Rum Rescue Calls Out to Captain Morgan Nov 21, 2009
It was later owned by William Penn, and it received Benjamin Franklin on his first trip to Philadelphia. At times, Petty's Island was a place for parties, duels, slave ships and, on at least one occasion, a lynching. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fontana Partners With Element 9 Muzik Nov 21, 2009
The announcement was made today by Ron Spaulding, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fontana, and Element 9 President Tony "X" Franklin ... Franklin brings close to 20 years of experience working in the music industry ... Franklin also served as the Head of Street and Lifestyle/ Midwest Radio Promotion for Asylum Records/ Warner Bros. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
EXHIBITION OPENING TODAY-Black River - photographs by Coreen Simpson Nov 20, 2009
Claire Giblin Curator of Collections PLEASE NOTE: My hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm The Phillips Museum of Art Franklin all College P.O. Box 3003 Lancaster, PA 17604-3003 717. 291. (AbsoluteArts.com)
They were wrong about Medicare, too Nov 20, 2009
P.S. Oh, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt saved our economic and political systems from certain collapse with his big government approach to the Depression. You do know President Roosevelt has a record as well, dont you, Scott. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hillers' Lodge qualifies for state meet Nov 20, 2009
Hopkinton's Kellie Lodge earned a trip to the state cross country meet by placing 13th in the EMass Division 3 meet last Saturday at rainy Franklin Park. Lodge finished the race in 20:29 to lead the Hillers. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Get more: Entertainment Nov 20, 2009
Rare anatomical drawings that once belonged to Benjamin Franklin are on display. Tags. (WPVI, PA)
Peruvian Gang Killed People For Their Fat Nov 20, 2009
Associated Press writers Franklin Briceno in Lima and Frank Bajak in Bogota contributed to this report. MORE. (Time.com)
TransCanada's Kvisle Says May Sell Assets to Company's MLP, Other Buyers Nov 20, 2009
By Sonja Franklin, Mark Crumpton and Julie Hyman. Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- , the nations largest natural-gas pipeline company, may sell assets to its master limited partnership and other buyers to raise capital for new projects, Chief Executive Officer said. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Being the underdog never deters a driven Brown Nov 20, 2009
The family worships at New England Chapel in Franklin, a member of the Christian Reformed Church of America, a Protestant denomination, but has developed a special relationship with an order of Cistercian Catholic nuns at Mt. St. Mary s Abbey in Wrentham. Many of the 48 nuns are from other countries, and Brown s first contact was in response to their request for help on an immigration matter. (Boston Globe)
FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays Nov 20, 2009
Associated Press Writers Joan Lowy in Washington, Marcus Franklin in New York, David Koenig in Dallas, Joshua Freed in Minneapolis, Johnny Clark and Dionne Walker in Atlanta, and Matt Barakat in Chantilly, Va. and videojournalist Bonny Ghosh in Newark, N.J., contributed to this report. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Colum McCann wins national award Nov 20, 2009
Melancholy and wheelchair bound, the 84-year-old's baritone was weak as he lamented the war in Afghanistan, longed for the presidency of the "gallant" Franklin Roosevelt and looked downward, presumably to a place very far from McCourt, as he called out to his fallen (and unforgiven) conservative enemy, the late William F. Buckley. "Usually, I let him out at midnight," Vidal said of Buckley, with whom he feuded for decades. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Thursday's Sentinel police log Nov 20, 2009
A Husqvarna chain saw was stolen from an unspecified Amberson Road location in Fannett Township, Franklin County, between Nov. 6 and Nov. 15. Information is from police reports and may be incomplete depending on the status of an investigation. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
7 comments Nov 20, 2009
In 1942, the Supreme Court took up the case of Ex Parte Quirin, which pondered whether President Franklin Roosevelt -- our most left-wing president until now -- could lawfully and constitutionally order that a group of Nazi saboteurs captured on U.S. soil be tried by military commissions. The unanimous justices pointed to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10, and noted that Congress in 1806 had passed a law that "imposed the death penalty on alien spies 'according to the law and the usage of nations,... (Human Events Online)
Fire reports Nov 19, 2009
Will trying the 9/11 terrorists in a court in New York make the United States safer. Not safer and will encourage more attacks. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Baker, Johnson take a 'Breath' Nov 19, 2009
Winton, one of Australias top authors, won the Miles Franklin Award for the book, the fourth time hes won the honor. His 2001 novel Dirt Music, is being turned into a film by Phillip Noyce, and Cloudstreet is being turned into a miniseries by Screentime. (Variety)
Cato native coaching at Albright Nov 19, 2009
He went back to Canisius where he coached for two years, and then moved to Pennsylvania where he coached at Millersville University and Franklin and Marshall College. At both places, he soaked up information from great coaches, including Gene Carpenter, who Hoyt coached with at Millersville. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
NFL Injury Report Nov 19, 2009
DNP: DT Aubrayo Franklin (not injury related), LB Takeo Spikes (hamstring). LIMITED: DE Justin Smith (back). (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 19, 2009
" Muslim Americans and Arab-Americans have already suffered from being profiled in a de facto sense. Unsurprisingly, to have that injustice become policy concerns them. The protests would be even louder if so many in the community were not afraid to speak up and draw attention to themselves, as one of my Muslim American Facebook correspondents pointed out to me. Another remarked sadly that not only had George W. Bush not brought democracy to the Muslim Middle East, but he had also damaged its... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Minutemen beaten at home by Cornell Nov 19, 2009
Franklin Pierce 88, Post 81 - Terrell Ray had a team-high 28 points and added 11 rebounds to lift the Ravens (2-0) over the Eagles (0-2) in Rindge, N.H. Jeff Manchester had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal, and teammate Kinard Dozier added 20 points, 14 in the second half. Bentley 72, Merrimack 58 - In a rematch of last season s East Regional semifinal double-overtime game, the Falcons capitalized on 11 turnovers to drop the Warriors in North Andover. (Boston Globe)
At Montrose School, in BC grad’s book, women express faith in Opus Dei Nov 19, 2009
For Mary Brennan, a Franklin mother of six, it is a search for divinity in everyday life as she cares for her children and works part time ... But her deepest relationship with God, Brennan says, is outside the sanctuary while doing her everyday work with great love - raising children, doing freelance design at night, and in her part-time job in the cafe at Dean College in Franklin. (Boston Globe)
Updated Best Available Free Agents-Offense Nov 19, 2009
Will Franklin - Fits in as a slot receiver. Travis Taylor - Journeyman former first-round pick of the Ravens who fits in as a fourth receiver at this point in his career. (BynersInsider.com)
Newton North grad Brecher bounced back for Bates cross-country Nov 19, 2009
He came into the cross-country season in the best shape of his career, said Fereshetian, whose roster also includes two local freshmen, Andrew Wortham (Newton South High) and Ryan Rice of Franklin (Choate Rosemary Hall), and sophomore Ben Chebot (Newton North). Wortham finished 26th at the ECACs and 109th at New Englands, while Rice was 84th at New Englands. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Should U.S. jobs trump deficit woes? Nov 18, 2009
Zelizer says Franklin Roosevelt cut federal spending too soon, sparking a recession ... President Franklin Roosevelt, to whom Obama's situation has often been compared, learned this lesson all too well. (CNN -- International)
Trump, Bondholders Reach Deal Over 3 NJ Casinos Nov 18, 2009
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) (AP). Donald Trump ended his war with bondholders of the casino company that bears his name, settling Tuesday for 10 percent of Trump Entertainment Resorts once it emerges from bankruptcy. (ABC News -- Wire)
DUGOUT: Baseball awards to be announced this week Nov 18, 2009
Most under-appreciated player: Franklin Gutierrez, OF, Seattle Mariners. Gutierrez, 26, is the best defensive player in baseball. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Sarah Palin = Dan Quayle Nov 18, 2009
In fact, only one defeated vice presidential candidate ever achieved the feat that Palin would like to duplicate, and to date she shows no signs of resembling Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR, as a young assistant secretary of the Navy, ran in 1920 as running mate to Ohio Gov. James Cox, in large part on the strength of his family name. (Slate)
Inaccurate vote totals give Hoffman hope Nov 18, 2009
The 23rd Congressional District includes 11 counties, including Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, St. Lawrence and Oswego. The commissioners of the Oswego County Board of Elections, William Scriber and Don Wart, did not return calls for comment on the issue with the inaccurate vote counts. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
No. 145 -- Lafayette vs. Lehigh Nov 18, 2009
Tavani signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles out of college in 1976 before jumping into coaching at Franklin and Marshall ... Penn's Franklin Field opened in 1895 and is the oldest venue in the country. (Goleopards.com)
Trying KSM in Civilian Court: Inconsistent, Indefensible, Inexplicable Nov 18, 2009
In 1942, the Supreme Court took up the case of Ex Parte Quirin, which pondered whether President Franklin Roosevelt -- our most left-wing president until now -- could lawfully and constitutionally order that a group of Nazi saboteurs captured on U.S. soil be tried by military commissions. . (Townhall.com)
Nexen Sees Golden Eagle Output in North Sea of Up to 45,000 Barrels a Day Nov 18, 2009
Nexens Golden Eagle to Pump Up to 45,000 Barrels/Day (Update1) - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Nov 18 04:23 London, Nov 18 09:23 Tokyo, Nov 18 18:23. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
FDR papers to become public soon Nov 17, 2009
Fourteen boxes containing handwritten notes and personal gifts have been sitting in Franklin Roosevelt's presidential library in Hyde Park, N.Y., since July 2005, awaiting congressional action to make public what the library's director considers "the last great archives from the Roosevelt era." ... WASHINGTON - The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a... (MSNBC -- Politics)
De Molina desert Nov 17, 2009
"Mike Carpenter is a world-class CEO, and the board has great confidence that he is the right leader for GMAC at this pivotal moment," said Chairman Franklin Hobbs ... "Mike Carpenter is a world-class CEO, and the board has great confidence that he is the right leader for GMAC at this pivotal moment," said Chairman Franklin Hobbs. (New York Post -- Business)
No. 13 Cal Heads to MSG to Face No. 25 Syracuse Nov 17, 2009
The four players who have signed National Letters of Intent to play for Cal next season are: 6-2 point guard Gary Franklin (Santa Ana, Calif ... 102) all earned mention in the Rivals' Top 150, while Franklin was also rated the nation's No. 66 recruit by ESPN.. (Calbears.com)
Trial and Terror Nov 17, 2009
Like Ben Franklin said, "Three people can keep a secret if two are dead.". by 50BMS13 November 16, 2009 6:39 PM EST. (CBS News)
Zoo reaches funding accord with state Nov 17, 2009
Under the plan, Zoo New England, which runs the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, has agreed to $5 million in state funding. It will also reorganize its board and develop a road map by Jan. 15 for long-term self-sufficiency. (Boston Globe)
FAA Redesigns Hudson River Airspace Nov 17, 2009
The wreckage from a plane that hit a helicopter and crashed in the Hudson River on Saturday is lifted by an Army Corps of Engineers boat Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II). Photo Essay. (CBS News -- US)
Swaps Signal Worst Yen Since '05 as Mounting Debt Overwhelms Market Demand Nov 16, 2009
The yens value is not consistent with the underlying fundamentals, and thats a huge opportunity, said , who oversees $45 billion in fixed-income assets for Franklin Templeton Investments and is using forward contracts to bet on the yens decline. The yen is very vulnerable. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
A celebration of high hopes Nov 16, 2009
Humanitarians honored The local chapter of the March of Dimes honored Kim and Charlie Jacobs and the Boston Bruins Foundation at its 2009 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian Award Gala over the weekend. Some of the 250 people at the event were Ray and Christiane Bourque, Stacey Lucchino, Gord Kluzak, and NESN reporter Kathryn Tappen, who played emcee. (Boston Globe)
Late 3 in 3d OT carries Harvard Nov 16, 2009
Le Moyne 1, Franklin Pierce 0 - Angelo Reina s second-half goal lifted the Dolphins (18-2-2) over the Ravens (13-5-2) in an NCAA Division 2 East Region semifinal in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Franklin Pierce 4, Bridgeport 1 - Angelika Johansson and Gabriela Demoner each scored twice, sending the Ravens (18-4-1) past the host Purple Knights (16-2-3) and into the NCAA Division 2 East Region semifinals ... Jocelyn Leon made nine saves for Franklin Pierce, which plays Friday in Albany, N.Y., against Saint... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Keklak, L-S pour it on Nov 15, 2009
Deep puddles, mud, pouring rain, and strong winds greeted the runners at the EMass Cross-Country Championships yesterday at Franklin Park ... Lincoln-Sudbury (58) won the team crown, followed by Newton South (74), and Franklin (100). (Boston Globe)
Old Boston, new ways Nov 15, 2009
The gentle quiet, the busts of greats - Petrarch and Dante, and Franklin - the weighty but not overstuffed shelves of carefully culled selections - Dan Brown, yes; Danielle Steele, no, per the curator of manuscripts - beseech that titles be taken down and opened on a broad walnut table or carried to leather chairs in alcoves. To talk in the library feels like a violation, the breaking of a covenant between the founders and the books. (Boston Globe)
Area food pantries stretched by economy, families in need Nov 15, 2009
At the Franklin Food Pantry, Executive Director Anne Marie Bellavance said the holiday season puts a strain on residents because of increased fuel costs that come with the winter months ... The Franklin Food Pantry, located on West Central Street, will gladly accept the holiday trimmings to go along with the turkeys that will be distributed to the pantry's 24registered clients. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Pembroke rises to fore Nov 15, 2009
Franklin Park was a mud bath. Some runners smeared mud on their faces like war paint, others waded in lake-size puddles for a celebratory dip after their run in the EMass Cross-Country Championships yesterday. (Boston Globe)
This day in history Nov 15, 2009
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.. In 1948, William Lyon Mackenzie King retired as prime minister of Canada. (Boston Globe)
Bottom line: Boras hounds owners that he says are crying wolf Nov 15, 2009
Seattle center fielder Franklin Gutierrez should have won a Gold Glove; 3. Naples, Fla. (Boston Globe)
Rockland is Fisher king Nov 14, 2009
Franklin 27, Oliver Ames 0 - Nick Colson threw two TD passes to Brian Garvey and Matt Carini ran for a pair of scores as the No. 10 Panthers improved to 10-0. Middlesex. (Boston Globe)
Cross Country Heads To Boston For NCAA Regionals Nov 14, 2009
Two weeks after the Stony Brook women s cross country team won its third-straight America East Championship, the men s and women s squads head to the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet at Franklin Park in Boston. The men s 10K race, slated to start at 2:30 pm, will be followed by the women s 6K race at 3:30 pm. (Goseawolves.org)
Federal Case Threatens Mosques Nov 14, 2009
Jeffferson, Franklin, Paine were indifferent to religion. Government should be as non-denominational as things get. (CBS News)
Girl Scouts weigh fate of 3 camps Nov 14, 2009
The board will hear a report today on what to do with Camp Little Notch in Washington County, Hidden Lake Camp in Warren County and Lake Clear Camp in Franklin County, said Valerie Trudeau, chief development and brand officer. "We're not at a point yet where (we know) what the direction of our properties might be," Trudeau said. (Albany Times Union)
Siena opens season with blowout of Tennessee State Nov 14, 2009
Alex Franklin added 19 points and 14 rebounds. They helped the Saints shoot a whopping 65. (Albany Times Union)
Football Radio Network Nov 14, 2009
McConnell is a 1962 graduate of Franklin College. His broadcasting career began in 1962 at Purdue's campus radio station, WBAA. He served as assistant sports information director at Purdue from 1965 to 1967. (Purduesports.com)
U.S. to Seek Death Penalty in 9/11 Cases Nov 14, 2009
John Hutson, who was the Navy's judge advocate general from 1997 to 2000 and is now president of the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, N.H. ... "They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. (CBS News -- 48 Hours)
Tigers's Tate is Bama's other top back Nov 14, 2009
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville fired offensive coordinator Tony Franklin during the 2008 season and Tuberville was out himself at the end of the season. New coach Gene Chizik hired former Arkansas offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn to run a Tigers offense that now features misdirection, a hurry-up tempo and a physical running game. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Framingham city vs. town debate revived Nov 14, 2009
Franklin Town Administrator Jeff Nutting, left, and Lowell City Manager Bernard Lynch describe the differences between the types of government used in Franklin and Lowell at Framingham Public Library last night ... That committee hosted a discussion on the topic featuring Franklin Town Administrator Jeff Nutting and Lowell City Manager Bernie Lynch ... Franklin, a community of 32,000, is run by the town administrator and a nine-person elected town council. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Upcoming events Nov 13, 2009
Art Matters Gallery at Franklin Arts Center ... Q Gallery at Franklin Arts Center. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Thrashers Kane-ing of Rangers Dispenses any worries of Kovys return Nov 13, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates his goal during the Thrashers win in New York (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ... Colby Armstrong gives his regards to Broadway after scoring 19 seconds into the game (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Kovalchuk returns, Thrashers win Nov 13, 2009
Frank Franklin II, AP Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk (17) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period Thursday. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Updated Best Available Free Agents-Offense Nov 13, 2009
Will Franklin - Fits in as a slot receiver. Travis Taylor - Journeyman former first-round pick of the Ravens who fits in as a fourth receiver at this point in his career. (BynersInsider.com)
SU women's cross country revel in role as Regional favorites Nov 13, 2009
Hosted by Boston University, the meet will take place at Franklin Park, a site MacKay is more than comfortable with. "We raced there in high school, and it is really my home turf," MacKay said. (Daily Orange, NY)
Medco Health 3Q profit jumps 13.5 percent Nov 13, 2009
Medco, headquartered in Franklin Lakes, N.J., said adjusted prescriptions increased 14 percent to 220. 2 million. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Kovalchuk returns, powers Thrashers to win vs. Rangers Nov 13, 2009
By Frank Franklin II, AP. Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, center, looks to pass during the third period of his team's game Thursday against the Rangers in New York. (USA Today -- Sports)
On Friday the 13th, they look out for No. 1 Nov 13, 2009
Some feel they re just being cautious the way Ford, Napoleon, and President Franklin Roosevelt were said to have been ... He avoided traveling to the beyond on the 13th, joked Bob Clark, head archivist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. (Boston Globe)
Japan drops case against Tenn. father Nov 13, 2009
His former wife, Noriko Savoie, had violated a US court custody decision by taking the children from Franklin, Tenn. to her native Japan a month earlier. (Boston Globe)
Galaxy's Gonzalez claims MLS Rookie of the Year Nov 13, 2009
Gonzalez's teammate and fellow defender Sean Franklin received the honor in 2008. SI.com on UPCOMING POPULAR. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Girls volleyball: No. 6 Hopkinton handles Medway Nov 13, 2009
WESTFORD ACADEMY 3, FRANKLIN 1: No. 14 Franklin lost a Division 1 Central-West semifinal match at seventh-seeded Westford Academy. The Panthers finish the season at 11-10. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
