Viewing Highlights
May 30th, 2008
Tennis — French Open — Early Round — Day 6 — From Paris. (Live) (CC) TSN 6 a.m.European PGA Tour Golf — Celtic Manor Wales Open — Second Round — From Wales. (Live) GOLF 7 a.m.NASCAR Racing — Craftsman Truck Series — AAA Insurance 200 Qualifying. (Live) SPEED 7 a.m.NASCAR Racing — Sprint Cup — […]
Sixty Years of Bloodshed, Treachery and Terror
May 30th, 2008
500,000 (early 17th C). Brazil: Original population of 2.5M to 5.0M (”recent commentators favoring the higher”) fell to 1M.Massimo Livi-Bacci, Concise History of World Population History 2d (1996).Mexico: Population fell from 6.3M (1548) to 1.9M (1580) to 1M (1605). Peru: Pop. fell from 1.3M (1572) to 600,000 (1620). Canada: from 300,000 (ca. 1600) to USA: […]
Man pushes creation of panel to prepare city for space aliens
May 30th, 2008
Jeff Peckman is back at it, and this time he is bringing little green men along for the ride.The Denver man, who sponsored an offbeat ballot initiative that would have required the city to implement stress-reduction techniques, now wants to ask voters to create a commission dealing with space aliens.“It is important because if you’re […]
Lost season 4 episode 10 review
May 30th, 2008
"Ah, that’s the great puzzle."Ten episodes in, four more to go. With the silly season of television finales straight ahead, everything seems to be falling into place for Lost’s three-part (!!!) end-of-season blowout following the most recent installment, entitled "Something Nice Back Home". Which is nice to see, because I’m not falling into place - […]
This Mob Is Big in Japan
May 30th, 2008
I have spent most of the past 15 years in the dark side of the rising sun. Until three years ago, I was a crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest newspaper, and covered a roster of characters that included serial killers who doubled as pet breeders, child pornographers who abducted junior high-school girls, […]
NASCAR Notes: Junior says he'll curb harsh radio talk to his crew
May 30th, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he’s trying to take a calmer approach when talking to crew chief Tony Eury Jr. on the radio.Some conversations have been heated and led to questions about how well they work together. Earnhardt said he’s trying to be more constructive in his criticism."I read all that (stuff) about everybody was wanting […]
Man accused of stealing from artist sentenced to 8 months
May 30th, 2008
BARABOO, Wis. - A man charged with stealing art from a sculpture park and selling it for scrap was sentenced Thursday to eight months in jail.Investigators say Howard J. Henn, 55, took metal used in the art of Lodi artist Tom Every, known as Dr. Evermor, at his outdoor sculpture studio.Every’s “The Forevertron” was recently […]
COMPTON: New Experience at Lowe's for Dodge Driver
May 30th, 2008
● The Virginia native will be making his 16th start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway this weekend, but his first in trucks. He has five Sprint Cup Series and 10 Nationwide starts.● The No. 4 Dodge will be sporting the Crown Dodge of Fayetteville paint scheme this weekend. The Crown Dodge of Fayetteville […]
New Vets for Freedom ad: When are you going to meet with Petraeus …
May 30th, 2008
Not as pointed as the first ad, which wondered why he won’t meet with military commanders but will meet with any degenerate who can call himself a head of state, but the basic point remains. Fearless prediction: Obama will ultimately meet with Petraeus before the election. If he doesn’t have the stones to […]
Comcast Interactive Media: Profitability On Track In '08; More …
May 29th, 2008
Comcast ( NSDQ: CMCSA) Interactive Media is poised to turn a profit in 2008 according to EVP Sam Schwartz. He and CIM President Amy Banse discussed the state of the unit in a Reuters interview that follows closely on its announced acquisition of Plaxo. That acquisition followed the company’s purchase of Fandango a year earlier, […]