No rush to buy UK real estate for Arabian buyers « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Remarks last weekend by the British finance minister Alastair Darling that the economy was in its worst state for 60 years, sent the pound sterling into free fall this week. House prices are also down by more than 10 per cent over the past year, and open to offers lower than...

Horse Whisperer author poisoned by mushrooms

The author of the best-selling book "The Horse Whisperer" is in the hospital in Scotland after eating some poisonous mushrooms. He had cooked the mushrooms himself after finding them in the woods."Bestselling...

England v New Zealand 1st Test

"First Test, Lord's (day two, close) New Zealand 277 v England 68-0 By David Ornstein ...

Blair revealed loss of baby to avert Iraq panic

It's interesting to see how the different papers are reporting this revelations from Mrs. Blair's new book. The right-wing papers are saying Tony Blair used the miscarriage news "for Iraq spin" while the...

England hit by virus in Sri Lanka

"England fled immediately to Sri Lanka in search of comfort after their flop in World Twenty20, but it has not worked out according to plan. Colombo is afflicted by flu, or "fever" as the locals call it, and four England players - captain Paul Collingwood, Stuart Broad, Luke...

Absolution Gap By Alastair Reynolds Reviewed

This article is part of the meta-post Another 3000 words or how copyrights are creating a controversy on Chartreuse. This article reviews the hard science-fiction novel Absolution Gap written by Alastair Reynolds. This novel was published in 2003 and is part of the author’s...

Another 3000 Words or How Copyrights Are Creating A Controversy On Chartreuse

This is the meta-post Another 3000 Words or How Copyrights Are Creating A Controversy On Chartreuse. This series of posts covers some Big Brother, some TV reviews, Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds, some essays and more! Today’s photos come from all over the world....

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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