A chart giving an ideal section of the successive geological formations with an actual geological section, from the Atlantic, to the Pacific Ocean. The ... fossils of each formation, by James Hall ...
Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Back at the end of August, our friends at ESPN tasked me with building an MVP predictor in the spirit of a system such as Bill James’ Hall of Fame Monitor, one that awards points for various accomplishments in an attempt to identify who will win as opposed to who should win. Limiting my scope [...]
Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Jeff Curry - AP Browse more photos » I'm going to leave these on the front to make sure any dissidents see them. Let's jump right in... QB: C- - You can fault the Oline for not giving him the space to work. You could fault the quality of the receivers for not getting open. And you can fault the inexperience of Gibson and Avery for a lack of timing or "clutch"...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
From 2008 to 2009, complaints of sexual abuse on New York's subway system went up by four percent, according to NYPD Transit Chief James Hall. And a full 374 of the 587 complaints took place in Manhattan. Most happened during morning and evening rush hours on trains traveling between 14th Street and Grand Central. This increase has taken place despite a heightened awareness by women who are increasingly...
Rams Gab (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Defensive end Chris Long (knee) … sat out practice Wednesday. Defensive ends James Hall (back) and Leonard Little (knee) were limited, as was defensive tackle Clifton Ryan (toe). During practice, defensive end C.J. Ah You went down with an injury to his left knee. He was scheduled for an MRI exam. From a Post-Dispatch story by Bill [...]
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Basia Bulat 's heading out on tour starting in February in support of her new album, Heart of My Own (Jan. 26, 2010). Tickets go on sale this Thursday, November 19th in all cities. Dec 16, Montreal, QC - Metropolis Theatre, supporting Patrick Watson Jan 16, Toronto, ON - Trinity's St. Paul's United Church Feb 2, Kingston, ON - Sydenham Street United Church Feb 4, London, ON - The Aeolian Performing...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live , 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio/Sirius 86 : Today's Guests: NOVELS world debut (featuring members of Tokyo Police Club, Will Currie and the Country French , Born Ruffians ) Old Man Luedecke A few days ago our good friend and Canadian independent music legend Dave Bidini let off a whole lotta steam in this article about the current state of CBC 2.0...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold tells James Hall why the pursuit of pleasure is no longer taboo and talks of the challenges of being a working mother.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Defiantly, or perhaps obliviously, Edgerrin James told reporters in Seattle last month, ``It's up to me how long I want to play and how far I move up that [all-time rushing] chart.'' If only.
No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In a ho-hum piece about how The X Factor has "changed the music business forever" (apparently being on TV sells records - why did nobody think of that before?) the Telegraph's James Hall calls on an expert witness: Artists with new albums to plug – from Bon Jovi to Robbie to Whitney to Michael Buble – now appear on a weekly basis. Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV and a guru...
The Land of Lost Content (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
I recently reviewed a CD of piano music by Stanford and was impressed by virtually every piece. At that time I recall wondering if he had written a Piano Sonata. I suppose only laziness stopped me checking it out. I was perusing Lisa Hardy’s The British Piano Sonata 1870-1945 the other day and to my delight discovered that Stanford had indeed composed a Sonata for that intrument. However my excitement...
Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP DE James Hall returns for the St. Louis Rams today. They'll need him to get to Detroit QB Matthew Stafford. Browse more photos » It's a game only a fan could love, the St. Louis Rams vs the Detroit Lions , if that doesn't spell excitement... We've had some sensitive visitors from the Lions side of the ball stop by TST lately. I feel where the guy's coming...
Boston 1775 (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Vast Public Indifference recently featured the name of Capt. Ponsonby Molesworth of His Majesty’s 29th Regiment of Foot. And that’s quite a name to feature. Molesworth arrived in Boston in October 1768 and—according to family legend—promptly fell in love with a teenaged girl named Susannah Sheaffe. I thought I’d look for more details about him. Fortunately, it’s...
Darwinaia (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may remember my “In the Footsteps of Giants” post. In it, I mention New York State Geologist James Hall. Interestingly enough, his New York Times obituary is accessible online (click here, PDF format). Hall was an interesting figure, and his obituary sheds more light on [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
by Bruce Ciskie Filed under: Eagles , Lions , Giants , Packers , Rams , Vikings , NFL Live Blogging He's back, and it's stealing all of the headlines. It's going to be a highly emotional Sunday for many NFL fans, as former Detroit Lions defensive lineman James Hall makes his return to the Motor City as a member of the St. Louis Rams . Oh, and Brett Favre is back in Green Bay. Not sure if you've heard...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
by Bruce Ciskie Filed under: Eagles , Lions , Giants , Packers , Rams , Vikings , NFL Live Blogging He's back, and it's stealing all of the headlines. It's going to be a highly emotional Sunday for many NFL fans, as former Detroit Lions defensive lineman James Hall makes his return to the Motor City as a member of the St. Louis Rams . Oh, and Brett Favre is back in Green Bay. Not sure if you've heard...
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