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/*  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##### * 20091012 ED: When adding a thumbnail for Blogs, 
		add the equivalent for Life, Society and Culture below #####
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   */
/* Thumbnails */
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#recentPosts .Grenham span{ background: url(/images/v3/blogs/irish-roots-thumb.png) }



/*Dead Rubber */
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/*  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##### * 20091012 ED Start: Blogs thumbnails for Life, Society and Culture #####
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   */
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/* 20091012 ED End: Blogs thumbnails for Life, Society and Culture */ 

/* DZ 20110128 images for sixnation 2011 blogs : Dead Rubber */
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