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nintendo ds | nintendo dsi | ds lite | new nintendo | usb
Sony Walkman Players: The...
Coolest Gadgets
Some of you may remember back in the eighties, when Sony’s Walkmans (Walkmen? What is the plural on that?) dominated the portable music market. This was in the days before MP3s, and earlier models actually had (gasp!) cassettes. Sony may not ev...
Coolest Gadgets
Some of you may remember back in the eighties, when Sony’s Walkmans (Walkmen? What is the plural on that?) dominated the portable music market. This was in the days before MP3s, and earlier models actually had (gasp!) cassettes. Sony may not ev...
wall street | 700billion dollar | channel 4 | 4 news | paulson knows
Priceless
Ten Percent
And now a news report with added comments from Archbishop Olly Garrke of the Church of the Free Market for your reading pleasure- Fears are mounting that many Wall Street banks and financial firms will refuse to participate in the US government̵...
Ten Percent
And now a news report with added comments from Archbishop Olly Garrke of the Church of the Free Market for your reading pleasure- Fears are mounting that many Wall Street banks and financial firms will refuse to participate in the US government̵...
retired gurkhas | gurkhas win | high court | test case | group retired
Gurkhas win right to stay...
Colin Ross News Stories
A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain have won their immigration test case at London's High Court. They were challenging immigration rules which said that those who retired from the British Army before 1997 did not h...
Colin Ross News Stories
A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain have won their immigration test case at London's High Court. They were challenging immigration rules which said that those who retired from the British Army before 1997 did not h...
credit crunch | money meltdown | crunch oxford | meltdown nicely | puts squeeze
Economics: basics, one-li...
Zerochampion
You go to a conference on Web 2.0, and come back with a firmer grasp than you’ve ever had of economics and the current credit crunch. Very strange but true. I popped along to the Association of Online Publisher’s annual conference yester...
Zerochampion
You go to a conference on Web 2.0, and come back with a firmer grasp than you’ve ever had of economics and the current credit crunch. Very strange but true. I popped along to the Association of Online Publisher’s annual conference yester...
conference speech | cameron's conference | says cameron | solemn story | full solemn
Is Michael Gove Auditioni...
KERRON CROSS - The Voice ...
Whilst we are talking about Tory front benchers who remind us of Hollywood film characters, I do have to say listening to Shadow Education Secretary Michael Gove got me thinking when he said something like this following Cameron's speech:"That is t...
KERRON CROSS - The Voice ...
Whilst we are talking about Tory front benchers who remind us of Hollywood film characters, I do have to say listening to Shadow Education Secretary Michael Gove got me thinking when he said something like this following Cameron's speech:"That is t...
barack obama | against barack | fox news | debate spin | life 1973
Former DNC chairman Terry...
Latest news, sport, busin...
Terry McAuliffe says ads will make 'swift boat ads look like Public Service...
Latest news, sport, busin...
Terry McAuliffe says ads will make 'swift boat ads look like Public Service...
paul newman | hand luke | newman broadway | broadway theatres | politics newstagged
Old blue eyes didn’t get…
Toxic Web
…his due yesterday. Having put up my usual Monday post about the ineptness of the Spurs board, management and players and then following that up with Moose finally winning his 20th I forgot to post about Paul Newman dying. One of the last grea...
Toxic Web
…his due yesterday. Having put up my usual Monday post about the ineptness of the Spurs board, management and players and then following that up with Moose finally winning his 20th I forgot to post about Paul Newman dying. One of the last grea...
hull | premier league | gallas | game | wisla krakow
It's time to go Gallas + ...
Hail Gunners - "It's Gunn...
We face Porto tonight at the Emirates and its also a chance to put to rest any demons we may have been carrying around since Saturdays brilliant encounter with Hull. It will by no means be a walk in the park as they are a tough nut to crack and it i...
Hail Gunners - "It's Gunn...
We face Porto tonight at the Emirates and its also a chance to put to rest any demons we may have been carrying around since Saturdays brilliant encounter with Hull. It will by no means be a walk in the park as they are a tough nut to crack and it i...
global warming | peter gabriel | kate bush | gabriel games | frontiers 1980
Time to come to our sense...
An Englishman's Castle
Global warming: why cut one 3,000th of a degree? | Bjørn Lomborg - Times Online Britain's efforts to reduce the speed of global warming will cost huge sums of money and have a pitifully tiny effect ....The British Government estimates the cumulati...
An Englishman's Castle
Global warming: why cut one 3,000th of a degree? | Bjørn Lomborg - Times Online Britain's efforts to reduce the speed of global warming will cost huge sums of money and have a pitifully tiny effect ....The British Government estimates the cumulati...
school meals | free school | english opinion | scottish government | utterance nat
Something for nothing
Ideas of Civilisation
Well that was simple then. All Scottish school children will receive free school meals from now on, because the Scottish Government have said they can.The only downside is the minor problem of councils not having the money to pay for this, and the S...
Ideas of Civilisation
Well that was simple then. All Scottish school children will receive free school meals from now on, because the Scottish Government have said they can.The only downside is the minor problem of councils not having the money to pay for this, and the S...
4ip | october 1st | gif remind | fail oh | vibes worked
Reportr.net: BBC appoints...
newsjiffy
Internet executive Steve Bowbrick will be blogging for BBC Future Media & Technology for six months, as reported at Reportr.netSteve already has some interesting ideas about the BBC and technology, and he writes interesting, varied and well-writ...
newsjiffy
Internet executive Steve Bowbrick will be blogging for BBC Future Media & Technology for six months, as reported at Reportr.netSteve already has some interesting ideas about the BBC and technology, and he writes interesting, varied and well-writ...
jim murphy | reshuffle | department food | new secretary | scottish secretary
Mandelson´s Return
Conor's Commentary
Mendoza, Argentina - Peter Mandelson´s return to the cabinet was on the front of the excellent English language Buenos Aires Herald this morning (though it was being ignored as is usual with UK politics on BBC World News) where we started a fortnigh...
Conor's Commentary
Mendoza, Argentina - Peter Mandelson´s return to the cabinet was on the front of the excellent English language Buenos Aires Herald this morning (though it was being ignored as is usual with UK politics on BBC World News) where we started a fortnigh...
eric pickles | snp activists | deputy prime | former deputy | john
Pickles Guilty Of Thought...
An Englishman's Castle
Tory Apologies For Prescott Joke (from This Is Wiltshire) Mr Pickles told the audience in Birmingham: "When old Prescott came out as bulimic I thought, 'I wonder if I've added to that'. I thought for a while, and I thought: 'Good'." However, healt...
An Englishman's Castle
Tory Apologies For Prescott Joke (from This Is Wiltshire) Mr Pickles told the audience in Birmingham: "When old Prescott came out as bulimic I thought, 'I wonder if I've added to that'. I thought for a while, and I thought: 'Good'." However, healt...
david jack | trent north | jack selected | next general | selected david
David Jack selected for S...
Colin Ross News Stories
Stoke-on-Trent North Liberal Democrats have selected David Jack was selected to be their candidate for the next General......
Colin Ross News Stories
Stoke-on-Trent North Liberal Democrats have selected David Jack was selected to be their candidate for the next General......
child poverty | end child | million children | urges child | march urges
Keep The Promise, London,...
ecomonkey
From: Save The Children"What's blue and white but makes a noise like thunder? It's the sound of thousands of thunder sticks banging together at the UK's biggest ever event to end child poverty.We need you to help us make a noise so loud the governme...
ecomonkey
From: Save The Children"What's blue and white but makes a noise like thunder? It's the sound of thousands of thunder sticks banging together at the UK's biggest ever event to end child poverty.We need you to help us make a noise so loud the governme...
government reshuffle | skills minister | sion simon | blogging mp | dept green
In the small print of the...
Little's Log
With all the fuss about the return of the Prince of Darkness (isn't that one of the Harry Potter books? Maybe JK had more influence for her million than we thought) a few stories about life in the middle and junior ranks of the government have been ...
Little's Log
With all the fuss about the return of the Prince of Darkness (isn't that one of the Harry Potter books? Maybe JK had more influence for her million than we thought) a few stories about life in the middle and junior ranks of the government have been ...
bbc parliament | 1964 general | election night | 1964 election | night coverage
1964 General Election nig...
newsjiffy
Last night BBC Parliament showed the 1964 General Election night coverage with Richard Dimbleby.Fresh-faced Leader of the Opposition Harold Wilson, who went on to become the brightest and best Prime Minister since 1945, faced Alec Douglas-Home, wide...
newsjiffy
Last night BBC Parliament showed the 1964 General Election night coverage with Richard Dimbleby.Fresh-faced Leader of the Opposition Harold Wilson, who went on to become the brightest and best Prime Minister since 1945, faced Alec Douglas-Home, wide...
newcastle united | mike ashley | club | press conference | african consortium
Newcastle United: Joe Kin...
Anorak News
ANORAK used to attend many football press conferences. The following is an edited transcript of Newcastle interim manager Joe Kinnear’s first official press conference yesterday, as provided by the Guardian: JK Which one is Simon Bird [Daily ...
Anorak News
ANORAK used to attend many football press conferences. The following is an edited transcript of Newcastle interim manager Joe Kinnear’s first official press conference yesterday, as provided by the Guardian: JK Which one is Simon Bird [Daily ...
world's heaviest | heaviest man | book records | guinness book | manuel uribe
World's heaviest man set ...
Nothing To Do With Arbroa...
The world's heaviest man says he is to marry his girlfriend later this month after losing nearly half his original body weight. Mexican Manuel Uribe said he and Claudia Solis would wed in his home town of Monterrey on 26 October. The 43-year-old ent...
Nothing To Do With Arbroa...
The world's heaviest man says he is to marry his girlfriend later this month after losing nearly half his original body weight. Mexican Manuel Uribe said he and Claudia Solis would wed in his home town of Monterrey on 26 October. The 43-year-old ent...
1st october | good cause | information pack | energy performance | home information
Doorstep Selling - New Co...
ContractStore Legal Busin...
New rules about doorstep selling came into force yesterday, 1st October. The Doorstep Selling Regulations cover all salespeople who visit consumers in their homes to sell any goods and services such as conservatories, double glazing, orthopaedic fur...
ContractStore Legal Busin...
New rules about doorstep selling came into force yesterday, 1st October. The Doorstep Selling Regulations cover all salespeople who visit consumers in their homes to sell any goods and services such as conservatories, double glazing, orthopaedic fur...
yelland | bnp badge | greater manchester | sun editor | mi5 computer
Guido Fawkes: Wrong About...
Chris Paul: Labour of Lov...
Guido Fawkes ran an apparently spoof Sky story about "David Yelland* to Number 10" more than four hours ago. Corrected by Adam Boulton within a few minutes. But not be Guido. * Former Sun editor.Still, there are some interesting comments there, incl...
Chris Paul: Labour of Lov...
Guido Fawkes ran an apparently spoof Sky story about "David Yelland* to Number 10" more than four hours ago. Corrected by Adam Boulton within a few minutes. But not be Guido. * Former Sun editor.Still, there are some interesting comments there, incl...
digital music | apple | royalty board | copyright royalty | itunes store
iTunes Royalties
The ThunderDragon
Apple is threatening to shut down iTunes if the amount of royalties that they must pay is increased. American music publishers want rates to rise from 9 cents to 15 cents per downloded track, a 66% hike. If this is passed by the Copyright Royalty Bo...
The ThunderDragon
Apple is threatening to shut down iTunes if the amount of royalties that they must pay is increased. American music publishers want rates to rise from 9 cents to 15 cents per downloded track, a 66% hike. If this is passed by the Copyright Royalty Bo...
vote tory | gay people | margot james | vote conservative | tories gay
Gays should vote Tory? D...
Liberal Democrat Voice
A startling story appeared on the Beeb yesterday, in which the self-confessed sole Tory lesbian suggested gay men should vote blue. We contacted DELGA, the Lib Dem LGBTQ experts, for a response, and chair Jen Yockney replied: Margot James’ com...
Liberal Democrat Voice
A startling story appeared on the Beeb yesterday, in which the self-confessed sole Tory lesbian suggested gay men should vote blue. We contacted DELGA, the Lib Dem LGBTQ experts, for a response, and chair Jen Yockney replied: Margot James’ com...
pelosi's speech | banks | lending | mortgage | shes claims
Yes, it's still largely t...
The Devil's Kitchen
A few days ago, A Very British Dude (who is a stockbroker and who thus knows a bit about said things) wrote a post—echoing mine—that emphasised the state's role in the credit crunch.Of course we all know that markets were never unregulat...
The Devil's Kitchen
A few days ago, A Very British Dude (who is a stockbroker and who thus knows a bit about said things) wrote a post—echoing mine—that emphasised the state's role in the credit crunch.Of course we all know that markets were never unregulat...
nuclear attack | bbc | 1970s | wartime broadcasting | stay
Those Were The Days
Ten Percent
BBC TRANSCIPT TO BE USED IN WAKE OF NUCLEAR ATTACK This is the Wartime Broadcasting Service. This country has been attacked with nuclear weapons. Communications have been severely disrupted, and the number of casualties and the extent of the dam...
Ten Percent
BBC TRANSCIPT TO BE USED IN WAKE OF NUCLEAR ATTACK This is the Wartime Broadcasting Service. This country has been attacked with nuclear weapons. Communications have been severely disrupted, and the number of casualties and the extent of the dam...
cameron’s speech | camerons speech | david cameron’s | watched camerons | occasion glimpses
Strong on the Union, stro...
Three Thousand Versts of ...
“I believe in the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and I will never do anything to put it at risk.”Working my way through the coverage of David Cameron’s Leader’s Speech at the Conservative party conference yesterday, then exa...
Three Thousand Versts of ...
“I believe in the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and I will never do anything to put it at risk.”Working my way through the coverage of David Cameron’s Leader’s Speech at the Conservative party conference yesterday, then exa...
gas emissions | greenhouse gas | cut | climate change | meat
"Now what the fuck...
The Devil's Kitchen
... is this shit?" is a phrase that I seem increasingly prone to using because nothing else will do.So, via The Longrider, seriously, what the fuck is this shit?Consumers will have to satisfy themselves with four small portions of meat and one litre...
The Devil's Kitchen
... is this shit?" is a phrase that I seem increasingly prone to using because nothing else will do.So, via The Longrider, seriously, what the fuck is this shit?Consumers will have to satisfy themselves with four small portions of meat and one litre...
mortgage lending | road safety | speed | slumps says | lending collapsed
20mph Speed Limits for Re...
Cycling UK
Crossing from one lane to another on St Giles At the moment, the decision to introduce 20mph speed limits for residential areas rests with local councils. Currently, Oxford is debating the decision. If a 20mph speed limit is enforced it will have a...
Cycling UK
Crossing from one lane to another on St Giles At the moment, the decision to introduce 20mph speed limits for residential areas rests with local councils. Currently, Oxford is debating the decision. If a 20mph speed limit is enforced it will have a...
nigel farage | interviewing nigel | farage later | splendid dan | question time
Question time: open threa...
Liberal Democrat Voice
BBC1, 10.35pm Tonight’s edition comes from Birmingham (because the Beeb block-booked their hotel for the whole week presumably), so if you’re watching feel free to sound off in the comments thread. And if you’re not watching, it&#...
Liberal Democrat Voice
BBC1, 10.35pm Tonight’s edition comes from Birmingham (because the Beeb block-booked their hotel for the whole week presumably), so if you’re watching feel free to sound off in the comments thread. And if you’re not watching, it&#...
Max is Back via Heresy Corner
My article about Max Mosley and his friends was consigned to an even deeper, darker dungeon than that for which it was intended after a court order was received at the end of May. The lawyers were kept very busy for some weeks, attempting to scrub the web of all references to the women involved, especially "Mistress Abi" (E) whose seems to have been the most determined to disappear. She even managed to make her extensive archive vanish from WayBackMachine (although there is an Italian newspaper site, which I had better not link to, just in case the lawyers are looking, which still maintains an extensive photo-gallery of the lady in question showing off her collection of not-quite-Nazi uniforms).For the time being, the legal restrictions remain in force. However, since most of the...
Switching Identity via Heresy Corner
My recent exposé of the participants in Max Mosley's prison-camp scenario continues to drive the news agenda. Head dominatrix, "Mistress Switch" of Milton Keynes, otherwise known as Abi, is apparently so concerned about being confused with News of the World sell-out "Mistress Abi", also of Milton Keynes, that she now wishes to be known as "Andi". While I was careful to distinguish the two, others have been less meticulous, including, it turns out, some within the "scene". Which has caused the innocent lady understandable distress.A revised entry on Northern Spanking now replaces all references to "Abi" with "Andi" and adds the following addendum:PLEASE NOTE - Andi is also known as Mistress Switch, but is not the Mistress Abi that is being referred to in the British press, but some... Senses via My other shoes are Manolos
The first thing she notices when she enters the room is the way it smells. Not a strong signature scent but apple-jilebi. Banana-rose. Milk-disinfectant. Whifflings born from the copulation of several distinct odours. She inhales the bouquet deeply and in return offers the room her own – a mixture of fear, sweat and sickly sweet perfume.
The door shuts gently behind her. Blocking out the girlish giggles of the family's 60 year old matrons and draping the room in darkness. She shuffles forward and makes a haphazard left, unsure of her way. Her soft feet squish against the worn, grimy floor, seeking out the well-defined borders of each square tile. She pauses and fingers (toes?) a tiny crater she chances upon at the corner of a slab.
Her jangling anklets are halted as she bumps in to...