CHCA's Lloyd awaiting scholarship offers
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The search continues. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy senior John Lloyd, an all-state punter, remains undecided on his college choice.
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Politics' drift beyond satire | John Lloyd
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... up and let's kick some ass. MPs' expenses Electoral reform Constitutional reform House of Commons John Lloyd guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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Lloyd on Spooks
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Just one other thing ...was v taken with this piece by John Lloyd on Spooks: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7896e1aa-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=... I get the feeling he hasn't actually watched many of the recent ones---I kind of tuned out after Ruth left---but I think he really puts his finger on its pros and cons.
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Comic release: Is it time to forgive Chris Langham?
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
... News had recalled the show that carried the flag for TV satire in the late 1970s. Former producer John Lloyd had apologised to original cast member Langham for edging him out after the first series. Langham, he explained, had been an unprofessional drunk, but Lloyd felt guilty about having let the matter fester without confronting it head on.
Explore : Chris Langham
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Holiday Friday DVD Giveaway: “Blackadder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition”
Bumpershine.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, Blackadder Goes Forth - New commentary by Rowan Atkinson and John Lloyd, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton and Richard Curtis, Tony Robinson and Tim McInnery - Blackadder Rides Again: special 60-minute documentary to mark the 25th anniversary - Exclusive extended interviews with Hugh Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, Tony Robinson, Stephen...
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Wright Blocks
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
PrairieMod reader, Kevin B. sent us a link to a great blog post about a family's special connection to John Lloyd Wright and their rare example of "Wright Blocks" (John's 2nd attempt at a successful toy product, after Lincoln Logs.) Read it here. Thanks Kevin! Image via girlsgonechild.net
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From the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool: Hugo90’s eclectic collection
Hemmings Auto Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Over on the Hemmings Nation Flickr pool, one of the members who continues to educate us with every photo or scan that he posts is John Lloyd, a.k.a. Hugo90, who lived for a time in Australia and who now collects and trades auto sales literature with sources all over the globe. One of his more recent [...]
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Friday QuizHow many men can you see...
Yorkshire Soul (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... Wild - Jack London***** 70) Saturn's Children - Charles Stross*** The Book Of General Ignorance - John Lloyd**** Hell's Angels - Hunter S Thompson**** The Reapers - John Connolly**** The Opposite House - Helen Oyeyemi* Brave New World - Aldous Huxley***** The Red Badge Of Courage - Stephen Crane***** Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe**** Death Of A Murderer - Rupert Thomson***...
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Lots of Black Friday Links
Gerry Canavan (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... geek measurements. Sheppey (distance) I have to include Douglas Adams’ co-creation (with John Lloyd) here — It’s from The Meaning of Liff, their dictionary of things there aren’t any words for yet. All the words in the dictionary are British place names (the Isle of Sheppey is off the Kent coast). One sheppey is the closest distance at which sheep are still picturesque, and is about...
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Pale Is The New TanLots more strangely...
Yorkshire Soul (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... Wild - Jack London***** 70) Saturn's Children - Charles Stross*** The Book Of General Ignorance - John Lloyd**** Hell's Angels - Hunter S Thompson**** The Reapers - John Connolly**** The Opposite House - Helen Oyeyemi* Brave New World - Aldous Huxley***** The Red Badge Of Courage - Stephen Crane***** Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe**** Death Of A Murderer - Rupert Thomson***...
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Dear Mandy (An Open Letter to Lord...
Yorkshire Soul (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... Wild - Jack London***** 70) Saturn's Children - Charles Stross*** The Book Of General Ignorance - John Lloyd**** Hell's Angels - Hunter S Thompson**** The Reapers - John Connolly**** The Opposite House - Helen Oyeyemi* Brave New World - Aldous Huxley***** The Red Badge Of Courage - Stephen Crane***** Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe**** Death Of A Murderer - Rupert Thomson***...
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Twilight Sequel Cancelled...
Yorkshire Soul (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... Wild - Jack London***** 70) Saturn's Children - Charles Stross*** The Book Of General Ignorance - John Lloyd**** Hell's Angels - Hunter S Thompson**** The Reapers - John Connolly**** The Opposite House - Helen Oyeyemi* Brave New World - Aldous Huxley***** The Red Badge Of Courage - Stephen Crane***** Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe**** Death Of A Murderer - Rupert Thomson***...
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It Only Cost $150 for a Home Tour of Paul Colichman's New 9-Bedroom Manse
Queerty (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Paul Colichman, the chief executive of Regent/Here Media, is the nice guy who on Sunday opened his home to raise money for the AIDS Project Los Angeles (whose annual AIDS walk just raised $3.1 million). For $150, cocktail-attired guests were invited to schmooze with elite LA A-Gays and Tony-winner John Lloyd Young. But "home" is [...]
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More About Lincoln Logs
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
After my previous post on Frank's entrepreneurial son, PrairieMod reader Jeffrey S. was kind enough to send me an image of John Lloyd Wright's original US patent for Lincoln Logs. Thanks Jeffrey! See more after the jump...
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TimesOnline.co.uk: 'Letters of a Love Betrayed brings South America to the Traverse'
AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... both successful in their fields, had to battle through five years of rejection letters before John Lloyd Davies, head of development at the Royal Opera House, accepted it through the company’s OperaGenesis programme." [Eleanor Alberga is profiled at AfriClassical.com ; her website is http://www.EleanorAlberga.com ]