This was funny. Standing near the lake on the monument in Telford Town Park, the kids were feeding the ducks, well, the geese. But there were thousands of them. Well, it seems like tousands. Bradley can be seen terrified with his hands in the air so that the geese can't peck them.

Everytime one jumped on to the platform, of course, I'd push it off, accompanied with a tonne of screaming from the two of them.

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Got some nice video of the two of them cracking the ice on puddles with their heels. But these are nice pics of the two throwing stones and sticks onto the ice on the lake in Dawley.

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Another long walk to the shops in Dawley. Something that would take me minutes in my own, can take hours with the kids.

This trip was on a bright, crisp, frosty morning. Later, Esme would surprise me by saying, "Daddy, I was looking at that tree." A huge tree on the way, green and bare, caught in sunlight against a cloudless blue sky, looked truly spectacular.

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"Intelligence sources report mounting fears within US and Israeli counter-terrorism agencies that al Qaedaâs three command centers are preparing mega-terror attacks for US and Israeli targets."

"They believe that, for the time being, al Qaeda has foregone a nuclear, radiological or chemical option in favor of biological warfare, because of the weapons systems believed to have been made available by Iraqi military intelligence and already in the hands of three al Qaeda commanders."

One of these commanders may be in Europe. Just a few bottles of smallpox released in London, Doug, my mate... Tell me what would happen to the property boom then? What would happen to the economy?

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Other title(s) for this story: DEBKAfile: Al Qaeda prepares bio-terror for US and Israel

""Poison gas strangles and then kills you," said Silad Mizrahi, age 10, seated at his desk. "The thing that worries me is that I won't have enough time to put my mask on before the gas takes effect.""

Are you teaching your grand children how to wear a gas mask Doug, my mate?

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Other title(s) for this story: IHT: Gas mask 101: Israelis get ready for the worst

"The author warns his readers, "Be very careful when preparing poisons. It is much, much more dangerous than preparing explosives! I know several Mujahids [Jihad warriors] whose bodies are finished due to poor protection, etc."

The "recipe book" portion of the manual lists the ingredients necessary for the preparation of potassium cyanide and hydrogen sulfide gas. "You MUST wear gloves and a gas mask during preparation and handling of cyanides," the manual warns. "Do not touch it even with a gloved hand. Inhalation of its odor will lead to headaches, dizziness, fever and stomach pain." "

Written in 1996. Do you see this Doug, my mate? Shall we still and always be nice to the Arab world, Doug, my mate? (See below.)

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Other title(s) for this story: israelinsider: Hamas pursuing chemical, biological weapons

"Royal & Sun Alliance is to tell households holding its insurance policies that it will not cover them for chemical, biological and nuclear attacks.

The company joins rivals such as Norwich Union, which has also sought to "clarify" the fact that policyholders are not covered for modern terrorist weapons such as dirty bombs"

Oh really. Now there's a surprise. (Sarcasm.)

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Other title(s) for this story: Guardian: Insurers warn households over terror cover

"FORMER Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd yesterday launched a scathing attack on plans to attack Iraq.: 'The greatest danger might not arise in fighting Hussein's forces - which could last only a few days - but in the aftermath in a region that would see itself unmistakably under the domination of the US, the protector of Israel.'"

It's already happened, Doug, my mate. Already they hate the US, it's been and is being taught to them in schools.

"Lib Dem foreign affairs spokes-man Menzies Campbell said: "Douglas Hurd makes public anxieties felt by virtually everyone with a knowledge of the Middle East and an understanding of the Arab world."

They need a massive show of force, a huge defeat. Just as the US has been attacked (9/11) so the Arab world needs to see retaliation, ten fold.

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Other title(s) for this story: Mirror: Hurd: war may breed more terror