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In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
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Last night’s Thursday Night Football game saw the Miami Dolphins, take on the likes of the Carolina Panthers. And it looks like Miami Dolphins’ Ricky Williams returned to his starting role with a bang, scoring three touchdowns. And with a little help from Williams and his three touchdowns, the Miami Dolphins took a 24-17 victory over [...]
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Adam Smith Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
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Talent is being forced out of Britain by the twin blows of a levy on non-domiciled individuals and by the impending 50 percent tax rate on incomes above £150,000. The latest to go is reported to be David Landau , a philanthropist who made his fortune selling the advertising paper Loot, and who has given several millions to charitable causes in the arts and education. He has left for Italy. He...
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foreign notes (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
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Two articles about British journalist Gareth Jones's reports on the Ukrainian Holodomor of the '30's, have appeared in the British papers today here and here . Jones's diaries are currently being exhibited at Cambridge University and a documentary programme is being planned.
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Moments of Clarity (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
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One of the sub-plots to ‘lettergate’ was that it gave the BBC an opportunity to subtly needle the Murdoch media empire. I remember vividly listening to a commentator on its Radio 5 Live subtly supporting Brown; quite rightly saying that he meant no offence. On the same station I also remember the sports news reporter barely concealing [...]
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Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
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Hard to keep him out of the headlines at the moment: They had hoped to dissuade Robinho from reporting for international duty but relented after agreeing to send their own doctor with him so the injury could be assessed by Brazil's medical staff. City had hoped Robinho would then fly back with them but have had to relent further, agreeing to him staying with Brazil – although they did not expect...
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paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
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— Independent News & Media : The Indy publisher has won backing from bondholders for its ambitious refinancing plan that will see them swap €123 million (£110.1 million) of debt for a 46 percent stake in the company in the form of 732 million newly issues shares. Shareholders vote on the deal on November 26. A €200 million (£179 million) bond was originally due to be...
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
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Things are getting interesting in France in regards to Rama Yade, the outspoken French Secretary of State and former human rights minister who is France's most popular politician. A move by the French government to scrap a tax break which benefits top football and rugby players has angered clubs and caused a huge row between Secretary Yade and her fellow center-right cabinet colleagues . Ms. Yade was...
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US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
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It was with an uncanny sense of timing that a bat chose Halloween to disrupt the NBA tie between San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings. What, perhaps, the creature did not count on were the quick hands of the Spurs’ Manu Ginobili who, not content with scoring 13 points in his side’s 113-94 win, [...]
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Dick Puddlecote (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
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Christ! Is this still rumbling on? Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington has demanded an explanation from the BBC for failing to take tougher action over 'outrageous' slurs made by comedian Frankie Boyle. Adlington, a two-time gold medal winner at last year's Beijing Olympics, was 'humiliated' by the 37 year old's comments during an episode of BBC 2's satirical show Mock the Week. The Glaswegian...
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
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Rachel Maddow, host of all that is worth watching on television, very kindly invited me back ton The Rachel Maddow Show tonight for a "Moment of Geek" on the big ICANN news today: starting soon, domain name extensions will be available in non-Latin character sets. Chinese, Greek, Arabic, or any one of the more than 20 official languages in India. In other words, the alphabet you're reading...
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chaosMonster (The Mind of Bob 2.0) (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
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Why did Andre Agassi hate tennis? | Sport | The Guardian Blogged with the Flock Browser Robert Hooker supports these messages. Kind of.
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In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
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Kansas City Chiefs Larry Johnson has been suspended by his team after conducting a series of unnecessary remarks aimed at head coach Todd Haley after the team lost 37-7 against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, and one of his Twitter followers. The Twitter follower reffered to an incident where Johnson spat at a women in [...]
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Brits on Pole (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
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What can you do to make it clear to decision-makers that you want to see a Formula One Grand Prix held in Britain in 2010? Here are a few ideas from us.
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The F-Word Blog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
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The Observer reports that prostitution may be made temporarily legal in South Africa during the football World Cup in 2010 in order to try and "limit HIV infection among millions of fans visiting the country for the tournament". Nice to...
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Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
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The Sweeper slaps the USMNT's back, high-fives USL-1's Canadian finalists, and wonders just who the hell is Carlos Toure. Related posts: The Sweeper: Azza Books World Cup Spot The Sweeper: Is television coverage of World Cup qualifiers a fans’ right? The Sweeper: Russia’s World Cup Bid and the Eurovision Song Contest
