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Posted 04/07/04. Now that was a long week.
www.justgiving.com/loubigfoot Handy way to sponsor Mrs Pointon for her massive walk in aid of The MS Society. You could still be the first on-line donation. Everyone else has donated offline. Thanks to readers who have already donated. The total stands at 561 English Pounds.
This week has been so long there have been four.
Ronny Ray-Gun. Former US president.
Ray Charles. Top musician
Marlon Brando
And last, but by no means least, George the Blue Peter tortoise.
(From the BBC) One of children's television's best loved pets has died after 22 years as a screen star. George the Blue Peter tortoise died of old age last week and will be buried in the show's BBC garden in a special tribute programme on Monday. The Mediterranean spur-thigh tortoise worked alongside 20 presenters on the well-loved television programme. George, who was thought to be aged 83, made his final TV appearance on 14 April alongside new tortoise Shelley.
TOP STORY:
MRS. POINTON IN BIGFOOT CHALLENGE:
From 6th to 8th August, Mrs Pointon will be trudging around Cheshire in the BIGFoot challenge in aid of The MS Society. She will be walking for 50 MILES! I know she's collared some of you personally but it would be fantastic if some of you out-of-reach people could donate on-line. She has threatened to withdraw publishing rights of the Wolstanton Weekly if the pledges are insufficient!!!!! DONATE NOW TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF WOLSTANTON WEEKLY.
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Two stories with a moral culled from the Daily Mail
British troops kill 28
08:20am 16th May 2004
At least 28 Iraqis have died in fighting between British troops and gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, hospital officials have said. On Friday, British troops killed up to 16 insurgents after a patrol was ambushed between the southern cities of Amarah and Basra. Two soldiers were wounded, the Ministry of Defence said.
Ambulance driver Mohammed Rahim said British authorities contacted Amarah General Hospital on Saturday night and asked officials to send ambulances to their base near Amarah to receive bodies of those Iraqis killed in the clashes.
Ambulances took away 21 bodies and British troops told hospital officials they would later hand over another seven bodies, Rahim said. Most of the victims were believed to be fighters. Witnesses said the bodies of some of those killed in the fighting were also taken to al-Majar al-Kabir hospital, 25 miles south of Amarah.
Forces have battled al-Sadr fighters in several cities this week. The coalition is trying to disband the cleric's army and sideline its radical leadership before handing power to a new Iraqi government June 30.
Al-Sadr is a fierce opponent of the US-led occupation who launched an uprising last month and faces an arrest warrant in the death of a rival moderate cleric last year.
Ambushed troops kill 16
09:50am 15th May 2004
British troops have killed around 16 Iraqi combatants after a patrol was ambushed in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said. Two British soldiers were also injured in the gun battle with the Iraqi militia, who were reportedly armed with rocket-propelled grenades, in the Maysan province, north of Basra.
Their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening and they were flown by helicopter to the coalition Shaibah Hospital near Basra.
The gun fight, involving around 35 British soldiers, occurred after a two-vehicle British patrol, carrying between six and eight troops, was fired on by enemy Iraqi forces.
And the Moral? Don't ambush the British Army.
High on a hillside, a shepherd is tending his flock, when a BMW winds up the track towards him.
A young man in an expensive suit gets out and says, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, will you let me have one?"
The shepherd agrees, so the yound man gets out a lap-top, connects to a GPS satellite navigation system, scans the area, compiles a complicated spreadsheet then tells the farmer, "you have 1586 sheep." "Correct," says the farmer. The young man selects one of the animals and bundles it into his car.
"Now," says the shepherd, "If I guess what your job is, can I have my animal back?." "Sure," says the young man.
"You are a management consultant." says the shepherd.
"How did you guess that?." says the young man.
"Easy," says the shepherd. "You turned up though nobody wants you here. You want to be paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked, and you know nothing about my business. Now, give me back my dog."
AngryNews:
Recording commences this week. This band is hot.
In Depth Gig Reviews:
Mostly Autumn at the Wulfrun. - Brilliant
Peter Gabriel NIA Birmingham. - Brilliant
Yes at the MEN Arena. - Brilliant
In Depth Gig Previews:
Rush in September will be brilliant.
"England V Portugal, Preparation"
"England V Portugal"
"England V Portugal"
Footy:
Normal service has been resumed
England exit Euro2004 at the quarter finals in a penalty shootout. Bad Reffing robs our national team.
Greece, the 80:1 outsiders, won in the end and deserved to. They beat France, the holders, in the quarter final and Portugal, the hosts, 1-0 in a thrilling final.
Tennis:
Normal service has been resumed
Henman is knocked out at the quater finals. Hmmm, sounds familiar.
Rugby:
Normal service has been resumed
England are thrashed in NZ 36-3
Formula 1:
Normal service has been resumed
The red cars are winning. Anyway, Formula 1 is a business not a sport.
Oh the nights are drawing in now. It's all downhill to Christmas in the northern hemisphere.
The "Department For The Co-Ordination Of Roadworks In Order To Cause Maximum Disruption" should be complimented for their outstanding acheivement in the Potteries area. Not only is the D road works causing chaos but they have allowed the A34 south of Newcastle to be restriced to one lane while the new hospital entrance is done, adding to difficulities.
Another quiet and long week.
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