Hugh Muir: Diary (Guardian Unlimited)

What a swell party it was. Gordon was there, as was Georgie Osborne, collecting tin well hidden. Blunkett, Straw. No Cameron; wouldn’t expect that. But there were Telegraph types – Murdoch MacLennan and Simon Heffer – friends and relatives and, of course, Viscount Rothermere. By all accounts Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief …

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Stamps and Alouettes ready for Cup clash – National Post

Calgary Herald Stamps and Alouettes ready for Cup clashNational Post, Canada –1 hour ago"It has been a long week, a real long week," said Stamps offensive lineman Jeff Pilon on Saturday morning after Calgary's final workout. …Stamps psyched for Alouettes' loudest teammate: Big O crowdThe Canadian PressStamps' Thelwell catches Cup feverThe Gazette …

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GeoCities 2.0 auctions self on eBay (The Register)

88 domain names, admin tools, provisional patent, and more! In the summer of 2006, at the height of the digerati’s Web 2.0 frenzy, social networking startup Kiko.com sold itself on eBay. The share-your-appointments-with-the-world online calendar extravaganza was pulling in exactly zero dollars a month. But after a flurry of late …

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Postal carrier accused of stealing mail (Moldova.org)

Britain’s Royal Mail said a postal carrier has been arrested after he allegedly kept mail meant for hundreds of Ipswich, England, residents.The Royal Mail said it opened an investigation with Suffolk Police after residents of two Ipswich streets complained about mail going missing, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.The 36-year-old mail …

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