Last Thursday

Worst Trade of the 2006 NBA Season

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When Vince Carter wasn't showing up in Toronto, the Raptors got rid of him but really never got anyone in return. So I want to see Toronto succeed, I'd like to see them get a payday for doing the right thing. However last Thursday I was thoroughly disappointed with what has to be the worst [...]

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A Black Friday Standing In Line Experience

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My husband and oldest son ate their fill of Turkey and cranberries last Thursday on Thanksgiving and left out the door to go stand in line outside of Best Buy to purchase one of their Black Friday deals. The deal in question, if any of you are wondering, was a Toshiba Laptop. The laptop was [...]

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Eagles' DeSean Jackson keeps football out of his school visit (With Videos)

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Maclin also didn’t take questions Tuesday, though he had the back of Jackson during that opener locker room.Maclin didn’t think the sideline shots of Jackson last Thursday really told the story. In one instance quarterback Vince Young appeared to be speaking to Jackson, who seemed to be ignoring him. The Eagles contend that wasn’t the [...]

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Harrison says McCoy hit not 'worthy' of league discipline

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Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison practiced today. Now he has to hope that he will be in uniform Monday night as well. The NFL could fine or even suspend Harrison, who is a repeat offender of the rule that prohibits roughing the passer. Harrison drew a roughing the passer penalty following a helmet to helmet [...]

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Let the Faux Fur Fly

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COMING AND GOING: Lightning Strikes; Dead Sea Parts; Consensus Found on General Plan Update Thursday, September 15, 2011 Naturally, suicide and murder were very much on my mind last Thursday as I watched the Santa Barbara City Council wrestle, yet again, with Plan Santa Barbara, which has become a Zen-like exercise in political futilitarianism. With five [...]

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Battlefield Wanderings: Decisions at Gettysburg

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Decisions at Gettysburg: the Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Campaign by Matt Spruill Last Thursday at the Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable meeting Matt Spruill talked about his newest book, Decisions at Gettysburg. it was a great talk and having read the book since then it is also a great book. to be fair [...]

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Studio 23 Premiered New Seasons of 'Desperate Housewives', 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Amazing Race'

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There’s a new housewife in Wisteria Lane and the country watched her moved in last Thursday night when Studio 23 aired the Philippine free TV premiere of the highly anticipated seventh season of “Desperate Housewives.” Singer-actress Vanessa Williams formally joined the cast of the Emmy Award winning series as the major diva Renee Perry who [...]

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Gaddafi threatens with civil war as security forces switch sides [Video]

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At least 60 people were killed in clashes in Tripoli on Monday as anti-government protests that began in eastern Libya spread to the capital. The protests appeared to be gathering momentum, with demonstrators saying they had taken control of several key towns in the country. "Libya is at a crossroads. If we do not agree [...]

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Khodorkovsky's son fears father will fall to Kremlin forces

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As he gazes out over New York's frozen cityscape, Pavel Khodorkovsky makes sure one of his most prized possessions is safe: a yellowing Aeroflot plane ticket. The ticket, which he keeps in a small bag at home with his passports, was supposed to get him back to Moscow on New Year's Eve seven years ago [...]

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Briefly Upriver

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A5 Christmas stockings WOODSTOCK – the Carleton Manor Ladies Auxiliary spent last Thursday morning preparing Christmas stockings for the manor's 80 residents. each stocking contains eight items: soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, socks and aftershave for the men, scarves and beads for the women, lip balm, and a teddy bear. "Santa will come give out the [...]