The court also heard from Health and Safety Executive inspector Dominic Long who said the "hybrid column" used to support the lamppost was "rare".

BBC: Tommy Hollis

Yet it is nothing short of terrifying to recognise that Clay, on his own authority, gave very serious consideration to using an armoured column backed up by support from the air to break the blockade.

ECONOMIST: The cold war

But it wasn't until humorist Dave Barry caught wind of the idea and threw his support behind it in a September 2002 Miami Herald column that this rickety ship took sail.

CNN: Ahoy! 'Tis time to talk pirate, me hearties

"Andrew Flintoff made some comments that it might help reinvigorate cricket in the West Indies, and that is clearly something we would support and that's something in the plus column, " said Burnham.

BBC: Burnham 'uneasy' about $20m match

As you will know (don't yawn) if you read this column, this economic malaise has been characterised by many weak businesses being put on life support and turned into the living dead, or (to use what is now a cliche, so sorry) zombies.

BBC: Is there good news in HMV's collapse?

Friedman's entire column was a screed against pro-Israel American Jews who contribute to the campaigns of candidates that support Israel.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Israel -- Obama's wedge issue

While the focus of my column was the Left's attempt to silence their conservative opponents, I also noted that widespread popular support for Palestinian terrorists in Norway indicates that for many Norwegians, opposition to terrorism is less than comprehensive.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Norway's Jewish Problem