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  1. I started drinking Morgans spiced rum at a wedding last year and like other posters on here it should really only be drank at home as it goes down way to easily.

     

    My brother was travelling around central and South America for the last two years and brought me back a few bottles of local tequila's from Mexico and some rum from South America.

     

    By far the nicest rum I've ever tasted was the Flor De Cana. It's from Nicaragua and is absolutely lovely to drink straight or with a small bit of ice. I have drank the 12 year and 7 year old versions and still have a bottle of the 7 year old. Can't wait for a day off to just sit down relax and drink it all:yes:

  2. Know a friend who's done it a couple of months ago, first 24-48 hours afterward were a nightmare. He couldn't sleep and the pain was torture, but he's happy with it now.

     

    I got my mine done in July last year but forgot to come back on here to give an update. I have to say it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I got mine done in the Wellington Eye Clinic in Dublin and to be honest if anyone in Ireland is thinking of getting it done they should at least go for a consultation here. They do seem to be more expensive that some other services but they were excellent and still follow up to ensure everything is still going fine. I have another checkup later this month and that should be it for me.

    Laser Eye Surgery - Wellington Eye Clinic, Dublin, Ireland. LASIK, LASEK - Ireland's Consultant Led Clinic.

     

    To the people who say it was very painful it is really important to remember that there are two different types (Lasik or Lasek) depending on your prescription etc. The pain experienced and the recovery are different for both procedures and I had the Lasik done and was able to watch TV later that evening and drove home from Dublin the following day after my checkup.

     

    If anyone has any questions if you want to ask me on here or PM me i'll be more than happy to answer.

     

    Oh yeah like an earlier poster said the worst bit about it is the slight smell from the laser!!

  3. I've just come back from my honeymoon in the US during which time I attended a LA Dodgers game. I have to say as a sport it is fairly boring but as a mode of entertainment it is excellent. However this may have been due mainly to the fact that the Dodgers have been terrible this season and so the standard of the game was that good whereas having previously watched the world series or play off matches it does actually look quite good and very interesting especially if it's a close game.

     

    I think what i noticed most from the game was that is a very family orientated night with kids of all ages attending and was affordable for entire families to go to which is not the case with football in the UK anymore.

     

    I will definitely start watching a bit more baseball from now on but the team I will follow will either be the Padres or the Dodgers as my sister lives in San Diego and I have relations in LA so best chance of seeing another match will be with one of these teams.

     

    Next American sport i want to go to will be either American Football or Ice Hockey.

  4. Securing new loans against their US assets is another avenue they're pursuing.

     

     

    For me that is one of the key sections of the article as while overall it reads like they are in trouble do not be suprised to see them get the loans in the US. If as it looks like they stand to lose everything then I'm sure they will agree to any finance package they can get thier habds on just to keep control a little longer.

  5. I was thinking about having it done but after the first few seconds I have decided against it. I thought it was a laser that done ALL the work but apperently not, it looks fucking barbaric!!!!!!

     

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    The video you have shown is using an older method that most state of the art / modern clinics no longer use. That video showed the surgeon / optomitrist using an instrument called a microkeratome to create the flap in the cornea. The newer method and the method which I am geting done is the baldeless Lasik which uses a laser to make the cornea flap.

     

    Your right though having looked at that video you posted there is no way I'd go along with that procedure as your basically getting your eyeball cut with a metal knife!!:(

  6. In the event of a tie on points and GD, does it go to goals scored?

     

    TIE-BREAKER RULES :

    If two or more teams finish equal on points after all the group matches have been played, the following criteria shall be applied to determine the ranking :

     

     

    (1) Goal difference in all the group matches.

    (2) Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.

    (3) Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question.

    (4) Goal difference resulting from the matches between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal after applying above criteria).

    (5) Greater number of goals scored in the matches between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal after applying above criteria).

    (6) A drawing of lots by the Organising Committee.

  7. I'm getting it done on the 16th July so I'll let you know how it goes. The one thing I would say is definitly look around a few places first as there is a massive variation in quality of service and aftercare available.

     

    I live in Ireland and am getting it done in the Balckrock clinic in Dublin but went to three other consultations first.

     

    I've only been wearing glasses for the last 8 or 9 years but have been thinking of this for about the last 3. I'm geting married in September so decided to get it done before that. I never liked contact lenses so it makes even the simplest tasks annoying in the rain (playing golf, running etc)

     

    I can't wait!!:yes:

  8. Dirk was a victim of a debut that was deceiving. That first substitute appearance against West Ham at Anfield must be up there with the greatest sub appearances ever, and he never even got a goal. Some of the shots he pinged in were outrageous and a lot of fans stepped back and thought we had a Van Basten a like striker on our hands.

     

    After that he was shifted out to the right side where when he didn't score the press were on his back and saying he was a striker who didn't score goals, they totally disregarded the fact that his position had changed and he was no longer playing up front.

     

    The fact that he was able to change peoples perceptions of himself and made people look at more than just the goal stats is testament to the mans commitment to plug away at anything that is put in front of him. There were still massively important goals from Dirk aswell, even from that right side so it wasn't all just graft and nothing else.

     

    For my mind we'd be a poorer team if all were like Ryan Babel, if all had half the commitment of Dirk we wouldn't be in the position we are in now. Hopefully he stays and shows the commitment he has always shown, if he goes I believe he will be fondly remembered by the majority and slagged by the minority who will soon come to realise what we had when Ryan Babel or someone of his ilk is stuck out on the right in a position they dont want to play in.

     

    Wasn't that the same game in which he took the free kick to himself; kick the ball forward ran on to it only to be called back by the ref. Talk about a player been hyped up for a game so much so he even attempeted this so much was his eagerness to impress.

     

    Top lad and a top player - pity some fans don't recognise how good he actually is. i for one hope he stays.

    It will be interesting to see how well he plays for Hollan in the world cup.

  9. Unlucky then Vicar.

     

    I checked with my 'ol fella and a mate of his was unable to get a car after hitting a hole in one in a charity tournament over here.

     

    Well as far as I'm aware the way it works is like the previous poster said.

    The club or charity take out an insurance policy prior to the touranment beginning. This can be done by anyone organising an event and the cost of the insurance is dependent on the difficulty of the hole, the number of times there has been a hole in one on it and the value of the prize. The insurance company simply uses an actuary to value the risk and then assigns a premium to the insurance.

     

    In the case of someone actually getting the hole i one then as an amateur a person cannot accept a prize over the valule of 500.

     

    Rule 3-2b of the Rules of Amateur Status provides that an amateur golfer must not accept a prize for a hole-in-one which has a retail value in excess of £500 or the local equivalent (or such a lesser figure as decided by the Governing Body). However, a prize within this limit may be accepted in addition to any other prize won in the same competition.

     

    However most clubs would hodl a raffle with only the winners name in the draw. This is often run by someone other than the club / charity and thereby gets over the following ruling by the R&A as you usually have to buy the ticket and so have therefore not won it as part of the round of golf but as a ticket you purchased in the raffle.

     

    However, the following are considered to be attempts to circumvent the Rules. They are unacceptable and would cause a player to be in breach of Rule 3-2b:

    1. Accepting an improper prize in a raffle or prize draw limited to players who had achieved a hole-in-one.

    2. Accepting an improper prize in a quiz limited to players who had achieved a hole-in-one.

    3. Awarding an improper prize to an associate of the person achieving a hole-in-one so that the player achieving the hole-in-one is not accepting the prize himself.

     

     

    Or the easiest way is to give up your amateur status for 2 years - I think a new car would be well worth being called a professional golfer for 2 years!!

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    The one we did a few years ago was very good. I think it was for the Euros or something where we got a team and could pick a striker for top scorer as well or something like that. I should probably remember more as I won it that time

  11. agree 100%

     

    but Gerrard sees whats happening within the club, as in the football side of things, and i belive he should be allowed to say what he wants

     

    Chris i agree with this too but as much as i fell he has a right to speak out about the manager if he feels necessary and i think as captain he has earned that right I also believe something needs to be siad by other senior players about the financial situation at the club

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    since when is the captain of the club not allowed speak up about the goings on?

     

    I think that this is an interesting point. I think someone mentioned it over hte last few days regardless of whether or not this rumour is tru why have we not heard from him regarding all the shit that's going on off the field?

     

    Up to now the only players who have spoken out have been Reina & Torres. Regardless of how Gerrard or Carragher feel about the manager i think it's time they spoke up about 'the goings on' off the field at the club to use your phrase

  13. I was talking about this yesterday during the game - never mind the towel itself but the amount of time that is wasted with them taking free kicks in unbelievable.

     

    When Delap is on he will take the throws from any side of the pitch and the refs say nothing at all. I remeber reading on here that in one game last season opta reported that he wated about 9minutes between running over to take them and actually taking throw ins; surely that shouldn't be allowed.

     

    I think the next time any team plays against them and go ahead they should bring their full back from the opposite side over everytime to take the throw ins. To make it worse they should only take short throws in to really infuriate them. I bet the refs wouldn't be long about stopping it though

  14. Great work from everyone involved. I was looking at the sites of all major newspapers and the majority of them are carrying this story. If nothing else it might let those who up to now haven't been to bothered exactly what the owners feelings are towards the supporters.

     

    It will be interesting to see if sky sports news mentions the story because that will really help to get the message out!

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