SHAQ BE NIMBLE, SHAQ BE QUICK . . . : CAN HE BUY A RING?What Shaq could buy with his millions: Six Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp. F-16 fighter planes, or five McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. Corp. F-18 fighters, or 20 General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Corp. Abrams tanks, or four Trident nuclear missiles. 3,800 shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the most expensive stock ($32,200 per share) on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . 189 million packages of M&Ms or 250 McDonald's restaurants (in case he gets hungry). Telcor, Nicaragua's phone company. The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball franchise, gobbled up by publishing tycoon Kevin McClatchy in February for $90 million. He'd still have enough left over for a new outfield. SOURCE: - Bloomberg Business News It's somewhat short of four stars Thursday's Sports Business Daily offers a sampling of what reviewers have written about Shaquille O'Neal's newest movie, ``Kazaam'': ``As a shot for movie stardom, this is a definite miss on O'Neal's part. He's an impressive presence, all right, but his emotional range is limited to frowning and smiling.'' SOURCE: Susan Stark, Detroit News ``(Shaq) is less an actor than a brand name. . . . His manufactured persona is best suited to TV ads.'' SOURCE: Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state. ``Charismatic O'Neal . . . is easily the best thing about this comedy-drama.'' SOURCE: Paul Sherman, Boston Herald ``Even (Shaq) doesn't have the power to rescue `Kazaam.' '' SOURCE: Howard Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Miami Herald ``Let's just say that his acting is about on par with his free-throw shooting.'' SOURCE: John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune. Namely, Shaq can mean a lot During his brief NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= career, Shaquille O'Neal has picked up numerous nicknames. Among the best: The Daddy, The Shaq Daddy, The Diesel, Shaq-Fu, Count Shaqula, Shaqnificent, Sugar Shaq, Hack-a-Shaq, Shaq-o-lantern and Love Shaq. Our all-time favorite comes from Sport Magazine: ``Shaq-be-nimble, Shaq-be-quick, Shaq jumped over a Pacer named Rik.'' Incidentally, his first and middle names (Shaquille Rashaun) mean ``Little Warrior'' in Islam. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) no caption (Shaquille O'Neal in ``Kazaam'') ( 2) no caption (Shaquiille O'Neal) |
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