{"id":2893,"date":"2008-11-10T21:59:33","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T01:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2893"},"modified":"2008-11-10T21:59:33","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T01:59:33","slug":"malaria-free-for-150-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/malaria-free-for-150-years","title":{"rendered":"Malaria-free for 150 years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/food_and_drink\/article5084152.ece\" target=\"_blank\">150th birthday for the gin &amp; tonic<\/a>! I&#8217;m celebrating in the obvious way! (<a href=\"http:\/\/plymouthgin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plymouth<\/a>, if you&#8217;re wondering.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the 150th birthday for the gin &amp; tonic! I&#8217;m celebrating in the obvious way! 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