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This month's stats, a discussion of this month's censorship and how it breaks RSS feeds, and an invocation of the spirit of Chris Morris.

Results from the fifth matchday in the European League, and third in the UEFA Cup.

Various interpretations of Caledonia over the years, including one example.

A review of the past week, including a Deacon Blue concert.

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Dissecting Meg Hillier's defence of the identity register.

Discussing theology, with reference to geometric axioms.

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A full discussion into the David Abrahams and Labour funding affair: the planning application, the memory lapses, the rules, the letters, the cheques.

Changes at Virgin Radio, the potential closure of Oneword, musings on which DAB stations add value, and Rupert Murdoch.

The draws for the World Cup, and the latest Division II table.

The news and singles chart for the week of 17-23 November 1997. Resolution in Iraq, linedancing, Mary J Blige, Lutricia McNeil, a song from Robert Miles, and that Perfect Day video.

• European hits, Timberyokel, Morten Harket, and oh gods it's christmas records
• The UK hits, What can Peter Wishart do that the Spice Girls cannot?
• TV and radio, when Brigstocke tried to go all Bedford Falls on us.
• News of the week, lost disks, lost elections.
• Weather this week snow, rain, some wind next week..

Week 13 of the NCAA season, the end of the regular season for most divisions. We've the line-ups and television coverage for the week-end's big matches, thoughts on who should be in the BCS Top Ten and title game, and a full explanation of how UCLA can win the Pacific Ten.

Further musings on the loss of data from the Revenue, concentrating on the technical and human side of how the loss might have occurred.

Daynotes for 22 November: al-Jazeera, whinging airlines, Noah's flood, Britpop boxed, Australia's election, and good news for ducks

Stairway to heaven: the original, but mostly the covers.

The final day of matches in the Euro '08 qualification process sprung one surprise. We have the provisional pots for the '08 draw, and full details of the World Cup 2010 draw, to take place on Sunday.

(Mis)Leading questions, commentary on the Week, due process, bad jokes, and Bitstop

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Alistair Chancellor's latest cockup, and kicking the Europhobes when they're mad.

Thoughts following Question Muck: The Lib Dem Leaders (2007): Radical politics, and a post-reform political structure

First call for festive cards, and calendar for the coming months.

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The news and hit singles from 9-15 November 1997: Formula 1 bites Labour, Mike Oldfield, Bobby Brown, Jewel, Pulp, Hanson

• European hits, Sheryfa Luna, Alex C
• The UK hits, lots of Leona, and utterly unexpected appearances from Led Zep and Runrig. They'll be putting MPs into the top ten next… oh!
• TV and radio, More or Less; a useful Late Edition; Classical Star; Quarterlife.
• News of the week, emergency continues in Pakistan, elections in Denmark.
• Weather this week cool by night, rain next week..

Week 12 of the NCAA-ball season, with a scientific review of what influences AP polls.

Results from the penultimate round of matches for Euro 2008, and notes for the final round.

Daynotes for 17 November 2007: parmo, The Soup Dragon, terrorism, railways, internment, European integration, Chill, Virgin 1215

Trouble in Italy, a takeover in Gravesend, defeat for Bayern, and the European tables.

A recap of events, 7-14 November.

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A recap of events, 7-14 November.

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Daynotes for 15 November: the eurozone, newspaper journalism, speed cameras, rescue the dollar, Miles Kington, wheat prices, Squeeze, judicial murder, racists being foolish. The last is actually news, for once.

The Saw Doctors, Ric Blaxill, and Ireland's most successful single.

The Saw Doctors, Ric Blaxill, and Ireland's most successful single.

Discussing the English one-day cricket cups with reference to an outsider's definition of a good sports league.

A double-headed post: Being easy discusses the art and practice of dance; Being difficult wonders whether it is right to surpress the discussion of a medical condition.

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Musings on purchasing a new video recorder when the world wants to sell tat.

Trouble in Italy, a takeover in Gravesend, defeat for Bayern, and the European tables.

A follow-up to yesterday's post, reviewing the bizarre situation in the SE-E, and positing which sides have realistic hopes of the BCS title game, and the other four BCS games.

Texas, big sellers, Formula One funding, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Barbara Streisand, and the days when they did play Céline Dion on Radio 1

Results and standings from week 11 of the NCAA-ball season. Or, why Ohio Province and Michigan both lost, the link between Hawaii and Kansas, and why Georgia has her fate in her own hands.

Meanderings on television and radio.

Further discussion of the art behind Masque of the Red Death, and a lengthy digression to the meeting point of immersive theatre and game design.

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Reviews of the Guardian (13 October) and Observer (28 October)

News and results from the fourth matchday in the European League, and the second matches in the UEFA Cup.

News on the new lottery game, withdrawn because people were too stupid to understand it.

Dissecting the Facebook beacon and wondering if this will annoy more people than it's worth.

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What I got up to on my birthday week-end.

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The story of Rollo and Sister Bliss

Musings on the careers of Leona Lewis and Amy MacDonald.

Daynotes for 6 November: the BBC sells out, the Festive Countdown, fireworks, Ian Blair, Amy MacDonald

Results from the first week-end of November, including Schalke's defeat to Cottbus, and tables for Italy and Spain.

News and singles from the last week of October 1997: Gordon Brown, Louise Woodward, the West Coast Main Line, Embrace, and more on Natalie Imbruglia and Aqua.