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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
12:50 am	76ers eliminated by Bulls, Wizards 76ers eliminated by Bulls, Wizards Philly.com - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:23:52 GMT The 76ers, thanks to the ineptitude of their fellow teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference, managed to remain in the hunt for the final playoff berth until their luck finally ran out last night. Post a Comment Standard Life sees no other option FT.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:57:16 GMT The reasons Standard Life had to transform its business model and give up its long-defended mutual status are spelled out in a 112-page document that was sent out to 2.4m voting members and a further 2.1m non-voting policyholders. Cartoonist Mike Luckovich wins 2nd Pulitzer The Western Star - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:56:27 GMT ATLANTA — Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich on Monday captured his second Pulitzer Prize, honored for visual commentaries on politics and society that provoked strong reactions from readers. PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Awake and Sing : Odets, Poordets Playbill - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:41:02 GMT Awake and Sing!, with its convincing melancholy cry of the Depression’s tenement-poor, seems oddly at home amid the old-fashioned rococo splendors of the Belasco, where it opened April 17—as well it should: This is the same theatre where the play first awoke and sang to an astonished and quickly converted Broadway audience Feb. 19, 1935, and established its 28-year-old author as the man of the New Law Would Help Stranded Drivers MyMotherLode.com - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:02:59 GMT Sacramento, CA -- Ever locked your keys in the car or lost them altogether when you don't have access to a dealership for a replacement of a coded key? R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Confident It's Following Agreement Guidelines PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:50:00 GMT SALEM, N.C., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is disappointed with the decision by some states to initiate court proceedings regarding a dispute over recent Master Settlement Agreement payments. How do you feel about the smoke-free workplace laws? Would you be in favor or against laws preventing smoking in public Daily American - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:17:59 GMT This blog site is designed to provide a free flow of information for the people. We will not be censoring ideas or opinions, but we will not tolerate any foul or abusive language or gross personal attacks on other bloggers. Portman in line to be OMB director Government Computer News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:45:30 GMT President Bush this morning announced he is nominating a former congressman to take the helm at the Office of Management and Budget. GOT A NEWS TIP? Red Bluff Daily News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:54:26 GMT The Daily News cannot be everywhere, but we invite the community to help out with local breaking news. Take pictures, collect information, make sure everyone's names are spelled right and submit it to the Daily News . We are willing to publish local breaking news as long as information is complete, verifiable and accurate. Long Memories From a Baseball Classic Washington Post - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:32:12 GMT Begin with the box score, which, if box scores are like artwork, is the Sistine Chapel. Gaze at the artist's masterstrokes, the grand, virtuoso flourishes -- in this case, a pair of monumental last names, Ripken and Boggs, both of which share the designation "3b." Twenty-five years later,... Behind... Links: Lexus RX 400h Lexus LX450 Lexus Lexus IS 300 Lexus LS 460 Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC430 Lexus ES 350 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS 200 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
2:20 pm	Writers beware: Blogs about as public as it gets Writers beware: Blogs about as public as it gets Chicago Tribune - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:29:56 GMT Dear Miss Manners: Many of my friends keep blogs -- online diaries and discussion forums -- as a casual way to keep in touch with distant friends and as another forum for social chatter with friends who live nearby. Angst Amplified in Songs Washington Post - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:21:16 GMT In the basement of 16-year-old Alex O'Masta's Ashburn home, with the foosball machine and his little sister's dollhouse pushed aside, the teenager's screamo band plugged in one recent Saturday, shook the walls for a while and then took a break to contemplate the future. A Love of Science and a Vision to Save Millions of Lives Make Her Day Chronicle of Philanthropy - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:06:29 GMT Today is one of only seven days this month that Victoria Hale is in her office, and she has a lot to do. She is trying to save the lives of half a million people. The "mahajot" that never was The Hindu - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:31:04 GMT Their failure to put up a united front only shows that the Congress and the Trinamool Congress have not learnt from past mistakes Rhythm & Blues Foundation Announces Details for the 14th Annual R&B Foundation Pioneer Awards SYS-CON Media - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:56:36 GMT After a three year hiatus, the Rhythm &Blues Foundation returns with the Fourteenth Annual Pioneer Awards set forJune 29, 2006 at the Park Hyatt Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA, it wasannounced by Kayte Connelly, executive director for the Foundation. ThisPioneer Awards will be the inaugural event for the Foundation from theirnew home in Philadelphia, PA, the city considered to be the 'home of Fund set up at banks for injured trooper; Officer's wife expresses gratitude for support Benton Courier - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:14:34 GMT A fund has been established at area banks for a Saline County-based Arkansas State Police trooper who remains in serious but stable condition at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Rhythm & Blues Foundation Announces Details for the 14th Annual R&B Foundation Pioneer Awards Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:45:00 GMT After a three year hiatus, the Rhythm & Blues Foundation returns with the Fourteenth Annual Pioneer Awards set for June 29, 2006 at the Park Hyatt Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA, it was announced by Kayte Connelly, executive director for the Foundation. Vocal musings The Phoenix - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:09:52 GMT Beth Orton finds her comfort zone Nigeria: Bridging the Gulf Between Police, Army AllAfrica.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:11:19 GMT Just before the just concluded census exercise, some respected servicemen in the Nigeria Army and Police were invited to make contributions in ways to contain the incessant police-military clashes in the country. STADIUM ANALYSIS: Politics, tax tangle quest for new park Grand Forks Herald - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:14:49 GMT Four times a year, Jeff Stoen slides into his Jeep with his wife, son and daughter and travels 230 miles from northwest Minnesota to the left-field corner of the Metrodome, where they get hoarse rooting for the Minnesota Twins. Links: Lexus RX Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus GS 430 Lexus LS460 Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC 400 Lexus ES 250 Lexus JX470 Lexus IS200 Lexus LF-C Lexus GS450h (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
4:25 pm	Old barns gaining a new lease on life Old barns gaining a new lease on life Coshocton Tribune - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:14:30 GMT ADAMSVILLE - To an outsider, the smattering of dilapidated barns with bowed walls and flaking paint looks ripe for a bonfire. But Roberta Tumblin feels a strong sense of nostalgia when she gazes across the land on Summers Road near Adamsville where she and her siblings grew up. Scandal hangs over race The Sacramento Bee - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:01 GMT SAN DIEGO - Linda Dealy, a loyal Republican Party activist and a trusting, unsuspecting neighbor, can't gaze at the house across the street without getting a sickening feeling. Comic horror author writes of Death's antics in S.F. -- 'A Dirty Job,' but somebody had to do it San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:32:47 GMT Lanky, easygoing Christopher Moore never intended to become a nationally best-selling author of wildly comic novels with a cult following. "I thought I was going to be a horror story writer," says Moore over a latte on Valencia Street. Moore is in town to... City, Cox square off on public access bid Arizona Daily Star - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:24:08 GMT Let the saber-rattling begin. JOB OPENINGS Times-Beacon - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:05:54 GMT POINT PLEASANT BEACH — The pillow atop the shelf of the Bark Lane shop on Bay Avenue reads: "Be the person your dog thinks you are." A second pillow resting beside it offers the same advice about your cat. In either case, they are words to live by. Monday TV highlights Belleville News-Democrat - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:11:13 GMT "10 DAYS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED AMERICA" (8 p.m., History Channel) "Einstein's Letter" (July 16, 1939) urged President Franklin Roosevelt to develop an atomic bomb, a decision that propelled America into the nuclear age and that Einstein, an ardent pacifist, came to regret. Following at 9 p.m., "Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinley" (Sept. 6, 1901), which recounts the America’s "Noble" Cause: Preserving its Right to Murder, Exploit, Torture, and Impoverish with Impunity News From Bangladesh - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:58:36 GMT To perpetuate the Empire’s military dominance and parasitic exploitation of humanity, our attempts to awaken and rally the masses must be stopped by any means necessary. City, Cox square off on public access bid The Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:48:45 GMT The Tucson City Council will hold the first of two executive sessions Tuesday to discuss its cable TV franchise with Cox Communications that is up for renewal in fall 2007. At stake is the fate of many of the city's cable access channels — namely the highly regarded but sparsely watched Access Tucson. Brazil: Lula No Long Ball Hitter With Land Reform Scoop.co.nz - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:21:46 GMT • Brazil nears the 10 anniversary of the massacre that drew international attention to the country’s intense struggle for land reform. Slang is cyclical, and 'hot' is hot again Lexington Herald-Leader - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:09:40 GMT If a certain heiress named Paris had been riding along in a wagon train in the American West in the late 1800s, she might have spied a handsome, rugged-looking young cowboy. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus Cars Lexus LS 460L Lexus GX Lexus SC 430 Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX Lexus IS250 Lexus LF Lexus GS350 (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
4:45 am	Survivors pick the pieces after Tennessee storms that killed 12 Survivors pick the pieces after Tennessee storms that killed 12 The Daily Comet - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:44:50 GMT Emergency teams spray-painted damaged houses with "X" signs Saturday after checking them for bodies or survivors and crews moved in dump trucks to haul away the wreckage piled up by tornadoes blamed for 12 deaths. Jake won't hang out any more Sun Herald - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 04:27:29 GMT ARCADIA -- Jake got around. Got to be pretty well known in Arcadia, in fact. He liked to hang out near the downtown courthouse. Folks grew to expect to see him there during daily walks. He got along with everyone. Bark Busters Training Tips KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:47:55 GMT Ignore Attention-Seeking Behaviors If the dog drops a ball at your feet, begs to be petted or attempts to get your attention some other way, stand up and ignore the dog. Runaway horse tramples kids, adults The Monterey County Herald - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:18:36 GMT Six children and three adults were injured Thursday at a Sacramento school when a horse on display for the students got spooked and ran through a crowd. Kach testifies of being hidden away, abused for 10 years by guard Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:19:54 GMT Tanya Kach's right hand quivered yesterday as she swore to tell the truth. Spooked horse tramples students, adults at Sacramento school San Francisco Chronicle - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:55:58 GMT Six children and three adults were injured Thursday at a Sacramento school when a horse on display for the students got spooked and ran through a crowd. Authorities said the horse was spooked by children who were shouting and waving metallic gold... Petting and coddling is the game plan at Woodland Park Zoo contact area Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:32:47 GMT At Woodland Park Zoo, the Family Fun Contact Area reopens on Saturdays this month after its seasonal closing in September. The area features the classic petting zoo varieties: horses, goats, bunnies, sheep, cows, donkeys and chickens. MARTIN and SASHA San Jose Mercury News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:30:41 GMT MARTIN: I'm a 6-month-old Dalmatian mix who was found as a stray. to call my own. I'm energetic and just love people and toys. I also love to be petted and thrive on attention. I would be best suited for a home with older children. My ID number is 24375. Pussy willows The Star-Ledger - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:50:11 GMT Pussy willows are one of those plants that seem designed for a child's pleasure -- those soft and fuzzy little catkins just beg to be petted. Every spring at some point, branches of pussy willows would show up at my childhood home. Pet of the Week: Terri KTVA - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:54:41 GMT This beautiful gray and white cat is Terri and she is looking for a new home. She is very affectionate and is a great lap cat who loves to be petted and really loves attention. Links: Lexus RX 400h Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus RX 330 Lexus LS460L Lexus GX470 Lexus SC 300 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
4:30 am	"V for Vendetta" "V for Vendetta" The Davis Enterprise - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:06:05 GMT Published Mar 17, 2006 - 15:29:27 CST. Four stars. Chilling update of ‘1984’ a damning indictment of power’s response to fear. We marvel when science fiction becomes science fact, the fanciful notion of some imaginative writer transformed into workaday technology that we soon take for granted. "Firewall" The Davis Enterprise - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:02:39 GMT Published Feb 17, 2006 - 16:13:51 CST. Three-and-a-half stars. Harrison Ford faces overwhelming odds in smart, fast-paced thriller. Sans Quentin Denver Westword - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:53:02 GMT You may not yet have lost your ardor and respect for the pressure-point hammerblow Quentin Tarantino executed on American movies, but it's difficult at this late date not to view him as an imperative inoculation with unfortunate side effects: gas, bloating, dizziness, delusions of cleverness. ABOUT TOWN New York Press - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:57:21 GMT The UK Grime scene is on fire. Try counting the sheer number of Brit mix-tapes, compilations and DVDs hitting the streets over the past few months. Yup, too many to count. More noticeable and significant though is the energy radiating from the scene. Sans Quentin East Bay Express - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:40:04 GMT Opens Friday. Rated R You may not yet have lost your ardor and respect for the pressure-point hammer blow Quentin Tarantino executed on American movies, but it's difficult at this late date not to view him as an imperative inoculation with unfortunate side effects: gas, bloating, dizziness, delusions of cleverness. Confessions of a Horndog East Bay Express - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:39:50 GMT Opens Friday. Not rated Most memoirs, like off-brand hot dogs, should come with labels that list their suspect ingredients. Outrage over James Frey aside, does anyone still believe that a person's reconstructed narrative of his or her life isn't going to mix some snouts or tails among the meat? Sans Quentin New Times Broward-Palm Beach - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:08:28 GMT You may not yet have lost your ardor and respect for the pressure-point hammer blow that Quentin Tarantino executed on American movies, but it's difficult at this late date not to view him as an imperative inoculation with unfortunate side effects: gas, bloating, dizziness, delusions of cleverness. FILM: Sans Quentin Nashville Scene - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:29:17 GMT You may not yet have lost your ardor and respect for the pressure-point hammerblow Quentin Tarantino executed on American movies, but it’s difficult at this late date not to view him as an imperative inoculation with unfortunate side effects. Prosecutors rap ruling in Hells Angels case Las Vegas Sun - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:00:26 GMT Prosecutors say the Nevada Supreme Court's ruling last week in the 2003 Laughlin motorcycle melee case "changed 140 years of practice in the way we hold people accountable for crime." Students Affected By Relief The Harvard Crimson - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:24:09 GMT NEW ORLEANS—Her checkbook. Her new dinette set. Her jewelry box with the golden pendant. Helen L. Smith, 70, watched her life, which she had left behind seven months ago, now leave her home. Links: Lexus GS 400 (Comment on this)