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Sunday, April 30th, 2006
5:00 am	Anthem debate erupts Anthem debate erupts San Jose Mercury News - Sun, 30 Apr 2006 01:36:30 GMT From the corner of Story and King roads to the White House, a Spanish-language version of the national anthem set off a fiery debate Friday, three days before a planned coast-to-coast immigration rally and boycott. Watsonians too hot for Currie The Scotsman: Sport - Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:20:13 GMT IT WAS billed as the closest final for years but instead Watsonians had the game all but won with three unanswered tries in the first 40 minutes and, if the game wasn't safe then, they made it so with two more touchdowns in the final ten minutes. Farewell curbs Charlton's spirit The Observer - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:36:04 GMT Alan Curbishley's long service at The Valley ended with a whimper rather than a bang as his side slid meekly to defeat against a Blackburn team still pushing for Europe. Premiership: Charlton 0 - 2 Blackburn Guardian Unlimited - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:30:01 GMT Alan Curbishley's announcement that he is to leave The Valley was overshadowed by an easy Blackburn victory. UGC Chairman for reservation in higher education Kaumundi Online - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:29:52 GMT PUNE : Espousing the proposed move to reserve seats for marginal sections of society in institutions of higher learning, University Grants Commission Chairman Sukhdeo Thorat said "higher learning will not be useful if only one particular section has access to it." Moily predicts a comfortably victory for UDF in Kerala polls Kaumundi Online - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:26:12 GMT : The Congress led UDF government in Kerala drove the state on the path of allround development during its tenure and the ruling alliance would comfortably return to power in the assembly polls, AICC executive member Veerappa Moily said. We've heard it all before Sunday Herald - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:16:43 GMT SRU chief executive Gordon McKie said last week that, unless serious outside investment is identified, one of the pro teams may have to be closed down. Gray Matters: All not well with Council The Gray News - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:50:02 GMT In the last few weeks I have become a supporter of the effort to recall Andy Upham. During the April 18 Council meeting, citizens had asked Chair Foster how we got from the acceptance of Mitch's letter of resignation to a potential lawsuit without any public knowledge. Senators want to shut down 'dysfunctional' FEMA The Oxford Press - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:24:23 GMT WASHINGTON — The government's botched response to Hurricane Katrina shows that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is beyond repair and should be abolished, U.S. senators said Thursday. Fat-fight MP plans Happy Meal ban Stuff - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:52:17 GMT MPs are considering tough new regulations on food advertising aimed at children - laws which would effectively ban a kiddies' favourite, McDonald's Happy Meals. Links: Lexus RX 400h Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus GX 470 Lexus LS600hL Lexus GX Lexus SC300 Lexus ES330 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS350 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS 350 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
7:15 pm	OIL PRICE Motorists wake up to record high at pumps OIL PRICE Motorists wake up to record high at pumps The Nation - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:44:01 GMT Retail petrol prices hit a record high this morning as oil companies passed on sharp spikes in crude oil prices. Today, only PTT Plc is holding back its price. A bridge, a village, a ford and a swamp were Bladen's battlefields Bladen Journal - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:32:55 GMT Two men who never lived in Bladen played a major role in the county's role in the American Revolution. Without David Fanning and James Craig, 1781 likely would have been a tense, but quiet year in Southeastern North Carolina. Local wrap-up for Monday Washington Times Herald - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:27:41 GMT The Washington Catholic Cardinals crept closer to the .500 mark with a pair of wins over New Harmony on Saturday at Rees Field. The Cardinals (5-6) took a 21-1 advantage in 10 innings of baseball Saturday and watched pitchers Brian Igel and Matt Bezy strikeout a combined 25 batters. Challenges ahead in farm bill debate Iowa Farmer - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:16:52 GMT BROOKLYN -- Craig Lang is acutely aware of the challenges facing farmers as they begin talking about the next farm bill. As a farmer and as president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, he knows what the legislation means to his business and his family. Officials Hope Quake Centennial Prompts Readiness CBS 5 Bay Area - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:02:22 GMT Charlie Bott got an offer in the mail recently for earthquake insurance, he stared long and hard at the bottom line. Then he threw it away. Now, like millions of others, he's hoping the Big One doesn't strike - or if it does, that the government will come to the rescue. America, While You Were Sleeping… Sierra Times - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:51:00 GMT The setting is a common room in Maspeth, Queens, an old and history-laden area within the sprawling metropolis that is New York. In the common room, about 15 to 20 tradesmen await the time-clock’s imminent arrival of 3:00 p.m., and quitting time. Whooping Cough Spreads Across Utah Brigham Young NewsNet - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:46:06 GMT When Heather Williams crept down the hall to check on her 12-month-old brother asleep in his crib, she wasn't prepared for the small blue face staring back at her. Parts of Missouri shy 21 inches of rain Agriculture Online - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:42:29 GMT A year-long drought in southwest Missouri has built a precipitation deficit of over 21 inches, said Pat Guinan, University of Missouri climatologist. Below normal rainfall has fallen in 12 of the last 13 months. US media rewards its best The Age - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:03:34 GMT The Washington Post and The New York Times have taken the lion's share of the United States' highest journalism honour - the Pulitzer Prize. - Muller survives test from tenacious teen The Royal Gazette - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:20:00 GMT Giant European Gilles Muller was the only seed to survive opening day at the XL Bermuda Open – and he was forced to do it the hard way by tenacious teenager Scoville Jenkins. Links: Lexus RX 300 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus RX 300 Lexus LS 600h Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC400 Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS350 Lexus LF Lexus GS 400 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
8:45 am	Making the hits Making the hits Gazette.Net - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:12:35 GMT When you call Recycled Percussion bandleader Justin Spencer for an interview, he asks if you can call back later. Not only is the Indie rock band smack in the middle of prepping its next show — one of 27 this month alone — but it’s also a bit hard to hear, he says. PG North: Hampton hurdler gets school record, shoots for more Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:05:37 GMT Derek Brinkley picked up on it almost immediately the first time he laid eyes on Steve Reed as he began training for his upcoming junior track season. Scalia Says He's Proud He Didn't Recuse Himself in Cheney Case Law.com - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:01:56 GMT Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had some advice Wednesday for those who questioned his impartiality after he refused to recuse himself from a case involving his hunting buddy, Vice President Dick Cheney. This waterway in the sky is a Wonder of Wales icWales - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:46:07 GMT TO FULLY appreciate the amazing and remarkable engineering feat of constructing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct one has to view it from several perspectives. Ordinary container changed shipping forever Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:44:39 GMT A new book documents the 50-year history of a revolutionary idea -- the shipping container. Competition brings benefits for consumers Trinidad Express - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:12:58 GMT Perhaps with one eye on yesterday's World Cup selections by coach Leo Beenhakker and the other half on the competitive goings-on between TSTT and Digicel, Prime Minister Patrick Manning predicted to an American Chamber of Commerce audience on Monday that "they will be playing football with cellphones just now". "The Notorious Bettie Page" Salon.com - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:50:20 GMT This tender look at the life of Bettie Page -- played by a fearless, gorgeous Gretchen Mol -- gets intimate without demystifying the pinup icon. e C e n t r a l The Star Online - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:12:19 GMT God or the Girl , a new reality show about young men wrestling with whether or not to become Catholic priests, may sound like a sleazy series that promises cheap thrills and rote religious bigotry. On SCREEN Toronto Eye Weekly - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:45:14 GMT Starring Gretchen Mol, Lili Taylor. Directed by Mary Harron. Written by Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner. (PG) 90 min. Opens April 14. See Interview . The Last Witchfinder International Herald Tribune - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:05:35 GMT . Links: Lexus RX300 Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus GS 430 Lexus LS430 Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX470 Lexus IS 200 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
10:50 am	Risky Political Waters Risky Political Waters Washington Post - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:53:32 GMT When he gets nostalgic, the only immigrant in the U.S. Senate mentally reviews the landscape of Sagua la Grande. Mel Martinez visualizes the street his house was on, the route to his school. He was 15 the last time he was there, before escaping from Cuba without his family. The writing machine San Diego Union-Tribune - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:08:34 GMT Joyce Carol Oates can't sit still long enough for a proper retrospective. “High Lonesome” presents 36 of her short stories from the past 40 years. For any other writer, this would be a major publishing event. South Africa: Cape Town Jazz Festival AllAfrica.com - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:54:28 GMT THREATENING to retire is always good box office -- and for Miriam Makeba at the Cape Town Jazz Festival last weekend, it was astoundingly good. In Enron Trial, a Calculated Risk New York Times - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:12:49 GMT The trial's make-or-break moment is near: Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay on the stand. Zuma 'was willing to engage in lobola talks' Independent Online - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:39:43 GMT Former deputy president Jacob Zuma was prepared to marry the HIV-positive woman who laid a rape charge against him, the Johannesburg High Court has heard. In Enron Trial, a Calculated Risk New York Times - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:33:28 GMT The trial has moved to what may be the make-or-break moment for both sides: the testimony of Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay. Spectacular exit fuels Schumacher debate The Age - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:41:13 GMT Michael Schumacher is as impassive as he is imperious, so it was difficult to tell just how angry he was about crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix. - US alarm at China's Latin influence BBC News - Sat, 01 Apr 2006 11:48:11 GMT Humphrey Hawksley finds out how the US is reacting to China's growing influence in Latin America. Tennis: Sharapova settles old score Guardian Unlimited - Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:48:56 GMT Tennis: Some old scores were settled against in the Nasdaq-100. Swept away, England look to make amends Yahoo! India News - Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:45:42 GMT IF HARBHAJAN Singh's name danced on the lips of every Indian who sauntered out of the Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday after watching the wily off-spinner spin a web of misery around the feckless England batsmen in the opening ODI, then the word "sweep" certainly must have featured in the ensuing autopsy in the English camp. Links: Lexus RX Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus IS 250 Lexus LS460L Lexus GX Lexus SC Lexus ES 350 Lexus JX Lexus IS Lexus LF-C Lexus GS350 (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
11:10 pm	India no to US N-suggestion India no to US N-suggestion Central Chronicle - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:09:28 GMT New Delhi, April 8 India on Saturday rejected the US suggestion that it define its credible minimum nuclear deterrent, asserting that it has "no responsibility" to "declare" it. Among Vioxx lawyers, second banana comes out on top phillyburbs.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:09:08 GMT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - When New Jersey's second Vioxx trial opened here last month, most eyes were on a baby-faced lawyer from Texas known for his loquacious, homespun delivery. Is Swann's cash clock ticking down in Pa. governor's race? phillyburbs.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:01:41 GMT HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Ed Rendell: $15.4 million. Lynn Swann: $1.5 million. Delta Survival Hinges on Pilot Contract Decision Aviation Now - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:54:28 GMT In the fall of 2004, as Delta Air Lines and its pilots went down to the wire negotiating concessions to keep the carrier out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a Delta captain was spotted at Los Angeles International Airport with a sticker on his flight bag. "Full pay to the last day," it said. Authors in `Code' case don't move judge The Charlotte Observer - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:11:55 GMT In ruling that Dan Brown had not ripped off the ideas of two other authors for his blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code," London High Court judge Peter Smith vowed to refrain from any comments on the "literary worth" of the books in question. India, Russia to form panel on completing Kudankulam nuclear power project India Daily - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:12:57 GMT A joint Indo-Russian committee will be formed to work out proposals for completing the Kudankulam nuclear power plant as soon as possible, the chief of the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy, S V Kiriyenko said. Pakistan ready to do anything for a deal with US on civilian nuclear cooperation - can it reverse its proliferation of India Daily - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:12:36 GMT Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on Friday [7 April] said that Pakistan was trying to convince the United States to sign a deal on civilian nuclear technology. Nepal King shows heavy handedness on opposition political parties, America exreemely critical India Daily - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:12:26 GMT As King Gyanendra's government launched a crackdown on political activities in Nepal, the US Friday [7 April] came down heavily on the monarch saying the path he had chosen would "lead (him) to nowhere". Rep. Probes Nuclear Compensation Program The Times of Northwest Indiana - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:02:24 GMT WASHINGTON - For years, radiation experts at the nation's nuclear weapons sites failed to adequately protect workers from on-the-job hazards. Now, some of those experts are helping run a compensation program for the workers. America asked New Delhi to do more on reforms and sought opening up sectors like retail, insurance and banking to India Daily - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:58:30 GMT ''We believe that the way ahead lies in an increasingly open Indian economy, one which opens up important business sectors like retail, insurance and banking to foreign investment,'' US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher said, delivering a lecture here on ''The US-India friendship. Links: Lexus RX 330 Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus GS 400 Lexus LS600hL Lexus GX470 (Comment on this)