| When the Commonwealth administered justice with... 609 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|03:26 am] |
When the Commonwealth administered justice with pedantic severity,
Briscoe's influence still further declined There was no longer scope in
the State for men of spirit |
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| "Please forgive us for any indiscretions we may... 82 |
[Feb. 15th, 2010|03:47 am] |
"Please forgive us for any indiscretions we may have committed
There was no answer but the echo of his own words returning from the far side of the hall
As Huo Qingtong's initial fright receded, she walked forward again and stooped to pick up her swordBut it was stuck to the floor as if nailed in placeShe tried again using all her strength and managed to free it, but a second later, it flew out of her hand again and hit the ground with a clang
Chen realised what was happening
"There must be a magnet under here," he said
"What's a magnet?" asked Huo Qingtong
"Sailors say there is a big mountain in the far north which attracts pieces of iron which hang free, making them point north to southWhen they're on the ocean, they rely on something called a magnetic compass to |
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| Old Dan Powell was talking about me becoming... 73 |
[Feb. 13th, 2010|04:11 am] |
Old Dan Powell was talking about me becoming President when I was still twenty-five points behind for CongressAll I did was stand in front of a camera and talkIt forced me to think in twenty-eight-second segmentsAfter a while, I didnt need a stopwatch to tell me whether I was a second or two long or shortProduction costs were low for the ads
The TV ads may have been rudimentary, but our radio ads were greatOne memorable ad, produced in Nashville, featured a country singer who sounded just like Arkansas-born Johnny CashIt opened, If youre tired of eating beans and greens and forgotten what pork and beefsteak means, theres a man you ought to be listening toIt went on to slam the Nixon administration for financing huge grain sales to the Soviet Union, which drove up the price of food and animal feed, hurting poultry and cattle operationsThe song said, Its time to push Earl Butz [Nixons agriculture secretary] away from the troughIn between verses came this refrain: Bill Clintons ready, hes fed up tooHes a lot like me, hes a lot like youBill |
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| "Oh, well, if you're sure, dearI'll invite Remus... 390 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|03:58 am] |
"Oh, well, if you're sure, dearI'll invite Remus and Tonks, shall I? And how about Hagrid?"
"That'd be great," said Harry"But please, don't go to loads of trouble
"Not at all, not at all
She looked at him, a long, searching look, then smiled a little sadly, straightened up, and walked awayHarry watched as she waved her wand near the washing line, and the damp clothes rose into the air to hang themselves up, and suddenly he felt a great wave of remorse for the inconvenience and the pain he was giving her
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| Any one of them might have been the one in which... 546 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|10:58 pm] |
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Any one of them might have been the one in which James and Lily had once lived or where Bathilda lived nowHarry gazed at the front doors, their snow-burdened roofs, and their front porches, wondering whether he remembered any of them, knowing deep inside that it was impossible, that he had been little more than a year old when he had left this place foreverHe was not even sure whether he would be able to see the cottage at all |
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| Hello, my account friends 218 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|10:56 pm] |
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Welcome to my first blog |
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| EU Welcomes Russia's Assurance of Oil Supplies via Ukraine |
[Feb. 3rd, 2010|04:41 pm] |
"The European Union (EU) Tuesday welcomed Russia's assurance of oil supplies via Ukraine to the 27- member bloc.
The European Commission, executive arm of the EU, said that the Russian government informed it that Russia had reached an agreement with Ukraine on the transit conditions and no interruption of oil supplies was foreseen.
EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said that he was very glad to note that the Russian and Ukrainian sides had found an agreement avoiding a disruption of oil supplies to the EU.
The Russian government informed the European Commission on Monday that there was a risk of supply disruption for Russian oil to the EU. The notice was issued in the framework of the Early Warning Mechanism adopted in November this year by the two sides.
The mechanism requires Russia and the EU to warn the other of any possible disruption to supplies of oil, gas and electricity and to jointly settle the problem.
""I am glad to see that the newly agreed Early Warning Mechanism has been used by the Russian side to inform us about a possible supply disruption,"" Piebalgs said, adding "" the Mechanism has proven to be a useful communication tool.""
Ukraine sits on a major transit route for oil pumped to Eastern Europe via the Druzhba pipeline. It also transits about 80 percent of Russian gas shipments to the EU.
Russia, which supplies a quarter of EU's gas, cut off deliveries to Ukraine for nearly two weeks in January this year amidst a price and debt dispute, leaving tens of thousands of Europeans without heating gas in the depths of winter
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