Re: Today's Good News Reply #525 – 2016-10-21, 10:18:31 In String's absence there hasn't been a string of good chocolaty news lately in this thread.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #526 – 2016-10-21, 10:48:04 You want good news? I'll give you good news! "In 2012, Hostess, the iconic American bakery giant behind Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and Twinkies, was bankrupt, with plans to slash more than 18,000 jobs and close its doors for good amid a crippling nationwide strike.Then, in 2013, a snack-cake savior appeared. The Missouri-based sweets maker was bought for $410 million by a partnership between private-equity giant Apollo Global Management and C. Dean Metropoulos, a billionaire turnaround artist known as "Mr. Shelf Space" for his revival of brands like Vlasic, Hungry-Man and Chef Boyardee.Now, the iconic dessert titan is resurgent, selling its golden, cream-filled Twinkies across the world under the name Hostess Brands and turning down $2 billion offers from a pack of hopeful buyers. On Tuesday morning, the company reached its latest peak when Reuters, citing anonymous sources, suggested Hostess would head to Wall Street with an initial public offering that would value the company at around $2.5 billion."
Re: Today's Good News Reply #527 – 2016-10-22, 05:22:26 Geeze, Jaybro… Posting actual good news in this thread? What were you thinking?
Re: Today's Good News Reply #528 – 2016-10-22, 11:12:53 Sweden and Germany have the best passports.QuoteA new ranking has revealed which nations have the most powerful passports. Passport Index ranks our travel documents by measuring the number of countries that can be visited without applying for a visa.The 2016 ranking puts Germany and Sweden at the top of the passport league. Holders of German and Swedish passports can visit 158 countries without the need to apply for a visa.Last year, the United States and the United Kingdom shared the top spot. The US has now slipped to fourth place.British passports have slipped to second place, where they enjoy the same status as France, Spain, Switzerland and Finland.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #529 – 2016-10-22, 11:23:56 Nobody needs to visit 158 countries.Afghanistan's passport, the "worst" one with 24 countries, seems to me more than enough for 99,999999 % of the world population.Mass tourism is always bad news. Nothing but local population's prostitution. 1 Likes
Re: Today's Good News Reply #530 – 2016-10-22, 19:37:07 Interesting picture there jimbro and reminds me that I sometimes like to eat things I shouldn't.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #531 – 2016-10-24, 14:59:59 The map of passports by color is neat. https://www.passportindex.org/byLocation.phpA quick scan of the differences between the Netherlands/Belgium and the US suggests the major biggies are Brazil and Venezuela. I don't know about Venezuela, but I seem to recall that Brazil is a form of retribution. 1 Likes
Re: Today's Good News Reply #532 – 2016-10-25, 00:32:17 Well I am glad that in due course our passport will change and shout hooray!
Re: Today's Good News Reply #533 – 2016-10-25, 04:52:46 Weren't most passports in Europe blue until EU turned them red? Which European countries had red passports prior to EU? Was the red colour for passports in EU picked just to emulate SU or is there some other reason?
Re: Today's Good News Reply #534 – 2016-10-25, 10:14:28 The Dutch passport was dark blue while the West German passport was dark green. The burgundy was decided in 1981, see http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:41981X0919:EN:HTMLInterestingly, the French passport, too, was dark blue. Because in my mind the Brits were opposed to burgundy on account of the French. Emulating the Soviet Union? Do you jest, or is that something Soviet propaganda proclaimed? But yeah, that means the Netherlands, France and the UK had blue. I couldn't find Belgium or Luxembourg. Perhaps burgundy was chosen precisely because it was a color no one had?
Re: Today's Good News Reply #535 – 2016-10-25, 11:54:58 Swedish was nice black waterproof (plastic cover) with inner pocket. Nice, but today's smaller passports fit pocket more easily.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #536 – 2016-10-26, 00:36:53 British one used to be dark blue too so would be brilliant if we went back to that once out of the EU.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #537 – 2016-10-26, 18:14:02 Afghanistan's economy is doing better than ever https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/23/afghanistan-opium-production-soaring-un-office-on-drugs-and-crime
Re: Today's Good News Reply #538 – 2016-10-27, 01:19:20 Yes and a dreadful situation considering all the Western military stuff in that mess of a country. Farcical.Got a bit of more personal and local news re a lady who I went with decades ago and married someone who ended up a drunken waste of time. Said she was made to remember me. Natural of course as women have always been fascinated by me (passing sigh).
Re: Today's Good News Reply #539 – 2016-10-29, 08:36:19 Pope's going to visit Southern Sweden on Oct 31 It's taken as a circus: The main act will be set up on Malmö Arena with warm-ups like Cirkus Cirkör and other performing artists. Tickets available for 100 kronor. And you can place your bet on how many people will show up for the event.Not too bad news, so I suppose it's good.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #540 – 2016-10-29, 08:46:58 So to speak, a Halloween party Swedish style.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #541 – 2016-10-29, 11:03:05 Even not speaking Swedish, I was able to notice the bad faith of the article.I wonder why in the hell the Pope decided to visit them. Some things needs to change regarding the way we deal with protestants.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #542 – 2016-10-29, 11:28:30 Quote from: Belfrager on 2016-10-29, 11:03:05I wonder why in the hell the Pope decided to visit them. Some things needs to change regarding the way we deal with protestants.The plan seems to be exactly to change the way catholics deal with protestants. Here's why the Pope is coming to SwedenQuotePope Francis will visit Sweden, a bastion of the Lutheran Church, to mark next year's 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.Maybe Francis will convert to Lutheran or something. That would be a change.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #543 – 2016-10-29, 12:04:46 Quote from: ersi on 2016-10-29, 11:28:30The plan seems to be exactly to change the way catholics deal with protestants.I was referring to change this inter faith dialogue absurd. There's nothing to dialogue between Catholics and separatists.Quote from: ersi on 2016-10-29, 11:28:30Maybe Francis will convert to Lutheran or something. That would be a change.Francis is a good man, says many right things and, as all other people, also makes many mistakes. Can the Holy Spirit guide His Holiness in the Throne of Peter.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #544 – 2016-10-29, 12:16:44 Quote from: Belfrager on 2016-10-29, 12:04:46Can the Holy Spirit guide His Holiness in the Throne of Peter. undefined Holiness? Full of holes?
Re: Today's Good News Reply #545 – 2016-10-30, 05:26:55 Yabadabadoo Belfrager! Yep you might want to con the Protestants but we use the grey cells and don't get mucked with all the rituals and stuff and a mixture of Christianity and non stuff from history boy!Will put my sash on now and shout so open the window as my cry might reach you...."No surrender!"
Re: Today's Good News Reply #546 – 2016-10-30, 09:56:33 Quote from: rjhowie on 2016-10-30, 05:26:55but we use the grey cellsMiracles... I thought you didn't believe in miracles. Good news, another protestant converting. I'll thank to Virgin Mary for that.Quote from: rjhowie on 2016-10-30, 05:26:55and shout so open the window as my cry might reach you...Jesus, come on Rjhowie, let your neighbours to sleep in peace.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #547 – 2016-10-31, 03:28:29 They will sleep better if they realise the errors and false doctrines a lot produce.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #548 – 2016-11-01, 10:41:11 First of November, holiday in Portugal. While the rest of the world works, we commemorate things more important than work.All Saints day.
Re: Today's Good News Reply #549 – 2016-11-02, 12:24:42 A Protestant and a Catholic disagreeing. Any Muslims out there? Anybody!?!
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