Monthly Archives: June 2009

Newcastle Walk for Peace – After the Fact

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Michael

Today was the Newcastle upon Tyne Walk for Peace, I have already talked about what it was so I will simply talk about how it went. Myself and Ineke took the bus from mine, I live round the corner from … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Walk for Peace

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Michael

For those of you that don’t know, this Saturday (27th June 2009), is the Newcastle Walk for Peace. This event has been organised by the Newcastle Council of Faiths and the Newcastle City for Peace initiative, and is a walk … Continue reading →

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Another Week, No Progress

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Michael

Well another week has gone by and we still have no new owner, no manager, and worst of all, no weekend trip to Blackpool . There are allegedly four interested buyers, including a South African consortium, the Sultan of Oman, … Continue reading →

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A Shameful Day

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Michael

Today we woke up to some extremely shameful news, news that should cause every single Briton to hang their heads in shame. In Belfast around 20 families, over 100 individuals have had to flee their homes following a spate of … Continue reading →

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Twitter and the Iranian Election

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Michael

You can’t escape the news of the presidential election in Iran and what has arisen from it. But I am not going to discuss that here. What I want to talk about is the impact that social media service, particularly … Continue reading →

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What a Mess!!!

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Michael

Well what a week we have had, the club is still up for sale, and the owner has asked people to email in their offers. We have no manager and have no idea what players are staying, who is going … Continue reading →

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Pilgrimage to the Guardians Resting Place

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Michael

On the 7th June 2009 myself and Lindsay made a visit to the resting place of the first and last Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Shoghi Effendi. He was visiting the UK when on November 4th 1957 following a brief … Continue reading →

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Our Weekend in London

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Michael

Myself and my beautiful wife Lindsay spent this weekend in our capital city London, it was only because when I sorted out our journey to the Conference on the 5 Year Plan in January I messed up some dates when … Continue reading →

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Disqus and why it Rocks!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Michael

If you have been following my twitter updates for the past week, you won’t have failed to notice my troubles with the Disqus comments system. What is Disqus do I hear you asking, probably not but I am going to … Continue reading →

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The Toon Good for the Championship?

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Michael

I heard this on Five Live on Sunday, but I am glad it has appeared in print now. Newcastle United’s plight is good for Championship division – Newcastle Journal Its been stated that the relegation of Newcastle United will be … Continue reading →

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