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"In the heart of the city, Katarina Langsdorf was waking to the start of a new day, a special day, for today was her fifteenth birthday."
Well, I liked it.
Well, I liked it.
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Quote by Mendalla
My son, the family coffee gourmet, prefers pour-over or French press but I imagine he'll get an espresso machine when he's working and has money. Right now, he's in university and living in an upper year residence.
I prefer the pressure machines, Esspresso, Nesspresso. The pressurised water brings out more flavour and provides a thicker, creamier, more intense flavour. The cafetiere(French press?) and pour overs require far too much coffee for my level of taste.
I only drink very strong, black. A Starbucks fillter with two additional espresso shots is my usual.
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1555 – John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1861 – American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
1938 – Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
1974 – M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1861 – American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
1938 – Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
1974 – M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
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Death.
I can be short, I can be long.
But on paper I am five.
Take away four, though and I remain the same.
What am I?
I can be short, I can be long.
But on paper I am five.
Take away four, though and I remain the same.
What am I?
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1690 – The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
1809 – The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
1959 – American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their plane crashed shortly after taking off from Mason City Municipal Airport in Iowa.
1998 – Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.
1809 – The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
1959 – American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their plane crashed shortly after taking off from Mason City Municipal Airport in Iowa.
1998 – Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.
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Today I pulled out a very old percolator coffee pot, just for the hell of it and to see how it tasted.
Yuk!! The coffee tasted weak and scalded. I'm going back to the old espresso machine.
And on that note, I'll have a double Ristretto, please.
Yuk!! The coffee tasted weak and scalded. I'm going back to the old espresso machine.
And on that note, I'll have a double Ristretto, please.
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1665: British forces captured New Amsterdam, the centre of the Dutch colony in North America. The trading settlement on the island of Manhattan was renamed New York in honour of the Duke of York, its new governor.
1901: The state funeral of Queen Victoria. At the time of her death, her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. (On 9th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II overtook Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.)
1940: The birth of Sir David John White OBE, better known by his stage name David Jason. He is best remembered as the main character Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He also played detective Jack Frost on the ITV crime drama A Touch of Frost, Granville in the sitcom Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama The Darling Buds of May.
1943: The half-starved remnants of the German 6th Army gave themselves up after their five months of bloody fighting for Stalingrad ended in defeat.
1901: The state funeral of Queen Victoria. At the time of her death, her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. (On 9th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II overtook Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.)
1940: The birth of Sir David John White OBE, better known by his stage name David Jason. He is best remembered as the main character Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He also played detective Jack Frost on the ITV crime drama A Touch of Frost, Granville in the sitcom Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama The Darling Buds of May.
1943: The half-starved remnants of the German 6th Army gave themselves up after their five months of bloody fighting for Stalingrad ended in defeat.
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I had to look up Efteling. I think I would choose it.
Me too. Smaller but much less corporate than Disney.
Westworld
Hill Street Blues or NCIS?
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Do I look surprised, Helen? You are a superb author. One day your name will appear on something more that just 250 words. Mark my words! 
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The thread got tidied up at the request of the parties involved. Freedom of speech refers to government impeding a person’s rights, not to what is removed from a privately owned website.
That is the most ridiculous remark I have heard yet! No wonder this site is losing its sparkle!
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What happened to this thread? Is freedom is speech dead here, then?
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A comfortable, functional estate car (Station wagon) suits me. Preferably 4x4.
Disneyland Paris or Efteling?
Disneyland Paris or Efteling?
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I don't like to replace things that can be repaired.
In the unfortunate scenario that something cannot be repaired then I scavenge as much as possible to make alternative use of, such as repairs to other things.
The remainder is recycled whenever possible.
In the unfortunate scenario that something cannot be repaired then I scavenge as much as possible to make alternative use of, such as repairs to other things.
The remainder is recycled whenever possible.
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1865: Congress passes the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America
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Now, the one sacrifice we won't do is cars. I drive a 4-wheel drive pickup and she drives a 4-wheel drive SUV. Sue me.
Um, that wasn't asked about, lol
You've taken a wrong turn in that SUV my friend, this isn't the road-rage thread.
<shifting into 4-wheel drive> Is an automobile not an ecological consideration? I could drive one of those Mattel solar-powered vehicles made from tinfoil and old soup cans.
Of course it is, but my intention with this thread is to find out what alternatives people are putting to use. In no way was I asking about what anyone was going to defend their use of, or having to be warned off about it.
Saying you took a wrong turn was my attempt to make light of something that I didn't see coming.
Perhaps if you or a moderator can close or delete this thread it would be for the best.
I think Larry has made a valid point and I certainly don't see any need for animosity. How about we leave the thread as it is and move on?
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Seeing the early morning sun illuminate the green hillside on the opposite side of the valley.