Adventures with Twelve
Has it really been a month since I wrote about Doctor Who? Thoughts on episodes three - six of the current series (eight). I was pleasantly surprised by "Robot of Sherwood". I've noticed that the pre-1900s historical episodes of Doctor Who have tended to have a creepy, supernatural feel to them whic ...
NFL Says Muslim Player Who Got A 15-Yard Penalty For Praying Shouldn't Have Been Penalized
Kansas City Chiefs player Husain Abdullah got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for sliding on his knees and praying after scoring a touchdown against the New England Patriots on Monday night. The flag drew criticism since Christian prayers are never punished for kneeling after a touchdown a ...
The Thin Blue Line
Weekly opinion and miscellany from a London cabbie > Exactly 185 years ago on 30th September 1829 at 6pm the first Metropolitan Police Constables marched out onto the streets of London. Pa ...
Patriots 2014 First-Quarter Review
This one’s difficult to write. I began it before halftime. New England sits at 2-2, sandwiching two wins (at Minnesota and vs. Oakland) between a grim season-opener at Miami and a listless effort in Kansas City. (And after they got one-room-schoolhouse disciplined by the Chiefs, the term “listless e ...
To Eat This 8K-Calorie Breakfast, Sign a Waiver
Think you're a big eater? One breakfast cooked up at the Bear Grills cafe in Congleton, England, is so daunting that only 20 people have tried it—and no one has successfully cleaned their plate. The chef tells the Daily Mail it's called "the Hibernator" because "if anyone completes it...
But Suddenly I Feel The Sun, Before I Knew It This Dream Was All Gone
Afternoon fellow malcontents. I have had quite an active last 24 hours, as the blog was hit nearly a 1000 times in the last part that counts towards September. 21000 hits all told, which wasn’t bad considering I had a mini-meltdown half way through it. Cheers for the comments and your participation, ...
Qualität für indidviduelle Dekoideen
Ein guter und hochwertiger Dekostoff hat seinen Preis, doch an hochwertiger Qualität hat man auch lange Freude! Besonders wenn es um die Einrichtung geht, ist es gut, nicht an der falschen Stelle zu sparen. Die Dekostoffe der Marke prestigious textiles aus England lassen sich hervorragend verarbeite ...
Palace - 'Bitter'
Shot by Liam Saint-Pierre... Shot through with noir, Palace are ready to take their brooding, epic sound across the land. Debut EP 'Lost In The Night' is out now via Beatnik Creative, with director Liam Saint-Pierre stepping in to shoot some visuals for live favourite 'Bitter'. A sweeping, evocative ...
Moving On
What’s next for some Suffolk Downs backstretch families? She said her father, who is an outrider at the track, has been going to Maryland for the winters over the last several years, and will likely have to go down there for nine months now and then go further into the south for the remaining three ...
Utah alumni help Kansas City to blowout win over New England
SALT LAKE CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs should be Utah’s NFL team. After all, they have a Heisman Trophy finalist from the University of Utah (Alex Smith, a head coach who played at BYU under LaVell Edwards (Andy Reid), and a former all-conference ...
Latest Data Breach Could Impact New England Shaw’s, Star Market Customers
NEW YORK (AP) — Card data of Supervalu and Albertsons shoppers may be at risk in another hack, the two supermarket companies said Monday. The companies said that in late August or early September, malicious software was installed on networks that process ...
NFL says Kansas City Chiefs safety Abdullah should not have been penalized for prayer during game against New England Patriots
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL said Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct when he dropped to his knees in prayer after an interception. The league’s rule book prohibits ...
England duo sidelined
England's injury problems continued to escalate after prop Alex Corbisiero and second row Geoff Parling were ruled out of the autumn series. Corbisiero will be sidelined until early next year having undergone surgery to repair torn shoulder ligaments while ...
Do the New England Patriots have a quarterback controversy?
A blowout loss on Monday Night Football led to Tom Brady taking a seat for the final minutes of a 41-14 loss, then led to a question that was unthinkable as recently as 14 hours ago: Do the New England Patriots have a quarterback controversy?
Alex Corbisiero and Geoff Parling out of England’s autumn Tests
Alex Corbisiero will miss England’s autumn Tests after suffering a shoulder injury. The Northampton prop was hurt during Saints’ 31-24 Premiership victory over Bath at Franklin’s Gardens last Saturday. And Leicester’s director of rugby Richard ...
Rugby-England prop Corbisiero ruled out of November tests
LONDON (Reuters) - England prop Alex Corbisiero has been ruled out of action until the end of the year due to a shoulder ligament injury, his club Northampton said on Tuesday. England coach Stuart Lancaster was already without props Dan Cole and Mako ...
