Pencil & Spoon (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Question: What do you get if you take the Kent pub of the year , the Kent club of the year and add a shuttle bus and 60 casks of beer? That was the deal for the 2 Kents Real Ale Festival over the weekend ( I posted the beer list here ). I started at The Bull. Lauren and I went up there and met Brad , Pete , Pete’s girlfriend Heather and Shaun . Unlike Pete and Shaun, who went straight for the...
the compulsive worrier (Free subscription) | yesterday
I haven't blogged for ages; things have been quite frenetic here! This photo is by way of a tribute to Kerri who is one of my blog friends and the most wonderful nature and wildlife photographer. While we were in Kent this summer I spent ages trying to capture some butterflies, inspired by Kerri, who is a genius at this type of photography. In this dark, damp November, it's nice to look back on the...
GetSetPet.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Name: Tasha Breed: SBT x Age: 2 years Tasha came into us as a stray in a horrid state, with open sores and a patchy coat. She is currently being treated for demodectic mange ( which is not contagious) and she looks a great deal better. She will need to stay on treatment until her skin is better, [...]
Laurie's Laudanum (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Do any of you have exciting plans this weekend? I really don't, and that's just fine with me. I've come to appreciate those quiet, relaxing weekends. They pass so quickly when we're busy, busy, busy! Did any of you happen to hear me on the Today Show with Dr. Nancy Snyderman on Thursday morning? I had posted a question about the swine flu vaccine/diabetes via a question link on MSNBC Health several...
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sergeant Robert David Loughran-Dickson of the Royal Military Police in Afghanistan on 18 November 2009. Sergeant Loughran-Dickson died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained whilst taking part in a routine patrol in the vicinity of Patrol Base Wahid, in Nad-e-Ali District, Helmand Province. Sergeant Robert David Loughran-Dickson,...
Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The speech was held during Sverigedemokraterna’s (Sweden Democrats) Landsdagarna (”Nation days”) on 16-18 October 2009. Landsdagarna are held every two years and are Sverigedemokraterna’s highest executive meeting. Kent Ekeroth is the party’s international secretary. Kent ran for MEP in the last election and ended up at a second place in his party, which is an impressive...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Government members audibly hissed as Liberal Yasmin Ratansi asked a question about various allegations concerning the Natural Resources Minister. Later, a Liberal member made kissy noises as Conservative Peter Kent remarked on how “eloquently and firmly” the Minister of Defence has urged the Afghan government to deal with corruption.
. (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Human Events Never done any of these but these events look good 06 March triandrun Spring Ballbuster 11 April Kingston Breakfast Run Date To Be Confirmed Middle Distance Half Iron Aquathlon Date To Be Confirmed The blueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim (July) x 2 events though the year http://www.velocity-events.co.uk/ Event Calendar 2010 March 7th Maidstone Duathlon -Harrietsham 9.5k run-42k bike-3.5k...
Jamie's Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
It's late, I have a mild form of insomnia as Adelaide isn't here (kent seeing relatives) and although I have work tomorrow, i'm still up. I'm excited though, which may have something to do with it. On Saturday night I fly to Thailand, Bangkok to be precise. Then it's off to Phuket, spend some time being tourists around Koh Phi Phi and the beaches, then back to Bangkok, after five days onto another...
49 Writers (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Continuing our series of 49 Writers Publisher Interviews, we check in with Kent Sturgis, president and publisher of Epicenter Press, Inc. Sturgis is a two-term former president of the Independent Book Publishers Association, a national trade organization. He was born and raised in Fairbanks, where he edited the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner during the pipeline boom. He has edited dozens of books and written...
Heresy Corner (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
"A misconceived libel action," wrote legal eagle Jack of Kent last year, "can be an incredible financial and reputational disaster of the very first order. It can be the maddest, saddest decision any person ever makes." I wonder if that rule applies to the proceedings that Ed Husain's Quilliam Foundation has launched against Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan....
BBC News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Firefighters in Kent and Sussex are called to deal with a series of flooding incidents amid heavy rain.
Progressive Blue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Health care reform quick hits and commentary. Essential reading from Mike Lux , Monica Sanchez , and Dean Baker . Eric Cantor hearts Stupak . I'm a fan of E.J. Dionne's columns, but he's wrong on the Stupak Amendment. Brain Beutler : The uncertainties are substantial, but it's safe to say that, initially, a minority of women, and a minority of abortions will be impacted by the Stupak amendment. Those...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Yesterday was a historic day. The marine and coastal access bill became law, ensuring that – for the first time – everyone who visits, lives or walks in England will be able to access all parts of the English coast. Currently, nearly 50% of the coast has no right of way and the public can only walk for an average of 1.9 miles on a "secure or satisfactory path". The act orders...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Jane Donaldson did not expect to be selling her house now. She did not expect it when, in 2004, she bought a rundown £365,000 bungalow in Ryarsh, Kent, and lavished £200,000 extending, improving and refurbishing it into a dream home for her husband and two young daughters. She certainly did not expect it in July 2007 when she put the freshly finished “chalet-style bungalow”...
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