Pre-dinner Cocktails

I blame Bush!

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January 12th 2006
The more I hang around England the more I wonder whether we are actually in fact, HATED by the rest of the world and everyone is out to get us or whether the people we have run into just seem to be ignorant and not know what is going on. The other evening we had a very nice welcome dinner at one of the neighboring colleges, St. Hughes. It was a 'business attire' event with catered food and fanc ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more