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Buying a Laptop From dave41 ^Pro in Health & Travel Blog (2 hours old)

Before buying a laptop it is quite obvious that there would be some specific requirement you might be looking a laptop for studying, running a small business or just for fun or preferably a combinatio… more

Now that's more like it From wowbagger ^Pro in Wowbagger Poker (10 hours old)

Made the final table of a Deep Stack last night after playing for about two and a half hours, not a great achievement as there were only 20 odd players who sat down at the start but, after folding a h… more

Iran:Ehsan Fatahi political prisoner on hunger strike From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (13 hours old)

EastKurd: Ehsan Fatahi After hearing the death sentence to the hunger strike and most political prisoners have supported him. Adnan Hassanpour, Anwar Hossein Panahi, Arsalan Awleyaie, Habiboalla Lati… more

Bloggers Who Stare At Goats From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (15 hours old)

You have all seen adverts for the new Hollywood film release Men Who Stare At Goats. Well no need to waste your money to find out what it is all about. Boggart Blog were on the case of this story way … more

Google Pledge Not To Be Creepy From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (16 hours old)

Speaking on American television Google CEO pledged that his company would not become a creepy gang of world domination freaks like Microsoft did some years ago. Asked by the interviewer how from th… more

Lounge Lizard From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (19 hours old)

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Iran:Ehsan Fatahi will be executed Wednesday From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (19 hours old)

EastKurd: Justice of Kurdistan province in a letter to the Fatahi family, and his lawyer has communicated that Ehsan will be executed on Wednesday. He charged enmity with God, participating in protes… more

Maplins From wowbagger ^Pro in Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (20 hours old)

I got to have my little shuftle around Maplins yesterday, it was interesting but not enthralling. Not a huge shop so may be others carry more stock or it's just there online presence that seems to ha… more

Swine flu kills 33 in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (22 hours old)

TEHRAN - Thirty-three Iranians have so far died from swine flu and more than two thousand have been diagnosed with the illness, the reformist Etemad newspaper reported on Sunday quoting the health min… more

Iran hangs four drug smugglers: report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (22 hours old)

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran has hanged four drug smugglers in the southern province of Kerman, Watan Emrooz newspaper reported on Sunday, taking the overall number of executions so far in 2009 to more than la… more

The first acorn of common sense From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (22 hours old)

UK councils please take note. FRANKFORT, Ky. A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season. A… more

Turkish delegation shocked over Mandela-Ocalan comparison From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Johannesburg – A Turkish delegation visiting South-Africa was shocked by a comparison between the imprisoned PKK-leader Abdullah Öcalan and the South-African leader Nelson Mandela reports the Turkish … more

Groan of the night From prydwen in Grin and bear it (1 day old)

A man died today after becoming trapped under a large wicker basket containing a smoked ham, a jar of pickled onions, some cheddar, water biscuits and a bottle of champagne. Police said that their … more

Who needs therepy? From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

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Louis Walsh From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

When will this man get a reality check, smell the coffee and realise that he is either tone death, or the biggest bullshitter in the world.... Louis the louse should bow out of this competition at … more

Please Please Please From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

Will someone out there please put John and Edward out of their misery (and mine)....… more

Hunger strike amongst Kurdish political prisoners in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Kurdish political prisoners in Adra Prison and Sednaya Military Prison, Damascus, Syria are suffering degrading conditions similar to those that were suffered by prisoners in the Middle Ages. Dozens o… more

Pyrrhic victory From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

The government's attempts to resolve the country's Kurdish problem have stalled, reports Gareth Jenkins On Sunday, thousands of Turkish nationalists took to the streets across Turkey to protest their… more

Iranian accusations of separatism and treason From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

During the rule of the two Pahlavi Shah’s (father and son) it was claimed that all citizens of Iran were “Iranians” with a common Aryan ancestry, hence there were no need for one “group” of Iranians t… more

Guess the odd one out: From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

Lord Stevenson, former chairman, HBOS Bank Andy Hornby, former CEO, HBOS Bank Sir Fred Goodwin, former CEO, RBS Bank Sir Tom McKillup, former chairman, RBS Bank John McFall MP, chairman, Treasury … more

The problem with e-bay From prydwen in Grin and bear it (1 day old)

It’s really difficult to find what you want on eBay. I was searching for cigarette lighters and it found over 15,000 matches.… more

Too Fat To Be Guilty - Stupid Criminal Of The Week Award. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 day old)

Edward Ates reaction on being pronunced guity of murder after his trial for for killing Paul Duncsak, was one of disbelief. Duncsak was shot six times at his home 25 miles north-west of New York. T… more

Saturday Meme From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

1. With Friday the 13th on the horizon, do you have any superstitions? I will not walk under ladders and hate seeing a single magpie. 2. Have you any phobias? Still have a fear of heights. 3. … more

Maplins From wowbagger ^Pro in Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (1 day old)

It seems I may get chance to look at one of their shops finally. I get a regular email from them, each about 6 pages long, of, mostly, non-essential gadgetry though there looks to be some useful stuf… more

President Barzani visits to EU headquarter From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani will visit the main European Union headquarter on the forthcoming Tuesday, in Brussels. According to a statement from KRG's representative to EU, on Tuesday in the n… more

Iran releases arrested foreign journalists From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Three foreign journalists arrested during public rallies in Iran on the National Day of Combating International Imperialism on Nov. 4 were released, Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi s… more

Human Rights Watch: Iran covered up rape of detainees From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran's post-election turmoil, including one that was supported by an o… more

Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA new… more

Quote of the night From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

If you got to swim in shit, keep your chin up.… more

Border frustration:Video Report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

EastKurd: Daily life youth Marivan, They are young, because of unemployment with all the risks are forced to live their lives to play with. They are young people daily by regime forces in the borde… more