10/10/2008 -
Dr. Z: Want more rhymes? Don't waste your time
A concerned e-mailer named Thomas W. has noted a lack of joy and a decidedly sour tone in my recent efforts. I did not disagree. These are hard times. Time to button up, draw the laces tighter, spend more time staring straight ahead. But, as the Redhead gamely points out, there's a lot of depression out there, so please be so kind as not to add to it. She's right. You're right, TW. Everybody's ...
Source:
Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/10/10/mail/index.html?eref=si
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10/12/2008 -
Luck of the Irish
It is more active and a touch luckier than most holidays but Irishman Bryan Keane made the most of his stay in Australia by claiming a commanding victory at Morpeth yesterday.
Source:
The Maitland Mercury
http://maitland.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/triathlon/luck-of-the-irish/13
31647.aspx
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10/12/2008 -
Pushing buttons: Chicagoans help us wear our pride
Dave Hoekstra: A playful twinkle dots the eyes of Christen Carter, owner of the Busy Beaver Button Co. She is sitting at the kitchen table of her Logan Square apartment with the company's operations manager, Alex White. They are both rock musicians, but by day they produce custom lapel buttons from the basement of Carter's apartment. The company rolls out 6 million buttons a year.
Source:
Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hoekstra/1214343,button101208.article
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10/10/2008 -
Rebecca Mader joins 'Goats' herd
Rebecca Mader, best known for playing scheming redhead Charlotte on ABC's "Lost," is in final negotiations for the lead female role in "Men Who Stare at Goats." The cast already includes George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i39aca7c440d50caa25c2
3cda037abaff
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10/12/2008 -
Smith: Duck calls bring them back
Horicon - Browning is so eager to hunt, he glows. The 6-year-old yellow Labrador retriever balances precariously over the front of the skiff, nose in the breeze and red-and-green bow lights illuminating his flank.
Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=804812
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10/12/2008 -
Ricci Martin shows 'Amore' for dad Dean
Dean Martin was a frustrating entertainer.
Source:
The Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/374/story/1302510.html
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10/12/2008 -
Weekend column: Halloween ? The perfect excuse to go without pants
By KYLE SLAGLEY
Source:
The Findlay Courier
http://www.thecourier.com/articleredirector.asp?d=101208_story6&c=n
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10/11/2008 -
Scotland name winter squad
Scottish cricket
Source:
Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/11102008/28/scotland-name-winter-squad.html
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10/11/2008 -
Visitors bare their soles to stomp grapes
Rutherford, Calif. » Lucy did it. And you can, too - stomp grapes, that is. Wineries from Napa to New York are rolling out the barrel for those inclined to squish a little merlot between their toes.
Source:
The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/travel/ci_10697314
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10/11/2008 -
MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007
James Bond 007 at MI6 Headquarters - Latest news on Quantum of Solace (2008) the 22nd James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig as 007 due out November 7th 2008 (AKA Bond 22), plus complete coverage of all 007 movies including Casino Royale, the new videogame from Activision, the Ian Fleming centenary, Devil May Care and Young Bond, plus the largest discussion forum.
Source:
MI6
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6840&t=mi6&s=news
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10/11/2008 -
Author's grandson revives 'Madeline'
From the nibs of his ink pen to the spirit of his rhyme on the very first page, John Bemelmans Marciano has tried to stay true to a grandfather he never met in putting out the first all-new "Madeline" adventure in nearly 50 years. Since 1939, generati ...
Source:
Billings Gazette
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/10/11/features/life/53-authors.txt
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10/11/2008 -
Kimlin's Wallaby selection hits home
It took ACT Brumbies lock Peter Kimlin about 16 hours to come to terms with the fact he had been selected in the Wallabies squad for next month's spring tour.
Source:
Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
http://busselton.yourguide.com.au/news/national/national/sport/kimlins-wallaby-s
election-hits-home/1330501.aspx
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10/10/2008 -
50 of your favourite words
We asked what obscure words tickled you. And all you sesquipedalians couldn't resist...
Source:
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7659954.stm
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10/10/2008 -
Words you love
Are you a quidnunc or poodle-faker? Your 50 favourites
Source:
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7659954.stm
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10/10/2008 -
All-rounder Stander added to Saltires? South African contingent
JAN Stander last night became the latest South Africa-born player to join the Saltires, writes William Dick. The Stoneywood-Dyce all-rounder has been named in coach Pete Steindl's winter training squad and could make his senior debut at the World Cup qualifiers in April.
Source:
The Herald
http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/racing/display.var.2459632.0.Allrounder_Stander
_added_to_Saltires_South_African_contingent.php
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