Archive for May, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Stars Over Washington Blog
Uh oh…
“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.”
Frederick Douglass (1818- 1895), Escaped slave, abolitionist, author, editor of the North Star and later of the New National Era.
Daily Links
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
Lauren Conrad put MTV in the corner.
[ The Blemish ]
Billy Idol is a Lakers fan.
[ Celebrity Puke ]
Britney Spears rags all over everything.
[ Fatback Media ]
Megan Fox has a nipple adjuster.
[ City Rag ]
Katharine McPhee sells “paparazzi
protection”.
[ Geno’s World ]
Guess who the couple is in this […]
Rihanna Will Have To Show Up In Court
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
Not much to say here. Rihanna is being ordered to testify in the Chris Brown case
that is coming up in a few days here. I am sure during the cross examination she will
have to admit that Chris did in fact beat her senseless. However, a plea deal […]
Friday Tidbits - 5/29/09
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Michael Cuddyer hit for the Cycle. Nomar, Carlos Zambrano, Rick Ankiel and Chien-Ming Wang came of the DL. David Price got his start..and got rocked. Tampa lost Akinori Iwamura (knee) for the year. Rich Harden went on the DL. Vladimir Guerrero returned from the DL. Jose […]
Friday Morning 2009 MLB All-Star Ballot #6
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
I am going to vote for the MLB All-Star Game every Friday morning based on who I feel deserves it at the time. My decisions will be based upon cumulative stats to date.
(Based on stats through 5/27)
American League
1B - Justin Morneau
2B - Aaron Hill
3B - […]
Rotoprofessor’s Top 10 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Just as we did with Quarterbacks recently (click here to view) let’s take an early look at the potential Top 10 Running Backs for 2009. Obviously, a lot can change between now and draft day, so this list is likely […]
NHL Playoffs Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 5/27/09
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
5/27/09
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Darren Helm - Series-ending Goal
Brett Lebda - 2 Assists
Dan Cleary - Goal
Patrick Kane - Goal
Valtteri Filppula - Assist
Tomas Holmstrom - Assist
Brent Seabrook - Assist
Dave Bolland - Assist
Chris Osgood - W, 30 of 31 Saves
Cristobal Huet - 44 of 46 Saves
Trying to make sense of it?
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[?]Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
First things first: Apologies, where apologies are due. Guys, it wasn’t at all your fault! I’m sorry for blaming you.
Have a look at the two screen shots below (click to enlarge): The top one is the graph from last Friday’s Riverloop. The red bars on the bottom […]
Song For Friday: The Cure - Friday I’m in Love
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[?]Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Penny Stocks to Watch by Stock Analyzer for May 29th
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[?]Submitted by Stock Analyzer
Penny Stocks to Watch
Another great day for our “Hideout Exclusive” picks with our newest alert GBLE closing up at its high of day. GBLE closed today at .39 which was a very solid 18% gain for our members. We are still putting GBLE on watch here as we […]
Transworld talks summer with LNP
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[?]Submitted by FrontLipped
Ever since Laurent-Nicolas Paquin – LNP for short – burst out of Quebec, and on to the international shred scene a couple years ago, people have took notice and formed their own opinions.
Whether you’re a fan, or a hater, of LNP’s antics (and fashion sense), there’s no denying the […]
Top 5 Fat Loss Eating Tips
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[?]Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
The top 5 fat loss eating tips will help you achieve your fat loss goals sooner because they give you an easy point of reference….everyone can remember 5 things, right?! The top 2 eating tips for fat loss have nothing to do with actually eating food:
1. […]
Book Review: Cookies To Die For! by Bev Shaffer
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[?]Submitted by The Thin Red Line
In our house, my partner Ron is the family baker and today he provides a review of a wonderful new book from Pelican Publishing (located in Gretna, Louisiana my old stomping grounds).
Cookies To Die For! by Bev Shaffer is quite full of […]
Library Loot #20
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
I put about a dozen books on hold that will be in next week. Plus the girls are out of school. I hope I’m ready for summer…. (You should see my pile for the 48 hour Reading Challenge; I’ll put it up before the challenge starts next week.)
For […]
NPR on Benny
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[?]Submitted by Jazz Suite
Nice piece on Benny Goodman from NPR’s All Things Considered.
Danilo Perez – Jazz Photography
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[?]Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Photographing Danilo Perez in concert at ast weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival was a lot of fun. He was so unpredictable as he moved around a lot as he played the piano and sometime like here he played on the side of the piano. His music was serious but […]
Dianne Reeves Redux
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[?]Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is another shot of amazing jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves from last weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival. This one was made during the sound check and I love her expression of emotion as she sings even with the huge hall empty of an audience.
Kurt Elling Redux
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[?]Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is another shot of Kurt Elling from last weekend’s 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival.
Thomas Marriott Trio
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[?]Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Thomas Marriott appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival with his Trio at the Cypress Lounge and Wine Bar at The Westin Bellevue. Thomas here waits as Gary Versace does his solo on the Hammond B-3 organ
Greta Matassa Quartet
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[?]Submitted by EyeShotJazz
Here is a shot of jazz vocalist Greta Matassa who appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival.
Bill Anschell Trio – Jazz Photography
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[?]Submitted by EyeShotJazz
The Bill Anschell Tiro who appeared last weekend at the 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival performed at the Bellevue Grill to a packed house.
Killer at Large - Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat - Movie Review
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More Blog
I just watched Killer at Large- Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat. It was very eye opening even when I try so very hard to feed my family Real Food! Right away I watched in disbelief when a 12-year-old girl had liposuction, with her parents […]
Do Too Many Recipes Spoil the Cook?
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[?]Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks !
If recipes were all that were needed to be able to cook, then all of us would be master chefs. But unfortunately, only a handful of us are. So what’s the deal then with the hundreds of thousands of cookbooks that are published each year and […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on May 28, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on May 28, 2009
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
Under $5.00 […]
More Thoughts on Potential GDP and the Output Gap
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
In several past posts, I’ve been taken to task for using the CBO measure of the output gap (and the associated measure of potential GDP) [0] [1]. Some criticize the false sense of certainty that is provided by the official measures, since they are known to be revised as […]
