The TPU UK Clubhouse

[tabascosauz]

In that case, Merkel needs to sit her ass down and people need to lay off Cameron a little. UK is being accused of not doing enough. Cameron is being accused of not doing anything at all or at least 'hesitating' to act and get in on whats going on with the refugees.

its not like Cameron is completely sitting on his hands. While Iceland are peeking around the corner and saying "Yeah - We'll take 50 of'em!!"

I can only imagine the heartbreak and utter despair that the father that lost both his kids and his wife is going through

I'm guessing that the publicity helps Merkel. No one follows funding so closely and puts out a big news story about how the UK contributes the most $$, but every time Merkel makes a speech about how Germany is open and welcoming to every refugee, it's all over the headlines everywhere. Plus, so what if these people get to go to a developed, comparatively wealthy country for free? Not everyone gets a free ticket to success; there are bound to be at least some of those refugees who end up in poverty/on the streets, without a proper welfare system that is equipped to handle all their needs.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I'm guessing that the publicity helps Merkel. No one follows funding so closely and puts out a big news story about how the UK contributes the most $$, but every time Merkel makes a speech about how Germany is open and welcoming to every refugee, it's all over the headlines everywhere. Plus, so what if these people get to go to a developed, comparatively wealthy country for free? Not everyone gets a free ticket to success; there are bound to be at least some of those refugees who end up in poverty/on the streets, without a proper welfare system that is equipped to handle all their needs.

Germany is a beautiful place though... They have so much woodland and wide open spaces full of nothing but grass and trees out in the suburbs that would make it ideal for any refugee settlement.

Im not too sure about the immigration system in Germany, but me and my friend did get to chat quite a bit to a few non-native taxi drivers and there didnt seem to be many homeless eastern euros begging for money on the streets if there were any at all - I dont think i saw any. I dont know if they lock these people up in camps or whatever, but to see a country where the streets are almost so clean they sparkle and have a public transport system thats just so ludicrously efficient is just beautiful.

Compared to Germany, UK is like a slum. and id hate for Germany to get dragged into the same position by the mass influx of refugees/illegal immigrants but Germany seems to have a solid immigration system that works pretty well.

 

[the54thvoid]

UK has already given more than £920million to the humanitarian effort - more than Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Poland combined.

Source? I know UK is actually 2nd in the world for overall funding but cant find this 920 million figure specifically relating to immigration and refugees.

http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/countryprofile/united-kingdom-2

Thankfully it's not the conservatives we have to thank, we've been the 2nd biggest humanitarian funding source (after USA) for a decade.

These figs are from 2013.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Syria for example.


Official figures show that since 2011, the UK has given £918million and pledged a further £1.5million in aid to deal with the impact of violence in Syria which has displaced millions of people.

The figure is much higher than the £633million paid by Germany, and dwarfs the likes of France (£70million), Spain (£21million) and Hungary (£485,000).

Today Mr Cameron went further to announce an increase in Britain's aid spending. He pledged an extra £100million, making it the UK's biggest ever response to a humanitarian crisis.

WHO GIVES WHAT: CASH SPENT AND PLEDGED COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

COUNTRY AID SPENDING
US £2,800,986,584
European Commission £1,041,852,208
UK £920,646,623
Kuwait £764,149,331
Individuals & organisations £638,993,458
Germany £633,585,440
Saudi Arabia £387,077,881
UAE £359,148,206
Canada £341,430,640
Japan £310,032,078
Norway £171,992,010
Qatar £157,992,727
Netherlands £135,988,173
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) £132,481,587
UN agencies £130,667,593
Various (details not yet provided) £125,234,632
Switzerland £114,747,197
Sweden £113,030,788
Australia £98,394,682
Denmark £94,068,068
France £70,017,598
Italy £64,432,296
Finland £40,287,318
Belgium £31,791,564
Ireland £26,782,302
Russian Federation £23,601,492
Spain £20,918,214
Bahrain £16,849,800
Luxembourg £15,707,696
Oman £15,180,000
Iraq £15,157,436
Korea, Republic of £15,108,390
Allocation of funds from Red Cross / Red Crescent £12,307,248
China £9,769,935
Austria £8,843,065
New Zealand £7,326,343
Morocco £5,445,000
Czech Republic £4,491,722
India £3,824,381
Brazil £3,821,400
Poland £3,773,636
Mexico £1,980,000
Algeria £1,320,000
Estonia £1,168,581
Allocation of unearmarked funds by IGOs £866,611
Monaco £758,898
Croatia £695,665
Brunei Darussalam £660,000
Mauritania £660,000
Turkey £660,000
Hungary £485,200
Bulgaria £483,115
Romania £363,000
Ecuador £330,000
Indonesia £330,000
Malaysia £330,000
Iceland £267,300
Greece £260,187
Portugal £214,014
Colombia £198,000
Slovenia £173,584
Liechtenstein £170,807
Slovakia £170,426
Lithuania £161,451
Uruguay £151,807
Botswana £132,000
Chile £132,000
Kazakhstan £132,000
Latvia £118,776
Malta £102,099
South Africa £61,687
Cyprus £39,197
Andorra £33,987
Georgia £33,000
Mongolia £6,600
Holy See £6,518
Montenegro £3,300

Source: Financial Tracking Service

 

[RCoon]

Where has Greece got that 200k from? Borrowed it from Germany and given it away?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@RCoon

I have to say, you looked better with a little hair now im just gonna shop all sorts of sillyness from screen cap

 

[the54thvoid]

Syria for example.


Official figures show that since 2011, the UK has given £918million and pledged a further £1.5million in aid to deal with the impact of violence in Syria which has displaced millions of people.

The figure is much higher than the £633million paid by Germany, and dwarfs the likes of France (£70million), Spain (£21million) and Hungary (£485,000).

Today Mr Cameron went further to announce an increase in Britain's aid spending. He pledged an extra £100million, making it the UK's biggest ever response to a humanitarian crisis.

WHO GIVES WHAT: CASH SPENT AND PLEDGED COUNTRY BY COUNTRY

COUNTRY AID SPENDING
US £2,800,986,584
European Commission £1,041,852,208
UK £920,646,623
Kuwait £764,149,331
Individuals & organisations £638,993,458
Germany £633,585,440
Saudi Arabia £387,077,881
UAE £359,148,206
Canada £341,430,640
Japan £310,032,078
Norway £171,992,010
Qatar £157,992,727
Netherlands £135,988,173
Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) £132,481,587
UN agencies £130,667,593
Various (details not yet provided) £125,234,632
Switzerland £114,747,197
Sweden £113,030,788
Australia £98,394,682
Denmark £94,068,068
France £70,017,598
Italy £64,432,296
Finland £40,287,318
Belgium £31,791,564
Ireland £26,782,302
Russian Federation £23,601,492
Spain £20,918,214
Bahrain £16,849,800
Luxembourg £15,707,696
Oman £15,180,000
Iraq £15,157,436
Korea, Republic of £15,108,390
Allocation of funds from Red Cross / Red Crescent £12,307,248
China £9,769,935
Austria £8,843,065
New Zealand £7,326,343
Morocco £5,445,000
Czech Republic £4,491,722
India £3,824,381
Brazil £3,821,400
Poland £3,773,636
Mexico £1,980,000
Algeria £1,320,000
Estonia £1,168,581
Allocation of unearmarked funds by IGOs £866,611
Monaco £758,898
Croatia £695,665
Brunei Darussalam £660,000
Mauritania £660,000
Turkey £660,000
Hungary £485,200
Bulgaria £483,115
Romania £363,000
Ecuador £330,000
Indonesia £330,000
Malaysia £330,000
Iceland £267,300
Greece £260,187
Portugal £214,014
Colombia £198,000
Slovenia £173,584
Liechtenstein £170,807
Slovakia £170,426
Lithuania £161,451
Uruguay £151,807
Botswana £132,000
Chile £132,000
Kazakhstan £132,000
Latvia £118,776
Malta £102,099
South Africa £61,687
Cyprus £39,197
Andorra £33,987
Georgia £33,000
Mongolia £6,600
Holy See £6,518
Montenegro £3,300

Source: Financial Tracking Service

Thanks for that.

My right wing radar is going crazy though seeing as its the 'mail online' that published the tables. The Mail and its online deviant sibling is an abhorrent stirrer and staunchly white middle/upper class piece of shit.

Not denying your figs as my link before showed UK being 2nd humanitarian funder but there will be other factors that probably should be involved.
I can't trust anything published by that newsgroup.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

A salutory warning to all drivers of automatic cars.

If suffering a blackout when behind the wheel, ensure you engage "park". This will prevent your beautiful precious car from driving itself when you are unconscious and crashing.

It happened to me last week, i now have broken ribs to add to my tale of woes

BUUUUUUUUUT..................i'm still smiling,

Its nice to be back guys.......thanks for your support and goodwill.

 

[RCoon]

A salutory warning to all drivers of automatic cars.

If suffering a blackout when behind the wheel, ensure you engage "park". This will prevent your beautiful precious car from driving itself when you are unconscious and crashing.

It happened to me last week, i now have broken ribs to add to my tale of woes

BUUUUUUUUUT..................i'm still smiling,

Its nice to be back guys.......thanks for your support and goodwill.

Engaging anything during a blackout may be easier said than done glad to hear you're in (relatively) good health again!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

TD;IL a 4.6Ghz capable 3930k is worth £430

 

[Bo$$]

TD;IL a 4.6Ghz capable 3930k is worth £430

key word here is actually 'around 4.6ghz'

 

[FreedomEclipse]

key word here is actually 'around 4.6ghz'

youre right there i guess.... 4.6 was on LN2 so god knows how much voltage they put through it to get their clocks

 

[Bo$$]

youre right there i guess.... 4.6 was on LN2 so god knows how much voltage they put through it to get their clocks

'all of these chips have been tested and possibly even benched'

Yeah, booting at 'around 4.6ghz' is one thing... being stable is another.

All they are really doing is selling used OEM CPU's at a premium price...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@RCoon

Not sure if you'll like it.

You might wanna have a listen to Veil of Maya's most recent album 'Matriarch' I loved it. much melodic, much metal

Its a little different from their earlier stuff as they have a new singer (earlier stuff was much more technical and heavier....) But I have loved this album. The band has sorta fallen into a sorta generic metalcore phase with melodic cleans, screams and melodic guitar riffage. Still a good listen though. If you liked this, i have a few similar bands that instantly come to mind.

 

[RCoon]

@RCoon

Not sure if you'll like it.

You might wanna have a listen to Veil of Maya's most recent album 'Matriarch' I loved it. much melodic, much metal

Its a little different from their earlier stuff as they have a new singer (earlier stuff was much more technical and heavier....) But I have loved this album. The band has sorta fallen into a sorta generic metalcore phase with melodic cleans, screams and melodic guitar riffage. Still a good listen though. If you liked this, i have a few similar bands that instantly come to mind.

Will take a look tonight!

In other news, got invited to a London press event for an undisclosed game that's being releases Soon(TM). Sadly they didn't tell me until this morning, and it's tomorrow...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Oh man......

I was sitting down, with my trunk bag from my bicycle on my lap and i was going through some of the stuff inside my bag in preparation for this weeks commute to work and suddenly this spider crawls out from nowhere starts crawling up my arm. I shat a brick. lobbed my bag onto the floor and proceeded to scream like a bitch.

Sadly the spider didnt make it out alive. In my panic i squished it under a slipper.

fucking damn jump scares.

 

[dorsetknob]

 

[RCoon]

Oh man......

I was sitting down, with my trunk bag from my bicycle on my lap and i was going through some of the stuff inside my bag in preparation for this weeks commute to work and suddenly this spider crawls out from nowhere starts crawling up my arm. I shat a brick. lobbed my bag onto the floor and proceeded to scream like a bitch.

Sadly the spider didnt make it out alive. In my panic i squished it under a slipper.

fucking damn jump scares.

Happened to me the other day, catch is I was in the car, whilst moving trying to join the A1. Pulled my sunvisor down only to find a spidery foe on the other side, now crawling towards my face.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Happened to me the other day, catch is I was in the car, whilst moving trying to join the A1. Pulled my sunvisor down only to find a spidery foe on the other side, now crawling towards my face.

Free snack?

 

[RCoon]

Free snack?

Partner was in the car, she freaked a little more and demanded I pull into a lay-by to remove it from the vehicle.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

$2,950.00


http://www.robugtix.com/t8/

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Happened to me the other day, catch is I was in the car, whilst moving trying to join the A1. Pulled my sunvisor down only to find a spidery foe on the other side, now crawling towards my face.

I bet you was all like....

Spoiler

 

[FreedomEclipse]

True story though, When I was back at school and we were all ragged from doing PE, Some of us would have our arms folded on the desk with our head our head down just having a small nap till all the other kids and our form tutor to arrive and do the final register. One of my friends got a rubber spider from a christmas cracker or something and would walk around and lightly place it on a sleeping persons arm or shoulder then give them a shake and be all like "oh shit! wuss dat on yo arm!!!" (or shoulder) and whoever it was would have a heart attack when they realised it was a massive spider.

Was a fun prank for a while till we ran out of people to prank on.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK Didnt get a chance to reply to the concorde thread as it was locked off but heres my input.....

I think its BS...


When British Airways pulled the plug on their lease of the concorde from BAE, BAE pretty much mothballed the entire fleet but before that, Richard Branson repeatedly offered to buy out the ENTIRE concorde fleet and fund maintenance for at least 50 years when British Airways decided to pull the plug on their lease saying maintenance was too costly.
BAE didn't know what to do with concorde but neither accepted or rejected Richard Branson's offer so they literally did nothing but sit on their hands. BAE would of made millions if they had decided to go ahead with the venture. Because of BAE's silent rejection, it pushed Richard Branson even harder to design aircraft that was would fly just as high (or higher) using little to no energy or a renewable energy source (solar power) and he has come up with a fair few working prototypes but nothing that comes even close to being able to carry over 100 passengers.


So BAE finally decide they will allow concord out to play?

 

[Finners]

Ignoring how long the planes have been grounded which brings its own problems, Aren't the planes just getting as little to old in general to keep in service?

Who's watching the rugby anyway? England started good/Fiji started badle but Fiji have come back into it now.