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February 02, 2010 Tobruk, Scene of Heroic WW II Battles, Becomes Popular ANZAC Pilgrimage LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Libya Expeditions, Libya's leading tour operator and travel adventure specialist, celebrates the storied tale of courage, honor, and comradeship during the Siege of Tobruk with its historic 5 day . "Every April, ANZAC Day is commemorated in Australia and New Zealand, and the legend of the 'Rats of Tobruk' and their valor has made Tobruk extremely popular with Australian and New Zealand tourists," said Ryad Sunusi, Libya...
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February 02, 2010New Delhi, Feb 2, DHNS: Deeply disturbed and concerned with the widely growing perception that India is emerging as a prime sex tourism destination, the Centre has taken the first big step towards checking an anomaly by putting together a code of conduct for the tourism industry. What has made the government and the tourism industry sit up and take note of a trend in which foreign tourists visit tourism hubs like Goa, Kerala as well as pilgrimage-rich stateslike Tamil Nadu and Orissa to seek more than the sun and the culture. The code of conduct is a virtual admission by the government that the problem exists. The code of conduct, which is likely to become...
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February 02, 2010Nigerian Airspace Management...
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February 02, 2010LILIESLEAF Farm, once a...
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February 02, 2010THE Government will make...
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February 02, 2010Bill and Melinda Gates commit $10bn over 10 years to research and deliver vaccines to developing countries at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Melinda Gates flew from her three-day tour of hospitals and clinics in Malawi and Benin straight to Davos last week, where she and Bill announced a jaw-droppingly huge to vaccines for poor countries...
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February 02, 2010Doctors may one day be able to diagnose patients by modelling the blood flow through their hearts. The winning video of this year's British Heart Foundation Reflections of Research competition reveals what that might look like Blood flow through the heart. Video: British Heart Foundation Link to this video This video models the flow of blood through the heart of a healthy young man, based on a non-invasive MRI scan of his chest....
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February 02, 2010NHS trusts 'break the law', social care reform goes adrift, 'payback' for child care and swashbuckling entrepreneurs Peter Holbrook, chief executive of the Social Enterprise Coalition. Photograph: Martin Godwin Today's top Society stories Other news • as "payback" for the free care they received when they were growing up, the Daily Telegraph reports. • According to the Daily Mail, to emergencies. Exceeding the speed limit by as much as 10mph could be enough to incur disciplinary action, while repeat offenders could be dismissed.Swashbuckling social entrepreneurs Cardiff: Social Enterprise Coalition annual conference • Yesterday marked 's first public speaking engagement as chief executive of...
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February 02, 2010A shocking story took place in China. A nine-year-old girl gave birth to a healthy baby in Changchun Hospital in China’s northeastern province of Jilin. Doctors performed Cesarean section on the little mother after she started having contractions. BREAKING NEWS USA's Defense Budget Grows to Astronomical Numbers Miss Virginia Crowned Miss America More......
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February 02, 2010The day prior to the announcement of the Oscar nominations, the Golden Raspberry Award nominations for the worst films, actors, directors, and screenwriters were released. The 30th annual "Razzie" Awards will be presented in a traditional "Night Before the Academy Awards," March 6 in Los Angeles. Leading the nominations is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which received seven Razzie nominations for worst film, worst director , worst screenplay, and worst couple Shia LaBeouf and...
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February 02, 2010Opposition to the UK government’s continued endorsement of...
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February 02, 2010LONDON, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month Calvin Ayre challenged the iGaming industry to reach into their pockets for Haiti with a pledge to match any donations up to $1,000,000. For further donations please send your receipt and the company you represent to: Haiti@calvinayrefoundation.com and they will be matched. Following the biggest week of conferences, awards and parties for the iGaming industry in London which included ICE, The Betting Show, The International Gaming Awards , the iGB Affiliate Awards and Lyceum Media's Fire & Ice Party, donations for Haiti have been coming in thick and fast...and the total will be matched by The Calvin Ayre Foundation. It...
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February 02, 2010 TANDBERG Total Telepresence solution delivers additional immersive third-party telepresence interoperability capabilities for expanded company-to-company collaboration...
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February 02, 2010 The granting of the new licenses will enable Pacnet to deliver an enhanced portfolio of advanced telecommunications solutions across the country...
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February 02, 2010Photos belonging to artist Andy Warhol - valued at $28m - have been donated to colleges and university museums across the US. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the...
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February 02, 2010Forget Mass Effect....
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February 02, 2010Finally, the great organ of the Royal Festival Hall could be back in use – but not until 2013 For those interested in such matters, a press release has just hit the inbox on the future of the Royal Festival Hall organ. This has been a subject of : the RFH may have reopened in 2007 to much acclaim but the organ, one of its most famous features, still lies in bits in a Durham workshop. Here's the crucial bit of the...
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February 02, 2010COLUMBUS — Ohio farmers may have won the first skirmish, but animal-rights groups are betting they’ll win the war over the treatment of livestock. A group led by the Washington-based Humane Society of the United States has submitted language to Ohio Attorney Richard Cordray for a proposed constitutional amendment for the November ballot that would govern how farmers confine and slaughter cows, pigs, and egg-laying poultry in the food chain. “This is supported by a wide range of Ohioans and national...
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February 02, 2010ATLANTA, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Kameko Oliver, founder and CEO of Elite-Electronix.com and PennyGrabber.com, seeks to introduce fun and transparency to the world of penny auctions, also known as entertainment shopping. Unlike traditional auctions such as on eBay, bidders must purchase bids in advance in bundles of 25, 50, 75, 100, or 750 bids. Each bid costs $0.75, but within the penny auction arena, that $0.75 bid is reduced to the value of one penny. Because bidders can only bid in increments of $0.01 at a time, a penny auction's end price will remain extremely low for the auction winner, while...
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February 02, 2010Wolf Safety Lamp has launched the Atex-approved Wolflite XT handlamp to satisfy all portable lighting requirements. The Wolflite XT is said to incorporate the latest LED technology, delivering...
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February 02, 2010The Hazardex 2010 exhibition and conference is set to be held on 24-25 February in Harrogate, UK. The two-day conference is aimed at anyone interested or involved in explosion...
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February 02, 2010Dubai - A Dubai appeals court has confirmed a verdict ordering the al-Arabiya satellite news channel to compensate a Saudi prince for not airing an...
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February 02, 2010RDP Electronics is to showcase its range of transducers, including load cells, pressure sensors, LVDTs,...
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February 02, 2010Two surviving members of the...
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February 02, 2010Parliament amended Egypt's antiquities law on Monday to bring in stiffer punishments for the theft and smuggling of relics while granting patent rights to the country's antiquities council. The amendment requires Egyptians who have antiquities to report their possessions to the Supreme Council of Antiquities, headed by Zahi Hawass, in six months....
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February 02, 2010Abu Dhabi, will next month host the opening round of the thrilling Red Bull Air Race World Championship as 15 of the world's top pilots vie for glory in the UAE capital's skies. And this year the opening championship round will be the centerpiece of a Red Bull Air Race festival designed...
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February 02, 2010TORONTO, Feb. 2 /CNW/ - Toronto welcomed 10 million overnight visitors in 2009 according to Tourism Toronto's initial estimates for the year. In what was a challenging period for the tourism sector worldwide, Toronto kept pace with other top destinations and ended the year with the momentum of a series of major wins. "Toronto is definitely getting its swagger back," said David Whitaker, President and CEO of Tourism Toronto. "It was a difficult economic environment to operate in, but we're looking forward to a strong...
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February 02, 2010An original Mr. Men character by Roger Hargreaves has been discovered in archival material, announced the Egmont Publishing Group on January 29, and will be published...
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February 02, 2010US book publisher Macmillan is raising its e-book prices in a move that threatens to shake up the market and is being strongly opposed by Amazon, maker of the Kindle electronic book reader. Amazon temporarily pulled Macmillan titles from its Kindle store over the weekend to protest what it called its "strong disagreement" with the pricing plan from Macmillan, one of the six major US book publishers. Macmillan chief executive John Sargent said the publisher planned to begin charging...
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February 02, 2010Hollywood was counting down to nominations for the Oscars here Tuesday, with low budget Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" aiming to seal its front-runner status in the best picture race. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will reveal the nominees before hundreds of media packed into the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at 5:38 am . The announcement serves as a starting pistol for weeks of frenzied campaigning by studios bidding to push the claims of their respective films ahead of the Oscars, which take place this year on March 7. All eyes are on the battle for best picture, where "The Hurt Locker" has emerged as the favorite to thwart James Cameron's...
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February 02, 2010Colin Firth says gay actors risk missing out on work if they come out. The actor, who stars as gay college professor George Falconer in A Single Man, said at the movie's UK premiere in central London last night that there are still "invisible boundaries" that gay actors struggle to cross. He said: "There might be risks for a gay actor coming out. The politics of that are quite complex, it seems to me. "If you're known as a straight guy,...
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February 02, 2010Etta James' manager says the R&B singer is recovering from sepsis and remains hospitalised in Southern California. Lupe De Leon...
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February 02, 2010DONNA BRYSON Associated Press Writer= JOHANNESBURG — A South African presidential spokesman on Tuesday called a newspaper story that the country's polygamist leader had fathered a child out of wedlock "a private, personal issue" without confirming or denying the report. Some political opponents already have criticized President Jacob Zuma, who has three wives and is engaged to a fourth woman, saying his alleged actions send the wrong message in a country where one-tenth of the population is living with the virus that causes AIDS. Johannesburg's Sunday Times newspaper, citing unnamed friends of the woman's family, reported that the 67-year-old Zuma had a daughter in October. The...
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February 02, 2010VALENCIA, Spain -- Formula One is set to formalize new regulations for the expanded 13-team championship to include a points system that would reward the top 10 drivers while handing race winners 25 points. Second-place drivers would earn 18 points, followed by 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point, the...
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February 02, 2010Bangalore, Feb 2 : Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said, India is strengthening its security in all border areas, including Arunachal Pradesh to avoid any untoward incident. Antony said, "We are strengthening capability in that sector also to increase our deterrent capacity."We are...
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February 02, 2010Siliguri, Feb 2 : In a bid to intensify their protests, separate state activists in Darjeeling have decided to take their agitation to New Delhi. Officials of Gorkha National Liberation Front , the political party...
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February 02, 2010Lucknow, Feb 2 : Former Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh welcomed the move by the party to sack him and Lok Sabha member Jaya Prada describing it as a...
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February 02, 2010Japan's Softbank has paid US$20 million for a 13.7 percent stake in Ustream, a company that offers anyone the chance to stream live video across the Internet, and holds...
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February 02, 2010I want no part of euthanasia It's time, once again, to get out the Dictionary of Euphemisms, for "euthanasia" is back on the agenda. Two new surveys have shown that the vast majority of people believe that relatives should be allowed to assist in the suicide of terminally ill loved ones. I have little time for the bogus vocabulary that we use to mitigate the horrors of killing. Animals that are inconvenient are killed. You can say that they are "put down" if you like, but Boxer still goes to the glue factory....
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February 02, 2010Washington, Feb 2 : A new U.S. study has shown that higher body mass index during childhood is associated with later onset of puberty. "We found that increased body fatness is associated with a later onset of...
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February 02, 2010Srinagar, February 02: Life in Srinagar and major towns of Kashmir valley was crippled on Tuesday by a separatists-sponsored strike called to protest the killing of a teenager in teargas shelling on Sunday. Shops and business establishments remained closed and transport was off the road in response to calls...
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February 02, 2010New Delhi, February 02: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan lost out on a Grammy Award this year but for the sarod virtuoso a houseful concert and an...
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February 02, 2010Pressure to have the perfect physique is fuelling a "worrying" increase in steroid abuse across the North East, according to a drugs charity. The...
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February 02, 2010Images View More Images You won't find any overcrowded chain-link cages inside Maddie's Adoption Center at the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Cats relax in "condos" watching birds and squirrels on TV, while dogs leave their "apartments" daily to take walks with volunteers. Founded in 1868, the SF/SPCA was the first humane society west of the Mississippi, and the first to institute the "no kill" philosophy. We stopped by to talk with people...
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February 02, 2010A heated discussion took place on the issue of benefit and harm of herbal medicines. Thas, ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort and other widely used herbal supplements may be risky for people on heart disease medication, especially the elderly, according to a medical review released on Monday. BREAKING NEWS The demise of America Miss Virginia Crowned Miss America More... Some herbal remedies may increase the potency of prescription drugs for heart disease or make them less effective, a team...
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February 02, 2010Some trusts not checking English skills, according to review set up after man was killed by German locum's painkiller overdose The government review of out-of-hours GP services was set up after Dr Daniel Ubani, above, gave 70-year-old David Gray a fatal overdose of painkiller. Photograph: Public domain There is an "unacceptable" variation in the quality of out-of-hours GP services in England, a government report will say this week. Some trusts are breaking the law by failing to check whether foreign can speak English well, according to the review which was set up after a patient was killed by a German locum on his first UK job. The report will call for improved induction and training, and a...
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February 02, 2010Washington - Healthy older adults need less sleep than their younger counterparts and, even with less sleep under their nightcaps, are less likely to feel tired during the day, a study published Monday on showed. The time spent actually sleeping out of eight hours in bed declined progressively and significantly with age, the study...
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February 02, 2010If South Africa wins its bid to host the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, the question of whether there is alien life could be answered, says President Jacob Zuma. "Because this high-tech facility is about 50 to 100 times more sensitive than any other radio telescope on Earth, the Square Kilometre Array will be able to probe the edges of our universe. "It will help us to answer fundamental...
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February 02, 2010Manila - The World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday that annual global cancer deaths would jump to 17 million by 2030 from a projected 7,6 million this year if people do not take urgent action to avoid risk factors. Cancer accounts for one in eight deaths...
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February 02, 2010New York - Helmets can reduce the risk of head injuries among skiers and snowboarders by 35 percent, according to a Canadian study. Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury among skiers and snowboarders with the issue hitting the headlines last March when actress Natasha Richardson, 45, died from a brain injury after falling while...
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February 02, 2010London: A new study by scientists has determined that global warming is making trees across North America grow at a rate faster now than they have done at any time in the past 200 years. According to a report in The Independent, the trees in the northern hemisphere appear to have accelerated growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in...
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February 02, 2010Washington, Feb 2 : People who check themselves in the mirror every now and then and are obsessed over even tiny flaws on their face or body might be suffering from body dysmorphic disorder. For them looking into the mirror can be a horrifying experience as the psychiatric condition causes them to believe, wrongly, that they appear disfigured and ugly. During the...
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February 02, 2010Hyderabad, Feb 2 : Around 30 people were injured in a fire that broke out on the top floor of the Park Hospital here on Tuesday...
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February 02, 2010Udham Singh Nagar, Feb 2 : Young girls of Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar are being trained in theatre for their personality development. Organized by the state authorities under the 'Sarva Siksha Abhiyan' , the...
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February 02, 2010New Delhi, Feb 2 : Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is expected to meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday to discuss the petroleum price rise issue. There are reports that the two ministers will talk about compensation for losses incurred by oil marketing companies that have been selling fuel at subsidised rates. ...
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February 02, 2010Azamgarh , Feb 2 : Uttar Pradesh's anti-terror squad has taken into its custody Shehzad Ahmad alias Pappu- a key accused in the September 2008 Delhi serial blasts and the Batla House encounter. Ahmed, who is said to be a militant belonging to the Indian Mujahideen terror...
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February 02, 2010London, Feb 2 : Critics have rejected the theory put forward by some scientists that the Moon may have been formed because of a massive nuclear explosion that occurred at the edge of Earth's core. Rob de Meijer of the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and Wim van Westrenem of VU University Amsterdam are of the opinion that a massive nuclear explosion occurred at the edge of Earth's core, flinging red-hot,...
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February 02, 2010Washington, Feb 2 : Reports have it that there is one creature in the world that can survive without sex for 50 million years, by simply drying up. For most animals, sex is not only a way of producing the next generation, but a means of keeping enemies at bay. "If an organism stops having sex and crystallizes its genome, all of catch up with it evolutionarily and can quickly...
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February 02, 2010CARYN ROUSSEAU The Associated Press CHICAGO - Think of it as take-out, but at the presidential level. Since bringing their well-documented high-end appetites to the White House, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have broken new gourmet ground by inviting in a steady stream of the nation's top culinary talents. It's an experience the chefs say they consider a career achievement. "You work in the White House and you walk over to the tent and right across to your right, there is the Oval Office," said chef Marcus Samuelsson, who prepared the Obama's first state dinner in November in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "That's not something that happens every day,"...
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February 02, 2010By Tom Barnes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette HARRISBURG - At the urging of state officials, at least 11 Pennsylvania hospitals, including several in the Philadelphia area, are opening their doors to treat Haitians who were severely injured in last month's earthquake, Gov. Rendell and state Health Secretary Everette James said yesterday. Rendell wrote to federal officials to say that Pennsylvania hospitals would treat Haitian victims, thereby helping Florida hospitals, which are overwhelmed with at least 600 Haitians badly hurt in the Jan. 12 quake. Those coming to Pennsylvania will be treated for wounds such as severe burns, spinal-cord injuries, head trauma, and amputated limbs. "Pennsylvania...
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February 02, 2010Tests in groundwater in Vermont registered more than three times the U.S. safe standard. By Dave Gram Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. - Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, has tainted at least 27 of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors - including one in Ocean County, N.J. - raising concerns about how it is escaping from the aging nuclear plants. The leaks - many from deteriorating underground pipes - come as the nuclear industry is seeking and obtaining federal license renewals, casting itself as a clean-green alternative to power plants that burn fossil fuels. Tritium, found in nature in tiny amounts...
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February 02, 2010There was the nasty concussion Ben Price suffered from an eighth-grade skiing accident. Then the countless jarrings from wrestling and baseball. By senior year, he was plagued by nagging headaches after football practices at Wayland High School. His mother, Wendy Price, did not connect the incidents until a chance conversation last year with another parent at a youth soccer game. That parent, Dr. Ann McKee, is studying a form of early dementia that was once thought to develop primarily in boxers. Now McKee and her colleagues think the disease may be silently destroying the brains of athletes in a variety of sports after years of repetitive blows to the head. "You don't know who is going to...
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February 02, 2010Posted on: Monday, 1 February 2010, 16:29 CST Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses. The related report by Chan et al, "Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva and Respiratory Tract," appears published online ahead of print in the April 2010 issue of The...
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February 02, 2010Posted on: Monday, 1 February 2010, 18:15 CST Metformin XR —a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes—appears to cause a small but significant decrease in body mass index in non-diabetic obese adolescents when combined with a lifestyle intervention program, according to a report in the February issue...
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February 02, 2010Posted on: Monday, 1 February 2010, 17:50 CST Ground-breaking results...
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February 02, 2010London: A caterer who supplied ras malai dessert containing eggs at a Sikh wedding has been ordered to pay 415,000 pounds to the widow of a man who died from an allergic reaction. Scientist Kuldip Singh Bhamra, 49, who was allergic to egg, ate the...
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February 02, 2010Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off...
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February 02, 2010Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how one...
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February 02, 2010Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Hospitality International property, has achieved the Green eal certification, it was recently announced by Charles Reece, general manager for the property. The Four Diamond award-winning resort is just one of only 40 throughout the country to have earned this prestigious distinction. Green Seal is a 20-year-old, independent, non-profit organization dedicated to creating a more sustainable world. Green Seal...
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February 02, 2010IHG announced that the company's first sustainable hotel in Canada and the first of its type in Quebec will officially open today in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Saint-Hyacinthe has been built to meet the criteria of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System for its sustainable...
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February 02, 2010 - Richard N. Zare's work on the observation of individual molecules has contributed to the sequencing of DNA, and allowed us to see inside the flame. - Michael E. Fisher, of the University of Maryland, has explained phenomena ranging from why water evaporates to the functioning of molecular motors in the cell. - The eight categories of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards address the great global challenges of the 21st century. - The breadth of disciplines addressed and their monetary amount - a total of 3.2 million euros - place them among the world's foremost award schemes. Each category carries a cash prize of 400,000 euros. MADRID, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 BBVA Foundation...
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February 02, 2010LONDON, January 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced it's Q4 and full-year results today with CEO David Brennan saying in a video interview on http://www.cantos.com that cost control and restructuring had helped deliver a...
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February 02, 2010Download image ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neuralstem, Inc. announced that the first ALS patient was treated with its spinal cord stem cells yesterday at the Emory ALS Center at Emory University, in Atlanta, GA. A total of up to 18 patients is planned to be treated in this first U.S. clinical trial to evaluate human neural stem cells for the treatment of ALS . ALS affects roughly 30,000 people in the U.S., with about 5,600 new diagnoses per year, according to the ALS Association. ...
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February 02, 2010 - Significant Improvements in Glycemic Control - Significant Reduction in HbA1c within Four Weeks - Favorable Safety, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Profile Observed THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, obtained positive results from a recently completed Phase 2 study of LX4211 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. LX4211 is a once-per-day, orally-delivered, small molecule drug candidate that inhibits the sodium-dependent glucose transporter 2 , lowering the accumulation of glucose in the body and reducing...
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February 02, 2010JERUSALEM, Israel, January 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Key Trial for Oral Insulin With Expected Results at the End of Q1 of 2010 Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today the completion of patient enrollment in the Phase 2B clinical study of its oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801. The last of the thirty Type II diabetes patients was enrolled for a study in which subjects will be administered the insulin-based capsule for a period of six weeks. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centered study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Oramed's oral insulin delivery...
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February 02, 2010 Uptake of Telaprevir and Boceprevir Will be Key Drivers of Substantial Overall Market Growth Through 2013, According to New Findings from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that data from recent clinical trials suggest that Vertex/Johnson & Johnson/Mitsubishi Tanabe's telaprevir is efficacious in hepatitis C virus patients who have not responded to previous treatment with peg-IFN/ribavirin. In contrast, the efficacy of Merck's boceprevir in treatment nonresponders has yet to be proven....
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February 02, 2010 - Study funded in part by a grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association - Download image SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the initiation of an additional clinical trial of ataluren in boys and young men with nonsense mutation Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy who have permanently lost the ability to walk independently. This trial is evaluating the best methods for measuring functional abilities in patients who have lost independent mobility. Patients with nmDBMD develop progressive muscle weakness that leads to deterioration of ambulation, wheelchair dependency, progressive loss of upper...
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February 02, 2010 Quality, Accessible Dental Care Now Extended to Killeen and Fort Hood Families Download image KILLEEN, Texas, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- It's all smiles in Killeen, Texas, thanks to the new Kool Smiles office, which opened at 1100 Lowes Blvd. Kool Smiles of Killeen opened its doors with a mission to expand access to quality dental care to families in Killeen and Fort Hood. "Quality preventative dental care will reduce costs to the healthcare system over the long term," said Representative Jimmie Don Aycock. "Kool Smiles...
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February 02, 2010Download image INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AMD LASERS announces the launch of the International Center for Laser Education today. Established by Alan Miller, the President/CEO of AMD LASERS, ICLE offers laser education to dentists on hard and soft tissue dental laser technology. World renowned laser educator, Dr. Glenn van As, is leading the company as Clinical Director. ICLE is the first laser company to offer affordable laser education through video, hands on, and in an interactive laser forum....
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February 02, 2010Fish oil supplements may help to preserve the sanity of people on the edge of psychosis, a study suggests. BREAKING NEWS The demise of America Miss Virginia Crowned Miss America More... Researchers found that individuals at high risk of suffering a serious psychotic episode were less likely to develop symptoms...
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February 02, 2010Stem cell experts say they believe a small group of scientists is effectively vetoing high quality science from publication in journals. In some cases they say it might be done to deliberately stifle research that is in competition with their own. It has also emerged that 14 leading stem cell researchers have written an open letter to journal editors in order to highlight their dissatisfaction. Billions of pounds of public money is spent on funding stem cell research. The open letter to the major scientific journals claims that "papers that are scientifically flawed or comprise only modest technical increments often attract undue profile. At the same time publication of truly original...
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February 02, 2010A group of teenagers from mid and north west Wales have been nominated for a prestigious film award. Chucks is...
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February 02, 2010The Internet is full of ads: "clean, smooth, hypoallergenic" is the pitch for boa constrictors on one breeder's site. Other snakes can be delivered to your home the next day. The problem is that owners often tire of these living conversation pieces. Some snakes, like the Burmese python, can grow to more than 20 feet long and weigh 200 pounds. And their preferred diet runs to live animals instead of little pellets from the pet store. So far too many owners do the worst thing possible for the environment: they let these animals loose. Florida's fragile Everglades are of particular concern. Over the last decade, more than 1,300 Burmese pythons and other constrictors have been removed from the...
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February 02, 2010The Associated PressUpdated: 02/01/2010 11:13:29 PM MST FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, crew members with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. work on a drilling platform on a farm near Mead, Colo. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. releases quarterly financial...
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February 02, 2010Washington, Feb 2 : Memory failing? Well, you may be at higher risk for stroke, concludes a new study. Published in the February 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the study claims individuals who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at...
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February 02, 2010London, Feb 2 : Women take longer time to understand jokes but enjoy the punchline more than men, a new study claims. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging technology, experts at Stanford University in California monitored 10 women and 10 men,...
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February 02, 2010Washington, Feb 2 : Your dream of scaling up the wall just like web slinging superhero Spider Man may soon be a reality, thanks to Cornell researchers who have developed an adhesive device that can make it possible. Invented by Paul Steen, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and Michael Vogel, a former postdoctoral...
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February 02, 2010Google has a problem in China. But it may have bigger headaches in Europe. On issues as varied as privacy, copyright protection and the dominance of Google's Internet search engine, the company is clashing with lawmakers, regulators and consumer advocates. And the fights are escalating across Western Europe. The stakes are high -- potentially higher for Google than anything that happens in China -- because Google's operations in Europe are so much larger and more lucrative. In Britain alone, Google has roughly 10 times its estimated sales in China. Across the Continent, Google is the most popular search engine, with a substantially larger market share over its rivals than it has over those...
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February 02, 2010SAN FRANCISCO -- Sure, the screen is nice. But the iPad's most important component, at least for Apple's future, may be the A4, the fingernail-size chip at the tablet's heart. With the A4, Apple has taken another step toward challenging the norms of the mobile device industry. Device makers typically buy their primary chips from specialized microprocessor companies. But for the iPad, Apple chose to design its own -- creating unique bonds between the chip and Apple's software. The do-it-yourself approach gives Apple the chance to build faster, more battery-friendly products than rivals and helps the company to keep product development secret. But designing its own processors burdens Apple...
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February 02, 2010This is a story about a waterfall, the World Bank and 4,000 homeless toads. Maybe the story will have a happy ending, and the bright-golden spray toads, each so small it could easily sit on a dime, will return to the African gorge where they once lived, in the spray of a waterfall on the Kihansi River in Tanzania. The river is dammed now, courtesy of the bank. The waterfall is 10 percent of what it was. And the toads are now extinct in the wild. But 4,000 of them live in the Bronx and Toledo, Ohio, where scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Toledo Zoo are keeping them alive in hopes, somehow, of returning them to the wild. This month, the Bronx Zoo will formally open a...
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February 02, 2010PARK CITY, Utah -- The first time you watch skiers hurtle off a curved ramp at 30 miles per hour, soaring six stories in the air while doing three back flips and up to five body twists, you can't help but think: These people are crazy. Keep watching and you will quickly have second -- and third -- thoughts. You begin to notice how the skiers adjust their starting point on the inrun to reach the proper takeoff speed, how they practice odd arm movements, like giant Barbie dolls whose limbs are being manipulated by unseen hands. Freestyle aerialists, as these athletes are known, are not actually throwing caution, along with themselves, to the winds. It is not fate that plops them down at the...
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February 02, 2010NEW YORK: Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol have become the first Indian actors to ring the opening bell of the world's biggest stock exchange, NASDAQ, an honour usually reserved for CEOs of major corporations. The actors who are in the US to promote their upcoming film, "My Name Is Khan" releasing Feb 12, came to NASDAQ and rang in the first trading day of February at 9.30 a.m. on Monday at a ceremony broadcast live on many television...
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February 02, 2010HONG KONG -- China is pressing to turn its status as the world's biggest steel producer into clout over...
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February 02, 2010PARIS -- France hopes that Airbus and the seven governments which ordered the A400M...
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February 02, 2010NAGOYA, Japan -- A Toyota executive said the damage to the company's sales from its global recall for a gas pedal problem may be greater than...
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February 02, 2010Mumbai, Feb 2 The country's largest power producer, NTPC, said it has fixed the base price at Rs 201 a share for its follow-on-public offer, which opens tomorrow. "The Empowered Group of Ministers , in its meeting held on February 1, has decided the floor price for further public offer of NTPC at Rs 201 per equity share," NTPC said in a filing to the Bombay...
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February 02, 2010Shimla, Feb 2 It was home to seven viceroys during the British Raj and housed the Punjab High Court where Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathu Ram Godse was tried. Now the glorious past of Peterhoff hotel will be kept alive by promoting it as a heritage property... "We are planning to promote Peterhoff as a heritage property among tourists in a bigger way. For this, we will put up a plaque to highlight its...
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February 02, 2010Guwahati, Feb 2 Bhairab Das, 32, speaks with a strong American twang and shuttles between Assam and Bangalore, a sleek laptop keeping him company. He is part of a growing breed of US-returned computer professionals who believe India's northeast can be an IT hub and serve as an IT gateway to Southeast Asia. Bhairab Das, the software engineer hailing from the northeastern state of Assam, had been working in the US for the past three years after completing his studies at a reputed college, but is now back in India. "I wanted to do something back home in my country; so I left a cushy job in the US and returned to Assam," Das said. Today he is a...
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February 02, 2010SRK, Kajol ring Nasdaq opening bell Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol have become the first Indian actors to ring the opening bell of the world's biggest stock exchange, NASDAQ, an honour usually reserved for CEOs of major corporations. The actors who are in the US to promote their upcoming film, "My Name Is Khan" releasing Feb 12, came to NASDAQ and rang in the first trading day of February at 9.30 a.m. Monday at a ceremony broadcast live on many television networks...
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February 02, 2010Microsoft will soon put the screws to those still running...
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February 02, 2010 Experience local dining culture in Tasting Hong Kong...
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February 02, 2010 HARD ROCK'S NEWEST LOCATION WILL OFFER GUESTS A LUXURY ENVIRONMENT COMBINED WITH A UNIQUE MUSIC VIBE Download image Download image ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock International proudly announces the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Singapore. Launched with a ceremonial lion dance and ribbon-cutting, the luxurious, 360-room hotel is part of Resorts World Sentosa, a US $4.4 billion resort destination on Sentosa Island. ...
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February 02, 2010WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world's largest vacation ownership company, today announced its grand opening of Wyndham Vacation Resorts at National Harbor. This 250-unit urban resort, which is more than 75 percent sold out, is the second Wyndham timeshare resort in the popular Washington D.C. market, joining Wyndham Old Town Alexandria. The resort will bring hundreds of new jobs and have an...
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February 02, 2010I first met Shah Rukh Khan on Sept. 10, 2001. He was in Jackson Heights, N.Y., releasing the soundtrack to his film "Asoka" at music store a few blocks from my studio apartment. It was a rainy night and police hadn't anticipated the hordes of fans screaming and lunging toward him. I hadn't either. So I decided he'd make a good story. A publicity agent set me up for an interview the next morning. Hours before we were to meet, the world as we knew it ended. International flights from the U.S. grounded, Mr. Khan had to leave for India through Canada. I spent the next year writing about the New York City left behind. View Full Image The Nasdaq Stock Market Bollywood Superstars Kajol and Shah...
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February 02, 2010One rule of budget reporting is to watch what the politicians are spending this year, not the frugality they promise down the road. By that measure, the budget that President Obama released yesterday for fiscal 2011 is one of the greatest spend-while-you-can documents in American history. We now know why the White House leaked word of a three-year spending freeze on a few domestic accounts before this extravaganza was released. No one would have noticed such a slushy promise amid this glacier of spending. The budget reveals that overall federal outlays will reach $3.72 trillion in fiscal 2010, and keep rising to $3.834 trillion in 2011. As a...
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February 02, 2010U.S. politicians resurrected and expanded upon the "Tobin tax" when the House Democrats proposed to tax large financial transactions late last year. Their plan, not limited to currencies,...
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February 02, 2010The latest index of economic freedom shows America falling fast, being ranked for the first time as "mostly free." We've fallen behind Canada, and it's look out below. Our accelerating descent into a command-and-control economy with government pulling the strings is taking its toll. 2010 index of leading economic indicators shows that the land of the...
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February 02, 2010German tax refugees beware, there will always be a bloke or a female equivalent in some foreign banks who are going to sell sensitive bank data about your beloved money you stashed away in order not to get it properly taxed by the German treasury. Germany's Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel...
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February 02, 2010WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A German reptile collector has been jailed for 14 weeks and must...
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February 02, 2010Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with faulty accelerators is already taking a toll on its sales and may force it to cut 2010 sales forecasts. Toyota Motor's head of quality said he did not know how much it would cost to recall and fix millions of vehicles with faulty accelerators, but acknowledged sales were suffering. In the first public comment from an executive at Toyota's head office, Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki said costs were not taken into account with the recall of nearly 4.5 million vehicles equipped with faulty accelerators in North America and Europe. 'The sales forecast is something that we're extremely worried about,' he told a news...
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February 02, 2010Filed at 1:01 a.m. ET BANGKOK -- Oil prices headed toward $75 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as regional stock markets snapped a losing streak and economic data suggested U.S. crude demand could improve. Benchmark crude for March delivery was up 27 cents at...
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February 02, 2010TOKYO – East Asian countries led by South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan are the best wired in the world with the highest number of fast broadband connections to the Internet, a recent report has found. South Korea boasts the world's highest average connection speed at 14.6 Megabytes per second...
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February 02, 2010BEIJING – Google has launched a map search service in China for travellers taking trips during the Lunar New Year holiday season, despite a row over cyberattacks and censorship. "The service is available online now," a spokeswoman for Google China, Marsha Wang, told AFP on Tuesday. The Google Spring Festival Map is based on the...
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February 02, 2010SAN FRANCISCO – January sales at top U.S. retail chains should rebound into positive territory from last year's decline as shoppers redeemed holiday gift cards and retailers avoided drastic clearance sales. Retailers ranging from Target Corp to J.C. Penney Co Inc to American Eagle Outfitters Inc will report January sales on Wednesday and Thursday. Sales at stores open at least a year, or same-store sales, are forecast to rise 2.4 percent compared with a drop of 5.7 percent last year, according to Thomson Reuters data. The figures could mark the fifth consecutive monthly sales increase after a year's worth of declines during the recession, as...
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February 02, 2010INDIA IS suffering from a great economic crisis. Inflation is on the rise every day. The government has surrendered before the situation and said that they can't control it. But we the people can control it...
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February 02, 2010The Electronic Frontier Foundation is turning 20 , and they're throwing a hell of a birthday party in San Francisco on Feb 10: Join the celebration of EFF's 20th year...
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February 02, 2010Chris sez, "Bill Waterson, creator of the timeless comic classic Calvin & Hobbes, looks back on the strip with no regrets in his first interview in 15 years. Short, but definitely worth reading." By the end of 10...
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February 02, 2010Video above: Die Antwoord, "Zef Side [Beat Boy]." The band's website...
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February 02, 2010PeaceLove sez, "Dan and Dave , who pretty much single-handedly created the...
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February 02, 2010In this fascinating opening instalment to a new series on math for adults, the New York Times's Steven Strogatz uses a Sesame Street sketch to begin unpicking the subtle wonder of numbers: The best introduction to numbers I've ever seen -- the clearest and funniest explanation of what they are and why we need...
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February 02, 2010The 300-room US $100 million Ephelia Resort at Port Launay opened yesterday with 70 guests and expects to have 120 today and 200 tomorrow, its...
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February 02, 2010“Dreamgirls []” isn’t just a natural fit for Syesha Mercado - it’s in her blood. As a child, the former “American Idol” contestant found the musical’s libretto in her mother’s closet and was enthralled. Turns out mom auditioned for the 1981 Broadway debut of Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s glittery show. Decades later, her daughter has landed the role of the glamorous, treacherous Deena Jones in the even more glittery “Dreamgirls” revival coming to the Colonial Theatre Tuesday. The 23-year-old Mercado took third place in the seventh season of “Idol,” just...
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February 02, 2010According to the latest rumors, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are finished. Expanding upon that rumor is another interesting claim: that Jolie had an affair with Lady Gaga. Ian Halperin, author of the recent...
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February 02, 2010McDonald's has become the latest catering chain to offer free Internet access to customers as more young professionals come to regard wireless online access as an essential part of life. The fast-food chain has been expanding aggressively in Beijing since last year. In 2010, it plans to open another 150 outlets in...
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February 02, 2010Download image CANNES, France, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcast live for the first time on the France Musique radio station, MIDEM's showcase classical evening – the MIDEM Classical Awards – took place last night in the Debussy Auditorium at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The sixth edition, hosted by the British journalist James Jolly and the Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, saw awards going to 16 discs and three DVDs, chosen from 111 entries from international labels from 20 countries. ...
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February 02, 2010The winter storm that blanketed the city with ice and snow last week played topsy-turvy with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic's concert plans. The guest soloist's flight was changed at the last minute so he could arrive before the storm hit. Then the orchestra lost two rehearsals because of hazardous driving conditions. Despite the challenges, the concert took place as planned, and the 960 audience members who braved the roads were treated to a program that, while not without difficulties, was rewarding. The concert paired early works by Mendelssohn and...
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February 02, 2010Although Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a fix for sticking accelerators that forced it to recall 2.3 million vehicles last week -- a 30-minute repair that could keep some dealerships open around the clock to meet demand -- consumers are saying it took the automaker too long to take the problem seriously. D. Barkowski, of Green Tree, began to have sticking accelerator pedal problems with her 2007 Camry almost immediately after she took delivery of it in June 2007. "I noticed that even when I took my foot off the accelerator, it still was accelerating," she said. "They told me they weren't fixing my car, and I said, 'Then, I don't want to drive it.' " Ms. Barkowski eventually went to...
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February 02, 2010NEW YORK -- Danica Patrick will guest star on "CSI: NY" as the top competitor of a racing star who dies under suspicious circumstances. Patrick is scheduled to appear on the episode airing Feb. 10 on the network CBS. Antonio Sabato Jr. plays the racing great who dies in a car explosion on the streets of Manhattan two days before a race as the result of car tampering. Email Print Order Reprint Share: Yahoo! Buzz Text tool name tool goes here Latest Comment Racing Top Stories NEW YORK -- Danica Patrick will guest star on "CSI: NY" as the top competitor of a racing star who dies under suspicious circumstances. As they await their first child, some suggestions for racer Jimmie Johnson and is...
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February 02, 2010The American Carnage Tour featuring Slayer and Megadeth rises again — the trek was postponed due to Slayer’s Tom Araya’s back surgery, but a new slate of dates have arrived. Plus, She & Him plan a jaunt in support of Volume 2 and Swedish retro-rockers the Soundtrack of our Lives cross the Atlantic to give Communion. Full dates for all three tours are below: American Carnage Tour Jul. 23 –...
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February 02, 2010In what could have been one of the strangest but exciting collaborations in rock history, Courtney Love and Mariah Carey almost teamed for a duet on Love’s upcoming Hole album Nobody’s Daughter. As Love tells Spinner, she was asking her rocker buds — namely Billy Corgan and My Chemical Romance’s...
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February 02, 2010Michael Bublé’s musical guest job on Saturday Night Live this past weekend included a pair of performances and a funny turn alongside Mad Men’s Jon Hamm in a...
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February 02, 2010This is your first look at the next Rolling Stone....
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February 02, 2010Last week, following the announcement of Apple’s new iPad, we asked our readers to focus on that primitive contraption called the “radio” by telling us their favorite...
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February 02, 2010LOS ANGELES -- The energy was electric Monday night at Henson Studios as more than 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian earthquake relief. "I feel like a kid in a candy store," Wyclef Jean said, speaking to the press about the idea of remaking such an iconic song, which is...
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February 02, 2010KENT: Kent State notched its fifth consecutive win today in cruising to a 76-46 blowout of visiting Northern Illinois, handing the Huskies their fourth consecutive loss in a Mid-American Conference cross-over contest at the M.A.C. Center. ''Coming into the game, I thought Buffalo was the best team we've played," Huskies head coach Ricardo Patton said. ''Now, I'd have to give the nod to Kent State.'' Combined with Akron's loss to visiting Eastern Michigan tonight, the Golden Flashes took over sole possession of first place in the MAC East Division. Continuing their trend...
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February 02, 2010That resounding thud heard downtown Monday night was the University of Akron falling out of first place in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Zips and Kent State began the night at the top in the MAC East, and the Golden Flashes did their part by beating Northern Illinois at home. However, Eastern Michigan played the role of spoiler by defeating the Zips 62-59 in a conference crossover game before a crowd of 2,674 at Rhodes Arena. ''They made plays and we didn't. Every time we got close, we had bad discipline,'' said UA coach Keith...
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February 02, 2010Alasdair Strokosch and Rory Lamont have been ruled out of Scotland's RBS 6 Nations opener...
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February 02, 2010FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – The tender ankle of Dwight Freeney was the dominant talking point when the Indianapolis Colts arrived in South Florida to make their final preparations for Super Bowl on Monday. Freeney, a five-times Pro Bowler and anchor of the Indianapolis defensive front, hurt the ankle in the AFC title game against the New York Jets and is questionable for Sunday's title game against the New Orleans Saints. "He's a...
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February 02, 2010DAVIE, Florida – When New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urged his players to give Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning some 'remember me' shots in Sunday's Super Bowl he must have expected a response. While the media have responded predictably, giving plenty of attention to the comments, Manning himself was not rising to the bait on Monday. "I don't have . I didn't hear it. I guess I have been playing long enough that I...
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February 02, 2010DENVER – Arron Afflalo hit a 21-foot baseline jumper with 18.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets, down by 17 points in the third quarter, rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-109 Monday night. Kenyon Martin had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Chauncey Billups had 23 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 3-0 in overtime this season and averted being swept in their three-game season series with the Kings. The Nuggets, playing a fifth straight game without All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony...
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February 02, 2010SALT LAKE CITY – Deron Williams had 18 points and 15 assists and the Utah Jazz increased their longest winning streak of the season to six by beating the Dallas Mavericks 104-92 on Monday night. The Jazz held the Mavericks scoreless for more than three minutes during an 11-2 run that put Utah in control in the fourth quarter and handed Dallas its first three-game losing streak of the season. Paul Millsap had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who had seven offensive rebounds in the final quarter while outscoring the Mavs 27-16 to...
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February 02, 2010MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers' career scorer, but it wasn't enough as the Memphis Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 25 points, and his 3-pointer with 29.5 seconds left helped Memphis end its two-game losing streak. Ron Artest's 3-point attempt from the right side bounced high off the rim as the...
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February 02, 2010NEW ORLEANS – Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points and Grant Hill hit two late key baskets and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the New Orleans Hornets 109-100 on Monday. The Hornets played their second game in a row without All-Star point guard Chris Paul, who is out indefinitely with a left knee injury that coach Jeff Bower said could require surgery. Paul was injured on Wednesday against Golden State. He got hurt again when he collided with a camera while chasing an errant pass on Friday against...
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February 02, 2010MEMPHIS, Tennessee – The Memphis Grizzlies overcame a record-breaking performance by Kobe Bryant to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 on...
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February 02, 2010HULL, England – Goalkeeper Petr Cech is convinced Chelsea have the perfect opportunity to establish a lead at the top of the Premier League this week that could prove highly significant come the end of the season. Carlo Ancelotti's side, which won 2-1 at Burnley on Saturday, will use the game in hand they possess over Manchester United and Arsenal at Hull City on Tuesday night. Then, on Sunday, they host Arsene Wenger's Gunners in one of the highest profile fixtures of the calendar. Cech, the Czech Republic...
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February 02, 2010EDMONTON, Alberta – Marc Pouliot and J.F. Jacques had a goal and an assist each, and the Edmonton Oilers...
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February 02, 2010STILLWATER, Okla. – Freshman swingman Jordan Hamilton scored a career-high 27 points and No. 9 Texas finally slowed down James Anderson in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 72-60 on Monday night. The Longhorns had lost three of their previous four games after reaching No. 1 in the nation for the first time in school history. But they got back on track Monday, winning in a building that's been a house of horrors for Texas teams with top-10...
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February 02, 2010NORMAL, Ala. – Deandre Hall posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Texas Southern beat Alabama A&M 67-62 on Monday night. The...
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February 02, 2010GREENSBORO, N.C. – Reggie Holmes scored 26 points and Kevin Thompson grabbed 20 rebounds to help Morgan State defeat North Carolina A&T 74-65 on Monday...
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February 02, 2010BOSTON – Boston College and Boston University will play in the Beanpot finals for the city's college hockey bragging rights. BC advanced with a 6-0 victory over Harvard in the early semifinal on Monday night, then defending champion BU held off Northeastern's two-man skating advantage over the final 88 seconds to win 2-1 and reach the final for the 25th time in 27 years. Harvard will play Northeastern in the consolation game next Monday, followed by the matchup of Green Line rivals and the last two NCAA champions. Colby Cohen and Alex Chiasson scored for BU , which took a 2-1 lead with 5:47 left but gave Northeastern a power play with...
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February 02, 2010DOVER, Del. – Marques Oliver scored 12 points and Delaware State shut down Howard in a 54-45 win on Monday night. Greg Smith added 10 points...
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February 02, 2010SANTIAGO, Chile - Argentines Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela have...
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February 02, 2010"The Event"Public Domain With Floyd Mayweather Jr supposedly signing the fight contract real soon, Boxing will roll out its 2 most popular fighters within 7 weeks from each other. Manny Pacquiao will fight Joshua Clottey on March 13th and Mayweather will face-off with Shane Mosley on May 1st. But the question remains, will these 2 fights make up for the failed “mega-fight” between Mayweather and Pacquiao? “The Event” On March 13th, Pacquiao and Clottey will wage war in the middle of Jerry Jones brand new home for the Dallas...
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February 02, 2010The London premiere of “Invictus” brings with it renewed reviews and opinions. Many of these focus on either the perceived over use of rugby at the end, the lack of description of the action for new fans to rugby, or the mismatch of Matt Damon playing South African captain Francois Pienaar. That’s not even addressing the New Zealand issues and the famous “haka”. All this misses the point. The easy point to make would be to highlight the character of Nelson Mandela, or even the performance of Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela . That, too, might be off the mark. Clint Eastwood, who has done a masterful job crafting an image as a...
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February 02, 2010Teddy Yo, a young, vibrant rapper, has been making the local...
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February 02, 2010Kolkata: Centre of Indian Trade Unions president M.K. Pandhe Monday said globalisation never benefited the working classes and urged all the labourers to come under one umbrella to fight against the growing...
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February 02, 2010Washington:President Barack Obama expects lawmakers to approve reductions in US greenhouse-gas emissions and is pushing for more investments in clean energy and nuclear power, according to the administration's 2011 budget released Monday. Obama also plans to cut more than $40 billion worth of subsidies for fossil fuel producers, according to his budget for the 2011 fiscal year, which begins...
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February 02, 2010SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Billionaire Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spent money at a rapid pace last year, burning through $19.5 million a full year ahead of the general election, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. Documents filed with the secretary of...
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February 02, 2010February 1, 2010 - AP... newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now. Already registered on newsday.com? log in Already a subscriber to Newsday or...
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February 02, 2010ANNE FLAHERTY and ANNE GEARAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday will take the first real steps toward lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military, announcing a yearlong review aimed at answering practical and emotional questions about the effect of lifting the ban, and imposing looser standards for enforcing the ban in the meantime. According to U.S. officials, the senior-level study will be co-chaired by a top-ranked civilian and a senior uniformed officer. It would recommend the best way to go about lifting the ban, starting from the premise that it will take time to accomplish that goal but that it can be done without harming the...
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February 02, 2010PROVIDENCE - Financially, Steven Archambault is leading the race to become attorney general, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Board of Elections. Archambault seemed to lead the race in donations, raising $39,320 in the last quarter of 2009. His campaign has a current balance of $62,971.39. His opponent, Erik B. Wallin, has raised $4,301 during the same period. His campaign has a total balance of $19,847. Candidates are required to file quarterly reports detailing their campaign...
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February 02, 2010WASHINGTON - Fellow Democrat Elizabeth M. Dennigan is shaping up as a bigger obstacle to Rep. James M. Langevin's reelection than his Republican opponent, based on newly filed campaign finance reports for 2009. Still, Langevin's year-end report to the Federal Election Commission, filed Sunday, paints the portrait of a well-financed congressional veteran who raised more than $544,000 in 2009 for his reelection bid -...
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February 02, 2010ANCHORAGE, — A new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission shows 's political action committee raised about $1.4 million in the second half of 2009, most of it following her resignation as Alaska's governor. SarahPAC paid publisher HarperCollins almost $47,800 for copies of "Going Rogue" — Palin's best-selling memoir featuring her 2008 run as the vice presidential candidate — according...
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February 02, 2010One of music’s top producers wants to make a hit record – with Lindsay Lohan and Lady GaGa. Nu Pop Movement launch party at Kitson, West Hollywood, California. -...
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February 02, 2010WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2011, but vowed to continue his drive to eliminate unnecessary, wasteful weapons programs. The budget calls for a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon's base budget to $549 billion, plus $159 billion to fund U.S. military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Obama's spending freeze on other parts of the budget, designed to rein in the deficit, did not apply to the military. "Even though the Department of Defense is exempt from the budget freeze, it's not exempt from budget common sense," Obama told reporters at the White...
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February 02, 2010ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission shows Sarah Palin's political action committee raised about $1.4 million in the second half of 2009, most of it following her resignation as Alaska's governor. SarahPAC paid publisher HarperCollins almost $47,800 for copies of "Going Rogue" — Palin's best-selling memoir featuring her 2008 run as the GOP vice presidential candidate...
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February 02, 2010Google may open as early as March an online store to sell third-party software that complements its Google Apps collaboration and communication hosted suite, the Wall Street Journal on Monday. Google would let customers purchase the software from its store and charge the third-party developers a commission, according to the Journal, whose...
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February 02, 2010Mumbai, February 02: The war over Mumbai in the saffron camp deepened with BJP on Monday toeing the RSS line that the city could not be an exclusive Marathi preserve, arguing that the Shiv Sena-MNS position was akin to Article 370 granting special status to J&K - a provision Sena, like BJP, staunchly opposes. BJP chief Nitin Gadkari forcefully waded into the `Mumbai for Maharashtrians' row, saying Indians in all parts of the country had the...
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February 02, 2010Mumbai,February 02:The Sangh-Sena rift over identity politics in Maharashtra moved a step closer to rupture on Monday after the BJP threw its weight behind the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on the issue. Amid hardening positions on both sides, BJP president Nitin Gadkari backed the RSS view articulated by its chief, Mohan Bhagwat, even as Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray launched a broadside against the RSS, asking it to keep off...
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February 02, 2010Kolkata, February 02: Former Indian cricket captain turned Congress MP Mohammad Azharuddin Monday supported reservation of government jobs for the Muslims, saying it was necessary for their welfare....
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February 02, 2010 - DENVER - The fight over raising taxes to balance the budget is now moving to the Senate, where Republicans say they'll propose an alternative plan. Democratic leaders plan to hold hearings on the proposals Wednesday and Thursday and group bills affecting similar interest groups together so they can come to the Capitol on just one of those days. A marathon hearing in the House last week stretched into the early morning hours. Gov. Bill Ritter wants to raise about $150 million starting in March by ending or suspending 13 tax credits and sales tax exemptions on things like soda and candy and online sales....
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February 02, 2010Wealthy challengers in two Charlotte-area congressional districts have pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into their races, giving them a financial edge over the incumbents and other...
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February 02, 2010WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Russian negotiators Monday began finalizing a new 10-year nuclear arms reduction treaty after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev resolved the last major differences over a pact to cut both nations' deployed strategic nuclear warheads by about a third. The treaty also will limit the aircraft and missiles that the U.S. and Russia could arm with nuclear weapons to between 700 and 800 each and create a new inspection and monitoring system to allow each side to detect cheating by the...
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February 02, 2010Zhu Weiqun, executive deputy head of the Communist Party's United Front Work Department, said Tuesday that any such meeting would be "unreasonable and useless" and would "seriously undermine the political foundation of Sino-U.S. relations." Zhu was speaking at a news conference where he said no progress had been made at talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama on changes to the Himalayan region's status. China says it is only willing to address the future of the exiled spiritual leader - not any greater autonomy for Tibet. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. BEIJING - China stuck to its hard line in its first talks with...
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February 02, 2010 If adopted by Congress, the federal budget proposed by President Obama on Monday would send hundreds of millions of dollars to Minnesota, including: • Tax cuts for 2 million families • $654.8 million for education • $921.5 million for roads, highways, airports and other infrastructure • $499 million for Pell grant college assistance • $342.9 million for housing assistance For more details, go to . Source: White House Recent State Politics stories - February 1, 2010 - There is no question Rep. Michele Bachmann is a target of the left, which helps her raise a lot of money from her conservative base. But is one of the most powerful people in Washington, House...
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February 02, 2010Q: The White House has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. What is the projected deficit and how does that compare with past years? A: The deficit is estimated at $1.27 trillion in 2011 -- down from a record $1.56 trillion in the current year. The deficit was $1.41 trillion in 2009, more than triple the previous high of $458.6 billion in 2008. Except for four years , the federal government has run a deficit consistently since 1970. Q: Longer run, what are the deficit projections? A: In the president's budget forecasts, the deficit would fall to $828 billion in fiscal 2012 and dip to a decade low of $706 billion in 2014. But then it would start...
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February 02, 2010JERUSALEM - The Israeli military confirmed Monday that it had reprimanded two senior officers, a brigadier general and a colonel for the firing of artillery shells that hit a U. N. compound during the Gaza war last winter. It was a rare admission of high-level wrongdoing at a time when Israel is battling accusations of possible war crimes. But the military maintained ambiguity about a more contentious issue, whether the artillery shells that struck the compound contained white phosphorus, as the liberal daily newspaper Haaretz reported Monday. The chemical can be used to illuminate battlefields or cause smoke screens, but can also burn flesh like napalm. The military has acknowledged using...
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February 02, 2010SAITAMA, Japan, Feb. 2 - —Former House of Representatives member Yuriko Takeyama was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for five years, over...
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February 02, 2010TOKYO, Feb. 2 - —The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond rose Tuesday morning to...
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February 02, 2010teachers+ - YOKOHAMA, Feb. 2 —The Kanagawa prefectural education board decided Tuesday to continue...
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February 02, 2010TOKYO, Feb. 2 - — Tokyo stocks rose strongly Tuesday morning with investor sentiment lifted by Wall Street's sharp rebound overnight on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data and Japanese exporters climbed on a weaker yen. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 191.46 points, or 1.88 percent, from Monday to 10,396.48. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 14.63 points, or 1.63 percent, to 913.24. Among blue chips with significant...
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February 02, 2010TOKYO, Feb. 2 - — Tokyo stocks rose strongly Tuesday morning with investor sentiment lifted by Wall Street's strong rebound overnight on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data and Japanese exporters climbed on a weaker yen. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 191.46 points, or 1.88 percent, from Monday to...
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February 02, 2010SEOUL, Feb. 2 - —South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said Tuesday his government would not pay a "price" to entice North Korea to hold another summit with the South. "(South...
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February 02, 2010TOKYO, Feb. 2 - —Average monthly wages at Japanese companies with at least five employees fell 3.9 percent in 2009 from the previous year to 315,164 yen, marking the biggest percentage drop since comparative data began to be taken in 1991, the...
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February 02, 2010WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 - —The United States showed displeasure Monday over China's plan to impose sanctions on U.S....
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February 02, 2010AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Lottery Commission says someone who bought a ticket at a Houston-area convenience store is the...
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February 02, 2010DES MOINES, Iowa — Backhoes and dogs are being used to search for a missing Iowa State University student authorities fear could be...
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February 02, 2010SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed the first woman to head the California National Guard, the nation's largest guard...
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February 02, 2010The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Lottery Commission says someone who bought a ticket at a Houston-area convenience store is the winner of the $144 million Mega Millions jackpot. Commission Deputy Executive Director Gary Grief says the winner of Friday's multistate lottery prize has yet to come forward and claim the haul. The commission said in a statement Monday that the ticket was sold at a Short Stop market in Katy, 26 miles from Houston, and that store is eligible for a $1 million retailer bonus. Texas has also started selling tickets for the multistate, big-jackpot Powerball lottery. The first Powerball drawing for which Texas tickets will be eligible will take place...
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February 02, 2010MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans has removed himself from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while trying to capture hidden camera footage in a senator's office, the Department of Justice said Monday. A Justice Department news release said Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, recused himself from the case a day after the Jan. 25 arrests in Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in New Orleans. Letten's top lieutenant, assistant U.S. Attorney Jan Mann, has taken over. The news release didn't say why Letten removed himself, and his spokeswoman Anna Christman said she couldn't...
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February 02, 2010The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - Backhoes and dogs are being used to search for a missing Iowa State University student authorities fear could be buried in the snow. Jon Lacina hasn't been seen since he left a small gathering at a friend's home in Ames the night of Jan. 22. The Iowa State senior's father reported him missing Saturday, prompting a weekend search by about 250 people helped by a helicopter and dive team. Searchers Monday began using backhoes to scrape away snow near where Lacina was last seen. Parts of central Iowa were blanketed in several inches of snow in the days after Lacina went missing, and about 5 inches remains in Ames. Officials say there's no indication Lacina...
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February 02, 2010The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed the first woman to head the California National Guard, the nation's largest guard unit. The governor's office made the announcement Monday. It said Brigadier General Mary Kight also will be the first black woman to become adjutant general of a state's National Guard. She takes command Tuesday after a swearing-in ceremony. Kight, who is 59, is a 25-year California guard veteran. She has been assistant adjutant general since 2006 and previously spent seven years in the Air Force. She replaces General William Wade, who will become a deputy chief of staff with a North Atlantic Treaty Organization force in...
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February 02, 2010SAMANTHA YOUNG The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Concert tickets to Billy Joel, a taping of the "The George Lopez Show," hotel stays and expensive meals are among the gifts that 31 California lawmakers acknowledged that they received but didn't report, and for which will pay a fine. They fessed up after a review by staff at the state's campaign watchdog agency, the Fair Political Practices Commission, found discrepancies with lobbyist reports. The lawmakers signed stipulations acknowledging failure to report the gifts and agreed to pay the recommended fines, Roman Porter, the commission's executive director, said Monday. The commission will have the final say at its Feb. 11 meeting....
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February 02, 2010MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans removed himself on Monday from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while trying to capture hidden camera footage in a senator's office. The Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, recused himself from the investigation of what happened in Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in New Orleans. Letten's top lieutenant, assistant U.S. Attorney Jan Mann, is taking over the case. The news release didn't say why Letten was removing himself, and his spokeswoman Anna Christman said she couldn't comment....
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February 02, 2010PAUL J. WEBER The Associated Press LAREDO, Texas - Police cars and large white vans rumbled down the unpaved road toward the ramshackle houses, where illegal immigrants are among hundreds living in a slapdash neighborhood, or colonia, called San Carlos. U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves emerged from the caravan Monday with a message: You can trust us. His entrance didn't convince everyone. "When they saw the uniforms of the sheriff's department? Some got scared," said Maria Aguirre, a longtime resident of San Carlos, which she said has about 300 people. That anxiety among immigrants illustrates one of the biggest obstacles facing the Census Bureau this year: persuading those...
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February 02, 2010The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police say charges have been filed in the 2006 death of an Ohio boy who was killed after he and two others threw eggs at passing cars. Twenty-two-year-old Michael Gross Jr. faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence in the slaying of Danny Crawford, who was 14 when he died Dec. 2, 2006, in Columbus. According to police reports, witnesses say Crawford and the others hit a Jeep Cherokee with eggs shortly after midnight, and a passenger opened fire after the driver of the vehicle chased them. Crawford was hit as he tried to run away. Police say Gross, of Columbus, is in jail on unrelated charges. No attorney was listed in his court record for the...
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February 02, 2010Spin Magazine Online Home Magazine Reviews Blog Photos Video Live Community Subscribe Shop Spinsider Login Remember Me Forgot your Password? Digital Magazine Spin Earth Next Prev The Daily Shuffle Grammys: Best and Worst Moments 1 of 18 Grammy Winners! Beyonce, KOL & more! 2 of 18 Steven Tyler to Bandmates: I AM Aerosmith 3 of 18 WATCH: Coldplay Guest on 'The Simpsons' 4 of 18 Grammys: Inside Clive Davis' Annual Gala 5 of 18 Grammys: Wilco, Chili Peppers, More Honor Neil Young 6 of 18 Grammy Secrets Revealed! 7 of 18 Paramore Announce Spring Tour 8 of 18 'Lost': The 12 Best Musical Moments Ever! 9 of 18 Metallica Fans Riot in Chile 10 of 18 Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week 11 of 18 Liam...
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February 02, 2010In celebration of Black History...
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February 02, 2010SAN FRANCISCO – Google has began letting online visitors tell its news website what topics they want to tune into. People...
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February 02, 2010Yahoo has renewed its licensing deal with the Associated Press to post articles from the global wire service on Yahoo Web sites, the companies said on Monday. The agreement contrasts with the state of similar negotiations between the AP and Google, which have apparently either stalled or not progressed according to schedule, leading Google to stop hosting AP stories on its Google News Web site. "Yahoo has been an excellent partner for 12 years and has always recognized the value and importance of original, authoritative news. We are pleased Yahoo and AP will continue that valued relationship," AP...
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February 02, 2010With all the competing high-tech distractions available today, classical concert programmers may be asking too much of most people to expect them to sit for two hours looking at nothing more visually stimulating than 90 ordinary people in evening clothes playing musical instruments. The Houston Symphony provided one alternative Sunday night at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale, coupling an outstanding performance of Gustav Holst's The Planets with high-definition film from NASA of Neptune,...
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February 02, 2010Bon Jovi will now play a double-header in St. Paul, while Slayer and Megadeth have set a makeup date for this week's postponed concert. The "Livin' on a Prayer" hitmakers are still living it up as one of the concert industry's top draws and were able to add a second night at Xcel Energy Center, April 8, to go along with its nearly sold-out April 7 show. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. Slayer's vocalist/bassist Tom Araya should have plenty of time to recover from his tour-postponing back surgery before the Roy Wilkins Auditorium gig with fellow thrash-metal vets Megadeth and Testament, now set for Aug. 21. Tickets to the original concert will be honored, and...
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February 02, 2010NEW YORK : During the U.S. telecast of the Grammy Awards show, the sound went dead for seconds on end, over and over, like some kind of short circuit no one could fix. It cropped up Sunday night during the big production number with rap artists Eminem, Lil Wayne and Drake, who ended up miming as much as singing for the TV audience. More than coincidence? Not to any of the 25 million viewers wondering why certain recording stars were invited...
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February 02, 2010This year's Grammys were a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll - but R&B diva Beyonce's six appeal dominated the whole night. R&B diva Beyonce dominated the 52nd Grammys in Los Angeles on Sunday with six awards, edging out country star Taylor Swift who finished the music industry extravaganza with four prizes. Hot stuff: Beyonce was the queen of the Grammy night picking up six awards. She now has 16 Grammy awards in her music career. Beyonce - who had topped the nominations with 10 nods - won the prestigious Song of the Year award for her hit Single Ladies , which also earned her the best female R&B vocal award. The former Destiny's Child singer also snagged...
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February 02, 2010entertainment@thestar.com.my LET'S face it, nobody expected Lady Gaga to turn up looking normal at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. People were waiting for her to either wear something kooky and fun, or outrageously hideous, at the red carpet and throughout the event that night. Of course, Lady Gaga did not disappoint. Working the red carpet majestically in a futuristic hoop gown specially designed by Giorgio Armani, Lady Gaga was a picture of cuteness. Underneath the gown the singer wore a head-to-toe bedazzled skin-colour bodysuit, which seemed like it came with attachments - a canary yellow wig, and...
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February 02, 2010A sampling of quotes from Sunday's Grammy Awards. "I'm not going to lie, we're all a little drunk. But we're happy drunks." - Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon, accepting award for...
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February 02, 2010VALENCIA, Spain — Formula One team Mercedes GP revealed its 2010 race car Monday, with Michael Schumacher driving for the first time in three years. The former Brawn GP team rolled out its W01 car at Valencia’s Cheste Circuit, with Nico Rosberg kicking off the three-day testing by setting the third-fastest time before a break. Seven-time F1 champion Schumacher, 41, who...
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February 02, 2010President Obama on Monday unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2010, a plan that includes increased funding for tech-related research and education, as well a push for more Internet-based government services, but cuts funding for a NASA moon program and several surveillance and grant programs the White House considered to be wasteful. "In the aftermath of this crisis, what is clear is that we cannot simply go back to business as usual," President Obama said in a statement. "We cannot go back to an economy that yielded cycle after cycle of speculative booms and painful busts. We cannot continue to accept an education system in which our students trail their peers in...
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February 02, 2010 Romantic Packages Available at www.PalmSpringsHotDeals.com Download image PALM SPRINGS DESERT RESORTS, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- This Valentine's Day, indulge in a full weekend of romance with a getaway in Palm Springs. With eight cities, world class hotels and resorts and 360 days of warmth and sunshine, there is something for everyone in California's desert oasis. With just two weeks to make plans for your romantic getaway, the Palm Springs Desert Resorts are offering great deals and packages including the following popular resorts: THE RIVIERA RESORT & SPA - The legendary Riviera Resort & Spa is a perfect Valentine's weekend destination for a mod romance. The Be My...
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February 02, 2010NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebMD Health Corp. today announced that it will release financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2009 at approximately 4:00 pm on Thursday, February 18, 2010. The...
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February 02, 2010 Company Well-Positioned for Long-Term Success with Outstanding Debt Reduced by More than Half Establishes Three Major Business Divisions to Enhance Client Service FORT MILL, S.C., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Muzak Holdings LLC and certain of its subsidiaries today announced that the Company has successfully completed its financial restructuring and has emerged from protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Through the restructuring process Muzak significantly improved its balance sheet, reducing the Company's outstanding debt by more than half. As previously announced, Muzak's chapter 11 plan of reorganization was confirmed by the...
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February 02, 2010If you're running , the end is near. Starting Feb. 15, people using Windows 7 RC, the free pre-release version of Microsoft's latest PC operating system, will receive a notification that their trial software is about to expire, according to a post today by Microsoft blogger Brandon LeBlanc on . The...
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February 02, 2010NEW YORK -- Danica Patrick will guest star on CSI: NY as the top competitor of a racing star who dies under suspicious circumstances....
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