0 -
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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Hence the subs without nukes policy briefly entertained by Corbyn.Pulpstar said:
Pro. Jobs.dr_spyn said:"Mrs Holliday, whose father and grandfather were miners, is a long-time Labour Party supporter and a member of the Unite union.
She describes herself as pro-nuclear and left of centre, supporting Jeremy Corbyn in Labour’s recent leadership elections."
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/latest/Hospital-campaigner-and-councillor-enter-race-to-become-MP-796db60f-0626-4c90-827c-e1205603d792-ds
Now where do Unite stand on nuclear power?0 -
Consider which ways the Supreme Court decision could go. If they gold-plate the ruling of the High Court then the bar gets very high indeed and we could have all sorts of constitutional crises before getting to the point of being able to invoke A50. The other alternative is that they overturn the High Court's decision, but I think a middle ground decision is unlikely.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
If I lived in Copeland I would not be voting Labour at the coming by election. There are no circumstances in which I will support a gender vetted candidate.0
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Before we let you leave. I don't think so - any financial settlement will have to be by agreement or be tied up in the Courts for decades.John_M said:
My only thought on this is that they're anticipating the EU27 official response once A50 is invoked, condemning the UK to the outer darkness, and by the way here's our invoice for a hojillion pounds before we'll let you leave.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:
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It's not often that I come to the defence of Labour, but I think that this is a shortlist which happens to comprise all women, rather than an all-women shortlist, if you see what I mean. There were four men and four women on the longlist.justin124 said:If I lived in Copeland I would not be voting Labour at the coming by election. There are no circumstances in which I will support a gender vetted candidate.
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Much like the recent Tory leadership election.Richard_Nabavi said:
It's not often that I come to the defence of Labour, but I think that this is a shortlist which happens to comprise all women, rather than an all-women shortlist, if you see what I mean. There were four men and four women on the longlist.justin124 said:If I lived in Copeland I would not be voting Labour at the coming by election. There are no circumstances in which I will support a gender vetted candidate.
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Tsk. Many Bothan's died getting info on Death Star II circling the forest moon of Endor, not the first one destroyed above Yavin IV.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Eagles, some say the next spin-off film is to be entitled Death of the Bothans.
Good evening, Miss JGP.
Mr. Herdson, I quite agree. Reminds me a little of blithe assumptions and unwarranted confidence of a Remain vote by the stock market on polling day.0 -
People were forecasting a drop in sterling following the vote and lo, it dropped. Sometimes things just work like that.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
Excuse my flippancy Big_G. I was merely trying to convey that the EU are going to respond in a hostile manner to the A50 invocation, and the markets will subsequently go into conniptions.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Before we let you leave. I don't think so - any financial settlement will have to be by agreement or be tied up in the Courts for decades.John_M said:
My only thought on this is that they're anticipating the EU27 official response once A50 is invoked, condemning the UK to the outer darkness, and by the way here's our invoice for a hojillion pounds before we'll let you leave.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
Something about stopped clocks....TOPPING said:
People were forecasting a drop in sterling following the vote and lo, it dropped. Sometimes things just work like that.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:
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The sensible decision is to uphold the High Court but rule that it is for the Government to decide how it presents it's case to Parliament. Mind you sensible and Court judgements do not often go togetherwilliamglenn said:
Consider which ways the Supreme Court decision could go. If they gold-plate the ruling of the High Court then the bar gets very high indeed and we could have all sorts of constitutional crises before getting to the point of being able to invoke A50. The other alternative is that they overturn the High Court's decision, but I think a middle ground decision is unlikely.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
Is there a film on at the moment which Felicity Jones is not in?JosiasJessop said:
Since the films were 'a long time ago', 1970's electronics are obviously the cutting edge.Nigelb said:
But not why they still seem to be using 1970s electronics...TheScreamingEagles said:
Plus it finally came up with a suitable explanation of why the first Death Star was so flawed.Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.
A good friend of mine went to school with Felicity Jones.0 -
stopped clocks can be spooky.... A friend (elderly) gave us a carriage clock as a wedding present, and it stopped working on the morning he died.RobD said:
Something about stopped clocks....TOPPING said:
People were forecasting a drop in sterling following the vote and lo, it dropped. Sometimes things just work like that.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.Richard_Nabavi said:
It's not often that I come to the defence of Labour, but I think that this is a shortlist which happens to comprise all women, rather than an all-women shortlist, if you see what I mean. There were four men and four women on the longlist.justin124 said:If I lived in Copeland I would not be voting Labour at the coming by election. There are no circumstances in which I will support a gender vetted candidate.
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Speaking of A50, any news on the ruling?0
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But then there is no public demonstration of Russian strength.Anorak said:Re: Trump and the Baltics
Surely if Putin did have as much leverage as some are claiming, he wouldn't have made the statement about the US troops being a 'threat'. He'd have just had a quiet word in the orange shell-like and Trump would have moved them out next month.
The public sabre rattling from Russia suggests to me that Trump is not as deep in the Kremlin's pocket as feared. This is of course a very, very good thing.
Putin wants to look strong.0 -
Yes she is. She was born in Hawaii.Theuniondivvie said:These bloody luvvies sticking their oar in, she's not even American ffs
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TWMgiBwxOw0/UP0CUL1N_wI/AAAAAAAAAkU/zXMV-l5qkW8/s1600/wide-eyed+shock+gif.gifSquareRoot said:stopped clocks can be spooky.... A friend (elderly) gave us a carriage clock as a wedding present, and it stopped working on the morning he died.
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She also campaigned for Owen Smith and is active in "Christans on the left", she is pro nuclear for green reasons.John_M said:
Ms Troughton is campaigning against the proposed changes to maternity care in the area. That might serve her very well.Richard_Nabavi said:
All three of those look like reasonable choices:Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
"Mrs Cannon, of Harrington, has spent 25 years in local politics, including a 16-year stint on Cumbria County Council, and currently sits on Allerdale Borough Council where she is a former deputy leader. "
"Gillian Troughton – Cumbria county councillor who lives in Whitehaven."
Racel Holliday: "A Whitehaven health campaigner who was named Cumbria Woman of the Year for fighting to set up a hostel for homeless veterans in Egremont"
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/latest/Hospital-campaigner-and-councillor-enter-race-to-become-MP-796db60f-0626-4c90-827c-e1205603d792-ds
http://labourlist.org/2017/01/exclusive-labours-longlist-for-copeland-by-election-revealed/
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/Two-more-local-faces-throw-their-hats-in-the-ring-to-be-Labours-candidate-in-Copeland-by-election-b5038166-f8b3-4e0d-8697-73fa4bf49070-ds0 -
In that case he has so much leverage he can be brazen about wielding it. This is of course a very, very bad thing.Alistair said:
But then there is no public demonstration of Russian strength.Anorak said:Re: Trump and the Baltics
Surely if Putin did have as much leverage as some are claiming, he wouldn't have made the statement about the US troops being a 'threat'. He'd have just had a quiet word in the orange shell-like and Trump would have moved them out next month.
The public sabre rattling from Russia suggests to me that Trump is not as deep in the Kremlin's pocket as feared. This is of course a very, very good thing.
Putin wants to look strong.0 -
Don't think so but May's announced she's giving a Brexit speech next Tuesday.RobD said:Speaking of A50, any news on the ruling?
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Just a reminder that most Cambridge educated spied have illustrious careers
Christopher Steele, the former MI6 spy responsible for the controversial ‘fake’ Trump dossier, is a Cambridge alumnus and was President of The Cambridge Union during his time here.
http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2017/01/12/ex-mi6-spy-responsible-trump-dossier-president-cambridge-union-865860 -
We've heard that one before...rpjs said:
Yes she is. She was born in Hawaii.Theuniondivvie said:These bloody luvvies sticking their oar in, she's not even American ffs
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Ecclesiastical realpolitik is when parents suddenly become converts to religion, at the point where they realise best school in the area is the church school.AlsoIndigo said:
and yet attendance is at an all time low. What is the ecclesiastical version of realpolitikSandyRentool said:
Good grief, I agree with a vicar. It hardly seems unreasonable that people should have some level of knowledge about Christianity before committing themselves as confirmed followers. If he said wait until the kids turn 16 I would agree even more!AlsoIndigo said:
That cuts both ways, some friends of ours in the UK who are moderately regular church goers and always willing to help out at church events, and who are (sometimes against the odds) managing to keep their children going as well, inquired about confirmation for their kids. The vicar told them the kids would need to go to both Sunday School and Bible study for six months in preparation for the confirmation. This was clearly never going to fly with the kids, and the parents thought it was a ridiculous imposition as well. Four less bums on pews at the weekend, anyone would think there wasn't an attendance problem at most churches.matt said:Given social and parental pressure around confirmations, and the age of participants, I'm not wholly convinced that decisions are always made independently.
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Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four,one in seven, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
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I think the markets will have many wild fluctuations over Brexit but there is no alternative but to leave and use our considerable benefits to the EU in trade, military and security, to achieve a deal.John_M said:
Excuse my flippancy Big_G. I was merely trying to convey that the EU are going to respond in a hostile manner to the A50 invocation, and the markets will subsequently go into conniptions.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Before we let you leave. I don't think so - any financial settlement will have to be by agreement or be tied up in the Courts for decades.John_M said:
My only thought on this is that they're anticipating the EU27 official response once A50 is invoked, condemning the UK to the outer darkness, and by the way here's our invoice for a hojillion pounds before we'll let you leave.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:
There are many who think we should remain, and their view needs to be respected, but they also need to explain how on earth we could remain as the Cameron deal is dead in the water, but also where would it leave us other than humilated and weakened.
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No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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Didn't the HoC do that in the middle of the Hearing when they approved the service of the Article 50 notice by 31st March? It was at that point I started looking for a white rabbit somewhere in the proceedings. There were a couple of contenders but nothing definitive.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The sensible decision is to uphold the High Court but rule that it is for the Government to decide how it presents it's case to Parliament. Mind you sensible and Court judgements do not often go togetherwilliamglenn said:
Consider which ways the Supreme Court decision could go. If they gold-plate the ruling of the High Court then the bar gets very high indeed and we could have all sorts of constitutional crises before getting to the point of being able to invoke A50. The other alternative is that they overturn the High Court's decision, but I think a middle ground decision is unlikely.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.0 -
I doubt she's in the one with Trump and the prostitutes ...TOPPING said:
Is there a film on at the moment which Felicity Jones is not in?JosiasJessop said:
Since the films were 'a long time ago', 1970's electronics are obviously the cutting edge.Nigelb said:
But not why they still seem to be using 1970s electronics...TheScreamingEagles said:
Plus it finally came up with a suitable explanation of why the first Death Star was so flawed.Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.
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Yep, I realised my mistake just after posting!Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.
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Mr. Anorak, I know. Hence the next film (if set after The Empire Strikes Back).0
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Fair enough, you're readmitted to Geeks'R'Us.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Anorak, I know. Hence the next film (if set after The Empire Strikes Back).
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Yes but it was an opposition motion and not the governments therefore would not be validDavidL said:
Didn't the HoC do that in the middle of the Hearing when they approved the service of the Article 50 notice by 31st March? It was at that point I started looking for a white rabbit somewhere in the proceedings. There were a couple of contenders but nothing definitive.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The sensible decision is to uphold the High Court but rule that it is for the Government to decide how it presents it's case to Parliament. Mind you sensible and Court judgements do not often go togetherwilliamglenn said:
Consider which ways the Supreme Court decision could go. If they gold-plate the ruling of the High Court then the bar gets very high indeed and we could have all sorts of constitutional crises before getting to the point of being able to invoke A50. The other alternative is that they overturn the High Court's decision, but I think a middle ground decision is unlikely.david_herdson said:
Non-zero, sure. But anticipating a fall of 6c or so implies about a 1 in 6 chance that it won't happen *at all* (otherwise it'd already be priced in), if we take the $1.50 pre EURef price as the other side of the scale. I'd reckon on a 1 in 6 of missing March as fair but no A50 at all as closer to 1 in 50.TOPPING said:
Nuts but non-zero.david_herdson said:
I don't get this. Why is the triggering of A50 by end-March not the default assumption? I can only assume that the traders think that there is a fairly substantial chance that it won't happen, which is, frankly, nuts. There is certainly a risk that it won't happen according to the government's timescale but the chance of it not happening at all (or even after end-June) are tiny.Scott_P said:0 -
It is rare indeed to catch a Nabavi mistake - let alone within a two minute window.Richard_Nabavi said:
Yep, I realised my mistake just after posting!Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.
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1/7 for any gender and 1/14 for a specific gender? Or is this another Monty Hall type thing where it is counterintuitive?Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.0 -
Mr Meeks, who knows a thing or two about the Supreme Court, reckons that their judgements are usually handed down on Wednesdays, and that we might get a day or only a few hours' notice beforehand. Unless they decide to handle this case differently, of course, as is their prerogative.RobD said:Speaking of A50, any news on the ruling?
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1/14 for specific gender. not sure about the calculation where the long-list includes a variety of people on the right end of the LGBTIQ listRobD said:
1/7 for any gender and 1/14 for a specific gender? Or is this another Monty Hall type thing where it is counterintuitive?Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
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The slow bit was trying to remember how to do strike-out!Tissue_Price said:It is rare indeed to catch a Nabavi mistake - let alone within a two minute window.
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I would need a lot of persuading!!Richard_Nabavi said:
Yep, I realised my mistake just after posting!Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.0 -
1/14 does seem a bit unlikely. But who knows, the four men may have simply been crap!justin124 said:
I would need a lot of persuading!!Richard_Nabavi said:
Yep, I realised my mistake just after posting!Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.0 -
It's OK, he can come and join the rest of the French tax exiles in London.nunu said:0 -
Noticeable that the shortlist is female, but also very local, with records in local campaigns. Labour is taking the right tack. No parachutes and a local campaign on local issues.RobD said:
1/7 for any gender and 1/14 for a specific gender? Or is this another Monty Hall type thing where it is counterintuitive?Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.
With that attitude Jezza may inadvertently recreate a viable party, probably by accident rather than design.0 -
But Steele is probably the only Cambridge alumnus to spy for his own country.TheScreamingEagles said:Just a reminder that most Cambridge educated spied have illustrious careers
Christopher Steele, the former MI6 spy responsible for the controversial ‘fake’ Trump dossier, is a Cambridge alumnus and was President of The Cambridge Union during his time here.
http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2017/01/12/ex-mi6-spy-responsible-trump-dossier-president-cambridge-union-865860 -
Usually for the six months it takes to get through the door! Net impact on annual attendance is probably minimal.Sandpit said:
Ecclesiastical realpolitik is when parents suddenly become converts to religion, at the point where they realise best school in the area is the church school.AlsoIndigo said:
and yet attendance is at an all time low. What is the ecclesiastical version of realpolitikSandyRentool said:
Good grief, I agree with a vicar. It hardly seems unreasonable that people should have some level of knowledge about Christianity before committing themselves as confirmed followers. If he said wait until the kids turn 16 I would agree even more!AlsoIndigo said:
That cuts both ways, some friends of ours in the UK who are moderately regular church goers and always willing to help out at church events, and who are (sometimes against the odds) managing to keep their children going as well, inquired about confirmation for their kids. The vicar told them the kids would need to go to both Sunday School and Bible study for six months in preparation for the confirmation. This was clearly never going to fly with the kids, and the parents thought it was a ridiculous imposition as well. Four less bums on pews at the weekend, anyone would think there wasn't an attendance problem at most churches.matt said:Given social and parental pressure around confirmations, and the age of participants, I'm not wholly convinced that decisions are always made independently.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/12/church-of-england-attendance-falls-below-million-first-time0 -
In the end he still managed to do some damage to the intelligence services, albeit indirectly.JohnO said:
But Steele is probably the only Cambridge alumnus to spy for his own country.TheScreamingEagles said:Just a reminder that most Cambridge educated spied have illustrious careers
Christopher Steele, the former MI6 spy responsible for the controversial ‘fake’ Trump dossier, is a Cambridge alumnus and was President of The Cambridge Union during his time here.
http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2017/01/12/ex-mi6-spy-responsible-trump-dossier-president-cambridge-union-86586 0 -
The big question is - does she want contol of immigration and our bordersfoxinsoxuk said:
Noticeable that the shortlist is female, but also very local, with records in local campaigns. Labour is taking the right tack. No parachutes and a local campaign on local issues.RobD said:
1/7 for any gender and 1/14 for a specific gender? Or is this another Monty Hall type thing where it is counterintuitive?Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.
With that attitude Jezza may inadvertently recreate a viable party, probably by accident rather than design.0 -
Film makers can't really win on that point. The only criticism I have seen of the comically bad Prometheus which isn't 100% justified is "why is their technology so far ahead of that in Alien when this is a prequel to that?" Because if you stick to Alien technology the question then becomes, how come between 2012 and 2089 mankind has reverted to talking to mainframes via monochrome CRTs?JosiasJessop said:
Since the films were 'a long time ago', 1970's electronics are obviously the cutting edge.Nigelb said:
But not why they still seem to be using 1970s electronics...TheScreamingEagles said:
Plus it finally came up with a suitable explanation of why the first Death Star was so flawed.Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.
A good friend of mine went to school with Felicity Jones.0 -
and what does she think about NATOBig_G_NorthWales said:
The big question is - does she want contol of immigration and our bordersfoxinsoxuk said:
Noticeable that the shortlist is female, but also very local, with records in local campaigns. Labour is taking the right tack. No parachutes and a local campaign on local issues.RobD said:
1/7 for any gender and 1/14 for a specific gender? Or is this another Monty Hall type thing where it is counterintuitive?Tissue_Price said:
It's one in seven, actually.Richard_Nabavi said:
Well, I don't know, but in a purely random selection the chances of three choices out of eight, where four of the eight are men and four women, coming out as three short-listed candidates of the same sex, is one in four, so not particularly suspicious.justin124 said:If that were proved to me I would take a different view. I would need to be persuaded that a conscious decision had not been made to impose an All Woman Shortlist. It seems suspicious to me that not one of the men reached the final shortlist.
First selected is immaterial. 2nd is 3/7, 3rd is 2/6. 3/7 * 2/6 = 6/42 = 1/7.
With that attitude Jezza may inadvertently recreate a viable party, probably by accident rather than design.
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Oh dear, sad news. RIP Prof. Anthony
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I quite like the Death Star's 1970s era electronics and controls.0
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Oh behave.JohnO said:
But Steele is probably the only Cambridge alumnus to spy for his own country.TheScreamingEagles said:Just a reminder that most Cambridge educated spied have illustrious careers
Christopher Steele, the former MI6 spy responsible for the controversial ‘fake’ Trump dossier, is a Cambridge alumnus and was President of The Cambridge Union during his time here.
http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2017/01/12/ex-mi6-spy-responsible-trump-dossier-president-cambridge-union-865860 -
"Too MUCH cheese, Gromit? Well, I'll go to the bottom of our stairs..."Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.0 -
Filon looks like a certaintynunu said:0 -
Mr Dancer. I've watched it twice. I rather enjoyed both times (2nd time was IMAX at London Waterloo!).Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.0 -
The ship in Prometheus runs Windows 7.Ishmael_Z said:Film makers can't really win on that point. The only criticism I have seen of the comically bad Prometheus which isn't 100% justified is "why is their technology so far ahead of that in Alien when this is a prequel to that?" Because if you stick to Alien technology the question then becomes, how come between 2012 and 2089 mankind has reverted to talking to mainframes via monochrome CRTs?
Anything is better than that.0 -
Dr. Prasannan, more or less than Episode VII?
I did think it tied in well with the pre-existing chronology and didn't enter retcon hell.0 -
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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"Oh, I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive!"Anorak said:
Tsk. Many Bothan's died getting info on Death Star II circling the forest moon of Endor, not the first one destroyed above Yavin IV.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Eagles, some say the next spin-off film is to be entitled Death of the Bothans.
Good evening, Miss JGP.
Mr. Herdson, I quite agree. Reminds me a little of blithe assumptions and unwarranted confidence of a Remain vote by the stock market on polling day.0 -
I thought overall VII was good, but it was in places far too close to the plot of the original 1977 film. Also I didn't like the Falcon entering hyperspace from inside a freighter, and (later in the film) exiting hyperspace just metres above a planet's surface! Oh and being able to see the Starkiller destroy the Republic from a planet in a completely different system.Morris_Dancer said:Dr. Prasannan, more or less than Episode VII?
I did think it tied in well with the pre-existing chronology and didn't enter retcon hell.
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The Conservative party membership has never elected a woman.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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Not even Wensleydale???MarqueeMark said:
"Too MUCH cheese, Gromit? Well, I'll go to the bottom of our stairs..."Morris_Dancer said:Good afternoon, everyone.
RIP Professor King.
Just seen Rogue One. Shan't spoil it, so my non-spoilery thoughts are that there was a little too much cheese in places, but the ending was very good.0 -
Could be a lot worse. Could be Windows 10, or Windows 8!Scott_P said:
The ship in Prometheus runs Windows 7.Ishmael_Z said:Film makers can't really win on that point. The only criticism I have seen of the comically bad Prometheus which isn't 100% justified is "why is their technology so far ahead of that in Alien when this is a prequel to that?" Because if you stick to Alien technology the question then becomes, how come between 2012 and 2089 mankind has reverted to talking to mainframes via monochrome CRTs?
Anything is better than that.0 -
Not had much chance to. Election by the membership is a relatively new concept, and it clearly has some drawbacks (Corbyn).AlastairMeeks said:
The Conservative party membership has never elected a woman.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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But in the deputy leadership contest Harriet Harman came out on top of all the men, via the glorious AV systemTissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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Jack W may object to that!TheScreamingEagles said:Also fair to say Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage are two cheeks of the same arse?
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I rather enjoyed Around the World in 80 days and Pole to PoleSandyRentool said:
Perhaps the Russians have some videos of Palin too?Sean_F said:
Sarah Palin will be appointed to SCOTUS.williamglenn said:
All part of a plot to install Sarah Palin as President of Russia...Essexit said:Trump wants to build a Greater Russia? Is he giving Alaska back?
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It has kinda ruined the continuity in Episode IV, I've watched EP IV a couple of times over Christmas, and it really sticks out like a sore thumb where it is pretty much said Princess Leia was responsible obtaining the plans for the Death Star.Morris_Dancer said:Dr. Prasannan, more or less than Episode VII?
I did think it tied in well with the pre-existing chronology and didn't enter retcon hell.
I was like, yer what? No mention of the lovely Jyn Erso and the rest of the Rogue One team?
Time for another George Lucas special edition to fix that.0 -
With apologies to Nikita Krushchev:AlsoIndigo said:
Nah, Iskander has a range of about 300 miles, from Western Russia isn't not going to put any pressure on Poland, Belarus is in the way. Presumably the Bastions are there to keep nosey American carriers at arms length although they have been used against ground targets in Syria.RobD said:
I would have thought the range on those things was such that it didn't really matter if they were fired from Kaliningrad or from western Russia.logical_song said:
"Last October, Russia sent nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to its exclave of Kaliningrad, sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania, followed a month later by Bastion anti-ship missile launchers."Ishmael_Z said:
OK I am now officially frightened. 8 days till it is up to Donald Trump to decide whether those troops stay in Poland.Casino_Royale said:Putin wasting no time in calling in favours: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38592448
Up to Donald Trump.
"Kaliningrad is the testicle of Russia. Every time I want the Russians to scream, I squeeze on Kaliningrad."0 -
Typical aristocrats.. taking all the credit for the hard work of others..TheScreamingEagles said:
It has kinda ruined the continuity in Episode IV, I've watched EP IV a couple of times over Christmas, and it really sticks out like a sore thumb where it is pretty much said Princess Leia was responsible obtaining the plans for the Death Star.Morris_Dancer said:Dr. Prasannan, more or less than Episode VII?
I did think it tied in well with the pre-existing chronology and didn't enter retcon hell.
I was like, yer what? No mention of the lovely Jyn Erso and the rest of the Rogue One team?
Time for another George Lucas special edition to fix that.
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Dr. Prasannan, someone does need to point out to JJ Abrams that space is quite big.0
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Not as bad as HallamTheScreamingEagles said:
Living in Essex surely that's symptomatic of living in a dustbin.Essexit said:A timely reminder that the Prince of Wales said that the Ivor Crewe building at the University of Essex looks like a dustbin. Living in the area and having been there for a lecture or two and a recording of Any Questions, I can attest to the correct nature of his remark.
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They like it:dr_spyn said:"Mrs Holliday, whose father and grandfather were miners, is a long-time Labour Party supporter and a member of the Unite union.
She describes herself as pro-nuclear and left of centre, supporting Jeremy Corbyn in Labour’s recent leadership elections."
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/latest/Hospital-campaigner-and-councillor-enter-race-to-become-MP-796db60f-0626-4c90-827c-e1205603d792-ds
Now where do Unite stand on nuclear power?
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Mr. Eagles, not seen IV for a while, but could be explained away that she obtained them from the perilous situation in which they were. If you see what I mean.
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Sheffield Hallam is the gateway to the Peak District, the Garden of Eden was located here.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Not as bad as HallamTheScreamingEagles said:
Living in Essex surely that's symptomatic of living in a dustbin.Essexit said:A timely reminder that the Prince of Wales said that the Ivor Crewe building at the University of Essex looks like a dustbin. Living in the area and having been there for a lecture or two and a recording of Any Questions, I can attest to the correct nature of his remark.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7248749.stm
Essex is the gateway to chav central.0 -
How about the LibDems?AlastairMeeks said:
The Conservative party membership has never elected a woman.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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Any good spacecraft runs vxWorks.Sandpit said:
Could be a lot worse. Could be Windows 10, or Windows 8!Scott_P said:
The ship in Prometheus runs Windows 7.Ishmael_Z said:Film makers can't really win on that point. The only criticism I have seen of the comically bad Prometheus which isn't 100% justified is "why is their technology so far ahead of that in Alien when this is a prequel to that?" Because if you stick to Alien technology the question then becomes, how come between 2012 and 2089 mankind has reverted to talking to mainframes via monochrome CRTs?
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Try the opening crawl, TSE:TheScreamingEagles said:
It has kinda ruined the continuity in Episode IV, I've watched EP IV a couple of times over Christmas, and it really sticks out like a sore thumb where it is pretty much said Princess Leia was responsible obtaining the plans for the Death Star.Morris_Dancer said:Dr. Prasannan, more or less than Episode VII?
I did think it tied in well with the pre-existing chronology and didn't enter retcon hell.
I was like, yer what? No mention of the lovely Jyn Erso and the rest of the Rogue One team?
Time for another George Lucas special edition to fix that.
"It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy...."
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Didn't elect any women at all last election. Can't be much worse than that.Sunil_Prasannan said:
How about the LibDems?AlastairMeeks said:
The Conservative party membership has never elected a woman.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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LOLJohnO said:
But Steele is probably the only Cambridge alumnus to spy for his own country.TheScreamingEagles said:Just a reminder that most Cambridge educated spied have illustrious careers
Christopher Steele, the former MI6 spy responsible for the controversial ‘fake’ Trump dossier, is a Cambridge alumnus and was President of The Cambridge Union during his time here.
http://thetab.com/uk/cambridge/2017/01/12/ex-mi6-spy-responsible-trump-dossier-president-cambridge-union-865860 -
No, that's Herdings Park!TheScreamingEagles said:
Sheffield Hallam is the gateway to the Peak District, the Garden of Eden was located here.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Not as bad as HallamTheScreamingEagles said:
Living in Essex surely that's symptomatic of living in a dustbin.Essexit said:A timely reminder that the Prince of Wales said that the Ivor Crewe building at the University of Essex looks like a dustbin. Living in the area and having been there for a lecture or two and a recording of Any Questions, I can attest to the correct nature of his remark.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7248749.stm
Essex is the gateway to chav central.
(actually to be fair to Herdings Park, the view across to the city centre is rather awesome - and a local kid who I thought would barrack me for taking pics of trams there was rather intrigued I'd come all the way from London to Sheffield to ride the Supertram, we chatted for some time about trains ) 0 -
Or ethnic minorities, so progressive!Philip_Thompson said:
Didn't elect any women at all last election. Can't be much worse than that.Sunil_Prasannan said:
How about the LibDems?AlastairMeeks said:
The Conservative party membership has never elected a woman.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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They have Anna SoubryPhilip_Thompson said:
Didn't elect any women at all last election. Can't be much worse than that.Sunil_Prasannan said:
How about the LibDems?AlastairMeeks said:
The Conservative party membership has never elected a woman.Sunil_Prasannan said:
Only evil sexist misogynist parties like the Tories elect women (twice!).Tissue_Price said:
No woman has ever finished ahead of any man in a Labour leadership contest.nunu said:
That's right keep discriminating, one of them is bound to become leader one of these days......Scott_P said:@GuardianHeather: Labour has agreed an all-woman shortlist - Gillian Troughton, Barbara Cannon and Rachel Holliday - for Copeland by-election, I understand.
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Mr Dancer, the "opening crawl" to IV has been reproduced upthread.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Eagles, not seen IV for a while, but could be explained away that she obtained them from the perilous situation in which they were. If you see what I mean.
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