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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
12:15 pm	Jonathan Takiff | 'Brain Age' game keeps your noggin nimble Jonathan Takiff | 'Brain Age' game keeps your noggin nimble Philadelphia Daily News - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:42:39 GMT THE GIZMO: "Brain Age" for Nintendo DS System; DVR Update. A mind at rest is often a mind falling asleep. Now to the rescue comes a novel brain-sharpening tool, in the guise of a handheld video game, that promises to dust off the cobwebs and take years off your mental age. GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally across Asia on rate hopes; oil dips Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:46:19 AM The Forex Market - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:55:18 GMT SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) - Exporters including Canon Inc. led Asian share markets higher on Wednesday, extending a global rally after U.S. stocks scored their best gains in a year due to an improved interest rate outlook. GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares jump on Fed rate outlook; oil dips Wednesday, April 19, 2006 2:59:11 AM The Forex Market - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:28:40 GMT SINGAPORE, April 19 (Reuters) - Asian shares charged higher on Wednesday, propelled by exporters, after U.S. stocks had their best gains in a year as investors turned optimistic that an improved interest rate outlook would outweigh oil price concerns. 'Grand Theft Auto' video-game killer gets life in prison TurkishPress.com - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:13:52 GMT A member of a vicious US gang that played the ultra-violent "Grand Theft Auto" video game by day, then robbed and murdered by night was spared the death penalty. Gold price builds on oil hike, Middle East woes Reuters.co.uk - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:44:38 GMT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Gold rose as much as $4 an ounce to a fresh quarter-century high on Wednesday, driven by tensions in the Middle East that have led to record high oil prices and worries about inflation. Hotline: Canberra City News - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 04:53:16 GMT On the days on which I chug out along Belconnen Way to the University of Canberra to warp young minds with my teaching, I get to see the work being done on the controversial ("Save the Ridge!") Gungahlin Drive Extension. Drivers urged to become fuel wise Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:06:43 GMT The Motor Trades Association of Queensland (MTAQ) says drivers should check their vehicle's fuel economy in the face of rising oil prices. American crude oil prices have been fetching near record highs of above $US70 a barrel. Drivers urged to become fuel wise ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:46:00 GMT The Motor Trades Association of Queensland (MTAQ) says drivers should check their vehicle's fuel economy in the face of rising oil prices. NG debt rises to P3.96 T Manila Bulletin - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:13:35 GMT The National Government debt was higher in January to P3.964 trillion, which is 76 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios in the region. "Annapolis" The Davis Enterprise - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:28:49 GMT Published Feb 03, 2006 - 14:17:25 CST. Two stars. Insultingly dumb melodrama makes a mockery of the famed naval academy I had to check the marquee after leaving the theater during last week's preview screening; the sign read “Annapolis,” but I could've sworn we'd all just sat through “Rocky VI.” Links: Lexus RX 300 Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus IS 300 Lexus LS600hL Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC 430 Lexus ES350 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS Lexus LF-A Lexus GS300 (Comment on this)
Friday, April 14th, 2006
1:45 am	Fairplay Fired, Ric Flair's Fiancé, Stacy Keibler, & More Fairplay Fired, Ric Flair's Fiancé, Stacy Keibler, & More Wrestling News - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:09:43 GMT - Jonny Fairplay was fired from Hulk Hogan's "Hercules" movie after the former TNA personality overslept his wake-up call after a heavy night of drinking, and was fired from the project. A week later, house is done The Des Moines Register - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:08:08 GMT Volunteers worked extra hard to make sure a house they built for a needy Des Moines family was not finished too soon. Office dreams make subconscious work overtime Courier-Post - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:06:14 GMT Workbytes remembers it well. We wanted a raise. We wanted a bigger piece of the corporate pie. A la mode. So we straightened our tie, worked up the courage and prepared ourselves to march right into the boss' office and ask for -- nay, demand -- what we work so hard for two times a month. SPORTS BLOG: Vol Jason Hall shares his NFL training experiences, Part 3 WBIR-TV - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:19:33 GMT Jason Hall's stock rose during his senior season at UT, and Jason has been working hard since trying to get the attention of NFL scouts. Going the distance: Looking to future, Katrina evacuees hit the road to vote Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:08:08 GMT DALLAS -- Saying it will be the most important vote they will ever make, Katrina evacuees from Texas and across the country embarked for Louisiana on Monday -- some in cars, others on free bus rides -- to personally cast their ballots in the municipal elections in embattled New Orleans. Will MLB try to compel Sheff to inform on Bonds? Newsday - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 08:13:11 GMT ANAHEIM, Calif. Meachem has two TD catches Tennessean - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:10:18 GMT KNOXVILLE — Robert Meachem didn't care that it wasn't a real game. He was simply relieved to be making big plays again, the way it happened for him and the rest of the Tennessee offense in 2004 — and the way it didn't happen last year. Offense seeks quick improvements The Daily Beacon - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:06:31 GMT Subject: Sports- Author: Joe Kennedy- Published: Thursday, April 06, 2006 Football, track: Jones shows dignity and class in cancer battle San Antonio Express News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:29:38 GMT The man who was one of the world's fastest can barely accelerate out of a shuffle. Once a broad-shouldered 6-footer, Johnny "Lam" Jones is stooped over, his spine ravaged by a disease that has compressed his vertebrae 3 inches, and he uses a hand-carved oaken tree limb as a cane. Elder shelter delivers peace of mind The Buffalo News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:25:27 GMT She just didn't know what to do about her elderly mother. Alzheimer's had ravaged the once strong, independent woman's mind. It had gotten especially bad the last three years, after she was widowed. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus IS 300 Lexus LS 600h Lexus GX Lexus SC300 Lexus ES 250 Lexus JX470 Lexus IS300 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS430 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
3:50 am	Friday's tornadoes eerily similar to storms in the past Friday's tornadoes eerily similar to storms in the past Crossville Chronicle - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:29:54 GMT Palm Sunday dawned with a brilliant sun smiling on the Cumberland Plateau, the cobalt sky a stark contrast to the grey fury of Friday night's angry rotating grey clouds that delivered a few minutes of hell and a lifetime of hurt for some. Warmer Winter Means More Potholes WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:01:35 GMT Pothole season is keeping city workers and auto repair shops busy. "This year seems worse because of the winter we had," explained Jim Weeks of St. Paul's Department of Public Works. Watch The Video More Traffic News Movin' Out, Apollo Victoria, London Independent - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:01:28 GMT No one in Movin' Out, the Twyla Tharp musical, based on Billy Joel songs, relaxes for a second. Smiles are fixed, staying plastered on faces until the time comes for a bit of soulful torment. The dancing is athletic, hard-driven and relentlessly slick. They don't hold anything back but it's hard to believe a second of it. The Great Quake: 1906-2006 / The Day the Earth Shook San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:56:21 GMT This is the second of a 10-part retelling of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake — and its aftermath. Wednesday, April 18, a century ago, began warm and sultry, with a crescent moon. "Earthquake weather" is what the old-timers call it.... Status by the sea Calendarlive.com - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:55:44 GMT Suburban sprawl did not begin in Los Angeles. Showmanship did not originate in Las Vegas. And kitschy decor has been around a lot longer than the tacky McMansions that seem to be popping up on the best lots everywhere. As boldly eccentric as his times Calendarlive.com - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:55:34 GMT * A Louvre survey puts Jean-AugusteDominique Ingres in his place amid a society of whipsawing extremes. Paris — HANDS down, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres is the weirdest artist France produced in the first half of the 19th century. The Great Quake: 1906-2006 / Earthquake diary: Rosa Barreda San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:40:58 GMT Excerpts of a letter written from Fair Oaks (now Atherton) by 42-year-old Rosa Barreda to a close friend on May 15, 1906. Barreda lived at 2121 Buchanan St. with her sister, her brother-in-law, prominent architect Willis Polk, and her widowed mother. I... The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later Sydney Morning Herald - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:37:36 GMT Agnes Varda revisits the subject of her original award-winning documentary. - Activist was unlawfully killed in Israel, says inquest jury Independent - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:26:16 GMT The Attorney General was called upon to consider the prosecution of five senior Israeli officers after an inquest jury found that a British student had been murdered by one of their soldiers. 104th Paris - Roubaix Race Report Daily Peloton - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:50:38 GMT CSC commented, "On Sunday Team CSC's 25 year old Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara was responsible for one of the absolute greatest triumphs ever for the team, when he won the Queen of the classics, Paris-Roubaix, also known as "Hell of the North ". Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus LS 400 Lexus LS Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC430 Lexus ES330 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS Lexus LF-A Lexus GS400 (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
4:10 pm	Unbridled price rise Unbridled price rise Financial Express - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:36:50 GMT PRICES of essentials are going up unbridled. As a result, the sufferings of the low-income and fixed-income groups have continued to intensify. There are many essential items like sugar whose prices have doubled in last three years or so. U.S., Japan cut off Okinawa realignment talks Stars and Stripes - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:03:14 GMT CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Failing to agree on how to fund the move of some 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam and mainland Japan, U.S. and Japanese officials ended talks in Washington on Wednesday, one day earlier than scheduled. FOCUS ON NEWCOMERS The Electric New Paper - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:16:33 GMT A TOTAL of 11 unraced newcomers will be making their debuts in Penang this weekend. Chief Commander (late Irish Racer), a three-year-old Irish-bred by Irish Royal out of Race In Space. The bay gelding landed on 14 Oct last year and is trained by Mohd Sukri for Commander Stable. APA must bare its soul Plattsburgh Press Republican - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:39:16 GMT The Adirondack Park Agency was created by an act of the State Legislature in 1971 to create a zoning plan, in effect, for the 6.25 million-acre Adirondack Park. That assignment was met with apprehension among the general public, much of which bridled at the notion of new government control over private property. Bill Ford Says No Bankruptcy The Car Connection - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:06:20 GMT CEO says company will stabilize soon. Capitol Reports / Environmental News Link Enviornmental News Link - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:47:50 GMT WASHINGTON (01/28/04) -- The Rota bridled white-eye – a small forest bird found in the Mariana archipelago – has been designated an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. After 3 decades, he's off the board Newsday - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:55:18 GMT After 30 years on the Hempstead Village Planning Board, the last 25 as its chairman, James Denon showed up at Village Hall on Monday night to find out he had not been reappointed. U.S. forces kill 24 militants in Pakistan Tiscali - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 08:09:04 GMT MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. forces based in Afghanistan killed 24 suspected Islamist militants inside Pakistan after coming under rocket fire from across the border that killed an Afghan soldier, officials said on Friday. The well-set and slim month in review JOE KEOHANE Weekly Dig - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:12:30 GMT Not a very good one. Not at all. People exited the protracted death-farce that was February—when Cheney shot the guy and half the Middle East burned down over a cartoon—hopeful that maybe, just maybe, March would be slightly less of a fiasco. Didn’t really happen. Links: Lexus RX300 Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus IS 350 Lexus LS430 Lexus GX470 Lexus SC 430 (Comment on this)
Friday, April 7th, 2006
2:30 pm	Devil rabbit terrorises village Devil rabbit terrorises village The Register - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:41:30 GMT 'We are dealing with a monster', admits shaken local Letters to the Editor Oroville Mercury-Register - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:14:12 GMT I was startling to read Saturday's From the Pulpit about Oroville being a "satanic headquarters." This isn't the first place I've lived that was supposedly the devil's doorstep. In Cedar City, Utah, the problem wasn't a lack of prayer; quite the opposite. Violent military moves sow violence in return Purdue Exponent - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:46:35 GMT The idea that killing all our enemies will create a lasting peace ("United States' actions help people of Iraq," March 27) is easy to believe, but in reality, that line of thinking is very, very dangerous. Killing one enemy always creates a new one wanting retribution. BACKSTAGE: Sweeney Todd The Maui News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:55:08 GMT Sex, death and music –Stephen Sondheim music – come to the Iao Theater Friday with Maui OnStage’s opening of “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Peter King: Philly, Miami have it tough; thumbs up for ESPN, NBC Sports Illustrated - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:58:33 GMT PHILADELPHIA -- Number one: I think the Eagles have the toughest late-season stretch of any other team in the NFL. 11 DAYS OF VISUAL ARTS Kansas City Star - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:16:51 GMT KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE, EPPERSON AUDITORIUM, VANDERSLICE HALL: “Art Lecture: Deformity and the Ideal.” By Jessie Fisher, KCAI painting instructor. 7 p.m. April 13. Temp jobs don't stand in way when singing roles come calling The Plain Dealer - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:44:35 GMT A soprano who triumphs as Puccini's Turandot may be as rare as a Turandot who can type. So, meet a rarity: Lise Lindstrom, who's having an enormous success in Cleveland Opera's production of "Turandot" at the State Theatre. TYCOON HIRED A HITMAN TO MURDER HIM Daily Record - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:33:06 GMT A TYCOON is believed to have planned his own murder - so his kids could collect his £5.7million life-insurance policy. Police believe property developer Andrew Kissel, 46, hired a hitman to kill him just days before he was to appear court on £14million fraud charges. e C e n t r a l The Star Online - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:57:35 GMT NOW, if you’re a fan of westerns, you have to know the name Anthony Mann. He is the director responsible for Winchester ’73, The Naked Spur and The Man from Laramie , the latter also starred James Stewart as the vengeful interloper who gets dragged through fire and is shot in the hand. Justice DeLayed The Phoenix - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:00:13 GMT A leading political gangster is forced from office amid a widening criminal scandal Links: Lexus RX 330 Lexus Lexus ES 250 (Comment on this)