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Posted by carlysled, at 02:32AM 10/29/07 :
Pedroia, Francona, Cribbage and Obsession...
Note: The cribbage games with the manager have gone from pregame ritual to full-blown superstition, especially now that the Red Sox have advanced to the World Series.
Posted by carlysled, at 02:09AM 10/29/07 :
Federal Security Service VS. Federal Drug Control Service
Note: "On top of their suspicious commercial activities, each clan wants to have the president -- and the power he enjoys -- in its hands. And the only way for Putin to preserve his independence is to keep the balance between the two groups,"
Posted by carlysled, at 12:55PM 08/09/07 :
ECB just giving money away to prop up markets
Note: The European Central Bank, in an unprecedented response to a sudden demand for cash from banks roiled by the subprime mortgage collapse in the U.S., loaned 94.8 billion euros ($130 billion) to assuage a credit crunch.
Posted by carlysled, at 01:00AM 07/19/07 :
Billionaire sought secret lair for sex, drugs, complaint says
Note: plans for a "secret and convenient lair" with hidden entries for Nicholas to indulge his "manic obsession with prostitutes" and "addiction to cocaine and Ecstasy"
Posted by carlysled, at 01:34AM 06/16/07 and by 1 others:
Weapon dates bowhead whale to 1800s
Note: whale loses round two
Posted by carlysled, at 01:37PM 06/12/07 :
Tojo's granddaughter campaigns in Japan
Note: An ultra-nationalist, her mission is to restore Japan's honor by scrapping its pacifist constitution and enacting a full-fledged military, giving the country the clout she says it deserves.
Posted by carlysled, at 03:29AM 06/06/07 :
Solvency hinges
Note: Edward F. Staiano, a former Motorola vice president and Iridium's chief executive from 1989 to 1996, describing scenarios in which Motorola knew the phone didn't work, such as in cars or near foliage and other obstructions
Posted by carlysled, at 02:30PM 05/19/07 and by 2 others:
Stoned cop thinks he's dying
Note: Police Officer bakes brownies then calls 911 and says "I think we are dying".
Posted by carlysled, at 12:13AM 04/27/07 and by 1 others:
RIP Jack Valenti
Note: Jack Valenti, who became a confidant of President Lyndon B. Johnson and then a Hollywood institution, leading the Motion Picture Association of America and conceiving of a voluntary film-rating system that gave new meaning to letters like G, R and X, died today in his home in Washington.
Posted by carlysled, at 09:53PM 04/12/07 and by 1 others:
Berezovsky Plotting Violent Overthrow of Putin
Note: Asked if he was effectively fomenting a revolution, he said: "You are absolutely correct."
Posted by carlysled, at 03:25AM 04/04/07 :
Possible P3 Roadblocks
Note: This year could be pivotal for transportation public-private partnerships, with several large projects poised to move forward, but challenges persist that could hinder their growth, including possible opposition from state and federal lawmakers, according to a report published yesterday by Standard & Poor's.
Posted by carlysled, at 03:14AM 04/04/07 :
Tymoshenko forever waiting to pounce
Note: Tymoshenko has been maneuvering behind the scenes since Yushchenko unceremoniously ousted her as prime minister in September 2005.
Posted by carlysled, at 07:25PM 03/24/07 :
Russian Forces Break Up Opposition Rally
Note: Riot police wielding truncheons broke up an opposition rally in a central Russian city on Saturday, detaining dozens of activists and beating some of them in the third major crackdown on a demonstration in recent months.
Posted by carlysled, at 03:47AM 03/24/07 and by 1 others:
APHEX TWIN-WINDOWLICKER
Note: actually the best music video ever made
Posted by carlysled, at 03:28AM 03/24/07 :
People's Daily Online -- Roundup: Nigeria speeds up development of space technology
Note: NIGCOMSAT-1
Posted by carlysled, at 01:25AM 03/24/07 :
Kenyan statistics body to get $20.5 million from the World Bank
Note: The assistance will help modernise Kenya’s national statistical system so that it produces timely, high quality and relevant economic, poverty, governance and other development data.
Posted by carlysled, at 01:08AM 03/24/07 :
'Sobering' statistics for Edwards' cancer
Note: Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, has a 20 to 25 percent chance of surviving five years now that the breast cancer she had three years ago has metastasized into her bones and possibly her lungs.
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Posted by carlysled, at 02:32AM 10/29/07 :Pedroia, Francona, Cribbage and Obsession...
Note: The cribbage games with the manager have gone from pregame ritual to full-blown superstition, especially now that the Red Sox have advanced to the World Series.
Posted by carlysled, at 02:09AM 10/29/07 :Federal Security Service VS. Federal Drug Control Service
Note: "On top of their suspicious commercial activities, each clan wants to have the president -- and the power he enjoys -- in its hands. And the only way for Putin to preserve his independence is to keep the balance between the two groups,"
Posted by carlysled, at 12:55PM 08/09/07 :ECB just giving money away to prop up markets
Note: The European Central Bank, in an unprecedented response to a sudden demand for cash from banks roiled by the subprime mortgage collapse in the U.S., loaned 94.8 billion euros ($130 billion) to assuage a credit crunch.
Posted by carlysled, at 01:00AM 07/19/07 :Billionaire sought secret lair for sex, drugs, complaint says
Note: plans for a "secret and convenient lair" with hidden entries for Nicholas to indulge his "manic obsession with prostitutes" and "addiction to cocaine and Ecstasy"
Posted by carlysled, at 01:34AM 06/16/07 and by 1 others:Weapon dates bowhead whale to 1800s
Note: whale loses round two
Posted by carlysled, at 01:37PM 06/12/07 :Tojo's granddaughter campaigns in Japan
Note: An ultra-nationalist, her mission is to restore Japan's honor by scrapping its pacifist constitution and enacting a full-fledged military, giving the country the clout she says it deserves.
Posted by carlysled, at 03:29AM 06/06/07 :Solvency hinges
Note: Edward F. Staiano, a former Motorola vice president and Iridium's chief executive from 1989 to 1996, describing scenarios in which Motorola knew the phone didn't work, such as in cars or near foliage and other obstructions
Posted by carlysled, at 02:30PM 05/19/07 and by 2 others:Stoned cop thinks he's dying
Note: Police Officer bakes brownies then calls 911 and says "I think we are dying".
Posted by carlysled, at 12:13AM 04/27/07 and by 1 others:RIP Jack Valenti
Note: Jack Valenti, who became a confidant of President Lyndon B. Johnson and then a Hollywood institution, leading the Motion Picture Association of America and conceiving of a voluntary film-rating system that gave new meaning to letters like G, R and X, died today in his home in Washington.
Posted by carlysled, at 09:53PM 04/12/07 and by 1 others:Berezovsky Plotting Violent Overthrow of Putin
Note: Asked if he was effectively fomenting a revolution, he said: "You are absolutely correct."
Posted by carlysled, at 03:25AM 04/04/07 :Possible P3 Roadblocks
Note: This year could be pivotal for transportation public-private partnerships, with several large projects poised to move forward, but challenges persist that could hinder their growth, including possible opposition from state and federal lawmakers, according to a report published yesterday by Standard & Poor's.
Posted by carlysled, at 03:14AM 04/04/07 :Tymoshenko forever waiting to pounce
Note: Tymoshenko has been maneuvering behind the scenes since Yushchenko unceremoniously ousted her as prime minister in September 2005.
Posted by carlysled, at 07:25PM 03/24/07 :Russian Forces Break Up Opposition Rally
Note: Riot police wielding truncheons broke up an opposition rally in a central Russian city on Saturday, detaining dozens of activists and beating some of them in the third major crackdown on a demonstration in recent months.
Posted by carlysled, at 03:47AM 03/24/07 and by 1 others:APHEX TWIN-WINDOWLICKER
Note: actually the best music video ever made
Posted by carlysled, at 03:28AM 03/24/07 :People's Daily Online -- Roundup: Nigeria speeds up development of space technology
Note: NIGCOMSAT-1
Posted by carlysled, at 01:25AM 03/24/07 :Kenyan statistics body to get $20.5 million from the World Bank
Note: The assistance will help modernise Kenya’s national statistical system so that it produces timely, high quality and relevant economic, poverty, governance and other development data.
Posted by carlysled, at 01:08AM 03/24/07 :'Sobering' statistics for Edwards' cancer
Note: Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, has a 20 to 25 percent chance of surviving five years now that the breast cancer she had three years ago has metastasized into her bones and possibly her lungs.
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