Daily Archives: July 13, 2008

Steve Renner Introduces Do Follow Comments

I have decided to share the link love and allow “Do Follow” links on my Blog Comments. There has been a lot of controversy on “No Follow vs Do Follow” links, and I think it time we clarify this.
NoFollow (rel=”nofollow”) was originally introduced by Google in 2005 as a means of preventing Comment Spam from [...]

Britain’s backing Obama

Democrat beats Republican rival McCain by five votes to one in exclusive Guardian/ICM poll
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Nine US troops die in Taliban assault on base

Nato-led effort to subdue insurgents suffers one of its heaviest blows since 2001 invasion
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Scramble to save deal on Mugabe

Brown to hold urgent talks with EU leaders in Paris today after UN vetoes sanctions on Zimbabwe
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Inter ready to offer Chelsea Adriano in bid to land Lampard

Sports: Sources in Italy claim Internazionale are preparing an offer of £15m plus the Brazil striker for Lampard
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High street eyes Manhattan preppies

Travel, life & style: Gossip Girl, which details the lives of the youthful rich in New York, is becoming a fashion sensation
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The heretic

A three-part story on how al-Qaida’s mastermind turned his back on terror. By Lawrence Wright
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Hunt is on for a female vice-president

The way is open for women to join the candidates as vice-presidential running mates and vote-winners
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World’s greatest

Arts & entertainment: If anyone wasn’t sure who Jay-Z is, they are now. Alex Bilmes asks the rap god: where next?
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Sun, sea and Mexico’s mythical past

Travel, life & style: With history, wildlife and fabulous beaches, Yucatan is a family holiday destination that has it all
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Crisis over $5 trillion loans liability

White House scrambles for options to rescue mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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From a Long March to quicksteps

In Yan’an, China, growing social divisions are being submerged by sporting passion and political pride
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Freddie and Fannie fall down

Comment is free America: Richard Adams: Struggles of two mortgage firms are a symptom of the dire housing market
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Meet the upstart new company that is changing the face of music

Business & economics: With its audacious signings of Madonna, Shakira and Jay-Z, Live Nation is sparking a revolution
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Ancient bones could help combat TB

Science & environment: Archaeologists and medical researchers join forces to examine human remains from Jericho
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Bridging the gap

How Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra are trying to bridge the divide between Israel and the Palestinians
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Racy tales of a fictional First Lady cause red faces in White House

Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld’s eagerly awaited novel called American Wife gets mixed reviews
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Backslaps and smiles as warring neighbours kiss and make up

Venezuela and Colombia declared ‘brothers throughout history, brothers in the future’
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Five minutes that cost the Open

Sports: Interview: Sergio García still finds it hard to talk about the delay that probably cost him his first major
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Disney films ‘have lost innocence’

Arts & entertainment: Bend It Like Beckham director believes the ‘wonderment’ of classic children’s films has been lost
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