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Transcript seems to be effective.

What’s interesting about these late elderly gentlemen is that they were still relevant until their passing. Not a common thing for people pushing 100.

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Make you realise the energy they must have had when they were younger must have been phenomenal

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I suggest you read Christopher Hitchens book on Kissinger :)

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Your son might be impressed with the mantlepiece collection, but not your wife.

Where did those Christmas decorations go?

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Most of the mantlepeice decoration are old Xmas presents from my sons - especially the lego. Xmas decorations moved back to the lounge - where we spend most of our time

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Thought she might be giving you hard time.

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She is used to my strange ways!

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I enjoyed this because it’s so counter to what my perception is. Can we really say that China is offering more access to its markets to other Asian trading partners? I don’t see them offering an exchange like the US did during the Cold War.

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US was only open to trade with western allies during the cold war. After the collapse of the soviet union did trade really take off

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