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QPR beat Millwall

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Napoleon

  This is a curious film.  My impression is that there were several films mashed together here. The private life of Napoleon and Josephine. A battle of Waterloo film, and a Napoleon biopic  Sony had the money for all three, or selected bits it liked-It looks beautiful in that cold and sparse way modern movies do.  1 Phoenix sounds like the Joker. Particularly when he whines. Bonaparte also uses an Americanism write me in the script. Which sticks out  2. They don't investigate the idea that Josephine was a dark influence on Napoleon. The film establishes Josephine's origins in the West Indies. We see that Josephine has a mixed raced servant-lady in waiting. The filmmakers don't pay heed to the belief she ( Josephine ) had a negative view of people of colour. Which influenced Napoleon's behavior in the East - His cruel treatment of Muslim prisoners after the siege of Acre comes to mind  3. Lots of British old hands- Julian Tutt, Louis McNiece. etc Which is nice, but can&#

Rememberance of people past

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The Victoria Nurse The Tigress of Khabrosk mmmmmm                                                           The Polish sisters      

The Mother

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Rememberance of people past

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                                   The Brasilian who sold clothes and wore corsets.                                              The Icelandic School Teacher.                                                              The poetess of the Ukraine                                                 The belle of Reno                                                        The Nurse of the North                                                                          Something is beautiful in the state of Denmark The Wonder of the East                                               She loved dogs and beaches                                                                                                  The blue stocking. This really does her justice                                                          Regina-Tsarista The legend. The Omega                                                                            Pagan

Belated Feast of Kentigern (14 of Jan)

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Saint of Glasgow, Pray for us.   

Ecuador

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  I was in Ecuador about 11 years ago. I went on a border run.  I am sorry to hear the attacks on the people and police of the country. I met many people from Ecuador in Peru as a teacher. People being attacked in the streets. Students barricading themselves into their university. Kidnappings and arson           I hope the guilty are soon punished.