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ETR -->  please stay away from the forests in California. 

So the BXL trial is over.

What a fantastic movie that will never be made.

The BXL trial was boring. I am more interested in seeing how that sick, spoiled gang-rapist is going to be non-punished because Daddy General will make everything good.

Rumour has it on the Chinese web that the other people involved are from even more high-profile families and that they are picking off this one guy as damage limitation.

Boring?

GKL video testified against her husband and he said she was nuts and had been driven insane and pressured to testify. BXL said that Wang, his head of security was in love (and intimated they had an affair) with GKL and they did all this behind his back. He said he had no idea about the 16 million rmb villa in France that a businessman gave GKL

Usually in these types of trials the accused grovels and apologizes to get leniency. BXL was totally defiant.

This is a great story in full. Kings and Princes, the heir-apparent to the throne, affairs and corruption, murder, gangsters, a race to the American embassy, a princeling playboy, old guard political maneuvering.

It's a shame no movie will ever be made.

I know it's all a puppet show but I was really really happy about the British parliament voting against starting in the war, it was lovely seeing actual democracy working
I'm not that optimistic that it will affect anything in the long term but it was still a really nice surprise to see Britain and our European friends actually refuse to use our power for murder just because there's money in it
What a great day for humanity lol

Unfortunately Kitano it is not a great day for humanity.The Syrian people (and indeed most of the Middle East) seem to be in a Lose-Lose situation right now.ALthough I agree with you it is better for the UK and the US not to interfere,things are not looking great.I guess it will just have to play itself out,but I can't see it being great for humanity whichever way you slice it.

« Reply #2147 on: July 27, 2013, 12:39:17 AM » 

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/plague-detected-california-squirrel_n_3653037.html

Neither me nor my extended family know about this. We are tree squirrels. This is bad. It is bad enough that we are called tree rats, now it will be worse. "Mommy, mommy, can I play with the squirrel?", "No Sweetie, it may have plague, now go tell Daddy to get the shotgun".

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What's new about plague in squirrels in California's Sierra Nevadas?

They've been carriers for as long as I can remember.

The plague ain't what it once was. After all, we are descendants of the survivors.

Yeah the squirrels and prairie dogs in most of the southwest have been known carriers for quite a while. There was some famous long distance runner who caught the plague from running through City Park right near the Capitol Building in Denver a few years ago.

The last sentence leaves something to be desired imho
http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/gz-student-murdered-by-fake-beautiful-girl-he-met-on-momo/
 

I agree with  you piglet.  

However, mental illness is not discussed or approved of in China.  

There's no link so I'll try to paraphrase this little nugget

A Serbian in Malaysia met a beautiful young girl, they moved in together and had a son. Then she throws him out and refuses to let him see his child. She claims that she only wanted him for his "procreation ability" and she wanted a Europian child. He's suing and trying to get his kid back

 

Attention beautiful girls wanting to borrow a man of European descent for procreation abilities.  Please send an inquiry to my website:  youlovemelongtimeanddon'tletmywifeknow.com

Here's something to give your students when they say, "I'm going to Haw-vad"

For the year 2013, Princeton is #1, followed by Harvard then Yale. Note: this is for US only, no mention where Peking Uni would be listed
 

As for Liberal Arts Colleges, Williams in Williamstown Ma is first, Amhurst also in Ma is second and the #3 spot goes to Swathmore (who?  )

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-virginia-county-library-system-destroyed-250-000-of-its-own-books-205951078.html

Throwing out books to be destroyed....I think that, in a few seconds, I could probably come up with a gazillion better things the library could have done with those books.