serious? you never saw the special e's? aside from being the biggest Bond athority at my school, and most likely in Boulder...(and I'm only 16...wow...eh heh heh) I am a GIGANTIC Starwars fan as well...ever since I heard about the trilogy coming out on DVD...(tuesday people) I started saving my money!
ohhh...BTW....this is my 400th post! woo *dances*
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Not only is it Special Edition, but it can be called(but it's not) super special edition. Lucas went back into the films and changed or should I say enhanced more stuff, I'll post a link later as I don't have the link right now but will find it. It's some decent enhancements.
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
Quoting Emilio_Largo:
Just out of curiosity who on this site is English or from Britain (Commonwealth places such as Gibralter, India and South African included)?
I'm not. You Brits didn't come early enough. 'nuff said.
Quoting Emilio_Largo:
Just out of curiosity who on this site is English or from Britain (Commonwealth places such as Gibralter, India and South African included)?
There are plenty of British here, including the SiCo. But right now most are sleeping, maybe tomorrow they will tell you.
Well, I am quite a blend. Lets see, I got some Irish, English, German, Polish, Slovak, and Russian. Thats what you get when you are American, too many nationalities.
Quoting Emilio_Largo:
Just out of curiosity who on this site is English or from Britain (Commonwealth places such as Gibralter, India and South African included)?
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... Nationality police here I'm afraid. "English or from Britain (Commonwealth places such as Gibralter, India and South African included)" !!!!!! India and South Africa are certainly members of the Commonwealth, but they're Republics and Britain has absolutely no say in their government at all!! Anyone from these countries would more than likely take offence at being grouped in with "Britain" (with the exception of Gibraltar, which like the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are Crown Dependencies).
For the record, I'm from Britain and proud of it, born and bred. But as the old saying goes, British by birth rite, Scottish by the grace of God.
Quoting one night stand:
How many islands are in the Channel.
4 inhabited ones, Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. They sit off the coast of Normandy, France and are bilingual (English/French) and although they have local legislative parliaments separate from London, they use the same monetary system and the United Kingdom speaks for them on defence and foreign affairs.
The inhabitants of the British Overseas Dependencies also hold British passports and default to London on defence and foreign affairs, and they are:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (reclaimed by force from Argentine invasion, 1982), Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St Helena, Tristan Da Cunha, Ascension Island, South Georgia & The Sandwich Islands (reclaimed by force from Argentine invasion, 1982), Akrotiri & Dheklia (both within the Republic of Cyprus) and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
(There are other countries where Queen Elizabeth II is also head of state though, including Canada, Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand among others)
There are some other Channel Islands also. Don't know whether they are inhabited or not but there's also Brechou, Herm, Jethou. They seem to be afflicted with Guernsey like Alderney and Sark.
I believe South Africa would be a constitutional monarchy, like England. Queen Elizabeth II is queen in name only, unlike her predeccesor. Parliament and the PM make most of the decisions now. In fact, I think Saudi Arabia and a few Arab countries are the only monarchies left in the world.
Quoting Emilio_Largo:
Though South Africa Is called a Republic, I don't think It should be because how can a Republic be ruled by a Queen?
It isn't. The Queen isn't the head of state of South Africa, the currently elected President is, Thabo Mbeki. South Africa is in the Commonwealth - which is a voluntary group of 53 nations working together to further development, democracy, debt management, health and trade - but it is a Republic within the Commonwealth. Not all members of the Commonwealth acknowledge the British monarch as head of state. Those that do are known as Commonwealth Realms; however, the majority of members are republics, and a handful of others are indigenous monarchies. However, all members recognise HM Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth, a role perhaps best likened to that of a ceremonial president of the voluntary organisation.
The majority of nations within the Commonwealth were once part of the British Empire, but there are former colonies who did not join or since left (United States, Ireland, Israel, Egypt etc) and there are a few which were never colonised by Britain (Mozambique, Cameroon).
Quoting one night stand:
Saudi Arabia is indeed the largest remaining monarchies left in the world. There arent too many anymore, its a dying breed.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy though - the King rules politically and it's hereditary, all power is transferred to the heir on the King's death. Here in the UK we're a constitutional monarchy, the Queen does not interfere politically with the running of the country, the Prime Minister leads the elected government and all political control is in the hands of the House of Commons.
The UK, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Luxembourg are the remaining constitutional monarchies in Europe, and they all enjoy considerable support from their population. Monaco and Leichtenstien are Principalities, but their Crown Princes' have political roles.
Yeah I'm English, and M5 here is constantly having to correct me when I switch between British and English, I'm working on it I swear!
I like our monarchy, I realise that there is very little practical point to them, but it really gives us (or me at least) a certain feeling of pride and partiotism, for queen and country and all that stuff! So I don't like it when people say the monarchy should be dumped, it annoys me I suppose!
Besides, what would happen to that joke about being in prison, being a guest at her majesty's disgression!
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice and everyone dies.
Hmmm I understand that you don't aprove of how our government and how Tony Blair runs the country but, with all due respect, you do a better job. Tony really has a tough job and nobody seems to realise he isn't thatbad at it. I think the problem is not the government its the media, the only things we hear about are the bad things, after all:
"There's no news like bad news."
But the result of this attitude is the public believing that only bad things are happening, for example somebody mentioned (I believe in the 9/11 topic) that his friend in the USAF is always writing asking if the good things happening in Iraq are making it to the headlines and he constantly has to disapoint him.
Anyway I'm not saying I thing Tony Blair is a greta prime minister, quite frankly I wouldn't know because I can't remember any other PMs. All I'm saying is try to keep it in perspective, he has a tricky job.
(This is where I need M5's help, is Tony Blair PM for the UK or just England or what!?)
Could you run a country as complex as ours?
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice and everyone dies.
Quoting Jedi Master:
(This is where I need M5's help, is Tony Blair PM for the UK or just England or what!?)
Eek! I'll prettend you actually didn't ask that question
The Rt Hon Anthony Lynton Blair MP (Sedgewick constituency), First Lord Of The Treasury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
JM, Westminster is the UK government - everyone who sits in it represents the whole of the UK. There are devolved authorities in Edinburgh and Cardiff for Scotland and Wales and in London for, well, London*. But the Scottish and Welsh authorities have no more powers than the old Scotland Office or Welsh Office had - they're now just more accountable to the local people. Devolution is nothing new elsewhere in Europe, the German States, Swiss Cantons, Spanish Regions etc all have devolved authorities. The individual US states have way more powers devolved to them from Washintgon, DC than Scotland, Wales or London have from Westminster. The ultimate power is the national parliament; exclusively on foreign and defence matters.
English regions will hold referendums over the next year as to whether they want devolved assemblies or not (Cornwall, the North West, the North East and Yorks. & Humberside are to be the first balloted)
(PS, I won't be drawn on how "great" Tony and his government are, because I won't let go once I've started X-( )
* devolution for Northern Ireland is currently suspended due to severe tensions between nationalist and unionist parties.
The only reason I ask these questions and seem so uneducated is because I really don't get involved in things like politics so I wouldn't know, and I want to be correct so that I don't offend anyone!
So sorry if I offended you by not knowing!
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice and everyone dies.
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Here are the enhancements for a New Hope.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/starwarschanges.html
Here are the enhancements for Empire and Jedi.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/starwarschanges02.html
I'm not. You Brits didn't come early enough. 'nuff said.
There are plenty of British here, including the SiCo. But right now most are sleeping, maybe tomorrow they will tell you.
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For the record, I'm from Britain and proud of it, born and bred. But as the old saying goes, British by birth rite, Scottish by the grace of God.
The inhabitants of the British Overseas Dependencies also hold British passports and default to London on defence and foreign affairs, and they are:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (reclaimed by force from Argentine invasion, 1982), Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St Helena, Tristan Da Cunha, Ascension Island, South Georgia & The Sandwich Islands (reclaimed by force from Argentine invasion, 1982), Akrotiri & Dheklia (both within the Republic of Cyprus) and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
(There are other countries where Queen Elizabeth II is also head of state though, including Canada, Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand among others)
The majority of nations within the Commonwealth were once part of the British Empire, but there are former colonies who did not join or since left (United States, Ireland, Israel, Egypt etc) and there are a few which were never colonised by Britain (Mozambique, Cameroon).
Saudi Arabia is indeed the largest remaining monarchies left in the world. There arent too many anymore, its a dying breed.
The UK, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Luxembourg are the remaining constitutional monarchies in Europe, and they all enjoy considerable support from their population. Monaco and Leichtenstien are Principalities, but their Crown Princes' have political roles.
I like our monarchy, I realise that there is very little practical point to them, but it really gives us (or me at least) a certain feeling of pride and partiotism, for queen and country and all that stuff! So I don't like it when people say the monarchy should be dumped, it annoys me I suppose!
Besides, what would happen to that joke about being in prison, being a guest at her majesty's disgression!
"There's no news like bad news."
But the result of this attitude is the public believing that only bad things are happening, for example somebody mentioned (I believe in the 9/11 topic) that his friend in the USAF is always writing asking if the good things happening in Iraq are making it to the headlines and he constantly has to disapoint him.
Anyway I'm not saying I thing Tony Blair is a greta prime minister, quite frankly I wouldn't know because I can't remember any other PMs. All I'm saying is try to keep it in perspective, he has a tricky job.
(This is where I need M5's help, is Tony Blair PM for the UK or just England or what!?)
Could you run a country as complex as ours?
The Rt Hon Anthony Lynton Blair MP (Sedgewick constituency), First Lord Of The Treasury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
JM, Westminster is the UK government - everyone who sits in it represents the whole of the UK. There are devolved authorities in Edinburgh and Cardiff for Scotland and Wales and in London for, well, London*. But the Scottish and Welsh authorities have no more powers than the old Scotland Office or Welsh Office had - they're now just more accountable to the local people. Devolution is nothing new elsewhere in Europe, the German States, Swiss Cantons, Spanish Regions etc all have devolved authorities. The individual US states have way more powers devolved to them from Washintgon, DC than Scotland, Wales or London have from Westminster. The ultimate power is the national parliament; exclusively on foreign and defence matters.
English regions will hold referendums over the next year as to whether they want devolved assemblies or not (Cornwall, the North West, the North East and Yorks. & Humberside are to be the first balloted)
(PS, I won't be drawn on how "great" Tony and his government are, because I won't let go once I've started X-( )
* devolution for Northern Ireland is currently suspended due to severe tensions between nationalist and unionist parties.
The only reason I ask these questions and seem so uneducated is because I really don't get involved in things like politics so I wouldn't know, and I want to be correct so that I don't offend anyone!
So sorry if I offended you by not knowing!
I must echo Jedi Master's statement:
Could you do a better job?