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“floral ale brewed with a blend of three English hops…”

Just another ale, not very bitter. Made of malted barly and wheat.

Daleside Brewery Ltd., Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

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That's what you get when you abuse of Perl regexp. Maybe caching of the HTMLized stories would help a bit?

I installed yesterday Firefox 2.0.0 on my desktop computer, which is a silent, low consumption computer based on a Via C3 processor (1GHz, 256 MB RAM). Guess what? When scrolling down a long page (the main page of this blog), Firefox was slower than Mozilla 1.7.5 which I have used for years. Mozilla was scrolling down more or less smoothly, using up to 70% of the CPU time, whereas Firefox was not smooth at all, using 100% of the CPU most of the time. Firefox maybe an advanced browser, but definitely not a lightweight one whatever some people may claim. I think I'll stick to plain old Mozilla for still some time.

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• Maman lapin peut pi pas faire dodo = Maman Lapin ne peut pas faire dodo

Suomi

• minä pelästyttää = minä pelkään
• jälkiluoka läätelö (meillä ei syödä jäätelöä koko aijan!)
• sitä tulee minulla villasukat
• tämä menee vasempaan ja tämä menee oikeanpaan
• Emma tutkii ruispalan ulkopintaa: “Tässä taatsessa on tämmöseitä jauhetta”

J'ai un gros rhume depuis jeudi dernier, et depuis quelques jours je n'ai plus d'odorat (ça s'appelle anosmie, un mot à retenir pour briller dans les salons où l'on cause). Le résultat, c'est que plus rien n'a de goût : le jus d'orange ressemble à de l'eau acide et vaguement sucrée, les tartines sont fades, le saucisson est simplement salé. J'ai même accepté de manger de la soupe ce soir, c'est dire ! Jusqu'à hier, j'aurais pu penser que la perte d'odorat était due au nez bouché, mais depuis aujourd'hui je peux respirer à peu près librement par le nez, et l'anosmie persiste. Même la rétro-olfaction ne fonctionne pas, sauf à me moucher très fort, et encore les odeurs perçues sont faibles (je suppose que la pression de l'air sur la paroi du nez a à voir avec l'odorat).

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You scored as Carrot Ironfounderson. You are Captain Carrot Ironfounderson of the City Watch in the greatest city on the Disc: Ankh-Morprok! A truly good natured, honest guy, who knows everyone, and is liked by all. Technically a dwarf, but only by adoption. You'd rather not be reminded that you are the true heir to the throne, but that does explain why people naturally follow your orders…

• Carrot Ironfounderson: 50%
• Gytha (Nanny) Ogg: 50%
• Esmerelda (Granny) Weatherwax: 38%
• The Librarian: 38%
• Lord Havelock Vetinari: 38%
• Cohen The Barbarian: 25%
• Commander Samuel Vimes: 25%
• Death: 19%
• Rincewind: 13%
• Greebo: 13%

Thank you Samuel

“… a unique blend of pale, crystal, brown and chocolate malts. These malts give the beer a wonderful chocolatey flavour, while the Fuggle hops ensure that the beer has a smooth finish, making London Porter a perfect accompaniment to a chocolate pudding or on its own as an after-dinner drink.”

The smell reminds me a bit of coffee, as well as some kind of ham which is coated with spices or something like that before cooking. The taste is a bit sweet and slightly bitter. With imagination, it can taste like chocolate, too. Made of malted barley.

Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England. 5.4% alcohol.

“…first brewed in 1995 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Fuller, Smith and Turner.

Bottle conditioning, where a small amount of yeast is allowed to ferment gently in the bottle, gives 1845 the fresh, natural flavour of real ale. A blend of amber malt and Golding hops result in a fruit cake aroma, full bodied malt and dry hoppy finish.”

Sweet, with a strong taste of I'm-not-sure-what-exactly, and only slightly bitter. Made of malted barley.

Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England. 6.3% alcohol.