innocentkn7033's Journal
[Most Recent Entries]
[Calendar View]
[Friends]
Below are the 5 most recent journal entries recorded in
innocentkn7033's LiveJournal:
| Sunday, April 30th, 2006 | | 7:00 am |
Mocking the draft Mocking the draftMiami Herald - Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:25:26 GMTWelcome to the 71st NFL Draft, the 27th to air excessively on ESPN, the 23rd featuring Mel Kiper Jr. and His Magnificent Hair, and the 15th with a mock draft by me here in The Miami Herald. 1. TEXANSMiami Herald - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:22:39 GMT1. TEXANS MARIO WILLIAMS DE, N.C. STATE In a shocking predraft development, the Texans, who were thought to be definitely selecting Reggie Bush, agreed to contractual terms with Williams. The decision might have been made easier by the recent controversy involving Bush. But Houston isn't exactly settling. Williams is thought to be a hybrid of Julius Peppers and Lawrence Taylor. Gender and radio play listBangor Daily News - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:32:04 GMTwas driving down the interstate, radio tuned to a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. program, when the talk turned to the air play - or lack thereof - that female recording artists in Canada allegedly get, compared to their male counterparts. When Sports Get Drafty, Often Get SillyCBS 4 Boston - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:44:25 GMT Column: If you spend any time listening to the sports blather on the AM dial, you know you can set your PDAs by the know-it-all annual analysis presented by local hosts... Every April, they have crystallized opinions about the abilities and compatibilities of many of the players available in the NFL draft. Cauvery tribunal urged not to enforce orderThe Hindu - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:14:12 GMTThe April 21 order should not be given effect to as it will indefinitely delay proceedings, they say `That would indefinitely delay the proceedings' A column by Carol Tannehill Main Course A column by Carol Tannehill: Service bumpy, entrees worthy of ravesFort Wayne News-Sentinel - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:54:06 GMTBack in my teenage days, I got my first glimpse of feudal Japan through “Shogun,” one of those James Clavell TV miniseries that spans four decades in four nights during sweeps week. I was immediately smitten with the stoic samurai and demure geishas, the shoji screens and cherry blossoms, the kimonos and koi ponds, the tatami mats and tea ceremonies. Lay Looking Less Like Good Old Granddad: Ann WoolnerCorrect - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:38:17 GMT(Corrects typographical error in fifth paragraph. Commentary. Ann Woolner is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.) NFL fans should dodge the draftPortland Tribune - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:27:07 GMTAll over the country this weekend people will pass up a perfectly good chance to spend a spring day with their families. Or be out on a trail someplace for a run, hike or bike ride. Canfor's Shepherd: 'I see a future here'The Globe and Mail - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:06:50 GMTVANCOUVER -- In the end, Canada's biggest lumber producer, like the rest of the industry, held its nose and agreed to back a deal that promises to end the five-year trade war over softwood lumber, but does not provide open access to the key U.S. market. Kenneth Lay Is Looking Less Like Good Old Granddad: Ann WoolnerBloomberg.com - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:38:39 GMTApril 28 (Bloomberg) -- No television cameras were on hand to record it as Kenneth Lay, affable executive and community leader, underwent an extreme makeover. Links:Lexus RX 330Lexus LX 450LexusLexus LX 450Lexus LS 600hLLexus GX470Lexus SC 430Lexus ES 300Lexus JXLexus IS 300Lexus LF-ALexus GS | | Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 | | 7:25 pm |
Farm & Ranch Guide Farm & Ranch GuideFarm And Ranch Guide - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:10:49 GMTMy memory was jogged while traveling around areas of the Red River this past week, back to a time in my younger years, when the lure of potholes produced by spring run-off tested my raft making and sailing capabilities. Ethically Challenged Judges Offer Dubious DefensesWonkette - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:06:25 GMTThis doesn’t exactly rise (or sink?) to Duke Cunningham levels. But it appears that the judicial branch has ethics issues too: A number of federal judges have violated ethics rules in recent... GMA’s House allies doubt tale of ‘Nestor’The Manila Times - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:47:20 GMTAs far as President Arroyo’s supporters in the House of Representatives are concerned, “Nestor” is a bogey the opposition is using to revive the old issue of the switching of election returns. Uganda: Get Audited Accounts From NGOs, ChurchesAllAfrica.com - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:24:27 GMTLAST week Parliament passed a law which requires NGOs and born-again churches to renew their permits annually. Opposition criticises family tax benefits systemAustralian Broadcasting Corporation - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:16:24 GMTMARK COLVIN: A major new study is attacking the Government's existing family tax benefits system for other reasons. Botswana: Tongo Boys Travel to JwanengAllAfrica.com - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:12:01 GMTTomorrow may be Good Friday but Tasc won't be showing any generosity towards Mochudi Centre Chiefs when the two sides clash at Jwaneng's Galaxy stadium. 'Floating' gas tax?The Pueblo Chieftain - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:05:29 GMT WELCOME TO the nanny state. In the dubious category of "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you," a Colorado Springs Republican has come up with one of the dumbest ideas ever. Rep. Mark Cloer has introduced a proposal to empower the Legislature's Joint Budget Committee to lower the state's gasoline and special fuel taxes for up to 90 days at a time whenever this select panel of six R.B.I. Baseball Emulator's Success StoryKotaku - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:53:10 GMTThought the Mets-Red Sox's World Series R.B.I. Baseball recreation was cool? That's not the half of it. The clip was created by 24 year-old Conor Lastowka, who had just quit his gig as a database... House prices rise for fifth consecutive monthTimes Online - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:29:56 GMTHouse prices have risen for the fifth consecutive month and more people are enquiring about purchases for a record-breaking tenth month in a row, according to the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) UK housing market survey published today. Longtime Fort Worth feed store is finally growing outFort Worth Star-Telegram - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:21:05 GMTFORT WORTH -- After more than 81 years at the same location and a tornado that tore off part of the roof, the Handley Feed Store is moving with the times. Links:Lexus RX 400hLexus JXLexusLexus LX 450Lexus LS460Lexus GX 470Lexus SC 400Lexus ES 300Lexus JX 470Lexus IS350Lexus LFLexus GS400 | | Thursday, April 13th, 2006 | | 8:55 am |
Tracing the roots of illegible handwriting Tracing the roots of illegible handwritingPittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:25:39 GMTCan you make this out? Today we will dwell on the deplorable state of penmanship in a computer-driven world. Germans lead the charge to register .eu domain namesGuardian Unlimited - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:43:14 GMTBrussels has been deluged with requests for .eu domain registration - with the Germans in the vanguard. Sears chairman assures shareholders of financial healthMarket Watch - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:04:48 GMTHOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (MarketWatch) -- Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert assured shareholders Wednesday that the company was in strong financial shape, but stopped short of outlining a merchandising or marketing strategy to increase sales at Sears and Kmart stores and regain lost market share. ALI H. ASLANZaman Online - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:18:09 GMTWe have tried to narrate many times in a proper manner how much displeasure there was in Washington due to Hamas’ Ankara visit. States push to tax Net shoppingCNET - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:08:36 GMTTax collectors warn that on April 17, Americans had better fess up to what taxes they've avoided through Internet shopping--or else. Money may not buy happiness, but $1 will buy a dreamSt. Petersburg Times - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:26:53 GMTEver seen those great airline commercials, the ones where the woman accidentally shuts down all her co-workers' computers? Or when the rock star stuns the crowd by greeting the wrong city? Tide turns in DhakaThe Courier Mail - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:46:26 GMTAUSTRALIA has embarked on resuming world order after an injured Shane Warne and recalled quick Jason Gillespie rolled through Bangladesh in quick time on Wednesday. Sundin keeps hope aliveCanada.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:44:45 GMTToronto Maple Leafs Nik Antropov congratulates teammate Mats Sundin on one of his four goals against the Florida Panthers during NHL action in Toronto, Tuesday April 11, 2006. CEG Faulted on Timing in an Election Year: Critics Say CEG Misread Election-Year Impact of Rate RiseRedNova - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:34:53 GMTBy Paul Adams, The Baltimore Sun Apr. 12--From their choreographed handshakes to their matching dark suits and red ties, chief executives for Constellation Energy Group and Florida-based FPL Group Inc. gave all indications last Dec. 19 that they were in control of their destinies. Is fear the driver behind Nasdaq's buy?Times Online - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:29:55 GMTJUST when you thought the LSE stakes could not get higher, Nasdaq has raised the stock exchange takeover game another notch. Or three. Links:Lexus RX300Lexus LX470LexusLexus RX 400hLexus LSLexus GXLexus SC300Lexus ES 300Lexus JX540Lexus ISLexus LF-CLexus GS 300 | | Monday, April 10th, 2006 | | 11:00 am |
Regular Features Regular FeaturesArkansas News Bureau - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:59:30 GMTOn hollow cries and self-caricature By John Brummett The other day I strolled into my state's Capitol, dumped my wallet and keys into a bowl and walked through the security box. Chancellor pledges record UK aid packageGuardian Unlimited - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:57:10 GMTGordon Brown will today put Britain at the head of the international campaign to deliver universal primary education by pledging to quadruple aid for schooling in developing countries over the next 10 years. Business park snapped upLiverpool Echo - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:56:13 GMTINVESTMENT company Royal London Asset Management is continuing with its spending spree in the region with the acquisition of its second business park in the space of six weeks. ROONEY BACKED OVER GAMBLING CLAIMSSporting Life - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:56:09 GMTSir Alex Ferguson fears Wayne Rooney may have to get used to the star syndrome which makes his every move headline news. Indian varsity organises education fair in EthiopiaYahoo! India News - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:55:32 GMTAddis Ababa, April 10 (IANS) About 300 students keen to pursue higher education in India attended a day-long education fair organised here by the Guru Nanak Dev University. Nikkei falls on rate concernsThe Globe and Mail - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:55:06 GMTTOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 0.61 percent on Monday, with shares in Sony Corp. and other recent gainers declining after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data fueled concerns about further interest rate rises in the world's largest economy. SP AusNet looking for acquisitionsThe Age - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:54:55 GMTElectricity and gas utility SP AusNet has looked at several potential acquisitions since listing but says it won't be get carried away by the flurry of deal making that has hit the energy sector this year. Two men stabbed in linked attacksBBC News - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:52:44 GMTTwo young men are stabbed in separate attacks which police believe are linked. Serie A link for Liverpool's Norwegian star?fansfc.com - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:49:59 GMTThe Norwegian has been a regular in the Reds side again this season and with three years left on his Anfield contract, it would take a massive offer to persuade Liverpool to sell. Zimerman has strokes of, quite simply, geniusBaltimore Sun - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:49:54 GMTIt's hard to explain true, transcendent artistry, to identify its roots or define its parameters, but I think I know when I hear it. And I heard it more than once during the weekend-long Piano Celebration presented by the Shriver Hall Concert Series. Links:Lexus RX 330Lexus LXLexusLexus IS 200Lexus LS430Lexus GX 470Lexus SC 400Lexus ES 350Lexus JX 540Lexus ISLexus LF-ALexus GS350 | | Saturday, April 8th, 2006 | | 11:20 pm |
Bush Blames Reid for Immigration Meltdown Bush Blames Reid for Immigration MeltdownWJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:14:49 GMTWashington (AP) - President Bush ( website - news - bio ) blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation. Bush Blames Reid For Immigration MeltdownWCBS-TV New York - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:13:16 GMTPresident Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation. CBS News: Immigration and Naturalization Frisky BusinessPotentials Magazine - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:11:39 GMTFEBRUARY 01, 2003 - -- Clad in a gray fitted pantsuit, hair perfectly coiffed, Linda LoRe, the 56-year-old CEO of the beleaguered lingerie retailer Frederick's of Hollywood, shakes her head anxiously and paces her office, fiddling with a pen, before stopping and finally looking up. American Red Cross Responds to Severe Weather in TennesseeAmerican Red Cross - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:09:58 GMTEDITOR'S NOTE: American Red Cross Rapid Response Team members are stationed in the affected area. To speak with one of the team members, please call the Public Affairs Desk at 202-303-5551 American Red Cross Responds to Severe Weather in TennesseePR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:07:00 GMT Late Friday afternoon, the Nashville Area Red Cross went from practice to "real-time" operations mode as severe weather moved through and a mock drill in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Management's Homeland Security Division had to be suspended. Exercise: Get Your Facts StraightCBS News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:05:31 GMTWe all know exercise is healthy, but when it comes to the details, there are plenty of false rumors floating around. Take our HealthWatch quiz to find out just how much you really know. Veteran politician Klaew dies, 89Bangkok Post - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:03:37 GMTKhon Kaen senator and veteran politician Klaew Norapati died at his flat in Don Muang in Bangkok yesterday. He was 89. On Friday, he was admitted to hospital after he passed out during a Senate meeting. Newsletter SignupSuper League - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:57:36 GMTWarrington coach Paul Cullen hailed his side’s best performance of the season as the Wolves completed a hat-trick of victories over Bradford. HARDCOVER FICTIONThe Myrtle Beach Sun News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:57:28 GMT1. "The Da Vinci Code," by Dan Brown. 2. "The House," by Danielle Steel. A workaholic lawyer's life changes when she buys a crumbling mansion. 3."The 5th Horseman," by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate unexplained deaths at a San Francisco hospital. Bush Blames Reid for Immigration MeltdownTerre Haute Tribune Star - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:57:17 GMTPresident Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation. The landmark bill, which would offer eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, fell victim Friday to internal disputes in both parties. Links:Lexus RX 300Lexus LX 470LexusLexus LX 470Lexus LS 600hLexus GXLexus SC 400 |
|