Democrats press the flesh in race to succeed Emanuel in Congress
Posted by John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos at 10:17 p.m. The competitiveness of the Democratic race to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress was on display Saturday as candidates crisscrossed the North and Northwest Sides to glad hand at bowling alleys, throughout the Bungalow Belt and even on Irish radio shows. As Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley arrived at the Waveland Bowl, there on Western Avenue sat a giant sign for state Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago), a competitor in Tuesday’s speci
ND Needs to Get A Bit More Draftee
Back in July of 2008, I took a look at correlation between on-field success of every ND team from 1977 through 2007 and the number of players on those rosters who were drafted into the NFL the following year. And after Biscuit corrected me (he has an MBA, you know), I learned that I’d found a pretty fair correlation (.6). In other words, it sure makes winning games at ND a heck of a lot easier when there’s a load of NFL-worthy talent in the more senior classes playing for the Irish. As
Kansas City here I come
The Patriots have traded away recently franchise-tagged backup quarterback Matt Cassel to the Chiefs. Former Pats offensive coordinator and recently hired Broncos Head Coach Josh McDaniels offered Pro-Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler in an attempt to get Cassel. Now from Denver, Cutler is pissed and demanding to be traded. Clearly, McDaniels doesn’t buy into the rankings . Hilarity Drama ensues.
Adams, Shugarts Caught With Drug Paraphernalia
Mike Adams and J.B. Shugarts in less stony times. (J. Davidson) So much for a quiet off season… Ken Gordon reported earlier tonight that Mike Adams and J.B. Shugarts were pulled over January 14th for blowing a stop sign leading to each being charged with one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Neither player was arrested and both have plead not guilty with pre-trial hearings set for Monday (Adams) and Wednesday (Shugarts). While the charge is only a fourth de
Introducing Rocky Bernard
DT Rocky Bernard played the first seven years of his career with the Seattle Seahawks. He appeared in 103 regular season games with 55 starts and had 282 tackles (206 solo), 29.0 sacks, 13 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. “He’s a veteran defensive tackle with skins on the wall,” general manager Jerry Reese said. “He plays hard, he’s stout against the run and he has to be accounted for as a pass rusher.
The Quiet Giants Sign Rocky Bernard
Sticking to their recent scripts, the Jets are making more noise in free agency, with big-ticket purchases, and the Giants are quietly shopping for bargains. Today, the Giants completed their signing of the former Falcons linebacker Michael Boley and they added the former Seahawks defensive tackle Rocky Bernard.General Manager Jerry Reese on Bernard:“He’s a veteran defensive tackle with skins on the wall. He plays hard, he’s stout against the run and he has to be accounted for as a pass rusher.
2 months of BigFlix
Here is my feedback on BigFlix , India’s version of NetFlix, after subscribing to it for 2 months - It’s nice that DVDs are home delivered generally in a day. You can place a pick-up request by phone or their website. Their Call Center initially used to work from 10:30 AM to 9 PM but now stays open between 10:30 AM to 7 PM. If you are using their website, you have to place a pick-up request before 7 AM the next day to get a DVD delivered next day. The movies you set with the highest prio
The Best Way To Sell More Photos
by Dan Feildman One of the best things about the internet is the way we can find things that we are really looking for on some really major search engine providers. The sheer power of the internet will allow people to find your photos that you market on leading stock photography sites. You see the very keywords that people pop into the search box will lead them directly to your images and you ability to optimum keyword management will send people to your digital images stored on the stock phot
10 Exceptionals Books about Productivity and Creativity in a Glance
So I just finished the Productivity & Effectiveness category of my crazy Personal MBA Challenge . Here is the list of the ten books with a quick resume and what I think about it so you can know in a glance if this book can be helpful for you . Creativity The Creative Habit - Learn it and use it for life One Sentence Summary : Creativity is learned, nourished and maintained; for inspiration to flow through us and spring forth from the mind, you must prepare
Johan Santana has a history of elbow issues
First of all, great work by Phil Allard for bringing the much more problematic Johan Santana elbow problem to the readers of NY Baseball Digest, almost a full hour before WFAN had it in one of their updates . The recent information about Johan Santana having even bigger problems with his pitching elbow has caused quite a stir with New York Met fans on talk radio and in the blogosphere . There are no reports of bridge jumpers yet, and the word that New York City Mayor Bloomberg posti
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