Why are our sports figures moving out?
2009-10-18 18:08:00 Is it the weather? The fact that we didn't get the Olympics? Chicago's famous athletes Jim McMahon and Antonio Davis are picking up and leaving some sweet real estate to head down south, according to this Tribune article. They're giving up, and often taking losses on mansions in the suburbs to move to Florida and Georgia. Maybe cost of living down there is cheaper, or maybe there's less chance to losing property value (which I doubt). But I wonder who is moving into these mansions and if they feel like they're getting a good deal. Interestingly, they both used the same listing broker, Brush Hill Realty in Hinsdale, to sell the places. Brush Hill, incidentally, is listing properties worth 10 times...
Top Ten Products That Should Be Endorsed by Chicago Sports Figures
2009-08-20 13:00:00 The Chicago sports world has always been littered with a number of colorful characters, and at one point or another, some of them have used their celebrity status to promote a variety of goods and services. For example, Jimmy Mac has backed every product imaginable including Gotcha and MVP (Male Vitality Performance). So, this got me thinking...are there any existing products that the sports icons of our fair city could lend their name to? Well, the answer is yes! There are millions upon millions of untapped endorsement dollars that some of Chicago's current sports figures could cash in on. Here's what I was able to come up with.....10. Matt ForteKia ForteThis is as self explanatory as it gets. It...
Top Ten Chicago Sports Figures We Couldn't See in Cuffs
2009-08-10 13:00:00 If you're anything like us, finding out that Blackhawks star Patrick Kane was arrested for beating up a cabbie in Buffalo came as a bit of a shock. How could our little lightweight ever commit a crime over a measly 20-cents? So while Kaner was probably getting grounded by his parents, we started thinking about who else in Chicago we could never see in cuffs. Here's what we came up with. 10. Bartolo ColonFirst you'd have to find the South Side's pudgy pitcher to arrest him. This hefty head case goes M.I.A. faster than Hawk Harrelson's objectivity in the booth. ...
Top Ten Chicago Sports Figures No One Can Agree On
2009-07-06 09:00:00 10. Jim Thome The sweet swinging lefty on the South Side is a rare mix of country strong and class that doesn't come around very often. Thome is one of the best power hitters of our generation that continues to move up the ladder on the all-time home run list. But when he's not banging balls out of the Cell, Thome can be found clogging up base-paths andstriking out far too often. With the youth movement that's currently taking place within the organization, is the sluggish slugger doing more good than bad for the team?...
On the Private Lives of Public Figures
2009-06-16 00:14:00 I just learned that quite recently a detail of the private life of a prominent gay person (very likely not a Republican) was made public. I had always thought it was primarily for political reasons that such things were exposed. But, I guess people’s prurient obsessions transcend politics. It does seem that in this internet age ...
By: GayPatriot
Blackhawks Dominate NHL Attendance Figures
2009-04-16 22:38:00 Defying the economy and led by the resurgent Chicago Blackhawks, the National Hockey League is reporting a jump in overall attendance of 1.1 per cent for the 2008-09 regular season over the previous...
By: Sport Syndicate
Its Time to Think Big...Six Figures Anyone?
2009-03-26 20:53:00 (or right click here and select "save target as..." to download)Student entrepreneurs are successful...but what about when we graduate? In this episode we discuss the mindset and goals we need to have in order to truly live the lifestyle we want AFTER we graduate.How big can you dream?
mileage figures fudged?
2009-01-13 19:43:00 Between the time mileage figures were calculated for the 2007 and 2008 model cars, there seems to have been a change in criteria resulting in the 2008 figures being less than actual. As a case in point, a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis is rated at 11 city and 16 higway, while the same virtually identic
Autumn Trapping Figures in Cyprus
2009-01-13 14:43:00 Via BirdLife Cyprus: Alarming Autumn Trapping Figures: CYPRIOT TRAPPERS killed an estimated 776,000 birds this autumn to supply local restaurants with banned ambelopoulia delicacies, a lucrative trade authorities consistently fail to halt, charges local conservation group BirdLife Cyprus. BirdLife Cyprus said the latest findings from its under-cover monitoring of the illegal cull showed a worrying upturn ...
By: Migrations
2008 in Facts and Figures
2008-12-30 10:20:00 Good Things1. CateWe met 13 times, had sex (an estimated) 44 times, ate 11 restaurant meals, shared 1 picnic and suffered several hundred insect bites. Without doubt she gives the best BJ I have ever known. Also, she has the best ass. She is a truly fabulous person and she has made me very happy.2. My blogAt the peak of its popularity, on one day in June, I got 239 visits from 165 unique visitors who viewed 746 pages whilst staying for an average of 7 minutes and 10 seconds each. Until I moved the scary stuff to my private blog, I briefly had a Google page rank of 4 (whatever that means) and an Izearanks "RealRank" of less than 700.3. My blog has been banned by the Burmese military junta.Excellent!4. I have enjoyed work!Strange but true.5. I have probably read more books than in the previous five years.I must keep this up.Bad Things1. I made my neighbour cry.She violated my value system.2. I had on-line arguments with two fellow bloggers.They started it and they should have known I ...
Blip.tv Figures Out How To Serve Ads In iTunes Videos
2008-10-28 19:16:00 For most people, watching Web video is predominantly a streamed experience on their computers. But an important and substantial portion of Web video is still downloaded to be watched later, or transferred to a different screen (usually an iPod, but sometimes a flat-screen TV). The problem with downloads is that they don’t fit neatly into the advertising model that rules most other Web video. Some companies try to charge for video downloads on iTunes, but many simply give away their videos for free as downloadable podcasts. (In fact, quickly browsing iTunes seems to turn up more free videos in at least the TV show category than paid downloads). Serving up videos on iTunes in many respects is a loss leader for many online video producers. They need to do it because their most loyal viewers subscribe to their shows through iTunes, but then they have trouble selling those very same viewers to advertisers. Arguably, these are a show’s most valuable viewers because they keep comi...
Elvenking - Two Tragedy Poets (...And a Caravan of Weird Figures)
2008-10-20 13:07:00 Band: ElvenkingAlbum: Two Tragic PoetsYear: 2008Country: ItalyGenre: Power/Folk MetalLength: 43:10 MinFilesize: 68.38 MBTracklist:- The Caravan of Weird Figures- Another Awful Hobs Tale- From Blood to Stone- Ask A Silly Question- She Lives at Dawn- The Winter Wake- Heaven is A Place on Earth- My Own Spiders Web- Not My Final Song- The Blackest of My Hearts- Miss Conception- My Little MoonClick Here
China Court Dismisses First Anti-monopoly Case. That Figures.
2008-09-07 22:55:00 Xinhua story out today on how "The No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing on Thursday rejected an anti-monopoly case considered the first of its kind in China." (h/t to Zhongguofalu) The court dismissed the case on "procedural" grounds. It appears the ruling was based on the plaintiffs' having delayed their filing, even though the alleged wrongdoing continues. Though it is very difficult to piece together a Chinese court decision from an English language article in a Chinese newspaper, I am still not surprised by the result. I am not surprised by the result simply because I simply do not believe China's courts are ready for antitrust cases and their response to this will be to dismiss them on whatever grounds they can find. We will hunt down the Chinese language decision on this case and will report back on it if it presents anything new.
By: China Law Blog
POP: John Carpenter?s The Thing With GI JOE Figures
2008-08-20 14:00:00 Wow! Talk about an attention to detail. I don't even want to fathom how much time they had to put into this recreation of John Carpenter's The Thing. I'm really impressed with the snow effects and general set pieces. This easily the best film recreation I have ever seen with action figures and these days that is saying quite a lot. Great work from Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann.
By: Gormanfilms
Dana White Speaks on new UFC action figures, the WWE and Floyd Mayweather
2008-06-10 20:45:00 UFC president Dana White and Brock Lesnar appeared on CNBC's "Power Lunch" to show off the company's new line of action figures. A graphic noted that the company signed a four-year deal with Jakks Pacific.The hosts of the show asked White whether there is any truth to the rumor that he is on the verge of announcing that he has signed Floyd Mayweather to a UFC deal. "No," he responded with a laugh. He also shot down another rumor that WWE was going to become a minority partner and take over sales and marketing.source: prowrestling.net Action figures? I didn't know about this. I might have to get a Randy Couture one! View the action figures here.
By: KLQ Blog
6 Historic Figures Who Were Celibate
2008-06-09 15:33:00 Going without sex I can relate to, but why would someone choose that lifestyle on purpose? Priests, yeah, but these guys are not priests. Some aren’t interested, some don’t know what they are missing, and others just gave up sex for one reason or another. These six historic figures are mostly creative types who were obsessed with their work ahead of... everything else. Pictured is Nikola Tesla, who had no trouble attracting women.
By: Miss Cellania
[Weird] Family Circus finally figures out that sex sells. (See upper left c
2008-06-08 19:08:00 (Some Guy)
Mike Filsaime throws away 7 figures recklessly?
2008-06-05 21:11:00 Here is the deal… Back in February of 2007, Mike Filsaime held a secret Private Workshop at an undisclosed location. Over 100 people paid $5000 for the Workshop. He then took those DVDs (Which now sell for $1297) and sold it out in record fashion in under 7 days to 2500 people. Since then, over 3000 people have ...
Manchin Figures in SuperDelegate Mix as Dems End Primary Season
2008-06-03 14:27:00 Gov. Joe Manchin remains one of three West Virginia "super" or unelected delegates uncommitted to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, The Associated Press reports.He's also chair of the Democratic Governors Association, and so is poised to play a role in the Democrats' efforts to solidify their support after today's primaries in South Dakota and Montana, AP also reports."Officials said that if Obama failed to gain 2,118 delegates by tonight, one possibility under discussion was to have key leaders to issue a statement Wednesday urging superdelegates to state their preferences as soon as possible," that article said. "The leaders suggested were Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader; Speaker Nancy Pelosi;" and Manchin.AP's count found that "Obama was 41.5 delegates shy of the 2,118, needed to clinch the nomination at the party's convention in Denver," while Clinton had 1917.5.AP also has a separate report on the task that awaits Manchin and other DGA members: "Eleven of the na...
Capcom announce all-time sales figures: gaming memories activated
2008-05-30 12:59:00 Finding Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts in a grubby local game shop days after it came out in Japan, playing as Zangief on Worthing Pier and still seeing off bigger boys' challenges, being blown away by the Mode 7 runway in Area 88, falling off my chair after hearing the infamous 'Jill sandwich' line for the first time - Capcom games tend to play significant parts in most people's gaming history. Capcom have released some interesting and satisfyingly comprehensive (essentially promotional) stats detailing their best selling franchises, and one message is clear: their comittment to milking their IPs is extraordinary (Fifty Resident Evil games?) but they do it so well (let's pretend not to notice Dino Crisis) that it's hard to begrudge their success. Resident Evil Series (50 titles, 34,500,000 units) Mega Man Series (120 titles, 28,000,000 units) Street Fighter Series (59 titles, 25,000,000 units) Disney Series (33 titles, 13,200,000 units) Devil May Cry Series (10 titles, 9,500,0...
Mid-tier, upscale Singapore hotels faring best: STB figures
2008-05-28 07:44:00 Mid-tier, upscale Singapore hotels faring best: STB figures  For first time, data groups hotels into classes, shows their performance By Lim Wei Chean DOING WELL: Link Hotel in Tiong Bahru is among those in the mid-tier category, which are reported to be fairing the best, along with upscale hotels which would include the likes of Orchard Hotel. — ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO MID-TIER and upscale hotels have fared best among different types of hotels in the current tourism boom. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), releasing the latest tourism statistics here, has grouped the hotels into four classes and released figures on their performance for the first time. The four are: Luxury hotels: those in prime locations or historic buildings (4,500 rooms); Upscale hotels: boutique hotels and those in prime locations, charging slightly lower rates (12,400 rooms); Mid-tier hotels: those in commercial zones (9,500 rooms); and Economy hotels: those with budget rooms in outlying districts (3,8...
SCAVENGERS / Art Toy Figures / MINDstyle
2008-05-28 07:17:00 Slated for a June 20th (Friday) 2008 release, Kathie Olivas’ SCAVENGERS Mini-Figure Series One from MINDstyle will see 7 figures = including 6 Regular (less than 2000-pc per design made) and 1 Secret (green gas-mask @ only 300-pcs packed randomly) - all in 15-boxes packed in a specially designed flip top gift box (closed by ...
Vista laid low by new malware figures
2008-05-26 16:33:00 Slashdot It!It looks as if Vista's reputation for improved security could be heading for the pages of history. PC Tools has renewed last week's attack on the platform with new figures that appear to back up its claim that Vista is almost as vulnerable as its predecessors.According to analysis from the Australian company's ThreatFire user base, 58,000 PCs running Vista were compromised by at least one piece of malware over the six months to May 2008, equivalent to 27 percent of all Vista machines probed. Vista made up 12.6 percent, or 190,692, of the 1,513,502 machines running Windows in the user base.In total, Vista suffered 121,380 instances of malware from its 190,000 user base, a rate of malware detection per system is proportionally lower than that of XP, which saw 1,319,144 malware infections from a user base of 1,297,828 machines, but it indicates a problem that is worse than Microsoft has been admitting to.Only a week ago, PC Tools revealed that Vista was as likely to be h...
By: Tech Talk
Olympic Games - Facts & Figures
2008-05-20 16:40:00 DID YOU KNOW THAT?Cecilia Tait Villacorta went to Seitensprung Sachsen Anhalt Olympics in 1988 in Seoul (South Korea) with the Peruvian volleyball team. Under the leadership of Cecilia, Peru won the silver medal in women?s volleyball. In Korea, she was considered as the best female volleyball player in the world. DID YOU KNOW THAT?Iceland has ...
By: Pan-2007
Olympic Games - Facts & Figures
2008-05-20 16:40:00 DID YOU KNOW THAT?Cecilia Tait Villacorta went to Seitensprung Sachsen Anhalt Olympics in 1988 in Seoul (South Korea) with the Peruvian volleyball team. Under the leadership of Cecilia, Peru won the silver medal in women?s volleyball. In Korea, she was considered as the best female volleyball player in the world. DID YOU KNOW THAT?Iceland has ...
By: Pan-2007
Rise Identified In Insolvency Figures Posted By : Abbi Rouse
2008-05-19 07:00:00 The number of insolvencies applied for by British consumers is increasing, according to new figures.
Pocket World in Figures 2007(Economist)
2008-05-18 01:40:00 Pocket World in Figures 2007(Economist)# Author:"Economist"# Publisher: Economist Books # Number Of Pages: 240 # Publication Date: 2006-09-07 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1861978251 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781861978257 This small book is packed full with vital economic statistics, which came from all the corners of the world. From standard of living to birth and death rates, it covered close to two hundred countries; and provided the economic profiles of all the major economies in the world. It also came with updated information on the Euro-zone countries.However, its economic value harbour some sour taste. It is easy to discover that most of the books that rank alongside this one offered cheaper prices, while at the same time providing more extensive details. Also, there is just a marginal update between this year's edition and that of last year.
East Timor distinguishes 15 leading figures of the liberation
2008-05-14 04:07:00 LUSA 13 May 2008 - The Government of East Timor has distinguished 15 leading figures of the struggle for national liberation in a ceremony presided over by the prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, in Dili.
Oil Painting Demonstration - Painting Horses in Landscape with Figures
2008-05-13 21:30:00 “Painting Horses in Landscape with Figures” By Elin Pendleton This painting lesson will show you how I move from an original idea, through the entire process as I paint an equine subject in my studio. The reference photographs: I liked the sitting position of the groom, but the light and shadow pattern on the standing figure just made ...
Sri Lanka: ICRC Jaffna branch issues figures of victims receiving assistanc
2008-05-12 13:45:00 Sri Lanka: ICRC Jaffna branch issues figures of victims receiving assistance
Russia keeps key figures in new Putin cabinet
2008-05-12 13:45:00 Russia keeps key figures in new Putin cabinet
Albany Figures You?re Cheap
2008-05-12 00:00:00 The price of just about everything has shot up like crazy, and Albany thinks you deserve relief. Are they proposing lowering taxes and fees across the board? Are they going to spend less to make up the difference? Is there any chance that New York politicians might ...
By: BuffaloPundit
Got Lots Of Extra Ethernet Cables? Turn Them Into Action Figures
2008-05-11 18:01:00 So what do you do when you’ve got extra ethernet cables lying around the house? Roll it up or throw it away? The folks over at Fresh99 have found a better way of dealing with all those cables. Turn them into action figures. Let’s take a look: I think I’ve found a new hobby haha.
By: Brown Thoughts
Mothers? day facts and figures from the ABS
2008-05-09 05:20:00 For Mothers Day 2008, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has put together a snapshot of facts and figures relating to motherhood in Australia. The median age of mothers who gave birth in 2006 was 30.8, up from 29.2 in 1996. Women could expect to have 1.8 children in their lifetime in 2006, the most ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mothers’ day facts and figures from the ABS", url: "http://www.australianwomenonli-ne.com/?p=480" });
Coat Coed Could Sue Lohan for Six Figures
2008-05-09 00:59:00 The fur is flying. A Columbia University co-ed says that after her $12,000 blond mink coat went missing during a party at a downtown New York night spot, starlet Lindsay Lohan was later seen in several photographs wearing a remarkably similar blond mink. ?The pictures speak for themselves,? said Merrill Cohen, the attorney for the fur?s ...
A salute to sports figures as soldiers
2008-05-08 21:39:00 My grandfather fought in WWII on Guadalcanal, won a Silver Star, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and enough decorations to smelt down and make a spittoon. He wasn?t the only one of his, or other generations to serve their country in time of war. Even professional athletes, those who have
By: A Wikia Wiki
April 2008 Sales Figures are in for Arlington Virginia
2008-05-08 16:38:00 The time is flying by – the trees are a remarkable shade of deep green; the days of glorious flowering trees have passed; the weather is feeling warmer, the sun a little higher and brighter and I can feel summer ahead! This is usually our busiest time of the year in real estate – although ...
Lee County Foreclosure Figures Peak, But Don’t Show Correct Picture
2008-05-08 13:56:00 Data released this Thursday for Lee County shows that the latest April foreclosure figures were at their peak, but there is a catch to the whole number game. Though they seem to be at their highest level of all time, these foreclosed properties are not being auctioned or sold to new buyers, causing an abnormal increase in the bank of foreclosed properties in the region. Here is an example: When Michael Palladino and his folks decided that this is the house they wanted among many foreclosed homes they saw, they found that though they were ready to buy the home, they couldn’t buy it as it was not put up for sale yet. Tommy Lee says “When I pulled it up, it was foreclosed on February 8th. And here we are May 2nd, and it’s still not on the market for sale,” Tommy is from AA Associates Realty, and he showed them the place. Michael adds “Very frustrating because, there are properties all over, you want to put offers in and you can’t! What’s the deal with...
Credit Card and Internet fraud figures released
2008-05-08 13:27:00 Today the UK,s fastest growing online shopping site released its figures for attempted fraud on its site, and it is quite a shock most of us think of most fraud coming from countries in Africa or Asia, but their figures show that a huge 93% of attempted fraud comes from the United States of America, they in fact report that a shocking 1 out of 3 attempted transactions from the USA are in fact fraud attempts.The company have in the past blocked buyers from some of the countries normally associated with fraud, but removed all blocks for a one year trial. As a result of the one year trail all the countries that we all associate with fraud will still be free to shop with them, but transactions will be closely monitored.But have decided to no longer except orders from the USA.ATTEMPTED ONLINE FRAUD BY COUNTRY.1) USA 93%2) Singapore 3%3) Germany 2%4) Rest of world 2%
K-1 Hao Collection Action Figures
2008-05-07 17:11:00 K-1 Hao Collection are highly detailed, pvc made action figure. In the collection are Badr Hari, Masato Kobayashi, Mighty Mo, Hong-Man Choi, Ikuhisa Minowa, Kozo Takeda, Genki Sudo and more. You can find these at the K-1 Web Store (Japanese language website). An older collection includes fighters like Fedor Emelianenko, Bob Sapp, Mirko Filipovi?, Wanderlei Silva, Ray ...
By: GymTops
[Photoshop] Photoshop theme: Modern technologies used by historical figures
2008-05-01 10:28:00
A Head for Figures
2008-04-29 21:18:00 (I was sure that I posted this last night, but all I could find today was a earlier draft version which I’ve amended from memory - sorry if you’ve already seen this via rss.) I haven’t paid much attention to my flickr account lately, though I’ve had the odd comment or group invitation from time to time. Today I had an interesting one, the Figurehead group invited me to submit the following pic to their photo pool: It’s the figurehead of the Cutty Sark, a clipper ship which is held in dry dock in Greenwich. She looks quite attractive from this angle, doesn’t she? All long flowing locks and pert bosoms. Interestingly, she looks quite different from the other side of the ship: Not so pretty now, eh? I did some research and discovered that her name is Nannie, and she is a witch from a Robert Burns poem: Tam saw that among the ugly group of witches, there was one which was young and beautiful. Her name was Nannie, and she wore only a ‘cutty sar...
Australia now has more cell phones than people, official figures show
2008-04-29 16:14:00 Australia has more cell phones than people, according to government statistics revealed Monday.For the first time, there was more than one cell phone for every Australian in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the Australian Communications and Media ...
Arc Figures obligatňries 2 maig al Car de Sant Cugat
2008-04-29 13:12:00 El prňxim 2 de maig divendres al matí, es celebra la II convocatňria ARC (alt rendiment catalŕ) de figures obligatňries al CAR de Sant Cugat, on els nostres patinadors Carles Gasset i Isabel Repu Club leer más
Creativity from Ice Figures and Sculptures
2008-04-29 06:20:00 Art & Design ? Ice carving - Sculptures and Figures made from Ice
By: Attuworld
4 Simple Steps To Make 5 Figures Income from Trading Forex
2008-04-28 07:00:00 Unstoppable growing numbers of daily volume transaction added with availability of mini account have made Foreign Exchange trading become one of primary choose to materialize unlimited income. What is mini account? In case you never heard about it, in essence, through mini account you can start trading currency with small capital as low as $300. This ...
By: Resources zone
Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala
2008-04-27 00:00:00 Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala Etiketler : Elle Figures Speech Fundraising Gala
By: Resimler
Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala 2
2008-04-27 00:00:00 Elle in Figures of Speech Fundraising Gala 2 Etiketler : Elle Figures Speech Fundraising Gala
By: Resimler
Kim Kardashian's Paparazzi Action Figures
2008-04-23 10:12:00 Rolling around in her new Bentley convertible, Kim Kardashian visited Kitson accessories boutique on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (April 22). After browsing the store’s selection, the socialite-turned-reality-star kept things interesting by handing out paparazzi action figures to the horde of... |
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