the DeafBlog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Busking is a tough way of making money at the best of times. The young musicians, who usually entertain passers-by outside shops and railway stations, have a hard enough time enduring the wind and rain which is an occupational...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Holiday For Drumsticks starring Daffy Duck and Tom Turkey . This Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon continues the gags from Tom, Turk, and Daffy which was featured last Thanksgiving . What's on your mind?
Vivian J. Paige (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Seems both the Democrats and the Republicans kept their House leadership intact, with the exception of the addition of David Englin as Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus. Funniest thing: Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell spoke at the meeting of the Democrats but not the Republicans. ~ The Norfolk Council races are starting to shape up. Six of the [...]
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
RETAILERS can expect a stronger Christmas as shoppers predict better times ahead, however new year trading will be "ugly", a leading retail monitoring firm is today pr
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Moments ago at the State Capitol, Gov. Rowland-Rell just announced that she will not seek re-election in 2010. More on this later...
Texas Sports Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Texas Tech released a depth chart Thursday for Saturday’s game against Nebraska showing Steven Sheffield as the No. 1 quarterback. Tech coach Mike Leach has made no official announcement, though when he was asked earlier this week if he faced a new problem at quarterback, he said, “This is the first time I’ve ever changed or potentially changed or any of that. Yeah, I guess it’s...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Eric Clapton: Chapter 15.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
CROSBY & District Sunday Football League action last weekend saw the first round of our Canon Francis Cup take place which saw holders Bootle get knocked out 2-1 by Saltbox, while Oak Tree Jacks won 4-1 at home to Frank Armitt with Keith Moore scoring two for Oak Tree.
Gort42 (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Relatives of Mrs G informed us the other day that they signed a 5 year lease with a company to drill for natural gas on their land in Wyoming County for the tidy sum of $125,000 and the promise of royalties down the line. They didn't want to hear my objections to that decision even when I pointed out that they live off well water that may become polluted. They just saw dollar signs. To drill just one...
New York Music Scene - Radioindy.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
The considerable strengths of Movin' Melvin Brown's "Just a Little Country" CD, are due as much to the legacies of soul legends like Clarence Carter and Solomon Burke, as to the country artists and songs that ostensibly inspired this album. Indeed, Brown's Country has little to do with contemporary Nashville sounds, but instead is informed with the deep soul stylings of Soul music forebears...
Upper Left (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
...and music, music, music. Another random ten. I'm kind of pleased with the range here... Susan & The Surftones - Bitchin' The Specials - The Man With No Name The Dimensions - Penny Crazy Mary - Brian Jones Joan Osborne - Shake The Devil Johnny Cash - I Never Picked Cotton The Stray Cats - Please Don't Touch Buck Owens - Loose Talk Don Williams - Listen To The Radio Odetta - Joshua
SWISS COTTAGE COURIER (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Shana Tova - Happy Rosh Hashana! Eid Mubarak - Happy Eid! Happy Durga Puja! Wishing joyous and peaceful celebrations to all. Roger Freeman Don Williams Andrew Marshall Chris Philp
Burnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
This is just about everything you wanted to know about the Red Raiders. Thanks to Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Question: Last year the Raiders were ranked in the top-25 in the nation in yards per carry. How is the running game this year? We know Baron Batch . What about Harrison Jeffers and Eric Stephens ? The running game has been a disappointment this season, to be blunt about it. Tech...
SWISS COTTAGE COURIER (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The redevelopment of the Haines site on the corner of Loudoun and Alexandra Roads was approved at the Development Control Committee on September 10. Cllr Don Williams spoke against the proposal, which involves the construction of a block up to 8 stories providing affordable housing, and Cllr Andrew Marshall was one of the councillors who voted against. It is important now that the construction management...
The Business Review of Albany (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
A Schoharie man with three decades of experience in the restaurant business has reopened the Ritz Terrace in Schenectady, N.Y.
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