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Stray thought
Sometimes people say something about what may happen, and even that they may do something; later the said thing happens, but you do not know whether that is co-incidental, or whether the people you spoke with were responsible.
Example: when I was in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1977, aged 20, I happened to be acquainted with an Englishman about my age, maybe a year or so older, who had been (for whatever reason) chucked out of the training course for the Rhodesian SAS (which, unlike the British original parent version, recruited directly, not only from soldiers already serving in other units).
That young man told me that he and a few friends had an idea to break into the HQ of the Bank of Rhodesia and steal its foreign currency reserves. I laughed, thinking it impossible. Some time later, though, when I was back in the UK, I happened to read (I think in the Daily Telegraph) a small piece reporting on how that institution had indeed been broken into, and a large part of the foreign currency therein stolen. I think that the sum mentioned was either USD $5M or £5M pounds sterling (in today’s money, that would be at least £50M). As far as I know, no-one was ever arrested, nor the funds recovered.
So was that co-incidence, or was that humorous rogue whom I knew slightly (and whose name I cannot now recall) one of the culprits? I shall never know, neither shall I ever know whether he is currently sunning himself in Monte Carlo alongside a suitable blonde and a Campari-soda, or was, before long, dead in a ditch somewhere in Africa.
Life is always a puzzle.
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England’s “justice system” in action
The fat lady (at CPS Wessex in Winchester) must have sung…
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The birth-rates of UK, France, Germany are higher solely because of the blacks and browns that now live there.
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Ian Robert Millard 
Inspired by the beautiful Sasha, here is a magnificent video of the Peterhof Palace shot by an Italian friend in HD. I recommend his excellent YouTube channel.
Peterhof Palace – YouTube
The name “Peterhof” shows Peter the Great´s admiration for everything German (the word “hof” in German means court and courtyard), When Peter the Great ordered his subjects to dress according to Western European fashion, he specified the clothes should be “in the German style”.
The Germans were the largest foreign community living in Moscow since the late 17th century, to the extent that the “Foreigners Quarter” was also known as “The Germans Quarter”.
German Quarter – Wikipedia
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Claudius:
Thank you.
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You are welcome! I found myself more and more attracted to this kind of videos that show the incredible beautiful works of art and architecture created by our ancestors. These videos are an effective antidote against the depressing social and political reality of our days. They also encourage us to persevere in our efforts to preserve European civilisation. I wish you and your wife a beautiful day.
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