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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

George Michael jailed for eight weeks for drug driving

(BBC)
British singer George Michael arrives at Highbury Magistrates Court in London September 14, 2010. British singer George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail on Tuesday for driving under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a north London shop in July. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Singer George Michael is sent to jail. = Megastar hero - gig's in 'joint' cell, I see!
(by Tony Crafter)

Getting a better grip on lab mice

(Nature)
CHENGDU, CHINA - AUGUST 3: (CHINA OUT) A worker holds a white rat at the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy established by the West China Medical School of Sichuan University on August 3, 2005 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, southwest China. The lab has carried out gene therapy, immunotherapy, cell therapy and other researches, using thousands of white rats, according to local media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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Getting a better grip on lab mice = To begin, let in a bigger pet cat, Mr!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Looking at Hamas and Seeing the IRA

(The New York Times)
Palestinian Hamas supporters carry flags and a banner during a protest against the start of direct trilateral talks between the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the United States, in Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

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Looking at Hamas and Seeing the IRA = A: An ego like giant hotheads in arms!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Why US government could not have stopped the Koran bonfire

(BBC)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Muslim protesters use a portrait of Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones to burn an American flag outside the American Embassy, in Grosvenor Square, on September 11, 2010 in London, England. Controversial pastor Terry Jones has sparked protests across the world after planning to stage an International Burn a Koran Day on 9/11, the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York. Jones has since postponed the event after sparking international condemnation and protests around the world. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Why US government could not have stopped the Koran bonfire = Why, is the provoked doom. No one can prevent the US flag burnt!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Friday, September 10, 2010

San Bruno explosion and fire kills 6, destroys 53 homes

(Mercury News)
SAN BRUNO, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Flames consume homes during a massive fire in a residential neighborhood September 9, 2010 in San Bruno, California. A massive gas line explosion likely rocked a neighborhood near San Francisco International Airport. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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San Bruno explosion = One? O no, six pals burn!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Australia's Julia Gillard forms new government on shaky ground

(Christian Science Monitor)
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a news conference with Treasurer Wayne Swan in Parliament House, Canberra, September 7, 2010. Gillard secured a wafer thin parliamentary majority on Tuesday, ending a political impasse but hardly cheering investors worried about the fragility of her government and its plans to tax mining profits. REUTERS/Andrew Taylor  (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS BUSINESS)

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Australia's Julia Gillard forms new government on shaky ground = Slim majority salvages, handles kangaroo world...running future?
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Tube strike forces Londoners on to buses and bikes

(The Guardian)
A London Underground sign is seen in central London September 6, 2010. As commuters prepared for travel chaos on Monday at the start of a series of strikes on the London Underground, management and unions traded blows over new safety claims. On Monday, up to 10,000 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport and white collar TSSA union, ranging from station employees to drivers, will put down their tools late afternoon at the start of four one-day strikes to protest 800 ticket-office job cuts. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

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Tube strike forces Londoners on to buses and bikes = Bike not? So transfer to business on double-deckers!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Stephen Hawking: God did not create Universe

(BBC)
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking speaks at his official welcoming ceremony at Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics in Kitchener June 20, 2010. Hawking will be conducting research at the facility. REUTERS/Sheryl Nadler (CANADA - Tags: SCI TECH)

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Stephen Hawking: God did not create Universe = Don spoke: Authentic grand design view there!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Tony Blair's A Journey is hot ticket at booksellers

(The Guardian)
An employee poses with the political memoirs of Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair, A Journey , in a bookshop in London September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN - Tags: MEDIA POLITICS SOCIETY)

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Tony Blair: 'A Journey' = 'I Jaunt', by rare loony
(by Tony Crafter)

Blair's Book Reveal "Tears" but No Regrets on Iraq

(The New York Times)
A Journey: My Political Life

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Blair's book reveal tears but no regrets on Iraq = Likable or no, a queer introvert boaster's brags
(by Maurice Goddard)

Can Michael Douglas Beat Throat Cancer?

(ABC News)
Photo by: NJO/starmaxinc.com 2010  8/31/10 Michael Douglas arrives at The Late Show . (NYC)  Photo via Newscom

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Can Michael Douglas Beat Throat Cancer? = To all charms, he can be cured to act again.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Usain Bolt wants to play for Manchester United (seriously)

(Yahoo! Sports)
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - AUGUST 06: Tyson Gay (l) of USA wins the men's 100m from Usain Bolt (c) and Richard Thompson (r) of Trinidad during the IAAF Diamond League meeting at the Olympic Stadium on August 6, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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Usain Bolt wants to play for Manchester United (seriously) = Football is his 'wet dream'?! Lunacy or super-nutty sensation?
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Double dip recession fears as service sector growth stalls

(The Guardian)
Close-up of stacks of Indian coins of different denominations Horizontal

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We're approaching a 'double-dip' recession. = i.e: Up (bear) Down (panic) Rise (glee!) Drop (chaos)
(by Tony Crafter)

Monday, August 30, 2010

Don't Just Sit There!

(Slate.com)
Children playing on the beach sticking out tongues

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How bathroom posture affects your health. = Loo comfort ahoy! What's best? Feet up? Hurrah!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Work To Start On Chile Mine Rescue Shaft

(Sky News)
Workers lower a tube that is used for sending supplies to miners trapped in a deep underground copper and gold mine at Copiapo, some 725 km (450 miles) north of Santiago August 29, 2010. Chile was looking at ways on Saturday to speed up the rescue of 33 miners trapped deep underground for 23 days who officials have said might have to wait three to four months to see the light of day. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

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Those miners trapped far below ground in Chile = Renew group aid for chaps entombed in stir Hell!
(by Tony Crafter)

Does Your Language Shape How You Think?

(The New York Times)
Close-up of a persons hand painting Chinese script Model Release: No Property Release: NA

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Does Your Language Shape How You Think? = Ah! Anu Garg looked up now: "Hey! I shout YES!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Five trapped Chile miners 'depressed'

(BBC)
Video grab from the first video showing Jorge Galleguillos (56) one of the 33 miners that are trapped since August 5 inside the San Jose gold and copper mine, in Copiapo, Chile on August 30, 2010. Rescuers prepared Friday to start drilling an escape shaft down to the miners who showed the world through a video they were upbeat as they waited for salvation that will take months to arrive. Workers have began to install the hydraulic bore, an Australian-made Strata 950, that will dig down to the miners who are holed up in a refuge annexed to a tunnel 700 metres below ground. Photo by Lorenzo Moscia/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

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Those miners trapped far below ground in Chile = Resident chaps' group interred in a womb of Hell
(by Tony Crafter)

Michael Clarke 'dating underwear model'

(Digital Spy)
GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA - MAY 14: Michael Clarke of Australia looks on during the last over of the ICC World Twenty20 semi final between Australia and Pakistan at the Beausjour Cricket Ground on May 14, 2010 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Michael Clarke 'dating underwear model' = A loaded, dreamier, well-hung cricket man?
(by Maurice Goddard)

Bush Returns to Arena With Memoir in Hand

(The Wall Street Journal)
Decision Points

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Bush Returns to Arena With Memoir in Hand = Huh? In it, the mad "War on Terror" bum's insane!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Notting Hill Carnival gets under way

(The Daily Telegraph)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31:  Dancers take part in the street procession at the Notting Hill Carnival on August 31, 2009 in London, England. Hundreds of thousands of people are attending Europe's biggest street party. Carnival floats, dancers, food stalls and 40 static sound systems entertain revellers on the 3.5 mile route through the streets of west London.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Notting Hill Carnival gets under way = Tango! Thinly clad girls waver in tune!
(by Maurice Goddard)