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Ludovic Kennedy was a rennaisance man who played in a jazz band, fought as a naval officer, wrote, campaigned for justice and managed to marry an actress.

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Mactep wrote:

Arneb wrote:Torygraph

The Telegraph's readership are little Englanders, solidly right-wing tories.

I only linked to it as there was no readily found article on the BBC website.

As Berlin is three times further than Amsterdam there may be no way to make it costs effective. I'm assuming the fleshpots of Aachen don't stand comparison with either city. I was wondering what the cheapest bike helmet would cost and the number of visits to make it cost effective. *waits for "...

"the giant silvery balloon floated away from the family's yard Thursday, sparking a frantic rescue operation that involved military helicopters and briefly shut down Denver International Airport." I would be deeply unimpressed if I was delayed because some arsehat can't tie their balloon s...

I'm sure a train ticket from Aachen would qualify for the discount.

Our favourite Berliner likes public transport so hereis the ideal offer for him.

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Arneb wrote:No, there are seedings. Of the eight playoff participants, the four with the highest FIFA rankings will be pot 1, the rest pot 2;

Of course, it wouldn't do for any of the large tv markets not to be there . . .

Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke died yesterday, apparently of natural causes at the age of 34. He was outrageously talented on a bike but was tormented by any number of demons off it. At his best he was unbeatable, heroically brave he once finished the world championship race with two broken wri...

Interesting piece in the Gruniad by Herta Muller at the weekend.


(The Guardian used to be so poorly proof read it is known as the Gruniad.)

This is being remade in english for those who don't like subtitles. Just dub it you fuckers!

There are some interesting teams heading out (Sweden, Croatia) and some only in the play-offs (Portugal, france) there will be a few more shocks yet.

Are the playoffs seeded or is it a straight draw?

ETA: looks like they are unseeded so an unlucky draw could put anyone out.

MM_Dandy wrote:Well, he got nominated for his first week or so, at any rate. Are they restricted to evaluate nominees for actions prior to their nomination?

In terms of Nobel's will they should; everything there is for actions already carried out.

Well, they are known to be anti-American, but I have it on good authority that the head of the selection committeesaid they choose you over his dead body. So, no great hopes for you. Forgot to say, the Peace Prize is handed out by Norway and occasionally goes to Staters, the other Nobel prizes are ...

Aparently Gandhi didn't win as he led a political party. There is a page on this on the Nobel Prize site, but I can't get through just now.

Mactep wrote:

Heid the Ba' wrote:The Peace Prize would suggest otherwise. An odd selection.

It's good to know that you no longer have to do anything to win . . .

Nominations closed on 1st February 2009, so he he was awarded this for his first week or so in office.

With apologies to Arneb and Frau Muller, I hadn't heard of her work. I'm never sure how well books translate and what, if anything, is lost, but I'll look for the one recommended. Scandewegian detective fiction is very much in vogue here and so much is being published in translation I query the qual...

Arneb wrote:Well, they are known to be anti-American,

The Peace Prize would suggest otherwise. An odd selection.

Needin' a clue here boss.

Das ist Numberwang!

God's Witness is correct.

No need to feel foolish.

Sorry, that's not Numberwang.

That's Numberwang!