February 24, 2009 - Call him Krypto-Nate. Nate Robinson tugged on
Superman's cape — and won. The diminutive New York Knicks guard beat defending champion
Dwight Howard of Orlando in an electrifying slam dunk contest on Saturday night
in Phoenix, winning 52 per cent of fans' votes. Clad in an all-green Knicks uniform
with green shoes, Robinson used Howard as a prop in the final round, springboarding
over the six-foot-11 centre to jam. "Dwight was a great sport letting me dunk over
him," said the five-foot-nine Robinson, who also won in 2006.
Details at Canadian Broadcasting...
January 27, 2009 - Dynamic Fuels, a partnership between Syntroleum
and meat-processing giant Tyson Foods of Arkansas, broke ground in October on a
$138 million refining facility in Geismar, La. The plant will turn chicken fat,
beef tallow, pork lard and grease into liquid fuel. It is expected to begin production
in 2010 and turn out about 75 million gallons of fuel a year, says Ron Stinebaugh,
Syntroleum's senior vice president of finance.
Details at USA Today...
December 8, 2008 - After weeks of speculation, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
announced Saturday she doesn’t want to be considered for a Cabinet position in President-elect
Obama’s administration. Sebelius said she made the decision because of the worsening
budget problems facing Kansas. “The possibility of joining President-elect Obama’s
team is exciting and compelling, but my service to the citizens who elected me is
my top priority in these difficult times,” she said in a three-sentence statement
released to the media.
Details at The Lawrence Journal World...
November 17, 2008 - NFL officials and the league's competition
committee are discussing a possible change to the instant replay procedures following
an officiating mistake that cost Pittsburgh a touchdown on the final play of its
11-10 win Sunday over San Diego. The potential procedural modification would permit
the referee on the field to consult with the replay booth more than once on a call.
Under current rules, only one consultation is allowed.
Details at The Washington Post...
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campaing logo of the President-Elect evenly spaced from top to bottom in an attractive
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Details at
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The little guy Nate Robinson,
Is now the slam dunk king.
He did the best of all the rest
To make the backboard ring.
His shoes were green, he made the scene,
And soared throughout the night;
And with his final flight through space
This guy turned out the lights.
Though five foot nine, he vaulted o'er
Dwight Howard - I confess
That in this tough economy,
Nate's doin' more with less!
- Dave Fairchild
You gonna take your chicken parts,
And lots of pork and lard.
(And any other body parts
The dog has in the yard)
And toss 'em in the steel vat,
And let the carcass churn.
It isn't all that different
From the dino-gas we burn.
Syntroleum will make a buck,
The vultures all will cry.
And we will say good riddance to
Club OPEC by and by...
- Dave Fairchild
Oh Governor Sibelius
Will never ever fail us,
She wanted to be governor,
So here she's gonna stay.
She won't be in the cabinet;
Of fame she's having none of it.
She'd rather be in Kansas
Where Republicans hold sway.
I wonder on the face of it,
(when looking at the cabinet)
With someone from NY in charge?
She just don't wanna play...
- Dave Fairchild
It seems the Pittsburgh Steelers
Were the victims of a mess -
And so the NFL is checking out
A way to second-guess
The way they do the play review
On Sunday after Sunday.
It looks like they may need to do
An "Instant Replay" replay!
- Dave Fairchild
A president has been elected
That the public has selected;
Will he keep the pledge he made us?
Or will he just be the latest
Man to try and bring the nation
Lots of jobs and no inflation?
We will see about Obama...
But for now, buy his pajama!
- Dave Fairchild
