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Norwegian princess is now apparently seeing hallucinations as well as angels. *facepalm* But at least she has brought people together here - unity in mock.
Marion Jones pleads guilty to steroid use. Which could cost her the five Olympic medals she won at Sydney 2000. Combined with the cycling drug scandals, it makes me vaguely depressed about sport.
But football cheers me right up again. Season is almost over in Norway, with Brann looking to win. For the first time in 44 years. Brann has rather famously managed to collapse many times at the end (hence why it's been 44 years) but this looks to be the year to break the curse. And my team is safe from delegation, so yayness. Speaking of football, the Vatican has picked a team to back.
BBC boss quits over 'misrepresentation' of Queen footage. Serious business, Royalty. (Except when they see angels. That I cannot take seriously.)
Bush denies torture claims. But how you define torture, Bush? Because therein I think there lies a lot of very scary wriggleroom... And once you start avoiding to cross the line by moving it, you tend to end up somewhere quite nasty.
Currency designed for space. 'Quid'. Heh.
Important archelogical discovery made in Italy. (Yay Etruscans.)
Iraqi Kurds make oil deals.Not exactly a sign the Kurds haven't given up the idea of independence there. If the Kurds do split, I think that's pretty much the end of Iraq as a nation. Ai, European powers and their arbitrary drawing of borders on their then colonies...
'Gay bomb' wins IG Nobel Peace award. Unfortunately, said the organisers, nobody from the US military who carried out the research on chemicals that could prompt homosexual dalliances amongst rival troops (a research project called Harassing, Annoying and "Bad Guy" Identifying Chemicals) attended the ceremony because the study's authors could not be tracked down. Excuse me while I sit down and howl with laughter. Worthy winner of the peace award indeed. (After all, who has time for war when there be shagging?)
This concludes this week's news round-up.
Norwegian princess is now apparently seeing hallucinations as well as angels. *facepalm* But at least she has brought people together here - unity in mock.
Marion Jones pleads guilty to steroid use. Which could cost her the five Olympic medals she won at Sydney 2000. Combined with the cycling drug scandals, it makes me vaguely depressed about sport.
But football cheers me right up again. Season is almost over in Norway, with Brann looking to win. For the first time in 44 years. Brann has rather famously managed to collapse many times at the end (hence why it's been 44 years) but this looks to be the year to break the curse. And my team is safe from delegation, so yayness. Speaking of football, the Vatican has picked a team to back.
BBC boss quits over 'misrepresentation' of Queen footage. Serious business, Royalty. (Except when they see angels. That I cannot take seriously.)
Bush denies torture claims. But how you define torture, Bush? Because therein I think there lies a lot of very scary wriggleroom... And once you start avoiding to cross the line by moving it, you tend to end up somewhere quite nasty.
Currency designed for space. 'Quid'. Heh.
Important archelogical discovery made in Italy. (Yay Etruscans.)
Iraqi Kurds make oil deals.Not exactly a sign the Kurds haven't given up the idea of independence there. If the Kurds do split, I think that's pretty much the end of Iraq as a nation. Ai, European powers and their arbitrary drawing of borders on their then colonies...
'Gay bomb' wins IG Nobel Peace award. Unfortunately, said the organisers, nobody from the US military who carried out the research on chemicals that could prompt homosexual dalliances amongst rival troops (a research project called Harassing, Annoying and "Bad Guy" Identifying Chemicals) attended the ceremony because the study's authors could not be tracked down. Excuse me while I sit down and howl with laughter. Worthy winner of the peace award indeed. (After all, who has time for war when there be shagging?)
This concludes this week's news round-up.
