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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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The Isle of Man is a party to the UN Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and was visited by a delegation from the European Committee in 1997 to check the Island's compliance with the Convention.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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The presence of the Business School would produce a unique offshore provision supported by the Manx financial sector and would enhance further the international position of the Isle of Man as a leader in finance, banking, insurance and related industries.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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My observation is that whilst this facility would be useful to the Isle of Man should it seek some form of membership of the EU, any concerns over the effect of Community supervisory policies on the Manx finance sector can be dismissed in the light of our own policies falling well within the standards set by the Commission.
Certainly, membership of the EU would effectively limit the policy options of a Manx government in that the Isle of Man would be subject to EC laws and regulations to a greater extent than it is so at present.
The virtual exclusion of The Isle of Man from Community responsibilities in all other areas enables the ' Manx Government to retain proceeds from import duties and agricultural levies raised on imports from third countries.
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Keith Tennant,
Factory Worker
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I will be racing at all 14 rounds of the New Era club championship throughout the UK, as well as the famous Isle of Man Manx Grand Prix in August.
QUISHNOGA) was born November 21, 1735 in Kirk St Anne Santon Isle of Man, and died November 10, 1775 in Sulbrick , Kirk St Anne Santon Isle of Man.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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The Manx originated from the Isle of Man, a British island off the coast of Great Britain in the Irish Sea.
It originated in Scotland and when the Isle of Man was invaded by the Scots many Manx names were formed.
Manx Family History Society The Isle of Man Family History Society was formed in January 1979 to encourage the study of genealogy and family history, particularly within the Isle of Man.
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Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur
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The mirrored servers of the Web Hotel are based in Manx Telecom`s advanced web hosting facility in the Isle of Man and are served by a highly resilient network infrastructure.
The Isle of Man was also one of the first ten countries in the world to receive ADSL technology and the availability provided by Manx Telecom continues to exceed that offered by BT in the UK.
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