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Pearl1910:LMAO, i'm your nightmare boss. You can't |
Y1nka:I will advice you stay out of what you don't know and stick to your HP because I will be among those to stick out my neck for you when the time arises. That time is not far away, it is really very near and I will be here. Moreover, I would never mock anyone, no matter how little they are to me. You can show me where I mocked anyone and I will apologize, there are lot of things you don't understand and will never do. Enjoy the rest of your day. |
BOSSkesh:Visitors are only allowed onto the island on rare occasions: either on one of the bi-annual handover days, when the island is abuzz with activity during the official ceremony, with flags, delegates, diplomats and plenty of formal pomp; or as part of ad-hoc, occasional heritage tours. One alarming development reverberating around the border communities, however, is the number of immigrants trying to illegally cross the river from Spain into France. The day before I arrived, a foreign national had drowned while attempting to swim across and, as Sorondo and I talked history and Basque politics, a police boat sifted through the waters looking for the body.
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The humble island finally came into prominence in 1648, following a ceasefire at the end of the Thirty Years' War between France and Spain, when it was chosen as a neutral space to demarcate the new borderlands. In fact, 24 summits took place, with military escorts on standby should talks breakdown. Eleven years later, the Treaty of the Pyrenees peace accord was struck. To honour the occasion, a royal wedding was mooted, and, in 1660, French King Louis XIV married the daughter of King Philip IV, Maria Theresa of Spain, on the spot of the declaration. Wooden bridges were built to ease passage, royal parties arrived in state barges and carriages, and tapestries and paintings were commissioned. Diego Velázquez, court painter to Philip and whose magnum opus remains Las Meninas (a portrait of Margaret Theresa with her maids of honour) was put in charge of arranging much of the festivities. So symbolic was Pheasant Island as a metaphor of peace, in fact, that it was decided both countries would have joint custody of the territory. Spain would hold stewardship from 1 February to 31 July each year, while Pheasant Island would become an official part of France for the other six months. In that moment, the world's smallest condominium was born.
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Pheasant Island, browed with trees and elliptical in shape, lies just 10m from the Spanish side of the river and 20m from the French. It's of such historical importance that it's only rarely opened to visitors. At the centre was an enormous, inscribed monolith, shaped like a cenotaph, that gave a sense of the weight of centuries of history to the place. Tomb-like and grandstanding, it commemorates the meeting where the Treaty of the Pyrenees was negotiated in 1659. There has been a succession of different monikers for Pheasant Island. For starters, today's name – Isla de los Faisanes in Spanish, Faisai Uhartea in Basque, Île des Faisans in French – is a mistake. "There are no pheasants on Pheasant Island," complained French novelist Victor Hugo when he visited in 1843. In fact, there are only green crested mallards and migratory birds.
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Pheasant Island, located between France and Spain, bizarrely changes countries twice a year. Sheltered in the borderlands between Hendaye, France, and Irun, Spain, on the Bidasoa river flowing to the Bay of Biscay, the perplexing island is presided over by each nation for six months in turn and is a historical record of the rivalry between the countries. Border irregularities are found throughout Europe – and the world – but a 200m-long island that swaps countries biannually is unfathomably odd. And few, curiously, know much about Pheasant Island at all. **Pheasant Island is located on the Bidasoa River between Hendaye, France, and Irun, Spain Source: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221103-north-macedonias-quirky-micronation
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Racoon:If you like rant from now till Jesus come, elections victory in Nigeria can be easily proven by collecting and collating all results from your polling unit agents to counter what INEC presented, do you have polling units across the country? If yes, does their result vary from the one presented by INEC? If you can't answer these questions, let's meet in 2027. |
Pearl1910:@2nd bolded, If you choose to criticize the government, if I choose to praise the government, everyone can live in peace but trying to teach me how to behave or react is where I will constantly remind you we practice democracy 😁 @1st bolded, how does that statement sound to you? Does it not sound like the statement of someone faking a smile? 😁 |
Nigeria will be great again. Good news is the only thing I will hear and see https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-economy-grows-346-yy-fourth-quarter-2024-02-22/
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Pearl1910:You skip the one he cleared and jumped to the one he serviced. Sorry but Asiwaju will succeed |
Like Father, like son ![]()
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Another win by the Jagaban. ![]()
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I'm sure Baaz001 might have heard from any of his friends overseas that they renewed their passports themselves without the need to pay any middle man 400-500 usd. He will also be supershocked to hear that the whole process was fast and seamless. These are things you won't hear him say ![]() |
My eyes will never see evil ![]() https://thenationonlineng.net/fed-govt-expecting-2m-litres-of-petrol-from-port-harcourt-refinery-minister/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook
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BAZ001:Please I am very broke, I don't even have anything to eat tonight, please the economy is very tough on me. Can you please help me beg him to forgive me? The 800k I made has gone with data that I used in promoting Tinubu. Can you help me pay the 80k please? At least you're in a better position now. |
About 3rd of its kind since Tinubu took over. ![]()
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Halahhalah:Let's do neutral ground, do you need my office address? |
Halahhalah:E no go far at all. Block 4, Room 9. Iponri Police Barracks. Just let me know when you're coming. Let me help you further. When you get there, ask of Ibrahim and my phone number is 0706442831Nine If you need directions, I will give you. |
Halahhalah: ![]() |
He will definitely be arrested |
Built2last:Exactly. ![]() |
Halahhalah:Same Osinbajo that was defending the Naira? How far with tradermoni? How far with school feeding programs? @the bolded, we practise democracy. If you don't like my defense, you can skip my posts but you can never tell me what or what not to do. For the umpteenth time, my mail is in my signature. |
Conner44:E no go better for anybody wey beg you. ![]() |
Conner44:Is that the best you can do with the dragging you've been boasting of ? ![]() |
Opinedecandid:South Africa, Mauritius and Seychelles have the strongest passports in Africa For SA, you must have PR for 2 years and naturalize by marriage. Mauritius, I think you must have be married for 4 years before you can naturalize Seychelles, you must have been married for 15 years before you can become a citizen. Best of Luck |
Halahhalah: which kind wàhálà be dis. Drop your number or message me through my mail (see signature). You go beat me, e go tire you sef |
Halahhalah:Thank you, please check your DM |
Halahhalah:Kíkéré l'abere kéré, kí ìṣe mimi fún adìye. T'eba pé wá. Ẹ ní pé lọ ![]() |
evuna:Location: Abule-egba or Ikeja depending on when you want to pick Last Price: 5k
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Built2last:Type NESG debate on YouTube and see how he flogged shege out of Atiku and Obi. The debate didn't trend because Obi didn't carry the day. |
Some people sha want to cry ![]() |
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