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Methinks the Sun's reporter on the celebration of "Arthur's Day" in Ireland has had a drop too much of what she writes about.  She reports that Arthur Guinness's "ancestor Desmond Guinness and wife Penny unveiled a new Arthur Guinness Square in Leixlip".  Unless Desmond and his wife are about 300 years old, I think that should be "descendant"!The irony in all this celebration of Ireland's...

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Rosanna Davisonwas the winner of the Miss World 2003 title, which took place in China.  She was born 17 April 1984 in County Dublin, Ireland.Rosanna Davison was the winner of the Miss World 2003 title, which took place in China.In 2006, Rosanna graduated from University College Dublin with an arts degree in Sociology and Art History. She has recently enrolled on a part-time...

Spotted in the blog list in the HKSAR Blog: Typo of the DayHerioc* (for Heroic*)4 days ago...

I'm no royalist - far from it - but it's hard not to sympathise with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge  over a French magazine's publication of topless photos of Kate.  If the Royal Family are parasites, as many would consider them, what does that make the paparazzi who prey on them?Irish newspaper editor Michael O'Kane, who reprinted the pictures in his organ, commented that he treated...

Ekaterina Buraya was crowned Miss Supranational 2012, which was held in Warsaw, Poland on September 14, 2012. Buraya is Miss Belarus. She is 20 years old and stands 1,75m.The winners of Miss Supranational 2012Final results:Miss Supranational 2012: Katsiaryna Buraya1st Runner-Up: Nahthawan Wannachutha of Thailand2nd Runner-Up: Michaela Dihlova of the Czech Republic3rd Runner-Up: Elaine Kay Moll of...

Miss USA 2013Miss Rhode Island USA 2013, Brittany StenovitchMiss Rhode Island USA 2013, Brittany StenovitchBrittany Stenovitch was crowned Miss Rhode Island USA 2013 at the Cranston’s historic Park Theatre, on Sunday night of 9th September, 2012. Brittany was born on 18 August, 1993 ( 19 years old) and stands 1,73m. She will represent her state in Miss USA 2013 pageant which will be held in June...

Just a reminder, if you're a Hong Kong resident and care about the territory's future, get out there today and vote!...

Several decades ago I made the memorable journey across what was then the Soviet Union by the Trans-Siberian Express.  At breakfast time the Brits and Australians aboard would bring out their little pots of Marmite and Vegemite and argue the respective merits of these two concoctions.Then I just heard a couple of days ago that some people in Singapore eat Marmite congee.  How the British...

Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention urged voters to give President Barack Obama another 4 years in office.  Clinton compared Obama's position with his own presidential term, arguing that Obama inherited a worse mess than he did and therefore needed more time to correct it.According to last night's TVB News, the Republican response was to claim that Clinton owed his successful...

Alexandria Nugent is Miss Texas USA 2013.  She will represent the Lone Star State at the Miss USA 2013 beauty pageant.Alexandria Nugent was crowned Miss Texas USA 2013 by Brittany Booker  in Houston on Sunday, 2nd September, 2012.http://feeds.feedburner.com/BeautyAndSec...

Maggie Wu is a Taiwanese actress and model. She was born on October, 8th, 1983 (29 years old) and stands 1.75m.Recently, her nude pictures with Justin Lee (李宗瑞) were released. After Justin’s sex photo scandal was revealed, some said Maggie knew about the pervert’s sick behavior before the breakup and Justin threatened to make public the naked pics, which led to her attempt to commit suicideMaggie...

Ester Satorova is a Czech model. She was born in 1992 and stands 1,75m.Ester Satorova is a Czech model. She was born in 1992 and stands 1,75m.Ester Satorova is a Czech model. She was born in 1992 and stands 1,75m.Ester Satorova is a Czech model. She was born in 1992 and stands 1,75m. http://feeds.feedburner.com/BeautyAndSec...

How could I have published yesterday's post and not seized the opportunity to make fun of the other indispensable word in the teenage vocabulary (not just by Americans, though they tend to be the worst offenders)?  I, like, totally apologise for this awesome omissi...

Overheard in Delft, the Netherlands, recently - an American visitor looking at an old church tower with a pronounced tilt to one side: "It's, like, totally leaning!".Apparently "totally" is American for about 2 metres from the vertical.  Or like it, anyway.Incidentally the artist Vermeer is buried in the church, which is totally still standi...