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- The United Nations will punish two officials mentioned in a report that specified conflicts of interest and flawed management in the U.N. oil-for-food program. The report, that was released on Thursday claimed that Benon Sevan, chief of the oil-for-food program, might have received bribes from Saddam Hussein possibly using an |
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- The Daily Telegraph, Conservative daily of London, England |
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- The Yankees, the team of the 20th Century, got a quick jump as team of the 21st with the 2000 world championship, their third in a row and fourth in 5 years. It makes the Joe Torre era on the magnificent ones in team history, and this foursome of mid-lineup consistency has been largely responsible. |
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- by New Era Commemorate the New York Yankees and their 1947 World Series Championship win in this special edition 5950 cap by New Era, celebrating its 50th year in production! The fitted navy cap features the 1947 team logo at the front with an official World Series embroidered patch at the side. |
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- The Photo File collectible framed photograph offers a full 8 x 10-in photo, mounted in an 11 x 14-in double mat and framed with a high-quality Nielsen brand anodized aluminum frame. It comes ready to display with a ""V-notch"" hanger attachment on the back. |
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- Patch up your shirt, jacket, or bag with this embroidered emblem featuring your favorite team's logo. Now you can support your team anywhere at any time and always look great doing it! |
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- A great way to display your special ball collection, this cabinet-style case from Caseworks International features your favorite team's logo engraved on the acrylic cover. Able to accommodate up to 30 baseballs, this easy-open, wood-framed display case will help you better the presentation of your prized collection. |
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- Support your favorite team with the Whisper Light polo from Antigua. It features a comfortable 100% cotton waffle knit construction with the team logo embroidered on the left chest and a short sleeve, 3-button polo design. |
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- Keep warm but look cool rooting for your team! Clean and classic, this full-zip fleece by Moonlight Graham has a solid color body with contrasting sleeves. Team graphic applique at left chest or across front. |
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- The women's sleeveless Whisper polo from Antigua features a soft combed cotton waffle construction for comfort and lasting durability. The bra strap snap design secures your straps under the shirt for a clean, classy look, no matter what your activity. |
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- by New Era Show support for your Cubs with the casual style of this adjustable cap! The cotton cap features a Wrigley Field Ivy patch sewn at center front. New Era logo at left. |
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- Only one true baseball exists. The ball used by the greatest players alive. The ball fans clamor for following a monumental home run or a meaningless foul ball. The official ball of Major League Baseball. Supplied exclusively by Rawlings for over a quarter-century. |
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- National Design brings you this ideal product for your home or office. Your favorite team logo enables you to show your support any time of the day. |
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- by Majestic Athletic Order the official jersey of the World Series today! This durable jersey has a button-front closure and dries quickly because it is made with comfortable and resilient polyester. The officially licensed jersey proudly displays the famous Red Sox tackle twill team logo at the left chest, 2004 World Series Patch on the sleeve , and your customized number on the back. JERSEY WILL SHIP WITH NUMBER ONLY. |
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- Heavyweight t-shirt with full tackle-twill, satin-stitched team graphic applique at center front, with team logo at center back neck. Contrast team color inside of t-shirt. Nike jock tag at lower left front with swoosh design trademark inside v-notch at neck. |
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- Add to your favorite team's collection with this collectible from Louisville Slugger. Each bat comes with your favorite team's logo on the barrel. |
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- SOFIA (bnn)- Bulgaria's opposition on Friday ousted Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov in a no-confidence vote seen as a prelude to a larger effort to depose the minority government of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha. |
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- Some people have ways of coping with the downs and further downs that life brings you. My flatmate prefers to drink copious amounts of alcohol. I mean, copious amounts. The other night, he managed to neck a bottle of wine and four bottles of beer. All by himself, in his bedroom. |
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- After a friend saw yesterday's post on cliched pet answers to grumpy / depressed / miserable people, she said: "Cheer up, it could be worse, you could be me!" Another cliched hated answer, since it means: - there's even more despair to look forward to? - cue someone else telling you about all their woes, which is a bit annoying when you're grumpy / depressed / miserable etc. |
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- You know, I really really hate it when people say "Never mind / Cheer up / It could be worse / It might never happen / There's people worse off than you" - or other such trite phrases. Because it's not going to improve anyone's mood or general well/unwellbeing for the following reasons: "There's people worse off than you" -- erm... so what? There's people better off than me but you don't remind me about them either. |
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- That famed UK pop-gossip/tittle-tattle site Holy Moly talks to MediaGuardian. And reveals throughout that rather than being some kind of seedy teenager trapped in the toilets of Media Whorehouse Central, he is in fact a married 30-something Northerner who wants to "turn the site into a successful business model". Any donations you make to the site, goes to him to buy more fashionable clothes. Call me insane and hippy-esque, but it's disgraceful. I do wish people would stop seeing the Internet through nothing but green-paper-tinted glasses. |
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- One of the highlights of attending SXSW 2004 was going to a very entertaining blogging panel. Amongst the panellists was a very funny Justin Hall, who struck me as being a unique blend of someone who could be entertaining, funny, *and* knowledgable at the same time. In other words, someone I could aspire to liking, if I had heard of him before that day. Then amongst the morass of weblinks that get thrown at everyone all the time, I forgot to check out his website. (This is before I discovered Bloglines and the point of RSS feeds - to help you catch up on your web reading! |
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- On the Chris Moyles radio show this morning, the "gang" riffed on that classic early-90s two-albums-wonder Martika, and played a Japanese version of Love ... Thy Will Be Done. And howled at Martika singing Japanese lyrics with an English chorus, as if this was typical of the oddity of Japan. Except ... I'm pretty much certain that outside of English-speaking countries, an awful lot of the native pop does incorporate English and other multiple languages into songs. |
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- Oh for heavens' sake. BBC NEWS | Blogging 'a paedophile's dream' says a forensic psychologist adviser to the Scottish parliament. What next? Banning pens and paper on the grounds that if children write things, it might find its way over to that nasty child catcher? How on earth did paedophiles become such a bogeyman in today's society? |
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- It's the end of the world ... so it's time for Snow Patrol to do the video to that rather fabby song, Chocolate. They say it's all about madness, but I beg to differ. Certainly, it's much better than Ultravox's video on the same theme, with the added poignancy of some 9/11-esque imagery. Also pays "homage" (ie it rips off) to Don McKellar's great film Last Night. |
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- "If you want a working definition of a producer's job, it is persuading people to do things they don't want to do. And which are not in their own best interests." - Jeremy Paxman. So right. |
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- Since I spent 14 hours yesterday mostly monitoring/watching the Tsunami Relief Concert to provide on-demand broadband video clips (with my colleagues of course), I thought I might as well give my knee-jerk reactions of the artistes involved. Although of course I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE INSTEAD, if it wasn't for my cursed multi-skilling abilities. Rant to come. Katharine Jenkins - nice voice, but the songs seemed a bit too bland and were too anthemic at this early stage in the proceedings. Of course, at one point I shouted across the office: |
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- Well, it was a 14-hour workday producing on-demand broadband video clips from the Tsunami Relief Concert - and aside from the fact I've still got a glowing wristband on that would have allowed me backstage access throughout the entire gig and I had to babysit a video encoder instead - it was good fulfilling fun. Pumping out 8 hours of video content, checking it for swearing gives one a huge sense of achievement. Although not being able to spot when Badly Drawn Boy repeats a song twice is not one of my music appreciation highlights. |
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- tsunami concert goers start arriving Originally uploaded by badlydubbedboy. Like ants to a sugar cube on a picnic. And just when it gets interesting, and the music starts pumping out the stadium speakers, I have to go to the office to pump out 8 hours of broadband-quality on-demand video. Which will be fun, but not as fun as working backstage. |
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- an empty millennium stadium Originally uploaded by badlydubbedboy. Up from the sixth floor, just waiting... and waiting... |
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- Watch that Tsunami Relief Cardiff concert online in broadband. and guess which muggins is having to produce the on-demand broadband video clips, instead of using his backstage pass? Boy will there be a rant about that later... |
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- My sister popped round briefly in the post-Christmas haze of festivities. Having spent a couple of days in her suburban house stuffed full of toys, cute crabs, pillows and other girly things, I thought it was a bit rich of her to turn around in my penthouse suite overlooking the river and announce imperiously: "You're still living like a student!" I'm still not sure by which she reached this statement - probably because I still live with flatmates, rent the flat and don't own my own house. (Although of course, I do - it's just not the one I live in). |
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- Rotundus is a spherical robot which was designed in Sweden to explore the planets of our solar system. But now, it found other occupations right on Earth. According to New Scientist, it could be used for surveillance and detection in rough environments and help security personnel. This rolling robot is very robust because it has no moving parts. It's also very fast -- up to 20 mph or 32 km/h -- because its shape limits friction with the ground. |
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- Stylish & Sleek. This leather classic clutch wallet is designed with you in mind. 10 Card Slots, Picture ID window, change purse, two bill compartments, zippered interior pocket, one exterior slot & Snap Closure make this the perfect gift for her. |
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- Root on your favorite team while wearing this Women's T-shirt from Gear For Sports. Short sleeves, slightly fitted shape and raised screen print on front completes this look. |
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- by New Era The same cap worn on-field by the Texas Rangers, New Era's authentic game cap is worthy of the major leagues. With a high-quality construction and official decorations, this cap will have you looking like a pro. |
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