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yes. the Dutch already have 11 medals - all in speed skating/skate sprints.

Thanks for the fix! I first saw it in the early 70s, then two more after that. 27 years! ... I know a few winters ago it was hoped it would happen, but then the temperature shot up, and that was it. (edit ... checked with my brother. I only ever saw one!)

... yes, they have mild winters now. But for a long time they didnt. Elfstedentocht Part of my family is Dutch. Nearly everyone skates from a young age. In my brother's village, they flood one field every year and that is the skating rink. So along with this culture, the Dutch also built a...

..... but, but ..... aren't most of the winter sport countries rich, with a strong (winter) sporting tradition? The stats are a bit of a stretch but, given that most pass a 'rich' criterion, a much stronger predictor is mean winter temp. There is a 1 in a 1000 (chi-squared) chance that a...

completely agree .... and in this case it is a Nato group, not a solely European exercise: The US, Canada and other Nato allies will play a role in the operation, Starmer tells the Munich Security Conference Arctic operation

.... exactly! ... had geordie friend lamenting their limits who then got annoyed when I said THE problem was that they hadn't spent well. premier league spending There was another BBC article with the full 5 yr breakdown for the premier league. They have been in the top 5/6 net and gross...

Been on two Ryan flights recently Dec and Jan (Stansted - Bodrum). on both trips outbound the staff made 2 customers pay the extra at the gate. Definitely not relaxed about it on this route! ... As someone says above, haven't they just upped the bonus for staff (now €10 I think) for bag...

goes back even further - Muldoon, 1970s .. and may even originally have been used re: Irish migration to the US ..... Few political one-liners are as enduring in New Zealand folklore as Sir Robert Muldoon's crack about the brain drain. Asked about Kiwis moving to Australia in the late 1970s...

.... yes probably the 30% or so that he needs in a vote .. I worked for an American company for 25yrs and so spent much of my time there ... I (naively) believe that the US system will correct itself ... To misquote Churchill (or someone) ... the US will always come the right conclusion ...

I spend about 3/4 of the year in Turkey and Brasil. To paraphrase: - WWII Turkey - thank god we told Churchill to do one - WWII Brasil - really? we had 25,000 troops in Italy? - Ukraine - Brasil - Europeans killing each other? Isn't that why we came to Brasil to get away from this? The world...

.... you know that it is not the Fulham support ... Fulham may have been 'gentrified', not the majority of supporters ...

the week before my first birthday, Cloughie scored. I remember it well. I have been going watching Charlton recently. Never again. Time to break the curse.

maybe not. It looks like the US have another preference, not him.

..... they seem to have been behind ToL (somebody breaks stories first). I really have no idea WHEN the BBC first reported the unrest ... I think my point is that they can hardly be described as 'shamefully quiet' when (at least) they appear to have 'caught up', are now offering in-depth...

But the BBC was reporting the Wednesday clashes on Wednesday. It has a dedicated 'Persian' section on the World Service. Don't they try/tend to keep abreast of news from Iran?

if interested, listen to the OS coverage. There is a discussion of the shah's son, and briefly, on his relationship with Trump.

Iran featured on OS this week if you're interested in BBC coverage

nah, he will just ask why there aren't MORE beach resorts ... just like Gaza ...

True size (white) v mercator projections (mauve)

Won't they try to assert their influence like today in as in their previous 'monroe doctrine' - the americas, and maybe allow Russia and China to do the same oddly the current US regime don't appreciate how much influence, and profit they made, and make, from their prescence in Europe. I...