* World News Quick Take Nov 18, 2009
Police Sergeant Craig Brown told the Otago Daily Times that the men were reported to have poured gasoline on another road, set it alight, and then ridden the lid of the chilly bin through the flames. HONG KONG Chess players brawl. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
What makes a truly great diary? Sep 9, 2009
As the satirist Craig Brown put it in a review: "The skill in the diaries and memoirs of most politicians lies in the delicate airbrushing out of their faults and weaknesses. Alan Clark's self-portrait, on the other hand, is defiantly warts-and-all.". For the political obsessives, the diaries opened up with breathtaking frankness the status anxiety, vicious backbiting, and fleeting moments of triumph and despair amid the general tedium of being a minister. (BBC News -- UK)
The Frog Lake Massacre Aug 29, 2009
The Illustrated History of Canada, Edited by Craig Brown (2007), p.354. The Canadian North-West: its history and its troubles by Graeme Mercer Adam (1885) [1]-p302. (Suite101.com)
The Memory Hole, Literally Aug 20, 2009
The British satirist Craig Brown tests his memory of books he has read -- and fails. The Memory Hole, Literally. (The American Conservative)
Fireworks sellers hoping for big payoff Jul 4, 2009
So say area resident Craig Brown and others who piled into Sky King Fireworks in Daytona Beach this week in advance of the holiday. Brown, wearing a soft-shoe cast on one foot, didn't let that deter him from his search for sparklers for his children, ages 6 and 8. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Miller edges Coffell for Outlaw victory at Speedway Jun 4, 2009
Second place went to Bob Kingsberry, followed by Erik Jarnport, Kevin Roberts, Moosey Kingsberry and Craig Brown. Next up is the Strawberry Cup races next weekend at the Speedway. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Lions' task will be steep at Big Ten meet Feb 26, 2009
Diving coach Craig Brown also believes the team has the potential to reach its pinnacle of success in this meet. Brown said success hinges on the poise and presence one exhibits when faced with tough competition. (Daily Collegian, PA)
JewGlue: Linking the ties that bind (3) Feb 23, 2009
Brian approached his dad Jerry and uncle Craig Brown for funding. The two, co-owners of the Beachwood advertising agency Brown & Miller, embraced the idea, throwing their substantial weight and marketing resources behind it. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Proof that brain 'work-outs' in middle age can stave off dementia Feb 18, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT Published Date: 18 February 2009 By Craig Brown READING, taking up hobbies and getting involved in arts and crafts in late middle-age can help prevent or delay memory loss later in life, research has shown. It also suggested that people who watched television for fewer than seven hours a day in later years were 50 per cent less likely to develop memory loss than people who watched for more than seven hours. (Scotsman)
Thousands still awaiting windstorm payouts Feb 16, 2009
Island businessman Craig Brown knows how costly the slow claims process can be. Brown owns numerous Galveston properties, including the building at 2126 Postoffice St. that was home to Mod Coffee House on the bottom level and lofts above. (KHOU.com, TX)
Women's swimming seeks advantages Feb 13, 2009
Diving coach Craig Brown admitted the sport has very few strategically advantageous aspects, but said the divers list, which is the order of dives they perform is very important. Brown said senior Courtney Adlam and sophomore Megan Marco each are taking different approaches to how they order in which they perform their dives. (Daily Collegian, PA)
BAZ BAMIGBOYE Feb 8, 2009
Obsession is an overused word, but in the case of Thomas Wright it seems like something of an understatement, thinks CRAIG BROWN. Enter search term. (The Drudge Report)
