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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
4:25 am	Rankin' Reykjavik Rankin' Reykjavik San Francisco Bay Guardian - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:21:24 GMT SONIC REDUCER I love the fact that whenever you leave this country, you immediately come to the discomfiting realization that ... you're such a damaged by-product of capitalist America. San Francisco: The city that fell to earth Stuff - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:17:39 GMT A century after the earthquake San Francisco keeps on rising. Michael Shmith reports from the city of eternal optimism. A Bundle of Joy for Your Portfolio Schaeffers Research - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:55:28 GMT It appears Spring is truly the time of year for new beginnings. A fleet of storks is circling Hollywood as we speak, with a bevy of beauteous starlets preparing to give birth...( Read More ) Swimming is life Manila Bulletin - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:52:46 GMT ONE OF the biggest ironies in this country is that for an archipelago, we have so many among us who cannot swim. Hum Ko Deewane Kar Gaye Deccan Herald - Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:53:25 GMT He test-drives cars for a living and she shops 27/7! After “destiny” plays cupid and brings them together Notting Hill ishtyle, there’s nothing to keep them apart, not even the engagement rings that their respective loves have put on their fingers! My Milwaukee American Heritage - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:44:18 GMT The city of his birth sent Richard Schickel off on a lifelong career. Here’s what the film critic and historian discovered when that job brought him back home. Third grade students visit colonial Redding Redding Pilot - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:14:58 GMT Earlier this week, third grade students from Redding Elementary School were living life as Redding children would in the heyday of Colonel John Read in 1767. "Petah Coyne: Above and Beneath the Skin" Phoenix New Times - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:12:48 GMT There's no question that Americans have a disturbing fascination with death. Why do we die? Is there an afterlife? These are some of the great mysteries of life. The quandary is that we cannot fully understand death until we experience it firsthand. For artist Petah Coyne, that isn't a barrier. ... A magic that's simply human Calendarlive.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:51:41 GMT * A Noise Within offers a tastefully simple yet artfully detailed presentation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in Glendale. "Sheltered" doesn't begin to describe Miranda's life. She's grown up on an island with her magician father, a flittering sprite and a creepy beast-man as her only companions. Tom Cruise: Clapping For The Wrong Scene? Fox News - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:37:19 GMT The MI: 3 star apparently has the film stolen from him by Philip Seymour Hoffman Links: Lexus RX 400h Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus RX 330 Lexus LS 400 Lexus GX470 Lexus SC300 Lexus ES 350 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS 300 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS450h (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
5:55 pm	Farewell to fiddle legend Farewell to fiddle legend Decatur Daily - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:46:23 GMT TRINITY — Thirteen-year-old Lars Thorson of Nashville broke out his fiddle and bow and faced about 400 people Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church. Country star Marty Stuart strapped on his guitar and eased alongside him, strumming softly in accompaniment to Lars' mournful rendition of "Faded Love." Restaurant reviews Contra Costa Times - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:24:40 GMT The following are edited versions of full-length restaurant reviews that have run within the past year in Friday TimeOut. Restaurants have been reviewed by Times writers John Birdsall and Nicholas Boer. The date the original review ran and its fork rating at that time is in parentheses. In April, we added star ratings to indicate service and ambience. Let it Grow: Many ways to use herbs in landscaping The Shelby County Reporter - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:26:52 GMT When I think of landscaping, I always think of herbs. There are so many ways to use herbs in the landscape and tens of thousands of choices. Lets start with Salvias. There’s more to salvia than garden sage (Salvia officianalis) grown for your turkey and dressing. Late bulbs light up springtime Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:06:43 GMT WASHINGTON – It’s the time of the year to see what you created when you planted bulbs in autumn. Bulbs rule in early spring – daffodils, tulips, fritillarias, hyacinths, trilliums, snowdrops, winter aconites, scillas, crocuses and grape-hyacinths. All the fixin’s Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:06:23 GMT Spring is here and do-it-yourselfers are undoubtedly ready to get busy. Here are some projects to tackle at home and a few pointers on how to successfully complete them: Hammy tips for the holidays South Bend Tribune - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:15:53 GMT If ham is the centerpiece of Easter dinner this year, check your options for choosing, slicing and serving it. Here are some guidelines. Old methods endure in Lancashire San Francisco Chronicle - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:36:30 GMT Before World War II, more than 200 British farms made traditional raw-milk Lancashire cheese. But England has lost vast numbers of dairy farms since then, a decline attributable in part to the hardships of wartime and subsequent rationing, and to the poor... Oak disease branches out to state The Greenville News - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:12:54 GMT Nurseries, forests threatened by pathogen that can fell trees, plants Kids' Cuisine: Jay's Café Pioneer Press - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:19:14 GMT You won't find burgers or fries for dinner at Jay's Café in the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul. But the menu has mashed potatoes as a side order so kids won't go hungry if parents are interested in eating at a place that's a step up from casual chain restaurants. Take the yawn out of your lawn The News Journal - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:09:44 GMT Ameenah Johnson's home in New Castle has a yard in the front and another in the back. She had neither in North Philadelphia, from where she recently moved. Links: Lexus RX400h Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus JX 470 Lexus LS 600hL Lexus GX Lexus SC Lexus ES 350 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS250 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS 350 (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
8:00 pm	Tanzania: Fish Exporters Risks Losing Market Tanzania: Fish Exporters Risks Losing Market AllAfrica.com - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:08:46 GMT Tanzania's export of fish fillet from Lake Victoria is facing a bleak future due to a sharp decline of the fish population in the lake. This has been worsened by an oversupply to the European Union market. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus Cars Lexus LS600hL Lexus GX Lexus SC 430 Lexus ES 330 Lexus JX470 Lexus IS Lexus LF Lexus GS430 (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
8:20 am	Teammates' emotions run the gamut Teammates' emotions run the gamut Northwest Indiana Times - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 05:15:16 GMT When Jimmie Miles and Kenny Harris were sophomores for the Valparaiso University men's basketball team they'd often wrestle and feign fighting after practices or victories. Schultz takes early control Bowling Green Daily News - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:35:57 GMT Barry Schultz took command in the Bowling Green Open on Saturday with a stunning 9-under 45 at Ephram White Park. The top division of the PDGA National Tour event played its second round of the day at White Park through strong, gusting winds that wreaked havoc with many players' scorecards. Stand by for a seat in the 'Daily Show' audience Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:19:00 GMT NEW YORK -- No requests for hugs, kisses or locks of hair. Out of nine London plays, just about all prove to be letdowns Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:18:40 GMT LONDON -- The riches of London theater are so many and varied that even when you pack nine shows into six days, as I did in March on a Post-Gazette theater tour (the slim-trim, Critics Choice model), you're aware of how many appealing shows you're missing. Flyers' Savage dealing with brother's cancer Philly.com - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:23:37 GMT Brian Savage does not need extra motivation to want to do well in the playoffs. And he, like anybody else, does not want tragedy in his life. The fertility gap Independent - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:43:58 GMT Because like thousands of others they have found that the promise of free fertility treatment has been broken by lack of resources, punitive rules, chaos and confusion. By Severin Carrell and Steve Bloomfield Rossi equals Doohan record sportal.com.au - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:53 GMT Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi has notched up his 54th grand prix victory, at the Qatar MotoGP, equalling the record set by Australian Mick Doohan. Marines back home WTHR Indianapolis - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:58:52 GMT Indianapolis, April 8 - Another round of Marines returned home to the United States Saturday afternoon. Ten Marines from the Indianapolis-based 4th Maintenance Battalion arrived at the Heslar Naval Armory on the city's west side to anxious loved ones. Julia Hobsbawm: 'I'm back. What's all the fuss?' Independent - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:30:36 GMT You'd expect someone whose public relations venture has been searingly criticised, whose board members have been resigning by the handful, and whose corporate clients are beginning to wonder just what they've joined, to stay on holiday. But Julia Hobsbawm, the best-connected PR person in Britain, a former business partner of Gordon Brown's wife Sarah, returned from her Norfolk hideaway yesterday Super Saints sink Staggies Saint Mirren MAD - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:29:28 GMT St Mirren all but secured their return to the SPL with a thrilling 2-0 win over Ross County. Links: Lexus RX 400h Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus GS 400 Lexus LS 400 Lexus GX470 Lexus SC400 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
3:15 pm	ECB Keeps Rate at 2.5%, May Signal Readiness to Act ECB Keeps Rate at 2.5%, May Signal Readiness to Act Update1 - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:13:27 GMT April 6 (Bloomberg) -- The European Central Bank kept its benchmark lending rate at 2.5 percent today and may signal a willingness to increase borrowing costs next month as economic growth accelerates. TEXTS: Residents can use mobiles to report anti-social behaviour The Evening Telegraph - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:07:51 GMT A TEXT hotline zone has been set up in a new initiative to help residents combat anti-social behaviour. NHL Game Summary - Nashville At Chicago NBC 5 Chicago - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:06:31 GMT Nashville 3 Chicago 4 Residents fed up with landlord's rental practices WBBH - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:04:10 GMT LEE COUNTY : The landlord of the Collier County Bayshore Triangle mobile home community is under investigation for putting renters in dangerous, possibly deadly living conditions. Residents realize the risks, but many can't afford to move out. MPAC slammed in ombudsman report The Independent Online - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:01:43 GMT Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin landed several body blows when he lambasted the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) last week. Yet he failed to deliver the knockout punch that’s needed, says the president and CEO of Canadian Advocates for Tax Awareness. Delphax Technologies Welcomes RR Donnelley to Its Roster of Customers PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT Delphax Technologies Inc. today announced the sale of a high-speed CR2000 digital roll- fed press to RR Donnelley & Sons Company , the world's premier full-service provider of print and related services. Euro Rises to Record Against Yen as Higher Rates Attract Buyers Bloomberg.com - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:58:45 GMT April 6 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose to a record against the yen on anticipation the European Central Bank will signal it may increase interest rates as soon as next month and Japanese investors will purchase higher-yielding European assets. AFX UK Focus - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:55:56 GMT LONDON (AFX) - The euro remained supported above 1.23 usd ahead of the European Central Bank rate decision which is not expected to bring any change but could well pave the way for a May interest rate hike. Part II Changing from live to dead prey : BellaOnline - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:51:28 GMT The easiest first attempt is to put the thawed or freshly killed prey item in with the snake (it is often recommended to remove the snake and feed it elsewhere so it does not learn to associate hands with food) and wiggle the mouse using a stick, tongs, or some other tool. FISHING FORECAST | TOM HIGGINS The Charlotte Observer - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:49:48 GMT Hottest fishing spot in the Carolinas presently? Probably even the entire country? No contest. It's Santee-Cooper Reservoir in the S.C. Lowcountry.Floridian Preston Clark won a Bass Anglers Sportsman Society tournament there last week with a four-day catch of 20 fish weighing a whopping 115 pounds, 15 ounces. That's a BASS record by more than 7 pounds. Links: Lexus IS 250 (Comment on this)