Je vous remercie, mon frere Quebecois -- vive Quebec et vive Canada.
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Low interest rates are fuelling inflation in Ireland (which is in trouble with the EU over its deficit)
Wrong. In trouble over the expansionary budgets of late. Ireland is operating a large surplus and has been for years.
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However if I live in Britain, France or Ireland I can be deported from there for something not illegal there (such as criticising the Church) to another eu state such as Greece or Italy.
At least in Ireland's case, this is absolute rubbish.
Jesus man, Ireland left the UK in the early 1920s -- it's been a republic (or sovereign state) since then, albeit with close ties to the UK. Hence our joining the euro whilst the U.K. has not.
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my money would be on Ireland where booming growth will lead to rampant inflation
Not a chance. Growth is expected to hit ~3.5% this year, maybe even a little less next year. The Celtic Tiger is now the Celtic pussycat, having slowed to a sustainable growth level. For example, house prices in some metro areas have been stagnant or falling for months. Inflation is now falling steadily. It would also be politically unacceptable to us to leave. In spite of our rejection of the Nice Treaty, we are ardently for the European project.
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Hear, hear -- this is a very pragmatic attitude. He has effectively stated what a large number of Britons feel without resorting to europhobic hyperbole. When not couched in those terms, the British position seems reasonable. They will join when economic conditions make it the sensible thing to do.
Bunreacht na hEireann (the Irish constitution) requires a referendum on any legislation that affects our sovereignty. There were referenda for the Single European Act, the Maastricht Treaty, and of course, the Nice Treaty, which was unfortunately and imfamously voted down. Hopefully the Union can communicate more effectively in future with the citizens of its member-states we can continue.
You must be joking. Ever heard of "War and Peace"? The Bible, the Torah, the Koran? "The Fall", by Camus? I think you need to broaden your perspective.
I heard on NPR this morning that Tolkien was a philologist and that he first devised the languages used in the trilogy, then built the rest around that. It almost seems like too much for one man to create!
With HDD prices so low and RAID controllers available on many decent motherboards (e.g., the ASUS A7V133 has a decent Promise controller that will do RAID), I'm using mirroring. I've never had a disk crash or had any data loss to speak of (says he, tempting fate).
well, all of these were overshadowed by the fact that as a homosexual he defied God's Will
Even if this were true of any God, so what?
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Salut à toi EX Punk anarchiste devenu nouveau mouton conformiste...
You don't honestly think that there's any difference between an anarchist punk and a conformist sheep, do you? Punk may have been non-conformist in the 70's, now it's just another fashion.
I had the misfortune to watch that and the ridiculous bowling 'toons the other day. I still haven't recovered -- what unfunny tripe. His little comic strips were much the same.
There was a recent (last decade or so) ruling on this by the official guardians of the French language (not sure which group). It is now optional, whereas prior to the ruling accents were required.
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D'accord.
Je vous remercie, mon frere Quebecois -- vive Quebec et vive Canada.
Jesus man, Ireland left the UK in the early 1920s -- it's been a republic (or sovereign state) since then, albeit with close ties to the UK. Hence our joining the euro whilst the U.K. has not.
Hear, hear -- this is a very pragmatic attitude. He has effectively stated what a large number of Britons feel without resorting to europhobic hyperbole. When not couched in those terms, the British position seems reasonable. They will join when economic conditions make it the sensible thing to do.
It may not written down but it's well documented. The UK *does* have an effective and accepted constitution, in fairness.
Bunreacht na hEireann (the Irish constitution) requires a referendum on any legislation that affects our sovereignty. There were referenda for the Single European Act, the Maastricht Treaty, and of course, the Nice Treaty, which was unfortunately and imfamously voted down. Hopefully the Union can communicate more effectively in future with the citizens of its member-states we can continue.
He's most likely Austrian, they (used to) use schillings.
C'est la vie, c'est la viande.
You must be joking. Ever heard of "War and Peace"? The Bible, the Torah, the Koran? "The Fall", by Camus? I think you need to broaden your perspective.
The article refers to al-Qaida members "posing as computer programmers". Surely they are computer programmers if they managed to do this?
I heard on NPR this morning that Tolkien was a philologist and that he first devised the languages used in the trilogy, then built the rest around that. It almost seems like too much for one man to create!
If they coded for the love of code, why are they asking Slashdot for marketing assistance, then?
I'm Irish, not a rallying point for me, really. My sister-in-law is Finnish and she couldn't give a toss either.
With HDD prices so low and RAID controllers available on many decent motherboards (e.g., the ASUS A7V133 has a decent Promise controller that will do RAID), I'm using mirroring. I've never had a disk crash or had any data loss to speak of (says he, tempting fate).
I had the misfortune to watch that and the ridiculous bowling 'toons the other day. I still haven't recovered -- what unfunny tripe. His little comic strips were much the same.
Being European and having lived in Germany, France, Ireland and The Netherlands for some ~30 years, I must say that you are talking absolute bollocks.
There was a recent (last decade or so) ruling on this by the official guardians of the French language (not sure which group). It is now optional, whereas prior to the ruling accents were required.
"Zhay-ant".
I think it's "coprophilia", not "cocrophilia". Point taken, though.