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:D From
SweetMissBlue
in SweetMissBlue
(58 minutes old)
Ooooh, my blog is feautured! I thought it was only users with PRO accounts who can be featured?BTW... How do you get your blog featured? And thanks for all the nice comments and messages I get from a… more
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God morgen! From
Bushka
Pro
in Afterthoughts
(1 hour old)
** Opened the curtains this morning to a bright, clear, cloudless sky; the sun was just peeping over the rooftops from an ever more south-easterley direction. There was a distinct 'bite' in the inv… more
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They've come back! From
jenray
Pro
in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE
(1 hour old)
Hi to everybody...had an excellent night and woke to a real misty winter's morning...had breakfast and looked out of the top floor window and couldn't believe my eyes...there is a very large flock of … more
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A November Night! From
Bushka
Pro
in Shoots and Saplings
(1 hour old)
** "How cold it is! Even the lights are cold; They have put shawls of fog around them, see! What if the air should grow so dimly white That we would lose our way along the paths Made new by w… more
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Bourges (Berlin) Wall From
DirkBeauregard
Pro
in Berry Deep France
(3 hours old)
As festivities get underway in the German capital, we too in small town France are marking this historic anniversary in our own "particular" way. For weeks, German teachers in local secondary s… more
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Going Nuclear From
DirkBeauregard
Pro
in Berry Deep France
(3 hours old)
Nuclear power.Britain hasn't got enough of it, so the government are all set to "steamroller" throuh plans to build a whole set of new nuclear power stations. Yes, there wil be no public inquiry, but… more
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Another Elser Memorial From
onthepast
in The Past in Memory
(4 hours old)
My thanks to rossignol, who has just pointed out that the city of Konstanz has also just dedicated a memorial to Elser (it was at Konstanz that Elser was arrested when trying to cross the border). … more
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Sunday Evening From
janeagain
Pro
in Lady by the Water
(12 hours old)
The day has gotten away from me and it's almost time for me to shower for work. I slept until 4:30 and P has been sleeping as well. He's still tired and I'm wondering if he is on the verge of getting … more
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The Berlin Wall From
arctictern
in The Dustbin of Life
(14 hours old)
I'm watching a brilliant programme on iPlayer. It was on Saturday night. The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall. The narrative is balanced, the musical score perfect for the occasion, the whole programme … more
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Georg Elser Memorial From
onthepast
in The Past in Memory
(14 hours old)
Just so that we remember the 8th of November, too, and Georg Elser's attempt on Hitler's life - I just want to draw your attention to the fact that the city of Munich, on 27th October, dedicated a mem… more
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For The Night Owls.... From
Bushka
Pro
in Afterthoughts
(14 hours old)
Sorting through my Collection - trying to find some preferred music to get ready for uploading - having to learn my way around Windows Media etc....Thought some of you - and others might like to hea… more
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Salani kahle ! From
Bushka
Pro
in Afterthoughts
(15 hours old)
** That is a delightful way of greeting (in Zulu) when you leave someone's place: Stay Well! Much cooler and somewhat damper today; still time and space for a nice walk down to the sea - so refres… more
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At Day's End! From
Bushka
Pro
in Shoots and Saplings
(16 hours old)
** You only require two things in life: your sanity and your wife. ~~Tony Blair. ** … more
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Iran:Ehsan Fatahi political prisoner on hunger strike From
eastkurd
in KURDISH BLOG
(17 hours old)
EastKurd: Ehsan Fatahi After hearing the death sentence to the hunger strike and most political prisoners have supported him. Adnan Hassanpour, Anwar Hossein Panahi, Arsalan Awleyaie, Habiboalla Lati… more
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British Press and the Fall of the Wall From
onthepast
in The Past in Memory
(17 hours old)
Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the British press has been active over the last days, publishing many interesting and largely upbeat articles and commentaries on t… more
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Fun With Nuns! From
Bushka
Pro
in Shoots and Saplings
(18 hours old)
* At a small parish in rural New England there lived a priest, and several nuns. One day, one of the older nuns was noticing that the rugs in the church were beginning to fray. She went to the prie… more
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Every Light in the House Burnin' From
mojacar
in
(18 hours old)
By Andrea Levy. A very interesting book, Dad came to England on boarrd the empire Windrush from Jamca via America in 1948. It tells how the family settled into English life. This particular family set… more
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What are we fighting for? From
DirkBeauregard
Pro
in Berry Deep France
(18 hours old)
The Rememberance Day ceremonies – at the Cenotaph in London are always a poignant The moving renditon of Elgar’s « Concord », the solemn and solitary « last post », the march past of the vétérans, an… more
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Ladies of letters From
jenray
Pro
in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE
(19 hours old)
Hi to everybody...here's something to tickle you...Ladies of Letters with Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge...only one more day left to listen to episode 1... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/consol… more
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Naptime was successful!! From
mattk
in Utter tosh from the pen of Matt K
(21 hours old)
Thanks for your comments - and yes, I did manage to have a nap, for like 45 minutes! Tremendous! I had to go and wake Logan up for his tea, he was spark out. (Yes, he is napping as I type this!!… more
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Lounge Lizard From
prydwen
in Wulfweard the White
(23 hours old)
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Peace Greets You! From
Bushka
Pro
in Afterthoughts
(23 hours old)
** Just gone Noon! Rather late arriving on this blog today; attended Remembrance Day Service - personally thinking about all the wasted 'loss of life' for whatever averred reasons....in Wars which … more
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Iran:Ehsan Fatahi will be executed Wednesday From
eastkurd
in KURDISH BLOG
(23 hours old)
EastKurd: Justice of Kurdistan province in a letter to the Fatahi family, and his lawyer has communicated that Ehsan will be executed on Wednesday. He charged enmity with God, participating in protes… more
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Not a nice Sunday From
jenray
Pro
in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE
(1 day old)
Hi to everybody...had a very good night, apart from the fact that damned film from last night kept intruding into my dreams, and woke up to grey, damp weather and chilly too...got up and had breakfast… more
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Tags update From
jenray
Pro
in WELCOME TO JENRAY'S TIME OF LIFE
(1 day old)
Hi to everybody...I won't respond to the comments in my previous post because they answer my question more than adequately...And, I've realized I've been using tags since I joined BCUK in completely t… more
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Swine flu kills 33 in Iran From
eastkurd
in KURDISH BLOG
(1 day old)
TEHRAN - Thirty-three Iranians have so far died from swine flu and more than two thousand have been diagnosed with the illness, the reformist Etemad newspaper reported on Sunday quoting the health min… more
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Iran hangs four drug smugglers: report From
eastkurd
in KURDISH BLOG
(1 day old)
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran has hanged four drug smugglers in the southern province of Kerman, Watan Emrooz newspaper reported on Sunday, taking the overall number of executions so far in 2009 to more than la… more
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The first acorn of common sense From
prydwen
in Wulfweard the White
(1 day old)
UK councils please take note. FRANKFORT, Ky. A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season. A… more
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November! Remembrance! From
Bushka
Pro
in Shoots and Saplings
(1 day old)
** "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below We are… more
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Turkish delegation shocked over Mandela-Ocalan comparison From
eastkurd
in KURDISH BLOG
(1 day old)
Johannesburg – A Turkish delegation visiting South-Africa was shocked by a comparison between the imprisoned PKK-leader Abdullah Öcalan and the South-African leader Nelson Mandela reports the Turkish … more
