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Ciao Dominique Loiseau,Horologist extraordinaire
much craft, much ingenuity, much diligence, much flair
He roped anew the cosmos to the hand of man
in the van, he ran, as only clockwork can...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10356964/Dominique-Loiseau.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Céad slán Phil Chevron, Pogue
from rogue to vogue to rogue
His 'Radiators From Space' began the Irish anti-bliss
that ended with the kiss...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/10365273/Phil-Chevron.html
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Philip Chevron was more than the 'guitarist with the Pogues'
Sean O'Hagan remembers the sophisticated songwriter, producer, musical director and interpreter
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/oct/10/patrick-chevron-songwriter-guitarist-remembered
A valuable addition to what has been said of PC.
Agnes Bernelle - Chansonette (1985)
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Farewell Ulric Cross,Lawyer-Diplomat DFC, DSO
A navigator in the RAF, the Black Hornet in a Mosquito
Who can tell what might have been if it was not for the kind of war he had
for he changed the present and the future of his homeland Trinidad...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10365034/Ulric-Cross.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Ron Burton, Champion of Prisoners Of War
bombed into the water on his way to Singapore
Forced by his captors to be a miner in Fukuoka Prefecture
he volunteered to represent his fellows, then and for the future...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10367891/Ron-Burton.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Choje Akong: Rinpoche
between Scotland, China and Tibet he would ricochet
He worked to spread Buddhist teaching throughout the west
and made the encouragement of hope among his countrymen this life's quest...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10368123/Choje-Akong-Rinpoche.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Vaarwel Wilfried Martens, another famous Belgian
adept at holding together many a fissiparous coalition
Belgians youngest and longest serving Prime Minister
he was not a favourite of his contemporary at Westminster...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/10/wilfried-martens
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Farewell Jimmy Eagles, Marine to the core
shooting down 'V' bombs over Kent was an early chore
Possessing both wit and charm, he was a bit of a card
his defence of the Realm grew to being head of the Monarch's body-guard...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10370682/Lieutenant-Colonel-Jimmy-Eagles.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Scott 'Carpenter' Tracy, Thunderbird Pilot
the second American to see the Earth from orbit
Controversial Astronaut; mission essential; man easily cast-off
the doubts persist;its unknown whether his end entails:ignition or blast-off...
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/11/scott-carpenter-obituary
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Good riddance Erich Priebke, Waiter
a good-Nazi, he took orders from the portion-plater
Living amidst the majesty of Rome
he did slaughter and he did entomb...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10372921/Erich-Priebke.html
Funeral of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke is called off after clashes
"The funeral in Italy of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke has been called off amid clashes outside the church between sympathisers and anti-fascist protesters.
Priebke's lawyer, Paolo Giachini, said he had cancelled the service because police outside the church in Albano Laziale near Rome had stopped friends and relatives of Priebke entering the church. The Italian news agency Ansa reported that members of a far-right Italian political movement had been barred from entering by authorities..."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/16/erich-priebke-funeral-cancelled-nazi-italyIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Ta-ta Richard Fleming George Charles Grey, Earl
his world was not so much of an Oyster, as he early got the pearl
He may have had a thing for 'ovens', he had his own biscuit creations
and when ousted from the HoLs he became chairman of the London Company of Cremations...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10373695/Earl-Grey.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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I far prefer Gray's take on those that lie beneath the sod...
"Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile,
The short and simple annals of the poor..."
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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to be perfectly honest earl grey was never my cup of tea.
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Lights out for Joe Whitty, Governor
a self-tamed tough, who became a Guardian and Gaoler
He turned around the Feltham Young Offender Institution
alas, since his retirement, things have gone back to the Warehousing non-solution...
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/13/joe-whittyIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Herman Wallace, Prisoner
in the 'right' place at the 'right' time to be a Black Panther
Serving 50 years, and convicted of a crime he could not commit
he was alone for over 40 years and freed days before death, because a jury had no women on it...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10375748/Herman-Wallace.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Robert Hugh Molesworth Kindersley, Lord K the third
A Merchant Banker, chairman of Brent Walker, whose loins he'd gird
He turned the money from London's high rent over to the third world, where it was spent
an old Tory, a Conservative peer and a Deputy Lieutenant in Kent...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10375749/Lord-Kindersley.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Hugh Jackson, Paediatrician
awarded an MC for his efforts during enemy action
He was the driving force behind non-choking pen tops and medications' child-proof caps
and the Child Accident Prevention Trust which dealt with bannister-rails and other death-traps...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10378427/Hugh-Jackson.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Irene Joan Thirsk, historian
who delved into the world of the English agrarian
She lived a life in line with her work, sewing, bread-making, and out in her garden
and wrote of life in Hadlow Kent, ( 1460-1600), in the Parish of Wealden...
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/joan-thirskIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Peter Huxley-Blythe, Hypnotist, Educationalist and 'Single-Europe-Fascist'
he had a soft-spot for White Russians, being a vehement anti-communist
He later discovered he shared with his father, the Hypnotist's calling
and did much to aid certain children with their education and spelling...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10380814/Peter-Huxley-Blythe.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Subha-yatra* Major Rex Carr:MC & Bar, Gurkha
Early in his career he fought beside the Buffs at Kohima
He went on to earn renown in Malaya fighting Chinese terrorists
In retirement he enjoyed bird-watching in Suffolk as a Horticulturist...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10380829/Major-Rex-Carr.html
* Nepalese for 'safe journey', I am told.
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