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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
1:25 am	With religion, high-pressure sales pitch may turn off your teens With religion, high-pressure sales pitch may turn off your teens Lawrence Journal-World - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:14:38 GMT Dear Dr. Wes and Marissa: I’m in foster care. Why is it that foster parents feel they need to push God or Jesus on us? I’m not a Christian. Should Jerry Springer opera be on stage? icNewcastle - Evening Chronicle - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:16:19 GMT Theatregoers will be able to see Jerry Springer the Opera on May 1. Should the Jerry Springer opera be on our stage? icNewcastle - Evening Chronicle - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:01:58 GMT Theatregoers will be able to see Jerry Springer the Opera on May 1. The musical, based around the TV show, has been seen by more than 500,000 people in theatres and 2.4 million viewers on BBC2. But Christian groups are protesting outside the theatre in an attempt to stop the production going ahead Irving waited too long to kill plan to tax football players Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:54:24 GMT Taxing football players to raise demolition funds for Texas Stadium was a dumb idea. Claydon fires himself in to contention Yorkshire Post Today - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:57:36 GMT Chris Waters at Headingley MITCHELL CLAYDON has the sort of burly, strapping physique that would not seem out of place on the other side of Headingley's grandstand, where Leeds Tykes and Leeds Rhinos entertain the crowds. (17/04/2006 08:43:05) McKee: Another day at the Day Lily Village The Meridian Star - Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:24:11 GMT • Note: This fun narrative was written in memory of my mother-in-law, Mrs. Jewell McKee, and her neighbor Mrs. Howell, both living on Poplar Springs Drive in Meridian. A recruiter comes clean Detroit News - Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:21:12 GMT Brad Karsh has thrown away stacks of resumes with barely a glance. Fine lines The Age - Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:28:25 GMT Is nothing sacred? While The Chaser team takes out the garbage, left, Sarah Silverman, right, takes on the taboo. As the International Comedy Festival gets into full swing this week, Melburnians can look forward to a lot of laughter - and, perhaps, the odd uncomfortable moment. Nigeria: Limits of Loyalty AllAfrica.com - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:23:35 GMT No other topic has made the headlines within the last one week like the rancour between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his Vice, Atiku Abubakar. Wit in search of drama The Oregonian - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:32:03 GMT With "Friends With Money," which was the opening-night movie at the recent Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Nicole Holofcener creates a web-of-life movie of glossier pedigree and higher star wattage than the many such films that populate that festival every year. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus JX 470 Lexus LS 430 Lexus GX Lexus SC430 Lexus ES Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS350 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS 400 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
2:55 pm	'Wild' serves its purpose 'Wild' serves its purpose Las Cruces Sun-News - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:07:16 GMT Parents who took their children to last year's "Madagascar" will experience déjà vu at "The Wild," a surprisingly similar but somewhat better film. Bard's tale echoes through his family Akron Beacon Journal - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:22:10 GMT Irishman Vincent Dowling, guest director for Kent State University's The Winter's Tale, says the destructive force of human beings' jealousy is something we can relate to in any time period, whether in Shakespeare's 1610 or today. Helen Thomas Falls Church News-Press - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:35:27 GMT WASHINGTON -- President Bush is piously opposed to leaks, unless he's the person doing the leaking. The president has now acknowledged that he authorized the leak of a classified October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq to bolster his case for the invasion of Iraq . Billionaire and Post Writer in Dance of Tips and Turns New York Times - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:20:05 GMT A strange dance that would lead to accusations of extortion began when Ronald W. Burkle contacted The New York Post to say that a Page Six item was untrue. The slow-motion trap Salon.com - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:49:39 GMT His presidency was built on secrecy and, we now know, on lies. The more Bush struggles to free himself, the more his past deceptions bind him. Left of Eden Cincinnati CityBeat - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:09:17 GMT "Jesus was a socialist," says the Rev. Mike Howard, executive director of Justice Watch, a transitional living program for former prisoners in the West End. "Anyone who is convicted for serving the poor and the equal distribution of treatment and wealth is a socialist." DVD in Stores 4/12/2006 Nuvo - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:09:26 GMT NEW IN STORES: Fun with Dick and Jane (PG-13) Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Angie Harmon, Jeff Garlin, Alec Baldwin. When upscale married couple Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni find themselves in financial ruin due to the collapse on an Enron-style... Nigeria: Ogunlewe's Folly, Anibaba's Wisdom AllAfrica.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:12:39 GMT If there was a search any where in the world of a city weighed down by the twin evil of environmental and urban decay, Lagos was a typical one. A HISTORY OF THE CAR BOMB PART 1: The poor man's air force Asia Times - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:24:47 GMT "You have shown no pity to us! We will do likewise. We will dynamite you!" - anarchist warning (1919) On a warm September day in 1920 in New York, a few months after the arrest of his comrades Sacco and Vanzetti, a vengeful Italian anarchist named Mario Buda parked his horse-drawn wagon near the corner of Wall and Broad streets, directly across from J P Morgan Company. Driver draws two-year term in Whitley pedestrian death Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:17:57 GMT The mother of a man killed last year along a highway described her grief over a son whose cheeks she can no longer stroke, whose smile she will never again see. Links: Lexus RX400h Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus LF Lexus LS 400 Lexus GX Lexus SC400 Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX 540 Lexus IS200 Lexus LF-C Lexus GS350 (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
5:00 pm	Commodity prices continue upward charge Commodity prices continue upward charge India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:59:28 GMT The five-year commodity price boom that has catapulted metal, energy and some agricultural prices to record highs continued on Monday and is set to extend further, according to investors, mining groups and sector analysts. Skilling’s fate in own hands as he takes stand India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:59:18 GMT When Jeffrey Skilling takes the stand this week at the Enron trial it will be either the biggest mistake of his life or his finest moment. Compass sells SSP for £1.8bn India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:58:48 GMT Compass, the world’s largest contract caterer, has sold its Select Service Partner travel concessions business to two consortia of investors led by private equity firm EQT Partners and Macquarie Bank for £1.8bn in cash. This far outstrips the top end of expectations. Swisscom says SFr489m fine ‘unjustified’ India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:58:38 GMT Swisscom vowed to fight the imposition of a SFr489m ($376m) fine being considered by Switzerland’s competition commission following its probe into mobile termination rates. Shanghai Auto to sell own-brand vehicles in Europe India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:58:28 GMT A unit of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), China’s largest carmaker, will export vehicles to Europe under its own brand next year, some of them incorporating the designs of MG Rover cars. Wall St seen higher ahead of earnings season India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:58:18 GMT Wall Street looked set to kick off the earnings season modestly higher on Monday, as expectations of strong corporate profits offset worries over rising oil and interest rates. Vodafone in focus as London shares advance India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:58:08 GMT London’s main equity index climbed on Monday amid talk of an audacious takeover bid for Vodafone and as heavyweight oil stocks made progress. Bourses edge higher as oils and autos rally India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:57:58 GMT European stocks edged cautiously higher on Monday as auto stocks gained after the dollar rallied against the euro, while the oil sector was bouyed by persistently high crude prices. Euro holds above $1.21 after US jobs data India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:57:48 GMT The euro held just above $1.21, having been hit on Friday when the latest employment data in the US suggested further monetary tightening which would support the dollar. Archstone-Smith buys two NYC apartment complexes India Daily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:57:37 GMT Archstone-Smith early Friday said it has bought two high-rise apartment complexes in New York City for a total of $266 million. Links: Lexus RX 330 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus IS 250 Lexus LS Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC 400 Lexus ES250 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS 300 Lexus LF Lexus GS350 (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
5:20 am	Around Broward County Around Broward County Miami Herald - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:14:45 GMT A 19-year-old Marine driving on Interstate 75 pulled over Thursday afternoon to help a pregnant woman with a flat tire. Baby, you can’t drive my car Times Leader - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:17:29 GMT Cars. Just about everyone has one, and - more often than not - they dream about having a car other than the one they drive. Trio facing charges in tuna scheme The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:02:23 GMT A Texas man conspired with associates in Puerto Rico and Miami to steal $4 million from a Venezuelan tuna fish company and wire it to a suspended Philadelphia-area lawyer, federal authorities said yesterday. Wildfires Threaten Dozens of Texas Homes The Edmond Sun - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:52:48 GMT Wildfires in the Texas Hill Country that have killed one man were threatening about 50 homes Saturday and have burned about 6,200 acres, officials said. Why you should buy this car: Jalopnik - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:15:40 GMT Why you should buy this car: Vee Dub's $25k cruise missile is the financially challenged pistonhead's Porsche. We're talking maximum bang for the buck (discounting the cramped MINI Cooper S and... After Belize strikes oil, worries also spout San Jose Mercury News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 20:32:01 GMT This tiny country struck oil in much the same way TV's Jed Clampett did in the Ozarks. A few years ago, a Mennonite farmer dug a shallow well in this bucolic hamlet and up bubbled crude. Man dies in fiery crash Gilmer Mirror - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:58:34 GMT A 58-year-old Gilmer man was killed and a Gilmer physician’s wife was slightly injured in a fiery pickup-car crash on Bobwhite Road near Gilmer Friday night. The best thing that ever happened to home living ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:01:28 GMT The best thing that ever happened to home living is furniture by FURNitalia at The Fort. The country’s exclusive distributor of upscale Italian furniture owned by Florence Ko opened its new showroom in March, which is to date, the largest of its kind in the whole of Asia. Of course, a grand and glitzy party, attended by Manila’s top personalities, was held to mark the launch. Denver Transit System Board OKs Contract The Edmond Sun - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:22:59 GMT The executive board of the city's mass transit system approved a new labor contract Saturday, clearing the way for all bus and train service to resume by the work week. TNT beat RB in Dumaguete Sun Star - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:14:27 GMT The Talk ’N Text Phone Pals grabbed solo fifth spot yesterday after outgunning the Red Bull Barakos, 99-93, at the Lamberto Macias Memorial Sports Complex in Dumaguete City. Links: Lexus RX400h Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus SC 400 Lexus LS400 Lexus GX470 Lexus SC 300 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
6:15 am	From the Archives From the Archives Clarkson Integrator - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:31:44 GMT A.M. DelGiacco Star Trek's chief engineering, James Doohan, known to audiences the world over as "Scottie," appeared before an overflow Snell Hall on Friday evening, September 21. "To see you all smiling and eager does my heart good," was the opening remark in Doohan's talk. DJ Shadow Gets Freaky on New Album Pitchfork - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:18:25 GMT Caroline Bermudez reports: DJ Shadow's Endtroducing... is one of Pitchfork's top 10 albums of the 1990s. Last year's deluxe edition reissue got a KO rating from us. Off the chain: A look at the language of local teenagers SEMissourian.com - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:52:33 GMT It's as much a language as English or French. There are those that are fluent in it, but to some it might as well be Greek. It changes with every passing generation, influenced by world events and culture of all kinds. We're talking about teenage slang. Fruity, floral finish wins Final Pour Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:01:51 GMT We announce the winner of our 2006 Final Pour contest. 'Does Anyone Take Any Notice Of F365?' Football365.com - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:37:04 GMT Legend Questions Our Very Existence The million dollar question is - who is, in a decision-making capacity in the big, bad world of football, affected by F365 opinions? When food and drink is more than just eating and drinking Winona Daily News - Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:26:09 GMT Last Friday night in Buenos Aires, my mother and I were sitting in a café and enjoying a cup of coffee. It might be more appropriate to say we were each having a half a cup of coffee, as the custom here is to have your drink served in, essentially, an espresso cup. Chill out The Sacramento Bee - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:30:40 GMT Put the cap back on the Sharpie, Terrell. With hype reaching high levels, M's keeping a close eye on Felix Seattle Times - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 08:28:52 GMT Pat Rice, the Mariners' minor-league pitching coordinator, still remembers the first report he ever wrote on Felix Hernandez. Rice watched him throw... There's Much Left to Do on Nets' List New York Times - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 03:41:29 GMT Although they are the hottest team in the N.B.A., the Nets still have problems to correct such as an out of sync offense and low field goal percentages. Is April the Cruelest Month for Poetry? - Poetry BellaOnline - Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:06:28 GMT Is April the Cruelest Month for Poetry? In 1996 the Academy of American Poets designated the month of April as National Poetry Month. Links: Lexus Cars (Comment on this)