Greens call for British troops to be brought home
2009-10-20 05:20:00 [From Your Thanet News] Kent Green Party members have joined the campaign for British troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. Green supporters from across the county will take part in a march in London on Saturday, converging on Hyde Park at noon before heading for Trafalgar Square. Thousands of protestors are expected to join the march. ...
Lord Paul Swarj Under British Police Investigation
2009-10-12 23:45:00 I have written of the Sathya Sathya Sai Baba-implicated and high-profile British Labour Government Minister, Tony McNulty MP, and police investigations into allegations of rorting the British taxpayer. The very wealthy Lord Paul of Marylebone (See Wikipedia note below) is now under police investigation for the same reason. In probing Lord Paul, the British media might like, while investigating, to see whether Paul has been assisting the Sathya Sai Organization, as has been Tony McNulty. Both have long been powerfully influential in the British Labour Party.
Strong results for Barons British Heritage and Classic Cars sale
2009-09-23 18:48:00 Sandown Park was a busy place on September 8th, as buyers made their way to Barons? British Heritage and Classic Cars sale. And, when the hammer fell on the final lot, over 80% of the cars on offer had found new homes, with spirited bidding pushing a number of lots well over estimate. Highlights included the LHD 1959 MG TF1500, which sold for a whisker under £23,000, while a lively battle ensued between bidders in the hall and no less than seven on the phone for the 1961 MGA 1600 FHC (£9,266). And a magnificent 1961 MkII Jaguar achieved £31,231, demonstrating yet again that beautifully-presented cars have a ready market. The sale also saw one of the oldest cars that Barons? has ever sold go under the hammer ? a sprightly 1918 Buick E-Six-49 which sold for £13,161.50. The sale was a very positive introduction to Barons for the company?s new Director of Business Development, Julian Shoolheifer, former head of Sotheby?s and Cheffins? motor car departments. Barons? Managing Directo...
VANTO DELLA BRITISH COLUMBIA
2009-09-23 08:43:00 La straordinariamente affascinante Provincia del British Columbia non si accontenta di essere nota per la bellezza mozzafiato delle sue coste ed isole, laghi, montagne, delle sue città (tra cui Vancouver, la città dove si vive meglio al mondo!), della flora e abbondante fauna selvaggia, ? e qui ci sta bene anche un ?etc.etc.???? ma si vanta anche di aver dato i natali a personalità internazionalmente note nell?ambito del cinema, televisione, musica e sport (? confessa, dai, che credevi che alcuni fossero ?americani? alias statunitensi!!!)HAYDEN CHRISTIANSON http://www.hayden-christensen.c-om/PAMELA ANDERSON http://www.pamelaanderson.com/M-ICHAEL J. FOX http://www.thecanadianencyclope-dia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&-Params=A1ARTA0020125DAVID FOSTER http://www.davidfoster.com/SARA-H MACLACHLAN http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/S-TEVE NASH https://stevenash.org/a-little--about-steve/BRIAN ADAMS http://www.bryanadams.com/NELLY- FURTADOhttp://www.nellyfurtado.-com/_assets/mi-plan/JASON PRIESTLEY htt...
British Sports Cars and American Hot Rods Travel to VT This Weekend
2009-09-16 17:08:00 I just posted a few photos from the 2007 British Invasion on Flickr to give you a small sampling of what this car show is about. As mentioned in my September 6 blog entry below, there will be hundreds of beautiful British cars from old to new. The British Invasion web site has more details. My friends from the Classic Bike Experience will be there as well to display some British Motorcycles. The Boston Sunday Globe named this event as their number one choice for "Best 10 things to do within a day's drive of Boston." And the Vermont Chamber of Commerce has named it several years in a row as a Top Ten Event in Vermont. The event will be held at the Stowe Events Field on Weeks Hill Road, just off Route 108. It runs this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On the same weekend, there's a very large street rod show at the Champlain Expo Center put on by the National Street Rod Association. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
British TV chef Keith Floyd dies at 65
(AP)
2009-09-15 13:38:00 AP - Keith Floyd, a flamboyant chef who shared his passion for good food and fine wine with a generation of British television viewers, has died, his ghostwriter said Tuesday. He was 65.
British Invasion Car Show, Stowe, September 18 - 20
2009-09-06 21:11:00 A boy and his car.My first car was a 1959 MGA. I bought it for $350 and sold it a few months later, a deal I had to make with my parents to get them to acquiesce to what I thought was one of the greatest ideas of all time: me in a sleek, fast, and nimble car to try out my inestimable driving skillI sold it for the same amount I had bought it for and I broke even except for gas plus all the polish, wax, and other chemicals I put on or in it. I enjoyed - no, make that - LOVED, driving the MG that summer. I spent hours each day driving or working on that car. It has rusted out rocker panels which I carefully scrapped out and painted rust-proof silver. With a meticulousness worthy of a new category of dementia, I sanded each wheel and sprayed them in short stages with the leftover paint from the rocker panel project. There was not one run in the paint. Of course, it took me more than a week of light spraying to achieve that. And I had to mask the tires each time to keep overspray off th...
British author Keith Waterhouse dies at 80
(AP)
2009-09-04 20:12:00 AP - British writer Keith Waterhouse, a raconteur and wit whose works include the enduringly popular novel "Billy Liar," has died at the age of 80.
Sexy British Pakistnai Girl In Hot Pink Saree Pictures
2009-09-04 17:52:00 Hot British Pakistani Girl In Sexy Pink Saree
British react negatively to police enforcement mindset
2009-09-04 11:58:00 The following incident is extremely unlikely since the range of police laser is inherently limited. The jet in question would have had to have been closer than the treeline in the photo. And it would have been both illegal and dangerous for the police officer to have used his laser anyway. But it does highlight the growing public disgust in Britain for police enforcement measures that rely on unmanned measures (photo radar) and equipment with inherent limitations and accuracy only in very narrow scenarios (traffic laser). Many feel that there is a disproportionate reliance on these tools. An increasing number of examples showing their technical faults as well as the poor training and agressive methods of many public officials highlight these weaknesses. So this article is in itself "true British laconic style". But the question on our minds is when will the Brits stand up to these Gestapo police methods and demand their r...
Google Books Ties Up With British Company Interead, Amazon Accusing Google
2009-09-04 06:42:00 A British company called Interead (which makes an e-book reader, COOL-ER) has tied up with Google and thus becomes the first e-book store outside the US to partner with Google Books. It will now get to showcase over a million out-of-copyright books scanned by Google on its website Coolerbooks.com which can be accessed for free. According to the press release this makes Coolerbooks.com the largest e-book store in the world. Amazon Inc joins the Google rivals While things are going good for Google that doesn’t mean its lawyers are going to get any less sleepless nights. Amazon.com Inc is openly encouraging the US Supreme Court to reject the settlement that might take place between Google Inc and Authors Guild. The settlement is the result of a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild 4 years ago on the count of copyright infringement. As a result, Google has agreed to pay USD 125 Million to create a Books Rights Registry. This is a place where authors and publishers can register their wo...
By: WATblog
British Plan to Tackle Asteroids
2009-08-31 15:53:00 From BBC News | Technology | World Edition: A team of British scientists are developing plans for a spacecraft that could stop large asteroids from destroying the Earth. The 10 tonne "gravity tractor" would deflect any orbiting rocks years before any potential collision could ha
Century Old Record Broken by British Steam Car
2009-08-26 14:51:00 From Newlaunches.com: Earlier I had written on the British Steam Car is all set for breaking the 103 year old record which was set during the early stages of motoring. Looks like it has been broken finally! The British Steam Car team has stated that in the two runs required to be c
The British healthcare system is a source of pride to us - but it isn?t a m
2009-08-17 12:20:00 There are two subjects which get to the very heart of what a modern, prosperous country is all about ? education and healthcare. Few citizens of Europe or of North America (for example) would argue with the premise that it is a sine qua non of a civilised country that our children are properly educated ...
British Cat Is Regular Bus Commuter
2009-08-12 23:37:00 Photo: SWNS.comby Kirsten TaylorEveryone can appreciate the conveniences of public transportation -- even a cat.Susan Finden wasn't sure where her free-spirited kitty would disappear to every day until the local bus drivers in Plymouth, England revealed to her that Casper has been a regular on the No. 3 bus for the last four years! You read that right. Each morning, the Sun reports, Casper lines up with the paying passengers to await the 10:55 morning service. He takes a seat in the back and enjoys the 11-mile, round-trip route before hopping off to return home. The drivers watch out for the wandering feline and make sure he gets off at the right stop.A spokesman for the bus company says they're happy to let the 12-year-old cat ride for free. After all, he said, "In cat years he's an OAP [Old Age Pensioner] so he'd get a free bus pass anyway."
British novelist Stanley Middle dies at 89
(AP)
2009-08-01 14:08:00 AP - The family of British novelist Stanley Middleton says he has died of cancer at age 89.
Wanted: British Supplier of Aluminium Extrusion Profiles
2009-07-28 09:32:00 I am looking for local suppliers/manufacturers of Aluminium extrusions and would like to know if there are catalogues of such on the web or available for purchase from suppliers in the UK. If nothing suitable is found, I'd also like to know of businesses that will produce one to my specifications.
Did Tom Watson do enough to win the British Open and Camilo Villegas' backh
2009-07-27 23:12:00 Click here to listen.When asked about Tom Watson's chances of raising the Claret Jug at the 2009 British Open, Jack Nicklaus replied, "It is going to take constant concentration and discipline." The Golden Bear asserted, "whether or not Tom plays well tomorrow, whether or not he wins, it doesn't make a difference."After watching Watson's head held high in spite of the occasional tear being wiped away by the fifty-nine year old legend, one can truly say that Nicklaus could not be further from the truth.With an invitation to play St. Andrews in 2010, Tom will be sixty. This was his swan song. Who knows what will happen tomorrow? Will Watson will be in the same condition and if so, will he even want to play in another Open? Tom mentioned that he isn't anxious to play in another Masters because he doesn't want to be the "memorial" player in the field, applauded by the crowd as the old guy on the tee. Can you blame him?Although in five events on the Champions Tour, Watson has made e...
Combat Mission Shock Force: British Forces Demo
2009-07-24 16:12:00 Combat Mission Shock Force: British Forces demo is out now and is available for you to download from us. This is a 470MB demo for Combat Mission Shock Force: British Forces. Well British Forces is the second expansion scheduled to be released for the Combat Mission Shock Force. The link to download British Forces demo can be at the end of this blog post.This free trial version gives you so much to try out in the game. But there is so-so much that you can get in the full version of Combat Mission Shock Force British Forces. Demo includes three scenarios to be played from either US soldiers perspective or Syrian soldiers point of view. And there is a British Forces module which gives you an access to the fourth scenario. If you want to play fifth scenario in the Combat Mission Shockforce demo, it is possible from US perspective only.Things doesn't ends up here only for the British forces demo. Combat Mission Shock Force British Forces demo gives you access to all the multiplayer mode...
Ailsa Golf Course at Turnberry Resort, a British Open legend
2009-07-21 17:55:00 The 2009 British Open is now in the books and golfers are looking forward to the PGA Championship, which is hurried along in order to make more room in the schedule to accomodate the $10 million Fed Ex Cup. The season is going by way too fast for this lover of the sport! I cannot watch four days of phenomenal golf without ever dreaming about what it would be like to visit Turnberry Resort, and play golf on the revered Ailsa Course (pronounced "ale-sa") where Tom Watson nearly made history for the sixth time in his career! I'm sure though, that my score would not reflect my true potential! Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson's 1977 "Duel in the Sun" brought Ailsa to public view as a golfing destination but it has been the stuff of legends way before that! Read Robert Burns' poem, Tam O'Shanter, and you will begin to immerse yourself in the folklore that surrounded Scotland as early as 1790.The wind blew as 'twad blawn its last;The rattling showers rose on the blast;The speedy gleams th...
Hand-in-hand British musician, wife commit suicide
(AP)
2009-07-15 04:34:00 AP - He spent his life conducting world-renowned orchestras, but was almost blind and growing deaf — the music he loved increasingly out of reach. His wife of 54 years had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. So Edward and Joan Downes decided to die together.
Changed Face of British Shopping
2009-07-14 14:39:00 (My Original Blog Post: http://bgstores.biz/?p=512)Almo-st nine out of ten shoppers in the UK now consult the internet before making key purchasing decisions, a new survey has revealed.Researchers working on behalf of voucher code shopping site NetVoucherCodes.co.uk found a massive 89 per cent of us now use the web to check prices before buying any item likely to cost over £100.And almost three quarters of us (73%) check online before buying an item likely to cost more than £20.The bad news for traditional retailers is that books and music are the most popular items bought online with a massive 82% of shoppers saying they bought books online in the past year and 78% buying their music over the web.Price comparison sites are now used by 86% of all shoppers and more than half of us ? 56% - are now using special codes from discount sites such as NetVoucherCodes to make sure we get the best possible bargains.Yet 32% of those surveyed said they had abandoned some voucher sites in the past...
DELIZIE CULINARIE DEL BRITISH COLUMBIA
2009-07-14 06:48:00 In British Columbia operano i maestri della cucina West Coast, ossia della costa pacifica nordoccidentale. Nei loro piatti ricorrono gli ortaggi locali ed i prodotti del mare (cozze ed ostriche) ma ovviamente anche salmoni e trote. Un posto in menù trovano sempre anche i funghi che qui crescono abbondanti: spugnole, linaioli, geloni coltivati, shiitake e molti altri ancora.Le culture asiatiche hanno influenzato l?evoluzione culinaria del British Columbia. Combinando la semplicità e la leggerezza della cucina dell?Estremo Oriente con le forti radici anglosassoni ed europee, il British Columbia si propone come patria della ?fusion cuisine? : i cuochi italiani preparano il risotto con i funghi shiitake, mentre gli chef francesi condiscono il pesce con il beurre blanc allo zenzero e aggiungono salmone affumicato alle insalate.Intanto i nativi hanno cominciato ad aprire i propri ristoranti dove i clienti possono assaporare grasso di oolichan (pesciolino ricco di grassi polinsaturi) e ban...
Could Tiger Woods' win at ATT foretell problems at the British Open?
2009-07-13 22:17:00 Click here to listen.Tiger Woods has made it a habit to win two weeks before a major tournament this season. He won Palmer's, Nicklaus' and his own event in this fashion and, because of this, fans are waiting to see if this streak will cause him to falter during the third major of the year.Is it possible that Tiger Woods could fall prey to the "middle of the pack" at the British Open?Prior to the 2009 Masters, Angel Cabrera's best finish this year was a tie for thirteenth at the Northern Trust Open. He was cut from the Arnold Palmer Invitational where Tiger Woods solidly annihilated the competition. Cabrera's stats are also not that impressive: he currently ranks 187th in driving accuracy and only 140th in greens-in-regulation. It is only because of his major win that Cabrera now ranks twentieth in money leaders on the PGA Tour.Golf afficionados can now say that they have heard of Lucas Glover but, prior to a strong 2009 season and a win at the U.S. Open, Glover had only two to...
JET XUAN wrote a new blog post: NVIDIA British Hill & Knowlton GeForce6
2009-07-11 12:43:00 JET XUAN wrote a new blog post: NVIDIA British Hill & Knowlton GeForce6/GeForce7/GeForce8/GeFo-rce9/GT 100/GTX200/ION the latest graphics chip series GeForce / ION official 186.18 WHQL Driver Version For WinXP After following the 186.08 Beta test version, NVIDIA today announced the 186 series drivers official version, the version number and the same as yesterday’s professional drivers are 186.18 has been adopted by Microsoft’s WHQL certification. Compiling the driver on June 10, integrates the latest version of the physical drive to accelerate PhysX 9.09.0428, applicable to ...
British comedy actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86
(AP)
2009-07-06 21:09:00 AP - British comic actress Mollie Sugden, who played the formidable saleswoman Mrs. Slocombe in the BBC's long running comedy series "Are You Being Served?", has died aged 86.
British Surgeon Uses Laser Therapy To Treat Breast Cancer
2009-07-02 03:14:00 The cancer surgeon that pioneered "keyhole mastectomy" in Britain, is now the pioneer of another new breast cancer treatment: a form of laser or light therapy, known as photodynamic therapy (PDT).
URGENTLY REQUIRED The British Council
2009-06-05 04:13:00 URGENTLY REQUIRED The British Council is the UK?s international organization for education and cultural relations. We aim to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and Indonesia and to increase appreciation of the UK?s creative ideas and achievements. The British Council in Indonesia is recruiting for the post of: Programmes Officer Jakarta (This post is open for several positions) The post ...
Sexy Megan Fox Boundless For British GQ (July 2009)
2009-06-02 14:33:00 Transformers star Megan Fox graces the cover of the latest issue of the British GQ Magazine (July 2009). The 23 year-old actress, who looks fantastic on her typical provocative poses in a swimsuit, talks crazy about what is being an actor and her sexy promiscuous image. Here are some ?pearls? from Megan Fox?s GQ interview: On comparing ...
Dimentions for NW flange ND 600 & ND 800 of Table D of British stan
2009-05-30 09:29:00 Dear All 1/ I need to know all dimentions for welding neck flange ND 600 & ND 800 , according to table 'D' of British standards no. 10 . - the presure is PN 10 - the material is steel . 2/ I need to know the dimentions for the flanges that can be used for Spiral Steel
British actress Lucy Gordon found dead in Paris
(AP)
2009-05-21 13:45:00 AP - French police say British actress Lucy Gordon, who appeared in "Spider-Man 3," was found dead in her Paris apartment after apparently committing suicide.
British composer Nicholas Maw dies in Md. home
(AP)
2009-05-20 20:22:00 AP - British composer Nicholas Maw, known for his opera based on the novel "Sophie's Choice" and for a nearly 100-minute symphony, has died. He was 73.
British Woman, Elizabeth Adeney, Is Pregnant At 66
2009-05-18 20:49:00 A wealthy divorced 66 year-old British woman, Elizabeth Adeney, has decided to get pregnant and is the oldest woman in Britain to become a mother. Elizabeth, who used donated eggs and sperm, is set to give birth in June via a C-section and this has once again fueled the ethical debate about helping older women ...
British IT Workers to Test Life Without Windows for a Month
2009-05-18 14:48:00 From Newlaunches.com: Blair Thompson and Derek Cook are two Windows Addicts. They are Microsoft application instructors and have 30 years of PC experience. They have used a range of Microsoft products ranging from DOS to Windows 7 RC. So what is so great about that! I bet you will
Sea Dragon Pendant, Waddesdon Bequest at the British Museum-Reference Datab
2009-05-15 06:05:00 The Sea Dragon Pendant, based on the famous Renaissance designs for pendants, of dragons and sea horses, by the Bavarian goldsmith, jewelry craftsman and designer, Erasmus Hornick, gets its name from its monstrous shape like a sea dragon.
Why BT (British Telecom) Suck
2009-05-06 13:35:00 I have a couple of business lines with BT in relation to our fast food business. Like most fast food companies we accept telephone orders which are then delivered by drivers to save people leaving home. Last month I spent SIXTEEN hours trying to get a phone reconnected due to BT’s terrible policy of disconnecting lines ...
British blues
2009-04-27 21:00:00 One of the main reasons that I invited my online friend Ron Moorby to contribute to this blog is because I wanted his take on British blues. I have been a fan of British blues since I started listening to music, but I kind of chuckle because I came to it in the opposite direction from must American music fans.Many, not all, but a lot of blues fans first heard the British blues and then back tracked their way to the classic bluesmen and then maybe to the modern blues musicians. I was hearing the blues in Louisiana, being played by the classic bluesmen in the sixties and seventies when I first started paying attention to music.I was surprised to find out that there were blues musicians from other countries who had mastered the blues. I remember hearing John Mayall and the Blues Breakers and thinking, Wow, those guys are good.And now I keep digging deeper and deeper into the British blues scene learning more and more about the history of the blues in the UK.According to Wikipedia;The B...
By: SqueezeMyLemon
British Subject in Samaria Refuses to Host the Queen
2009-04-26 14:28:00 A British Royal Subject Living in Samaria Tells the Queen that She Is Not Welcome while Her Government Tries to Choke the Jews Economically while Denying Jewish Human and National RightsThe British position is in fact Racist. It continues the British policy during the Mandate period in Israel and during the Holocaust to keep Jews out of Judea-Samaria and to allow/encourage the Arabs to drive out the Jews who were already there, especially as expressed in the 1939 White Paper policy. Of course, British policy encouraged Arabs to kill Jews in Baghdad [1941] and during the War of Independence [1947-1949], sending British troops to fight on the side of the Arabs. The official British information policy was to suppress news of the Holocaust as it was happening and could have been alleviated.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Your Majesty, You're Not WelcomeBy edict of a subject of Her Britannic Majesty, Queen Elizabeth IIItem: The British Embassy in Tel Aviv has decided to boycott Israelicomp...
By: Emet m\'Tsiyon
British Singer Marylin Reveals Gay Affair With Gavin Rossdale (Photos)
2009-04-22 20:10:00 Gavin Rossdale, who is currently happily married to Gwen Stefani, has a dirty past that includes lipstick, parties and a secret gay relationship with a British male rocker, Marilyn. ?He was the love of my life,? Marilyn tells In Touch. WoW!! Apparently Gavin was outed on Boy George?s book ?Take It Like A Man? back in ...
British labor union leader dies aged 96
(AP)
2009-04-22 16:09:00 AP - Jack Jones, a union leader who became a household name in Britain through his battles to secure better rights for workers, has died, his son said Wednesday. He was 96.
British Actress Stephanie Parker Found Dead At 22 (Photos)
2009-04-20 16:18:00 Stephanie Parker was found dead in Pontypridd, South Wales, on Saturday (April 18). Apparently the young actress committed suicide by hanging just a couple of days after the last episode of the her TV show ?Belonging? was aired. Stephanie had played Bellonging?s ?Stacey Weaver? since she was 15 years old. Stephanie Parker Photos [images: dailymail]
Construction Without Carbon Footprint? British Look To Hemp
2009-04-14 01:27:00 "... It only takes an area the size of a rugby pitch four months to grow enough hemp to build a typical three bedroom house," said Professor Pet Walker, Director of the BRE Center.
Early British Blues-Rock
2009-04-11 11:09:00 The Rolling Stones - my favourite Stones track. I now know it is Willie Dixon, then Howlin Wolf - but in the UK the Stones did it in 1964The Yardbirds, is this a Bo Diddley original?Them - I love 'Van The Man' - the grumpy old sod!The Animals. - is a Blues Blog the place for this - I think so - originally (1966) a Stones track, I wish I'd been at Monterey
By: SqueezeMyLemon
British Navy Fighting Somali Pirates With...Email?
2009-04-08 20:31:00 From Gizmodo: So email might not be the only stopgap method of prevention the British Navy is using to fight pirates, but Wired says it serves as a vital tool in executing complex and precise operations. In addition to email, British Naval commanders are always in contact via s
Steve Marriott (British R&B)
2009-03-31 15:59:00 The Small Faces was a mod group founded in 1965 and included Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. They were very influential in my youth and had a string of hits including Itchycoo Park, Lazy Sunday, All or Nothing and Tin Soldier.After they disbanded Steve helped form Humble Pie (1969-1975 and 1980-1981)I like Black CoffeeA very R&B tune is Thirty Days In A HoleSteve was influenced from an early age by his heroes including Buddy Holly, Booker T, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and Muddy Waters. In later life he became disillusioned with the music industry and turned his back on the big record companies remaining in relative obscurity. He returned to his music roots playing the pubs and clubs around London and Essex. He died on 20 April 1991 when a fire thought to have been caused by a cigarette swept through his 16th-century home. He was listed in Mojo as one of the top 100 greatest singers of all time. I agree!
By: SqueezeMyLemon
Russian-British Couples Communication
2009-03-12 09:00:00 Communication and mutual understanding within relationships is one of the most important elements for marital satisfaction. For Russian-British couples, communication could present another challenge to overcome as communication styles in Russia and the UK vary considerably. The misunderstandings in intercultural couples are inevitable, since a common basis of understanding ? common language ? is primary ...
Cultural Differences of Russian-British Couples
2009-03-10 09:00:00 Today?s Russian-British couples have a much easier time meeting and marrying than spouses of decades past. Where Russian women look for strong, caring and sober British husbands, British men are attracted to feminine, romantic, ?old-fashioned? Russian women. However, like many other intercultural relationships, they still bring different expectations, values and cultural traditions to their union. ...
British Born Muslims Supply Al Qadea With Weapons
2009-03-09 22:54:00 No surprise here.The three along with a Muslim convert were part of a Birmingham terror cell whose leader was convicted of plotting to kidnap and behead a British soldier on video, the Old Bailey was told.Using the earthquake in Pakistan in late 2005 as a cover, the three collected funds from their community on the pretext of sending out humanitarian aid.Instead they diverted the money to buy vital equipment needed by the terrorists to fight coalition forces.Spending tens of thousands of pounds in high street chains such as Aldi, Lidl, Argos, Millets and Maplins, the cell bought outdoor equipment and electrical goods not available over the counter in Pakistan.Among the items were winter clothes, night vision goggles, laser sights, binoculars, compasses, first aid kits, tents, walkie-talkies, mobile phones and other equipment needed to equip the terrorists.They also bought night time cameras and computer equipment for the "AQ media boys" to record the wills of suicide bombers and oth...
Classic British Comedy: Benny Hill
2009-03-07 14:01:00 I have lived on both sides of the ‘pond’, and I have to admit that I have a penchant for British comedy. It comes in two very distinctive flavours, the dry wry variety that I miss so much, and the slapstick. When I look back over the past 30 years that I have spent here ... |
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