Preparedness for when

mardatha

I did think it was funny how we kept out Hitler yet can't seem to keep out a handful of Albanians on a dinghy..
Polyanna yess we've had a few good runs this last wee while. Was up at the Devils Beef Tub and St Marys Loch on sunday.... and off to North Berwick or Eyemouth later today, I want to see the sea

maryb

milasavesmoney wrote: »

Of course I don't have a dog in this fight, but one thing that was reported over and over in our media (during and the months after the Paris attack) was how lack of communication and information sharing was adversely affecting what was actually known about terror cells in the EU.
Don't know if that's true...
(Americans are trusting our media sources less and less)

The security services work well on a bilateral basis with those they trust. I think there is also something called the five eyes (?name) alliance whereby the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand work very well together. From what I've heard the intelligence services aren't that keen on sharing with every single country in the EU and are likely to be less so if Montenegro, Albania and others eventually join, as it increases the potential for damaging leaks even further.

milasavesmoney

maryb wrote: »

The security services work well on a bilateral basis with those they trust. I think there is also something called the five eyes (?name) alliance whereby the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand work very well together. From what I've heard the intelligence services aren't that keen on sharing with every single country in the EU and are likely to be less so if Montenegro, Albania and others eventually join, as it increases the potential for damaging leaks even further.

I had to look the five eyes up and WOW!! Thanks for sharing. I'm off to read more about this surveillance collaboration. Very very interesting!!

pollyanna_26

Have a good day Mar . I'm off to tame the garden , I may be some time !
polly

nuatha

maryb wrote: »

The security services work well on a bilateral basis with those they trust. I think there is also something called the five eyes (?name) alliance whereby the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand work very well together. From what I've heard the intelligence services aren't that keen on sharing with every single country in the EU and are likely to be less so if Montenegro, Albania and others eventually join, as it increases the potential for damaging leaks even further.

There's times when bilateral sharing has been a real problem, Canada regarded the CIA as a bunch of incompetents for a while (Caught In the Act) the CIA regarded us as being seriously leaky and untrustworthy (long after the Cambridge Five). The US has had separate problems with France from time to time (historically France tends to side with Arab interests, the US with Israeli)
There's also the issue of shifting political landscapes, with various European countries threatening to shift to the Right or Left which could change allegiances, and therefore what information any country is prepared to share now, in case it backfires in the future.

mardatha wrote: »

I did think it was funny how we kept out Hitler yet can't seem to keep out a handful of Albanians on a dinghy..

Despite all the high tech toys we currently have, it seems our borders are the least secure they've ever been.

Polyanna yess we've had a few good runs this last wee while. Was up at the Devils Beef Tub and St Marys Loch on sunday.... and off to North Berwick or Eyemouth later today, I want to see the sea

Hope the weather's better up your way than it is here (100 miles South of those) where its decidedly breezy at the mo.

NewShadow

nuatha wrote: »

Hope the weather's better up your way than it is here (100 miles South of those) where its decidedly breezy at the mo.

It's Bleepin' lovely here today.

c.20 degrees, nice breeze.

Just did a 6 mile round trip to the dentist and back, and I think I'm gonna make some cherry ice-cream for tonight...

No work till friday! :T

nuatha

NewShadow wrote: »

It's Bleepin' lovely here today.

c.20 degrees, nice breeze.

10 C and the winds dropping from about 40 to 30ish, bleak skies and wet stuff expected later )and for the rest of the week)

Just did a 6 mile round trip to the dentist and back, and I think I'm gonna make some cherry ice-cream for tonight...

No work till friday! :T

Cherry ice-cream sounds good, been meaning to find a recipe for Cherry Garcia, thank you for the prompt

Now that makes a decent long weekend
Enjoy

NewShadow

I'm lazy - I call it ice cream, but I just blitz a kilo or so of overripe cherries with a litre of greek yogurt and freeze it in about 4 large zip top bags.

Lay the bags flat in the freezer, and every hour or so, smoosh it all up to remove all clumps and smooth it out.

:rotfl:

Nothing too complicated in this house.

nuatha

NewShadow wrote: »

I'm lazy - I call it ice cream, but I just blitz a kilo or so of overripe cherries with a litre of greek yogurt and freeze it in about 4 large zip top bags.

Lay the bags flat in the freezer, and every hour or so, smoosh it all up to remove all clumps and smooth it out.

:rotfl:

Nothing too complicated in this house.

Sounds good,
Make the custard, eggs sugar and cream, allow to cool, pour into ice cream maker, switch on and add flavourings a few minutes later.
Disadvantage is a bit of kitchen gadgetry, advantage is not having to remember to smoosh the clumps to keep crystals at a minimum. (Oh and I have a pan and bowl to wash)

If you add shavings of dark chocolate to your cherries you'll be heading in the cherry garcia direction

ivyleaf

nuatha wrote: »

Sounds good,
Make the custard, eggs sugar and cream, allow to cool, pour into ice cream maker, switch on and add flavourings a few minutes later.
Disadvantage is a bit of kitchen gadgetry, advantage is not having to remember to smoosh the clumps to keep crystals at a minimum. (Oh and I have a pan and bowl to wash)

If you add shavings of dark chocolate to your cherries you'll be heading in the cherry garcia direction

That does sound gorgeous!

I'm so cold here that I've had to resort to a chunky-knit jumper and a thermal vest :eek: Ridiculous.