Tony Blackburn in Cliff Richard row (Reuters)

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Tony Blackburn in Sir Cliff row

Tony Blackburn in Sir Cliff row 06/23/2004 12:33 PM
DJ Tony Blackburn is suspended from his radio job for playing Cliff Richard records against station policy.

Japan's PM shakes a leg with Richard
Gere (Reuters)

Japan's PM shakes a leg with Richard
Gere (Reuters) 03/28/2005 11:51 PM
Reuters - A photo opportunity with visiting Hollywood actor Richard Gere turned into an impromptu ballroom dance session for Japan's prime minister on Tuesday.

Bournemouth knock out Blackburn

Bournemouth knock out Blackburn 09/22/2004 06:43 PM
Bournemouth knock Blackburn out of the Carling Cup on penalties after an epic 3-3 draw at Ewood Park.

DJ Blackburn returns to station

DJ Blackburn returns to station 06/24/2004 06:15 AM
DJ Tony Blackburn is returning to Classic Gold after suspension for playing Cliff Richard records.

Football: Blackburn win epic

Football: Blackburn win epic 04/12/2004 04:58 PM
Jon Stead scores a dramatic late winner as Blackburn win a seven-goal thriller at Fulham.

Football: Blackburn sign Matteo

Football: Blackburn sign Matteo 07/07/2004 07:41 AM
Dominic Matteo completes his move from Leeds to Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer.

Football: Blues accuse Blackburn

Football: Blues accuse Blackburn 12/31/2004 05:14 AM
Birmingham claim Blackburn have made an illegal approach for Robbie Savage.

Simon Blackburn writes in defence of
lust

Simon Blackburn writes in defence of
lust 12/18/2003 06:57 AM
not that impressed by the excerpt .. Desire, Excess, Lust .. Some reasons .. more» .. (*)

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Marching off the cliff

Marching off the cliff 05/25/2004 08:36 AM
Free-falling in the polls, Bush stayed with the same tough-guy message. But Michael Lind, Karen Kwiatkowski, Ruy Teixeira and others say he landed with a splat, while AEI's Michael Rubin says the speech was "a good start."

Four rescued from cliff

Four rescued from cliff 05/02/2004 02:11 PM
Four people are rescued by the Coastguard after becoming stuck on a cliff at Ballycastle in County Antrim.

Cliff Stanford trial date set

Cliff Stanford trial date set 01/06/2005 11:33 AM
Redbus Interhouse founder

Girl dies after fall from cliff

Girl dies after fall from cliff 06/06/2004 03:17 AM
A four-year-old girl dies two days after falling from a rocky ledge while playing at a beauty spot in Northumberland.

The Cliff Dwellers (Los Angeles Times)

The Cliff Dwellers (Los Angeles Times) 09/06/2004 05:32 AM
Los Angeles Times - TIJUANA — A life capsized has stranded Jose de Jesus Torres atop these craggy cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Waves crash and dolphins dance as this modern-day cliff dweller waits for another opportunity to cross the U.S. border.

saying that America's strategy in Iraq
has gone "off a cliff."

saying that America's strategy in Iraq
has gone "off a cliff." 12/09/2003 06:11 AM
Newsweek interview .. December 15

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Search after trio fall from cliff

Search after trio fall from cliff 08/09/2004 11:25 AM
A search and rescue operation is launched in north Cornwall after three people fall from cliffs.

The lemmings go over the cliff, or the
inmates are driving the bus

The lemmings go over the cliff, or the
inmates are driving the bus 03/16/2003 04:52 AM
As you may be able to tell from the links that I have selected tonight for the Midnight Blog, I am feeling fairly disheartened, too disheartened to do much original writing. Once I again, I find that my writing, which starts off being about technology and its effect on people, people and their use of technology, my voyages of discovery on this crazy thing we call the 'Net, and the fun random stuff that crosses through my brain, ends up focusing on politics, writ large. I don't know how not to write about politics, as we go to war. I feel like I am living in Europe in the summer of 1914 after the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand, and I am watching the troops mobilize across Europe for a quick fight to "show who is right," and I know how it is not going to turn out. History has many more examples of wars with different outcomes than their instigators' intended than it does of wars that turn out as planned. It is not going to be a short glorious war, although the opening stages may look like it. One billion Muslims may not rise up at once, but they are not going to be happy with Christian occupation of the Islamic heartland, and some of them will find nasty ways to express their unhappiness. It is not going to be the war to end all wars, nor will it make the world safe for democracy. Like all wars, it will brutalize the participants and bystanders alike. In this case, both sides will probably make use of advances in military technology to commit new barbarities. So it was particularly disheartening to read this brilliant article, Just the Beginning, Is Iraq the opening salvo in a war to remake the world? by Robert Dreyfuss. Dreyfuss looks at the intellectual godfathers who agitated for a war against Iraq in the 1990's, neoconservatives like Richard Perle, Michael Ledeen, Reuel Marc Gerecht and Douglas Feith, most of whom are now in or associated with the Bush administration. As Dreyfus documents using their own words, they see the war against Iraq as just the first step in a war to remake the Middle East by militarily attacking or otherwise overthrowing the governments of Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. They want to see a Middle East dominated by an alliance between the United States and Israel, backed by overwhelming military force. They either ignore the fact that being democratic does not mean being pro-American policies, something that should be self-evident to even the most ignorant person by now, or they are clear that what they are after isn't democracy -- they would be just as happy to have authoritarian pro-American rulers. And they are prepared to have America go to war to install satraps for the new American empire. Some quotes:

"I think we're going to be obliged to fight a regional war, whether we want to or not," says Michael Ledeen, a former U.S. national-security official and a key strategist among the ascendant flock of neoconservative hawks, ... the very logic of the global war on terrorism will drive the United States to confront an expanding network of enemies in the region. "As soon as we land in Iraq, we're going to face the whole terrorist network," he says, including the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and a collection of militant splinter groups backed by nations -- Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia -- that he calls "the terror masters." "It may turn out to be a war to remake the world," says Ledeen. ... In their book, The War Over Iraq, William Kristol of The Weekly Standard and Lawrence F. Kaplan of The New Republic write, "The mission begins in Baghdad, but it does not end there. … We stand at the cusp of a new historical era. … This is a decisive moment. … It is so clearly about more than Iraq. It is about more even than the future of the Middle East and the war on terror. It is about what sort of role the United States intends to play in the twenty-first century." ... "Nostalgia for the last shah's son, Reza Pahlavi … has again risen," says Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA officer who, like Ledeen and Perle, is ensconced at the AEI. "We must be prepared, however, to take the battle more directly to the mullahs," says Gerecht, adding that the United States must consider strikes at both Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and allies in Lebanon. "In fact, we have only two meaningful options: Confront clerical Iran and its proxies militarily or ring it with an oil embargo." ... Perle called on Israel to work with Turkey and Jordan to "contain, destabilize and roll-back" various states in the region, overthrow Saddam Hussein in Iraq, press Jordan to restore a scion of its Hashemite dynasty to the Iraqi throne and, above all, launch military assaults against Lebanon and Syria as a "prelude to a redrawing of the map of the Middle East [to] threaten Syria's territorial integrity." Joining Perle in writing the IASPS paper were Douglas Feith and Wurmser, now senior officials in Bush's national-security apparatus. ... Chas Freeman, who served as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, thinks it will be a disaster. "This outdoes anything in the march of folly catalog," he says. "It's the lemmings going over the cliff."

Required Reading, especially for anybody who thinks this war has anything to do with freedom. Like Chas Freeman (a brilliant diplomat, one of the US' best), I am convinced that the insane asylum inmates have taken over the bus that was transporting them to the loony bin, and they are driving the bus over the cliff. Unfortunately, we are on the bus too. What is a concerned citizen to do? I I write my Congresswoman and Senators, to support their opposition to the war, I write in this weblog, but I fear that all this writing is just preaching to the converted. The inmates have taken over the bus, and there doesn't seem to be anything we can do to stop them. Instead, we just watch as the bus goes over. I wonder if this is what it was like to watch the troop trains scurry across Europe in August of 1914, knowing that death and destruction were on their way, but feeling powerless to stop them. Suggestions for meaningful action welcomed.

Woman survives car cliff plunge

Woman survives car cliff plunge 09/26/2004 01:12 PM
A woman is rescued after her car veers over a cliff and lands 90ft down on a ledge.

Cliff Stanford charged with hacking
Redbus

Cliff Stanford charged with hacking
Redbus 02/13/2004 11:59 AM
Net millionaire accused of blackmail too

Google Investors: Off a Cliff, or Into a
Pool of Wealth?

Google Investors: Off a Cliff, or Into a
Pool of Wealth? 08/01/2004 01:26 PM

NY Times: Before You Buy Into That I.P.O., Search 'Lemmings'. "The company's valuation is clearly based more on the hype factor than business fundamentals," said Ashok Kumar, a technology analyst at Raymond James & Company. Unlike many of the Internet companies that came to life at the end of the last decade, Google turns a sizable profit ($79 million in the second quarter of 2004, up 147 percent from a year earlier). But Mr. Kumar nonetheless concluded that its pricing "harkens back to the late 90's boom."

Cliff Stanford denies hacking Redbus

Cliff Stanford denies hacking Redbus 10/31/2003 09:23 AM
Demon founder under police investigation

Canine Friend Helps Rescue Dog From
Cliff (AP)

Canine Friend Helps Rescue Dog From
Cliff (AP) 04/12/2005 08:09 PM
AP - It was one of those heartwarming Lassie moments. Lacey the golden Labrador survived a 100-foot fall down a cliff when her friend Sheena, a black Labrador, raised the alarm, coast guards in Wales said Tuesday.

CNN.com - Magazine directs climbers over
cliff - Jan. 22, 2004

CNN.com - Magazine directs climbers over
cliff - Jan. 22, 2004 01/23/2004 02:22 PM
Hiking magazine contains route that would send climbers off the edge of a cliff .. Magazine Directions Lead Hikers Over Cliff .. leads them over a cliff .. Read article .. gives advice .. Lemmings?

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Kite-flier dies in cliff top fall

Kite-flier dies in cliff top fall 09/18/2004 07:18 AM
A father flying a kite with his five-year-old son on a cliff top dies after falling 150ft over the edge.

Woman dies, man hurt in cliff fall

Woman dies, man hurt in cliff fall 08/03/2004 10:43 AM
A woman dies and a man is being treated in hospital after the pair fall from cliffs on Gower, south Wales.

Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform
Collection

Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform
Collection 12/04/2003 07:13 AM
Stewardess Uniform Collection .. Hobby or Fetish? .. you decide ..

uniformfreak.com
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"Tony Randall"

"Tony Randall" 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

Terry vs. Tony

Terry vs. Tony 04/14/2004 02:24 PM
Tony Blair: Why we must never abandon this historic struggle in Iraq. Terry Jones: To ny really must try harder.

"Impeach Tony Blair."

"Impeach Tony Blair." 08/27/2004 09:00 PM

Tony Blair for President

Tony Blair for President 01/05/2004 06:08 AM
Tony Blair for President of the United States of America .. someone is more upbeat about the chances .. Tony Blair in '04 .. thank him .. What?

blair2004.com
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1.0

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1.0 01/22/2004 03:05 AM
Ollie, grind and skate the way you always knew you could as the legendary Tony Hawk.

Tony Soprano is hacking my IE?

Tony Soprano is hacking my IE? 06/25/2004 01:50 PM

Wait 'til I tells my cousin Vinny! Meantime, I'm just a little goomba sticking wid IE. Dares sum tings I gotta do:

1. Update antivirus definitions
2. Check for Micro$oft Updates
3. Disable javascript in my IE

Bada bing, bada boom.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 11/13/2003 06:31 PM
Each provides wonderful additions to the title before it, and THPS 4 sets a new standard for interactive environment. By Greg Turner (Inside Mac Games via MyAppleMenu)

Is Tony Blair deceiving himself?

Is Tony Blair deceiving himself? 07/27/2004 11:03 AM
What John Kerry as president would mean for the American-British alliance.

Tony Clement - A New Leader for our New
Party

Tony Clement - A New Leader for our New
Party 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
WOULD-BE PRIME MINISTER .. Tony Clement’s

tonyclement.com
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'Wicked' Dominates Tony Nominations With
10

'Wicked' Dominates Tony Nominations With
10 05/10/2004 10:13 AM
"Assassins," the controversial Stephen Sondheim musical, followed with seven and four shows tied with six nominations apiece.

Do you want to see a photo of Tony Danza
in the nude?

Do you want to see a photo of Tony Danza
in the nude? 04/16/2005 02:55 PM
Do you want to see a photo of Tony Danza in the nude? It's from when he was younger... and he's uncut. Ok, talk to you later.

India PM due to meet Tony Blair

India PM due to meet Tony Blair 09/20/2004 01:11 AM
Manmohan Singh kicks off his eight-day foreign trip with a meeting with Tony Blair in London.

Congrats to Tony and Jesse and David

Congrats to Tony and Jesse and David 02/17/2004 01:30 AM

Always social. I just noticed that Tony Perkins' AlwaysOn has its own social networking service, called the AlwaysOn Zaibatsu.  It will be interesting to see if they can pull this off. 

AlwaysOn is trying to be a lot of things that are traditionally separate -- an advertiser-funded content site, a blog, and a community.  Will the members (many of whom are doubtless already on LinkedIn, Ryze, and Orkut) see AlwaysOn as their business networking "home" online?  And how will the site balance the interests of advertisers with the interests of members, if those things come into conflict?  Tony has a track record of pioneering new models based around tech-oriented content, so he's we'll suited to conduct the experiment. 
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The media Pope and Tony Verna

The media Pope and Tony Verna 04/03/2005 08:15 AM

I was IM'ing with Boris yesterday and he said an interesting thing. "He lives on in our media... Forever remembered as the first super mediatized Pope ever. There is more documented evidence of his existence than any Pope ever before. He will NEVER die... as long as we have storage memory..."

I worked with Tony Verna several times back in my MSM days. Tony is the inventor of the instant replay and one of the people behind Live Aid. I learned more about television from Tony than just about anyone else. I remembered Tony telling me an interesting account of his work with the Pope. I remember thinking about the impact of mediatizing the Pope when I heard the story. I decided to email Tony and ask him to share a story about his role in mediatizing the Pope.

Tony Verna

April 2,2005

Hi Joi,

Thank you for contacting me regarding my thoughts about the passing of the Holy Father, John Paul II.

As you may recall, in 1986, I created “Prayer For World Peace,” a one-hour live TV broadcast for Pope John Paul II that I also produced and directed. The program was viewed by a billion people worldwide.

I had directed Live Aid and Sport Aid for Bob Geldof and that made me cocky enough to present the Vatican with the largest satellite telecast of the time.

My idea was to have the Pope lead a worldwide congregation of worshippers on five continents in the rosary, a devotional prayer, where he could alternate the first part of the prayer in one of several languages… and then cut live to that part of the world for their response…

e.g. Paris or Dakar for French, Knock or Calcutta for English, Lisbon or Rio for Portuguese, Mexico City or Madrid for Spanish, and Frankfurt or Marizell for German.

I had worked with Mother Teresa and knew her well enough to ask (impose on) her to do an inspirational intro (from were she was visiting her nuns in Czestochowa, Poland) that would lead to the live presentation from Rome. Mother Teresa was a wonderful woman whom I can’t say enough about.

My reputation was good in Europe due to the Geldof projects plus I had already written 2 of my books that the American communications archbishops had read.

They were anxious to hear my idea even though they warned me that the Pope didn’t do programs other people have created.

Undeterred I moved on, and finally met with the Pope in his private chapel. My wife, Carol, whom you met Joi at your wedding, was a devout Lutheran and she was ready to bolt out of the chapel at the sight of the Pope. I calmed her down and when the Pope came over to us, he was very attentive and cordial. He held our hands and gave me his blessing to proceed with my idea.

I was hoping for such, since I knew he was a communications Pope and that he knew the power of the medium.

Later, I addressed the College of Cardinals as a formality and then proceeded.

The live one-hour was done for Global Media Ltd and was possible in part by a grant from BIC. The budget was high at 2 million due to the satellite pickups in 16 locations on 5 continents, Luzan, Argentina; Marizell, Austria; Rio, Brazil; Quebec, Canada; Lourdes, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Bombay, India; Guadalupe, Mexico; Caacupe, Paraguay; Manila, Philippines; Fatima, Portugal; Dakar, Senegal; Zaragoza, Spain; Czestochowa, Poland; Knock, Ireland; and in the United States, Washington DC. All of which was cited and documented on the July 8, 1987 Congressional Record of the House of Representatives

In addition to the hundred plus cameras I had stationed around the globe, I arranged for the congregations (live on monitors) to greet the Holy Father, before and after reciting the rosary with him.

Then the problems began. The religious big shots told me I couldn’t place monitors by the Pope. I objected and told them that the Pope should decide. The next morning the Pope gave me his permission, overruling his big shots.

The insurance company (to cover the $2m) said that the Pope and I both had to take a physical. I took the physical and explained that the Pope wouldn’t. They backed down

Next, RAI television (a bunch of men in suits) said I couldn’t do the pickup from the Vatican. They claimed I was a one-timer and not welcomed. I left Rome determined not to give up.

So…I directed the show from London, England (thanks to the EBU) with the incoming feeds coming to me live from Rome. Strange but true.

The show went off without a hitch. The VCR and DVD are still available.

Another problem was that the church worked in centuries so back in ’86 I gave the Pope his first fax machine…as can be attested to by Archbishop John P. Foley.

Before leaving for Rome to do the show I stopped by Washington DC and had dinner with David Brinkley and others curious on how I could pull off such a complex live telecast.

I felt quite honored by the attention.

As I mentioned, a billion people saw the show, and afterwards the Pope invited my wife, and I back to the Vatican to thank us personally.

It was a delightful visit.

Then another strange thing happened.

After blessing us the Pope moved away but suddenly he backed up to give my wife a second blessing.

Joi, my wife converted to Catholicism but I think the Pope gave her a second blessing because she has to put up with someone like me.

That’s my recollection…… in a jumble.

Best Regards,

Tony

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