My regrettably short stay there plus a perhaps exaggerated
concern for my health prevented me from sampling most
of them.

Fischer actually built a house shaped like a rook which you can stay in. He
is very rarely there these days. Its in Trelissick gardens, not cheap, but
for a chess player, maybe worthwhile. [Word to the wise; its a hike to the
pub.] Phil

see http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/

"Eamon Warnock" wrote in message
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"Ivan" wrote in message
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It says on site that GM Michael Adams is from England but how come
they are using a different country's flag:

Different from what??

I presume that Ivan believed that the Union Jack is the flag of England.

http://wcclibya2004.com/news/f1/02.jpg
What country is that flag from?

er...England?

Ae you from USA and do you know the difference between England and Britain?
(That's called a yes-and-no question.) :-D

"Why doesn't Bobby Fischer just the IRS his taxes so that he can return back
to the USA? I am sure that he misses living here and eating the nice food
and watching baseball games. If not, he should at least move to Canada.
That country has no culture and they want to be just like the USA anyway."
--Ivan (19 September 2003, "Bobby Fischer and taxes")

That quotation should be enough to answer Eamon Warnock's question. :-)

--Nick

"Neil Coward" wrote in message
...(to Ivan):
The flag is the English flag. - red cross on a white background.

The flag of St George was not designed by Florence Nightingale. :-)

You are probably thinking of the red white and blue union jack which is the
British flag. The union jack is a composite of the english flag and the
scottish flag (a white diagonal cross on a blue background).

Britian, is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

No, the official name, the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland', implies that Northern Ireland is *not* a part of Great Britain.

--Nick

David Richerby wrote in
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Taylor Kingston wrote:
Great Britain, aka The United Kingdom

Great Britain and the United Kingdom are distinct.

It may be more precise to write that 'Great Britain' and the 'United Kingdom'
are not synonymous. Great Britain is a proper subset of the United Kingdom.

Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles and does not include
Northern Ireland; the United Kingdom [of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]
does.

The 'British Isles' and the 'United Kingdom' are not synonymous.
Unlike the United Kingdom, the British Isles include the Republic of Ireland.

For bonus marks, discuss the state of the Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man.

But if it's not on the GCSE... :-)

Here's an article, "Please don't make me agree with Joan Collins and
Robert Kilroy-Silk" by Marie Philips for 'The Observer' (7 July 2004):

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comme...256083,00.html

"Since I can't bring myself to align with Robert 'we owe the Arabs nothing'
Kilroy-Silk, or that noted political behemoth Joan Collins, I think I must
by default be in favour of a closer Europe, but without the facts to back
it up, I can't maintain the opinion. One of these days I'm going to be asked
to vote in referendum on Europe. Assuming that I even understand the question,
it's going to be a tricky one. It's hard to vote in favour of a change you
that can't fathom, against the status quo that you're familiar with."
--Marie Philips (7 July 2004)

--Nick

David Richerby wrote in message ...

"Great Britain and the United Kingdom are distinct."

It may very well be so; if I have erred, my apologies. I am
Anglophilic by inclination but American by birth and so claim no
omniscience in these matters.

"For bonus marks, discuss the state of the Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man."

I am not qualified. However, I have heard that in the summer one may
rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear. I shall
scrimp and save.

Taylor Kingston

Indeed, Great Britain is just the island with England, Wales & Scotland, the
UK = Great Britain + Northern Ireland

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"Neil Coward" wrote in message
...(to Ivan):
The flag is the English flag. - red cross on a white background.

The flag of St George was not designed by Florence Nightingale. :-)

You are probably thinking of the red white and blue union jack which is
the
British flag. The union jack is a composite of the english flag and the
scottish flag (a white diagonal cross on a blue background).

Britian, is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

No, the official name, the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland', implies that Northern Ireland is *not* a part of Great Britain.

--Nick

Taylor Kingston wrote:
David Richerby wrote:
Great Britain and the United Kingdom are distinct.

It may very well be so; if I have erred, my apologies.

Sorry -- I was just being my usual pedantic self. No offense taken or
intended.

For bonus marks, discuss the state of the Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man.

I am not qualified. However, I have heard that in the summer one may
rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear. I shall
scrimp and save.

:-) The Isle of Wight's easy -- it's part of England (the political
entity), so it's part of the UK.


Dave.

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www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ graphical user interface but it can't
be erased!

"Taylor Kingston" wrote in message
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(Ivan) wrote in message
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"What country is that flag from?"

The red cross on a white field is the flag of St. George, which was
(I believe) the English national flag from about 1200 until about
1603, when James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I and became James
I of England, ruling both countries. Under James, the Scottish flag
(the cross of St. Andrew, a white X on a blue field) was combined with
the cross of St. George. The union of England and Scotland as Great
Britain was formalized by the Act of Union of 1707. Still later (about
1801 I believe), the cross of St. Patrick (red X on white) was added
to represent Ireland. This is the Union Jack of today, the flag of
Great Britain, aka The United Kingdom, composed of England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
For whatever reason, Adams appears to be identifying himself as
specifically English rather than British.

Taylor Kingston

Taylor,
Thanks for clearing that up. For I thought the Union Jack was
Brittish/English and did not know there was a difference.
Leopold

"Eamon Warnock" wrote in message
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"Ivan" wrote in message
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It says on site that GM Michael Adams is from England but how come
they are using a different country's flag:

Different from what??

http://wcclibya2004.com/news/f1/02.jpg

What country is that flag from?

er...England?

Are you from USA and do you know the difference between England and
Britain?

(That's called a yes-and-no question.) :-D


YES, I am an American and I did not know there was a difference. But now I
do. Thank you.
Leopold




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"Eamon Warnock" wrote in message
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"Ivan" wrote in message
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It says on site that GM Michael Adams is from England
but how come they are using a different country's flag:

Different from what??

http://wcclibya2004.com/news/f1/02.jpg

What country is that flag from?

er...England?

Are you from USA and do you know the
difference between England and Britain?

(That's called a yes-and-no question.) :-D

I don't think we should make fun of Americans for not knowing the flags of
the different parts of the UK. After all, how many of us Brits would
recognise the flag of California?

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