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What is it with British accents?

by Aztec in

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first, i must say they are very attractive.

i just got off of the phone with two british guys and i spent most of the time saying "what?

" they talk so fast!

ignored_one

Hmm,

Now who could Azzy be talking about?

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My day out in London...PICS!!!.........Thanks Gadget :)

by reboot in

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i've been feeling really low lately and desperately needed a break... in steps my brilliant mate and gave me the best day out i've had in ages.

we went to covent garden for lunch, walked along the thames to the tate modern, crossed the millenium bridge heading for the tate modern.

we went to see the weather project which was a huge installation re-creating the weather inside with jets of mist that created a hazy effect.

I saw The Weather Project last year not long after it opened. A really bizzare experience. They used the same bulbs you find in those orange street lights so the only colours visible are orange and black.

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So long

by Jourles in

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it's been real.. p.s.

simon, please honor my request.

ignored_one

Huh. How could I have missed this? :(

Since his posts are gone I don't know what the reasons were.

Anyone fill me in?

Was it over the DirtClod business?

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Ignored One.

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The Darkness

by Sirona in

i love the darkness.

i'm so glad that i can now enjoy this music, despite f words...whatever.

edited to get rid of embedded page

ignored_one

I like the Darkness. Love on the Rocks is a great track.

I prefer Muse though.

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Ignored One.

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US ready to seize Gulf oil in 1973

by ignored_one in

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3333995.stm

us ready to seize gulf oil in 1973 by paul reynolds .

bbc news online world affairs correspondent .

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3333995.stm

US ready to seize Gulf oil in 1973 by Paul Reynolds
BBC News Online world affairs correspondent
The United States considered using force to seize oilfields in the Middle East during an oil embargo by Arab states in 1973, according to British government documents just made public.
The papers, released under the 30-year-rule, show that the British government took the threat so seriously that it drew up a detailed assessment of what the Americans might do.
It was thought that US airborne troops would seize the oil installations in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and might even ask the British to do the same in Abu Dhabi.
The episode shows how the security of oil supplies is always at the forefront of governments' planning.
Warning from US
The British assessment was made after a warning from the then US Defence Secretary James Schlesinger to the British Ambassador in Washington Lord Cromer.
The greatest risk of such confrontation in the Gulf would probably arise in Kuwait where Iraq might be tempted to intervene
British assessment The ambassador quoted Mr Schlesinger as saying that "it was no longer obvious to him that the United States could not use force."
The oil embargo was begun by Arab governments during the Yom Kippur or October war between Israel and Egypt and Syria, which left Israel in a strong position.
It was designed to put pressure on the West to get Israel to make concessions. The embargo was aimed mainly at the United States but many other countries were affected.
The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) assessment said that the seizure of the oilfields was "the possibility uppermost in American thinking when they refer to the use of force; it has been reflected, we believe, in their contingency planning."
This phrase indicates some knowledge of American plans.
Other possibilities, such as the replacement of Arab rulers by "more amenable" leaders or a show of force by "gunboat diplomacy", are rejected as unlikely.
Airborne troops
The JIC believed that military action would take the form of an airborne operation, possibly using bases in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Iran (then a US ally) or Israel.
"We estimate that the force required for the initial operation would be of the order of two brigades, one for the Saudi operation, one for Kuwait and possibly a third for Abu Dhabi," it said.
Two divisions would then be flown in but the report gives a warning that the occupation might have to last 10 years. It would also alienate the Arab world and provoke a confrontation with the Soviet Union, though the JIC did not think that Moscow would use military force itself.
British role expected
There was a potential task for the British. The report speculates, again perhaps with inside knowledge, that the US might want Britain to capture the Abu Dhabi oilfields as some British officers were seconded to the Abu Dhabi defence force.
"For this reason, the Americans might ask the UK to undertake this particular operation," it says.
The prospect of the British military fighting seconded British officers is not gone into.
The assessment reflects on the danger of action by Iraq, whose vice president at the time was none other than Saddam Hussein.
"The greatest risk of such confrontation in the Gulf would probably arise in Kuwait, where the Iraqis, with Soviet backing, might be tempted to intervene," it says.
It is made clear that the invasion would probably only be contemplated if the situation in the region deteriorated to such an extent that the oil embargo went on for a long time, threatening western economies. This is called "the dark scenario."
In a follow up, a Foreign Office official noted: "Lord Carrington [the defence secretary] has suggested that some discreet contingency planning be put in hand"
In the event, there was no military action. The oil embargo faltered and was ended a few months later. Israel and Egypt went on to sign a peace agreement.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3333995.stm

Published: 2004/01/01 00:17:37 GMT

© BBC MMIV

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Puyallup, Washington Assembly Hall Pics....

by jimbob in

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i know that our very own seattleniceguy posted pics of the remodeled assembly hall in puyallup....but we just got an email from a dub from our old congregation that still has us on their distribution list.

they sent us this link to all of the pictures of the remodel.

when you click on the link, it will ask for a password.

ignored_one

Looks expensive.

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Do any of you preach on yahoo or MSN chat rooms?

by Singing Man in

i have caught myself preaching while in a few of those rooms, till i had to tone it down a bit and say just tell them what you personaly think, not what the wt says.

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Doc,

lurk: Curious... What about the name sounds demonic?

Didn't they have a pentagram as part of their logo?

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Ignored One.

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Punk'd

by Funchback in

who watches it?

who's going to miss it?

is it really coming to an end or are they just trying to punk all of us??

ignored_one

Wasn't there a Beyonce one recently?

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Ignored One.

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RATED R MOVIES

by sandy in

this past weekend a relative came over with these ultimate fighting dvds that he bought but he wouldn't sit down and watch city by the sea because it is rated r.

they can be so dense and hypocritical!

when i pointed out to him that his ultimate fighting dvds are un-rated but in my opinion it is far worse to watch people fighting for pure entertainment purposes than it is to see a rated r movie that teaches a great life lesson.

ignored_one

T3 was rated 12A over here in the UK which meant that anyone could see it but under 12s needed to be with an adult.

Most R rated films are given 18 or 15 ratings over here. 18s are frowned upon but I don't think the majority of the people in my old cong really cared tbh.

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Reboots Birthday!!

by morty in

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i am just taking a shot at this, but i think some congrats are in order here..... happy birthday reboot!!!!.

morty.

ignored_one

Happy B-Day.

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Ignored One.

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