yes, but we’re happy drunks

Britain could face cirrhosis epidemic unless drinking habits change, doctors warn
LONDON: Last call at any British pub can be like a contact sport, with a crush of drunken customers suddenly heaving toward the bar in quest of one last round.
It’s a hallowed tradition, and doctors say an increasingly dangerous one.
Britain’s propensity toward binge drinking, driven [...]

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going on another trip, dash it!

Dash it all, I need to leave for a few days. Feel free to peruse the archives once again.
And enjoy the prayer.

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I love blogging when there’s time

The thing is, it ends up being rather sporadic. Still, it would seem there are people who appreciate what I do here, so I just want to extend my heartfelt thanks for the people who stop by, and those who take the time to leave those precious comments.

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Madelaine, 4 years old, is missing since the 3 May 2007

Madeleine, 4 ans, a disparu le 3 mai 2007
Madeleine, 4 jahre alt, hat verschwunden am 3 may 2007
One minute of your life can, maybe, save a life
Une minute de votre vie pour, peut être, sauver une vie
Eine Minute ihres leben fùr, kann sein, ein leben

10 seconds to observe the face and the eyes of Madelaine..
50 [...]

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per te

Sento nell’aria profumo di te
Piccoli sogni vissuti con me
Ora lo so
Non voglio perderti
Quella dolcezza così senza età
La tua bellezza rivali non ha
Il cuore mio vuole soltanto te
Per te, per te, vivrò
L’amore vincerà
Con te, con te avrò
Mille giorni di felicità
Mille notti di serenità
Farò quello che mi chiederai
Andrò sempre dovunque tu andrai
Darò tutto [...]

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across yorkshire, 40,000 homeless because of flood waters

Flash floods hit the Yorkshire dales after 10 days of torrential rain and flooding.
In the village of Burstwick, just east of Hull, the waters have largely subsided, although a little sign erected in one garden bears the legend “No Fishing!”, just beside the wall of sandbags. Bright yellow high-volume pumping hoses snake along the kerbs [...]

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Spy case may affect summit

MOSCOW, June 5 (UPI) — The diplomatic row between Russia and Britain over the key suspect in a spy murder case has entered another round.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with journalists from Group of Eight countries said London’s call for the extradition of the key suspect in the murder of former Russian [...]

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British prosecutors reluctant to charge Russians

This is with regard to the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. Apparently the Crown Prosecution Service is afraid to upset the Kremlin.
Litvinenko fell ill in November after meeting three men — all of whom have military and security backgrounds — at a bar at the Millennium Hotel in London. All three have denied involvement [...]

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Alan Johnston believed alive despite terrorist group’s claim it killed journalist

That’s the byline…the title of the story is actually Officials: $5 million ransom demand for BBC reporter
Terrorists lie, and that’s a fact. They lie to further their Islamanazi bs. So we should all sit back and stroke our chins at this which has emerged, Johnston may, in fact, be alive.
Palestinian security officials said [...]

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broadcasters Unite for BBC reporter

Alan Johnston was captured by Palestinian ‘gunmen’ – I’ll just call them what they are, terrorists – in Gaza city a month ago.
Three international news networks have held a joint broadcast calling for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston a month after he was kidnapped by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City.
The 25-minute broadcast by [...]

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