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Sirius B   Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 
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Shades of Neville Chamberlain - Well they do say history often repeats itself :-) "This has the added advantage that having played the part of a loyalist waiting with open-jawed admiration for the prime minister to return home with a piece of paper, their eventual disappointment will pack more heft." Tories keeping powder dry Edit: A very interesting report ID: 1682106 ·  |
 Wiggo  Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 37007 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 
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Australia needs to buy a new map. Nah, I wouldn't bother as we have copies of those a plenty as well as copies by Dirk Hartog & Abel Tasman, not to mention the updated version by Bass and Flinders. ;-) Cheers. ID: 1682492 · |
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 37007 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489
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Abel Tasman That's the 1. ;-) He was the earliest of them explorers, but he missed the mainland so his charting couldn't have been that good. :-D Cheers. ID: 1682504 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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I'm left wondering why leaders of any time fail the heed the words of great leaders of the past...  ...Will "Call Me Dave" choose the open sea? ID: 1684514 · |
The Simonator  Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 
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'Nothing would induce me to vote for giving women the franchise. I am not going to be henpecked into a question of such importance,' -Churchill on votes for women ~1906 Not all his words make for great advice in modern times. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. 
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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True, but will the many words of modern leaders stand the test of time as many of his has? ID: 1684529 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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The biggest stench emanating from Europe has finally reached the US... FIFA officials corrupted football The "Clean, Honest & Respectable" man who won't give up ...well done the US for issuing a "red card" Any chance of issuing the EU one? ID: 1684798 · |
Nick  Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0
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The biggest stench emanating from Europe has finally reached the US... All countries affiliated to FIFA are culpable in all this. All have known about this corruption and none have done anything to stop it. The whole FIFA shebang wants disbanding as it is too corrupt to have any credence or semblance of respectability left in it. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. ID: 1684816 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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& that applies to the EU as well. About time that get disbanded. ID: 1684820 · |
janneseti  Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 
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It is far from the first time that FIFA and its employees are accused of racketeering and corruption. Here are the scandals during Sepp Blatter's time as chairman. 1998: Alleged bribery when Blatter was elected. 2008: FIFA marketing company in scandal 2011: Top Fifa employees banned for lifetime. 2014: Russia World Cup creates a stir 2015: Fourteen people arrested. ID: 1684824 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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It is far from the first time that FIFA and its employees are accused of racketeering and corruption. Here are the scandals during Sepp Blatter's time as chairman. ID: 1684827 · |
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janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0
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Probably more when digging in the dirt... Former chairman of UEFA Lennart Johansson is not surprised. ID: 1684828 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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Probably more when digging in the dirt... ...which brings us to the EU accounts... ...how much "dirt" hidden in them? ID: 1684831 · |
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janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0
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O dear... Russia has a different approch:) The costs for the World Cup in Russia in 2018 elapses. The planned budget of close to 11 billion Euros danger of bursting. The reason is that the import of building materials have become more expensive due to a decline in value of the Russian ruble. Under a new bill now entrepreneurs are given the opportunity to hire Russian prisoners in their factories, reports AP. The prisoners will work on production of building materials for the construction of stadiums and infrastructure projects. Wages for work, according to Alexander Khinstein, will be around 260 Euros a month .. ID: 1684832 · |
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janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0
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Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, is an International Federation so I wonder what EU has to do with it. EU deals with mostly trade affairs and free movement of Labour force. The former UEFA chairman Lennart Johansson has his opinion clear about the upcoming World Championships in Russia and Qatar. - World Cup 2018 should go in England, and then a free ticket for the World Cup in 2022, says Johansson, 85, told Aftonbladet. ID: 1684849 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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This dirt has been known about for a very long time. Curious how it hit the fans two days before a vote was due to be considered by the FIFA congress on banning a certain nation from future events. Suggest you read up on the EU accounts before making inflammatory statements. The EU accounts have not been signed off for how many years? Would you care to tell us all why that is? ID: 1684851 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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& what nation is that? That's twice you've mentioned that. How about naming that nation as I have no idea what you're talking about. As for reading the daily mail, haven't read or purchased that paper for many a year. As stated to another poster, WHAT paper would YOU suggest I read? Or would you prefer the Daily Tami? ID: 1684863 · |
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janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0
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It's not one nation. Wikipedia updated today. Read all about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA#Corruption_and_legislative_interference  In 2013, FIFA had revenues of over 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, for a net profit of 72 million, and had cash reserves over 1.4 billion U.S. dollars ID: 1684866 · |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24920 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7
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Not bad for a company registered as a charity. ID: 1684873 · |
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janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0
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Not bad for a company registered as a charity. Its truly sad. Lets say they gave 10% of the revenue to charity... How many companies in the world has a cash reserve larger then the revenue? No wonder that Money disappears. ID: 1684874 · |
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