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... Ben Macintyre on the bloody origins of the most benign words - such as mayonnaise . (Hat tip, Paul Davis.)
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Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Diamonds galore . (Hat tip, Paul Davis.)
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More Brea Grant, please
Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
by Mr. E , Staff Writer Sure, the primetime television show Heroes is all about Hayden Panatierre, or Claire Bennett for the fans. Save the cheerleader, save the world. I get that. What I don't get is the lack of attention that has gone to some of the other lovely females on the show. This season, we have a newcomer that had a brief stint in Friday Night Lights. Brea Grant plays the speedster Daphne...
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Orlando Magic 118, Charlotte Bobcats 80
Third Quarter Collapse (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Orlando Magic rookie guard Courtney Lee jumps over Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace to shoot a layup in the Magic's 118-80 victory. Photo by Fernando Medina, NBAE/Getty Images The Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 118-80, on Wednesday night. The Magic held a 40-9 lead after the first quarter, in which the Bobcats shot 3-of-21 from the field and committed 6 turnovers. I'm not sure what...
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Deacons rely on Skinner
NewsObserver.com - College Sports (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Cullen Harper hasn't done it. Darrius Heyward-Bey hasn't done it. Cedric Peerman hasn't done it. Neither James Davis nor C.J. Spiller has done it.
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More Corruption in the CPBL....& Toot Toot Returns...
Taiwan Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
CPBL: Bears 12 - Elephants 5: WP - Yu-Wei Hsu (5-4, 5 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 4 K's, 1 BB) LP - Chia-Min Tseng (6-6, 2.1 IP, 6 R - 5 ER, 3 H, 2 K's, 5 BB's) Bears lineup: CF Long-Yi Huang 2-3, 2B, RBI SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-3, HR #11, 3 RBI's DH CFC 0-2 1B Gary Burnham 3-4, HR #10, 2 RBI's 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 1-2, 2B, RBI 3B Chung-Yu Tsai 1-2, RBI C Feng-Min Chen 2-3, 3 RBI's - game MVP DH Chung-Wei Pan 0-2, RBI...
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Bankers should be football managers
PM (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Just been reading an interesting contribution by Simon Barnes in the Times to the whole global financial meltdown story. The problem is panic and lack of belief he says so " the implication is obvious: if we all believed that there was money, there would be money. If we all had confidence the problem would no longer exist. The solution is psychological. We don't need money: we need belief". He links...
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Atlanta Hawks 118, Orlando Magic 101
Third Quarter Collapse (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Mickael Pietrus dunks for 2 of his 9 points in the Orlando Magic's 118-101 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Photo by Fernando Medina, NBAE/Getty Images Regrettably, I don't have the time to write a full recap of the Atlanta Hawks' 118-101 drubbing of the Orlando Magic right now, but I will later. Watch this space tomorrow morning for a recap. Until then, enjoy the above-depicted dunk by...
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design methods for everyone by john chris jones
core77.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
John Chris Jones , Welsh designer and author of the book, Design Methods, wrote these 2200 words in 1981. Timeless advice, they are still worth a read over 17 years later. Here is his introduction and the questions he covers, go read the rest , The real difficulty in design is the designer! (I remember Charles Eames saying that in a lecture.) [...] What follows may seem elementary. It is - but it...
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Proposition 5: We Need to Fix the Drug Court System
California Progress Report (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
By Doug Paul Davis Anyone who has been in Judge Rosenberg's court has professed an admiration for his inherent fairness as a Judge. I have spoken with a number of people who believe he is sincere, fair, and listens to both sides and they feel that they get a good...
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Crude futures drop to lowest level in eight months
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- November crude fell $3.94, or 4.2%, to $89.94 per barrel Monday on Globex. It traded as low as $88.89, the lowest futures price since Feb. 7. "As the financial and economic crisis spreads, oil prices continue to trade on the bad economic news," said James Williams, an economist at WTRG Economics. "Buying oil futures is like trying to catch a falling knife." November...
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Backe among 8 held after scuffle with police at isle hotel (Anita Hassan/Houston Chronicle)
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Anita Hassan / Houston Chronicle : Backe among 8 held after scuffle with police at isle hotel — GALVESTON — Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was among 10 people arrested early Sunday morning during a riot at the San Luis Resort, police said. — FEMA coordinator Jaime Forero was also placed in custody during the incident …
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Nortel: Is it Time for a Change At the Top?
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Mark Evans submits: Mike Zafirovski has now been Nortel’s (NT) CEO for three years. Since his heralded hiring, Nortel has dealt with its accounting scandal, resolved multi-billion class-action lawsuits, slashed operating expenses by eliminating thousands of employees and moving operations to low-cost markets such as Mexico, China and Turkey, sold the UMTS business to Alcatel (ALU), and overhauled...
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In California’s 5th Senate District Race Democrat Wolk Should Win
California Progress Report (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
By Doug Paul Davis The race that we are following closely is the race for the 5th Senate District that goes from Stockton to Yolo and Solano Counties. This is a tough race to evaluate. Greg Aghazarian at least at last reporting had a strong money advantage. However, it is...
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Bears Stay Hot Behind C3's Strong Start....
Taiwan Baseball (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
CPBL: Bears 3 - Whales 0: WP - Chih-Chia Chang (3-4, 7 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP LP - Steve Watkins (6-13, 6.1 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 4 K's, 2 BB's) Bears lineup: DH Gary Burnham 2-5, 2 2B's, RBI SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-3 1B Chung-Wei Pan 2-4, RBI C Feng-Min Chen 1-4, RBI Whales lineup: 2B Yi-Min Wang 2-3 1B Chia-Hsien Tseng 2-3 Lions 7 - T-Rex 3: WP - Aaron Fultz (2-1, 8 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 6 K's, 0 BB's)...
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Venus cruises into last 16
soulfullvibes | 06/28/2008
Venus Williams, the defending champion, is through to Wimbledon's second week after a 6-1, 7-5 victory over the 25-year-old Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. The match started out as a stroll in the park for Venus and ended with her needing to increase her input and commitment to see off a resurgent opponent in one hour 12 minutes.
