Comments for Ambrand Dot Com http://ambrand.com Live from Ireland Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Bank of Ireland problems by Des http://ambrand.com/2008/08/30/bank-of-ireland-problems/#comment-12873 Des Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:14:54 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2008/08/30/bank-of-ireland-problems/#comment-12873 Ask them to provide the information needed for you to switch to another bank and see if they'll budge,, Ask them to provide the information needed for you to switch to another bank and see if they’ll budge,,

]]> Comment on DeValera vs Churchill by William Foley http://ambrand.com/2006/05/14/devalera-vs-churchill/#comment-12872 William Foley Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:58:55 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/05/14/devalera-vs-churchill/#comment-12872 The response by dev is just perfect, it is perfect in its syntax and structure. Dev was a great politician in every sense of the word he knew how to play the game and how to keep Ireland moving forward. Idealism is great but it is no basis for government policy on war, Ireland at the time had just gained independence and was bare;y out of a civil war and was struggling to survive in peace time let alone a war. Also if we had joined the allies as Churchill states he would have no problem falling back to Ireland, after gaining freedom the Irish people would not have been willing to accept this old oppressor back into their country so quickly after getting them to leave. How could we trust them to leave once the war was over. But overall Dev knew that teh Irsih people were tired war and violence after fighting for freedom for nearly 800 years to then enter a civil war to enter a world war would have crippled the country and the spirit of its people. De Valera being American by birth and an American citizen so Germany invading was not likely, as germany would not want to draw USA into the war. Also apparently on 6 separate occasions prevented Hitler from invading Ireland, I think this warranted 'playing' with the german ambassador. After hearing this speech from De Valera I was very proud of my forefathers it shows the Irish as an intellectual and mature people, if at the time Britain want to push their weight around just cause they won (barely), then let them it just shows that Ireland were able to move above this and not resort to idle threats. The response by dev is just perfect, it is perfect in its syntax and structure. Dev was a great politician in every sense of the word he knew how to play the game and how to keep Ireland moving forward. Idealism is great but it is no basis for government policy on war, Ireland at the time had just gained independence and was bare;y out of a civil war and was struggling to survive in peace time let alone a war. Also if we had joined the allies as Churchill states he would have no problem falling back to Ireland, after gaining freedom the Irish people would not have been willing to accept this old oppressor back into their country so quickly after getting them to leave. How could we trust them to leave once the war was over. But overall Dev knew that teh Irsih people were tired war and violence after fighting for freedom for nearly 800 years to then enter a civil war to enter a world war would have crippled the country and the spirit of its people.

De Valera being American by birth and an American citizen so Germany invading was not likely, as germany would not want to draw USA into the war. Also apparently on 6 separate occasions prevented Hitler from invading Ireland, I think this warranted ‘playing’ with the german ambassador.

After hearing this speech from De Valera I was very proud of my forefathers it shows the Irish as an intellectual and mature people, if at the time Britain want to push their weight around just cause they won (barely), then let them it just shows that Ireland were able to move above this and not resort to idle threats.

]]> Comment on The Private Security Authority by joe http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12871 joe Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:28:05 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/06/30/the-private-security-authority/#comment-12871 i am involved in the security industry in ireland, i run a small alarm installation buisness, yes your right, there is too much regulation in irish life, its almost funny, only its tragic. the private security authority is a pension plan for government employees, when it was set up it drew its staff mainly from other government departments, i agree with regulation of the security buisness, but if they want to regulate me, let them pay for it themselves, all this is just a revenue generating game, nothing else, and they do not put unlicenced companys out of buisnesss, well..sometimes they do, it all depends on who you are. these authoritys are not set up for the good of the industry, but to get rid of the smaller companys such as myself, and before anyone decides to lash out at my comments, just go through the horse shit that i have to put up with and then you are fit to comment! have a nice day i am involved in the security industry in ireland, i run a small alarm installation buisness, yes your right, there is too much regulation in irish life, its almost funny, only its tragic. the private security authority is a pension plan for government employees, when it was set up it drew its staff mainly from other government departments, i agree with regulation of the security buisness, but if they want to regulate me, let them pay for it themselves, all this is just a revenue generating game, nothing else, and they do not put unlicenced companys out of buisnesss, well..sometimes they do, it all depends on who you are. these authoritys are not set up for the good of the industry, but to get rid of the smaller companys such as myself, and before anyone decides to lash out at my comments, just go through the horse shit that i have to put up with and then you are fit to comment! have a nice day

]]> Comment on A review of Pre-paid “credit” cards in Ireland by ian http://ambrand.com/2007/08/10/a-review-of-pre-paid-credit-cards-in-ireland/#comment-12870 ian Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:48:21 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2007/08/10/a-review-of-pre-paid-credit-cards-in-ireland/#comment-12870 Very useful review. The 3V system is primitive, restrictive and expensive, now doubt they are exploring ways that every time you look to check your balance that will be another Euro. There are other reasons why banks don't give credit cards and that if you have an unorthodox lifestyle or income. Due to mix up I had my Bank of Ireland credit card account closed while abroad, they now claim it is because I did not pay stamp duty and that could affect my credit status; big dispute on here. Their decision makers are all functionaries who follow the rules (they live and die by the rules)and if you make them think they get very angry and say NO!! So even though I have been good customer for years I am told to piss off and stop annoying them. They have reverted back to the banking philosophy of the 70s, i.e. the customer is the enemy, the PR is bullshit but perfect to throw in their faces In the meantime I have checked out perfectcard.eu but all I get is perfectcard.ie with no info of how to become a customer. Ukash with their horrendous pink website looks equally suspicious while wirecard looks the business, very professional lay out, services that are reasonable and usable world wide, so that's where I'm going now, Long live anarchy! Very useful review. The 3V system is primitive, restrictive and expensive, now doubt they are exploring ways that every time you look to check your balance that will be another Euro.
There are other reasons why banks don’t give credit cards and that if you have an unorthodox lifestyle or income. Due to mix up I had my Bank of Ireland credit card account closed while abroad, they now claim it is because I did not pay stamp duty and that could affect my credit status; big dispute on here.
Their decision makers are all functionaries who follow the rules (they live and die by the rules)and if you make them think they get very angry and say NO!! So even though I have been good customer for years I am told to piss off and stop annoying them. They have reverted back to the banking philosophy of the 70s, i.e. the customer is the enemy, the PR is bullshit but perfect to throw in their faces
In the meantime I have checked out perfectcard.eu but all I get is perfectcard.ie with no info of how to become a customer. Ukash with their horrendous pink website looks equally suspicious while wirecard looks the business, very professional lay out, services that are reasonable and usable world wide, so that’s where I’m going now,
Long live anarchy!

]]> Comment on Is securesuite.co.uk a phishing scam? by Stephen http://ambrand.com/2006/09/06/is-securesuitecouk-a-phishing-scam/#comment-12868 Stephen Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:28:49 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/09/06/is-securesuitecouk-a-phishing-scam/#comment-12868 PS - It seems the securesuite.net site is certified by VeriSign as well. The certificate also points to Cyota. PS - It seems the securesuite.net site is certified by VeriSign as well. The certificate also points to Cyota.

]]> Comment on Is securesuite.co.uk a phishing scam? by Stephen http://ambrand.com/2006/09/06/is-securesuitecouk-a-phishing-scam/#comment-12867 Stephen Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:13 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/09/06/is-securesuitecouk-a-phishing-scam/#comment-12867 Came upon this service while shopping on newegg.com as well. Didn't realize how suspicious it was at the time but after getting the confirmation email for my subscription for the "verified by visa" service sent to my Spam box, I checked it out. https://www.securesuite.net/chase/docs/faq.jsp It looks REALLY suspicous. I've done a lot of research and none of it's been very conclusive except for this thread and even now I'm not completely convinced - but it does seem to be legit, so you can add CHASE bank to that list banks using the securesuite service. The REGISTER button on this official Chase page http://www.chase.com/ccp/index.jsp?pg_name=ccpmapp/cms/explore/page/verified_by_visa#weblinks links to the obscure securesuite.net page. I can't believe they outsourced something as sensitive as this to some no-name service who obviously aren't trying very hard to gain consumer trust. Came upon this service while shopping on newegg.com as well. Didn’t realize how suspicious it was at the time but after getting the confirmation email for my subscription for the “verified by visa” service sent to my Spam box, I checked it out.

https://www.securesuite.net/chase/docs/faq.jsp

It looks REALLY suspicous.

I’ve done a lot of research and none of it’s been very conclusive except for this thread and even now I’m not completely convinced - but it does seem to be legit, so you can add CHASE bank to that list banks using the securesuite service.

The REGISTER button on this official Chase page
http://www.chase.com/ccp/index.jsp?pg_name=ccpmapp/cms/explore/page/verified_by_visa#weblinks
links to the obscure securesuite.net page. I can’t believe they outsourced something as sensitive as this to some no-name service who obviously aren’t trying very hard to gain consumer trust.

]]> Comment on Ringaskiddy Crematorium by admin http://ambrand.com/2006/02/16/ringaskiddy/#comment-12866 admin Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:58:06 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/02/16/ringaskiddy/#comment-12866 Nicholas Thanks for reading Ambrand.com and leaving a comment, however please note we have no connection to the crematorium... well hopefully not for another few decades... we are all young'nes here Nicholas

Thanks for reading Ambrand.com and leaving a comment, however please note we have no connection to the crematorium… well hopefully not for another few decades… we are all young’nes here

]]> Comment on Ringaskiddy Crematorium by rev. nicholas motherway http://ambrand.com/2006/02/16/ringaskiddy/#comment-12865 rev. nicholas motherway Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:41:26 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/02/16/ringaskiddy/#comment-12865 Manager of Crematorium I have just returned from my 1st experience of a crematorium where I officiated at the Hannah White funeral. I have to say that everything was very much to my satisfaction. The friendly reception meant a great deal to me and the helpful instructions and suggestions made to me re the conduct of the ceremony were of great help. I was very impressed with the toilet facility available for the invalidid. A small suggestion: I was given this as a changing room for vesting. A small stool would be useful there, if there is a convenient spot to place it. The music was very appropriate and unobtrusive. The amplification was very well modulated. In short a very positive experience for me and I believe the same for the mourners. Having said all that, I did experience a certain "spookiness" about the whole proceedure which is unavoidable given the circumstances. My preference would without doubt be for the traditional cemetery. However given that it was August 2008 and the rainest august on record to date, I would be open to changing my mind on that one! Fr. Nicholas Motherway Manager of Crematorium

I have just returned from my 1st experience of a crematorium where I officiated at the Hannah White funeral.

I have to say that everything was very much to my satisfaction. The friendly reception meant a great deal to me and the helpful instructions and suggestions made to me re the conduct of the ceremony were of great help. I was very impressed with the toilet facility available for the invalidid. A small suggestion: I was given this as a changing room for vesting. A small stool would be useful there, if there is a convenient spot to place it. The music was very appropriate and unobtrusive. The amplification was very well modulated. In short a very positive experience for me and I believe the same for the mourners.

Having said all that, I did experience a certain “spookiness” about the whole proceedure which is unavoidable given the circumstances. My preference would without doubt be for the traditional cemetery. However given that it was August 2008 and the rainest august on record to date, I would be open to changing my mind on that one!

Fr. Nicholas Motherway

]]> Comment on Josef Locke by admin http://ambrand.com/2006/07/29/josef-locke/#comment-12858 admin Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:12:17 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/07/29/josef-locke/#comment-12858 THat dsouns like You belong to my heart, most popularally sung by Bing Crosby. Augustin Lara, English lyrics by Ray Gilbert You belong to my heart Now and forever And our love had its start Not long ago We were gathering stars while a million guitars played our love song When I said "I love you", every beat of my heart said it, too 'twas a moment like this Do you remember? And your eyes threw a kiss When they met mine Now we own all the stars and a million guitars are still playing Darling, you are the song and you'll always belong to my heart 'twas a moment like this Do you remember? And your eyes threw a kiss When they met mine Now we own all the stars and a million guitars are still playing Darling, you are the song and you'll always belong to my heart THat dsouns like
You belong to my heart, most popularally sung by Bing Crosby.

Augustin Lara, English lyrics by Ray Gilbert

You belong to my heart
Now and forever
And our love had its start
Not long ago

We were gathering stars while a million guitars played our love song
When I said “I love you”, every beat of my heart said it, too

’twas a moment like this
Do you remember?
And your eyes threw a kiss
When they met mine

Now we own all the stars and a million guitars are still playing
Darling, you are the song and you’ll always belong to my heart

’twas a moment like this
Do you remember?
And your eyes threw a kiss
When they met mine

Now we own all the stars and a million guitars are still playing
Darling, you are the song and you’ll always belong to my heart

]]> Comment on Josef Locke by dawn http://ambrand.com/2006/07/29/josef-locke/#comment-12857 dawn Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:57:02 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2006/07/29/josef-locke/#comment-12857 i am searching for a song for an elderly friend of mine he was singing the lyrics you belong to my heart i am searching for a song for an elderly friend of mine
he was singing the lyrics you belong to my heart

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