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truthiness: Something that is spoken as if true that one wants others to believe is true, that said often enough with enough voices orchestrated in behind it, might even sound true, but is not true.
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Minor Redesign Due

Of interest only to the more geeky of the but Thanet Star will be getting a slight makeover. Please feel free to post ideas in this microblog's comment section.
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A guy who fully deserves a pint on us

If ever there was a guy who deserved a pint... full story in "BLEAK MOUSE: NOTHING WORN NOW UNDER THE KILT"
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50 Timeless Blogging Tips | Blogging Sueblimely

"Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators." Albert Camus
READ MORE: 50 Timeless Blogging Tips, Blogging Sueblimely.
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Lower Tax by How You Act

Did you know that the use of reusable nappies would save the tax payer £40million per year. compare nappies - summary.
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Confessions of a housewife - working from home and cleaning

Keeping the house in order is the least talked about part of working from home. Fortunately there is a blog that has that covered too: Confessions of a housewife
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Call for MEPs' cash fraud probe

A report on how MEPs spent money has led the EU's anti-fraud office to be urged to investigate.
Read this at the BBC
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Invicta - what does it mean?

Invicta: undefeated, is the motto of the county of Kent, England. It dates back to the invasion of England by William I of England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invicta (motto)
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Valentine Newlyweds Robbed

The young and happy couple were robbed while they cut the cake says Kent Online. If you have information that could help solve this crime please contact the authorities. Get more information from kentonline.co.uk
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Cute and clear website icons

If you are looking to dress up you site you might like to consider Sweetie's Cute and clear icons.
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Birchington teen charged over "Glassing"

A teen from is accused of glassing someone, who may or may not loose an eye, say the KM group.
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Roundabout Madness?

Is this evidence of a lack of joined up thinking? " Roundabout Madness"
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BBC NEWS | England | Kent | £6.5m road

Westwood cross is due to get a new road that will join it to Newington estate... The Hain Road will get "traffic calming measures" to force a reduction of use. link
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A sign of success

A true sign that Thanet Star has "made it as a blog" - it's now getting . Time to up the defenses I feel.
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meta-meta-agnostic?

"Let's see ... If I were meta-agnostic, I'd be confused over whether I'm agnostic or not -- but I'm not quite sure if I feel *that* way; hence I must be meta-meta-agnostic (I guess). Oh, well."
Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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