Since my country was mentioned....

> We also deserve due credit and we are, unlike many other
> countries/cultures are in our heyday.

Yes, you deserve it. As a Portuguese citizen, I give that credit to your
country.

> Don't you think Portugal and Portuguese citizens patted themselves on the
> back and took credit when the sun shown so brightly on them?

Yes, we did. As a Portuguese citizen I recognized that.

Now that we have a multi-national task force, can we get back to Firebird ?

Artur