Monthly Archives: September 2009

Protected: Notes on a scandal

Posted on September 30, 2009 by

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Phoenix rising

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

It was a modern miracle, the scene we thought we would never see. The Labour party rose, not just to applaud Peter Mandelson but to cheer him, to whoop at him, to adore him. Tony Blair famously said that his … Continue reading →

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Protected: Gross misconduct

Posted on September 28, 2009 by

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Angel of the East

Posted on September 26, 2009 by

Igors Vihrovs became the feel-good story of the 2000 Olympic floor finals. With some of the most unique tumbling of the competition, he stuck his tricky tucked double-double dismount, and earned the first Olympic gold medal for an independent Latvia.

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Things you may not know

Posted on September 26, 2009 by

In the 1400′s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have ‘the rule of thumb’ ——————————————- Many years ago in Scotland … Continue reading →

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Protected: Napoleon

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

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