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You mean the current Queen ? 

Hasn't been the same since Freddie Mercury died.

A batch of 20p coins accidentally issued with no date on them could be worth £50 each, say coin collectors.

Tens of thousands of the coins have been produced in error by the Royal Mint at Llantrisant, near Cardiff.


Rare mistakes might be worth £50 each. Tens of thousands of mistakes won't be.

The fcukers have me down at 58 on the website. That probably includes waiting for a minute and a half at the start before actually moving.

If you look at the results you will see 2 times.  00:58:44 and 00:56:53. The first is the time from when the gun went, the second is the chip time recorded from when you crossed the start line.

The only way there would have been a second nationalist seat is if SF/SDLP had split the nationalist vote very evenly.
I think the third seat will be unionist but short of a quota (maybe 105,000 - 115,000).

In that case SF/SDLP could have grabbed two seats if they both finished ahead of the second unionist but both short of the quota.

Name the only manager to have won three European Cup/Champions League trophies.

I was looking up some results on the G'iro D'Italia and I saw that an Irish team is coming second in Super Team Classification.

The Irish team is called - L.P.R. Brakes-Farnese Vini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia said it is based in Ireland and has 18 Italian Riders, 1 Slovenian and I from Ukraine.

One of their Riders - Danilo Di Luca, is leading on Overall Classification as well.

Some achievement as the G'iro is recognised as one of the hardest races on the tour

Anyone know anything about this team?

Is it really based in Ireland or is it just registered here for tax dodge purposes.

[must be called]

As I understand it, they must be called every seven years after the first.

I don't think that is correct, the agreement just says it can't be any sooner than seven years. Below is the relevant text from the agreement.

DRAFT CLAUSES/SCHEDULES FOR INCORPORATION IN
BRITISH LEGISLATION
1. (1) It is hereby declared that Northern Ireland in its entirety remains
part of the United Kingdom and shall not cease to be so without the
consent of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland voting in a poll
held for the purposes of this section in accordance with Schedule 1.
(2) But if the wish expressed by a majority in such a poll is that Northern
Ireland should cease to be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a
united Ireland, the Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament such
proposals to give effect to that wish as may be agreed between Her
Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of
Ireland.
2. The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is repealed; and this Act shall
have effect notwithstanding any other previous enactment.
SCHEDULE 1
POLLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 1
1. The Secretary of State may by order direct the holding of a poll for the
purposes of section 1 on a date specified in the order.
2. Subject to paragraph 3, the Secretary of State shall exercise the power
under paragraph 1 if at any time it appears likely to him that a majority of
those voting would express a wish that Northern Ireland should cease to
be part of the United Kingdom and form part of a united Ireland.
3. The Secretary of State shall not make an order under paragraph 1
earlier than seven years after the holding of a previous poll under this
Schedule.
4. (Remaining paragraphs along the lines of paragraphs 2 and 3 of existing
Schedule 1 to 1973 Act.)

Noel Mannion try v Wales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO6bAPOH3Zs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia

wouldn get to worried yet,  creating some chances,  so i'd say liverpool to win 2-1 torres & benayoun.  

hopefully!!!!

as you were saying

You should ask Alice Arnold.

triple bogey for mcilroy at 18th

1 - (19/20)^12 = 0.4596

ie the 46% that Rossie mentioned

[How refreshing to note the manner in which success was embraced without bombastic triumphalism and minus the insiduous goading that has become all too much part of some of our sporting arenas, including our GAA stadia]

Joe Kernan: GAA could do with Kidney transplant

If the GAA has much to celebrate this year given that it is now 125 years in existence – and stronger -than ever, let it be added – then two other sports currently have huge reasons for jubilation.

Rugby and boxing have over the course of the past few days combined to transform Ireland from a gloom-ridden, apprehensive, nervous country into a buoyant, confident, proud land.

Granted, the feelgood factor may be of a temporary nature but it is palpable nonetheless – so much so, indeed, that hard-nosed politicians have put their differences to the one side, sporting boundaries have been transcended with consummate ease and perceived religious and class barriers have suddenly become non-existent.

We may all be feeling the financial pinch but our hearts are happy. And if success is encapsulated in a Grand Slam triumph after a 61-year famine and a significant world boxing title, then it has been accompanied, too, by two qualities that are often conspicuous by their absence in sport and in society in general – honesty and humility.

The GAA fraternity in particular will doubtless have taken on board Declan Kidney's modest appraisal of the achievement of his Ireland side and his diplomatic evasion of a war of words with his Welsh counterpart Warren Gatland.

How refreshing to note the manner in which success was embraced without bombastic triumphalism and minus the insiduous goading that has become all too much part of some of our sporting arenas, including our GAA stadia

And if Kidney's quiet, courteous demeanour masked the steely resolve of one of the most successful sporting coaches of any hue that this country has produced, then Bernard Dunne's physical courage, iron will and subsequent uncomplicated assessment of the greatest night of his life made utterly compelling viewing.

My heart may belong to the GAA but my mind remains open to the lessons that can be absorbed from other sports – and there was certainly plenty of scope for learning over the course of last weekend.

When I considered the massive demands made on the human body at both the Millennium Stadium and the 02 Arena, I could not help thinking that perhaps we in the GAA tend to lose the run of ourselves on occasions.

Do we, for instance, really need to have recourse to the Disputes Resolution Authority as often as we do? Would a little more honesty, perhaps laced with a flavouring of humility, not render this unnecessary? And, in what we like to euphemistically refer to as a man's game, is not the ratio of cowardly acts rather too high?

We were all provided with food for thought last week-end not only by optimum performances from those charged with cementing national pride but from the gracious manner in which they took delivery of their hard-earned spoils of victory..

The celebrations are still continuing, of course. And so too are the events mapped out to mark the GAA's 125 anniversary.

How fitting it would be, too, if the National League title could be retained in Ulster for another year. Derry are certainly striving to ensure this and their clash with Tyrone on Saturday night should be an absolute cracker and I'll be surprised if there is less than a five-figure crowd in Healy Park.

Likewise, the turnstiles will click merrily at Crossmaglen where a now upbeat Armagh will host Meath while Fermanagh will seek to add more misery on Kieran McGeeney following his team's capitulation last Sunday.

And my good friend Seamus McEnaney will have his work cut out in trying to steer Monaghan past Division Two table-toppers Cork while Down boss Ross Carr badly needs a pick-me-up at Offaly's expense.

Donegal should gain at Westmeath's expense, Cavan will find it tough against Roscommon and Antrim should edge past Sligo.

FFS this shit is everywhere you turn

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03252009/news/nationalnews/dodds_wife__too__had_money_link_to_aig_161237.htm

Wow, Dodd's wife worked for a company back in 2004 that AIG had shares in . That is earth shattering news.