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hopilo: I will prefer Egypt. we know how to beat the North African teams and with the problem in Egypt now the first leg might not be played in Cairo

Eseharrison: Preferably Libya but since their fate is undecided, Egypt then

hopilo: I will prefer Egypt. we know how to beat the North African teams and with the problem in Egypt now the first leg might not be played in Cairo

you guys are bad history students.

Tuesday 12 December 2006 Why are we asking this now? Tracking emigrants has become difficult as recent
censuses have not tried to calculate the numbers,
but the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
yesterday issued a report that is the first attempt
to put a figure on the number of Britons who are
currently living abroad. Their researchers estimate that there are 5.5 million expat Britons, rising to
almost 6 million if that figure is expanded to
include those who live or work abroad for part of
the year, such as those with second homes or
students and employees on foreign secondment.
Last year, 198,000 people left the UK to start a new life abroad. So is all this emigration new? Britons have always emigrated, but the reasons
have changed somewhat over the centuries.
Some early émigrés had little choice about the
matter, from those who fled persecution in
England to make a new life in America in the 17th
century, to the convicts who were forcibly transported to Australia in the 18th and 19th
centuries. At the same time, tens of thousands of
others left Britain more voluntarily to find new
fortunes and careers in the countries of the
Empire, such as India and Africa. The 1861 census estimated that 2.5 million
people were living abroad, rising to 3.9 million in
1881. Emigration peaked in 1966-67, when
468,000 people left the UK. That included many
"Ten Pound Poms" who had been lured to a new
life in Australia, in the decades after the Second World War by the offer of cheap passages and the
promise of jobs. Where do they go? They may no longer be shackled convicts or Ten
Pound Poms, but the largest number of Britons to
be found abroad is still in Australia. The IPPR
report estimates that there are 1.3 million British
expats living permanently down under,
accounting for 23 per cent of all those living abroad for a year or longer. Spain is the second most popular destination,
with 761,000 expats, rising to 990,000 when
second home-owners and other part-time
residents are taken into account. The US has more
than 600,000 Britons living there, while Canada,
Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa are all in the top ten destinations. Three quarters of all British expats live in the top
ten destination countries. But Britons have spread
themselves across the globe; 41 foreign nations
each have a UK expat population of at least
10,000 and 112 countries have at least 1,000
British people in their midst. While the big expat populations will come as no
surprise, the demographics further down the
destination league table are more interesting. An
estimated 160 Britons are living permanently in
Cuba, including five pensioners. A further 940
have made Iceland their home, while 770 Britons are permanently resident in Kazakhstan, made
infamous by the Borat movie. Patterns of emigration are also changing, with a
doubling in the annual number of Britons going
to live in Europe over the past decade to more
than 70,000 a year. New generations of expats are
moving away from the "old Commonwealth"
countries to new destinations and buoyant economies in Asia and China. Why do they go? As with the destinations, the reasons are
disparate. More than a third of those who are
currently living abroad say they chose to go for
professional and educational opportunities,
which is reflected in the fact that half of all
emigrants are aged between 25 and 44. A fifth had moved for family and personal reasons, one
in four had gone for a better lifestyle and climate,
while 11 per cent said they wanted to "have an
adventure." The IPPR survey highlighted that most people live
abroad for the positive attributes of their
destination, rather than negative opinions of life
in the UK. When people who were considering
emigrating were questioned, only 12 per cent
said they were contemplating a new life abroad because they did not like Britain or what it was
becoming. Statistical analysis by the IPPR also showed that
when house prices increase, so does emigration,
while a stronger pound is also associated with
high rates of movement abroad. Emigration also
increases when unemployment is low, according
to the research - the more buoyant the economy here, the more confident Britons feel about
expanding their horizons. Some go to study
abroad - an estimated 14,500 Britons went to
study at foreign universities in 2004, some 8,000
of them in the US. In addition, there are currently 2,351 UK nationals
in foreign jails, 35,000 members of the armed
forces living overseas and, during 2005, 46 UK
nationals who applied for asylum in the US, eight
of whom were successful. Do they come back? Some certainly do - research has suggested that
25 per cent of the Ten Pound Poms who went to
live in Australia in the Fifties and Sixties eventually
returned to Britain and it is thought that the rate
has remained the same for those who relocate
anywhere else nowadays. According to figures from the Office for National
Statistics, 91,000 Britons who had been living
abroad came back to the UK in 2005. But many of
these may have been students on gap years,
workers returning from secondments and other
expats who have come to the end of a planned sojourn abroad. More than half of highly skilled emigrants who
returned to the UK did so for professional and
educational reasons or because of visa
requirements or their children's education.
However, there are signs that the rising cost of
living in European countries such as Spain may be driving people back to Britain, particularly elderly
people who run out of funds and find that some
EU countries do not have the same provision of
care homes and help as found in the UK.
Alongside them are the people who want to come
back but cannot afford to because of the high cost of living in Britain. More than half of expats living abroad said they
would not swap their lifestyle and climate for that
of Britain. But 14 per cent cited "cost" as a main
reason for not returning to the UK - increasing to a
quarter of those living permanently in Spain. Is this emigration damaging Britain? Since the Sixties, there have been concerns that
an increase in the number of Britons going to live
abroad could lead to a "brain drain" of academics,
skilled manual workers and professionals to
foreign countries. Between 1966 and 2005, the
UK experienced a net loss of 2.7 million British nationals - meaning that every year for the past
39 years, 67,500 more people left the UK than
came back to it. But although Britain has lost an
estimated 1.38 million of its own citizens working
in professional and managerial occupations to
overseas nations in the past 25 years, it has actually gained 1.42 million foreign workers at
the same level. And while much controversy has surrounded the
influx of manual workers from new EU countries
such as Poland, many thousands of Britons with
the same skills are emigrating in the same search
for a better life. Is British life driving people abroad? Yes... * High house prices and the cost of living in the
UK are cited by many people as a reason for
leaving * The influx of cheap labour from new EU
countries has coincided with an increase in the
number of manual labourers emigrating * Universities abroad pay far higher salaries to
researchers and teachers than comparable British
institutions No... * Only 12 per cent of people say they live abroad
because they do not like what Britain has become * Many people go abroad to do a job, but return
for 'professional development' - so it can't be that
bad here * Researchers say that 'push' factors are not
enough to make people leave - 'pull' factors are far more important.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-how-many-britons-live-abroad-and-why-do-they-leave-home-428132.html

Not a secret, Putin is everything but weak.

Watched him hunt bears, tigers and even flew a fighter jet.

^^^ Refusal to admit the raw truth is your problem here, i understand, you owe alot to the west (UK) in particular, so its understandable.

[quote author=Gbawe.]You should first learn to practice same. It is not pleasant to call the Country of others " US puppy" when that is far from the truth if you are not focused , like Putin, on defining things/Nations in relation to moments of international discord alone. The UK has its own strong and independent identity. In world popular culture , as one relational example, the UK is probably second only to the USA. I would say that is resounding proof that the UK is a Country others "listen to".

The world is not fighting everyday. Those who feel special when that is the case cannot think that makes them "listened to" when real influence, in my opinion, comes from how Nations impact the world with good/positive contributions.

I don't think the UK lag behind many in this regard even if many are loathe to deny this. Bottom line is that many here have an ungracious attitude towards the UK that often manifests in statements that are incredulous to say the least. That is what I reacted to.[/quote]Are you confused? I should not call UK a puppet of the US? A public secret even a dunce should know, yet you want to be seen as a honest person? Oh dear Lord, don't tell me Gbawe and insincerenigerian are from the same pot of stew.

[quote author=Gbawe.]Obviously you don't get it and are simply another Afam4eva with 'issues' against the UK that blinds you to what is obvious. Putins own people, in tangible terms and with their cash, "listens" to the UK.

People with multi-layered thinking know issues are not about flexing muscle alone as Putin seems to think. You can myopically think it is to "Russian's advantage" their cash is in the UK in times of a global economic downturn and not elsewhere. I don't think I need to point out the obvious. Think what you want of the UK however ignorant and ungracious. It is your prerogative.[/quote]Same way britons migrate in large numbers to Qatar, UAE, Oman and Yemen. Learn to discuss with civility and stop indirectly insulting people with diverse view from yours.

There are just 32,000 russian migrates in the UK out of 150 million Russians in Russia, how does that indicate any 'shift' of financial whatever you're talking about?

In total, there are just 300k russian descents in the UK and most moved there because of the fairness in the tax regime.

Before you start thinking one way again, i've no hatred for the UK, RUSSIANS and the UK are both included in the list of those destroying the world, so quit the 'sentiment' thing you've in your head.

www.workpermit.com/news/2006_12_19/uk/russians_londongrad.htm

www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rbth/society/8476412/why-are-russians-moving-to-britain.html

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_the_United_Kingdom

[quote author=Gbawe.]Cameron can be a bit of a wide boy but that does not diminish the real influence of the UK worldwide unless one is an ex-spy boss who relates everything to military might, espionage strength and an obsession with cold war alertness.

Cameron, over Syria, has already being knocked back by a sensible parliament that has learnt good lessons from the past so pointless talking about a Cameron "version of the UK". His contrite manners means he will be careful to eschew any gung-ho instinct in future to understand he is not an American President. Blair was not much different when it came to pursuing a "special relationship" with the US. Difference is that the UK parliament will now not be hoodwinked easily again.[/quote]Better.

shymexx: Someone in Putin's cabinet. However, they denied it. I kind of understand where they're coming from with David Cameron and his cockiness. The Russians aren't the first to say that - most Brits believe Cameron's version of the UK is always punching above its height. This isn't the 1800s or early 1900s - the UK can't afford all these extras the current government keeps sticking its neck into.

Simples.

[quote author=Gbawe.]Putin. He has always been deluded anyway. He needs to come and check out his money bag lot deserting Russia in droves to make the UK their home. The "tiny Island" is now the choice destination of his people. They have flooded the private schools here and have no real desire to raise their children with any Russian identity so Putin really does not appreciate the irony of his own facetious put-down.[/quote]But who actually listen to the UK? He didn't lie na lolz, UK's the US puppy as evidently seen.

A former master now a servant to his former servant. Chai.

Tiny island no one listens to was a hard shot.

Its to Russian's advantage that UK is being flooded by Russians looking for easy place to make extra buck and live freeer life na.

This country is fooooked up men!

shymexx: Satire.

The only disrespectful statement at the G20 was when someone allegedly called the UK, "A tiny Island no one listens to." And David Cameron has come out to defend the UK albeit with some unnecessary hyperbole.

Who said this?

agbajesaid: Putin released a terse official statement, reading, “I should be afraid of this skinny man? I wrestle bears.”

LOL, omo see uppercut Lolz

Scun: ^^^ Libya new nothing about what happened between Cameroon and Togo, now they are suffering for it, they've clearly been the best team in that group. Ghana almost got knocked out because Zambia were give free 3 points, no fault of Ghana's, Tunisia who thought they'd qualified are on the verge of being knocked out, courtesy of free 6 points given to Cape Verde. Would Cape Verde have beaten EQ Guinea home and away even if the didn't field ineligible players?

Then the countries affected should protest against this rubbish. This is a group qualifyer involving 4 teams, why influence the points of only 2 teams when every decision affects all 4 teams?

kunlesehan: I guess he attends Chris Okotie's church ... lol
the two Nigerians I know suffering from grammatis verbosa ( a disease that makes one to speak without communicating )
what is the use of a grandiose speech when communication is not achieved?

... mukina pls don't ban me again o, I'm not a freedom fighter ... lol ... if not I'll port to koboland

You mean you can't understand the message he passed in this article? Too bad you're among the suyaing, ogogoroing, beer parloring set he spoke about.

CFCfan: Lmao

"confutational habiliment and gladiatorial homilies".

So much krinki cramkum.

INNO18: Which wan come be 'pepper soupism', 'isi ewuism', 'suyaism'? This is how this man forms words from everyday lexis and we clap for him like ppl that were never inside the walls of a high school classroom!

The English you speak, how was it formed?

ojibijibi

mascot87: It's quite unreasonable to believe those guys are rebels.How about if this video was staged?What makes you believe that the blue container fired contains sarin gases?Have you checked the content of the gas or are u a geochemist to make you believe that the blue cylinder fired is neurotoxin?How about if it's a bomb? Do you really think that an improvised chemical
warhead loaded with Sarin can be handled
without protection?That video is baseless and has no merit.John Kerry would laugh at this video

Then show us the one obama and his warmongers watched and believed before ranting all over the media about how Assad used chemical weapons and how they intend to stop his govt by bombing the country of the same people they claim to be saving just like in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan.

waiting to see if UJ is going to close below 99 before deciding on what to do with gap things.

AjanleKoko: Why would Abidal go public with a statement that can easily be refuted?

Do not believe the media wholeheartedly, he could have said it differently you know.

honeric01: USD should bull.

Look for a nice entry to enter from

EU and GU heading to south Africa anytime soon

UJ should visit 100.50 soon!

Just shorted EU from1.3179, 50SL and 100 TP.

Longed UCHF for 30 SL and 80 TP.

Watching to see what happens.

JAkpayen: Careful bro 'cos EU may touch 1.3280 and GU 1.57XX

1.3280 for today ke? well SL should put me in check.

USD should bull.

Look for a nice entry to enter from

EU and GU heading to south Africa anytime soon

UJ should visit 100.50 soon!

jamace: Are you afraid of NFP?

No, he's afraid of NPF

natruetalk: eyeing to buy EC , Eu and EA before nfp till next week

eyoniggar: Messi backs Madrid by joining them in an Olympic tournament!!

Sportmanship!

sweetguy10: ^^**** Not really a Joke , Alves possess that tenacity and no-nonsense plays -- traits possessed by world class defenders .

Alves as a central defender is a time bomb bro, he's almost becoming a 7, he hardly stays back.

eGuerrilla: "Never ending loots", you say?
What's the point of debating someone not given to rationale thought, eh?

You asked about the source of these stolen funds, I gave you an answer.
You wanted to know how they got the West despite the imposition of sanctions, again you got an answer.

If you expect me to continue feeding the troll in you beyond this point, you'd have to wait endlessly

Knowing fully well that between 1995-1998, embargo was on finances of Nigeria, moving the unending loot would be 'difficult' to these western nations. Was it that the west were blind then or what?


You can read i believe, i asked to know how much we were making, not the 'source' of any 'loot'. We already know since 1999 that the 'loots are always linked to Abacha', that settled, i'm asking to know how much we were making as a country when he was the head of state. Simples!

Why not just save yourself the stress, I am asking you again, how much was Nigeria making annually between 1995 and 1998 or is it that there's no record to how much we made annually under Abacha?

What you're posting are the same things we've been reading since 1999, they keep "returning" the never ending loots.

cisse7575: If we had signed at least a C defender, it would have been a little bit of relief. Puyol is injury prone,and pique is our worst defender. Alves should be in center defend sometimes, while Andriano play 2 then.

But with our style of play, we will have problem with clubs that have attacking powers nearly like ours, except if those clubs are simply unlucky or having their bad days.

Joke of the day!

dapsondou: Try that with my friend's ror and see if you won't be shredded to pieces

You never can tell what i can do with dogs, so don't conclude for Ror, if Ror hasn't shredded you the owner or any of your close relatives to pieces, then he can be tamed!

eGuerrilla: A response which is not unexpected but one that betrays vacuous reasoning nonetheless.

You see, the reason folks like me would always be here to shoot down your infantile logic is that, we were around and politically active enough to have lobbied for a more effective sanctions regime during Abacha's reign. I played my part for its worth and therefore refuse to watch some google-fiend, who lacks the right tools of analysis, stifle meaningful discussion on the subject.

Your problem is that you assume every commentator, here, is wet behind the ears are you clearly are.

Now, this got me laughing lolz, i asked you questions you have no answers to, yet i helped you narrow your search with links to guide you, yet this is what you could come up with?

I am asking you again, how much was Nigeria making annually between 1995 and 1998?

eGuerrilla: What makes you think I have the patience to continue feeding facts to an unreceptive mind?

If we are to count all the "Abacha loots" they have been returning since 1999, we'd be looking around 10 trillion naira if not more, we still hear that the loots outside are still up to 50% of all the stolen wealth. How they knew it was still much outside beats my imagination.

Anyways, to help your "lazy bumbum", you can find out how much Nigeria made between 1995 and 1998 here.

Is there a way Abacha would have looted more than what Nigeria earned in a single year and still do all that he did during his time.

http://www.ng.total.com/01_about_nigeria/0103_history.htm

http://www.indexmundi.com/energy.aspx?country=ng&product=oil&graph=production

http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/africa/nigeria/acnigeria/

http://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng/

http://www.cenbank.org/search/runsearch.asp?query=1995-1998