The chancellor said the move was in the public interest Darling statement Emergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the stricken Northern Rock bank. Chancellor Alistair Darling said he made the decision because two private takeover offers did not offer the taxpayer...
Turkey says the rebels use northern Iraq as a safe haven US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to tell Turkish leaders to end their military operations in northern Iraq as quickly as possible. Mr Gates, who was speaking ahead of a visit to Ankara, said Turkey's assault against Kurdish separatists...
Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Social Security Changes......(please do this)] > > PETITION for President Bush : > > > > Dear Mr. President: > > > > > > We, the undersigned, protest the bill that the > Senate voted on > > recently which would allow illegal aliens to access > > our Social Security. > > > > >...
After working five straight days, I was sore as hell. I actually took some of my pain meds, which I'd been trying not to do. So I was lying here, and my brain chose that occasion to remember my 30th birthday. L, the girl I'd been dating, took me out to dinner and dancing and stuff. We'd broken up a...
Signs of presidential campaign desperation (Hillary crying, of course – but who wouldn’t have expected that?): Mike Huckabee promising to abolish the IRS (how many times have we heard that one - anybody happen to remember who the last one to do that was, hmmmm?). Damn, but these are tiresome...
The Big Train: Today's excursion into Sports Talk Excellence is about one of the best Superbowls in recent memory. As a Jets fan, It felt great to see the mighty New England Patriots felled by a Giants team who many of us expected to be nothing more than a transitional 7-9 team, serving only as a...
Christmas Competition: 2nd Place. Congratulations to Samehrocks for this great (albeit macabre) list - he has won the second prize of a 1GB Apple iPod shuffle valued at $79! 10. Romas Kalanta Romas Kalanta (February 22, 1953 - May 14, 1972) is considered a national hero of Lithuania, and is the...
The days since last Thursday have been trying ones indeed. Thursday While the day started off okay, it took a downhill turn. I got home and a reminder went off on my cell phone that for some reason killed the display. I called the phone folks and they had me try some things to fix it but it was a no...
Before I go on, I want to apologize for not getting this out sooner. We have been so busy here and the world has been spinning so fast I barely had time to see my shadow! I returned to school officially this winter, taking Contemporary business and Math right now. Despite my education going towards...
There we sat, a world of fans and football watches, casual observers and die hards alike. It was a moment of silence, a single moment in history when we knew not what to say. Tom Brady, hero of a hundred games and MVP, stepped back, and lobbed it deep. Here and now, the hail marry to end it all. It...
In the spirit of my neighbors excellent political posts, I was inspired to dig into something that many women take for granted..the right to vote. This constitutional right is guaranteed for US citizens, while some countries still do not let women vote (i.e. Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Taiwan) Past US...
Ok, so let me tell you my story with Brian which I'm sure you know in bits and pieces. Both of you have actually met him, I think. Ok, maybe only Sher has met him and that was so long ago. Let's start at the beginning. And this will hopefully be somewhat abridged. First of all, I would never notice...
We apologize. We wanted to get this year's odds out sooner, but our pals in Vegas have been lax in getting their final numbers to us. They tell us that handicapping the Eighth Annual Karaoke to the Death VIII has been among their most challenging tasks ever. As always, the odds listed below are for...
BOOKS BOUGHT: The Time Traveler's Wife--Audrey Niffenegger The Book Concerning Piers the Plowman--William Langland Heimskringla: Sagas of the Norse Kings--Snorri Sturluson Heimskringla: The Olaf Sagas, Vol.1--Snorri Sturluson Heimskringla: The Olaf Sagas, Vol.2--Snorri Sturluson The Saga of Grettir...
Tour 02/07/08 Downtown Brew San Luis, CA 02/08/08 Slim’s San Francisco, CA 02/09/08 Boardwalk Orangevale, CA 02/10/08 Hawthorne Theater Portland, OR 02/11/08 El Corazon Seattle, WA 02/12/08 Domino Room Bend, OR 02/13/08 Club Underground Reno, NV 02/14/08 The Exit Fresno, CA 02/15/08 House Of Blues...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Posted by Fenn Jan 30 2008 at 12:29:01 PM ECW... hmm. ECW, what has happened to you? Things looked promising way back at One Night Stand (2005). I expected a toned down version of ECW when WWE revived it, but things have gotten way too soft. I have to be honest, I am not...
SUGGESTED CORE READING LIST Books for all African-American household http://www.posttraumaticslavesyndrome.com/h_index.html Akbar, N. (1990). Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery. New Jersey: New Mind Productions. Allen, J., Als, H., Lewis, J. & Litwack, L. F. (2000). Without Sanctuary:...
According to the (sydney) magazine, "almost three yeas ago a bunch of locals took over a run-down shop front and living space in Surry Hills and turned it into a creative hothouse called SYDNEY. Upstairs, the creative foursome work on their projects - graphic design, illustration, painting and...
Have you ever had a premonition about something that came true? Submitted by Sheri. OK, this sounds a little weird, but ... When I was a kid, I used to spend 3 or 4 weeks each summer with relatives in West Virginia. A ton of great-aunts and great-uncles, as well as my great-grandparents on my...
Face of Defense: Former Giant Cheers Team from Afghanistan Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:27:00 -0600 Face of Defense: Former Giant Cheers Team from Afghanistan By Sgt. Jim Wilt, USA Special to American Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 4, 2008 - As millions of Americans gathered around...
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