Pinboard: bookmarks for mottram tagged 'news'

A 76-year-old retired Dutch maths teacher described yesterday how for more than 25 years he was feted by communist leaders around the world as the inspired head of a radical Marxist-Leninist party that never, in fact, existed.

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december 2004 by mottram

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Italy's unlucky number

Already, an estimated €2bn (£1.38bn) has been lost by punters convinced that a "missing number" in Italy's biggest lottery is more likely than any other to come up.

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december 2004 by mottram

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Merriam-Webster Online

Based on online lookups at Merriam-Webster, the #1 word of the year is... blog! I'll still be calling them reverse-chronologically ordered frequently updated personal homepages though. Sounds nicer.

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december 2004 by mottram

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glassdog: "Heavenly Creature"

Matricide on LiveJournal. Yikes.

news weblogs weird
november 2004 by mottram

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ukraine_revolution

Blogging the troubles in the Ukraine

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november 2004 by mottram

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BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Nightclub building could be saved

Two dreadful clubs are gone, one beautiful building might yet be saved. (If this was an insurance job - why else do clubs burn down? - someone need a kicking for crimes against architecture.)

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november 2004 by mottram

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Pitcairn Island mayor gets three years for child rape

WTF? They'd've got a good 15 years in any other British court.

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october 2004 by mottram

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Socialists face debt of £200,000

The SSP are skint.

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october 2004 by mottram

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Telegraph | News | Parents log on to watch pupils in the classroom

"A preparatory school in Lancashire has become the first in Britain to allow parents to watch their children's progress from the comfort of their homes or offices." Creepy.

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october 2004 by mottram

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IOL: Baghdad kidnappers 'Googled' Australian reporter

And promptly set him free.

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october 2004 by mottram

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Marc Almond 'stable' after crash

Oh dear, I hope he's okay.

music news
october 2004 by mottram

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Politest drivers are on Scotland's roads

Not when it comes to cyclists, they're not.

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october 2004 by mottram

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Bigley may be in hands of new group

Is it just me, or is there something very shady indeed about Paul Bigley and his Netherlands multimedia command centre?

iraq news
october 2004 by mottram

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Bumbling Fuckwits

Standing ovations for mouthing vague platitudes, no discernable policies announced. They're finished, aren't they?

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october 2004 by mottram

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Janet Leigh dies at 77
news obituaries
october 2004 by mottram

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Guardian | Keep power and sewage plants secret, media told

Newspaper editors and television producers are to be asked to avoid referring to such visible installations as sewage works and power stations on the grounds they are potential targets for terrorists.

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october 2004 by mottram

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Lib Dems

Taxing the rich to provide for the poor? I'm sure that's familiar from somewhere. Oh yeah, Clause 4. The Lib Dem phrase 'substantial manpower change' reeks, though, of New Labour.