Friday, 9 June 2006

Heaps of news this week about the Saints
Rix on debut as St Kilda goes tall
The Age, Australia 
ST KILDA has bitten the bullet and gone with three ruckmen for its SCG clash against Sydney tomorrow night, selecting Michael Rix to make his AFL debut. ...
Saints stocks thin on ground FOX SPORTS
Saints belong in top group: coach The Age
Swans v Saints sportal.com.au
all 12 related »

RealFooty
Football and the dollar divide
The Age, Australia 
... next highest spender, Sydney ($888,000). In 2005, the Lions spent nearly three times that of the Kangaroos ($453,000) on fitness/medical. ¦St Kilda ran the ...
Roos wants less lethargy from Swans The Age
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What the papers say...
AFL, Australia 
... Age hasn't stopped St Kilda ruckman Michael Rix, who will make his debut for the Saints against Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night. ...

RealFooty
Missing pieces in Saints' puzzle
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia 
... a lukewarm 5-5 record, and drawn to play top-four teams Sydney, Adelaide and ... Part of the critical analysis of St Kilda is that they have struggled in the ruck. ...
Injured Kosi says bump should stay Sydney Morning Herald
all 16 related »


10:51:36 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My HobbiesMy Interests

FIFA World Cup 2006

The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974.

The 2006 FIFA World Cup kicks off tonight. Wondering who the past winners were, I went to my favorite information source, Wikipedia

The Last 10 Series

Year Winner Runner Up Score
2002 Brazil Germany 2 - 0
1998 France Brazil 3 - 0
1994 Brazil Italy 3 - 2
1990 West Germany Argentina 1 - 0
1986 Argentina West Germany 3 - 2
1982 Italy West Germany 3 - 1
1978 Argentina Netherlands 3 - 1
1974 West Germany Netherlands 2 - 1
1970 Brazil Italy 4 - 1
1966 England West Germany 4 - 2

World Cup summaries & Successful national teams

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10:22:25 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My InterestsTV

Puns aplently thanks to Cars

Jason Kotte muses Media races to make the perfect Cars pun.

It's so true - just look at this effort from The SMH - Pixar's latest movie puts wheel emotion into its cutting-edge animation.

What a punny pun. Wheel Emotion! LOL

Here's a bunch more:


Christian Science Monitor
Start your engines: ‘Cars’ races past silly script to an ...
Boston Herald, United States - 3 hours ago
... flat-footed or, more correctly, flat-tired than such Pixar triumphs as “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars” isn’ta ...
Pixar's joy ride finally stalls with 'Cars' Christian Science Monitor
all 7 related »

East Valley Tribune
Classic 'Cars' finds the soul in the machines
USA Today - 4 hours ago
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY. Cars lionizes the lure of the open road and the appeal of a simpler time in a way that is both technically impressive and touching. ...
These Cars run on puns Toronto Star
Top Off the Fun Tank With Cars Wired News
Hot wheels Pixar fuels its delightful "Cars" with lots of ... Seattle Times
Boston Globe - Chicago Tribune - all 147 related »

Metro Toronto
'Cars' is a joyous ride
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 7 hours ago
And the buzz in the weeks since an advance trailer underwhelmed the ShoWest Convention has been that the studio's summer '06 offering, "Cars," might be the one ...
"Cars" to box office also-rans: Eat my dust Reuters
Auto fan Lasseter puts his passion into 'Cars' Indianapolis Star
'Cars' to also-rans: Eat my dust Hollywood Reporter
Forbes - Inside Bay Area - all 26 related »

We're all off to see the movie this weekend


6:16:40 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests

On This Day - June 9

June 9: St. Colmcille's Day in Ireland

Roman bust of Nero, now at the Glyptothek in Munich.


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