This is the first opportunity I’ve had to put this story up. I did the notes for it immediately after the event but you’ll have to trust me that I haven’t used hind sight to plug in the gaps. Originally published 2 February 2007 Capricorn Ingress 2006 The winter solstice occurs when the Sun reaches [...]
Originally published on 2 February 2007 This is the first opportunity I’ve had to put this story up. I did the notes for it immediately after the event but you’ll have to trust me that I haven’t used hind sight to plug in the gaps. Saddam Hussein Executed Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Sentenced Saddam Hussein [...]
Notes From BWH: Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the British ocupied most of the Arab regions formerly ruled by Turkey. Eventuallly the British and French together, working through the League of Nations, defined the boundaries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine and were awarded the mandates to rule those territories. [...]
Notes I have no time for this event so I have set this chart for noon. Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6117910.stm
Notes Some stories give “slightly after 6am” as the time. Source http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1980290,00.html
Originally published on 2 February 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows publication date http://books.guardian.co.uk/harrypotter/story/0,,2003639,00.html http://www.jkrowling.com/ On Thursday, 1st February J.K.Rowling announced the date that the next and last Harry Potter book will be published. That’s at 0.01 BST on 21st July. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be published ten years after the [...]
Orignally published on 7 February 2007 Plus ca change… I had an email from someone with a similar chart to Tony Blair asking if he should shut up shot until the end of the summer. This made me think that I should write something about what this means to ordinary people. What ever the conditions [...]