Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, You have a very reasonable doubt, but I hope that for the celebration the Scottish will invite us! Cheers Lluis El 12/09/2014, a las 19:22, John Beeching <johnbeeching at gmail.com> escribi?: > While I think it is fine to celebrate cultural diversity, I have always > considered nationalism to be at best reactionary and at worst dangerous. > With Scotland, of course my major concern what independence will do to the > price of malt whisky! > > John > > On 12 September 2014 11:52, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > >> I thought it was a larger factor in Thatcher's day? >> >> john >> ________________________________________ >> >> Natan, >> Do you have any idea how UK finances will stack up without North Sea oil? >> That is what saved Blair, Brown and Cameron fiscally. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> It certainly is getting a lot of coverage in the otherwise very >>> ethnocentric Spanish radio and TV. The obvious comparisons are being >> drawn, >>> and some commentators compare the UK (where the people decide and the >>> campaign has been peaceful) favourably with Spain (where the central >>> government denies Catalonia the right to vote). >>> >>> Having said, this I see a lot of silly nationalism both on the Scottish >>> and Catalan side. >>> >>> Incidentally, if Scotland becomes independent, it may well be Spain, not >>> the UK, that blocks its EU accession, just as Spain is one of only 5 EU >>> countries (and the only important one) that has not recognised Kosovo. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >>> >>> YNWA >>> >> >>> On 12 Sep 2014, at 05:27, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> You must be waiting for the Scotland vote with bated breath! >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 2:00 AM, Lluis Ripoll < >>>> lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Here are some shots from the Demonstration of the Catalan People for >> the >>>>> right to vote >>>>> >>>>> Pictures processed in Capture One 7Pro with only a general automatic >>>>> adjustment, all the pictures are with Leica M9, Tri Elmar 28-50-35, >>> Elmarit >>>>> 21mm, Summicron 90 AA >>>>> >>>>> < >>>>> >>> >> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/catalonia-for-the-right-to-vote-national-day-of-catalonia-2014/ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >>>>> >>>>> Saludos cordiales >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > John Beeching > http://johnbeeching.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information