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This week:
- Happy New Year
- Year Of The Blog
- Bloggies 2003
- Forthcoming Blogmeet
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
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There. I said it. Now can we move on? Seriously, I hope you all had a
pleasant festive period.

First update in a while, as nothing has really happened on the list in a
while. Didn't really seem worth writing to say that nothing had been
written.

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YEAR OF THE BLOG
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At some point of the festive period, Tom of http://plasticbag.org/ pointed
UKB Discuss towards and article entitled Year Of The Blog:
http://techcentralstation.com/1051/techwrapper.jsp?CID=1051-122402A (beware
the dreaded text-wrap). Makes interesting reading, but do we agree?

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BLOGGIES 2003
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The Bloggies are back. http://2003.bloggies.com/

This is the weblog award ceremony it's okay to like. Apparently. You've got
just over a week to place your nominations. An additional prize will be
awarded to the UK-based weblog author who begs their readers the most for
their vote.

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FORTHCOMING BLOGMEET
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Right. Reach for your Palm Pilot. If you're in or around fair London town,
make yourself available on Friday 7 February 2003 from 7pm onwards. The meet
is at The Green Man, 383 Euston Road, London NW1 3AU and all are welcome.

It's piss-easy to find too. Turn right out of Great Portland Street tube
station and there it is in front of you. Alternatively, study this map:
http://streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=528915&Y=182163

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I shall leave you now, and let you return to pondering on how to remove the
tree from the house without spreading an even layer of pine needles over
everything.

MM