YBLOG ZA (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Surf's up!" I heard an item on the radio a couple of weeks back. Apparently we're down to about 270 Chacma baboons on the Cape Peninsula. It's a fucking disgrace. But on to more important things. The Reserve — the day before... There's only so much you can do with a straight digital. It's like taking photographs with a cheap cellphone. Then again, would I swap my kids for a Canon EOS 450 with...
jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Moderator Chris reminded me to check on the outcome of the Alliance Defense Fund's Pulpit Freedom Sunday . Read my previous posts here , here , and here . ADF planned a coordinated effort by pastors on September 28 to defy the IRS gag rule dating back to 1954 disallowing them and churches from taking political stands. Around the nation pastors purposefully violated the gag rule, such as by...
ac360blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
strong> Penny Manis AC360 Senior Producer Good morning everyone! If I could insert sound effects into the blog, I’d have Aretha Franklin blaring this morning- seems fitting given that we are hearing about the Bush Administration’s plan to use $250 billion to rescue credit markets which includes taking equity stakes in financial institutions.
Bruins Nation (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N Everyone think back to this play three years ago: 4th and 2, 6:00 left, UCLA down 40-28 to Cal on their own 42. Out comes the punt team. Boos are raining down on Dorrell, and what does he do? Fakes the punt. This was maybe the only time I truly saw and appreciated Dorrell taking a chance and mixing it up a little. As we all know, Jarrad Page ran the fake punt for 38 yards...
Alex Constantine's Blacklist (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
" ... the stock price of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has soared 14.4% in the less than a month since Mr. Paulson set in motion a global financial crisis. ... Berkshire owns Geico, a major insurance company; the government has crippled a Geico competitor, American International Group, by taking it over without the vote that AIG had promised shareholders in its initial filing with the...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... industry plays in economic development.“It is very disappointing and disturbing that they are not taking any positive steps towards reducing the prices of ATF and bringing down state level taxes to help the cause,” he said. The fuel used by planes is called aviation turbine fuel or ATF.
DigitalBattle (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Sony just dropped the price on the PS3 by $100. This will certainly result in a sales increase, taki… Ubisoft: Sony ‘Directionless’ About PSP The PSP, when it launched, was a highly desirable piece of technology that wowed both consumers and… No PSP Price Cuts This Year PS3 Needs A $200 Price Cut Says Analyst Tags: Business , PlayStation 3 , sony
Navito.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Congratulations to England and Manager Fabio Capello, who have beaten Kazakhstan 5-1 in their World Cup Qualifier at Wembley. England took 52 minutes to score their first goal, which settled the team, and shortly afterwards England went 2-0 ahead. An alert Kazakhstan managed to claw a goal back taking advantage of a back pass from Ashley Cole, but fortunately England managed to regain their...
The Suburban Bushwacker. (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Well-who-duh-thunk-it!! Maybe I was a little pessimistic about my suburban smallholding skills? Maybe I 'looked' without 'seeing'? Maybe cucumbers just grow very very quickly? There are two more fat qukes!!!! Cucumber sandwiches for tea. Yours delightedly SBW PS In between writing this post and taking the picture, two more have appeared. One of them is already half the size of these. It
Twitch (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The international trailer for Transporter 3 has been posted at Allocine.fr . In the third installment of the Transporter series, Jason Staham reprise the role of Frank Martin, the high risk delivery driver and the new baddie he must contend with is played by Robert Knepper of Prison Break fame. Taking over the director chair is Olivier Megaton while Corey Yuen returns as the Martial Arts choreographer....
西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Paul Santos, writing for Taki's Magazine , has an article for those "chagrined over the infiltration of the conservative movement by those insufficiently orthodox and of poor pedigree" — Confessions of a Punk-Rock Traditionalist . Says the author: Our presence makes a kind of sense. When as a member of the Goth-club underground, my identity was so vitally connected with being on the outside...
The Yorksher Gob (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... And disabled my feed of theyorkshergob . And the reaction of the twitterati to this injustice? Some spammers do post less than you... Which I suppose is true. And here I am, posting again, just to prove them right. Hey ho. View Poll: Question Time ETA: OK, OK, am going to watch QT. But I'm taking the gin with me.
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
... that the California Supreme Court’s decision to legal same-sex marriage has real consequences."Taking children out of school for a same-sex wedding is not customary education. This is promoting same-sex marriage and indoctrinating young kids," said Yes on 8—ProtectMarriage.com Campaign Co-Manager Frank Schubert. "I doubt the school has ever taken kids on a field trip to a traditional wedding,"...
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... meantime if you fancy a read about some of the more hopeless F1 entrants, here’s biographies on Taki Inoue , Philippe Adams and Piercarlo Ghinzani , or listen to Sidepodcast’s series on Forgotten F1 Teams . © http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk - visit the author for more content.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... welcoming the court's ruling.At the time he ousted Qarase's government, Bainimarama said he was taking control because the government was no longer able to exercise its authority.The High Court hearing was briefly disrupted Thursday when court officials cleared the building after saying a threat had been received.Police searched the court in central Suva, near Bainimarama's offices, but...
