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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Asch '79 withheld business past - Dartmouth

Joe Asch '79, a petition candidate for the Board of Trustees, was affiliated with the French company Arand Ltd. through 2004. Zach Ingbretsen The Dartmouth Senior Staff While Board of Trustees petition candidate Joe Asch '79 has contended that ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Letters to the editor March 10 (The Fairfield Citizen)

On behalf of the Junior Women's Club of Fairfield , we'd like to thank the Fairfield Citizen for its outstanding coverage of the 29th annual Townwide Spelling Bee, one of Fairfield's most anticipated academic events of the year ... at least for fifth graders!


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Soccer Capsules: Crew rallies for tie in Champions League - Brownsville Herald

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Whether at the national team level or when two clubs playing in a regional tournament play there is always friction when the United States and Mexico get together. It was no different Tuesday in Crew Stadium when Columbus of the ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Partisan political tactics stifle health-care debate - Edmond Sun

EDMOND ? The process Democrats are pursuing to pass government-run health care has become as flawed as the legislation itself. And that's really saying something. From the beginning, the attempt to force through a government takeover of health ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

UK chefs have embraced home cooking - Independent Online

London - The French have long been considered masters of cuisine, but Britons spend longer in the kitchen and prepare a wider variety of international food, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The French eat out more and stick to family ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

From tiny dotcoms the mighty internet has grown (Independent)

Monday will see the 25th anniversary of the registration of the domain name Symbolics.com. Granted, it's not particularly catchy, and to this day it's renowned for nothing other than being the first. But it unwittingly became the eldest brother of a phenomenon that profoundly changed the world.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

PhillyDeals: Maxed out? Uncertain future is in the cards (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Americans owed their credit-card banks nearly $1 trillion at the start of last year. By fall, the debt had shrunk 10 percent, according to the Federal Reserve .


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MIT welcomes British foreign secretary to campus this week - MIT News

The lecture is free and open to the MIT community; no tickets ... permitted to carry one small personal item (such as a purse or briefcase) into the auditorium; no backpacks or laptop computers will be permitted. The U.S. Department of State reserves ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tiger Woods's Odds of Masters Win Drop Amid Practice Return (Bloomberg)

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods 's odds of winning golf's Masters Tournament are dropping since he's returned to the course for practice with his coach.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Out and About: March 10 - 21 - Abington Mariner

Satuit Camp 3188 Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War meeting. 7 p.m., Grand Army Hall, 353 Country Way, Scituate. Monthly meetings. Membership is open to males, ages 14 and older, who are direct descendants of a soldier, sailor or Marine who ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tiger Woods's Odds of Masters Win Drop Amid Practice Return - Bloomberg

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods 's odds of winning golf's Masters Tournament are dropping since he's returned to the course for practice with his coach. Woods hasn't missed the Masters since he was an amateur in 1995 and William Hill Plc ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ICN Resources Ltd.: Encouraging Phase I Results from Hog Ranch Project (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - ICN Resources ("ICN" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ICN) is pleased to announce the results of its Phase I drill program at its wholly owned Hog Ranch project, located in northwestern Nevada. In late December, 2009, ICN completed 2,856 metres (9,370 ft.) of drilling in 13 reverse circulation (RC) holes and 1,427.1 metres (4,682 ft.) in ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ICN Resources Ltd.: Encouraging Phase I Results from Hog Ranch Project (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - ICN Resources is pleased to announce the results of its Phase I drill program at its wholly owned Hog Ranch project, located in northwestern Nevada. In late December, 2009, ICN completed 2,856 metres of drilling in 13 reverse circulation holes and 1,427.1 metres in five core holes, for a total of 4,283.1 meters in18 drill holes.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ICN Resources Ltd.: Encouraging Phase I Results from Hog Ranch Project - Market Wire

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - ICN Resources ("ICN" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ICN) is pleased to announce the results of its Phase I drill program at its wholly owned Hog Ranch project, located in northwestern Nevada ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tom Patri: Pavin should consider Watson, Couples for Ryder Cup team - Naples Daily News

Watson shot a little 62 coming home Sunday, and was runner-up at the British Open last summer. I think it would be awesome ... For lesson information, call 239-404-7790 or visit Patri's Web site at www.tompatri.com or e-mail him at tpatri ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

U.K. RICS February Home Price Gauge Shows Fewer Gains (Update1) (Bloomberg)

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- A U.K. house price gauge showed fewer increases in values last month than economists forecast as more people tried to sell their homes, a sign the property market may be running out of steam.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

April openings set for 3 local Fresh & Easy locations (The Bakersfield Californian)

Three more Fresh & Easy stores will open in and around Bakersfield next month, not counting a fourth location that's still on hold, the company confirmed Thursday. These would add to four existing Fresh & Easy stores in Kern -- while also putting to rest speculation that the British-owned chain's U.S. launch was losing steam as stores built months ago sat empty.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Stirling Moss, Racing Legend, Injured in Freak Elevator-Shaft Fall (Edmunds Inside Line)

LONDON ? Sir Stirling Moss, one of the all-time greats of the British or indeed world racing scene, was injured at home in a freak elevator accident.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

British Library and IBM Team Up on Web Archiving Project (Information Today)

Many initiatives for information access came together recently with the announcement of the UK Web Archive (UKWA; www.webarchive.org.uk). The British Library (BL) will store and make accessible every site in the .uk top-level domain (www.bl.uk aboutus stratpolprog digi webarch index.html). To do this, The British Library is working with IBM's ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Army Rescues U.K. Drivers as Snow Snarls Transport (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Army was called in to rescue drivers trapped on roads in southern England as snow blanketed much of the nation today, hobbling transport and closing schools during Britain's longest cold snap in almost three decades.


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Wisconsin woman pleads insanity in daughter's drowning - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Twenty-five-year-old Tara N. Amraen is charged with second-degree reckless homicide. Bayfield County authorities say she had put the infant in a baby chair and set it in the bathtub, along with a 2-year-old sibling. She then allegedly went to a ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Army Rescues U.K. Drivers as Snow Snarls Transport (Update3) - Bloomberg

London's Arsenal soccer club said on its Web site that tonight's Premier League match with Bolton in London was postponed because of the snow. More snow may fall across London and the south today, Britton said. Freezing temperatures will persist ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Army Saves U.K. Drivers as Snow Shuts Schools, Roads (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Army was called to rescue drivers trapped on roads in southern England as snow blanketed much of the nation, hobbling transport and closing schools during Britain's longest cold snap in almost three decades.


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Businesses win approval in Glendale - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Muderlak Design and Xela Innovations will operate at the former location of First Supply, 111 W. Olive St ... Medical forms needed for the shots can be filled out in advance by printing them from the www.waukeshacounty.gov pandemicflu Web site.


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

EmerGeo Announces Record $1.4 Million Contract in the Middle East - TMCnet

... organizations around the world now recognize the need to have a system ... emergency and security personnel. By leveraging open web standards, EmerGeo's software brings together data from dispatch, crisis management, mapping, camera and other ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Army Saves U.K. Drivers as Snow Shuts Schools, Roads (Update1) - BusinessWeek

Gatwick airport remained closed past noon as authorities worked to clear snow from the runway. Luton, Southampton and Birmingham Airports were all open after earlier suspending all flights. "There a number of delays and cancellations as a result of ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Obama rebukes spy chiefs - Independent Online

Washington - An angry President Barack Obama has lectured US spy chiefs on an intelligence "screw-up" that left a US airliner carrying 290 people open to a barely-averted al-Qaeda attack on Christmas Day. In a highly unusual public rebuke of the US ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

On the Green - Newsday

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Bethpage Black and the rest of the golf world. Rich Jones, who heads The First Tee of Suffolk County and runs the Rich Jones Golf Academy in Central Islip, has been named one of the top 50 Kids Golf Teachers in the U.S ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Traffic calmers' come to Tegner - Wickenburg Sun

Dinner reservations may still be made for the Annual Awards Dinner scheduled for this Saturday (Jan. 9) by calling the chamber office at 684-5479. The staff of Rancho de los Caballeros has prepared a delicious menu. Ticket price is the same as last ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

EmerGeo Announces Record $1.4 Million Contract in the Middle East (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 6, 2010) - Editor's Note: there are two photos accompanying this news release. EmerGeo Solutions Worldwide Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EMG)(FRANKFURT:EMI) , a leading provider of emergency management software and consulting services, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Emergeo Software Solutions Middle East LLC has secured a strategic contract with ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

EmerGeo Announces Record $1.4 Million Contract in the Middle East (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Wikipedia: Freedom in Community (Acton Commentary)

Ten years ago this month, Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales hired Larry Sanger to develop an online encyclopedia. You may have never heard of that project, titled "Nupedia," but you've probably heard of the site that emerged from its ashes.


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Iran Bans Links to Groups Accused of 'Soft War' Plot (Update1) - BusinessWeek

(Adds Wilson Center reaction in sixth paragraph, Open Society in last.) By Ali Sheikholeslami Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Iran barred its citizens from contact with 60 foreign organizations, including universities, pro- democracy groups and broadcasters ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Sports Shorts - Haaretz.com

Greek soccer club Olympiacos is pursuing Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, according to reports in the Greek sports media. The Greek club, which advanced to the Champions League round of 16, offered the English club six million euros and would pay ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

B2Gold Corp.: Gold and Silver Production Commenced at Orosi Mine, Nicaragua (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2010) - B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce gold and silver production has commenced at the Company's Orosi open pit mine in Nicaragua. The mine and milling facilities have passed mechanical completion and commissioning. Ore processing began on December 15 th , 2009 with the first doré bar produced on ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

British Prime Minister 'Appalled' by Protest Plan (International Herald Tribune)

A radical Islamic group plans to protest in Wootton Bassett, a town that has been honoring the passing hearses of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan.


Sunday, January 03, 2010

John Brennan & Senator Bond on "Fox News Sunday" - RealClearPolitics

WALLACE: I'm Chris Wallace. The U.S. closes its embassy in Yemen -- that story next on "Fox News Sunday." The Obama administration tries to plug the holes in the security system that allowed a would-be bomber on board a U.S. airliner. With Americans ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

CQ Transcripts: White House Adviser Brennan, Sen. Bond on 'Fox News Sunday' (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)

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Sunday, January 03, 2010

Active al-Qaida threat closes US Embassy in Yemen - The Sun News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday an active threat from al-Qaida led the U.S. to close its embassy in Yemen, where an al-Qaida affiliate apparently trained and armed the man accused in the Christmas Day ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Woods voted AP's top athlete of the decade (Park Hills Daily Journal)

As sports go, it wasn't close: Tiger Woods was famous for his golf long before he became infamous for his personal life.


Sunday, January 03, 2010

New Year's travel resolutions - and how to keep them - Daily Telegraph

Book into La Casella, a 1,000-acre estate with equestrian centre near Orvieto in Umbria, with Real Holidays (020 7359 3938; www.realholidays.co.uk) Riding tuition is available at all levels and accommodation is provided in four renovated farmhouses ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

New Land Trust offers great cross-country trails (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

Contact the New Land Trust by mail at P.O. Box 101, Saranac, NY 12981. The Web site is www.newlandtrust.org.


Sunday, January 03, 2010

New Land Trust offers great cross-country trails - Press Republican

Contact the New Land Trust by mail at P.O. Box 101, Saranac, NY 12981. The Web site is www.newlandtrust.org. Donations and new members are welcome. Somehow, the cold feels colder each succeeding winter. My coping mechanisms depend on the presence of ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

KEISSER: Look into our crystal ball for '10 - Long Beach Press-Telegram

Jan. 4: Texas Christian handily beats Boise State 37-16 in the Fiesta Bowl, completing an unbeaten season and sparking noise that the Horned Frogs might deserve the national title. Jan. 7: Alabama beats Texas 30-9, the Longhorns suffering 12 ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

KEISSER: These 2010 predictions are all but sure winners (Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010. It has to be better, right? Yeah, the Rose Bowl was flat but technically Gilbert Arenas went all Plaxico on a teammate around Christmas, not New Year's.


Sunday, January 03, 2010

New Year's travel resolutions - and how to keep them (Daily Telegraph)

Why not make this the year you acquire a new skill, learn a foreign language or take up a sport?


Sunday, January 03, 2010

KEISSER: Look into our crystal ball for '10 (Los Angeles Daily News)

Jan. 4: Texas Christian handily beats Boise State 37-16 in the Fiesta Bowl, completing an unbeaten season and sparking noise that the Horned Frogs might deserve the national title.


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Start of play gives PGA Tour new beginning - Maui News

Practice rounds (one ticket for Monday and Tuesday)---$15 through Sunday, $20 after Sunday. Pro-am (Wednesday), first round (Thursday) or second round (Friday)---$15 through Sunday, $20 after Sunday. Third round (Jan. 9) or final round (Jan. 10 ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Escaped Prisoner Craig 'Lazie' Lynch Taunts Police from Facebook (Fox News)

An escaped British prisoner is taunting police and attracting a growing fan base from a Facebook profile page. 


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Tiger Woods a control freak, risk-taker - The Sun News

His rivals used to joke that if you cut Tiger Woods open, all you would find were some wires and a few nuts and bolts. Now they know better. Tom Watson, who won five British Opens himself, watched Woods carve up St. Andrews nearly a decade ago and ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Hewitt's Australia upset by Romania (CNN)

Hopman Cup hosts Australia suffered a shock defeat in the opening match of the mixed teams tennis tournament in Perth on Saturday, losing 2-1 to Romania.


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Hewitt's Australia upset by Romania - CNN

Teenager Sorana Cirstea upset Samantha Stosur 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the opening singles rubber to register her first victory in three clashes with Australia's world No. 13. The 19-year-old, who lost to Stosur in the quarterfinals of the French Open last ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

2 ships reported hijacked off Somali coast - Merced Sun-Star

The British-flagged Asian Glory was taken late Friday roughly 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) east of Somalia ... A statement on the company's Web site indicated Saturday that the vessel is now anchored off the coast of Somalia. The company said it has ...


Sunday, January 03, 2010

Sports briefs | Jan. 2, 2010 (Evansville Courier & Press)

footballGroup wants The Who bootedA South Florida child abuse prevention group wants the NFL to reconsider booking The Who for the Super Bowl halftime show. Child AbuseWatch.net objects to Pete Townshend performing because of his 2003 arrest by British police on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He was eventually cleared but placed on a sex offenders registry for five years as part of a ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Ahmadinejad dismisses US deadline for nuclear deal - Anniston Star

TEHRAN, Iran ? Iran's president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. The United States warned Iran to take the ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

U.K. Travel Disruptions Continue in Severe Weather (Update1) - Bloomberg

The mountain rescue service was also called into action, with a woman in northern England giving birth to a baby girl in the back of a rescue vehicle after an ambulance was unable to reach the mother because of the snow, the British Broadcasting Corp ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Ahmadinejad dismisses US deadline for nuclear deal (AP via Yahoo! News)

Iran's president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. The United States warned Iran to take the deadline seriously.


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tiger dwarfs plenty of '09 memories - News-Democrat

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season. It wasn't because Phil Mickelson finally got his game on track with a 63 at Riviera, rather it was the day Tiger Woods posted a statement on his Web site that filled golf with ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Air Travel Q. & A. (New York Times)

With thousands of passengers stranded after a storm, answers to questions travelers may have.


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Air Travel Q. & A. - New York Times

Further information can be found on the Transportation Department's Web site . Q. What kind of compensation am I entitled ... When an airline cancels a flight with 150 passengers, it has to search through dozens of flights for enough empty seats to ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

U.K. Travel Disruptions Continue Due to Severe Winter Weather - Bloomberg

Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Travel disruptions will continue in many areas of the U.K. today as temperatures drop below freezing and more snow is forecast. That is expected to leave roads icy and lead to some rail and air services being altered or ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Iran's president dismisses deadline for nuclear deal, says US cannot ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Late Tuesday, the Web site of state-run television said Ahmadinejad had appointed a new chief of Iran's prestigious ... The memo was first reported in the British newspaper Times of London. U.S. officials have said it's unclear whether the document ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tiger dwarfs plenty of '09 memories (San Francisco Chronicle)

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season. It wasn't because Phil Mickelson finally got his game on track with a 63 at Riviera, rather it was the day Tiger Woods posted a statement on his Web site that filled golf with optimism it... Golf - Tiger Woods - Phil Mickelson - Sports - Golfers


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tiger dwarfs plenty of '09 memories (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season. It wasn't because Phil Mickelson finally got his game on track with a 63 at Riviera, rather it was the day Tiger Woods posted a statement on his Web site that filled golf with optimism it had been missing for eight months.


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tiger dwarfs plenty of '09 memories (AP via Yahoo! News)

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season.


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tiger dwarfs plenty of '09 memories (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season. It wasn't because Phil Mickelson finally got his game on track with a 63 at Riviera, rather it was the day Tiger Woods posted a statement on his Web site that filled golf with optimism it had been missing for eight months. "I'm now ready to play again," Woods said, announcing his return from knee surgery. What followed were ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tiger dwarfs plenty of '09 memories (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

For some golf fans, Feb. 19 effectively marked the start of the season. It wasn't because Phil Mickelson finally got his game on track with a 63 at Riviera, rather it was the day Tiger Woods posted a statement on his Web site that filled golf with optimism it had been missing for eight months. "I'm now ready to play again," Woods said, announcing his return from knee surgery.


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Stryker soldiers say commanders failed them - Army Times

ARGHANDAB RIVER VALLEY, Afghanistan ? The view west from the roof of the Arghandab district center at sunset in mid-autumn is breathtaking, the remaining leaves turning the valley into a sea of green and gold. But the beauty deceives. Beneath the ...


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Taxpayers help Goldman reach height of profit in new skyscraper - Washington Examiner

In the first six months of 2010, about 6,000 employees of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will take a break from their spreadsheets and move across the southern tip of Manhattan to a new 43-story, steel-and-glass skyscraper. The building was a bargain ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Tiger Woods named Athlete of the Decade (New Haven Register)

Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course.


Friday, December 18, 2009

Scandals mark decade in sports as much as the thrills of victory (USA Today)

Whatever its name, this 10-year span in sports leaves us with matching zeroes for our fallen heroes in the world of athletics. Many things happened, on the field and off, in the first decade of the Millennial Age, so join USA TODAY as we take a look back.


Friday, December 18, 2009

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem says golf will survive while Tiger Woods sits out (Contra Costa Times)

n Finchem says it'll take hit but not in 'gloom, doom' mode


Friday, December 18, 2009

The Chestnut Hill Local - Chestnut Hill Local

Last week I received an e-mail from a reader demanding to know why on earth I'd headlined a story about the Sovereign Bank nativity scene "The Crèche is Back." That headline ran at the top of page one with a story about the return of the ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Woods named athlete of decade - Sterling Journal-Advocate

As sports go, it wasn't close: Tiger Woods was famous for his golf long before he became infamous for his personal life. For 10 incomparable years, no one ruled a sport like Woods. He won 64 tournaments, including 12 major championships. He hoisted ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Woods picked as top athlete - Tulsa World

Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course. He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

House Armed Services Subcommittee on The Terrorism, Unconventional ... - TMCnet

One of the central points of my 2007 testimony was that the global al-Qaida movement was pioneering more avenues of participation, particularly by way of the internet, so that more people in more places could get more involved in more ways with ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Inside Gray -- 12 11 - KeepMEcurrent.com

Gray Community Endowment closed another chapter of its Save Libby Hill fundraising in October, when it completed the paperwork that allowed it to take possession of a $69,000 grant from the Land for Maine's Future program and also saw the transfer to ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Be sceptical! (BBC News)

Keep asking climate questions, says BBC Ethical Man


Friday, December 18, 2009

Woods voted top athlete of the decade (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

As sports go, it wasn't close: Tiger Woods was famous for his golf long before he became infamous for his personal life. For 10 incomparable years, no one ruled a sport like Woods. He won 64 tournaments, including 12 major championships. He hoisted a trophy on every continent where golf is played. And those 56 titles in one decade on the PGA Tour?


Friday, December 18, 2009

Church announces dates for open house and dedication of temple (Eastern Arizona Courier)

Construction of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple at 5291 W. Highway 70 in Central continues unabated, and officials from the church recently officially announced dates for its open house and dedication.


Friday, December 18, 2009

C'mon Canada, Open Up! (in Mediacheck) (The Tyee)

Compared to US and others, our government drags its feet on open data initiatives.


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Ingram's Flat Spot On: Same orbit for NASCAR, F1? (Motorsport.com)

Same Orbit For NASCAR, F1? The subjects of NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Formula One have been coming up in the same sentence regularly these days.


Thursday, December 10, 2009

The best books of the decade - Salon

John Henry Days" by Colson Whitehead A hack journalist gets hired by a travel Web site to write up a festival celebrating the ... Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro Kath, a seemingly ordinary British girl, goes to a special boarding school where she ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Ingram's Flat Spot On: Same orbit for NASCAR, F1? - Motorsport.com

The subjects of NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Formula One have been coming up in the same sentence regularly these days. F1 drivers have been testing Sprint Cup cars, Marcos Ambrose received the Sir Jack Brabham Award, named for Australia's three-time F1 ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

The 100 essential websites (Guardian Unlimited)

Here we go again ... our latest list of the 100 best websites sees short attention spans, the rise of Twitter, more browser wars and celebrity gossip sites setting the news agenda Andy Warhol talked of a time when everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. With hindsight, however, he might have wanted to revise that down to about five minutes. On today's web, phrases such as "here today, gone ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

The World at 4 p.m. - Fox11AZ

The supervisor is Mike Stewart (800-845-8450, ext. 1602). In Photos, Shahrzad Elghanayan (ext. 1900). In Multimedia Graphics, Bernadette Tuazon (ext. 1901). Expanded AP content, beyond what appears on this wire, can be obtained from http: www ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Briefly: Dec. 9 - Abington Mariner

The Seabreeze Inn is inviting from the outside and warm and cozy on the inside. It was one of the several homes open to visitors last weekend during the Pilgrim Hall Museum's Holiday House Tour. The house tour is one of the museum's major ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Preview calendar: Special events, theme parks and comedy for Dec. 10 ... - North County Times

Press releases for arts and entertainment events and programs should be typed, double-spaced, with basic information about the event, performance dates and times, location, ticket prices and a public telephone number. Send notices two to three weeks ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Woods might never be looked at the same - WSVN-TV

The passenger was waiting in a long line at Heathrow on Tuesday when he came face-to-face with an Accenture advertisement on the wall showing Tiger Woods walking through the tall grass with a club in his hand. The man stared for the longest time ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Sports Briefs (Taipei Times)

Silverstone organizers have raised US$2 million from ticket sales within 24 hours of regaining the rights to host Formula One's British Grand Prix for the next 17 years. Donington Park was stripped of its contract after efforts to raise funds for a necessary upgrade failed.


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Taking a Shine to Brown Rock - New York Times

At its peak in 1994, the open-pit mine produced 42 million carats of diamonds, about 40 percent of the world supply. By last year, annual production had fallen to about 15 million carats, but a decision to bore underground into deeper ore deposits ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Brooklyn Book Lovers� Christmas - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Weâ€?re willing to bet the Borough of Writers has more book lovers per capita than anywhere else, which means you can get some serious holiday shopping done right in your neighborhood bookstore â€" without spending a fortune. And Brooklyn ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

Akwesasne has Olympic fever (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

The 2010 Olympic torch was designed and made by Bombardier for the Vancouver Organizing Committee and Paralympic Games. The design was inspired by "Canada's open land, vast potential and smooth fluid lines left in the snow and ice of winter sports," according to the committee's Web site.


Thursday, December 10, 2009

First Quantum Minerals Announces Acquisition of the Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation, Western Australia (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM)(LSE:FQM) - (All dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars, unless noted otherwise) First Quantum will host the following conference calls and webcasts to discuss the acquisition: UK and Europe Date: December 09, 2009 Time: 10:00 am (GMT) Webcast: www.first-quantum .com Dial in: 800-4222 ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

What's Out There site showcases great landscapes (AP via Yahoo! News)

Designed landscapes are powerful places to visit, but they can sometimes be hard to find. By their very nature, they draw us in quietly. They may be far from the city center. They don't clamor for attention the way other attractions do. With that in mind, The Cultural Landscape Foundation has created an online resource to help steer travelers to some of the greatest parks, gardens, and historic ...


Thursday, December 10, 2009

What's Out There Site Showcases Great Landscapes (CBS News)

What's Out There Offers Online Resource For Finding America's Great Landscapes


Monday, November 30, 2009

Woods remains mum on crash - Independent Online

Miami - Circumstances surrounding a one-car crash that left Tiger Woods with facial cuts remained a mystery Saturday as the golf superstar was unavailable to speak with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). FHP troopers were on their way to interview ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

The Big Interview: Geoffrey Boycott (Times Online)

The England great is regarded as a loner with a troubled past, but has illness mellowed him?


Monday, November 30, 2009

The Web Discloses Inconvenient Climate Truths - Wall Street Journal

For anyone who doubts the power of the Internet to shine light on darkness, the news of the month is how digital technology helped uncover a secretive group of scientists who suppressed data, froze others out of the debate, and flouted freedom-of ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

CANCER AT THE HEART OF JUSTICE SYSTEM - Daily Express

VIOLENT criminals and sex fiends are walking free because of paperwork bungles by prosecutors. Figures obtained by the Sunday Express under the Freedom of Information Act reveal 4,000 suspected criminals failed to appear in court because the Crown ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Woods Says Crash 'Embarrassing,' Wife 'Courageous' (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods , commenting for the first time on a one-car crash that left him cut, bruised and sore, said it was "embarrassing" and that his wife acted "courageously" after she saw he was hurt.


Monday, November 30, 2009

Woods Says Crash 'Embarrassing,' Wife 'Courageous' (Update2) - Bloomberg

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods , commenting for the first time on a one-car crash that left him cut, bruised and sore, said it was "embarrassing" and that his wife acted "courageously" after she saw he was hurt. Police said a third ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Taking advantage of the desert sun, (San Pedro Valley News-Sun)

Xpress Lube car wash goes solar Thelma Grimes San Pedro Valley News-Sun The sun shines more than 300 days a year in Arizona, and while some might say that just means it's hot in the desert, others are taking advantage of the natural resource and saving money.


Monday, November 30, 2009

Woods Says `Embarrassing' Crash Was His Fault; Police Interview ... - Bloomberg

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Tiger Woods , commenting for the first time on a one-car crash that left him cut, bruised and sore, said it was "embarrassing" and that his wife acted "courageously" after she saw he was hurt. Police said a third ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Collector Sells Stamps, $3.2M, to Help Smithsonian - Myfoxla.com

Many pages in this Fox Television Stations, Inc. Web site feature links to other sites, some of which are operated by companies unrelated to Fox Television Stations, Inc. Fox Television Stations, Inc. has no control over the content or availability ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Historians explore hard times, obsessions with big families - The Spokesman-Review

Edith Manildi, 93, was just a child when the Dionne quintuplets were born. But she still remembers eagerly waiting each week for the latest newspaper photo of the five sisters. "Everyone thought they were adorable," Manildi, of Spokane, remembers ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Pregnant athletes don't have to sit out - ESPN.com

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Mackenzie McCollum was about four months pregnant as she darted around the volleyball court, angling to get under the ball in her team's first game of the district playoffs. Although her team lost that Nov. 3 contest, simply ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Equatorial Guinea Voters Seen Extending Obiang's 30-Year Rule (Bloomberg)

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Equatorial Guineans will cast their ballots today in an election in which President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo will probably extend his three-decade rule of the oil-producing nation for another seven years.


Monday, November 30, 2009

Fires are out but fury remains (MalaysiaNews.net)

The growling German Shepherd, lunging to the end of its chain outside the only home remaining on the desolate 70-acre site occupied by native protesters for almost four years, is quickly joined by oth...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Even Tiger can't derail 'this' story (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tiger Woods is everywhere, and yet invisible; world-famous, but barely known. The greatest athlete of his time is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside layer upon layer of friends, associates, employees and sycophants who understand that their continuing access to the Chosen One is predicated on protecting his privacy.


Monday, November 30, 2009

UPDATE3: Tiger Woods injured in car wreck (Beaumont Enterprise)

The wife of the world's No.1 golfer Tiger Woods used one of his tools -- a golf club -- to smash open a window of his crashed SUV and then pulled him out of the damaged vehicle after an early-morning accident Friday outside their Isleworth mansion.


Monday, November 30, 2009

Thinking before clicking - St. John's Telegram

Bradley Furlong wasn't aware just who could access the personal information posted on his Facebook page. Some 300 million ... recent two-year period, MySpace identified and barred 90,000 registered sex offenders from the site. Hounsell asked the ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

AP News in Brief - WTVF

Florida authorities: Tiger Woods injured in early morning car accident outside his mansion Tiger Woods sustained facial cuts in a minor car accident early Friday when his SUV hit a fire hydrant and a neighbor's tree as he was leaving his mansion in a ...


Monday, November 30, 2009

Tiger Woods receives facial lacerations from car accident (Baltimore Sun)

Tiger Woods, 33, was unconscious after he struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor's tree about 2:30 Friday morning. The wife of the world's No.1 golfer Tiger Woods used one of his tools -- a golf club -- to smash open a window of his crashed SUV and then pulled him out of the damaged vehicle after an early-morning accident Friday outside their Isleworth mansion.


Monday, November 30, 2009

Confused.com Comments About the British Gas Open Letter (PRWeb)

British Gas encourages customers to voice frustrations in an open letter in today's press - and promotes its EnergySmart service. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009) Read the full story at http: www.prweb.com releases 2009 11 prweb3260434.htm


Monday, November 30, 2009

Confused.com Comments About the British Gas Open Letter (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

British Gas encourages customers to voice frustrations in an open letter in today's press - and promotes its EnergySmart service.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1) - Huffingtonpost.com

... British ... web and in the streets and restaurants of L.A. and Havana, where Mateo records and plays with members of the Buena Vista Social Club and other stalwarts. 5. Wendy Block's too-infrequent pieces on laprogressive.com and on this site.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

India Inc in News - November 24 - MyIris

Hindalco Industries, India`s largest aluminium maker, plans to sell shares to institutional investors at Rs 130.90 each to raise Rs 29 billion this week. The board of directors met here today to fulfill the formalities before the issue is opened ...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Targeting Muslim Charities in America - Boston IMC

In a December 2008 article, this writer explained that the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) was the largest American Muslim charity until the Bush administration bogusly declared it an enemy of the state and shut it ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

Japan Seeks to Check Ties to Exclusive Press Clubs - Herald Tribune

He does so because the press club members refused his proposal to open the conferences to nonmembers. Even though the agency provides the rooms for the meetings, the press club demanded that the minister, Shizuka Kamei, hold the second conference in ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

AP News in Brief - San Francisco Examiner

Democrats seal 60-vote majority to advance health care bill; Landrieu, Lincoln to vote 'yes' WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

Mumbai attacks: Two suspects held in Italy - Independent Online

Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 (R1 512.69) to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

Hughes starting for Douglas - Newsday

Larry Hughes slides back into the starting lineup in place of Toney Douglas today, the only change to the starting five for the game. D'Antoni said Eddy Curry would continue to see more minutes after having a "dominating" practice yesterday. "I don't ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

TheSpec.com - travel - BRIEFS - Hamilton Spectator

More than 160 works from the Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia and Washington are featured in S'abadeb -- The Gifts: Pacific Coast ... The show was organized by the Seattle Art Museum in consultation with Coast Salish groups around the Pacific ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

England's Devon and Cornwall: storied places, killer views - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TORQUAY, County Devon, England -- She has been called England's most prolific serial killer, having disposed of some 300 victims during the course of a lengthy life of crime, in such a variety of ways -- poisoning, garroting, stabbing, strangling ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Roberta Jasina's Blog - WWJ Newsradio 950

leaving retailers at a loss for canned pie filling. The LA Times says that Nestlé, which controls 85% of the pumpkin crop for canning, is all out of pumpkins. The company issued a surprise apology, saying that the rain had destroyed the remains of ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Short LPGA tour may invigorate Classic in Galloway - Atlantic City Press

The LPGA should have its full array of stars on display when it returns to Galloway Township in June. The tour announced Monday that the ShopRite LPGA Classic will return June 14-20 after a three-year absence. On Wednesday, the LPGA released the rest ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Las Vegas Journal Part 3: The Big Fight - Sweet Science

Waking up the morning of the big fight is usually pretty exciting. Not this morning. All night long my dreams seemed to remind me that Z Gorres was in the hospital after collapsing in the ring. It was easy to get up and get ready. First I picked up ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Iran ex-deputy minister jailed in Israel (MalaysiaNews.net)

Hezbollah is denying any links to a ship carrying hundreds of tons of weapons that Israel says was bound for the Iranian-backed guerrilla group. Israel intercepted the ship Wednesday and said the ves...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Media All-Stars 2009 (Mediaweek)

In a year like the media and agency businesses have had, all-star caliber executives really come in handy. When your department's been cut down from 15 to three, you have to be smart, patient and resourceful to generate results when others might give up. Jeanine Swanson, one of our dozen 2009 Mediaweek Media All-Stars, lived through that cutback, yet still executed innovative, high-quality out ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Reports: Iran ex-deputy minister jailed in Israel - Miami Herald

TEHRAN, Iran -- Several Iranian news Web sites are reporting that a former deputy defense minister who has been missing for more than two years was abducted by Israeli agents. Israel's Foreign Ministry refused to comment. Ali Reza Asgari disappeared ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Report: Olympics ticket monopoly freezes out fans - Tri-City Herald

SEATTLE Heather Bailey gave up. After a year spent pursuing tickets to February's Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics through official sources, the Expedia employee from Federal Way will put her dreams of attending a rare close-to-home Olympics in the ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA - Fresno Bee

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that his foreign policy chief, David Miliband, is not in line for a major European Union job. Brown told reporters that Miliband will not become a candidate to take over a role as EU high ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Electoral reform: Change or decay - The Guardian

" A proposal for a bill to enable a referendum on electoral reform would be both right and popular." Hanging convicted murders and torturing to death paedophiles are also very popular and a great many citizens will prefer these measures to "electoral ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

China: Low US interest rates threaten recovery - The Sun News

BEIJING -- China's top bank regulator said Sunday the weakening U.S. dollar and low interest rates are spurring speculation in stocks and property, distorting global asset prices and threatening the global economic recovery. The situation poses an ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Money isn't funny in a cultured man's world - Independent Online

Does anyone else read the editor's Monday morning column in a local business paper of restricted circulation? I only ask because, after gloozing over the picture of that square-jawed, eagle-eyed mandarin of the media - as I always do - sometimes I ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

On exhibit in West Michigan galleries - MLive.com

To be included in the On Exhibit listing, send a notice to The Press at least two weeks before the event or opening. Include the exhibit title and length, gallery name, address, phone number, Web site and hours. E-mail onexhibit@grpress.com . High ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Travel Notebook: Colonial coffeehouse brewing at Williamsburg - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Don't expect soy lattes or Internet access for your laptop, but your next visit to Colonial Williamsburg could include a stop in a coffeehouse. Visitors will be able to experience an 18th-century-style coffeehouse when R. Charlton's Coffeehouse opens ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Plenty of cool ski resorts and travel bargains - Dallas Morning News

Reports of new hotels, upgraded day lodges and other improvements continue to emerge from ski resorts in Colorado, Idaho and British Columbia. For example, new places to stay in Telluride 's 9,500-foot elevation Mountain Village are the ski-in, ski ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Travel Notebook: Colonial coffeehouse brewing at Williamsburg (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Don't expect soy lattes or Internet access for your laptop, but your next visit to Colonial Williamsburg could include a stop in a coffeehouse.


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Hackers Post Private E-mails of Historian and Accused Holocaust Denier (MalaysiaNews.net)

A group identifying themselves as "anti-fascist hackers" broke into the web site and AOL e-mail account of controversial British historian and accused Holocaust-denier David Irving and obt...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

International Capsules: Phelps finishes 5th in 200 butterfly final (The Brownsville Herald)

BERLIN ? Michael Phelps finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly Saturday at a short-course World Cup meet that featured six world records. Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia, who had the fastest qualifying time, won the final in 1:50.58. Phelps squeezed in as the eighth and last qualifier in the heats.


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Fresh & Easy to open 4 Valley stores (The Fresno Bee)

Fresh & Easy neighborhood grocery stores moved one step closer to opening with the announcement Friday that four Valley stores will open by mid-January.


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Media Sciences Reports First Quarter Financial Results (redOrbit)

Product Warranty. We recognized $468,000 of warranty expense, representing a $254,000 increase (about $168,000 after tax or about $0.01 per share) compared with the $214,000 recognized in the comparative year ago period. Foreign Currency Devaluation. Year-over-year US dollar translated revenues were adversely affected by devaluation of the British pound and euro. All told, the devaluation of the ...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Ski season opening around the Northwest (seattlepi.com)

Ski areas are starting to open around the Northwest. Mt. Baker was the latest, cranking up its lifts Thursday. Others, such as The Summit at Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass are waiting for just a little more snow.


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Stars put to shade as Thai storms to HK Open lead (Thailandnews.net)

Thailand's Udorn Duangdecha stole the thunder from a quality field to lead the UBS Hong Kong Open with an eight-under-par 62 in the first round. Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen was one shot behind whil...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Switzerland to sue over Google Street View - p2pnet.net

p2pnet news view Advertising | P2P:- Switzerland today said it plans to sue Google for failing to adequately blur sensitive images on Street View. There've privacy problems with Google advertising hook Street View since the day it was launched ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Tom Lodge lived the real story of Pirate Radio' - Victoria Advocate

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. ? On Easter Sunday in 1964, Tom Lodge and his friends found themselves aboard an old ferry ship anchored a bit more than three miles off the southeastern coast of Great Britain. It was as good a place as any to start a tidal wave ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Not your typical gap year ... - Yale Daily News

When Michael Richter was assigned to Calhoun College, he didn't immediately pull out his laptop and start joining Facebook groups like "Dontcha Wish Your Master Was HOT Like Ours." He never logged onto the admitted students Web site to ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Ski season opening around the Northwest - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Crystal Mountain opened Wednesday and Mt. Baker followed on Thursday. In British Columbia, Whistler Blackcomb is planning to open Saturday for a season that will be highlighted by the 2010 Winter Olympics. And areas that haven't received enough ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

ARCADE: SCREEN SCENE - Morning Journal

LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FILM SOCIETY at the Stocker Center, Lorain County Community College, 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria. Admission is $5. For information call 440-366-4040 or 800 995-5222. ? "La Graine et le mulet": Rave reviews have ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Copperleaf's variegated foliage adds sure-fire, year-round color - Naples Daily News

Although "winter" is a relative term for stay-put Floridians, it signifies an extension of warm weather for seasonal residents. With the advent of cooler temperatures and winter season, many gardeners look to brighten the horizon with color ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript - Seekingalpha.com

Welcome to the third quarter earning conference for the Orient-Express Hotels. (Operator Instructions). I am now handing you over to Pippa Isbell to begin today's conference. This is the third quarter earnings conference call for Orient-Express ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Held Hostage In Iran: A Tour Like No Other - FOX News

Editor's note: Former Iranian hostage William J. Daugherty first wrote about his experiences as an American held hostage in Iran in 1996. November 4, 2009 marks 30 years since the event Daugherty describes in detail. His in-depth account first ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Preview calendar: Special events, theme parks and comedy for Nov. 5-11 - North County Times

Press releases for arts and entertainment events and programs should be typed, double-spaced, with basic information about the event, performance dates and times, location, ticket prices and a public telephone number. Send notices two to three weeks ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Radius Reports Good Progress by B2 Gold in Nicaragua - Stockhouse

Radius Gold Inc. (TSX-V: RDU) is pleased to report that B2Gold ("B2") has provided an update on recent exploration at the Trebol and El Pavon gold properties in Nicaragua. B2 is exploring the Trebol project and has been successful in expanding the ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

MTV Europe Awards to celebrate fall of Berlin Wall - Fresno Bee

This time it's Berlin calling. The MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) are coming to the German capital with an international cast, featuring performances by U2, the Foo Fighters, Shakira and Leona Lewis. Berlin is the only city to host the awards show ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

The Race Is On As Internationalised Domain Names Unlock Door To New ... - PRLog (free press release)

PRLog (Press Release) -- Nov 04, 2009 -- The first Internet addresses containing all non-Latin characters will soon be online thanks to approval of the new policy by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Currently only 37 ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Great expectations: Movie fans are buzzing about these 8 holiday ... - Victoria Advocate

Although the Halloween candy is still fresh, the holiday movie season is just around the corner. The first real tinsel from Hollywood will be tossed Friday with the release of "Disney's A Christmas Carol." Jim Carrey is the voice of Scrooge in this ...


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Landry's Restaurants OKs $1.2B acquisition offer - The Sun News

NEW YORK -- The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc. finally got what he was after Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to buy ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Trevali Resources Corp.: Surface Sampling Significantly Expands ... - PR Inside

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11 02 09 -- Trevali Resources Corp. ("Trevali" or the "Company") (CNSX: TV)(PINK SHEETS: TREVF)(FRANKFURT: 4TI) is pleased to announce that detailed structural and geological mapping and associated ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

British tourist killed by landslide - Independent Online

A British holidaymaker has died after being buried under 40 tons of falling rocks during a landslide on a Tenerife beach. Marion Auril O'Hara, 57, was killed instantly when part of the 1 600ft cliff towering above the popular family tourist spot ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Fellowship shelter shut, new setup planned - NorthJersey.com

Bedbugs have forced the Interreligious Fellowship for the Homeless to abandon its shelter in the basement of St. Cecilia's Church in Englewood. For 20 years the fellowship has housed working homeless families at the shelter, but the site has become ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Somali pirates to put British couple on other ship - Gather.com

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ? A Somali pirate claiming to speak on behalf of a group holding a British couple says they will move the couple to another hijacked ship with other hostages anchored off the eastern coast of Somalia. Abdinor, who identified ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Full Report - Business Media Institute

It's a maxim of journalism that newspapers are supposed to " comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable . " Yet there are few industries more afflicted by problems than the news business, and some journalists and their supporters on the ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Somali pirates hold British couple on cargo ship - KTUU

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would likely be "out of touch for some time." After disappearing for ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite - Salem News

LONDON (AP) ? Trick-or-treaters beware: Manners count ? even on Halloween. Britain's authority on etiquette, Debrett's, issued its first guidance Wednesday on how to behave during the uber-American holiday. Although the holiday originated with ...


Monday, November 02, 2009

Jewish Studies features variety of films in 10th annual festival - Daily Targum

Dramas, short films, documentaries and classic television will be screened all week at the Regal Commerce Center 18 on Route 1 South for the 10th annual New Jersey Jewish Film ...


Monday, November 02, 2009

Ross Fisher wins Volvo World Match Play - Rotoworld.com

Ross Fisher defeated Anthony Kim 4&3 in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin GC in Casares, Spain. Fisher had an eagle-2 and 10 birdies in the ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

Sunday Forum: Let's call it Steel Avenue - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

We're in a time of great change in Pittsburgh. PNC bank has constructed our first skyscraper in many years and the Fifth and Forbes area is finally going to be renovated. The ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

LOCAL BRIEFS - Maui News

KIHEI - Loren Lapow, the director of the Maui Hero Project, will speak to members of the Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise during a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Five ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

UK plans banking shakeup, to sell 100s of branches - The Sun News

LONDON -- A government official says that the Royal Bank of Scotland, Northern Rock, and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off around 700 branches in the next five years or so. The ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

Agassi admits mane was a wig - Independent Online

Extracts of tennis legend Andre Agassi's explosive book 'Open' reveals he wore a wig when he hair started falling out.


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Gold-Ore Reports Third Quarter Financial and Operational Results - PR Inside

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10 30 09 -- Gold-Ore Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GOZ) reports financial and operational highlights for the period ...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Held by Pirates, Briton Talks of Ordeal - AOL

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Oct. 29) - Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages ...


Friday, October 30, 2009

Wrangling continues over Iranian nuclear deal - World Socialist Web Site

An international agreement on the export and processing of Iran's low-enriched uranium is yet to be finalised after sharp opposition emerged this week within the political ...


Friday, October 30, 2009

UK hit by second wave of postal strikes - CNN

43,000 postal staff across UK striking at mail centers, distribution units Action follows two consecutive days of nationwide strikes last week Concerns that dispute could disrupt ...


Friday, October 30, 2009

Somali pirates hold British couple on cargo ship - NPR News

Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would likely be "out of ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Do trick-or-treat politely; don't be greedy or devilish - Deseret News

It's easy. Send a link to the story you were just reading to a friend. Just fill out the form on this page and we'll send it along. LONDON ? Trick-or-treaters beware: Manners ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Whan hired as new commissioner of LPGA Tour - The Sun News

NEW YORKThe LPGA Tour picked Michael Whan as its new commissioner, turning to a former marketing executive in golf and hockey equipment to rebuild the tour's relationships with ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Building the Bard - News Enterprise

ELIZABETHTOWN ? Visit the Web site of Sandra Lynn Sparks and you'll get a glimpse into a multi-faceted life. An actor, musician and artist, among other things, Sparks has ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Britain 's Authority on Etiquette Issues Halloween Rules - Pravda

In Tennessee Department of Safety and Highway Patrol remind parents, children and especially motorists to do their part to make sure that everyone gets home safely on Halloween ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite - The Guardian

PAISLEY DODDS= LONDON (AP) â Trick-or-treaters beware: Manners count â even on Halloween. Britain's authority on etiquette, Debrett's, issued its first guidance Wednesday ...


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Giving voters a close look at Council candidates - NorthJersey.com

By this time in mid-October four years ago, there had already been at least three debates and political flyers were in filling up mailboxes all around town. It was the same ...


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Fate of oil-rich Kirkuk stalls Iraq election law - Independent Record

A long-sought political consensus in Iraq over how to conduct crucial upcoming elections fell apart Tuesday over the thorny issue of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, an Iraqi lawmaker ...


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Queen welcomes Indian president to Britain - Independent Online

Indian President Pratibha Patil received a red-carpet welcome from Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday at the start of a three-day state visit to Britain, India's former colonial ruler ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Mind Your Tweets: CIA and European Union Building Social Networking ... - Dissident Voice

Posted by Bonnie Calcagno on 10 26 2009 at 10:41pm The author writes: "[W]hile I endorse socialist principles, I don't call myself a socialist.... I... Posted by RRH on 10 26 ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

BSkyB and OpenTV Extend Partnership - Stockhouse

OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading software and technology provider of advanced digital television solutions, and British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (Sky), a leading pay-TV operator ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer - Morning Sun

AP file photo British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber promotes his new production "Love Never Dies" at a theater in London earlier this month. LONDON (AP) ? Composer Andrew Lloyd ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Coming up: Internet addresses in Hindi! - Express India

Twitter, Facebook 'costing British econo... To lazy to keep a real pet? Adopt Sony's... A bike that helps kids 'to learn cycling... Seoul, South Korea The Internet is set to ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Queen's randy guard horses around - Independent Online

Britain's Defence Ministry is investigating whether a Zimbabwean-born cavalry officer is an Internet pervert who hosts orgies in his grace-and-favour flat at Buckingham Palace ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Game That Trumps All Others - Wall Street Journal

I am not sure if there are clinics that will help you get over bridge, but if there are not, then perhaps some enterprising entrepreneur will take up the idea. I think it would ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Jersey Devil exhibit on display in Asbury Park - Asbury Park Press

ASBURY PARK ? Under a heavy glass case there is a yellowed, stained letter purportedly from President James Monroe to a decorated Naval war hero. "Know ye, that Commodore Stephen ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Paris Catacombs - Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Paris catacombs are considered a tourist attraction, but they're not for everyone. If you're impressionable or have health concerns, you may wish to reconsider. If you do ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

TV websites must begin charging, says Murdoch lieutenant - The Guardian

News Corp boss says US television site Hulu could stage an abrupt turnaround and begin charging viewers to watch online


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Tokyo Motor Show: facing up to reality - Daily Telegraph

Debt, recession, rising commodity prices and the global environment stalked the halls of the 41st Japanese motor show like the four motorists of the apocalypse. "The Tokyo Motor ...


Thursday, October 22, 2009

The British National Party and "Question Time" - World Socialist Web Site

Media lawyers this week rejected a warning by Welsh Secretary Peter Hain that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) could face legal action if it allowed Nick Griffin, leader ...


Thursday, October 22, 2009

Glover romps home in Bermuda - Independent Online

Miami - US Open champion Lucas Glover coasted to a five-shot victory at the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday after firing a five-under-par 66. Two ...


Thursday, October 22, 2009

Government opens data to public - BBC Technology

There is a big demand for public data to be more available. An ambitious new website that will open up government data to the public will launch in beta, or pilot, form in December ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Iranian-American academic gets 12 years in unrest (AP via Yahoo! News)

Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in prison Tuesday for his alleged role in anti-government protests after the country's disputed presidential election.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Hot putter helps Glover - Independent Online

Miami - US Open champion Lucas Glover holed two monster putts on the way to a two-stroke lead in Tuesday's opening round of the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. The ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Iranian-American gets 12 years in Iran unrest - MSNBC

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in prison Tuesday for his alleged role ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Queer Studies' Essential Man (Gay City News)

Martin Duberman ? Marty to his legions of fans, friends, and former students ? is a national queer treasure. Duberman was the first, and for too long the only, prominent public intellectual of the first order to embrace the nascent, post-Stonewall gay liberation movement and join its militant ranks.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

World ? Iranian-American academic gets 12 years in jail for unrest (Japan Today)

Iran ignored appeals by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Iranian-American academic gets 12 years in unrest - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) â Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Bats in the barn - Seattle Post Intelligencer

If you are a bat lover, or even just a biting insect hater, the recent rediscovery of a population of bats thought to have vanished from the San Juans is exciting news. The ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Karzai May Open Path to Disputed Afghan Vote Solution (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai will announce his intentions today about a runoff vote in the disputed presidential election in his country, a step that may clear the way for determining a victor, according to the U.S.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Youth 'cannot live' without Web (Usability News)

A survey of 16 to 24 year olds has found that 75% of them feel they "couldn't live" without the internet.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Michael Smith to open concert series (Stevens Point Journal)

AMHERST The 15th season of the Tomorrow River Concerts series opens with internationally acclaimed singer songwriter Michael Smith at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lettie W. Jensen Community Center Theater, 847 N. Main St., Amherst. Smiths songs have been recorded by dozens of artists in folk, country and pop music genres. His songs have been sung in every folk music venue in the United States and ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Clientele (Pitchfork)

If, as the Clientele's frontman Alasdair MacLean has suggested, Bonfires on the Heath is the last LP by his British quartet, it's a fitting conclusion to a mostly flawless run.


Sunday, October 18, 2009

Bulleit's Breakfast Blog - WLKY.com

LOUISVILLE -- Back from holiday, tan rested and ready and what better way to re-acclimate myself to the Commonwealth after a restful vacation on the beach than to jump head first ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

You can still enjoy this weekend despite bad weather - Milford Daily News

The cold November rain that Guns N' Roses sang about? It's here a month early. With the second gale in a few days gusting along the coast, temperatures this weekend will likely be ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

British media gagged in toxic dumping case - World Socialist Web Site

Some days ago Labour MP Paul Farrelly tabled a series of parliamentary questions for written answer. There was nothing unusual about that. It is the daily business of the House of ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

FREEDOM'S DESTRUCTION BY CONSTITUTIONAL DE-CONSTRUCTION - NewsWithViews.com

[Note: My son, Tim, writes today's column. He is an attorney who received his Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

Taylor Swift, SNL and the potential for great comedy - Newsday

The most common joke in pop culture for the past few years revolves around "Saturday Night Live" not being funny anymore. That's not true. Although, this season hasn't exactly ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

When Illinois was the war zone - Socialist Worker Online

Marching in Decatur to support the Staley workers and others on strike in summer 1995 FOR NEARLY three years in the 1990s, the central Illinois town of Decatur was the epicenter of ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

Starting a Small Business in a Bad Economy? PropertyRoom.com Offers ... - dBusinessNews.com

C. K. Cooper & Company Presents at the British American Business Council's 2009 Future of Manufacturing Conference IRVINE -- C. K. Cooper & Company, an independent, full-service ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

Hopkinton's Take Care records thoughtful album - Daily News Transcript

Most musicians list a bunch of wild-eyed guitarists as their influences. But ask Kyle Joseph and he names his Hopkinton High philosophy teacher and French existentialist Albert ...


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Community News - Canby Herald

The Aurora Colony Historical Society and Museum will hold the Society's 37th Annual Quilt Show, "A Community of Quilts," from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 16-27. More than 100 ...


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Paris Fashion Week Goes Online - Top Tech News

The Web's allure for the fashion industry is easy to understand: Designers can present their collections directly to customers without relying on reports in fashion media outlets ...


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Reviewing Danny Schechter's "The Crime of Our Time" - Baltimore Chronicle

The Crime of Our Time is his latest attempt to explain "the financial collapse as a crime story (and) the high status white-collar crooks" who wreak havoc on "the lives of hundreds ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The best in haunted travels just in time for Halloween - San Francisco Examiner

From trick or treating to costume parties, there is always a way to add the spirit of fun into your travels this Halloween. From haunted hotels toting their spooky ghost stories ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Tracy Morgan, Scoopy Giles and the 'Dumplin' Butts' video - Newsday

I'm not sure how to begin this one, how to end it or even how to get through the entire thing. So, I'll just play it straight and let you bring some coherency back to this world ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Finchem preparing for 18-day trip to Asia - NBC Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has been more visible than ever at tournaments this year, meeting with sponsors and even playing (three rounds) at the AT&T ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

China, the Unwelcome Guest - Der Spiegel

China, which bans hundreds of books every year, was a controversial choice as the guest of honor at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. But some of the Chinese authors appearing at ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

M&S to Open Stores in China and India to Fuel Growth (Update1) - Bloomberg

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest clothing retailer, said it will expand in China, India and eastern Europe, close more than 100 British ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

M&S to Open in China and India, Shut Warehouses to Fuel Revival - Bloomberg

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest clothing retailer, said it will expand in China, India and eastern Europe, close more than 100 British ...


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Paris Fashion Week Goes Online - BusinessWeek

Bad-boy British designer Alexander McQueen's Oct. 6 runway show was the talk of Paris Fashion Week?and you didn't have to be a magazine editor, high-powered buyer, or Hollywood ...


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Marks & Spencer May Speed Up Non-U.K., Web Retail (Update1) - Bloomberg

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the clothing retailer fighting two years of declining sales in its home British market, may announce plans for more international ...


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

PGA deal is among cuts at RBS - Sports Business Journal

Royal Bank of Scotland will not renew its sponsorship of the PGA of America as it continues to shed sports marketing deals after a 2008 earnings report that represented the largest ...


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

UK Government blasts Vedanta for mistreatment of Oriya tribals - Webindia 123

The British Government today blasted FTSE-100 company Vedanta Resources over its treatment of the Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa, India. The damning verdict came after a nine month ...


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Stocks finish lower on profit takers - Business World

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange lost 0.4% or 11.81 points to 2,930.97, while the all share index declined by 0.24% or 4.49 points to 1,846.27. A total of 968 million shares ...


Monday, October 12, 2009

Golf notes (Sonoma Index-Tribune)

Four weeks from today, the Champions Tour's best will be teeing it up in the second round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Sonoma Golf Club, which begins on Thursday, Oct. 29, and ends Sunday, Nov. 1.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Marks & Spencer May Speed Up Non-U.K., Internet Retail Plans - Bloomberg

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the clothing retailer fighting two years of declining sales in its home British market, may announce plans for more international ...


Monday, October 12, 2009

Tale of hijacking in European waters grows more mysterious (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

MOSCOW The eight men who were said to have commandeered a cargo ship in the Baltic Sea in July were locked up weeks ago. They were declared pirates, hunted down by the Russian navy, captured without a fight and marched before television cameras to a Moscow jail.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Devon and Cornwall: storied places, killer views (Lexington Herald-Leader)

TORQUAY, County Devon, England ? She has been called England's most prolific serial kill


Monday, October 12, 2009

More Questions About a Hijacked Ship (New York Times)

Nearly eight weeks after it was supposedly liberated from hijackers, the ship called the Arctic Sea is said to remain at sea under Russian military control and has yet to make port.


Monday, October 12, 2009

The Miley Cyrus 'Peace out, Twitter' rap - Newsday

That's right, my dear Pet Rockers. Miley Cyrus busted out a little rap about her shutting down her Twitter account earlier this week. We popped the Dom P when that "news" broke ...


Sunday, October 11, 2009

Bans on clotheslines getting new look - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CANTON, Ohio ? After taking a class that covered global warming last year, Jill Saylor decided to save energy by drying her laundry on a clothesline at her mobile home. "I ...


Sunday, October 11, 2009

Book shop finds new home in Uwchlan - Pottstown Mercury

Books are stacked for sale at Wellington Square Bookshop. The shop includes a cafe that sells sweets from Delightful Desserts of West Chester. Photo by Amy Dragoo UWCHLAN ...


Sunday, October 11, 2009

Scandal at Forgotten Cup - Independent Online

"Nothing to see here folks. Keep moving right along. Don't rubberneck, you'll only hold up the traffic. Its just a couple of global sports stars having a marriage breakdown after ...


Saturday, October 10, 2009

George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' Continues To Retain Relevance - Tyler Morning Telegraph

Years before Babe learned to herd sheep or Charlotte spun her web labeling Wilbur "Some Pig," British author George Orwell wrote the first story about talking farm animals ...


Saturday, October 10, 2009

Plan now for best Winter Olympics deals - Atlanta Journal Constitution

The 21st Winter Olympic Games are around the corner, but it is still ppossible to get event tickets and a place to lay your head. Vancouver, British Columbia, is the host city for ...


Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Americans share Nobel Prize for physics - Norwalk Hour

The next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday. They helped develop fiber-optic ...


Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Book captures church's signs - Newsday

Almost every day on her way to work, Centerport resident Jean Marie Meehan drives past Joshua Missionary Baptist Church in Huntington Station and immediately perks up to read the ...


Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Brett Resources 70,000 Metre Drill Program Underway - Market Wire

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 5, 2009) - Brett Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BBR) is pleased to announce that drilling has started on its Hammond Reef Gold Property ...


Monday, October 05, 2009

Conservatives Embrace Change - Open Democracy

A new site, MyConservatives.com , was launched on Friday to help keen Conservative supporters become busy Conservative activists. The site allows people to find issues or local ...


Monday, October 05, 2009

Attractions of the Upper Hudson region (The Record and Herald News)

Small towns, small roads, small-scale tourist amenities. The one big thing in the upper Hudson region is the wilderness.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Wallo a champion for all seasons (Florham Park Eagle)

FLORHAM PARK - Former Florham Park police captain Earle Wallo was once a highly touted amateur boxer, a Marine and a champion of the impossible.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Chris Hani's secret lover - Independent Online

During the speeches, Hani had laid out the hard truth about the violent political stasis unfolding in South Africa, despite the peace talk of the ANC. Anne Duthie realised that the ...


Monday, October 05, 2009

Wallo a champion for all seasons - Recorder Community Newspapers

Earle Wallo as he appeared shortyly after graduating from Orange High School in 1948. Wallo, a former Florham Park police captain is promoting the Veteran Boxers Association annual ...


Monday, October 05, 2009

Calls to close website posting reviews of Welsh prostitutes (icWales)

INTIMATE details of hundreds of Welsh prostitutes have been posted on a website by men writing disgusting reviews of their sleazy sex acts.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Caribbean talk expands on the airwaves at WWRL radio (New York Daily News)

Executives at WWRL radio (1600 AM) are expanding their Caribbean programming at the station to include talk shows and a syndicated program.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Big sculpture is delayed until next spring (Anchorage Daily News)

The installation of "Habitat," a 20-foot tall cubist construction resembling a squatting man created by British artist Antony Gormley, has been postponed.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Drivers can avoid speeding tickets...by changing lanes (Evening Standard)

A massive flaw in a new generation of speed cameras means motorists can avoid fines and points on their licence simply by changing lanes.


Monday, October 05, 2009

THE WATER COOLER (The Register Citizen)

Yankees increase capacity for postseason NEW YORK (AP) ? The Yankees are adding capacity for the playoffs.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Car Show Calendar (The Post and Courier)

The fourth annual Children's Miracle Network Car, Truck & Bike Show will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Walmart, 605 St. James Ave. in Goose Creek.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Having a baby a plus for athletes - Independent Online

Childbirth could leave some women more able to cope with the demands of professional sports than before, say scientists. And rather than bringing the curtain down on a professional ...


Monday, October 05, 2009

Natural Gas Fund Issues First New Shares Since July (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Natural Gas Fund , the largest exchange-traded fund in the fuel, issued 7 million new shares today, the first new units for the ETF since July because of regulatory efforts to limit market speculation.


Monday, October 05, 2009

Victoria Gotti visits Huntington - Newsday

Victoria Gotti, author and daughter of mob don John Gotti, appeared in Huntington Saturday night, signing her memoir -- This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti ...


Sunday, October 04, 2009

Golf Capsules: Taylor leads after 2 rounds at Turning Stone - Brownsville Herald

VERONA, N.Y. ? Vaughn Taylor has shot his second straight 67 to gain a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Taylor was at 10-under 134 after ...


Saturday, October 03, 2009

Rio Wins 2016 Olympic Games - Wall Street Journal

Chicago's boosters spent $48 million on the four-year campaign but, as always faced the obstacle of geographical loyalty. More than 40% of the IOC is European, and with competition ...


Saturday, October 03, 2009

Wikipedia: 20 articles earmarked for deletion - Daily Telegraph

While Wikipedia's mainstream entries offer the most comprehensive free reference material on the web, there is a long tail of obscure, trivial and unreliable content. As part of ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Obama camp is optimistic Chicago will win 2016 Olympics - Miami Herald

Team Obama starts arriving Wednesday in Copenhagen, the vanguard of a high-profile effort to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago, the president's adopted hometown. First lady ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

West skirts key issue of financing emissions - Tribune

T he pilots' agitation led to the cancellation of 80 flights on Tuesday -- 67 domestic and 13 international -- adding to air travellers' woes. Ambiguity is writ large over ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Canada's Dollar Falls on Speculation Global Recovery Fragile - Bloomberg

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's currency depreciated against its U.S. counterpart as crude oil fell and an interest rate cut by the Russian central bank sparked concern that a ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

BILL SPICER AUCTION TUESDAY, September 29, 2009 @6:00 pm Viewing 3:00 pm Box lots at 5 pm WASHINGTON LODGE MASONIC ... (Antiques and the Arts)

DIRECTIONS: FROM CT, take 95 north to exit 5A (102 S). follow 102 S, cross over Rt 3 and continue on 102 for approx 9 mi. Temple is on left. FROM MASS: take 95 south to exit 9 (Rt 4), follow Rt 4 to exit 5B (102 N). stay on 102 for mile. Temple is on right.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Before Talks With U.S., Iran Tests Missiles That Could Reach Israel - Forward

Two days before the opening of talks between Iranian and U.S. officials, the Islamic Republic went ahead with a test launch of long-range missiles capable of reaching Israel. The ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Genesis preps live sets as hall of fame vote nears - Reuters

CHICAGO (Billboard) - Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks isn't taking his tuxedo to the dry cleaner yet. But he's hoping that the British prog rockers, who are on the Rock and Roll ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Genesis preps live sets as hall of fame vote nears (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)

CHICAGO (Billboard) - Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks isn't taking his tuxedo to the dry cleaner yet.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Iran missile test comes two days before 'last chance' UN talks - Haaretz.com

Two days before the opening of talks between Iranian and U.S. officials, the Islamic Republic went ahead with a test launch of long-range missiles capable of reaching Israel. The ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

TFF to present films throughout the year (Telluride Daily Planet)

Part of the flavor of the Telluride Film Festival are the many opportunities to meet a stranger who loves movies as much as you. Whether standing in line or sitting somewhere in town after a screening, there are a thousand impromptu opportunities to chat about film with someone you've just met.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Holly Robinson: Midlife Crisis Shoes (The Huffington Post)

With four kids in college and one in junior high, it's high time for my midlife crisis. Shoes are cheaper than a boob job, a tummy tuck, or a new car.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Genesis Preps Live Collections As Hall Of Fame Vote Nears - Billboard

Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks isn't taking his tuxedo to the dry cleaner yet. But he's hoping that the British prog rockers, who are on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot for ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

High price of higher learning - Winnipeg Free Press

111Although helpful in providing potential students or hopeful parents with a financial snapshot of the future costs of higher learning, these online abacuses can also instil a ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

Speechwriter, N.Y. Times columnist William Safire dies - Norwalk Hour

William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who feared no politician or corner of the English language, died Sunday at age 79. The Pulitzer Prize winner died at a ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

Google Wave Faces Tougher Test in Rollout to 100K Users - eWeek

Google's Wave collaboration platform will soon face its first true test when the company rolls it out to 100,000 consumer and business users. Perhaps the biggest mystery is what ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

Iran nuclear official says IAEA can inspect new plant (CNN)

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday that U.N. nuclear experts can inspect a uranium enrichment plant, according to a report from Iran-funded Press TV.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Twitter confirms 'significant' new investment - The Guardian

Twitter today confirmed reports of a fresh $100m investment in the company, by announcing that it has closed what it called a "significant round" of funding. In a post on the ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

US, UK and France Tell Iran to Open Nuke Site (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)

President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France demand Iran open a secret nuclear facility to inspectors.


Monday, September 28, 2009

DSG refutes availability problem claim - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - DSG International ( DSGI.L ), Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer, said its product availability was the best for a number of years, refuting ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

Harrington steals Claret Jug from Cink (CNN)

Padraig Harrington may have missed out on the British Open title but the mischievous Irishman showed how much the Claret Jug means to him by stealing the trophy from current holder Stewart Cink.


Friday, September 25, 2009

Inside Politics - The Washington Times

"The juxtaposition on our front page this morning is striking," David Hughes writes on the London Daily Telegraph's Web site. "The president's graceless behavior is unforgivable ...


Friday, September 25, 2009

Lights Out - Newsweek

James Murdoch, much like his father, Rupert, is a champion of market values. As such, he knows his enemy: it's the venerable BBC. And the chief executive of the vast News Corp. in ...


Friday, September 25, 2009

Secretary-General praises Palestine refugee agency as lifeline ... - Reliefweb.int

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) high-level meeting in New ...


Friday, September 25, 2009

Storyteller McRoberts opens Community Coffeehouse's 19th season in ... - Danbury News-Times

Justin McRoberts isn't merely a singer songwriter, he's a storyteller. The raconteur will perform Saturday at the Community Coffeehouse in Danbury. Show time is 7:30 p.m. "It's ...


Friday, September 25, 2009

European Stocks Post Biggest Drop in a Month; H&M, 3i Decline - Bloomberg

Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell the most in more than a month as U.S. home sales unexpectedly dropped and the Federal Reserve said it will reduce the size of two ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Basketball Capsules: A Russian owner in NBA: Tycoon buying N.J. Nets - Brownsville Herald

The basketball team once known as the New Jersey Americans is a step closer to being owned by Russia's richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, who on Wednesday said he has a deal to buy ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Markets likely to open negative - MyIris

Indian equities are likely to open negative. Today SGX Nifty is trading at 4,925 (9.00 a.m.), 41 points lower than Wednesday`s closing of 4,966. Asian stocks opened negative on ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Events and Clinics - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Although it is beautiful to watch the piaffe, the passage and the pirouette, an Olympic-level dressage test can seem remote from the work most of us do with our own horses. So when ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Marco Pierre White Plans to Open Fish Restaurant: Richard Vines (Bloomberg)

Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Marco Pierre White , the original rock 'n' roll chef, plans to open a Wheelers of St. James eatery, reviving what he called the world's oldest food brand.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Marco Pierre White Plans to Open Fish Restaurant: Richard Vines - Bloomberg

Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Marco Pierre White , the original rock 'n' roll chef, plans to open a Wheelers of St. James eatery, reviving what he called the world's oldest food ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

International Capsules: Chicago 2016 delegation strikes Olympic gold (The Brownsville Herald)

CHICAGO ? There's gold in Chicago 2016's delegation. Lots of it. Michael Johnson, Nadia Comaneci, Nastia Liukin and Jackie Joyner-Kersee are among 14 Olympic and two Paralympic gold medalists who will travel to Denmark next week in support of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

TEMECULA: Water park developer seeking local investors (The Californian)

The Ladera Beach-based company that is planning to build sprawling water parks in Temecula and two other Southern California communities is on the hunt for well-heeled investors.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

New Website on National Pandemic Strategy (Senior Journal)

Nov. 1, 2005 -- At the same time President Bush was announcing his strategy for the war on the possible pandemic flu in the U.S., the White House posted a new Website called the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. It is divided into sections that provide an easily searchable presentation.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Visualizing the Aztecs (PhysOrg)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has visited the ancient ruins of great civilizations can appreciate the difficulty of visualizing the buildings at their peak. Today's visitor to the British Museum can see structures of the Aztecs, thanks to one professor's research into the ancient architecture that served as the center stage of Aztec ceremonial life, combined with an ultra-modern electronic digital ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

v: The goodie hoodie: Young people fight back against negative youth ... - Politics.co.uk

The negative stereotypes of today's youth as,' violent' 'disrespectful' or 'apathetic' were challenged, head on, today by the results of a innovative and straight ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

British pop divided in file sharing debate (Canada.com)

Top British pop acts disagreed on Monday over how to tackle illegal file sharers, with singer Lily Allen challenging a new statement from a group of artists that includes Annie Lennox and Radiohead.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Queen Mary Pub open in Ave Maria town center (Naples Daily News)

A British-style pub is now open in the Italian-style piazza in the Ave Maria town center. Hundreds of Ave Maria residents, students and faculty thronged the Queen Mary Pub and Grille at its opening on Friday, Sept. 11, spilling out into the town's piazza until late in the evening.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Review: The Frontline Club's Photography Networking Party (Londonist)

You've just started reading an article by a citizen journalist, accompanied by a photo taken by an amateur. You may even have personally contributed to this site, or others like it, or found that your Flickr photos have made their way into someone else's online story. The rise of Web 2.0, chock full of social networking and collaborative authorship sites, in combination with the cheap and ...


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

UMD men's hockey gets radio voice - Duluth News Tribune

After spending a half season in the stands, Bruce Ciskie will be back in the press box when the Minnesota Duluth men's hockey season opens with an exhibition game on Oct. 3 ...


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Beyonce creates Malaysian ruckus; Heidi Fleiss goes out of business ... - Kansas City Star

Beyonce plans to perform in Malaysia Oct. 25, two years after canceling a show in the Muslim-majority country after protesters threatened to cause chaos over her sexy image. Her ...


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Hybrid internet TV makes progress - Deccan Herald

Project Canvas would be open to rival providers, says Eric Pfanner


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

In Belarus, Theater as Activism - New York Times

MINSK, BELARUS ? Three male actors enter a stark, white room in a ramshackle house on the outskirts of this former Soviet city and place a large suitcase on the black, lacquered ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Regent students resist political stereotypes - HamptonRoads.com

Robert Rice, a law student at Regent University, is proud to see alumnus Bob McDonnell, Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate, representing the Christian school founded by ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Olympics & Other International Competition - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Today is the deadline to RSVP for next Saturday's Washington State Horse Park dedication ceremony in Cle Elum. The public is invited -- registration entitles you to free parking ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Regent students say political views vary - Staunton News Leader

VIRGINIA BEACH ? Robert Rice, a law student at Regent University, is proud to see alumnus Robert McDonnell, Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate, representing the ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Iranian opposition demonstrates under pro-imperialist slogans - World Socialist Web Site

Anti-government protests in Iran on Friday confirmed the openly right-wing character of the opposition movement led by defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

BBC's 'The Choir' Spurs Britons to Sing: Norman Lebrecht - Bloomberg

Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The new season on British television has opened with a slew of talent contests, reality shows and personality cook-ins. Both ITV and Channel 4 are urgently ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

UPDATE: Virgin Nigeria Rebrands, Seeks New Funding - Wall Street Journal

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--The Nigerian affiliate of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. said it would drop the U.K. company's brand and seek fresh funding. The carrier will be known as ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Walt Disney World Resort - Orlando Sentinel

Thousands of Walt Disney World visitors were stranded at the resort's theme parks, hotels and water attractions Thursday when the company's buses were removed from service after a ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

McDonnell Alma Mater Reacts to Scrutiny of Conservative Values (Washington Post)

VIRGINIA BEACH -- Robert Rice, a law student at Regent University, is proud to see alumnus Robert F. McDonnell, Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate, representing the Christian school founded by televangelist Pat Robertson.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Taking root: Family History Workshop is Saturday - DL-Online

Cyber Family Trails is the theme for the 34th Annual Family History Workshop to be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The 2009 Family History Workshop ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Old Master Steps Out, Heading to Market (New York Times)

A Rembrandt portrait that has been hidden in a private collection and not seen by the public for nearly 40 years is being sold at Christie's in London on Dec. 8.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition Winners Announced (Imperial Beach Eagle & Times)

Professional sand sculptors, amateur artists and thousands of spectators took the sands at Imperial Beach this past weekend to participate in the 29th annual U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Oro Silver Intersects Gold-Silver Mineralized Veins in Step-Out Holes at El Compas Project, Mexico (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 17, 2009) - Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:OSR) - Recent diamond drilling on Oro Silver's El Compas project in Zacatecas, Mexico, has intersected visible gold and extended the known length of the key El Orito vein. Four holes totaling 569 metres were completed. Drilling focused on three target areas: the El Orito vein, the El Compas vein ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Barham blasts to early lead in Austrian Open (CNN)

Benn Barham equaled the best round of his European Tour career to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Austrian Open in Vienna on Thursday.


Friday, September 18, 2009

Air and Space Accidents - Orlando Sentinel

Thousands of Walt Disney World visitors were stranded at the resort's theme parks, hotels and water attractions Thursday when the company's buses were removed from service after a ...


Friday, September 18, 2009

Market likely to open flat - MyIris

Indian equities are likely to open flat with negative bias on back of weak global markets. Today SGX Nifty is trading at 4,946 (9.01 a.m.), 15.50 points lower than Thursday`s ...


Friday, September 18, 2009

Bharti, Axis Bank, State Bank, Raymond: India Equity Preview - Bloomberg

Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Indian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the last close ...


Friday, September 18, 2009

The Pope's Travel Agent Makes Sure That All Routes Lead to Rome - Wall Street Journal

VATICAN CITY -- Every week, Pope Benedict XVI addresses pilgrims at St. Peter's Square. The Rev. Cesare Atuire's job is to make sure there are lots of listeners. Father Atuire, a ...


Friday, September 18, 2009

Loft announces season of entertainment - Redlands Daily Facts

REDLANDS - The Performance Loft opens the 2009-2010 season with Playwrights at the Loft Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Mitten Building in downtown Redlands. Playwrights at the Loft is ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

Obama and Acorn - Wall Street Journal

The Acorn scandal continues to mushroom. Yesterday BigGovernment.com published videos from a fourth Acorn office visit by freelance investigators James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles. As ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

The case for claims-based identity management - IDG NEWS

On a bright sunny day this past June in Niagara-on-the-lake, while tourists were arriving to take in the plays at the Shaw Festival, Dave Nikolejsin climbed onstage for what could ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

LEAVE EARLY TO RESIST TEMPTATION - Sporting Life

1640: Azzizi looks magnificent. I'm switching off before temptation gets the better of me. We know how it's going to work out don't we. Until Ascot, I bid you goodnight. 1640 ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Universal unveils plans for Harry Potter attraction - The Miami Herald

A massive Hogwarts castle will loom over The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, slated to open in the spring at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, and house a ride that its ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Iraq: Massive Fraud and Corruption in Higher Education. - Uruk Net

September 15, 2009 - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a group of educators in Washington on 25 July that his country plans to send over 50.000 students abroad over the ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Businesses turn to DNS service to filter the Web - Computerworld Australia

For National Veterinary Associates, the decision to block the Web was sealed with a virus. It was about three years ago. One of the company's 120 pet hospital offices got hit with ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

What happened to good manners in public life? - Cleveland Plain Dealer

CHICAGO -- After watching South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson heckle the president during a joint session of Congress, Serena Williams cuss out a line judge at the U.S. Open ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Danny Visits Supporters Club - Middlesbrough FC

DANNY COYNE will be the guest speaker when Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club holds its next meeting, on Monday September 21. The meeting takes place the Riverside Stadium's ...


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Businesses Turn to DNS Service to Filter the Web - PC World

For National Veterinary Associates, the decision to block the Web was sealed with a virus. It was about three years ago. One of the company's 120 pet hospital offices got hit with ...


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Oil Falls for 2nd Day as Refiners Idle Units, Fuel Supply Gains - Bloomberg

Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell for a second day as refineries idle units for maintenance and on speculation that U.S. fuel stockpiles will climb as consumption declines. U ...


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Body Shop¡¦s image marred by ugly revelations in Colombia - Taipei Times

The Body Shop, the cosmetics giant that claims to source ingredients from companies that protect local farmers¡¦ rights, buys palm oil from an organization that pushed for the ...


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

At 92, Dame Vera Lynn has Britain's No. 1 record - Fresno Bee

Chris Connor, a smoky-voiced jazz vocalist who had numerous hits during a career that spanned more than 50 years, has died. She was 81. Connor, who performed with several big bands ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS - Wall Street Journal

A growing number of free Web products are helping companies minimize the hassles of using Twitter as a customer-service and public-relations tool


Monday, September 14, 2009

SA's Late-bloomer Kingston wins play-off - Independent Online

Colgne, Germany - South African James Kingston ended a recent run of poor form decisively by defeating Denmark's Anders Hansen in a sudden-death playoff for the Mercedes-Benz ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

Kim stuns to beat SA's Marali - Independent Online

You could have knocked down most of the stunned spectators in the 2 500 crowd at Emperors Palace on Saturday night with a feather duster after South Korean Ji Hoon Kim secured a ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

Time shares latest victim of recession - Las Vegas Review Journal

Last year -- the first since records of time share sales started being kept in the U.S. 30 years ago -- sales declined. Time share sales dropped 8 percent to $9.7 billion last year ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

Raynham made notable contributions during wartime over the course of U ... - Enterprise

On Thursday, Sept. 17, President Barack Obama will present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti of Raynham, and The Enterprise will be there ...


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Runner's research concludes: Shun the shoes and go barefoot - Providence Journal

Projo.com, the Web site of The Providence Journal: Lifebeat, an arts and entertainment guide to Rhode Island events, attractions, food, recipes, restaurants, concerts, bands ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Hansen slip hands lead to Wood and Strange - Independent Online

Cologne, Germany - Briton Chris Wood and Australian Scott Strange benefited from a late lapse by Denmark's Soren Hansen to lead the Mercedes-Benz Masters after Friday's second ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

AM Sports Briefs - Daily Herald

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Despite 12 shots on goal and a hard-fought 90 minutes of play, the No. 18 BYU women's soccer team fell 2-1 to the Washington State Cougars on Thursday. A goal in ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Rossdale cancels McCallum concert - Mydesert.com

British rock star Gavin Rossdale, who was scheduled to open the McCallum Theatre season Sept. 19, has canceled, the venue announced Thursday. The former lead singer of the rock ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Curse of the McCallum: Opening night artist cancels again - Mydesert.com

British rock star Gavin Rossdale, who was scheduled to open the McCallum Theatre season Sept. 19, has canceled, the McCallum announced today. The former lead singer of Bush was ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

First Phase of Drilling Completed on Miranda Gold's Red Canyon ... - Earthtimes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - (Business Wire) Miranda Gold Corp. ("Miranda") (TSX-V:MAD) announces that its exploration funding partner Montezuma Mines Inc. ("Montezuma), a ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Hansen leads by a stroke in Germany - Independent Online

Cologne, Germany - Former winner Soren Hansen of Denmark fired a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to lead the Mercedes Masters by a stroke. Hansen, the 2007 champion at Gut ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Army anger as soldier killed saving journalist who ignored Taliban ... - Daily Telegraph

Senior Army figures have expressed disquiet over the death of a British soldier killed helping to free a reporter who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan after ignoring ...


Thursday, September 10, 2009

Markets may open higher on global cues - MyIris

Indian equities are likely to open positive today following global cues. Today SGX Nifty is trading at 4,877.50 (8.56 a.m.), 56.50 points higher than Wednesday`s closing of 4,821 ...


Thursday, September 10, 2009

International Capsules: USOC leader says network could be beneficial - Brownsville Herald

CHICAGO ? The U.S. Olympic Committee isn't giving up the idea of its own television network. Though it's "on pause" for now, acting CEO Stephanie Streeter said Wednesday she ...


Thursday, September 10, 2009

Indie films fill the void as movie fans await awards season - New Orleans Times-Picayune

James Brown feels good in the concert film 'Soul Power.' Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, and we're still waiting for a big studio picture to get awards season going in earnest ...


Thursday, September 10, 2009

UK commando killed by Taliban in raid to rescue kidnapped British ... - Daily Mail

A British commando has been killed in a daring pre-dawn raid to rescue a UK journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan. Stephen Farrell, a reporter with the New York Times, was abducted ...


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Markets likely to open flat - MyIris

Indian equities are likely to open flat today. Today SGX Nifty is trading at 4,807.50 (8.30am), 5.50 points higher than Tuesday`s closing of 4,802. Asian stocks fell as downgrades ...


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Andy Murray Exits U.S. Open After 'Most Disappointing Defeat' - Bloomberg

Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Andy Murray will end another year without a Grand Slam tennis title after a loss in the U.S. Open that the Scot called the most disappointing of his career ...


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Green Is the New Black - Huffingtonpost.com

Street fashion in a vibrant green hue played an inadvertent yet memorable role in the political turmoil that followed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial ...


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Andy Murray Suffers 'Most Disappointing Defeat' at U.S. Open - Bloomberg

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Andy Murray called it the most disappointing loss of his tennis career, a straight-set, fourth- round defeat on the same spot where he played for a Grand ...


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Visiting the Maginot Line: Relic of World War II - Atlanta Journal Constitution

FORT DU HACKENBERG, France ? In the 1930s the Maginot Line was viewed as a military marvel, an impregnable network of underground fortifications stretching along France's border ...


Saturday, September 05, 2009

Josh Nason - Baseball

Pedro Martinez flashed back to his Red Sox days with a great performance Thursday in a 2-1 victory. Admit it - you are rooting for Pedro Martinez to succeed in Philly, even just a ...


Friday, September 04, 2009

Britain's defense aide resigns over Afghanistan policy - Canton Repository

An aide to Britain's defense minister quit Thursday, criticizing the government's handling of the conflict in Afghanistan and saying Britain should demand more from its U.S ...


Friday, September 04, 2009

Els needed to push himself - Woods - Independent Online

Norton, Massachusetts - Ernie Els did not work hard enough after undergoing major surgery on his left knee in 2005, according to world number one Tiger Woods. South African Els was ...


Friday, September 04, 2009

Els contemplates resuscitating 3-year plan - ESPN.com

NORTON, Mass. -- There was a time in Ernie Els ' career -- quite a long time, in fact -- when any discussion of the world's best professional golfers wouldn't last more than a few ...


Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Canadian Region Considers Landfill Ban - Recycling Today

The board of the Capital Regional District (CRD), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada has sent out a letter asking for feedback on a landfill ban for scrap wood and a wide number of ...


Wednesday, September 02, 2009

The Other Frank Sinatra - Wall Street Journal

For years, I have been careful to follow the advice Duke Ellington gave me when I was in my early twenties: "Do not categorize music or ­musicians?like 'Dixieland' or 'modern ...


Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Internet Turns 40, Faces New Barriers - Myfoxdc.com

NEW YORK - Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social ...


Tuesday, September 01, 2009

At 40, Internet experiencing mid-life crisis - East Valley Tribune

NEW YORK -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social ...


Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Detroit museum shows off rare, early photographs - Fresno Bee

Penn Libraries Acquire Major Photography Collection with Support of the Lenkin Family A major gift from Edward Lenkin (C�71, PAR�12) has enabled the Penn Libraries to ...


Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Roz Savage: rowing oceans for a better world - CNN

(CNN) -- There are many reasons why Roz Savage is an extraordinary woman -- she has rowed single-handed across the Atlantic and is now tackling the Pacific, after all. Life changer ...


Monday, August 31, 2009

Fast and furious - Bend Bulletin

What: Auto racing on a course marked by cones to test a driver's car-control skills. When: Next event is Sept. 12-13. Where: Hoodoo Mountain Resort. Cost: $25 per day for ACCO ...


Monday, August 31, 2009

Our Say: A great museum now better than ever - HometownAnnapolis.com

HometownAnnapolis.com - A Web site for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Powered by Capital Gazette Communications and The Capital Newspaper.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Dutch Delay 13-Year-Old's Dream of Sailing the World - Washington Post

LONDON, Aug. 29 -- All Laura Dekker wants to do is sail alone on her yacht for the next two years until she has circumnavigated the globe. The problem? She is 13 years old. The ...


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Dubailand still desert instead of amusement park array due to economic ... - Palm Beach Post

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ? Walk through the grand arched entrance of Universal Studios' Dubai theme park, and you step into ... wind-swept desert. No Hollywood thrill rides ...


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Olympic Newsdesk -- Great Britain Protests the U.S.; Pan Am Bid ... - Around Rings

The IAAF says Great Britain did protest the U.S. team's final transfer in the 4x100m relay, disqualifying them from the event at the world championships in Berlin. (Getty Images ...


Saturday, August 29, 2009

C.E.O. Helps Jimmy Choo Diversify - New York Times

SINGAPORE ? Diversification often pays off in tough economic times, and it certainly has helped the luxury brand Jimmy Choo, which, like many companies, has not been immune to ...


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Visiting the Maginot Line: Relic of World War II - Mercury

FORT DU HACKENBERG, France ? In the 1930s the Maginot Line was viewed as a military marvel, an impregnable network of underground fortifications stretching along France's border ...


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Last chapter arrives for 'Reading Rainbow' on PBS - Fresno Bee

The "Reading Rainbow" is at an end on PBS. The program aired its final episode Friday, wrapping a more than two-decade run that began in 1983. "Reading Rainbow," hosted by LeVar ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

Brown-Forman Publishes Second Corporate Responsibility Report - PR Inside

Brown-Forman (NYSE:BFB) (NYSE:BFA) announced today the publication of its second corporate responsibility report, consisting of a thorough online report and a 26-page printed ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

Importance of Wikipedia forces it to change - Columbia Daily Tribune

Wikipedia, the flag bearer for freewheeling, democratic aggregations of knowledge, is creating a class system. The by-the-people, for-the-people encyclopedia announced this week ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

Klondike Silver Corp. Discovers Western Extension of Lode Structure on ... - Market Wire

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2009) - Klondike Silver Corp. (TSX VENTURE:KS) (the "Company") is pleased to report that initial diamond drilling west of the ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

British govt proposes to cut copyright infringers' Web access - IDG NEWS

A British government proposal that would require Internet service providers to cut off Web access to those found to be illegally downloading copyrighted music and video is evoking ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

How Kennedy Mattered - New York Times Blogs

He was, as he lay dying, new again. Ted Kennedy outlived the Reagan-Thatcher conservative era to which for so many years he led the opposition. He played a key role in putting ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

Senator Edward Kennedy Dies From Malignant Glioma - Medscape News

August 26, 2009 ? Senator Edward Kennedy has died, aged 77 years, from the malignant glioma that was diagnosed last year. As flags fly at half-staff at the US Capitol, tributes ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

New Ave Maria businesses plan to open soon - Naples Daily News

La Piazza in Ave Maria's town center should get much livelier this fall with the opening of several new businesses and services. The Queen Mary Pub and Grille, Milano's Pizza, The ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

U.K. Mulls Cutting Pirates' Web Access - Wall Street Journal

The British government said people who illegally download music and films could have their Internet connections cut off.


Thursday, August 27, 2009

One of the web's most-hyped sites, Spotify, could be in Canada soon ... - 680 News

TORONTO - The founders of one of the Internet's most-hyped websites say it could soon be available in Canada, offering music fans an unlimited buffet of streamable tunes, free and ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

New mobile games, Web sites make meals fun to plan - Charleston Daily Mail

I'm nowhere near what you would call a social media expert, but I have recently dipped my toe into the Facebook pond to see what it's like. I'll admit it's interesting to scan what ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

INTERNET: UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access - North County Times

LONDON ---- People who repeatedly download copyright-protected films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws the British government unveiled ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mr. Know It All expanded Web edition: Rayburn started as game show ... - Reading Eagle

I've always been crazy about the late Gene Rayburn from "Match Game." Was he ever a stand-up comic? I would love to know about his background, ethnicity and whatever else you can ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Buffalo Film Seminars Announces Fall '09 Lineup - University at Buffalo Reporter

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The fall lineup for the Buffalo Film Seminars ranges from a 1972 Russian science fiction movie that brings into question the nature of reality to a 1955 French ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Brown Is 'Repulsed' by Lockerbie Bomber's Reception (Update2) - Bloomberg

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "repulsed" by the welcome given to Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi by Libya after he was released from a prison ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Plans for huge fun-park stall in Dubai's downturn - Katu.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Walk through the grand arched entrance of Universal Studios' Dubai theme park, and you step into ... wind-swept desert. No Hollywood thrill rides ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Text size - Orlando Sentinel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ? Walk through the grand arched entrance of Universal Studios' Dubai theme park, and you step into ... wind-swept desert. No Hollywood thrill rides ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Brown Silence on Freed Lockerbie Bomber May Backfire (Update1) - Bloomberg

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is under pressure to break his silence on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi after leaving Scotland ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Back to school in Europe as swine flu fears loom large - Taipei Times

Millions of children will go back to school across Europe over the next few weeks despite fears that their return could help spark a second wave of swine flu infections. In Britain ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Cerberus's Focus DIY Chain Secures Rent Concessions (Update1) - Bloomberg

Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Focus DIY , a U.K. home-improvement chain owned by U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LLP , won rent concessions from five landlords to ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

Monday, August 31 - Mississippi Press

(AP) ? Today is Monday, August 31, the 243rd day of 2009. There are 122 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1290 - Jews are exiled from England by ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

The perils of the language barrier... - Independent Online

Strasbourg, France - A British tourist spent a lonely night locked in a village hall in eastern France after mistaking the building for a hotel, the local mayor said on Sunday. The ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

Bill's effects leave houses on NC coast in peril - The Sun News

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Although Hurricane Bill made no direct impact on the North Carolina coast, the seas that the storm churned up has caused worries for some homeowners. The Star ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

Greg Hansen Sunday Notebook : Class group joining Cats - Arizona Daily Star

About 100 freshmen and transfer athletes will take part in the UA's traditional first-day-of-school barbecue Monday evening at McKale Center. The most high-profile newcomers were ...


Saturday, August 22, 2009

WHO: Save Tamiflu for the young, old and pregnant - Norwalk Hour

The World Health Organization said Friday that Tamiflu should only be given to particularly vulnerable people -- a warning to countries like Britain where the swine flu drug is ...


Saturday, August 22, 2009

Mystery of apparent amnesia victim solved - Seattle Times

For now, he'd still like to be called Jon Doe. His real name is Edward Lighthart, and he indeed has traveled the world. It's true he studied art and history at some of the best ...


Saturday, August 22, 2009

Little Argus: August 21 - Carlsbad Current-Argus

NMSU-C will begin its fall film series with John Barrymore's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1920) at 7 p.m. today (Aug. 21) in Room 153. Admission is free. Youth week activities ...


Friday, August 21, 2009

Government of Canada expands border-clearance services for AMTRAK in ... - CNW Group

VANCOUVER, Aug. 20 CNW Telbec - The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of Public Safety, joined by the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sports) and the Honourable Naomi ...


Friday, August 21, 2009

British Food Fair to open at local supermarket chain - Taipei Times

The 2009 British Food Fair, organized by Taipei¡¦s British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO), will open tomorrow, featuring more than 100 different food products imported from the ...


Thursday, August 20, 2009

Montgomerie lifted by PGA performances - Independent Online

Zandvoort, Netherlands - Europe's Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie was full of optimism for his team on Wednesday following impressive results from the continent's players in ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

It's hard to care about Brett Favre anymore - Detroit News

Brett Favre has become such a punch line, such a symbol of bloated ego and ridiculous indecision, he has pulled off the nearly impossible. He has turned a glowing legacy into a ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

In defence of the NHS: I'm glad I didn't break my leg in the US - The Guardian

Of all the thoughts that flashed through my mind as I fell from 15ft up a ladder one morning last May, the potential financial cost of my unexpected descent was not one. I had been ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

A picture of prudishness - Spiked

Subcultures, seedy underworlds and eccentric communities have provided many a photographer's muse since the invention of the medium in the 1830s. Perhaps the most graphic ...


Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Claudette Weakens, Hurricane Bill Coming - Myfoxla.com

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. - A quick-forming tropical storm blew into the Florida Panhandle on Monday and quickly lost steam while the first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season ...


Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Top travel Web sites - News-Democrat

I like researching a trip almost as much as I do traveling. It's hard to stop myself from going out and buying a guidebook the minute I start thinking about a new destination. I ...


Tuesday, August 18, 2009

South Korea president honors Yang's U.S. PGA win - CNN

(CNN) -- South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun's historic victory over Tiger Woods in the U.S. PGA Championship ensured he became the first Asian-born male winner of a major and prompted an ...


Monday, August 17, 2009

The stars come out - Bend Bulletin

As one of the five major championships on the Champions Tour, the Jeld-Wen Tradition has always showcased some of the best fields on tour. This year, though, The Tradition has ...


Monday, August 17, 2009

Harvey Mackay - Coeur d'Alene Press

A lot of people think leaders are born and not made. I disagree. I think you can become a better leader. I'm not a cook, but I've held many leadership positions. I thought this ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Tiger Clings to 2-Shot Lead at PGA - Myfoxla.com

CHASKA, Minn. - Tiger Woods is one round away from winning another major, with more company than he wanted. Equipped with a four-shot lead Saturday at the PGA Championship, Woods ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Tiger eyes 15th major title - Independent Online

Chaska, Minnesota - Tiger Woods threatened to run away from the field as the third round of the PGA Championship began on Saturday with Vijay Singh and a European charge trying to ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Newtown Battlefield to celebrate 230th anniversary - Daily Review & Sunday Review

Review Photos TIFFANY PEDEN Some of the monuments at Newtown Battlefield State Park. Review Photos TIFFANY PEDEN A view from Newtown Battlefield State Park. To celebrated a battle ...


Saturday, August 15, 2009

Putting practice key to Mickelson's chances - Independent Online

Chaska, Minnesota - Phil Mickelson knows he has no chance of winning the US PGA Championship if he continues to putt like he did in Thursday's opening round at Hazeltine. The ...


Saturday, August 15, 2009

Archie-Veronica wedding story line irks collector - Fresno Bee

A big hunk of Mark Giannopulos' 10,000-plus comic book collection features the adventures of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. He plans to add one more to the number today ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

Tiger Roars Again at PGA at Hazeltine - Myfoxla.com

CHASKA, Minn. - Missing the cut shouldn't be a problem for Tiger Woods at this major. Woods was better than anyone else Thursday morning at the PGA Championship, shooting a bogey ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

British Museum to advise on Zayed museum - AME Info

The information comprised in this section is not, nor is it held out to be, a solicitation of any person to take any form of investment decision. The content of the AME Info Web ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

Background Note: Bermuda - Scoop

Area: 58.8 sq. km. (22.7 sq. mi.). Cities (2000 census): Capital --Hamilton (pop. 3,461) Other city --St. George (pop. 3,306). Terrain: Hilly islands. Climate: Semi-tropical ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Temper control is work in progress - Woods - Independent Online

Chaska, Minnesota - Tiger Woods prides himself on being able to control every aspect of his game, apart from an occasional loose tongue. The 14-times major champion is the most ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Temper control is work in progress - Woods - Independent Online

Chaska, Minnesota - Tiger Woods prides himself on being able to control every aspect of his game, apart from an occasional loose tongue. The 14-times major champion is the most ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Hot picks: Guitar Shorty, 'Kindergarten' event (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Other best bets for arts and entertainment in the region include the Brew House Member Exhibition and Open Studio Tour in the South Side and Buckwheat Zydeco at Diesel.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Hot picks: Guitar Shorty, 'Kindergarten' event (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Other best bets for arts and entertainment in the region include the Brew House Member Exhibition and Open Studio Tour in the South Side and Buckwheat Zydeco at Diesel.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Navy Intensifies Search for Lost Ship (The Moscow Times)

President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the Navy on Wednesday to step up a search for a cargo ship with a Russian crew that disappeared last month off the coast of France in a possible pirate attack.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Navy Intensifies Search for Lost Ship (The Moscow Times)

President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the Navy on Wednesday to step up a search for a cargo ship with a Russian crew that disappeared last month off the coast of France in a possible pirate attack.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cink Hears Plenty of Cheers at Hazeltine - Myfoxla.com

CHASKA, Minn. - The cheers for Tiger and Phil are a given, and Padraig Harrington gets his share of love. Follow Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim or Camilo Villegas around a golf course ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cink Hears Plenty of Cheers at Hazeltine - Myfoxla.com

CHASKA, Minn. - The cheers for Tiger and Phil are a given, and Padraig Harrington gets his share of love. Follow Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim or Camilo Villegas around a golf course ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Wednesday's Sport shorts - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette

WASHINGTON -- Former pitcher Jason Grimsley, a key figure in the federal investigation of steroids in baseball, met with prosecutors Tuesday at the courthouse where a grand jury ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Wednesday's Sport shorts - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette

WASHINGTON -- Former pitcher Jason Grimsley, a key figure in the federal investigation of steroids in baseball, met with prosecutors Tuesday at the courthouse where a grand jury ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Kennedy's daughter to accept his award (Cape Cod Times)

Kara Kennedy today will accept a Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her ailing father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, who will remain on the Cape following the death of his sister.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Kennedy's daughter to accept his award (Cape Cod Times)

Kara Kennedy today will accept a Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her ailing father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, who will remain on the Cape following the death of his sister.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

European, US markets up despite Asian jitters (Channel 8 San Diego)

European and U.S. stock markets rose modestly Wednesday ahead of a key policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve - and despite jitters earlier in Asia after Wall Street suffered Tuesday its biggest drop in five weeks.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

European, US markets up despite Asian jitters (Channel 8 San Diego)

European and U.S. stock markets rose modestly Wednesday ahead of a key policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve - and despite jitters earlier in Asia after Wall Street suffered Tuesday its biggest drop in five weeks.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cink hears plnety of cheers at Hazeltine - Independent Online

Chaska, Minnesota - Stewart Cink goes into this week's US PGA Championship with two things he's never had before: a major title and some fans. Cink may not have been the most ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cink hears plnety of cheers at Hazeltine - Independent Online

Chaska, Minnesota - Stewart Cink goes into this week's US PGA Championship with two things he's never had before: a major title and some fans. Cink may not have been the most ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Casey to decide Tuesday about competing in year's last major (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)

CHASKA, Minnesota, August 10, 2009 (AFP) - World number three Paul Casey of England will decide on Tuesday whether or not his strained rib muscle will allow him to play in the 91st PGA Championship. In a posting on his web site Monday, Casey said that he would travel to the year's final major tournament at Hazeltine on Monday but not practice until Tuesday and see how he felt after that. "I will ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Casey to decide Tuesday about competing in year's last major (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)

CHASKA, Minnesota, August 10, 2009 (AFP) - World number three Paul Casey of England will decide on Tuesday whether or not his strained rib muscle will allow him to play in the 91st PGA Championship. In a posting on his web site Monday, Casey said that he would travel to the year's final major tournament at Hazeltine on Monday but not practice until Tuesday and see how he felt after that. "I will ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

JournalismLabs (BBC News)

Almost as soon as the F1 season had started and had settled down, minds were refocussed on what we needed to achieve on the sport site for the new football season.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

JournalismLabs (BBC News)

Almost as soon as the F1 season had started and had settled down, minds were refocussed on what we needed to achieve on the sport site for the new football season.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Hot picks: Guitar Shorty, 'Kindergarten' event - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

This Saturday evening, the Brew House, an artist collective in the South Side, will be open for the annual Brew House Member Exhibition and Open Studio Tour . Featuring an exciting ...


Monday, August 10, 2009

Tiger Wins Second Straight Tournament - Myfoxla.com

AKRON, Ohio - First came another signature moment from Tiger Woods, an 8-iron over the water that stopped a foot from the hole. Even more stunning was the meltdown that followed by ...


Monday, August 10, 2009

Getting Sports Events to Go Green - New York Times

NEW YORK ? "Whenever a person engages in sport there is an impact on the environment," states the United Nations Environment Program, at the Web site of its sports and ...


Monday, August 10, 2009

Sport events join efforts to go green - FOXSports.com

''Whenever a person engages in sport there is an impact on the environment,'' states the United Nations Environment Program, at the Web site of its sports and environment division ...


Monday, August 10, 2009

Amid the spit and polish sits a real 'gem' - Indiana Gazette

Actually, the Triumph TR3 that Keith and Pam Hultquist brought to the Roadster Factory British Car Show this weekend in downtown Indiana is their better car. At right, a Triumph ...


Sunday, August 09, 2009

Tiger Woods | G - Rotoworld.com

Tiger Woods carded a third round of 5-under-par 65, which was good for the clubhouse lead at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Woods started out slow on his round, but a 17-foot ...


Sunday, August 09, 2009

Harrington keeps lead at World Golf event - Independent Online

Akron, Ohio - Ireland's Padraig Harrington played conservatively to retain the lead after Friday's second round of the 8,5 million-dollar World Golf Championships Bridgestone ...


Sunday, August 09, 2009

Taiwan News Quick Take - Taipei Times

The American Chamber of Commerce in Taichung invited people to join this month¡¦s happy hour on Tuesday starting at 6:30pm at the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. This informal ...


Sunday, August 09, 2009

Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president amid crisis, ML - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in to a second presidential term with a call for the divided nation to "join hands," but it was ...


Saturday, August 08, 2009

Golfers differ on corporate sponsorships - Akron Beacon Journal

Stewart Cink is all about free enterprise and making as much money as you possibly can. Especially when it comes to professional golfers and off-the-course sponsorship deals. But ...


Saturday, August 08, 2009

Cautious Harrington stays in charge - Independent Online

Akron, Ohio - Padraig Harrington played patiently on a course that is becoming increasingly difficult to negotiate to hold on maintain a two-shot lead early in the WGC-Bridgestone ...


Saturday, August 08, 2009

News Corp. plans fees for newspaper Web sites - KVAL

NEW YORK (AP) - Visitors to the Web sites of newspapers owned by News Corp. will have to start paying fees to read the news within the next year, Chairman Rupert Murdoch said. It's ...


Friday, August 07, 2009

News Corp. ushers in fees - Times Union

NEW YORK -- Visitors to the Web sites of newspapers owned by News Corp. will have to start paying fees to read the news within the next year, Chairman Rupert Murdoch said. It's ...


Friday, August 07, 2009

Constancia captures the spirit of the pampas - Evening Standard

It is the smell that makes you pause and stop by the faceless corner site on Tower Bridge Road. The scent of meat sizzling over charcoal on what passes for a warm summer's ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

Trevali Amends Share Purchase Warrants - PR Inside

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 08 05 09 -- Trevali Resources Corp. ("Trevali" or the "Company") (CNSX: TV)(PINK SHEETS: TREVF)(FRANKFURT: 4TI) announces that the ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

Man Suffocates After Falling Down Drain - Myfoxla.com

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A British man suffocated when he fell head-first down a storm drain while trying to retrieve his keys, according to police. The Daily Mail reports that Mark ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

Radiohead Posts New Track, 'Harry Patch,' Online - Wall Street Journal

Nearly two years after it released "In Rainbows" as a pay-as-you-wish downloadable album, Radiohead has posted a new single on its Web site. Getty Images Radiohead's Thom ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

With BC-EU-Britain-The Last Tommy - Wtte28.com

LONDON (AP) -- Radiohead has recorded a song in tribute to Britain's last World War I survivor. The rock band's song is inspired by a radio interview the late veteran Harry Patch ...


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Harrington fancies his chances - Independent Online

Akron, Ohio - Having worked hard on refining his downswing over the last eight months, Padraig Harrington is in a buoyant mood for this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and his ...


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Town Commons: What's happening on the South Shore Aug. 6-14, 2009 - Abington Mariner

The gracious, historic Queen Anne Victorian house at the Daniel Webster Estate located at 238 Webster St., Marshfield right next to the senior center will be open for tours on Aug ...


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Sexting' craze on the rise among British teens - MSNBC

LONDON - A growing number of British teenagers are swapping sexually explicit images of themselves on mobile phones leaving them open to bullying and victimization by their peers ...


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Tiger Woods wins Buick Open by 3 strokes - Indianapolis Recorder

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? Tiger Woods won the Buick Open for a third time and claimed his 69th PGA Tour victory. Ho hum. Not quite. Woods shot a 3-under 69 and coasted to a ...


Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Woods drives to easy Buick victory - FOXSports.com

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Tiger Woods won possibly the final Buick Open for his fourth victory of the year and 69th overall on the PGA Tour , closing with a 3-under 69 ...


Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Sports briefs: Tiger roars to three-stroke victory at Buick Open - Fort Bend Herald

enter site page section description here. ... AP Wire GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? Tiger Woods won possibly the final Buick Open for his fourth victory of the year and 69th ...


Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Weekend Sports In Brief - MLive.com

(AP) ? GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Tiger Woods won possibly the final Buick Open for his fourth victory of the year and 69th overall on the PGA Tour, closing with a 3-under 69 ...


Monday, August 03, 2009

Woods breezes to Buick Open title - Asheville Citizen-Times

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? Tiger Woods won the Buick Open for a third time and claimed his 69th PGA Tour victory. Ho hum. Not quite. Woods shot a 3-under 69 and coasted to a ...


Monday, August 03, 2009

Woods captures his third Buick Open win - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? Tiger Woods won the Buick Open for a third time and claimed his 69th PGA Tour victory. Ho hum. Not quite. Woods shot a 3-under-par 69 and coasted to ...


Monday, August 03, 2009

Tiger Woods wins rollicking Buick Open for 69th PGA Tour victory - St. Petersburg Times

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? After a dominant performance, amid extraordinary cheers, Tiger Woods took the microphone and delivered a eulogy. Farewell to the Buick Open: born in ...


Monday, August 03, 2009

Tiger Woods wins Buick Open by 3 strokes - 630 WMAL

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Tiger Woods has another trophy for his overflowing collection. Woods shot a 69 Sunday and coasted to a three-shot victory with a 20-under 268 at ...


Monday, August 03, 2009

Matthew wins women's British Open - Independent Online

Lytham St Annes, England - Britain's Catriona Matthew shot a final round 73 to win the women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes on Sunday. The 39-year-old birdied three ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

A Quiet storm sweeps into Celadna - Globe and Mail

B ritain's Graeme Storm shot a steady four-under par 68 to share a one-shot lead with compatriot Steve Webster after the second round of the Moravia Silesia Open on Friday. Storm ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Tiger Bounces Back With 63 at Buick - Myfoxla.com

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Tiger Woods shot a season-low 63 Friday in the second round of the Buick Open and soared up the leaderboard with his best round in relation to par in ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Consistency puts Storm up at Moravia Silesia Open - The Guardian

CELADNA, Czech Republic, July 31 (Reuters) - Britain's Graeme Storm shot a steady four-under par 68 to share a one-shot lead with compatriot Steve Webster after the second round of ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Get schooled on Twitter ... by UK government - MSNBC

If you're still not hep to the Twitter, that new-fangled InterWebs thingy all the kids are talking about, you're far from alone. A recent LinkedIn Research Network Harris Poll ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

US Ryder Cup Points - PGA European Tour

The 2010 United States Ryder Cup Team will be chosen on the basis of points compiled by The PGA of America. The points system will determine the top eight players for the 2010 ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mickelson to play in PGA Championship - Boston Globe

CHASKA, Minn.? Phil Mickelson is coming back for the PGA Championship. Event organizers confirmed that Mickelson will play in the season's fourth and final major, which starts ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mickelson to play in PGA Championship (AP via Yahoo! News)

Phil Mickelson is coming back for the PGA Championship.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Woods begins busy period with Buick Open (Independent Online)

Tiger Woods may have missed the cut at the British Open, but he is determined to make up for lost time at the Buick Open this week.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Woods begins busy period with Buick Open - Independent Online

Tiger Woods may have missed the cut at the British Open, but he is determined to make up for lost time at the Buick Open this week.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mickelson to play PGA Championship at Hazeltine, 2 months after ... - KFSM.com

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) ? Phil Mickelson is coming back for the PGA Championship. Event organizers confirmed that Mickelson will play in the season's fourth and final major, which ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Golf Capsules: Woods to start busy stretch at Buick Open (The Brownsville Herald)

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? Tiger Woods says he always planned to play in three straight tournaments, starting with this week's Buick Open.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mickelson To Play In PGA Championship (GolfDigest.com)

Phil Mickelson's last event was a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open. CHASKA, Minn. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson is coming back for the PGA Championship.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Golf Capsules: Woods to start busy stretch at Buick Open - Brownsville Herald

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. ? Tiger Woods says he always planned to play in three straight tournaments, starting with this week's Buick Open. Woods insisted Wednesday that ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

The significance of the British Socialist Workers Party's call for a ... - World Socialist Web Site

This is the conclusion of a two-part series on an open letter issued by the Socialist Workers Party in Britain. The first part was posted July 28. Even now, the Socialist Workers ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Posted 3 minutes ago at 9:29 am. (Niles Daily Star)

KALAMAZOO-Western Michigan University archaeologists are plumbing the depths of Southwest Michigan's history, and the public will have a chance to see what they've learned during an Aug. 1-2 open house at the Fort St. Joseph archaeological site dig in Niles.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Munster welcomes Beatles tribute band (Post-Tribune)

If you're of an age, memories of the British invasion will stir magical memories. No, silly, I'm not talking about the Revolutionary War. If you grew up in the 1960s, you'll know it's all about music. If you want to take a nostalgic trip back to those happy days, drive to Heritage Park in Munster, Ridge Road and Columbia Avenue, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and listen to the sounds of British Export. ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

PAINTER: Watson's performance for the aged (Los Angeles Daily News)

Maybe it was better this way. Tom Watson didn't win the British Open, but he won the hearts of folks of all ages from all continents.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Starting with Buick Open, Tiger Woods embarking on a scheduling first (Detroit Free Press)

He had played three weeks in a row on the PGA Tour in every season since he was a rookie ? including a career-high five straight weeks in early 1999 ? until last year, when two knee surgeries crimped his schedule.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

GM to end sponsorship of Buick Open: source (National Post)

General Motors Co. will end its half-century run as sponsor of the Buick Open golf tournament as it tries to focus scarce marketing dollars on its cars and trucks


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Woods heading into homestretch - Athens Banner-Herald

Barring any scheduling surprises, Tiger Woods is about to try something new. He had played three weeks in a row on the PGA Tour in every season since he was a rookie - including a ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Housewife porn shocks India - Straits Times

NEW DELHI - IN THE land of the Kama Sutra, it was the cartoon escapades of a buxom, sexually liberated married woman that finally proved a broken taboo too far for the Indian ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Golf Capsules: Woods ramps up play heading for homestretch - Brownsville Herald

Barring any scheduling surprises, Tiger Woods is about to try something new. He had played three weeks in a row on the PGA Tour in every season since he was a rookie ? including ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Miyazato: 'My confidence is back' - GolfWeek

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England -- Two years ago a Japanese reporter gave me a newspaper that featured an up-close picture of Ai Miyazato on its front page. Everything in the Sports ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

'Mr. Fox' to Open London Film Fest - Myfoxla.com

LONDON - London Film Festival organizers say this year's event will open with the world premiere of Wes Anderson's animated feature "Fantastic Mr. Fox." The stop-motion animated ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Top 10 Songs the Web Brought Back - CBS News

(CNET) There's a lot to love about silly Internet memes and fads, and one reason is that they can dig up something old and make it cool again. Music is no exception: anything from ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Canandaigua site encourages relaxation - Democrat and Chronicle

It's not often that you'll get an invitation to "please park on the lawn," or feel welcomed to wander around private property. Expect both at Quiet Meadows. In fact, owners David ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Vaughan charges early, but finishes in a tie for eighth (Hutchinson News)

Hutchinson's Bruce Vaughan didn't win his second consecutive Senior British Open championship on Sun ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

DeWalt executive to compete in this week's U.S. Senior Open (The Daily Record)

A week after their company announced it would end its sponsorship of Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth because of a struggling economy, employees at Towson-based DeWalt will have another athlete to rally around ? a vice president in charge of global engineering who will be challenging the best over-50 golfers in the world at the U.S. Senior Open.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Report: Buick Open ending (Battle Creek Enquirer)

Golfweek.com is reporting that next week's Buick Open at Warwick Hills Country Club in Grand Blanc will be the final rendition of the PGA Tour event.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Course of Style: Watson Gives Polo Ralph Lauren a Win (Sports Illustrated)

Tom Watson's glorious run at the British Open may have ended with a disappointing second-place finish, but it was a victory for his apparel sponsor, Polo Ralph Lauren. The folks at Polo Golf have been dressing Watson, Davis Love III, Luke Donald and others for years. They came awfully close to getting a big win at Turnberry, with Watson leading for much of the tournament and Donald finishing ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Watson looks for British encore (The Toledo Blade)

SUNNINGDALE, England - Tom Watson is ready to start picking on guys his own age again. After coming within an eight-foot putt of becoming golf's oldest major champion at the British Open last weekend, Watson is displaying reserves of stamina unexpected from a 59-year-old as he tries for a fourth Senior British Open title. Watson said he only had one hour of sleep after he bogeyed the 72nd hole ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Jack Nicklaus consoles Tom Watson after close loss in British Open (ESPN)

British Open runner-up Tom Watson thanked his "great friend" and former rival Jack Nicklaus for calling him after he went agonizingly close to becoming golf's oldest major champion at Turnberry on Sunday.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Jesper Parnevik's hip surgery could end season - MLive.com

(AP) ? LODDEKOPINGE, Sweden - Jesper Parnevik might have played his last round of the year. The 44-year-old veteran, who tied for 17th at the SAS Masters in his native Sweden on ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

Bass Pro Shops Payne Stewart Junior Championship Qualifiers - KSPR.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? John Spellerberg of Fremont, Neb., left little doubt that he'd be playing in the Bass Pro Shops Payne Stewart Junior Championship at Rivercut Golf Course ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

DeWalt executive to compete in this week's U.S. Senior Open - Maryland Daily Record

A week after their company announced it would end its sponsorship of Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth because of a struggling economy, employees at Towson-based DeWalt will have ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

Parnevik's hip surgery could end season - FOXSports.com

The 44-year-old veteran, who tied for 17th at the SAS Masters in his native Sweden on Sunday, told a golf Web site that he will undergo hip surgery next week in a clinic at Vail ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

Parnevik's hip surgery will likely end his season - PGA Tour

The 44-year-old veteran, who tied for 17th at the SAS Masters in his native Sweden on Sunday, told a golf Web site that he will undergo hip surgery next week in a clinic at Vail ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

Jesper Parnevik's hip surgery could end season - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(AP) ? LODDEKOPINGE, Sweden - Jesper Parnevik might have played his last round of the year. The 44-year-old veteran, who tied for 17th at the SAS Masters in his native Sweden on ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

Greg Hansen Sunday Notebook : Olson's day open to all - Arizona Daily Star

The UA has wisely avoided two pitfalls in its Aug. 8 farewell to Lute Olson. First, it doesn't plan to stage a sappy and dramatic tearfest at McKale Center. Olson is far enough ...


Sunday, July 26, 2009

Global protests over post-election crackdown in Iran - CNN

(CNN) -- Protesters in dozens of cities worldwide on Saturday demanded the release of hundreds of detainees in Iran who were arrested in the bloody aftermath of the disputed ...


Sunday, July 26, 2009

Calcavecchia Birdies Record 9 Straight - Myfoxla.com

OAKVILLE, Ontario - Mark Calcavecchia birdied nine straight holes Saturday in the Canadian Open to break the PGA Tour record. In perfect morning scoring conditions at rain-softened ...


Sunday, July 26, 2009

Gonzalez leads Scandinavian Masters - FOXSports.com

Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez leads at the halfway stage of the Scandinavian Masters in Malmo after a second successive 68 on the the Barseback course in Sweden. Gonzales went into ...


Sunday, July 26, 2009

Vaughan four back at major - Hutchinson News

HutchNews.com is pleased to offer readers the ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. HutchNews.com does not edit user ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

British Conservatives grab parliamentary seat - Independent Online

Norwich - Britain's opposition Conservatives captured a parliamentary seat from ruling Labour on Friday, securing a big majority that would give them a landslide if repeated at a ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Tennis ace Federer father of twin girls - CNN

(CNN) -- Tennis superstar Roger Federer is the "proud father" of twin girls after his wife Mirka gave birth overnight to Charlene Riva and Myla Rose. Federer was tasting victory at ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Open Letter to Galway Alliance Against War - Indymedia Ireland

Below are three interesting related posting from the Irish Anti-War Movement website. They raise important issues about free speech and the anti-war movement. The first is an open ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

TEDGlobal: Recreating 17th century Manhattan - The Guardian

The Mannahatta Project allows you to explore the landscape and environment of Manhattan Island in 1609 Our image of Manhattan is of an almost completely urban landscape of glass ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

Travel Through History - Wall Street Journal

For 14 years of his 36, Mozart traveled the length and breadth of Europe, performing for kings and queens, popes and cardinals, meeting poets and other great musicians, frittering ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

Peter Schmuck - Baltimore Sun

News item : The Orioles need to show improvement over the course of the second half of the season, but have lost five of six games since the All-Star Break and were just swept ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

Forty Years of Racing for Regular Guys - Wall Street Journal

For most Americans, auto racing is just another thing on television. The Indianapolis 500, Formula One and Nascar all are racing with multimillion-dollar budgets, big corporate ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

watched 'round the world - Media Life Magazine

Say, $15, give or take. But put that cap on Tom Watson and it's worth lots more, maybe millions after the British Open, played last weekend. Last week, Media Life wrote about the ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

AP-News Briefing 8am - Mississippi Press

(AP) ? NASA holds media briefing to release improved video imagery from the July 1969 live broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. 11 a.m. The House Budget Committee holds a hearing ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

DEAD SOLID PERFECT : Watson victory wouldn't have helped - Northwest Arkansas News

I was on vacation last week and unable to watch most of the British Open. But that didn't mean I wasn't keeping up. I'm addicted to my cell phone. Ask my wife about that. But ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Aussies To Open World's Longest Golf Course - KSAT 12

BRISBANE, Australia -- Hit a few loose shots or three-putt the first green at Nullarbor Links and you'll have plenty of time to think about your errant ways before teeing off at ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Watson thanks Nicklaus for soothing chat - Independent Online

Sunningdale, England - British Open runner-up Tom Watson thanked his "great friend" and former rival Jack Nicklaus for calling him after he went agonisingly close to becoming golf ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

It was the Dunes times a thousand - Hutchinson News

HutchNews.com is pleased to offer readers the ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. HutchNews.com does not edit user ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

ESPN.com: - ESPN.com

Nicklaus and Watson famously battled out the 1977 British Open at Turnberry, which Watson won in a tournament that became known as the "Duel in the Sun." "I had a nice conversation ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Iran police clamp down to prevent protests - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Security forces and pro-government militiamen clamped down in the Iranian capital to prevent protests Tuesday as the country's police chief warned his forces ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

St. Andrews to be virtually unchanged - ESPN.com

TURNBERRY, Scotland -- The tradition each year at the British Open is to congratulate the champion on the large scoreboard over the 18th green and look forward to the following ...


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Iran election dispute escalates to new phase - 630 WMAL

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's election dispute has moved beyond the drama of mass street protests to a new phase: a fight for power within the ruling religious establishment itself ...


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Iran's top leader reportedly warns politicians - KAAL-TV

(AP) TEHRAN, Iran - State radio says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has told politicians to be careful in their stances on the country's postelection unrest ...


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Iran's top leader reportedly warns politicians - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - State radio says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has told politicians to be careful in their stances on the country's postelection unrest, saying ...


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Cink clips Watson in British Open playoff - Daily Freeman

TURNBERRY, Scotland ? One putt from 8 feet was all that separated Tom Watson from a moment no one imagined possible until he was close enough to make it happen with one final ...


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Iran's ex-president Khatami calls for a referendum on government's ... - Chicago Tribune

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's popular former president Mohammad Khatami has called for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government to end the country's post-election ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Tom Watson Not Ready to Mourn After British Open Loss to Cink - Bloomberg

July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Watson had just lost his dream of a sixth British Open title, but he kept his sense of humor. "This ain't a funeral you know," Watson told ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Four-hole playoff decides British Open - Independent Online

Turnberry, Scotland - Tom Watson's remarkable bid for a British Open victory at the age of 59 fell agonisingly short on Sunday when he lost to fellow American Stewart Cink in a ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Iran releases British Embassy employee on bail - ksl.com

TEHRAN,Iran (AP) - The lawyer for an Iranian employee of the British Embassy accused of involvement in post-election protests says his client has been released on bail. Abdolsamad ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Iran's Ahmadinejad criticized over VP choice - KAAL-TV

(AP) TEHRAN,Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, already at the center of a post-election crisis, came under criticism from his own hard-line supporters Sunday for appointing a ...


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Fort celebrating a century as a public historic site - Daily Gazette

TICONDEROGA ? Fort Ticonderoga, which played a role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, is celebrating its 100th birthday as a public historic site ...


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Tiger's tale about more than playing - Contra Costa Times

If you want to play a quick game of I Say You Say regarding Tiger Woods' failure to make the cut at the British Open, there aren't many places to go with it. "Stunning." "Shocking ...


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Hard-liners accuse top Iranian cleric of defiance - 630 WMAL

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian hard-liners on Saturday accused one of the country's most powerful clerics of encouraging opposition supporters to continue their postelection protests ...


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Hard-liners accuse top Iranian cleric of backing protesters in ... - Chicago Tribune

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iranian hard-liners on Saturday accused one of the country's most powerful clerics of encouraging opposition supporters to continue their postelection ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Powerful Iranian cleric says country in crisis - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In a sign of endurance for Iran's protest movement, demonstrators clashed with police Friday as one of the nation's most powerful clerics challenged the supreme ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

The British Open: Tom Watson's Resurgence and Tiger Woods' Meltdown - Washington Post

Complete coverage: in washingtonpost.com's special British Open section . And check Barry's twitter feed for live updates from Turnberry. Barry Svrluga: Greetings to everyone from ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Top Iran cleric calls for freeing jailed activists - KAAL-TV

(AP) TEHRAN, Iran - Senior Iranian cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is calling for the release of opposition supporters arrested in the government's crackdown on postelection ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Danbury golfer Ken Green won't need more surgery - Danbury News-Times

Ken Green's 51st birthday isn't for another six days, but the former PGA Tour golfer received an early present. Two specialists told the Danbury native Wednesday he would not need ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Ben Curtis Ties Tom Watson for Lead of British Open at 5-Under - Bloomberg

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- American Ben Curtis , the 2003 winner, tied Tom Watson for the lead of the British Open at 5- under par after their first rounds at Turnberry, Scotland ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

CYSL hosting soccer camp Aug. 3-7 - Lake County Record Bee

MIDDLETOWN -- The Clearlake Youth Soccer League in conjunction with British Soccer will hold a youth soccer camp Aug. 3-7 in Middletown. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 4 ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Greg Norman Still Entertains - Myfoxla.com

TURNBERRY, Scotland - The shock of white hair hasn't changed much. The swing is pretty much the same, too, though these days people no longer crowd around the tee just to see how ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Mousavi: Protesters' blood will not go in vain - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A reformist Web site says Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has vowed not to let the blood of protesters killed in a postelection crackdown go in ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Shedding light on Wallace: Forgotten evolutionist lives in Darwin's ... - Carroll County Online

SANTUBONG, Malaysia ? As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

BoE says money supply policy still open to change - Atlanta Journal Constitution

LONDON ? Bank of England Deputy Governor Charles Bean warned investors on Tuesday against reading too much into the central bank's decision last week not to expand its injection ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Aide: Iran reform leader to set up political front - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A top aide says Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi will create an umbrella group made up of reform-minded political parties to challenge hard-liners ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

118800 and a web revolution - BBC

Has a popular revolt done for 118800? The controversial mobile phone directory launched last month, but has struggled to convince the great British public that it's a good idea to ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Online Poker Traffic Thrives With 2009 WSOP - Gambling 911

I am truly excited by the amount of Web traffic coming in for Gambling911.com's poker coverage, and it's not just the World Series of Poker that is helping to fuel things ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Defeated Iranian conservative warns government, opposition more unrest ... - Chicago Tribune

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? The defeated conservative candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election warned the government and opposition protesters that more postelection turmoil ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Tiger Woods Gets in Another Practice - Myfoxla.com

TURNBERRY, Scotland - Tiger Woods had another look at Turnberry as he prepares for the British Open, hopeful of taking possession of a major championship trophy again. Woods teed ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Iran conservative candidate warns of 'implosion' - KAAL-TV

(AP) TEHRAN,Iran - Iran's defeated conservative candidate criticized both the government and opposition protesters, warning that more post-election turmoil could destabilize the ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

19. Jason Kilar - The Guardian

Jason Kilar is the chief executive of Hulu, the video-on-demand website that is revolutionising the way US viewers watch television. The advertising-funded site has formidable ...


Monday, July 13, 2009

Elite Golfers Have Their Clothes Laid Out for Them - New York Times

But there is one thing about Woods at the 138th British Open that has been set in stone for more than a year: the color and design of his shirt, pants and hat. For Thursday's ...


Monday, July 13, 2009

Rights group concerned about fate of Iran missing - ksl.com

CAIRO (AP) - An international human rights group said Sunday that an Iranian family only learned of the death of their 19-year-old son weeks after he was shot during a ...


Sunday, July 12, 2009

sports in brief - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

LUSS, Scotland -- Phil Mickelson has decided not to play the British Open next week so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer. Mickelson said last ...


Sunday, July 12, 2009

Goosen leads warmup for British Open - Times-Argus

LUSS, Scotland ? Already a winner on the PGA Tour this year, Retief Goosen continued making progress toward rejoining golf's elite Friday with an 8-under 63 on a gorgeous day at ...


Saturday, July 11, 2009

Mickelson will skip British Open - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Phil Mickelson will skip the British Open so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer, ending the longest active streak of majors played at 61 ...


Saturday, July 11, 2009

Mickelson Drops Out of British Open - KOLO TV Reno

LUSS, Scotland (AP) - Phil Mickelson has decided not to play the British Open next week so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer. Mickelson said ...


Saturday, July 11, 2009

Lefty to Skip British Open, Citing Wife's Health - First Coast News

LUSS, Scotland (AP) -- Phil Mickelson will skip the British Open so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer, ending the longest active streak of ...


Saturday, July 11, 2009

Mickelson will skip British Open to be with wife - San Bernardino County Sun

LUSS, Scotland - Phil Mickelson will skip the British Open so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer, ending the longest active streak of majors ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Police Quickly Drop News Corp. Inquiry - New York Times

LONDON ? The London police opened then closed a preliminary inquiry Thursday into a report that Rupert Murdoch 's British newspaper subsidiary had paid about $1.6 million to ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Green leads Scottish Open - ESPN.com

LUSS, Scotland -- Martin Laird finally came home and put on quite a show Thursday in the Scottish Open, twice chipping in for birdie on his way to a 6-under 65 that left him one ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Police wielding batons, tear gas seek to break up new protests in ... - Chicago Tribune

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Hundreds of young men and women chanted "death to the dictator," confronting police wielding batons and firing tear gas in the capital Thursday as opposition ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Hundreds protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hundreds of young men and women chanted "death to the dictator" and fled baton-wielding police in the capital Thursday as opposition activists sought to revive ...


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Mickelson's Mother Also Has Breast Cancer - The Ledger

SAN DIEGO | Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery Friday. The San Diego Union ...


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Mickelson's Mother Diagnosed With Breast Cancer - WLTX.com

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week. The San ...


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Business briefs: New shops open at Crossroads - Monterey County Herald

Maureen Mercho, chief operating officer of the Saturday Evening Post, talks about the history of the publication at its museum in Indianapolis. The Post, the nation's oldest ...


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Iran opposition chiefs call for detainees' release - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top three reformist leaders are calling for an end to the "security state" imposed after the disputed June 12 presidential election and the release of ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Mickelson's mother diagnosed with breast cancer - Charleston Daily Mail

SAN DIEGO -- Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week. The San Diego ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Double blow for Phil Mickleson - Sydney Morning Herald

Six weeks after Phil Mickelson announced his wife had breast cancer, his mother was diagnosed with the disease and is to have surgery later this week. The San Diego Union-Tribune ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Iran says British-Greek reporter held for weeks freed; reformists call ... - Chicago Tribune

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran said Sunday it has released a British-Greek journalist detained for two weeks during its postelection crackdown as opposition forces pressing their ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Iran: British-Greek reporter held for weeks freed - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has released a British-Greek journalist held for more than two weeks since demonstrations erupted following disputed presidential elections, Iran's state ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Iran releases Greek reporter - 630 WMAL

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has released a Greek journalist that had been held for more than two weeks following the disputed presidential election, Iran's state television reported ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Iran: British-Greek reporter held for weeks freed - 630 WMAL

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has released a British-Greek journalist held for more than two weeks since demonstrations erupted following disputed presidential elections, Iran's state ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Son of Iranian revolutionary icon calls for election results to be ... - Chicago Tribune

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? The son of an Iranian revolutionary icon called on parliament to dismiss president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from his post, as the country's conservative political ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Reformists resist Iranian government pressure - ksl.com

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The son of an Iranian revolutionary icon called on parliament to nullify the results of the disputed presidential election, as Iran's conservative political ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Bulletin Board (The Post and Courier)

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BASEBALL LESSONS: At CSU Baseball Complex. Pitching, catching, hitting, fielding, and speed training. Lessons will be given Monday-Thursday. Call for time and cost information.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

SIGNUPS TRYOUTS (The Nashua Telegraph)

Football ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Journalistic Ideals, Human Values (New York Times)

With one of its own held hostage, The Times had a painful decision.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Community Calender (Savannah Morning News)

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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Echenique leads as Monty mounts charge (CNN)

Rafa Echenique of Argentina holds a slender one-shot lead over Germany's Martin Kaymer going into the final round of the French Open with European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie also in title contention.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

UD presents Braccia Open Space plan to the public (The Ambler Gazette)

Upper Dublin residents got their first chance to see and comment on the land management plan for the Braccia Open Space at a public workshop June 25.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Clerical Group Defies Leader on Disputed Iran Election - New York Times

The statement by the Association of Researchers and Teachers of Qum represents a significant, if so far symbolic, setback for the government and especially the authority of the ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Free Gaza Activists Still in Custody in Israel - Common Dreams

JERUSALEM -- Most members of a group of foreign peace activists seized at sea by the Israeli navy remained in custody Friday, three days after their failed attempt to run Israel's ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Host Tiger answers champ Kim's challenge - Independent Online

Bethesda, Maryland, - Tiger Woods fired his lowest round in nearly two years to answer a career-low course record by defending champion Anthony Kim and produce a sizzling start to ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Federer, Roddick to Meet in Third Wimbledon Final - Myfoxla.com

Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title. Federer delivered a ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

News Minute: Diprivan found...Tickets available...Federer-Roddick - WAOW

LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's a drug that is widely used in operating rooms to make people unconscious, and it's not often found in someone's home. But a law enforcement official says ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Iran Cleric: Embassy Staff to be Tried - Myfoxla.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Gaza aid boat passengers remain in jail 3 days after being intercepted ... - 680 News

JERUSALEM - Most members of a group of foreign peace activists seized at sea by the Israeli navy remained in custody Friday, three days after their failed attempt to run Israel's ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Federer reaches record Grand Slam final - Independent Online

London - Roger Federer reached a record 20th Grand Slam final and a seventh straight Wimbledon title match with a 7-6 (7 3), 7-5, 6-3 win over German veteran Tommy Haas in the semi ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried - Times Union

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Entertainment briefs - Norwalk Hour

Piper Perabo has been tapped as the lead in USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." The project, which has been quietly casting two major roles for the past month, hasn't ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Tiger planning to be 'greedy' host at AT&T National - Carroll County Online

BETHESDA ? It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his amateur ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Bronx features edible garden - Carroll County Online

NEW YORK ? The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is opening a new outdoor exhibit called The Edible Garden with programming that includes tastings, tours, demonstrations and ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Housewife First to Put Herself on Pedestal for Gormley Artwork - Bloomberg

July 3 (Bloomberg) -- A 35-year-old mother of two is to put herself on a pedestal and become a work of art. Rachel Wardell, a homemaker from Sleaford in central England, on July 6 ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Outlaws Announce 1st Ever On-Field Seating - OurSports Central

CHICO, CALIF - The Chico Outlaws announce that special on-field seating will be made available for the Friday, July 3rd ballgame and post-game fireworks against the Edmonton ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Public distracted as Campbell government "consults" on driving - Georgia Straight

The Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles deserves credit for launching a consultation process on June 30 on distracted driving. Nobody wants to be in front of the guy who ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

An all-American Independence Day in London - MSNBC

LONDON - There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London. Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Tiger wants to be 'greedy host' at Congressional - Pocono Record

BETHESDA, Md. ? It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

As Iran Seeks to Quash Foes, Ahmadinejad Cancels Africa Trip - The Ledger

CAIRO ? As the Iranian government sought to close the book on weeks of protest that presented the strongest challenge to its authority in 30 years, an opposition candidate in the ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

In a final tournament before next major, Woods wanting it all at AT&T ... - KFSM.com

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) ? It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Jewish photographer barred from documenting Australian synagogues - Jerusalem Post

The British-American David lives in Osaka, Japan, and runs the HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library ( www.jewishphotolibrary.com ) in an effort to raise awareness of Jewish ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Iran's reformists boldly confront the regime; EU considers pulling out ... - Chicago Tribune

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Iran frees all but 1 British Embassy detainees - ksl.com

(AP) - Iranian state television says authorities have released all but one of the Iranian employees of the Britsh Embassy who were detained last week. State-run Press TV says the ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Iran reform leader calls election illegitimate - 630 WMAL

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Iran says recount shows election valid - The Guardian

The Associated Press= Iranian officials have declared the hotly disputed presidential election to be correct after a partial recount. State television reports that Guardian Council ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

The Sound goes to work - Stamford Advocate

Kathleen O'Rourke Staff Photographer Margo Libre, 12, holds one of the chickens her family raises on their property on Seaside Place. The gleaming hull of a 115-foot yacht towered ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Iran leader praised amid signs of political purge - 630 WMAL

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Bronx features edible garden - Carroll County Times

NEW YORK ? The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is opening a new outdoor exhibit called The Edible Garden with programming that includes tastings, tours, demonstrations and ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Firefox 3.5 vs. Chrome 3 Showdown, Round 2: Are bookmarks outmoded? - Beta News

It's a trend we're noticing more and more with folks who use Web browsers: Google Search is becoming so ubiquitous that people are comfortable with typing a query rather than ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

BP, Chinese oil firm win first Iraq deals in decades - Taipei Times

British energy giant BP and China¡¦s CNPC International Ltd were unveiled yesterday as the first foreign firms in decades to win contracts to invest in and develop Iraq¡¦s war ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Iran recount seen as bid to placate opposition - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Iran detains some local staff at British Embassy - ksl.com

(AP) - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

NY historic site marks anniversary of 1759 battle - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. -- Fort Niagara still looks like a tough nut to crack. The outer walls trace the same outline of the high earthworks that greeted a British-led army sent to ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

AEG to refund 750,000 Michael Jackson tickets - The Australian

Images of the tickets, complete with a 3-D effect, can be viewed on the Web site www.MichaelJacksonLive.com beginning on Wednesday, AEG said in a statement. Fans have until August ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Refund details for MJ concerts set - Skynews.com

Michael Jackson fans can get full refunds for the pop star's cancelled 50-night concert extravaganza, or opt to receive souvenir tickets, the promoters said. In a move that could ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Iran says partial recount shows election valid - KAAL-TV

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Teen Ishikawa secures British Open place - Independent Online

London - Teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa will become one of the youngest professionals to compete in the British Open when he plays in golf's oldest major in July. The 17-year-old ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Iran recount seen as bid to placate opposition - Seattle Times

A supporter of defeated opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi flashes a "victory" sign during a rally after a gathering at Ghoba mosque in Tehran on Sunday. Iranian ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Want an all-American Independence Day? Try London - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A limestone sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. left, looks out from London's Westminster Abbey. King is one of 10 modern Christian martyrs commemorated above the Great West Door ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Iranian cleric urges executing some protesters - ksl.com

(AP) - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Iranian cleric: Some in unrest should be executed - Times Union

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Senior Iranian cleric says some leaders of election unrest should be ... - Chicago Tribune

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

F1 peace deal in doubt over dictator gibe - star.com.my

LONDON (AP): Confusion surrounded Formula One's peace deal late Thursday after Max Mosley reportedly wrote to Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo demanding an apology for ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Iran opposition leader says he won't give up fight - Times Union

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Iran reform leader says he won't end his challenge - Seattle Times

Iranian security forces are seen sitting near the parliament building Wednesday in Tehran. Riot police in Iran's capital fired tear gas and bullets in the air Wednesday in clashes ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Cambridge research could lead to real-time pollution maps - The Guardian

A chance encounter in the coffee lounge of the Cambridge chemistry department could lead to real-time maps of pollution in the city, as an offshoot of an EU project that is nearing ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Struggle among Iran's clerics bursts into the open - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A backstage struggle among Iran's ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

Witnesses say protesters, riot police clash in streets around Iran's ... - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

Witnesses report clashes around Iran's parliament - Seattle Times

Demonstrators gathered in front of City Hall in Dallas on Tuesday to support opposition protests in Iran. At least 17 demonstrators in Iran have been killed. Witnesses say ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

Iranian riot police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse ... - Daily Mail

Police are using tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters rallying in Tehran to demand a new presidential election, witnesses have reported. Demonstrators ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Protests muted in Iran as regime expels British diplomats, toughens ... - Chicago Tribune

CAIRO (AP) ? Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the outcome of the presidential ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Intensified crackdown mutes protests in Iran - 630 WMAL

CAIRO (AP) -- Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the outcome of the presidential ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Iran expels British diplomats, refuses new vote - Times Union

CAIRO -- Iran expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh blow to the opposition by making ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Iran expels 2 British diplomats, regime stiffens stance against ... - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

CAIRO (AP) ? Iran expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh blow to the opposition by ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hernando club meetings and events - St. Petersburg Times

Genealogy Society of Hernando County: 6:30 p.m. today, LDS Family History Center, 21043 Yontz Road. Visitors are welcome. Kathleen Marsh, (352) 796-1623. Hernando Council Senior ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

British Challenger Soccer camp planned for June 22-26 - Ada Evening News

ADA ? The Ada Boys and Girls Club will host a British Challenger Soccer Camp June 22-26. The camp is open to players ages 4-16. The camp teaches and improves on the basic skills ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Witnesses: protests in Iran despite gov't warning - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Witnesses say protesters are rallying in Tehran despite a government threat of harsh action if they take to the streets again to ...


Saturday, June 20, 2009

Flooded course and crowded lot make for Open fun - KTAR.com

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Talk about brutal conditions at the U.S. Open. The wind was gusting, blowing rain sideways and creating waves in puddles that were nearing ankle deep ...


Saturday, June 20, 2009

Iran's top leader warns of protest crackdown - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader sternly warned Friday of a crackdown if protesters continue their massive street rallies, escalating the ...


Friday, June 19, 2009

Badly flooded golf course makes for Open fun - SLAM! Sports

The wind was gusting, blowing rain sideways and creating waves in puddles that were nearing ankle deep. Umbrellas were deployed with a mission in mind, because by now it was clear ...


Friday, June 19, 2009

Iran accuses the US of meddling in election crisis - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened ...


Friday, June 19, 2009

Iranian opposition head calls for rally Thursday - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi issued a direct challenge to the country's supreme leader and cleric-led system ...


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Scotland's Andy Murray enters Wimbledon amid high expectations - CNN Sports Illustrated

Andy Murray tuned up for Wimbledon with a title at Queen's Club. Strawberries and cream, skirted lineswomen and soggy weather mean only one thing: It's time for the oldest and most ...


Monday, June 15, 2009

Anti-BNP movement split over tactics after Nick Griffin egg protest - Times Online

When Nick Griffin was pelted with eggs outside Parliament this week, the protest divided public opinion over whether it was a legitimate expression of anger or a foolhardy stunt ...


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and UN Ambassador Susan Rice, 6-12-09 (The White House)

WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, and the federal government.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Worker's washing up saves UK's Sizewell A from having to air its dirty nuclear laundry (Bellona Foundation)

A nuclear leak over two years ago, which could have caused a major nuclear disaster in Britain, was averted only by a worker's chance decision to wash some dirty clothes, according to a newly obtained official report released to British media under the Freedom of Information act.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Iranian elections: live - The Guardian

To receive updated content, refresh the page (F5 for a web browser). Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote to elect a new president in his office in Tehran Photograph: Olivier ...


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee to help government open data to public (Macworld UK)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to improve access to government data, including MP expenses. Berners-Lee will lead a review on how the Government can best use the internet to open up access to official information.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

RedLightCenter.com Opens Embassy Within Second Life (redOrbit)

Adult Virtual World Establishes Forum for Discussing Adult Content and Internet Freedom of Speech VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 11 PRNewswire -- Utherverse, Inc., developer of virtual worlds RedLightCenter.com and Virtual-Vancouver.com, today announced it will open a RedLightCenter.com embassy within Second Life on Friday, June 12th.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

JustSystems to Address Connection between XBRL and Semantic Web (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK & VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Recent accounting scandals have heightened the need for transparency in reporting of financial data. Companies are now required to submit regular reports and disclosures conforming to accepted accounting principles like International Financial Reporting Standards and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles .


Friday, June 12, 2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee to advise the Government on public information ... - PublicTechnology.net

The Prime Minister has announced the appointment of the man credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee as expert adviser on public information delivery. The ...


Friday, June 12, 2009

Edinburgh festival: Fringe bounces back with bike rides, Bukowski and ... - The Guardian

It boasts a one-man show performed over the internet, audiences touring hidden corners of Edinburgh on bikes, a miniature theatre show for one person only and an homage to the ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Why is anime invisible on British TV? - The Guardian

Jonathan Ross is perhaps the UK's highest-profile anime fan, showcasing it on his Japanorama documentaries . But there is no support from the big broadcasters. There are the ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

ANALYSIS: Nick Griffin - the bully who got away with it - Daily Mail

All through the early hours he had the kind of smile that bullies wear when they think they've got away with it. It crept smugly over his face a little after midnight, as soon as ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Youth calendar 6 7 (Sheboygan Press)

The Lakeland College womens basketball program is hosting a camp for girls in grades 4-8 from June 26-28. For more information, contact Lakeland womens coach Teri Johnson at (920) 565-1564.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Jesus is on Facebook (Lansing State Journal)

Dawn Beachnau joined Facebook about four years ago. She filled out most of the basic information without pause. Hometown: Lansing. Political Views: Very Liberal. A long list of favorite music starting with The Roots and ending with Peter Gabriel. But religious views? She had to stop and think.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Jesus is on Facebook - Lansing State Journal

Dawn Beachnau joined Facebook about four years ago. She filled out most of the basic information without pause. Hometown: Lansing. Political Views: Very Liberal. A long list of ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

After reunion with boat, man's dream to set sail (Everett Herald)

EVERETT -- Nearly three decades ago, Brad Tinius sailed from Australia to the Evergreen State in a 29-foot-long boat called the Chencharu. At 4 a.m. Sunday, the Hat Island man plans to climb aboard the same wooden sailboat and set off on a 2,600-mile solo journey across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Kids' Summer Camps (The Montana Standard)

BUTTE-SILVER BOW COUNTY Chief Executive Paul Babb announced Wednesday afternoon the addition of a page that has been developed on Butte-Silver Bow's Web site, http: www.bsb.mt.gov summer.asp. It lists activities, programs, parks, trails and camps, etc., that are available for youths.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Chinese Company Buying G.M.'s Hummer Brand - New York Times

The buyer is the Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company, based in Chengdu, G.M. said Tuesday. The price was not disclosed, but industry analysts had estimated that ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Obama's words lost on fanatics - Chicago Sun-Times

Not all the extremists are in caves on the Afghan-Pakistani border. We have our own, right here, and while their fantasies might not be as openly violent, they hold the potential ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Golf Tidbits: Huge Monday ahead for scores of golfers (CBS 47 Fresno)

Most weeks, Monday is a down day in the golf world. Unless there is the occasional Monday finish or corporate outing, players are traveling from site to site and few actually step foot on the golf course. This Monday will be the most-pressure packed Monday of the 2009 season. Not only is there final qualifying for the U.S. Open, there is also final qualifying for the British Open Championship. ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Golf Tidbits: Huge Monday ahead for scores of golfers (FOX 23 News Albany)

Most weeks, Monday is a down day in the golf world. Unless there is the occasional Monday finish or corporate outing, players are traveling from site to site and few...


Saturday, June 06, 2009

Golf Tidbits: Huge Monday ahead for scores of golfers - CBS42.com

Most weeks, Monday is a down day in the golf world. Unless there is the occasional Monday finish or corporate outing, players are traveling from site to site and few actually step ...


Saturday, June 06, 2009

Purnell's resignation letter - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - A third senior minister quit the British government on Thursday, calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to quit to improve his party's chances at a general ...


Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Mickelson plans to return for US Open - Gloucester Daily Times

DUBLIN, Ohio ? Phil Mickelson plans a brief return to the PGA Tour in time to play in the U.S. Open. The world's No. 2 player suspended his schedule indefinitely upon announcing ...


Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Blast from the past: Modelers put history on display with models of ... - Peninsula Daily News

Members of the North Olympic Peninsula Modelers Society prepare to display their work at the Chimacum Cafe last month. On the counter are models of a German Tiger tank, front ...


Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Mickelson plans to return in time for US Open - Yahoo News

The world's No. 2 player suspended his schedule indefinitely upon announcing two weeks ago that his wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer . Recent tests have given them ...


Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Score Big Travel Savings With Web Sites, Apps - KDKA

You can still travel and get good bargains in this tight economy by using the latest technology. When you're taking that trip this summer, whether it's to the beach or Barcelona ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Roundup: THS edges PCHS in finals (Martinsville Bulletin)

Tunstall defeated Patrick County 2-1 Saturday evening in Tazewell to claim the Region IV title for the third consecutive year. "It was an outstanding ball game by two outstanding ball clubs," said Tunstall head coach Roger Cook. "Gerald (Culler) and his program are outstanding.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Weekly briefs (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)

The Jet Camp for Girls hosted by Roncalli High School will take place on Tuesday, June 9 through Friday, June 12.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Youth calendar (Sheboygan Press)

The 2009 Flying Dutchmen basketball school is being hosted June 15-18 at the Oostburg Middle School.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Around the world (Arizona Daily Star)

CAPE TOWN ? Authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Tim Clark on record Colonial pace, but can he finish? (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Tim Clark, the 54-hole leader, has been a six-time PGA Tour runner-up. His first title could be 18 holes away.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Thomson at reopening of golf club hit by wildfires (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson was the first to tee off Saturday when a golf club partially reopened for play after being devastated by the February wildfires that killed 173 people in Victoria state.


Monday, June 01, 2009

British Challenger Soccer camp planned for June 22-26 (Ada Evening News)

ADA ? The Ada Boys and Girls Club will host a British Challenger Soccer Camp June 22-26. The camp is open to players ages 4-16. The camp teaches and improves on the basic skills of soccer in a World Cup atmosphere.


Saturday, May 30, 2009

Thomson at reopening of golf club hit by wildfires - PR Inside

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson was the first to tee off Saturday when a golf club partially reopened for play after being devastated by the ...


Friday, May 29, 2009

Golf Headlines - Rotoworld.com

Phil Mickelson published a short message about Amy's cancer on his blog at his personal web site today. "We have a wonderful team of doctors helping us and it is believed that we ...


Friday, May 29, 2009

Ishikawa can at least count on major bookends - NBC Sports

Ryo Ishikawa didn't come close to qualifying for the U.S. Open when he missed by five shots in a qualifier in Japan. The 17-year-old sensation still has not secured a spot in the ...


Thursday, May 28, 2009

British graduate jumped from Golden Gate Bridge after studying suicide ... - Daily Mail

Olivia Crowther, 23, jumped to her death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco A young graduate caught a plane to San Francisco and leapt to her death from the Golden Gate ...


Thursday, May 28, 2009

British graduate jumped from Golden Gate Bridge after studying 'top 10 ... - Daily Mail

Olivia Crowther, 23, jumped to her death from the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco A young graduate caught a plane to San Francisco and leapt to her death from the Golden Gate ...


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

'Pink Out' Saturday to Honor Amy Mickelson - The Ledger

John Daly wore his pink pants Sunday at Wentworth, while Rory Sabbatini went with a pink shirt when he won the Byron Nelson Championship, both sartorial choices to honor Phil ...


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Notes: Ishikawa counting on majors - GolfWeek

Ryo Ishikawa didn't come close to qualifying for the U.S. Open when he missed by five shots in a qualifier in Japan. The 17-year-old sensation still has not secured a spot in the ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Treasuries Advance Before Report on Home Prices, Fed Purchases - Bloomberg

May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose amid speculation an industry report will show U.S. home prices fell for a 27th month and as the Federal Reserve prepared to buy government ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Former Lehman Brothers banker to head New York City's Housing ... - World Socialist Web Site

New York City's billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has appointed a fellow Wall Street veteran, former Lehman Brothers top executive John B. Rhea, to head the New York City ...


Saturday, May 23, 2009

What's Happening sports bulletin board (The Examiner)

What's Happening sports bulletin board for May 23


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Find Out What's Going On This Weekend (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)

Find out what's going on this weekend in Connecticut in our Community Calendar.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Michael Jackson postpones some London shows (The Globe Gazette)

LONDON (AP) ? Michael Jackson's representatives announced Wednesday that the elusive King of Pop will postpone several of his London comeback shows scheduled for this summer.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Effingham Events (Savannah Morning News)

Fishing Rodeo


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Neighborhood news: Civic association readies for road trip (News & Messenger)

The Dale City Civic Association will be hitting the road on June 13 and headed to New York City.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Press pass (Times News)

One of the great debates of men's professional golf has to do with which is the best of the four majors. Ask American fans or players and some will say it's the US Open, others will say the Masters.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Flight of the Conchords: Caricatures of themselves (Las Vegas Sun)

Flight of the Conchords -- "New Zealand's fourth most famous folk parody duo" -- can't draw even 10 people to a free open mike night. But here they are, packing the Joint at the Hard Rock with comedy nerds on Saturday.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Quebec church tour set for June 7 (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

To reserve a bus seat for the Circuit du Paysan Tourism Open House and Day of Heritage Discovery on Sunday, June 7, call (450) 245-7289. Departure will be at 9 a.m. from Saint-Cyprien Church, Napierville. Cost, including tour and lunch, is $50 Canadian.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Lakeshore beaches safe for swimming (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

All Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore beaches are open and safe for swimming.


Thursday, May 21, 2009

Dorset County Council elections imminent - This is Dorset

ELECTIONS for Dorset County Council are being held on June 4. Forty-five seats are up for grabs at County Hall, with residents served by district councils in Christchurch, East ...


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Tamil leader's body found - Sri Lanka - Irish Times

Sri Lanka's military today said Tamil Tiger leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran's body had been found, and President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged Tamils to join in rebuilding a nation split ...


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Sri Lanka confirms Tamil Tiger leader is dead - Reuters AlertNet

COLOMBO, May 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Tuesday said Tamil Tiger leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran's body had been found, and President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged Tamils to ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

When bees go buzz-erk! As British tourists are attacked by an angry ... - Daily Mail

We don't get attacked by animals much these days. Plenty of people are scared of sharks, but the reality is that being eaten while taking a dip in some tropical lagoon is rather ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Wolfram Alpha: taking the first steps to an invaluable future - Guardian Unlimited

Wolfram Alpha is no ordinary search engine, but occupies a space somewhere between Google and Wikipedia. Whether it will ever be as successful is open to doubt. However, if you ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Wolfram Alpha - the web search acid test - The Independent

When a free web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology insiders ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Sri Lanka president declares victory in civil war - Seattle Times

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Saturday that his country had defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels on the battlefield and emerged victorious from its quarter century civil ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Web's WolframAlpha flawed - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Obama to address Muslim world from mosque - Independent Online

When US President Barack Obama addresses the Muslim world from Cairo next month, Egyptian officials hope he will choose 1 000-year-old Al-Azhar mosque, the heart of a revered ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Activists push city endorsements of open source (ZDNet)

The city of Vancouver, in British Columbia, is about to pass a resolution endorsing open source, open standards, and open data networks.


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Molinari leads Irish Open after record 63 (CNN)

Italian Francesco Molinari leads the Irish Open after a course record opening round 63, on a day of high scoring at County Louth on Thursday.


Friday, May 15, 2009

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha - San Jose Mercury News

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? When a free Web service called Wolf-ramAlpha launches in the coming days, the public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology ...


Friday, May 15, 2009

British Masters falls victim to recession - CNN

(CNN) -- The economic downturn has claimed another prestigious event on the European Tour with this year's British Masters dropped from the schedule. Last year's British Masters ...


Friday, May 15, 2009

Thousands of civilians flee Sri Lanka war zone - Seattle Times

Thousands of civilians waded across a vast lagoon under a hail of rebel gunfire Thursday, breaking out of Sri Lanka's war zone in a mass exodus that left four civilians dead from ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Coalition launches web site to bring local artists together (The Post and Courier)

The Charleston Arts Coalition, a creative hub for all disciplines in Charleston's creative community, will launch its first project, CharlestonCulture.com tonight from 6-8:00 p.m. at Robert Lange Studios, followed by an after party at 9 p.m. at Shine. The event is free to members and they are asking for a $5 donation from non-members. Space is limited, RSVP necessary.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha - The State

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha - AZCentral.com

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Budget Cuts Threaten Fort Pitt Museum At Point - Pittsburgh Channel

PITTSBURGH -- A nonprofit group wants to save the Fort Pitt Museum from closing July 1 due to budget cuts at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Friends of the Fort ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha (AP via Yahoo! News)

When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology insiders buzzing because of its oracle-like ability to spit out answers and make calculations.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha (San Francisco Chronicle)

When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology insiders buzzing because of its oracle-like ability to spit out answers and make... Related: Web service - Technology - Oracle - Databases - Business


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Holocaust denier whom Britain refused to send to Germany for trial is ... - Daily Mail

An Australian who has denied the Holocaust occurred was sentenced to three months in prison today for defying an order to stop publishing anti-Semitic material on his Web site ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Officials crack down on personalized tags (Do you have personalized plates? We want to see them) (The Shelby Star)

Do you have personalized plates on your vehicle? See someone who does? Send us photos at shelbystar@shelbystar.com SHELBY - You might be a fan of British expressways, but don't try to support the famous "A55" on a North Carolina license plate. A


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Australian Holocaust denier sentenced - Jerusalem Post

Fredrick Toben remained free after the sentencing, however, because the judge gave him two weeks to lodge an appeal. Justice Bruce Lander of the Federal Court found Toben, 65 ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Australian Holocaust denier sentenced to prison (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)

An Australian who has denied the Holocaust occurred was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for defying an order to stop publishing anti-Semitic material on his Web site.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Nearly Half of Britain's SMB Don't have A Website (Web Host Directory)

46 per cent of Britain's smallest enterprises are still without a website and many seek assistance in getting one, according to research released today by 1&1 Internet Ltd., the world's largest web host by known servers.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Doctor: Sri Lanka hospital shelled, 15 killed - Seattle Times

The only hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone was shelled Wednesday for the second time in two days in an attack that killed at least 15 people, including a volunteer health worker ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Injury halts young skier at world festival (Daily Inter Lake)

Whitefish slopestyle skier Mitch Gilman had a strong season finish at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival in British Columbia. Gilman was the only Montana skier invited to the prestigious competition.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Time to get with the program? (Guardian Unlimited)

A report says universities' use of virtual technologies is 'patchy'. But that may not always be a bad thing The "Google generation" of today's students has grown up in a digital world. Most are completely au fait with the microblogging site Twitter; they organise their social lives through Facebook and MySpace; 75% of students have a profile on at least one social networking site. And they spend ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sharapova to return before French Open (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Sidelined by shoulder surgery, Sharapova said that she will play her first competitive singles match in nearly 10 months May 18-23.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Let's open Cuba, Orbitz urges (Seattle Times)

Starting today, through the Web site www.opencuba.org , Orbitz visitors can petition the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and members of Congress to eliminate the decades-old trade and travel restrictions.


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sri Lanka, rebels praise Obama call for war to end - Seattle Times

Sri Lanka pressed ahead with its battle to destroy the Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday despite international appeals for the two sides to end their civil war and let thousands of ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

WolframAlpha: the next big thing in search? - Age

When a free web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology insiders ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Officials crack down on personalized tags (Do you have personalized ... - Shelby Star

SHELBY - You might be a fan of British expressways, but don't try to support the famous "A55" on a North Carolina license plate. A surge of texting and Internet buzzwords have ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Doctor: Sri Lankan hospital shelled, 15 killed - Seattle Times

Shells hit the only hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone Wednesday, killing 15 people in the second such attack in two days, a doctor said, as a human rights group accused the ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Big Labor Accuses Conservative Group of 'Swift-Boating' Obama's ... - CNS News

President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform, Monday, May 11, 2009, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo Charles Dharapak) (CNSNews.com ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Sainsbury Plans Accelerated Expansion to Build Sales (Update1) - Bloomberg

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- J Sainsbury Plc, the U.K.'s third- largest supermarket company, said it will accelerate store expansion to build on a fourth straight year of sales growth ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Sharapova to return before French Open - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Maria Sharapova plans to be back on tour next week. Sidelined by shoulder surgery, Sharapova wrote on her Web site Monday that she will play her first competitive singles match in ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

UN condemns Sri Lankan 'bloodbath' - Seattle Times

Volunteers dug mass graves in the marshes of Sri Lanka's northern war zone Monday as they buried hundreds of civilians killed in artillery attacks that the U.N. characterized as a ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Kodiak Intercepts Large Altered and Uranium Mineralized Zone with ... - PR Inside

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 05 11 09 -- Kodiak Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: KXL)(FRANKFURT: KX3) is pleased to report that drilling at its 213 square kilometre ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Hair clips prove a successful internet niche - Daily Telegraph

"I always really liked hair clips," says Melissa Hill. "I thought it was bizarre that I could easily find dresses for each event, but I couldn't find anything to fit my style the ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

EMBARGOED STORY HEADLINE - Bloomberg

May 12 (Bloomberg) -- On a March morning in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City on the Persian Gulf, a red flame shrouded in black smoke shoots into the haze from a 650-foot stack ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Colombo sticks to its guns - Asia Times

BANGALORE - Heady with its battlefield victories over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and buoyed by support from some of its Asian friends, the Sri Lankan government is ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Leading News from Sri Lanka :: - Colombo Page

On the eve of the scheduled informal UN Security Council meeting on Sri Lanka where the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his French Counterpart Bernard Kouchner will ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

UN deplores killing of Sri Lanka civilians - Seattle Times

A government doctor is estimating that two nights of artillery attacks on Sri Lanka's northern war zone may have killed as many as 1,000 civilians. Dr. V. Shanmugarajah said Monday ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Golf Headwear: A Touch of Style, Even if You Have No Touch - New York Times

The hat has a long history in golf. Ben Hogan had a signature cap, and Sam Snead's jaunty straw hat epitomized his flair. Arnold Palmer threw his visor in the air in triumph. And ...


Thursday, May 07, 2009

Video shows Sri Lanka rebels forcing civilian help - Seattle Times

Video footage captured from Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels showed their fighters forcing civilians to assist their war effort and depicted one insurgent in street clothes firing a ...


Thursday, May 07, 2009

Sri Lankan military: Soldiers capture rebel fortification after heavy ... - WHNT-TV

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ? Sri Lankan soldiers fought heavy battles with separatist Tamil Tigers early Thursday, capturing an earthen fortification in the shrinking rebel enclave ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Ritchie Bros. to conduct agricultural equipment auction in Kamloops ... - CNW Group

The world's largest grower and exporter of North American ginseng is getting out of the business in BC after almost 20 years KAMLOOPS, BC, May 6 CNW - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Reviewing Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt:" Part I - Baltimore Chronicle

"Credible evidence (reveals) a world (banking) power elite intent on gaining absolute control over the planet and its natural resources, including its subservient human (ones ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Sri Lanka may pardon surrendering rebel fighters - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's government said Sunday it is considering an amnesty for Tamil Tiger rebels who surrender — although not for ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Sri Lanka presses offensive against rebels - Seattle Times

Sri Lankan soldiers broke through rebel defenses and advanced further into the Tamil Tigers' last remaining territory, inflicting heavy damage on the beleaguered insurgents, the ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Record entry for the US Open at Bethpage Black - PGA European Tour

A record 9,086 entries have been received for the 2009 US Open, to be played from June 18-21 at Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale, New York including those from ...


Saturday, May 02, 2009

Doctor: 64 dead in shelling of Sri Lanka hospital - Seattle Times

Artillery shells hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone on Saturday, killing at least 64 civilians, a government doctor said. The rebel-linked TamilNet Web site ...


Saturday, May 02, 2009

Doctor says shelling of makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone ... - Newsday

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ? A health official says artillery shells have hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone, killing at least 64 people. The government health ...


Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sri Lanka to stop airstrikes, shelling of rebels - Seattle Times

The Sri Lankan military pressed ahead Tuesday with its offensive against the beleaguered Tamil Tigers, breaking through a defensive fortification and killing at least seven rebels ...


Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Why I am still a screening sceptic - Spiked

Essay: A leading cancer experts explains why, despite the 'Jade Goody effect', he has severe doubts about the benefits of cancer screening. A couple of weeks ago, I was showing ...


Monday, April 27, 2009

Obama Has to Be World Sheriff - Forbes

--Since 1945 America has voluntarily accepted leadership of the democratic West and therefore, ultimately, the responsibility for preserving peace in the world. --Since the end of ...


Monday, April 27, 2009

Acropolis museum set for June opening - Independent Online

Athens - The ultra-modern Acropolis museum, situated below the ancient landmark that defines the Greek capital Athens, will belatedly open in June, Greek Culture Minister Antonis ...


Monday, April 27, 2009

Sri Lankan rebels declare unilateral cease-fire - Seattle Times

A rebel-linked Web site says Sri Lankan forces have launched a new assault in the northern war zone despite the Tamil Tigers' call for a cease-fire. TamilNet said the military ...


Friday, April 24, 2009

Personal Finance Forum - Belfast Telegraph

Alan Curry, Director of Tax at ASM Horwath Ltd Starting this week, Belfast Telegraph Digital's fantastic new Personal Finance Forum, with expert advice from ASM Horwath Financial ...


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Obituaries in the news - Rocky Mount Telegram

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) ? Bea Charles, who worked to preserve the Klallam language and culture of the Lower Elwha tribe, died Monday. She was 89. Charles died in her sleep at ...


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Tesco puts Northern California Fresh & Easy plans on hold - Sacramento Business Journal

Tesco PLC won't open any of its Fresh & Easy stores in Northern California "for the time being" amid lower-than-anticipated U.S. sales, the British retail giant said Tuesday ...


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Police: No evidence against dad of 'Slumdog' star - Sacramento Bee

MUMBAI, India -- Indian police said Wednesday they have so far found no evidence that the father of a child star in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" tried to sell the 9 ...


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Bloggers react: 'The funniest video to come out of No 10' - Guardian Unlimited

If No 10 wanted to be the centre of web attention for the day and create a viral video sensation, it may have hoped it would pan out rather better than this. Gordon Brown 's latest ...


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Jack Macgowan dies, age 79 - PGA European Tour

Northern Ireland sports journalism has lost one of its acknowledged master craftsmen with the death, after a short illness, of Jack Magowan, distinguished former Belfast Telegraph ...


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

48 Hours in Turin - Belfast Telegraph

The first capital of Italy has been described as a sleeping beauty for its outstanding but relatively unknown Baroque palaces and piazzas and some world-class museums. Late April ...


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

NY's Hudson Valley Marks Historic 1609 Voyage - Eyewitness News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- When explorer Henry Hudson got as far north as he could go on the waterway that would later bear his name, he didn't stick around long or wander much beyond the ...


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Frumpy' singer Boyle leaves some uneasy - MSNBC

LONDON - A 47-year-old Scottish woman with untamed hair and a plain-spoken manner has captivated millions of music lovers and confounded celebrity watchers with her rise to fame ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

You won't stop us, vow Pirate Bay owners despite jail terms - The Independent

The Swedish owners of the illegal file-sharing website The Pirate Bay defiantly vowed to keep it open for business last night despite facing a year in jail for allowing ... ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

Websites should back Phorm as it could be the answer to monetising the ... - Daily Telegraph Blogs

Phorm, the Aim-listed company behind the secret advertising trials which on Tuesday invoked the wrath of the EU , has an incredibly bad reputation but its technology could be the ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Foreign lorry drivers put the pee into parking in Melksham - This is Trowbridge

A lorry park in Melksham could be closed off after residents living nearby told of how their lives are blighted by litter, noise, drivers using the area as a toilet and even shows ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Other Site Blogs - Gamespot News

2009 is shaping up to be a pretty lousy year for zombie-kind, thanks to a string of games hell-bent on seeing the brain-eaters to a... Source: Tech and gaming news site Ars ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Hernando County clubs and events - St. Petersburg Times

Story Tools Arts and Crafts Club: An arts and crafts club is forming in Hernando County. Plans for meeting locations and other details have not yet been determined. To learn more ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Maritime historian, author to speak at Museum annual meeting - Abington Mariner

The American Revolution "cannot be completely understood without coming to terms with how those tied to the sea contributed to the war for independence," writes Christopher ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Sleazy smears that soil Downing Street - Times Online

It was supposed to be a new era. When he accepted the Labour leadership and the premiership of this country two years ago, Gordon Brown promised "a different kind of politics ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

Mickelson, Woods steal show before coming up short in charge to top - Charleston Post & Courier

Tiger Woods (left) and Phil Mickelson made a charge Sunday at the Masters, getting to within one stroke of the lead at one point, before falling short. AUGUSTA ? The undercard ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

Masters drama begins with Woods well back - Independent Online

Augusta, Georgia - Final-round play at the 73rd Masters began on Sunday with perfect conditions setting the stage for another dramatic finish on the undulating greens of Augusta ...


Sunday, April 12, 2009

Masters: Cabrera, Perry tied for lead; no sign of Tiger - Naples Daily News

Keep up with all the action at the official Masters Web site. AUGUSTA, Ga. ? Angel Cabrera and Kenny Perry have proven they can handle the pressure on golf's biggest stage. Next ...


Sunday, April 12, 2009

Antlers golf course - Daily Gazette

The first golf course built in the Amsterdam area was the private Antlers Country Club, opened in 1901 on land in Fort Johnson and Tribes Hill off Route 5. Today, the facility is ...


Sunday, April 12, 2009

Spears' bus attracts fans in Cottonwood - Record Searchlight

COTTONWOOD -Britney Spears' tour bus passed through the north state on Interstate 5 Friday morning, and even just passing through, the possible presence of the pop star caused a ...


Saturday, April 11, 2009

Rory, Ryo and more teen spirit - Charleston Post & Courier

Wake them up and suggest they gain inspiration from three Masters competitors not yet born in 1989 when Nick Faldo won the first of his back-to-back green jackets. The Augusta teen ...


Saturday, April 11, 2009

Capsule reviews of this week's new films - Globe Gazette

``Hannah Montana: The Movie'' ? There's no way to analyze this movie as an adult. The big-screen version of the Disney TV series is not made for us ? it's made for tween girls ...


Friday, April 10, 2009

Local state parks ready for busy year - Saratogian

Richard Romaine helps with the construction of a new bathroom and shower building, one of many at the Moreau Lake State Park campground. (MATT MALINOSKI, The Saratogian) Economic ...


Friday, April 10, 2009

Vodafone: Embracing Open Source with Open Arms - BusinessWeek

In lieu of acquisitions, the British wireless giant is pursuing growth by tapping outsiders' ideas for new goods and services.


Thursday, April 09, 2009

Ideal backdrop - bbc

The backdrop was ideal for President Obama's initial message of a world that had changed beyond recognition. These were the gates through which Hitler drove to glory in his ...


Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Hong Kong has class - Chicago Sun-Times

HONG KONG -- A crowd of about 30 people -- Midwestern college students, grandparents, a very pregnant woman, German tourists -- gathered outside the Hong Kong Museum of Art at 8 a ...


Tuesday, April 07, 2009

I have a dream - Big Easy - Independent Online

Ernie Els, who turns 40 in 2009, still has a dream to complete golf's grand slam by winning all four Majors and thereby emulating his boyhood idol Gary Player. The Big Easy already ...


Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Salvia: more powerful than LSD, and legal - Daily Telegraph

Signs advertise salvia's availability all over San Francisco Photo: Silver Smith http: silvery.com Brett Chidester, the Deleware teenager who committed suicide after smoking ...


Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Andrew Keen: British libraries need to start shaking the dust off and ... - The Independent

'Are libraries old or new media?" I tweeted last week, assuming that my opinionated Twitter buddies would tell me that libraries -- with their crusty old gatekeepers, shelves of ...


Monday, April 06, 2009

Peer-to-Peer Lending: Problems and Promise - BusinessWeek

Just when it might have proved most useful, peer-to-peer lending has been severely hamstrung by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission's efforts to get a regulatory handle on ...


Sunday, March 29, 2009

Bringing Brazil to the table - bbc

BRASILIA: No discussion of world football would be complete without mention of Brazil. Gordon Brown has come here because he believes that no conversation about the global economy ...


Sunday, March 29, 2009

Iraq war inquiry to be held in secret, Miliband signals - Scotsman

AN INQUIRY into the Iraq war could be held behind closed doors after David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, repeatedly refused to commit to a full public investigation. Mr Miliband ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

Flickr: the world's photo album - Daily Telegraph

Three billion photos and counting: how Flickr conquered the web ... Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news.


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Complaints force Google to remove Street View images - Technology.timesonline

Google was forced to remove hundreds of pictures from Street View, its mapping service, within hours of its launch after complaints from people who said that the system breached ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

History will show war on terror was huge mistake, says university ... - Scotsman

A SCOTTISH university principal last night delivered a damning critique on the US-led war on terror, branding it a "huge mistake" that has made the world a more dangerous place ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Johann Hari: How we can save newspapers - The Independent

The two best print newspapers in the United States -- the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the Christian Science Monitor -- have just died. The New York Times is nearly bankrupt ...


Thursday, March 19, 2009

ABI response to Turner review - Politics.co.uk

"This is an important contribution, which could be a significant step towards improving regulation. Central to any reform is the need to restore confidence to both consumers and ...


Monday, March 16, 2009

New Theatre and Performance Galleries at the V&A - Daily Telegraph

With the opening on Wednesday of its new Theatre and Performance Galleries, a sorry chapter in the history of the Victoria and Albert Museum will come to some sort of conclusion ...


Monday, March 16, 2009

Tour Productions - PGA European Tour

Mark Lichtenhein and Rupert Hampel, Joint Managing Directors, are guiding European Tour Productions (ETP) to recognition as the single largest producer and distributor of TV golf ...


Friday, March 13, 2009

Clark: Head in sand or escapism? You be the judge - Modesto Bee

Methinks not so much. That's me, anyway. Maybe other people want it. Maybe I'm the only recession-weary viewer in the land who would rather escape the gloom, doom and Wall Street ...


Friday, March 13, 2009

Grocery giant Costco moving in - ninemsn

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths will have a new kid on the block to go up against later this year with cut-price international grocery warehouse Costco set to open in ...


Friday, March 13, 2009

Federer to become a father for first time - CNN

(CNN) -- Tennis superstar Roger Federer and longtime partner Mirka Vavrinec are expecting their first baby this summer, the Swiss ace revealed on his personal Web site on Thursday ...


Thursday, March 12, 2009

Town Talk: Andona Casino Night is March 21, and other local news - Andover Townsman

On Saturday, March 21, The Andona Society will host its annual spring event to benefit the youth of Andover. Residents can join the group for Casino Night, and play Blackjack ...


Thursday, March 12, 2009

MLB NEWS - Rotoworld.com

Tiger Woods downed Brendan Jones 3&2 in the first round in the Jones Bracket of the WGC-Match Play. Sending an early message, Woods pured a pair of approaches on the first two ...


Thursday, March 12, 2009

Harig » - ESPN.com

DORAL, Fla. -- These are familiar, comfortable surroundings, much more so than two weeks ago when Tiger Woods made his return to the PGA Tour at a venue he had never seen and ...


Thursday, March 12, 2009

GameSpot UK Blog Header - Gamespot News

Find out all the latest news and gossip from the UK in GameSpot UK's team blog, London Calling. [UPDATE] 83 DS games sell over 1 million, with Nintendogs, New Super Mario Bros ...


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Silver Standard Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Results - Earthtimes

Author : Silver Standard Resources Inc. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 03 10 09 -- Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX: SSO)(NASDAQ: SSRI) provides the following principal project ...


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Bankers Should Forgo Bonuses for Their Own Sake: Matthew Lynn - Bloomberg

March 11 (Bloomberg) -- This is a long, hard winter for anyone working in the financial-services industry. The markets are dead, the job losses increase daily and every time you ...


Monday, March 09, 2009

Amid Crisis, Policymakers Embrace Mobile Banking to Reach Unbanked ... - TMCnet

WINDSOR, England, March 9 PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Despite regulatory challenges and the financial crisis, policymakers are embracing mobile banking as a means of providing ...


Saturday, March 07, 2009

Tiger's Search for Golf Stamina - Wall Street Journal

Tiger Woods's performance last week at the Accenture Match Play Championship was a bit of a muff. In his much-ballyhooed return to golf after eight months of knee rehab, he played ...


Saturday, March 07, 2009

Consumers Find Betting on Gas Prices Brings Heating-Bill Hazard - Bloomberg

March 6 (Bloomberg) -- The 70 percent freefall in natural- gas prices since July hasn't helped Louis Huguelet, a widower who shares his five-bedroom house in Oak Forest, Illinois ...


Thursday, March 05, 2009

Players back new title sponsor of The 3 Irish Open - PGA European Tour

"Baltray is a really good golf course, one of my favourites. I played a lot there as an amateur and the greens were always in brilliant condition. The Irish Open should always be ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Atomic55 Web Hosting Firm Opens Online Representative for Customers - Newswiretoday.com

NewswireToday - newswire - Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, 03 04 2009 - Canada based Web Hosting company Atomic55 Internet Technologies Inc. recently open an online ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Seeing red over 'Fred the Shred' - Spiked

Incapable of having an honest debate about the economy, New Labour witch-hunts bankers instead. PLUS: Sean Collins on the politics of pay. Here, Rob Lyons says the witch-hunting of ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Big culture on a small budget - Guardian Unlimited

Free The Arts Council of England provides free theatre tickets for under-26s - see www.artscouncil.org.uk . On www.myfreerewards.co.uk , you can get free theatre tickets after ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Calls for failed banker Goodwin to be stripped of his knighthood - Scotsman

SIR Fred Goodwin was last night facing calls for him to be stripped of his knighthood as the row over his £693,000-a-year pension intensified. Scottish MP Jim Sheridan said the ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Saturday, February 28 - Cycling News

Australian Scott Sunderland will join Team Sky, the ambitious new British professional squad, the organisation announced Thursday. Sunderland will assume the role of directeur ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Troops handed over terrorist suspects to US interrogation - Scotsman

THERE were calls for an inquiry yesterday after the Defence Secretary admitted that British forces in Iraq handed over two terrorist suspects to the United States who were then ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

The six people Lord Broadband should listen to... - Brand Republic

LONDON - The Government's digital guru Stephen Carter has drawn up a blueprint for the future of Britain's digital economy, but it falls short. Revolution interviews six people ...


Friday, February 27, 2009

Four arrested for assisted suicide crimes - San Francisco Gate

Friday, February 27, 2009 The Georgia-based organization says it is providing an invaluable and humane service. Authorities call it a crime. Four members of the Final Exit Network ...


Friday, February 27, 2009

Golf News - Yahoo News

MARANA, Ariz. - Just about everything went according to plan for Tiger Woods in his celebrated return to golf. Except he didn't plan on leaving this early. Woods had no complaints ...


Thursday, February 26, 2009

Ballesteros set for third chemo session - Charleston Daily Mail

MADRID -- Seve Ballesteros' second round of chemotherapy went "very well'' and the golf great is due to start a third session shortly, Ballesteros said on his Web site Wednesday ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Janet Street-Porter: Why can't I get a decent meal out these days? - The Independent

While skilled chefs such as Anthony Worrall Thompson and Tom Aikens are high-profile casualties of the recession, another kind of cuisine is flourishing -- cheap fast food. Offers ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Janet Street-Porter: Why can't I get a decent meal out these days? (Independent)

While skilled chefs such as Anthony Worrall Thompson and Tom Aikens are high-profile casualties of the recession, another kind of cuisine is flourishing -- cheap fast food. Offers that customers can download from the internet have enabled chains such as Pizza Hut, Strada and PizzaExpress to thrive. KFC plan to open 250 new restaurants employing 9,000 people. Subway is creating 7,000 new jobs in ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

iPhone App Modernizes Golf (The Palisadian-Post)

Don't be surprised to see the pros breaking out their cell phones during next year's Northern Trust Open. No, not to call their coaches for advice, but to figure out how far they need to hit the ball.


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

iPhone App Modernizes Golf - Palisadian-Post

Don't be surprised to see the pros breaking out their cell phones during next year's Northern Trust Open. No, not to call their coaches for advice, but to figure out how far they ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

New U.K. Sex Ed Urges Parental Talks with No Values (The Christian Post)

In the wake of a British boy becoming a father at 13, the British government has come up with a new strategy to address the country's growing teen pregnancy problem. Parents are encouraged to discuss sex with their children without telling them what is right or wrong


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

New U.K. Sex Ed Urges Parental Talks with No Values - Christian Post

In the wake of a British boy becoming a father at 13, the British government has come up with a new strategy to address the country's growing teen pregnancy problem. Parents in ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

U.S. Bank golf tournament to benefit Children's Hospital - Milwaukee Business Journal

Party on the green: U.S. Bank Championship aims to attract bigger crowds Penfield names new president Doyle to try again on hospital tax Area hospital systems to raise prices in ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

TV Host With 1 Arm Sparks Rage, Debate (ABC News)

Limb deficiency advocates clash with parents who say TV host frightens children.


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Eddie's Pizzeria Cerino offers flexible prices, portions: Restaurant Row (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

ROW RESOURCES ? Carrie Cerino's Ristorante and Party Center: 8922 Ridge Road, North Royalton; 440-237-3434. ? Cleveland Independents: Contact the organization of more than 80 area restaurants through its Web site. ? Cornerstone Brewing Co.: 58 Front St., Berea;...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

U.K. Sex Education: No 'Right' or 'Wrong' in Sex (ABC News)

Christian Institute calls U.K.'s new teenage pregnancy strategy "outrageous."


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Guantanamo Bay Detainee Arrives in U.K. After 4 Years (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Binyam Mohamed arrived in the U.K. after spending four years in the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of terrorism. The 30-year-old was immediately detained under British anti-terrorist legislation.


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Tiger's absence has been huge, and so is his return (The Charlotte Observer)

With Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour now imminent, the universe of professional golf can settle back into its familiar orbit. Everything will again revolve around Tiger. It has been eight months since Woods won the U.S. Open on a broken leg. It only seems longer. In his absence Padraig Harrington has collected consecutive major championships, Kenny Perry discovered the fountain of youth, ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Designer Randolph Duke puts home up for sale (San Francisco Chronicle)

Designer Randolph Duke has dressed so many Hollywood starlets that he actually alphabetizes them on his Web site, presumably to avoid showing favoritism. And while we have no way of knowing whether his designs are lucky charms come awards season, the fact is...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Norman suggests pay cut for golfers - ESPN.com

BRISBANE, Australia -- Greg Norman thinks golfers need to take a pay cut as the global economic crisis bites. "Prize money's being scaled back in Europe, I wouldn't be surprised if ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

1. Pettersen leads LPGA to Asia for Honda LPGA Thailand - LPGA

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand - The LPGA returns to Siam Country Club this week for the third staging of the Honda LPGA Thailand, which will be played on the Plantation Course for the ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Guantanamo Bay Detainee Arrives in U.K. After 4 Years (Update1) - Bloomberg

Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Binyam Mohamed arrived in the U.K. after spending four years in the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of terrorism. The 30-year-old was ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Guantanamo Bay Detainee Arrives in U.K. After 4 Years in Camp - Bloomberg

Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Binyam Mohamed arrived in the U.K. after spending four years in the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of terrorism. The 30-year-old was ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Oscars set to shake up their act - The Independent

After three months of movie critics awards, audience awards and industry awards, Hollywood on Sunday finally gets down to the business of giving out its Academy Awards, the world's ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

Winging It: Stimulus raises hopes for high-speed trains - Philadelphia Inquirer

Occasionally, a wise journalism professor once told me, being a reporter is almost like not working because of the fun you can have. If you've covered transportation for decades ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

Oscars set to shake up their act - EurActiv.com

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After three months of movie critics awards, audience awards and industry awards, Hollywood on Sunday finally gets down to the business of giving out its ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

Briggs and Horsey: A delightful symmetry - PGA European Tour

It was not just David Horsey who felt acute disappointment at losing out by a short-head in the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. The frustration that the 23 year old ...


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Age is just a number - Norman - Independent Online

Perth - He has significant reservations about the course but evergreen Australian golfer Greg Norman believes he can still be a major contender at the Johnnie Walker Classic ...


Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Pirate Bay file-sharing trial starts - The Independent

Four Swedish internet pirates today faced the wrath of Hollywood's entertainment industry as the biggest file sharing court case since Napster began in Stockholm, Sweden. The ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

Europe Stocks Set to Open Lower - Wall Street Journal

European stock exchanges are likely to open lower on Monday, after markets turned in a mixed performance Friday, with Paris bolstered by corporate news while sentiment in London ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Feb 16 - Reuters

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening down as much as 1.3 percent on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, as persistent concerns over the ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

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Plurality of Americans Name Pro-Life President Ronald Reagan as Best President Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A plurality of Americans say pro-life former President Ronald Reagan ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

SPORTSDAY |> Polls state one difference - FOXSports.com

Wisconsin participants in ESPN.com's "SportsNation" polls related to retired quarterback Brett Favre were pretty much in line with the rest of the country regarding three questions ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Tomball to flush water system Feb. 25-28 (The Potpourri)

The City of Tomball will conduct a major flush of the water system Feb. 25, 26, 27 and 28, starting at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. During the flushing times, some establishments may experience low water pressure.


Friday, February 13, 2009

From the Fontana Now blog, February 13 (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

'House' star grand marshal Emmy-nominated actor Hugh Laurie from Fox's medical drama "House" will be grand marshal on Feb. 22 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway.


Friday, February 13, 2009

Cuba gets its own Linux distribution designed for Cuban PC users - DailyTech

In an effort to get a step up on the perceived influence of the United States on the computer market, Cuba has launched its own Linux distribution. The Cuban-made Nova Linux was ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Dutch Anti-Islam Politician Refused Entry into UK - Deutsche Welle

Controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders said on Thursday he was barred from entering Britain after the government there said his virulent anti-Islamic views posed a threat to ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

RSVP - Calendar - Herald News

CLASSIC WHALING PRINTS. Opens on Feb. 27 and runs through the year at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. The exhibition traces highlights of the ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Queen revamps Web site, adds job applications (Miami Herald)

Queen Elizabeth II is offering Internet-savvy subjects the option of applying for a job at her palace through her newly revamped Web site, royal officials said Thursday.


Friday, February 13, 2009

Queen revamps Web site, adds job applications - Sacramento Bee

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II is offering Internet-savvy subjects the option of applying for a job at her palace through her newly revamped Web site, royal officials said Thursday ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

RATE THIS ARTICLE (Crosswalk.com)

Daily briefs of the top news stories impacting Christians around the world. ASSIST News Service reports that recent forcible church closures in Rangoon, Burma (also known as Myanmar), as caught the attention of British Members of Parliament.


Friday, February 13, 2009

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art to Open New Experimental Youth Initiative (Art Daily)

GATESHEAD.- Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art will present two exhibitions resulting from a project in partnership with Ctrl.Alt.Shift, a new experimental youth initiative that aims to engage people in global issues, using art as a catalyst for change.


Friday, February 13, 2009

British Government Web Sites Full of Child Porn - FOX News

Thousands of British government, National Health Service, school and police Web sites have been doctored to include links to pornography, viruses and other inappropriate material ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

With federal posts open, Middlesex DA Leone says he is happy where he is (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab)

As Sen. Edward M. Kennedy forms a committee to recommend candidates for the positions of U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, through a spokeswoman, said he is happy in his current role. Leone's name has been mentioned as a possible replacement for U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan.


Friday, February 13, 2009

British rock band Oasis to play first China dates (Miami Herald)

British rock band Oasis will play their first China concerts in Beijing and Shanghai in early April, the musicians announced on their Web site.


Friday, February 13, 2009

Tesco pushes area expansion - British grocer to open three more stores in 2009 (Pacific Coast Business Times)

Just over a year ago, British retail giant Tesco announced its $2 billion investment in the United States under the...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Wikipedia bolts its open door - Technology.timesonline

Jimmy Wales is in the departure lounge at JFK airport, New York, sucking his breath with shame as he tells me of the moment when his beloved Wikipedia got it wrong. "Take your ...


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Barack Obama throws Joe Biden under the bus - Daily Telegraph Blogs

Barack Obama , Dan Quayle , David Axelrod , FOX , Joe Biden , Major Garrett , press conference , White House Pity poor Joe Biden. His "there's still a 30 percent chance we're going ...


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

China denies censorship, persecuting activists - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= GENEVA (AP) — Chinese officials denied Monday that the country censors news, telling a U.N. review of China's human rights record that citizens are ...


Monday, February 09, 2009

Miliband wriggles in the Guantanamo net - Times Online

Every now and again I find myself having a daydream. It's 2002 again and the United States is picking up the first terror suspects in Afghanistan. They are taken to Guantanamo ...


Monday, February 09, 2009

Donors' demands 'shows SNP out its depth' - Scotsman

DEMANDS by the SNP's three biggest donors for an emergency meeting with Alex Salmond, the First Minister, have led to accusations that the Scottish Government is out of its depth ...


Friday, February 06, 2009

Latvian hard times - getting harder? - bbc

Latvia's veteran Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis scraped home by eleven votes, surviving a vote of no confidence that would have forced the resignation of his government. He'd told ...


Wednesday, February 04, 2009

STOCKS NEWS US-Earnings diary for Feb. 4 - Reuters UK

Companies reporting earnings on Wednesday include No. 3 U.S. home builder, Pulte Homes ( PHM.N ), Web content delivery service Akamai Technologies Inc ( AKAM.O ), food company ...


Wednesday, February 04, 2009

STOCKS NEWS US-AutoNation draws complex bearish option trade - Reuters UK

Car dealership group AutoNation Inc ( AN.N ) shares rose 3.95 percent to $9.73 but in the equity's options, a complex trade had a "decidedly bearish tint," said optionmonster.com ...


Tuesday, February 03, 2009

ARM, Babcock, BP, Ryanair, Vodafone: U.K., Irish Equity Preview - Bloomberg

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices ...


Tuesday, February 03, 2009

How to find a cheap-ish heli-skiing holiday - Times Online

The hunt is on for powder. Every competent skier and boarder dreams of a clear field of fresh, untouched snow to play on, but how can you be sure of finding it? Let me tell you ...


Friday, January 30, 2009

TheStar.com | Entertainment | British musician John Martyn, 60, dies - Toronto Star

British songwriter, singer and guitarist John Martyn, whose gravel voice and innovative fusion of folk, blues, jazz and funk made him one of the most influential musical artists of ...


Friday, January 30, 2009

British songwriter John Martyn dead at 60 - Sacramento Bee

LONDON -- British singer-songwriter John Martyn, whose soulful songs were covered by the likes of Eric Clapton, died Thursday. He was 60. Martyn's official Web site said the ...


Friday, January 30, 2009

Digital Britain promises universally slow broadband - Informitv

The future of Digital Britain has been revealed. The bad news is that the country will continue to fall behind if there is not significant investment in next generation networks ...


Thursday, January 29, 2009

Introducing: Twitter trips - Guardian Unlimited

Big Twitter...Stephen Fry is one of Twitter's most followed users. Photograph: Steve Forrest Rex Features And lo, here is another online revolution that could well change the ...


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Viral site lets workers tell off their bosses anonymously - Computerworld

Coming soon: Full-disk encryption for all computer drives Windows 7 to be 'thoroughly' tested by antitrust regulators 3G networks don't deliver speeds users expect, Gartner says ...


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Sky News, BBC won't broadcast Gaza appeal - Hawk Eye

LONDON -- The fighting in Gaza is quiet, at least for now, but it has sparked an uproar in Britain, where two major broadcasters are under fire for refusing to air an emotional ...


Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hackers steal details of 4.5 million in attack on Monster jobs site - Technology.timesonline

The personal details of millions of job seekers have been stolen in the largest data theft in Britain, The Times has learnt. Hackers gained access to confidential details provided ...


Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Sky News, BBC won't broadcast Gaza charity appeal - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — The fighting in Gaza is quiet, at least for now, but it has sparked an uproar in Britain, where two major broadcasters are under fire ...


Monday, January 26, 2009

BBC refuses to broadcast charity appeal for Gaza aid - CNN

LONDON, England (CNN) -- The BBC is refusing to broadcast a plea from leading British charities for aid to Gaza, saying the ad would compromise the public broadcaster's appearance ...


Sunday, January 25, 2009

Dyer: A memo to Obama - Daily News Tribune

President Obama's inauguration increases the likelihood of a major terrorist attack in the United States. That was the stark message of the South Waziristan Institute for Strategic ...


Saturday, January 24, 2009

Nadal, Murray to bring back spotlight - Independent Online

Melbourne - Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are among those bidding for fourth-round places on Saturday when Australian Open organisers will be hoping the spotlight returns to on ...


Saturday, January 24, 2009

Fantastic classic car rentals - MSNBC

Next time you plan a vacation that includes a rental car, think vintage. "I believe that everyone should drive an E-Type before they die," says Richard Gaunt, proprietor of the ...


Saturday, January 24, 2009

Mozilla wants to watch Firefox users - Computerworld

Mozilla Labs, the research arm of Mozilla Corp., wants 1% of Firefox users to allow it to collect data on how they use the browser -- and the Web in general.


Friday, January 23, 2009

Another Week - Financial Mail

BARACK OBAMA gives his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 44th president of the US at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Obama is the first African-American to be ...


Friday, January 23, 2009

As Obama becomes President, get ready for Change.gov - Technology.timesonline

As Barack Obama is sworn in as President today, Change.gov will come to the White House. As he takes the oath of office, the White House website -- occupied by President George. W ...


Thursday, January 22, 2009

Perez's 61 leads by just 1 at low-scoring Hope Classic - Philadelphia Inquirer

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Pat Perez shot a 61 yesterday in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on a warm, still day in the desert resort area, but his sparkling 11-under round was only good ...


Thursday, January 22, 2009

Netbooks Open Linux Window at BETT - OhmyNews

Several Netbooks were shown at the British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT) last week. They are smaller than laptop computers and are suitable for Web browsing ...


Thursday, January 22, 2009

Golfer Ballesteros gets good results from chemo - Sacramento Bee

MADRID, Spain -- Seve Ballesteros said test results following his first course of chemotherapy came back "quite good," an encouraging sign for the 51-year-old golf great. The five ...


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Obama from outer space - Guardian Unlimited

Well before it all began at noon, as the stage filled up with dignitaries and the Mall filled up with cheering people, the rolling news channels were already vying for the love of ...


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Art will suffer under porn ban, warns MSP - Scotsman

A CRACKDOWN on extreme pornography by the Scottish Government will be difficult to enforce and could end up banning art, critics said yesterday. Downloading images of rape and ...


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

'I will return to the club' - Independent Online

London - Manchester City's Brazilian dream was rapidly taking on a nightmarish tinge on Tuesday as the collapse of the bid to sign Kaka was followed by confirmation that Robinho ...


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Air Force One may sport foreign look - Chicago Tribune

For nearly two decades, Boeing 's massive 747 jumbo jet has served as the president's flying White House , projecting America's might wherever it landed. But in the next decade ...


Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Avalanche develops Aionguard - ITWeb

Avalanche is developing the open-world fantasy game, AionGuard, which is revealed in the new issue of Edge magazine, reports CVG . AionGuard looks like a war game on an epic scale ...


Monday, January 19, 2009

Faultless Goose grabs Africa glory - Independent Online

When Retief Goosen gets his putter working, as he did in the final round of the R5-million Africa Open at East London Golf Club on Sunday, he's pretty much unstoppable. A seven ...


Monday, January 19, 2009

Gaza calm as Israeli troops begin pullout - Independent Online

Gaza City - Gaza was enjoying a second night of calm on Monday as Israeli troops began withdrawing after their deadly 22-day onslaught in the battered territory was halted by a ...


Monday, January 19, 2009

So who would claim a £1 donation on expenses? - Scotsman

A POLITICIAN has had an expense claim rejected by the Scottish Parliament -- after trying to claw back a £1 charity donation. Bill Butler, the Labour MSP for Glasgow Anniesland ...


Friday, January 16, 2009

Kazakhstan: Prime-Minister Launched Blog - Global Voices Online.org

Regions and Countries » Americas » Central Asia & Caucasus » East Asia » Eastern & Central Europe » Middle East & North Africa » Oceania » South Asia » Sub-Saharan Africa ...


Friday, January 16, 2009

Zimbabwe unveils $100-trillion note - Independent Online

Harare - Zimbabwe will introduce a Z$100-trillion note, in its latest attempt to keep pace with hyperinflation that has left its once-vibrant economy in tatters, state media said ...


Friday, January 16, 2009

New York plane crash: online media spreads word within seconds - ZDNet Blogs

Citizen journalism has taken off once again with the still-developing plane crash in New York city . Whilst I am keen to stress this is not deemed an act of terror (unless you ...


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Kim and Montgomerie confirmed for Johnnie Walker - PGA European Tour

America's Anthony Kim and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie have added their names to the star-studded cast of the Johnnie Walker Classic, which takes place from February 19-22 at ...


Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Gazprom Resumes Gas Flows to Europe Via Ukraine (Update2) - Bloomberg

Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Gazprom , Russia's natural-gas exporter, began pumping gas into pipes running through Ukraine, the first step toward ending a six-day supply halt that ...


Tuesday, January 13, 2009

His life cut short, young adventurer still inspires - CNN

(CNN) -- Rob Gauntlett's life was cut short at the age of 21 during a mountain expedition in France last weekend, but the young Briton is being remembered as a legend by his ...


Sunday, January 11, 2009

Viewing all entries for: January 2009 - Economist.com

IN David Simon's five-season HBO crime drama " The Wire ", the mayor of Baltimore was an ambitious white politician who left city hall to a crooked council president in order to ...


Sunday, January 11, 2009

The dog that didn't whimper - bbc

Money, money, money. During first minister's questions , we learned that interest rates have been cut again to their lowest level since the Bank of England was founded in 1694 - by ...


Thursday, January 08, 2009

Montana Outdoors: Spider Bull new world record elk - Billings Gazette

It's official. The Boone and Crockett Club gave its blessing to Idaho hunter Denny Austad's monster bull elk taken in Utah and named it the new world record. Now we'll see if ...


Thursday, January 08, 2009

What they said: Ernie Els - PGA Tour

JOHN BUSH: We would like to welcome the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Champion into the interview room, Ernie Els . Thank you for coming by and spending a few minutes with us. Back in Hawaii ...


Thursday, January 08, 2009

Crucell confirms talks for potential Wyeth deal - Miami Herald

NEW YORK -- Drugmaker Wyeth is in preliminary acquisition talks with Dutch vaccine maker Crucell NV, according to a statement from Crucell. The statement came shortly after a Wall ...


Thursday, January 08, 2009

Component Changes Made to Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Index - StreetInsider.com

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.K. Titans 50 Index. British ...


Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe - Added 11 minutes ago - Town Hall

Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a devastating pricing dispute between ...


Tuesday, January 06, 2009

History and art on the house - Delaware Online

Jewels of the arts, that is. On Saturday, eight area museums and gardens will throw open their doors and not charge admission. The Brandywine Valley Open House includes Winterthur ...


Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Wayne County news briefs: Web school to take at-risk teens - Detroit Free Press

Struggling students in Wayne County have a new option for succeeding in school: Westwood Cyber High School. The school, run by Westwood Community Schools, is one of a growing ...


Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider quits band - Reuters India

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Florian Schneider, the co-founder of legendary German electronica band Kraftwerk, has quit the lineup, leaving it with just one original member. His ...


Monday, January 05, 2009

Heart Health - Manchester Evening News

From heart surgery to chest pains our experts are here to help. Anna Thomson: Long Term Conditions Commissioner, Salford Primary Care Trust. Q: I've heard that the government is ...


Wednesday, December 24, 2008

P'Harcourt Int'l Airport re-opens today - Vanguard

The Port Harcourt Inter-national Airport which was closed for rehabilitation about two years ago would be re-opened for full operations today. Although the airport was re-opened ...


Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Tea merchant Whittard sold to private equity group - Miami Herald

LONDON -- Whittard, a venerable British tea and coffee merchant, was sold to a private equity company Tuesday by administrators appointed under bankruptcy laws. The administrators ...


Sunday, December 21, 2008

BBC iPlayer now available on Mac - BBC Technology

The iPlayer is the BBC's online media player that lets viewers stream programmes for up to seven days after broadcast or download and watch them for up to 30 days. When the iPlayer ...


Saturday, December 20, 2008

Discounts lift consumer confidence - MSN UK News

LONDON (Reuters) - Unprecedented pre-Christmas discounting by store groups is lifting consumer confidence from its lows, a survey showed on Friday, but most retailers are ...


Saturday, December 20, 2008

BBC iPlayer now available on Mac - BBC News

The iPlayer is the BBC's online media player that lets viewers stream programmes for up to seven days after broadcast or download and watch them for up to 30 days. When the iPlayer ...