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As the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress opens today, with an expected attendance of over 2,000 delegates, we thought it may be useful to find out what the event is all about.
The event, which is held every five years or so, allows delegates to discuss new policies to be adopted in future, and give these [...]

After England’s wonderful display in the Rugby World Cup 2007 Semi-Final versus the host nation, France, I have decided to get hold of the key pictures of the event. These photos have been sourced from around the globe for everyone’s enjoyment, visit the links below the photograph to see the image in its original context. [...]

The second Rugby World Cup 2007 Semi-Final, between South Africa and Argentina takes place tomorrow evening in St Denis, France, to decide who will face England, who beat the hosts 14-9.
Kick-off Time
The match kicks off at 21:00 CET (8pm UK time, or 5am Eastern Australia time), and is in the Stade de France, St Denis, [...]

After a year which has seen Kevin Rudd and John Howard spend most of their time electioneering, at last they can finally do this out in the open, with a clear date in mind.
John Howard today flies to Canberra to meet the Governer General and formally request an Australian Election.
You heard it here first.
UPDATE
It’s [...]

Phenomenal!
Yet again, England have turned a small half-time deficit into a knock-out round victory in this year’s 2007 Rugby World Cup this time in the Semi-Final against the hosts France, scoring 6 points in the final six minutes to win the match 14-9.
My now traditional tactic of predicting an English loss has paid dividends, so [...]

And so it’s here, time for the England v France Rugby World Cup 2007 Semi-Final that few would have predicted at any stage of proceedings.
Who would have thought? Both the Aussies and the Kiwis headed home after the quarter finals despite being clear favourites over their less flamboyant Six-Nations Rugby Union counterparts. As with the [...]

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It is an age old adage that “you can’t buy trust,” but, as I overheard Dr Phil saying yesterday when I was having my lunch and channel hopping, “old sayings are old because they still ring true!”
This saying perhaps comes into it’s own in today’s online world, where trust is something which is very difficult [...]

Question: How do you lose a wallaby?
Answer: Fit a Stirling Mortlock.
Question: What’s the difference between a Wallaby and a teabag?
Answer: A teabag stays in the cup longer!
Question: Why do the Wallabies differ from a woman’s bra?
Answer: They have lots of support, but no cup.
And here’s a longer one for you…
Before the Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final [...]

It is funny how words become written into political speeches these days, and enter the vernacular without so much as a passing glance, or questioning look from most of us.
I remember the time before “Weapons of Mass Destruction” - or WMD - became similarly entrenched.
The word of the week, this week, is ‘proliferation’, and it [...]