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Beware of banks bearing gifts
Just say no. Banks and other financial services providers upped their efforts in the run-up to Christmas to come up with appealing offers for recession-bitten consumers and turn the current crisis into a juicy opportunity. For many customers, however (read)
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Get 360's Wireless 'N' Adapter for $90
Just this week, gamers who are still looking for a wireless solution on their XBOX 360 via the new 'N' wireless adapter can get this nice peripheral for $89.99, a $10 off from the MSRP, from Best Buy. (read)
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The Seahawks need an explosive player like Chris Johnson
In the end, no matter how resistant they were, the Seahawks couldn't avoid aiding history. Chris Johnson is now Mr. 2,000, and the Seahawks are, well, done. Lord hammercy, they're done! Your eyeballs can stop bulging now. Your teeth can stop grinding (read)
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U.S. judge rejects leniency for UBS whistleblower
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday upheld the prison sentence of a key informant in the tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG and ordered him to start serving his 40-month term as scheduled this Friday. (read)
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Hard times for black literature in 2010 ?
At the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy weblog Ishmael Reed thinks 2010 might bring Hard Times for Black Literature, as:
For authors whose books do not turn a quick profit, these are perilous times and ser (read)
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North-south divide in Nigerian literature ?
In The Guardian (Nigeria) Anote Ajeluorou writes that Creative writing up-North ... writers, critics take stock
, as there's apparently a quite distinct
north-south divide in Nigerian literature:
In fac (read)
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'Avatar' passes US$1 billion at world box office
'AVATAR' sped past the US$1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time, according to data released yesterday. James Cameron's 3-D... (read)
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Stott-Despoja joins SA museum board (AAP)
Former Australian Democrats senator Natasha Stott-Despoja has joined the board of the South Australian Museum.Chairman John Ellice-Flint said the former politician's deep understanding of the workings of government policy, at both federal and state (read)
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#scio10 preparation: Is there a special problem of online civility?
Two weeks from today, at ScienceOnline '10, Dr. Isis, Sheril Kirshenbaum, and I will be leading a session called 'Online Civility and Its (Muppethugging) Discontents'. In preparation for this, the three of us had a Skype conference last night, durin (read)
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Michael Jackson RIP
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Howell remembered as 'force for good journalism'
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Perfect Dark XBLA Receives Aussie Classification
We weren't specifically sure when the game would arrive on the Xbox Live Marketplace, especially since its original due date of December 2009 was moved to 'early 2010', but a quick skim through the Classification Board's most recent classifications (read)
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Santa Escape
Collect objects around you and try to help Santa Claus ( read more ) (read)
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Ban alcohol advertising and save lives on roads
THE more than 1000 deaths on our roads in the past month would have been met with absolute outrage in any other country. I have little doubt that alcohol plays a huge role in these deaths, apart from the other factors like driver fatigue and unroadwo (read)
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'Avatar' passes $1 billion mark
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Chunghwa, Netmovie to collaborate on IPTV service
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Avatar rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide
worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark. No. 1 for the third-straight weekend, raised its domestic total to $352.1 million after just 17 days. The film added 33 million overseas to lift its international haul to $670 million, for a (read)
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So You Think You Can Dance was not like The X Factor at all. Nigel Lithgoe
So You Think You Can Dance was not like The X Factor at all. The problem was the contestants. The concept. Watching people dance is just not that entertaining. The highlight was Cat Deeley's introduction, where she demonstrated the Dancing-As-You-Wal (read)
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Looking for Subjects? Amazon's Mechanical Turk
Many of you might already be aware of it, but I thought it might be helpful to let other experimental philosophers know about an easy way to get participants for experimental studies. It's called Amazon's Mechanical Turk, or Mturk for... (read)
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'Potter', 'Avatar' spur box office record in '09
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Crowd-pleasing pics and extra-dimensional tix combined to lift Hollywood to new box office heights in 2009. Sales rose more than 8% to a record $10.61 billion, while the number of tickets sold (i.e. admissions) clim (read)
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Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of January 1, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), today announced the weekend theatrical box office numbers for the weekend period of January 1 through January 3, 2010 according to the company's Box Office Essentialsâ„ (read)
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A new model of newspaper with paid-for digital content may emerge
Veronica Wadley is optimistic about the future of the press and believes original journalism will be reinvigorated In spite of the gloomy talk about the fatal decline of newspapers and even after , I am optimistic about 2010. Of course doom-laden (read)
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1959: The Year That Changed Everything
Source: CBS News (1-3-09)How Significant Will 2009 Appear in the Lens of History? Jeff Greenfield Focuses on How Another Iconic Year Played Out.
Now, consider the year 1959. Could that really be a year that changed everything?
The last year (read)
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Ohio native, ex-Navy Seal among CIA workers killed
A former Navy Seal and an Ohio native whose wife is expecting the couple's first child were among seven CIA employees killed in a suicide bombing attack on an agency base in southeastern Afghanistan last week. Scott Michael Roberson, 39, was working (read)
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Volek rallies Bolts over Skins in Zorn's last game
The Washington Redskins couldn't even hold off San Diego's backups in Jim Zorn's last game as coach. Billy Volek threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to fullback Mike Tolbert with 35 seconds left to rally the playoff-bound Chargers to a 23-20 win over the (read)
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Howell remembered as 'force for good journalism'
Former Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell is being remembered as 'a powerful force for good journalism' who was a loyal friend and an inspiring mentor to others in the industry. Howell, 68, died Friday when she was struck by a car in Blenheim, (read)
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Metallica in jordan, A dream come true!
Since the day i knew that Metallica will be playing in Jordan and in wadi rum to be accurate i have been going insane, I met the organizer behind this whole event and we discussed every single detail, The guys is working day and night to make thi (read)
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Slain soldiers, reporter arrive home Sunday
UPDATE: The bodies have arrived at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. Further updates to follow. TRENTON, Ont. -- Four days after their deaths from a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan, the remains of four soldiers and the first Canadian journalist killed (read)
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Ex-reporter gets 8 months for blackmailing tycoon Terry Gou
A former reporter and her boyfriend were sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the High Court yesterday for blackmailing local tycoon Terry Gou. In August 2006, Tsang Chia-yi, who was then working for the Next Magazine, and Wang Shang-ping invite (read)
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Artie Lange Hospitalized!
Longtime sidekick to Howard Stern, comedian Artie Lange has been hospitalized!
Lange's publicist has released a brief statement confirming that the known addict is currently in a New Jersey hospital, saying:
'We can confirm that Artie is in the ho (read)
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Bonampak 1.0
The wicked Tirit has collected the scattered pieces of the Rombus and opened the gateway ( read more ) (read)
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Steam Sale Closes Out With The Biggest Deal Yet
Valve have been offering some great deals on hot games on Steam all through the holidays, and the last day of the sale has brought the best collection of deals yet: BioShock: $4.99 Grand Theft Auto 4: $7.49 Torchlight: $4.99 Left 4 Dead 2: $33.49 (read)
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Ward Family Returning?
Head General Hospital writer Bob Guza has stated that the Ward family, a branch of the Quartermaines, will be returning to Port Charles.
The Ward family is the result of an affair Edward had with Mary Mae Ward (Rosalind Cash), which resulted in the (read)
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Messing With Male Minds: A Decade in TV, & Don't Shadow My Script, Man..
I'VE ARGUED BEFORE on this blog that one of the things ailing network TeeVee today was a dearth of realistic male characters. As the audience tipped ever-more toward the distaff side*, so too did characters become ever more like caricatures -- (read)
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Pictures of the decade
Some of the most iconic photographs taken between 2000 and 2009 (read)
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'Pioneering' US journalist dies in NZ
Former Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell is being remembered as 'a powerful force for good journalism' who was a loyal friend and an inspiring mentor to others in the industry. Howell, 68, died on Friday when she was struck by a car in Blenhei (read)
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Bodies of slain soldiers, journalist arrive home
Four days after their deaths from a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan, the remains of four soldiers and the first Canadian journalist killed during the eight-year war returned Sunday afternoon to the military base in this city on Lake Ontario's shor (read)
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Ke$ha leads U.S. pop singles chart for second week
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rookie pop singer Ke$ha leads Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a second week with 'TiK ToK' while setting the record for most single-week downloads by a female artist (610,000). The prior mark was set by Lady Gaga's 'Just (read)
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Custom Electric Guitar Lets You Strum a Koopa Troopa
From the imagination of an anonymous musical engineer comes the simultaneously coolest and nerdiest custom electric guitar ever made: Behold, the Koopa Troopa shredder. This first popped up on Reddit through a post by one of the anonymous Creator's (read)
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Need for Speed meets Source Engine: Alpha Gameplay vid of SHIFT
3 The very first gameplay vid from the upcoming Source Engine Mod SHIFT. (read)
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EA producer: Cheaper games in 2010?
'Games are getting more expensive and times are tough,' says EA senior producer. EA Canada senior producer Jason DeLong believes that reduced software pricing is on the cards. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Rock Band bags (read)
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Fdup Plays' Mirror's Edge Montage
A tribute to the beautiful game Mirror's Edge. (read)
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What's next for troubled arts council and the Waldron?
The Bloomington Area Arts Council will no longer represent artists and the arts in Monroe and surrounding counties -- at least with the state of Indiana. In the waning days of a year that was supposed to be a grand celebration of the 35th anniversary (read)
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Wearable Art designer Julianne Fuchs-Musgrave announces New Works
Wearable Art designer, Julianne Fuchs-Musgrave announces New Works at her Wearable Art collection. Julianne Fuchs-Musgrave Wearable Art FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR Log (Press Release) - Jan 03, 2010 - at her Wearable Art collection at (read)
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'Avatar' No. 1 again at box office
(Entertainment Weekly) According to estimates from Hollywood.com Box Office, James Cameron's sci-fi opus grossed $68.3 million over New Years weekend, a tiny 10 percent drop from Christmas weekend for a $352.1 million domestic total -- easily the (read)
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Cable TV standoffs threaten viewing costs, choices
chicago (ap) -- many questions remain for cable tv viewers nationwide even after fox and time warner cable settled their noisy spat with a new year's day agreement.... (read)
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Rentrak Announces Box Office Numbers for Weekend of January 1, 2010
(2010-01-03) los angeles, jan. 3 /prnewswire-firstcall/ ' rentrak corporation (nasdaq: rent), today announced the weekend theatrical box office numbers for the weekend period of january 1 through january 3, 2010 according to the company's box offi (read)
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'Avatar' again flying high at box office
'Avatar' stood atop the weekend box office for the third week in a row, raking in $68.3 million in estimated receipts. USA Today said the new figure was from Nielsen EDI. The film's receipts were down only 9 percent from last weekend. The film was (read)
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Josh Wilson and Aaron Curry among Seahawks' inactives
Seahawks inactivesINACTIVE: WR Nate Burleson, LB Aaron Curry (shoulder), CB Josh Wilson (hip), G Trevor Canfield, G Mansfield Wrotto, DT Red Bryant, TE Cameron Morrah. EMERGENCY QB: Mike Teel. Titans inactives (read)
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Some Dems want Gitmo-to-Yemen transfers stopped
Some Democratic lawmakers who support closing Guantanamo Bay say the U.S. should reconsider whether to repatriate suspected terrorists from Yemen, given the al-Qaida activity in the poor Arab nation. President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism advi (read)
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Team effort keeps The Advertiser strong
Readers, advertisers and staff get paper through rocky year Everywhere I go, people ask me about the state of The Honolulu Advertiser. Are we doing OK? Are we going to make it? Do we realize what would happen if such an indispensable institution were (read)
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Paddy Power criticised over Monarch bet
By Post ReporterMonarch Airlines denied last week that it was in any financial difficulty and criticised bookmaker Paddy Power for running a book on whether the airline could go bust. Paddy Power cut the odds on Britain??s largest charter airline (read)
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Team Fortress 2 - Achievement Idle Nthluko Map
Achievement Idle Nthluko is a new map for Team Fortress 2. ( read more ) (read)
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What Game Defines The Decade To You?
To me, it is a bit of a cross between Bioshock and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. On one hand, you have a shooter that was trying to innovate in so many ways, and succeeded, along with a badass storyline and indicated that gamers really do love good (read)
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Fee to Film in New York Municipal Buildings Riles Producers
The entertainment industry argues that the charge of $3,200 accompanying each permit is excessive and could drive productions elsewhere. (read)
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Diddy backpedals on wedding tweet
P. Diddy seems to have gotten so caught up in the new year's revelry that he accidentally announced he got married. 'Juat [sic] married!' he tweeted at about 3:30 am this morning on twitter. Two hours later the musician, whose real name is Sean John (read)
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Final Celebrity Big Brother to begin
The seventh and final series of Celebrity Big Brother will begin this evening. The full line-up of celebrities moving into the house will be revealed in Sunday's show with singer Dane Bowers, former football player turned movie star Vinnie Jones, dan (read)
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Editors' Choice 2010: Who to watch
From individuals to agencies, corporations to media organizations, PRWeek's staff looks into the future to predict the entities that will make headlines in 2010. (read)
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Israelis make pilgrimage to rabbi's tomb in Egypt
Hundreds of Israelis came to Egypt on Sunday for an annual pilgrimage to the tomb of a 19th-century Jewish holy man in Egypt's Nile Delta, airport officials said. Last year, Egypt denied the pilgrims entry because the anniversary fell during Israel's (read)
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent Demo
A playable demo fro CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent is now available, offering a sample of the Windows edition of this game based on the forensic investigation television series (with cases devised by writers on the series). The demo i (read)
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Caribbean Hideaway 1.0
Sail the high seas with your clan of bandits and recruit citizens to your village ( read more ) (read)
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old treaty elm historical marker
More information here. (read)
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Packing reporter's belongings a solemn, grim task
Slain journalist's effects collected in plastic bags to be returned to family Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Share Share Capt. Yves Desbiens sorts slain journalist Michelle Lang's belongings at Kandahar Airfield on Jan. 2, 2010. COLIN PERKEL/THE (read)
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Picasso, Rousseau works stolen in France
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Setting Goals
Tis the time of year to set goals so why not first read 'Why Goals Fail' If you're somebody that sets a goal with every new year and then fail to reach it, learning from those failed goals is a definite first step. Then you can move it to setting rea (read)
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Schedule announced for FM radio broadcasting licenses
RIYADH - The Ministry of Culture and Information announced Saturday that last week it informed the companies, institutions and consortia which have been qualified for licenses on FM Radio Broadcasting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of the financial (read)
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No tall tale: Dubai to open world's highest tower
Dubai is set to open the world's tallest building amid tight security on Monday, celebrating the tower as a bold feat on the world stage despite the city state's shaky financial footing. But the final height of the Burj Dubai - Arabic for Dubai Tower (read)
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Cate West: The Vanishing Files 1.0
A series of unexplained cases dubbed 'The Vanishing Files' has paralyzed the city and baffled the police ( read more ) (read)
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Anatomy of a Foursquare special
Over the last few weeks, the much-hyped mobile app Foursquare began offering “nearby specials,” a new ad product that aims to tap your sense of spontaneity by your proximity. These ads have been few and far between, but on New Years Eve (read)
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Classic Rock Releases - January 2010
You'll notice I didn't put the word 'new' in front of 'releases' in the headline. Hey, it's January, okay? You just can't expect all that much new product this time of year. But if you're willing to settle for a slew of remasters, remixes and reissu (read)
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Results Fitness: Boost Your Metabolism
Reviewed by Melissa Hansen Quote: "This is the second Results Fitness DVD I've reviewed and I'll be honest: I'm developing a soft spot in my heart (and a hard spot in my glutes) for them." (read)
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Dennis Blunden, I'm Coming For You
It's a day late, but here's my resolution for the New Year:
In 2010, I will destroy Dennis Blunden.
Let me explain.
As everyone with even a whit of pop cultural wherewithal is well awarewithal, Dennis Blunden was a character on the mid-to-late (read)
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New Heavy Rain videos emerge
10 More Heavy Rain gameplay videos emerged on youtube today.They may have been leaked. (read)
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News From Across The Pond: Robert Pattinson auditioned for Twilight to meet
•Twilight heart throb Robert Pattinson has admitted the only reason he auditioned for the vampire series was to meet Kristen Stewart ( more ) • Susan Boyle 's debut album I Dreamed A Dream has outsold Michael Jackson 's collection of hits and (read)
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Time to ban cheap alcohol, say MPs
Costs of dealing with alcohol abuse 'overwhelming the NHS' say expertsThe government was under mounting pressure last night to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in an attempt to cut abuse as a senior Labour MP called for an urgent change in polic (read)
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Celebrity Birthdays, January 3
Happy Birthday to:
Actor/director Mel Gibson (1956)[...] Read more! (read)
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3 Pakistanis convicted in Indian blasts escape
Indian police say they have launched a massive search for three Pakistani men convicted of bombing a crowded shopping area who escaped from custody shortly before they were to be deported. Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat says the men already served the (read)
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Where pop music drives politics
Political debate in the African nation often takes the form of protest songs; some have even toppled governments. Mostly illiterate, citizens rely heavily on singers for an independent take on events. 1 | single page Sierra Leone singer Prince (read)
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Untamed Illusions Starring the Fercos Brothers Hit Planet Hollywood Through
After entertaining millions of fans across the world with their thrilling magic and illusions, the internationally acclaimed Fercos Brothers return to perform on the Las Vegas Strip at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & (read)
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Sandra Bullock 2009's biggest money-maker in Hollywood
Sandra Bullock has beaten Johnny Depp to become highest-earning star in Hollywood. Thanks to roles in films like The Proposal and The Blind Side, the stunner raked in more than 336 million pounds at the box office, reports The New of the World. 'Miss (read)
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Rockets notes: Brooks not afraid of technical fouls
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This is a chicken. A chicken it is.I'm sure there are some fundamental questions we should ask ourselves about thereality of the internet and what we deem as real. (read)
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Iran: Clash with drug smugglers kills 11 policemen
Iran says a shootout with drug smugglers in an eastern desert region has left 11 policemen dead. The state IRNA news agency says gunfire erupted when police stopped a smugglers' convoy on Friday near the town of Birjand, about 500 miles (800 kilomete (read)
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Scores arrested in north Texas cockfight raid
About 169 people have been arrested in a cockfight raid northwest of Fort Worth. Authorities said sheriff's deputies also seized 114 roosters Saturday near Poolville in north Parker County. Sheriff Larry Fowler said Child Protective Services workers (read)
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'Real hero' Sullenberger leads 2010 Rose Parade
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- After a run of celebrity grand marshals, a real American hero led the Rose Parade on Friday.... (read)
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Who Will Be Final Big Brother Celebrities?
The final series of Celebrity Big Brother kicks off tonight and anticipation is growing over who will be taking part. Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and ex-footie hardman Vinnie Jones are among those rumoured to be taking part. Model Katie Pric (read)
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Beijing resident holds exhibition of 3,000 picture-storybooks
Yang Jingbo, a farmer who sometimes acts as an emcee was a little nervous yesterday. He forgot his lines twice, though he had a script in his right hand. On December 17, he displayed 3,000 picture-storybooks he bought during the past 34 years for the (read)
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How do you say 2010? Linguist predicts we won't agree
Facing one of their first 'major' decisions of the year, representatives for the University of Washington, the state Democratic Party and the Mariners say they don't know what they're going to do. Will they call the new year 'twenty-ten' or (read)
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Our father who art in sport
By Goodwill Zunidza ZIMBABWE laid to rest a great sporting sire on New Years Eve, celebrating the long life of a legend who uniquely blended law enforcement, religion and leisure at the highest level, and bequeathed a lasting legacy of diversified (read)
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Everett Silvertips beat Tri-City 6-5 in shootout
EVERETT ? Zack Dailey scored in the seventh round of a shootout to send the Everett Silvertips to a 6-5 victory over the Tri-City Americans in Western Hockey League action Saturday night at Comcast Arena. Dailey scored twice in regulation for the (read)
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Millions out of work, living on nothing but food stamps
CAPE CORAL, Fla. ? After rising from the Bronx projects to a job selling Gulf Coast homes, Isabel Bermudez lost it all to an epic housing bust: the six-figure income, the house with the pool and the investment property. Now, as she sends out r�sumï (read)
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Seattle Opera's new season: Wagner, Mozart and more
Seattle Opera's 2010-2011 season includes four well-known classics not seen here for at least a decade ? and the final opera of Jules Massenet, 'Don Quixote,' making its Seattle Opera premiere. The offerings range from Wagnerian epic to Mozartian (read)
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Obituary: Deborah Howell, pioneering journalist, dies at 68
MINNEAPOLIS Deborah Howell, a pioneering journalist who helped lead both the Minneapolis Star (now the Star Tribune) and St. Paul Pioneer Press in the 1970s and '80s and later served as ombudsman for the Washington Post, died Friday after being hit b (read)
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'Police Quarters' doesn't live up to expectations(Kannada Film Review)
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'Bolo Raam' unconventional but lacks punch(IANS Film Review; Rating:**)
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Trainer disagreed with Leach's treatment of player
Mike Leach was fired Wednesday amid allegations of mistreating injured receiver Adam James. COLLEGE BLOGS TEAM COVERAGE Texas Tech's head athletic trainer was told by former football coach Mike Leach to 'lock' injured wide receiver Adam James in (read)
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Australian prime minister turns children's author
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is about to become a published children's author, with a tale about the lives of two family pets at one of his official residences, a spokeswoman said on Sunday. The new book, 'Jasper and Abby a (read)