GOP HOPE: Ten Republicans To Watch... Nov 22, 2008
I DO know that dinosaur does not speak for me. I am a constitutional conservative, and no longer find room for myself in today's Republican Party. (The Drudge Report)
More ominous news for the GOP Nov 22, 2008
So sad how Jay has let Cynthia Jihad Cindy Tucker and friends sabotage and ruin his journalistic career , now Jay couldn t get work as a ghostwriter for Barney the Dinosaur. You are the company you keep, Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Middle name mentions Nov 21, 2008
I LIKE Hussein as a middle and and he seems to have already gotten under the increasingly dated dinosaur like Taliban. Ya gotta love that. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Pucko: Pipeline to Paradise Nov 21, 2008
He still holds up the poster of the bikini-clad model to distract the opposing pitcher, has his little minions pee on the umpire, attacks the opposing shortstop and slaps around a Barney the Dinosaur facsimile. It's the same old act but it isn't tired. (R News)
Walking With Dinosaurs: Get ready for a rumble Nov 21, 2008
Neck and neck: An adult brachiosaurus and his offspring share a moment in a scene from Walking With Dinosaurs, which plays eight shows at the Veterans Memorial Arena next week ... Photos provided by FCCJ He's got a point: A torosaurus is about to challenge a rival in a moment from Walking With Dinosaurs ... Here are a few tips from Jake Berry, production director for Walking With Dinosaurs (Berry, by the way, used to live in Five Points). (Florida Times-Union)
WALL-E: Hipster hero of 2008 Nov 20, 2008
I could have conducted our interview on the in-store Ferris wheel, or next to the roaring mechanical dinosaur. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
Let Detroit suffer its fate Nov 18, 2008
They re a dinosaur in a sense, said U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the Senior Republican on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Meet the Press Sunday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Park Service in uproar over BLM drilling leases Nov 17, 2008
Late on Election Day, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced a Dec. 19 auction of more than 50,000 acres of oil and gas parcels alongside or within view of Arches National Park and two other redrock national parks in Utah: Dinosaur and Canyonlands ... They added 51,000 acres of tracts near Arches, Dinosaur and Canyonlands without telling us about it. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Auto Bailout Battle Expected In Congress Nov 17, 2008
Hardline opponents of a bailout are calling the industry a "dinosaur" whose "day of reckoning" is near. But Democrats are pledging to do their best to get Detroit a slice of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Preserving the majesty of Chestnut Hill Pumping Stations Nov 16, 2008
The museum space feels like a dinosaur hall. It's a high volume filled with great industrial machines that loom like ancient monsters. (Boston Globe)
Giving Erie for Christmas Nov 16, 2008
- Apple iPod- Nintendo Wii- Microsoft Xbox 360- Sony PlayStation 3- Amazon's Kindle wireless reading device- Interactive toy dinosaurs (Playskool's Kota the Triceratops, Mattel's D-Rex and Ugobe's Pleo Dinosaur)- HDTVs- Digital cameras- Portable GPS navigation systems (Garmin Nuvi, Magellan Maestro, TomTom, Mio). It started on Oct. 24 this year. (Erie Times-News, PA)
With nudge, a trail of prehistory winds here Nov 13, 2008
It was the second dinosaur skeleton ever auctioned, the first being Tyrannosaurus Sue, which Chicago's Field Museum purchased for $8 ... "The museum gets lots of calls along these lines: 'I have this fill-in-the-blank.' This is the first time that anybody's said, 'I have this dinosaur,' " said Paul Fontaine, the museum's vice president of education ... The stark, semi-arid landscape of southwestern North Dakota where Cliff was found bears little resemblance to the subtropical delta of the... (Boston Globe)
Go, Diego, Go! Review Nov 13, 2008
Great Dinosaur Rescue Review ... Great Dinosaur Rescue Review ... November 12, 2008 - Everyone's favorite kid adventurer is back with his leopard sidekick in tow, this time going back in time to the land of the dinosaurs. (IGN PS2)
Braves losing patience in Peavy watch Nov 12, 2008
What a drag-Just found out our most local Indie Record Store is going the way of the dinosaur and the 8 track. Guess I ll have to head over there this weekend and avail myself of whatever deals they might have. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
One Tough 'Ducky' Nov 12, 2008
After that dinosaur in the Land Before Time cartoon. Apparently Suh and the green reptile resemble one another. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Guess who’s asking for more money? Nov 11, 2008
Starfish wrote on Nov 10, 2008 10:24 AM:" Doncha kinda feel, in your heart, that ANY automaker trying to sell Hummers as gasoline approached $4/gal kinda DESERVES to go the way of the dinosaur? Yeah, yeah: I know that more goes into healthcare costs than steel for each unit, but the Maryville, OH Honda plant and the Bubba Motor Werks (BMW) in Georgia do okay? All you have to do is spend a Sunday afternoon watching all the STUPID truck commercials to realize: these guys just don't seem to GET it.... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
ESCONDIDO: Diaz expected to make City Council less conservative Nov 10, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Pfeiler, Daniels predict change in priorities. (North County Times)
Volunteering Nov 9, 2008
Though I was then more in my element, my attempts to talk about Hannah Montana and Kim Possible weren't working, so I was elated when one of the girls turned to me and asked, "Do you know how to spell dinosaur?" When she proceeded to recite each letter in the correct order, I felt we had accomplished something special. It wasn't krumping, but it was just as cool. (Boston Globe)
Jacks draw inspiration from Sherod Nichols' perseverance Nov 9, 2008
Eventually, Viramontes wants to purchase a dinosaur costume to be called the Dino-doozer for a volunteers to wear to children s hospitals. Sherod has always loved dinosaurs and Doozer is his childhood nickname, she said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
A rainbow of fun Nov 8, 2008
The four guys, known as the Wiggles, wear their respective yellow, red, purple, and blue outfits at "Pop Go the Wiggles Live!" The lads will sing, dance, and become Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, and other characters. Young audience members are invited to come dressed as their favorite character and join the fun. (Boston Globe)
Faceoff: Are Kariya, Thornton Hall-worthy? Nov 8, 2008
As for the anti-Euro bias, that, too, is going the way of the dinosaur. Larionov should have been in last year, but that's a tough class no matter how you crack it. (ESPN -- NHL)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 5, 2008 Nov 6, 2008
". I have told them and I am telling you now, the banner says "God bless our Troops and our President" and will remain that way regardless of who the President is until the troops come home.Clear enough? Get off your kick that any and all Conservatives are the enemy. By doing so you showcase your bigotry.Peace and Congrats Ms. M Equality wrote on Nov 5, 2008 4:08 PM:SOLUTION TO MARRIAGE ARGUMENT - get all 50 states to pass domestic partnership laws giving gay couples equivalent rights as a... (North County Times)
Check Out Top Toys For This Holiday Season Oct 31, 2008
Children's holiday wish lists are expected to include robotic dinosaurs, video dance games and the latest Bratz dolls this year, according to the "Hot Dozen" list compiled by Toy Wishes Magazine. One of the featured items -- and the most expensive -- on the list is KOTA The Triceratops Dinosaur from Playskool, which sells for about $300 ... Measuring more than 40 inches long, the robotic dinosaur uses advanced electronics and animatronics to react to touch and sound with realistic movements. (KSBW 8, CA)
Rare, prehistoric-age reptile found in New Zealand Oct 31, 2008
WELLINGTON, New Zealand A rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found nesting on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, officials said Friday ... Tuatara, dragon-like reptiles that grow to up to 32 inches, are the last descendants of a species that walked the earth with the dinosaurs 225 million years ago, zoologists say. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Australia's Big Brother Oct 31, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: Gadgets on the Go. Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Mitsubishi 65-inch LaserVue HDTV (Source: Electronic House) Oct 31, 2008
In all seriousness, I'm sure it's better in every way than my Mitsubishi Diamond-series projection TV, which is practically a dinosaur by today's standards. But I only paid like $1,800 for it (55") on closeout. And I love it. I *wish* I had all my finances in such order that I could spend $7,000 on something like this...people in hell want iced tea too. (1 Hidden) By on 10/30/08, Rating: 2 By on 10/30/2008 3:24:56 PM , Rating: 2 Yes, the price is too much, but this is Gen 1 technology so it is... (DailyTech)
T. Rex Hunted Prey Using Sense of Smell Oct 30, 2008
The new study, which analyzed data for a range of meat-eating dinosaurs as well as living carnivores (alligators), suggests T. rex likely was a true hunter and took down live prey such as other dinosaurs. To figure this out, Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist at the University of Calgary in Alberta, and her colleagues looked at the importance of the sense of smell among various meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods, based on the size of the dinosaurs' olfactory bulbs, the brain area linked with... (Fox News)
Preschool Play Date Oct 30, 2008
Great Dinosaur Rescue for Wii, PlayStation 2 system and Nintendo DS, and the DS premiere of The Wonder Pets ... Great Dinosaur Rescue takes gamers back in time with Diego and Baby Jaguar to help Maia the Maiasaura find her lost family in this prehistoric quest ... Players utilize more than 12 different Wii Remote motions to stomp and roar like a dinosaur, climb across monkey bars, bounce along the jungle on a pogo stick and fly atop a Pteradon. (IGN PS2)
Is James Bond loathsome? Oct 29, 2008
Bond films ended up sending themselves up, it was all getting so ridiculous - when Judy Dench's M called Bond a "sexist misogynist dinosaur" that about said it all. Then the Austin Powers series pretty much put a lid on it (especially the ludicrous ways of - not - killing Bond). (BBC News -- UK)
Paleontologists sift Utah soil for plant fossils Oct 29, 2008
The plant material may fill in information gaps about life during a transitional period between the mass extinction of the late Triassic period and the rise of dinosaurs as a dominant species on the landscape, he said ... The spot is in a bare lot near the Virgin River, not far from the city's Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, where dinosaur tracks were found eight years ago ... Two plant slabs will be preserved and presented at the Dinosaur Discovery Site, he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Chargers sack defensive coordinatorTed Cottrell, under fire, is removed; linebackers coach Ron Rivera replaces him Oct 29, 2008
" PadsFaninMT October 28, 2008 at 2:17 p.m. 0 of 0 people found this comment useful. this coaching change doesn't change the lack of talent. These guys have been pushed around. I was watching the Titans-Colts game last night and it blew me away how much faster and explosive the Titans pass rush was compared to the bolts. Watching the bolts d-line is painful. It's like they're playing in slow motion. I don't see how Rivera can change that. Is he going to teach them some new technique? Is he going... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia Vies for Global Recognition as One of New7Wonders of Nature Oct 27, 2008
The Bay of Fundy's world renowned geology has been contributing to global dinosaur and fossil records for centuries ... The Bay of Fundy is competing with four other Canadian sites in its category to be the top site in Canada to move forward in the contest: Perce Rock, Long Point Sand Spit (in Lake Erie), Gros Morne (in Newfoundland), and Dinosaur Provincial Park (in Alberta). (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Retailers Offering Holiday Deals Already Oct 26, 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Twilight from LEGO Systems, Inc Monopoly Star Wars: The Clone Wars Edition Star Wars: Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon from Hasbro Spike the Ultra Dinosaur Elmo Live. Lewis' Toys R Us Top Deal Pick. (CBS News -- Early Show)
• I liked it better when life was dull Oct 26, 2008
"I'd give anything to be on my hands and knees in the middle of Montana again, digging up fossilized dinosaur droppings with a trowel and a toothbrush," he sighed. Just so. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Tiny Skull Sheds Light on Strange Dinosaur Diets Oct 25, 2008
A juvenile dinosaur weighing less than two sticks of butter was a toothy hodgepodge equipped with fang-like canines to tear into small mammals, reptiles and insects, as well as flat molars for plant munching. Researchers recently found the skull of this dinosaur called Heterodontosaurus tucki in a drawer at the Iziko South African Museum ... Now considered one of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered, measuring less than two inches (45 millimeters) in length, the noggin is helping... (Fox News)
Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2 have great play lists Oct 24, 2008
Other Rock Band 2 highlights include Blondie (One Way or Another), Dinosaur Jr. (Feel the Pain), Elvis Costello (Pump It Up), Jethro Tull (Aqualung), Journey (Any Way You Want It), Modest Mouse (Float On), Sonic Youth (Teen Age Riot), and Rush (The Trees). or to post comments. (Georgia Straight)
Italian TV bins reality shows Oct 24, 2008
"Reality television is a dinosaur," said Italy's daily newspaper La Repubblica. "After all the vulgarity, all the swearing, and the smut, its time is finally coming to an end.". (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Birds of a Feather Oct 23, 2008
Bird-Like Dinosaur Sported Bizarre Tail Feathers ... Epidexipteryx is the oldest theropod (two-legged meat-eating dinosaur) known to possess display feathers ... Epidexipteryx is the oldest theropod (two-legged meat-eating dinosaur) known to possess display feathers. (Fox News)
Dinosaur Graveyard Yields Fossil Bounty Oct 23, 2008
Dinosaur Institute/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ... A "dinosaur graveyard" full of fossils has been discovered in a former river bed in Utah, presenting an opportunity for a decade's worth of Jurassic research by paleontologists, it was announced this week ... Scientists and technicians with the Utah Thornbury Dinosaur Expedition unearthed an abundance of sauropod (an herbivorous long-necked dinosaur) finds, as well as the bones of several , said paleontologist Luis Chiappe,... (Fox News)
Scoop: Palin's sex appeal Oct 23, 2008
A pigeon-sized dinosaur that lived more than 100 million years ago sported four ribbon-like tail feathers that likely helped the creature balance on tree branches. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Learn the truth about Obama Oct 23, 2008
" Nor does being an integral party to the S&L bailout that eventually leads to the current Wall Street bailout make one a great Senator. And as far as Palin goes, there is nothing to say. She speaks for herself, and for the countless dinosaur shepherds of the past. ". BILL G-A-R-R wrote on Oct 22, 2008 10:44 PM:" Who started this rumor that [John McCain] was a war hero? Where does that come from, aside from himself? About his suffering in the prison war camp?" ~Gore Vidal. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Public campaign financing dead Oct 23, 2008
He and his policies will become extinct like the dinosaur he is. Obama has certainly changed the game in fund raising. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sexualisation 'harms' young girls Oct 23, 2008
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Food 'poor' in hospital canteens Oct 23, 2008
Page last updated at 23:21 GMT, Wednesday, 22 October 2008 00:21 UK. Food 'poor' in hospital canteens. (BBC News)
Bizarre Dinosaur Skulls Helped Make Bellowing Calls Oct 22, 2008
The ornate headgear worn by duck-billed dinosaurs millions of years ago was used to make eerie, bellowing calls, suggests a new study. The study also showed that as the dinosaurs matured into adults, their voices probably changed from high-pitched to deep, just like ours do (at least for guys) ... Past explanations for the wonky headgear have proposed that it was used to boost the dinosaurs' sense of smell, to regulate temperature or to allow sound to. (Fox News)
Rock records dino 'dance floor' Oct 21, 2008
Scientists have identified an amazing collection of dinosaur footprints on the Arizona-Utah border in the US.. There are so many prints - more than 1,000 - that geologists have dubbed the site "a dinosaur dance floor" ... "This kind of reminded me of that - a dinosaur dance floor - because there are so many tracks and a variety of different tracks.". (BBC News)
Spooky fun and games for the whole family Oct 21, 2008
No one could have imagined trick or treating among giraffes at a zoo or dinosaur fossils at a museum ... Take your pick of Halloween away-from-the-neighborhood-fun: Trick or treat after hours among the dinosaurs at the in New York, or explore a "haunted" aquarium in San Diego at the. (CNN -- Travel)
Dinosaur Dance Floor: Numerous Tracks at Jurassic Oasis on Arizona-Utah Border Oct 21, 2008
20, 2008) University of Utah geologists identified an amazing concentration of dinosaur footprints that they call "a dinosaur dance floor," located in a wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border where there was a sandy desert oasis 190 million years ago ... The three-quarter-acre site which includes rare dinosaur tail-drag marks provides more evidence there were wet intervals during the Early Jurassic Period, when the U.S. Southwest was covered with a field of sand dunes larger than the Sahara... (Science Daily)
T. rex 'would outrun footballer' Oct 20, 2008
The models show the smallest dinosaur was a fast sprinter. Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun a footballer, according to computer models used to estimate running speeds of dinosaurs ... The work used data taken directly from dinosaur fossils, rather than referring to previous work on modern animals. (Yahoo News -- Dinosaur & Fossil Discoveries)
McCain's Last Stunt? Oct 20, 2008
Is this the end of the MSM Dinosaur Moderator. Next time: Chris Buckley and Glenn Loury. (Slate)
'A dinosaur dance floor' Oct 20, 2008
A dinosaur dance floor ... A dinosaur dance floor ... Geologist Winston Seiler with some of the dinosaur tracks he identified for his thesis as a University of Utah master's degree student. (EurekAlert!)
Are We There Yet? Oct 19, 2008
But after 35 consecutive hours of the Wiggles warbling about Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus and Wags the Dog, you may reconsider adding video in your car. After all, your sanity has no price tag. (San Francisco Chronicle)
10 things to do this weekend Oct 17, 2008
WATCH. Oversized pterodactyl, T. Rex and other dinosaur puppets come to the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University during "MAMMOTH FOLLIES." The revue includes music, jokes and fun scientific facts. Oct. 18, 11 a.m. Tickets are $10. (Crain's Chicago Business)
The McCain we need to see tonight Oct 16, 2008
Someone is going to have to: increase taxes to the Clinton era; clean out the 90,000 page IRS Code of every sort of special incentive and tax break; and let businesses too big to fail go the way of the dinosaurs; this piddly stuff of balancing the budget by the end of my first term will not do when the deficit is now in double-digit trillions ... You should change your symbol to a Dinosaur. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Tappahannock's Chris Brown is featured on a new video dance-game Oct 16, 2008
" Cathy Jett: 540/374-5407 Email: U-DANCE is only one of Toy Wishes magazine's 2008 Holiday Hot Dozen. Here are the rest in alphabetical order: ANIMAL SCRAMBLE (Wild Planet; ages 3 $19.99 to 29.99) This game features an electronic handheld tagger shaped like a giraffe and four fist-size friends (a monkey, parrot, tiger and elephant). The giraffe calls out which animals kids should run to and tag, and tracks the amount of time taken to complete each course. BAKUGAN (Spinmaster Ltd.; ages 5 years... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
University of Calgary researcher discovers comet Oct 14, 2008
Paleontologists in northern B.C. are poring over rare evidence that the largest dinosaur to ever live once roamed the province. A Conservative government would allocate up to $500 million by 2016 to extend Canada's broadband network into unserved rural and remote areas, leader Stephen Harper said Saturday. (CBC.ca)
Pucko: Deserving a Bye-Week Oct 14, 2008
He still holds up the poster of the bikini-clad model to distract the opposing pitcher, has his little minions pee on the umpire, attacks the opposing shortstop and slaps around a Barney the Dinosaur facsimile. It's the same old act but it isn't tired. (R News)
Rays' patchwork pen answers call to arms Oct 13, 2008
Into that mix entered a series of unheralded Rays - lefthander J.P. Howell; a 34-year-old dinosaur named Chad Bradford, a rare submarine artist; another southpaw, Trever Miller, whose route to the big leagues weaved through 11 minor league outposts, including a 3-11 record in Pawtucket, R.I., in 2001; and another guy who has Rhode Island in his blood, Dan Wheeler. Yes, women and children - and anyone else with concern for their well-being - were running for cover, yet Howell had no choice when... (Boston Globe)
Talking heads Oct 12, 2008
Karsh, as the Museum of Fine Arts exhibit "Karsh 100: a Biography in Images" makes plain, is a dinosaur. Many of the legendary portrait photographer's images are wonderful. (Boston Globe)
Striking Viva drivers back in buses Oct 12, 2008
Another example of the modern day dinosaur - unions. The simple solution to these types of situations - fire the people on strike and hire new employees. (Toronto Star)
Smack attack Oct 11, 2008
" Last call on State Street: What's going to give out first, JoePa's hip or Wisconsin's flickering chances of winning the Big Ten? Already 0-2 in the conference, the Badgers can't afford another loss -- at all. Meanwhile, the Nittany Lions are purring along. A win would give them only their second 3-0 Big Ten start since 2000. If Paterno decides to coach again from the press box, it would certainly eliminate the risk of further physical damage. The coach broke his leg two years ago at Wisconsin... (CBS News)
PAPER: Washington 'has surpassed Roosevelt's New Deal'... Oct 10, 2008
Check it out, and dump the dinosaur thesis ... Check it out, and dump the dinosaur thesis. (The Drudge Report)
Blazers made the right choice with Oden Oct 10, 2008
To average those kind of numbers, you have to be an NBA dinosaur -- a legitimate low-post threat who can play with his back to the basket. Brand will team with the talented Andre Iguodala to give Cheeks a formidable 1-2 punch. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list Oct 8, 2008
The dinosaur, called Kota the Triceratops and made by Hasbro Inc.'s Playskool division, retails for about $300 and the Ultimate Wall-E doll by Thinkway Toys is $249. Hasbro's U-Dance game that eliminates a dance mat and wires is $74. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Discuss » Oct 8, 2008
mccain is full of dinosaur hate ... perhaps dinosaur age has something to do with it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
