At the fourth annual conference of the Institute for the Scientific Study of International Relations at Copenhagen in June 1931 which was published in the magazine of the Council on Foreign Relations in December of that year, the following Statement was read out:
“We are at present working discreetly but with [...]
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You’ll be aware, of course, that Crufts is well under way [11-14 March] and already, two winners have caught the eye of afficianados:
Mrs Zena Thorn-Andrews had the tough task of judging the Best of Breed winners in the Working Group. Mrs Thorn-Andrews selected Rottweiler Ch Olearia Blaze of Gold, owned by Mrs Marie [...]
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The Indonesian President gave the Australian Prime Minister an interesting gift:
”The President and his first lady gave Mr Rudd and Therese Rein some rare luwak coffee. It’s made from beans that have passed through the digestive system of a monkey-like creature called a civet cat. A new treat at the Lodge: crappuccino!”
Coffee, [...]
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Circling on heat, she signalled her willingness to mate by lowering her head, bending her front legs and raising her rear quarters; her tail was held up and to the side of her body. She moved her back legs rhythmically, as if walking in place.
There was no subtlety here. This position [...]
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The triple glazing
Cherie asks why and I reply – I’ll tell you when they turn up at 8 a.m. to finish the job. They left gaping holes to the outside last night and it was an interesting thing sleeping in the next room with little heating. It looks good though and should both cut out [...]
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I’d like to report that I’m as jober as a sudge after that marathon in Cheshire – not a bad place, Cheshire and an amazing discovery was made – an anthracite Maserati is not designed for slow travel. The real ale Spitting Feathers is also not designed for one glaththth only and it makes a [...]
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Good to see Obnoxio in there. Actually, they forgot one tag team.
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No, the Democrats didn’t get to me, the dreaded lurgy did.
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In the 3rd book which I’m currently rewriting sections of, there is an impasse. The government has fallen in the UK and the usurper government has agents up and down the country, as they do in China, from where they learned how to do it.
The exiled government sends teams back into the old country, from [...]
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Time to turn our attention to more important matters in life. Here is a little pdf I made of how I rate the 22 Bond films. Some surprises.
If you take the two best films of each Bond except for Lazenby’s one film, then they average out: Moore [39], Connery [37], Lazenby [37], Brosnan [36.5], Craig [...]
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… you’re sure of a big surprise. Keep an eye peeled for the wildlife.
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