Archive for October, 2009

Source: 6 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay arrive in Pacific nation for resettlement (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

KOROR, Palau – Six Chinese Muslims who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay arrived Sunday in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau for resettlement, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Scorn for property taxes drives NJ governor’s race (AP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

It sounds like another New Jersey joke. Except it’s not funny if you actually live here. For the privilege of living in perhaps the nation’s most-maligned state, New Jerseyans pay the highest property taxes in America.

Phish to Cover Exile on Main Street on Halloween (Jambands.com)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Phish will cover the Rolling Stones’ famed 1972 release Exile On Main Street this evening as party of its Halloween tradition of covering another artist’s album in its entirety.

Phish to Cover Exile on Main Street on Halloween (Jambands.com)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Phish will cover the Rolling Stones’ famed 1972 release Exile On Main Street this evening as party of its Halloween tradition of covering another artist’s album in its entirety.

Phish to Cover Exile on Main Street on Halloween (Jambands.com)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Phish will cover the Rolling Stones’ famed 1972 release Exile On Main Street this evening as party of its Halloween tradition of covering another artist’s album in its entirety.

Eating It Up At The 2009 Chocolate Show (Gothamist)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

                            If you like chocolate, you should get your butt down to the Chocolate Show. The 2009 Chocolate Show opened yesterday with exhibitors from around the world, including several local purveyors. While at the show, you can try all sorts of things derived from the cacao bean and some that aren’t like dessert wines and rum from Puerto Rico. Bring your cash too, because you …

Sunday’s Wolf Pack Game To Be Carried Live On Wtic Newstalk 1080 (OurSports Central)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

HARTFORD, October 31, 2009: Northland AEG announced today that the Hartford Wolf Pack’s game tomorrow, Saturday, November 1, vs. Manchester will be aired on CBS Radio’s 50,000-watt AM powerhouse, WTIC NewsTalk 1080.

Scorn for property taxes drives NJ governor’s race (AP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

It sounds like another New Jersey joke. Except it’s not funny if you actually live here. For the privilege of living in perhaps the nation’s most-maligned state, New Jerseyans pay the highest property taxes in America.

Olvecky Recalled By Nashville (OurSports Central)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Milwaukee, WI-Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has recalled forward Peter Olvecky (ohl-VEHT-skee) from Milwaukee (AHL).

What does it mean to live in a “Woman’s Nation?” (OnMilwaukee.com)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Perhaps you’ve heard about the recent study and subsequent news hype about the happiness of women in this country. Maria Shriver was a guest reporter on NBC’s “Today” show last week and brought up the study in her segment, “A Woman’s Nation.” The premise is that women are less happy today than they were in 1972.