Playing his cards right (Boston Globe)
The cribbage games with the manager have gone from pregame ritual to full-blown superstition, especially now that the Red Sox have advanced to the World Series....more...Myth connects cats, bats with holiday (The Record)
Superstition and folklore have helped connect certain animals with Halloween. Some of these superstitions are centuries old. Most are myths that make the animals sound spooky and evil. In real life, the animals of Halloween are just normal creatures with a bad rep....more... Glade Presents Mannheim Steamroller's Halloween on Ice Starring Nancy Kerrigan NBC Airdate: Saturday, October 27, 2007 ... (PRWeb)
Glade presents Mannheim Steamroller's Halloween on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan on NBC-TV Saturday, October 27, 4:00 p.m. EST. The Halloween show features a cast of Olympic, World and National Champions headlined by two time Olympic medalist and US National Champion Nancy Kerrigan, who was also the artistic director of the show. The skaters perform live with Mannheim Steamroller, which has ......more... Mohave Daily News: News-front (Mohave Valley News)
Business ( top ) Bank of America to cut 3,000 jobs CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it will eliminate 3,000 jobs, an announcement that came less than a week after the nation's second-largest bank reported a huge drop in earnings for the third quarter....more... Belief In Witchcraft, Magic Serves 'Basic Human Need,' Professor Says (Science Daily)
People believe in magic for all sorts of reasons including a deep-seated human desire for equality, according to one professor. Halloween is a time for children to dress up as witches, ghouls and goblins, but historically witchcraft was serious business....more... Sending signals (The Milford Daily News)
Local Red Sox fans have different ways of sending their team good luck - in one case, it meant one son was shut out of last night's game because he couldn't stack up to his brother's performance at Fenway this year....more... Soumaya Ghannoushi: Return of the Muslim other (Guardian Unlimited)
Soumaya Ghannoushi: The far right is reviving the prejudices that used to dominate mainstream European politics....more... Should I come out as an atheist? (Salon.com)
I've been lying to my family, my friends and my religious university -- I don't believe in God! I don't! I don't!...more... Taking routine to the extreme (Rocky Mountain News)
The camouflage shirt looks out of place in a clubhouse where purple and black dominate. But Todd Helton isn't about to change now....more... |