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Ignorant question to the mobile experts – is there any real difference between the national versions (Chinese excepted)?
I’m not sure why Sterling was so poor. When he was partnered with De Bruyne he managed 22 goals and 12 assists. Maybe he was trying too hard, he certainly had all the bad luck while Kane benefited from good luck.
That said, he was rubbish playing against Liverpool.
I’m afraid that the Agriculture sector (Eire’s biggest export earner) stuffs up your theory. Round-tripping the old EU farming subsidies was always an art-form across the border. A hard Brexit without some degree of commonality would make it close to impossible to manage.
In money terms we export more goods to Eire than they do to us.
However, what you say demonstrates that ways can be found of making May’s compromise soft Brexit quite workable for the Irish border question.
The options are even more constrained as any move to ‘full’ Brexit stuffs the Northern Ireland border, brings out the DUP and triggers a vote of ‘no confidence’, and an almost certain snap election.
DUP quote “”We have made it clear that we will not tolerate any political or economic threat to Northern Ireland’s position in the UK.”
Good improvement from sod-all, for which they should be cheered, but a long long way to go.
Mainly Amazon Prime, Jay Cee Dee.
Changing the regulatory environment has less than a snowball’s chance in hell.Too many piggies at the trough and too many inept/lazy Politicians and Civil Servants. The history of ‘Regulators’ stretches back before the Middle Ages probably even before William I. That fact alone brings with it a huge amount of political inertia.
Fancy tangling with the Regulator of the UK Gangmasters, not me with a name like that!
Oil of Cloves is a good local anaesthetic for mouth/gum issues. Do not over-do as it can burn like hell!.
UK ‘regulations’ are also completely undemocratic and always have been. Parliament just drafts general legislation then leaves it to the unelected appointed ‘Regulators’ to draft rules that have the binding force of law. If you ask ‘Who regulates the Regulators’ the answer is no-one!
Dan I can sympathise with how you feel.
I went through a similar patch ten years ago,(possibly a ppi side-effect on my gut bacteria/vitamin/mineral balance) . My dentist was so shocked at the sudden deterioration that I was referred to the Royal Dental Hospital. Not only was treatment free, I received some great practical advice from the hygienist. It will not help you now, but her advice has subsequently resulted in a clean bill of health once the initial crap was cleared up.
a) Make frequent use of a fluorinated mouth wash. Swill three times/day even if you cannot brush your teeth.
b) Use an electric tooth brush such as ones made by Braun/Waterpik as these make a better job of cleaning the gum/tooth line than 99% of manual brushing. Angle head at 45 degrees to gum/tooth the idea being to push back the gum from the tooth and stop it trapping plaque. Minimum of twice/day.
c) If your flossing technique is bad (mine was) because of uneven gaps etc, then use a Waterpik high pressure flosser. I have found this to be a valuable addition. Don’t bother to look at battery ones they are useless by comparison.
Sorry to disappoint you Dan, but unless you want to completely stuff our trade and data interchange with the EU then regardless of the Brexit flavour you desire, all British companies (just like the US ones) will have to comply with GDPR. All Brexit does is to ensure that we will have ZERO rights to amend or even provide input to any future legislation during its drafting.
I personally welcome GDPR as it gives us back a little more control over our personal data.The principles behind GDPR are both simple and laudable. link
Implementation is however a different thing. I will agree that many companies are still struggling and not fully compliant and potentially could suffer consequences. I’ll also agree that companies are still finding it difficult to build an advertising model that is fully GDPR compliant.
I agree with Steve – integration is a vital requirement of any healthy society.
IMO Blair cocked it up for years with his stupid multicultural society, as it just encouraged divisiveness and gave new-comers an excuse not to adapt to local social mores.
Microsoft’s Movie Maker was one that did this.
Blender does it too, but the learning curve is high.
You could also try this (unknown to me)
I think Trump has just given one more demonstration that he is an untrustworthy ally. Whatever the rights or wrongs of his statements you do not bushwack your host to the media.
It could not be clearer that he puts short-term US electoral needs above everything else. Can you really rely on someone like this as your military partner, or will he sidle away if he thinks it is in the interest of his voters?
Unfortunately as you get older failing eyesight becomes an increasingly important factor. Spectacles alone do not address the problem, dim light and lack of contrast are by far the most important factors. Linux unfortunately is nowhere near as good as Windows 10 in addressing things like font magnification and Clear Type.
When selecting a laptop for an older person I would look first at Window size and resolution (normally a higher resolution has better font clarity), I would also go for one that offers a high contrast screen.(Samsung is usually very good).
Weight can also be an issue to consider, as are factors such as ease of use for the touch pad, mouse clicks and keyboard.
Although I gave a push for Windows 10 you may need to add on-screen icons a la Stardock etc. as the step from Windows 7 to 10 is quite large.
Unlike many others immigration was not a huge concern to me, but economic impacts were and still are of concern as they will have the most impact on the next generation(s).
I touched on immigration but I was really trying to explain why Ireland/Ulster is a much bigger issue than the general public seem to realise, and drives many of the reasons why May could not go for a ‘hard’ Brexit and opted for a ‘fudge’.
On the economic front we could take 5 years to recover from all we have lost so far, and even longer if May’s moderate proposals are not accepted.
If you look at where we were (the strongest growth in Europe) before Brexit and where we are now — a six year low and nearly the weakest in Europe. That alone translates to billions of pounds and we are still to try and negotiate the Financial/Services sector.
I have just found one link to the allegations on the use of the soft Irish border. link
Compared with Calais-Dover, the Santander-Cork, then one of the 208-275 Eire/Ulster crossings is much easier than trying to get into the UK from France.
Once in, the Court of Human (mis)Rights and International Law prevents you from just kicking them out. Even if you navigate that minefield, you can only kick them back to their own country (if that country will have them).
Neither of these courts of law change no matter which version of Brexit you favour.
Apart from the ensuing blood-bath it gets much easier if we break up the UK and hive off Ulster as Dan suggests. However, thanks to the DUP, the present Government would not last 5 seconds if it even tried.
If you ever foolishly get into a conversation with either an Ulster-man or a Sinn Féin supporter you will soon find yourself embroiled in historical arguments dating back to Cromwell. The causes of both are too deeply embedded in religion, bigotry, language and history to be capable of cold-blooded rational argument. Better by far to find compromises and paper over the cracks with meaningless words as done by Theresa May.
Exactly why Saturday is a good test of the abilities of both Southgate and Kane in rallying their troops. Better to go out with a bit of a high than go out with the taste of defeat.
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