From the Heart of Europe

June 18th, 2018, 12:00 pm

My tweets

Sun, 12:19: RT @KeohaneDan: Small gestures can have very big meanings...this is most welcome from Arlene Foster. https://t.co/hK4S1ST6JB
Sun, 12:51: Important news: The Nugo Friterie on the Chaussée de Ninove serves Georgian food at the weekends, and the proprieto… https://t.co/69BIrWwr5B
Sun, 12:56: Tony Connelly: Brexit backstop deal more remote https://t.co/0lEQCDfkvp A grim situation.
Sun, 13:07: World Cup, Day Five https://t.co/3Uy0gROAPF
Sun, 15:40: P.I.G.S., by Cecilia Valagussa https://t.co/NLYbw45p9g
Sun, 16:05: The national dish of every country at the World Cup, ranked from worst to best https://t.co/1sgUNI6d03 I disagree w… https://t.co/r1JeoIxnCE
Sun, 20:48: Tipping point. Why Scotland’s ultimate independence now looks inevitable https://t.co/HN6YKBlppi The importance of Commons procedure.
Mon, 10:45: Something for everyone: 5 essential science fiction anthologies you must read https://t.co/VzJatSPXrO A diverse list.

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June 18th, 2018, 01:09 pm

World Cup, Day Six

Poll #2082408 World Cup, Day Six

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 8

Who will win the first match on Tuesday?

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Colombia will beat Japan

4(50.0%)

Japan will beat Colombia

2(25.0%)

It will be a draw

2(25.0%)

Who will win the second match on Tuesday?

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Poland will beat Senegal

5(62.5%)

Senegal will beat Poland

0(0.0%)

It will be a draw

3(37.5%)

Who will win the third match on Tuesday?

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Russia will beat Egypt

7(87.5%)

Egypt will beat Russia

0(0.0%)

It will be a draw

1(12.5%)

You should be able to vote using your Facebook or Twitter account, even if you aren't on Livejournal.

Congrats to

dave_gallaher for predicting both Mexico and Serbia to win yesterday. Nobody foresaw Brazil failing to beat Switzerland.

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June 18th, 2018, 06:08 pm

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City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett
Old Friends, by Jonathan Clements, Marc Platt and Pete Kempshall
Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch

Last books finished
Ghana Must Go, by Taiye Selasi
The Art of Starving, by Sam J. Miller
Everybody Comes to Rick's, by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison

Next books
Virgins, Weeders and Queens, by Twigs Way
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, by James Finn Garner

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Comments

redfiona99
14 Apr 2021, 18:29
My tweets
Re: the Statesman article - I disagree that Johnson would care more if it was Birmingham. If we didn't host the Tory party conference every now and again, we're far too far away from Westminster for…
andrewducker
13 Apr 2021, 13:15
Scottish independence: EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border
There will definitely be a price. I do wonder if (with Northern Ireland being under EU trade rules, and also Ireland, and also Scotland, whether routes from the mainland of Europe to Ireland through…
nwhyte
13 Apr 2021, 10:51
390 days of plague
So it does, from May.
andrewducker
13 Apr 2021, 10:45
390 days of plague
"It loses a bit by treating France (and Belarus and Serbia) as single blocs"

Bit confused by this, as the video shows France broken into 12 sections for me.
andrewducker
13 Apr 2021, 10:43
390 days of plague
I definitely miss being able to stop by someone's desk and say "Show me exactly what you did to make it go wrong."

And I find video calls a bit more exhausting than face-to-face calls.

But the time…

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