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"I have decided to run the New York marathon and as anyone that knows me will testify, I most definately am not a natural distance runner! However I've always greatly admired people who've run a marathon and figured that I should bite the bullet and give it a go and in doing so raise a shed-load of cash for Cancer Research UK"
"She stands for:and there's a nice video of Matt Damon slagging her off too.
–Small town values — a denial of America’s global role, a return to petty, small-minded parochialism.
–Ignorance of world affairs — a repudiation of the need to repair America’s image abroad.
–Family values — a code for walling out anybody who makes a claim for social justice. Such strangers, being outside the family, don’t need to be heeded.
–Rigid stands on guns and abortion — a scornful repudiation that these issues can be negotiated with those who disagree.
–Patriotism — the usual fallback in a failed war.
–”Reform” — an italicized term, since in addition to cleaning out corruption and excessive spending, one also throws out anyone who doesn’t fit your ideology."
The most powerful physics experiment ever built, the Large Hadron Collider will re-create the conditions just after the Big Bang in an attempt to answer fundamental questions of science and the universe itself.
"Stage 6: Darlington to NewcastleGateshead Friday 12th September
Welcome to stage 6 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in which the riders will race north from Darlington before heading around Newcastle and Gateshead to enter the city from the east, following the banks of the river Tyne to finish the stage in this most striking of cities.
10:00 Okm Darlington
10:50 12km Sedgefield
11:15 33km Durham
11:30 42km Langley : KOM
11:35 48km Annfield Plain
11:40 50km Harelaw : Sprint
11:50 58km Rowlands Gill
12:00 68km Wylam
12:10 74km High Barns : KOM
12:20 83km Stamfordham
12:55 110km Morpeth : Sprint
13:05 116km Bedlington
13:20 129km Seaton Sluice : Sprint
13:25 135km Whitley Bay
13:55 156km NewcastleGateshead"
"I don't know the American gentleman and God forgive me for putting those two words together".
"Micheal Phelps, Micheal who?"
"You can spend a good chunk of time searching the web for an ecard that isn't annoying, cheesy, ad-ridden, or some combination of all three. Or you can grab a picture, choose a song, and send a super-clean, customized ecard through Postcard.fm. Simply upload an image file and MP3 to the free, no-registration-required site, add a message, and mail it out. The recipient gets a link to your e-postcard page, with no ads in sight (at least for now). This means you can be as cute, clever, snarky, or affectionate as you want, rather than letting some oddly-shaped critters express your wishes".
"Become a signatory to a letter of NO CONFIDENCE to Mike Ashley
Dear Mr Ashley,
This publication would like to make it abundantly clear that it has NO CONFIDENCE whatsoever in the management structure at Newcastle United which includes the position of Dennis Wise as Executive Director and Managing Director, Derek Llambias.
This publication would like to make it clear it has considerable doubts as to your suitability to own Newcastle United Football Club and questions strongly your financial commitment to running the club in a manner which will bring sustainable progress.
Under your stewardship the club has failed to invest sufficiently on the playing side and as a result we have a threadbare squad which is extremely vulnerable to injuries and suspensions in this new season.
We call upon you to remove Wise and Llambias from their positions of seniority over the team manager and to make a public statement about the funding available to build a squad worthy of the name of Newcastle United and which the support the club enjoys deserves.
true faith, Newcastle United Fanzine also at www.true-faith.co.uk
If you would like your name to be included on the list of signatories to this letter please e-mail editor@true-faith.co.uk with your full name and seaon ticket number before Monday 8/Sep/08 when we will be sending the letter to Mr Ashley. Please bring this note to the attention of all other parties who you believe may be sympathetic to its contents."
"Creator of the eponymous travel guide '100 things to do before you die', Dave Freeman, died this week. Click ... to see his definitive list of life-changing experiences in pictures".
"As long ago as 1924, the Club introduced a public ballot whereby the majority of Centre, No.1 and No.2 Court tickets are sold in advance.
The Public Ballot has always been substantially oversubscribed.
Entry into the Ballot does not automatically entitle applicants to tickets for Wimbledon, but a place in the draw for a pair of tickets.
Successful applicants are selected at random by computer. It is
not possible to request tickets for specific days or courts, as the
day and court offered are chosen randomly by a computerised selection process."
"To enter the draw for 2009 ballot you must first obtain an application form from 1st August 2008. (Requests postmarked after 15th December 2008 will NOT be processed.) Completed forms must be returned no later than 31st December 2008.
Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope DL size (110mm x 220mm, 4 1/4 " x 8 5/8") - to:
Ticket Office
AELTC
P.O. BOX 98
London SW19 5AE
Only ONE application per household is permitted. Please do not ask for more than one form: we will void your applications".
"The General Public will be able to apply online for inclusion in the ballot(s) by visiting www.lords.org from Monday 1 December 2008, or alternatively by applying on an application form which will be available in mid-December 2008.Fixtures @ bbc.co.uk
Applicants may register for an application form by emailing ticketing@mcc.org.uk or telephoning 020 7432 1000.
Ticket allocation
Tickets for use by members of the General Public will, in the event of an oversubscription, be allocated by ballots held on Monday 12th January 2009.
The ballots will be held in respect of each major match day. The purpose of the ballots is to distribute all available tickets amongst as large a number of applicants as possible.
Applicants should be aware that success in each ballot is not guaranteed. All applicants must agree to adhere to the Ticket Sale and Distribution Conditions."
July
8-12 1st Test, Cardiff
16-20 2nd Test, Lord's
30-3 Aug 3rd Test, Edgbaston
August
7-11 4th Test, Headingley
20-24 5th Test, The Oval
30 Twenty20 international, Old Trafford
September
1 Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n)
4 1st ODI, The Oval
6 2nd ODI, Lord's
9 3rd ODI, Rose Bowl (d/n)
12 4th ODI, Lord's
15 5th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)
17 6th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)
20 7th ODI, Riverside
"It's got suicide bombers, political kidnaps and intercontinental war. It's got filthy propaganda, rampant paranoia and secret treaties and the Axis of Evil is a spinner in the middle of the board.
Buy the War on Terror now! War on Terror, the boardgame in all it's finery.
You can fight terrorism, you can fund terrorism, you can even be the terrorists. The only thing that matters is global domination - err, liberation."
"Jamaica's Usain Bolt blows away the rest of the men's 100m field to claim the Olympic gold medal and a new world record".
"Being the true and painfulle historie of the trialls and tribulations of two long-sufferynge Newcastle Utd fans"
"Well written and very balanced" - When Saturday Comes
"US singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes, who won an Academy Award for the Theme From Shaft, is found dead at his home."