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Seeded on Sun Jan 9, 2011 4:27 AM EST (Position Ignition)

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Poem: The Note

Thu Dec 2, 2010 3:41 PM EST

An addictive personality.Once I got addicted to waterI've been addicted to workI certainly got addicted to the notion of being in loveand to telling everyone who wouldn't listen that I was in love,as if I really was.I'm probably by this point addicted to addiction.But the only o …

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addiction, poetry, not-news, fiction, poem

Failure of the England 2018 World Cup Bid: Why it Reminds me of Personal Rejection.

Thu Dec 2, 2010 2:32 PM EST

David Beckham, one of the most famous English footballers the world has ever seen, and Eddie Afekafe, a former gangbanger whose, in his words, life was saved by his local football club Manchester City and a community project, KickZ Project, and who now is a community worker hims …

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football, sports, soccer, world-cup, beckham, david-beckham, fifa, 2018, eddie-afekafe

Meta: I'm back on Newsvine-but where did I go?

Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:08 PM EST

First of all, most of you didn't know me in the first place, so feel free to stop reading....now. For those of you who knew me, you probably recognize me as this chick: but, as you can see, I've changed my profile picture now.

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confession, meta, rant, attention-whore

We Hold These Tweets To Be Self-Evident [COMIC]

Seeded on Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:39 PM EST (Mashable!)

If Twitter had been around in 1776...

humor, george-washington, funny, pictures, humour, comic, twitter, george-iii

How to Build a Retail Resume | eHow.com

Seeded on Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:42 AM EST (How to See New Orleans | eHow.com)

When creating a resume or CV, it's best to target it to the particular type of job you're applying to. So how should you target a resume to the retail industry?

retail, cvs, resume, resumes, retail-career, career-in-retail, retail-resume, kronos-retail-labor-index, retail-cvs

The Domino Effect: Greece to trigger another 1848?

Tue Dec 9, 2008 9:27 AM EST

Several cities and towns all over Greece have been rioting ever since Saturday saw Greek police shoot dead a 15 year old boy in Central Athens.

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europe, shooting, revolution, government, greece, world-news, riots, economic-crisis, 1848, year-of-revolution

Obama: Billion Dollar Man

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 12:51 PM EST (Stupid News Daily)

Last night, Obama's aides released new information showing nearly $1 billion raised for his campaign and other election-related efforts.

campaign, funds, election, mccain, obama, us-news, satire, aides, palin

1694 and all that

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 11:51 AM EST (Telegraph)

I was anticipating with relish the prospect of interest rates being slashed to a level not seen since 1694.

business, britain, economy, interest-rates, money, finance, cartoonist, cartoon, bank-of-england

Economy 'is overriding priority'

Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 7:45 AM EST (BBC News)

Fighting the economic downturn is the government's "overriding priority" for the year ahead, the Queen has said. In a slimmed down legislative programme, the government will attempt to prevent another banking crisis and protect depositors.

britain, politics, queen, government, legislation, uk, uk-politics, uk-economy, queens-speech, welfare-bill

The British Obama and Clinton Rolled Into One?

Tue Dec 2, 2008 5:16 AM EST

Last night I was listening to a radio phone-in about whether there will ever be a black British Prime Minister.

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politics, community, fundraising, government, kenya, bill-clinton, tony-blair, barack-obama, gordon-brown, labour

U.K. Pound Plunges.

Seeded on Mon Dec 1, 2008 1:32 PM EST (Bloomberg.com)

The U.K.

business, britain, money, finance, pound, uk, sterling, financial-crisis, pound-plunges

HSBC Confirms 500 UK Jobs To Go

Seeded on Mon Dec 1, 2008 10:31 AM EST (BBC News)

Banking group HSBC has confirmed it is cutting 500 jobs across the UK. HSBC said none of the positions were customer facing, and that it hoped that some of the affected employees would be able to move to other roles.

business, britain, job-cuts, unemployment, banks, banking, hsbc, uk, financial-crisis, credit-crunch

8 things about Shepherds Bush, London, England

Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:47 PM EST

You are TAGGED:

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britain, london, england, united-kingdom, meta, west-london, shepherds-bush, 8-things-about-where-you-live

(Fiction) Velvet Divorce: I am not lovely and I am not touching

Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:51 PM EST

I cut myself tonight. I hadn't done it in ages. I don't know how it came about. Well, I suppose I do. I helped mum out and she bought me a bottle of wine because she knows that is what I love more than her.

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drunk, blood, suicide, wine, drinking, alcohol, depression, fiction, short-story, creative-writing

Own Brand or Name Brand?

Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:12 PM EST

Today the House of Commons held an emergency debate on Monday's pre budget report. As it was George Osborne who had called the debate, he had the opening speech.

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shopping, frugality, budgeting, money-saving, home-garden

Ban on calling elderly patients 'love'.

Seeded on Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:37 AM EST (BBC News)

Calling older patients "dearie" or "love" is set to be ruled out as offensive by new guidelines from the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

nurse, health, elderly, conservatives, patient, love, ban, policy, age-concern

10 Simple Steps to SEO your Writing Online

Seeded on Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:09 AM EST (Textual Ecstasy)

1. Define the Object: If you're talking about SEO optimised writing take the extra words to say so each time. Your primary search term needs to be repeated and restated in many ways.

business, online, marketing, writing, format, language, words, style, seo, search-engine

Doctor Who 45 Years of Time and Space

Seeded on Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:07 PM EST (Kasterborous)

45 years ago... a day of portentous significance in the annals of English speaking culture.

entertainment, bbc, doctor-who, radio-times

10 Major Marketing Spectacles: Win or Whoops

Seeded on Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:59 AM EST (The Bottom Line Vine)

Any press is good press right? Wrong! Making a complete spectacle out of yourself or your brand will get you attention, but is it the kind of attention you want.

business, campaign, starbucks, paris-hilton, marketing, advert, calvin-klein, disco

(Fiction) Lady Claus

Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:43 AM EST

This is for this writing exercise: (With thanks to Sandie Seward for the new title :))

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children, christmas, gender, santa, fiction, short-story, grotto, writing-exercise, santa-story

Darling Interview: "House of Commons Like A Football Match"

Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:20 AM EST

This morning, in the light of yesterday's pre budget report, Alistair Darling was interviewed on Talksport radio by former footballer Alan Brazil and recently retired cricketer Ronnie Irani-the new Paxman and Dimbleby.

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football, politics, cricket, sport, house-of-commons, chancellor, alistair-darling, pre-budget-report, talksport, alan-brazil

Darling's £20bn Fiscal Stimulus.

Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:14 PM EST

Today Alistair Darling presented his pre budget report to the House of Commons and to the world. He stated his central objective is to respond to the consequences of the global downturn on the U.K.

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economy, politics, uk, house-of-commons, alistair-darling, pre-budget-report, vince-cable, george-osbourne

Labour's Biggest Financial Test Yet

Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:50 PM EST (BBC News)

The worst economic outlook since the early 1990s will be the bleak backdrop to the pre-Budget report. Its has taken on the air of an emergency Budget and will be the most important financial statement delivered since Labour came to power in 1997.

budget, politics, government, uk, gordon-brown, labour, alistair-darling, credit-crunch, pre-budget-report

Using Google Earth to help students grapple with a 2000-page Chinese historical novel

Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:57 AM EST (FITS Newsletter)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a classic Chinese historical novel that was written in the fourteenth century. It focuses on events that occurred near the end of the Han Dynasty and during China's Three Kingdoms era. Dr.

technology, book, google-earth, novel, depauw, asian-studies

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