May

5

Newsflash: Gavrilo Princip arrested

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And, once again, I fail to receive a reply to a letter to my local MP, Mark Hendrick.
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May

1

LILIPUZ - Zeitkreisel

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LILIPUZ - Zeitkreisel
01.05.1707: 300 Jahre Großbritannien
Königin Elisabeth II ist die Chefin des Inselstaates Großbritannien. Genauer gesagt des “Vereinigten Königreiches Großbritannien und Nordirland”. Auch Schottland gehört dazu. Und das seit fast genau 300 Jahren. Da haben sich England und Schottland zusammengeschlossen.
I appreciate that I’ve been playing on the Wii a lot lately, but why have I […]

Apr

23

So farewell then…

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The big man is dead.
For some time a poster, signed by such luminaries as Alla Pugacheva, hung in my hall, proclaiming, “Президент должен всегда побеждать” (The President must always conquer). The poster features a decisive-looking grey-haired man in the prime of his life. He is standing with a single raised fist in front of […]

Mar

11

Green transport

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Recherche.SNCF.com
14. The train is the most economical transport mode in terms of energy consumption per person transported.
True On the Paris-Marseille route, consumption in kep1 / passenger is 32.2 for the airplane, 28.8 for the car, and 9.6 for the TGV.
I find this interesting. This summer, we shall be taking the car from Preston to […]

Mar

3

White supremacy

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Mar

2

The Government has Gagged the Beeb

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Iain Dale’s Diary
There is a strong rumour tonight that the government (or maybe it’s the Labour Party) has tonight taken out an injunction against the BBC to prevent the reporting of something substantive regarding the Cash for Honours Inquiry.
This is now being reported on BBC News at Ten. I’m intrigued. I’m also
Technorati Tags: Labour, injunction, […]

Feb

18

The murder of Rogelio Bacus Estudillo, Sr.

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Letters sent to HON. JOSE MARIA R. ZUBIRI, Governor, Province of Bukidnon; P/C Supt. TEODORICO CAPUYAN, Regional Director, Police Regional Office 10; and ATTY. VIRGILIO L. MENDEZ, Regional Director, NBI-10

Feb

18

Ex-mayor asks poll body to declare town a hot spot

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By: Mark Francisco
Gold Star Daily, Tuesday, 16th January 2007
A former mayor in Bukidnon has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to declare Damulog as an election hot spot.
In a news conference, former Damulog mayor Romy Tiongco made the call following the killing of Kinapat barangay chair Rogelio Estudillo Jr.

Feb

18

Goons, guns and the death of Rogelio Estudillo

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A petition has been set up in support of Romy Tiongco, a former Christian Aid worker in the North-West of England and mayoral candidate for Damulog in the Philippines whose campaign manager has been murdered.
It is feared that the police will not properly investigate this crime unless the international community is aware. Please read the […]

Jun

20

Baarle Nassau and Baarle Hertog

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Baarle Nassau and Baarle Hertog
The Story of Baarle
(with thanks to K. A. H. W. Leenders and Brendan Whyte)
History has left a territory composed of two municipalities, whose shape is unique, belonging partly to the Netherlands and partly to Belgium. Earlier both parts belonged to the former Duchy of Brabant, a territory that is now split […]

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