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Saturday, April 29th, 2006
2:00 am	Gas Prices Force East Texans To Make Drastic Changes Gas Prices Force East Texans To Make Drastic Changes KLTV Texas - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:59:40 GMT The average gas price in East Texas is around $2.81. Last April gas prices were just under $2.00. Many East Texans have had to make drastic changes to accommodate the cost of fuel. One woman shares her story about the dent its putting in her budget. US officer charged over Iraq jail abuse Aljazeera - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:59:18 GMT The US army has charged the former head of the interrogation centre at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq, with maltreatment of detainees, interfering with investigators and other counts. Former President Bush Visits Lafayette KATC3 - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:59:15 GMT Former President George H.W. Bush captivated the audience at the annual Acadian Ambulance luncheon Friday afternoon. FAST FOCUS -- Ethnic minorities targeted in Myanmar Park Rapids Enterprise - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:59:08 GMT A humanitarian crisis is brewing in Myanmar, where the military-led government is reportedly targeting ethnic minority civilians. Soldiers have uprooted more than 11,000 people, torturing and killing many of those who fall in their path, according to reports from inside the country and Thailand. THREE FREE WEEKS Lincoln Courier - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:50 GMT Offer available to households where carrier delivery is available and that have not received home delivery service in the past 90 days. Finally, Ranji players too set to get pension Yahoo! India News - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:47 GMT While the vital decisions regarding the constitution have been deferred by a day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) has decided to extend their pension scheme to first class cricketers. The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) meeting was inconclusive because two of its members, Lalit Modi and Arun Jaitley, were not present. Member of the CRC and BCCI vice-president Shashank Friday, Apr 28, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:41 GMT WASHINGTON - Iran has defied a U.N. demand to suspend its uranium-enrichment program and has failed to fully cooperate with international inspectors, the U.N. nuclear-watchdog agency reported Friday. Force again edged out at the death The Age - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:19 GMT Replacement winger Wylie Human's last-minute try allowed the Cats to draw the visiting Western Force 34-34 in their Super 14 rugby clash last night. - Predators think they've finally found their gear Fox Sports - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:18 GMT The Nashville Predators think they finally have figured out the postseason. They have one game left to prove it. The Predators finally outshot the San Jose Sharks for the first time in their opening Western Conference series but still lost 5-4 Thursday night. That leaves them on the verge of elimination, trailing 3-1 going into Game 6 in Nashville on Sunday night. Self Service Plan Gets Cool Reception in NJ WPVI-TV Philadelphia - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:14 GMT There has been a cool reception to Governor Jon Corzine's suggestion Thursday that introducing self-serve gas stations to New Jersey might be a good way to save money in these times of soaring gas prices. Links: Lexus RX Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus Lexus LS600h Lexus GX Lexus SC 430 Lexus ES300 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS200 Lexus LF Lexus GS 400 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
5:00 pm	Digital Shutterbugs: Spring Has Sprung, It's Time to Clean Your Photo Collections Digital Shutterbugs: Spring Has Sprung, It's Time to Clean Your Photo Collections Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:45:00 GMT OTTAWA----April 17, 2006--According to a study from InfoTrends Research, more than 50 percent of digital camera owners have no plan for dealing with the photos sitting on their hard drives. Mitel has Right Prescription for Multiple Medical Call Centers CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:43:00 GMT Mitel, the trusted innovator in enterprise communication solutions and applications that empower business success, made an important house call when a large medical health organization with 22 locations in and around New York City needed it the most. Schuylkill County, Pa. Licenses Browser-Based Government Software From New World Systems Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:30:00 GMT New World Systems, a leading provider for 25 years of enterprise-wide software solutions for the public sector, announced today Schuylkill County, Pa. signed a contract valued at approximately $900,000 for New World's services and to license its integrated Logos.NET(TM) Public Administration suite of products on the Microsoft® .Net platform. VBrick Systems Provides New Dimension for Edina Public Schools' Communications and Educational Capabilities Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:20:00 GMT WALLINGFORD, Conn.----April 18, 2006--VBrick Systems, Inc. , an industry leader in affordable video over IP network solutions, today announced that the Edina Public School District in suburban Minneapolis has selected VBrick for robust digital video capabilities that add a new classroom dynamic while also simplifying district-wide administration and training. Video Measuring Systems are designed to fit on benchtop. ThomasNet - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:17:57 GMT Available in 3 models, benchtop Sprint(TM) CNC offers XYZ travel from 8 x 8 x 6 in. to 12 x 12 x 6 in. to accommodate variety of parts and provide automated measurement. Along with metrology-grade granite bases and columns, models feature precision motor-driven mechanical bearing stages and 0.5 µm linear scales. Programmable motorized zoom optics, Hi-Res color cameras, and programmable surface Call Center Software provides quality monitoring solution. ThomasNet - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:15:56 GMT Integrated into INSPIRATIONpro software, email response management systems automate email acknowledgements and responses to standard customer inquiries. They allow systematic and standardized monitoring with identical evaluation templates for all media types, including voice, e-mail, fax, and computer screen. Flexible templates are used for evaluation and scoring, and remote playback lets GSB offers video of lectures online Chicago Maroon - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:06:17 GMT The University’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) will soon equip 12 classrooms in its downtown Gleacher Center with technology that students can use to watch video of lectures and special events online. The two-year project calls for installing integrated cameras... Fakespace Software and Visualization Solutions Provide U.S. Army With New Tools for Research Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:00:00 GMT Fakespace Systems Inc. today announced that it is working with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army's Command and Control Directorate at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in support of research in the Directorate's C4ISR Automated Virtual Environment and ROVR laboratories. VBrick Systems Delivers Dynamic Plug-and-Present Streaming Video and Multimedia Capabilities Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:00:00 GMT WALLINGFORD, Conn.----April 18, 2006--VBrick Systems, Inc. , an industry leader in affordable video over IP network solutions, today introduced VBrick webcast kits that provide new levels of simplicity for setting up and broadcasting video/multimedia presentations. Ice Crystals Washington Post - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:26:33 GMT An evening of sensational acting is a cure for what ails you. It has the power to wipe away memories of those nights when the machinations on a stage are eh, blah or just plain ugh. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus LF Lexus LS 600hL Lexus GX Lexus SC430 Lexus ES350 Lexus JX Lexus IS 250 Lexus LF Lexus GS300 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
6:30 am	HELTER SHELTER: Doggone Good HELTER SHELTER: Doggone Good Nashville Scene - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:16:34 GMT My basset hound boydog, Rufus, just got a big lifestyle upgrade. A couple weeks back, I hired carpenter Jim to install a dog door that connects the Jowers backyard to the Jowers house. Now, Rufus can alternate between indoor and outdoor living at his pleasure. Book reviews for February 17, 2006: Mercedes Lackey, editor, "Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar"; Richard Paul The Davis Enterprise - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:11:29 GMT Published Feb 17, 2006 - 16:11:19 CST. The weather has been decidedly springlike of late, and perfect for lounging outside with a good book. I'm therefore compelled to share some tips on what to pick up ... and what to pass by. Why waste a good afternoon on a bad story? Feminine mystique Creative Loafing Atlanta - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:46:26 GMT Spare Rib Festival grapples with female perspective... By Curt Holman. Telepathy Takes Two About.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:29:38 GMT Using telepathy is not about intruding into someone's head. Our thoughts are private and cannot be stolen by others. But, your thought patterns can be tapped into if you are... City Chatter: Breast Defense: County libraries cloak Sports Illustrated's most popular issue Cleveland Free Times - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:34:05 GMT Right here in the magazine aisle of Parma's branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, the anemic ranks of the Standards Police have found the boobs they'd hoped could be hidden from our children forever. Trio finds groove despite pianist Medeski's digressions Philly.com - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:53:14 GMT You have to experience John Medeski's piano to appreciate its brashness. It can be confounding, the riffs so at odds with their surroundings that they shock and jerk you out of a groove. Then he can pound out riffs from the African American tradition that blow all that pretentious smoke away. Human Skin Book Gives New Meaning to 'Gross Anatomy' Fox News - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:07:42 GMT Some unlucky guy finds 300-year-old book covered in human skin in the street Love gets lost in plot, staging of South Asian gender bender San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:32:57 GMT RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Hijra: Comedy. By Ash Kotak. Directed by Andrew Nance. (Through May 7. New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. One hour, 45 minutes. Tickets: $28-$34. Call (415) 861-8972 or visit www.nctcsf.org). A master of body language The Age - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:01:06 GMT David Cronenberg explores video-game culture in eXistenZ , with Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Photo: Supplied A retrospective at ACMI shows how filmmaker David Cronenberg reverses conventional expectations, writes Philippa Hawker. One type of thought Herald Sun - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:02:10 GMT SCIENTISTS have developed the world's first "telepathic typewriter" -- a device that literally allows users to make a "mental note". A prototype Berlin Brain-Computer Interface being developed at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute uses brain sensors to detect what a user wants to write. Links: Lexus RX Lexus JX Lexus Lexus SC 300 Lexus LS 600h Lexus GX Lexus SC Lexus ES300 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS300 Lexus LF Lexus GS400 (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
8:35 am	Jackson Recovery helps drug addict turn life around Jackson Recovery helps drug addict turn life around Sioux City Journal - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:22:53 GMT Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series on Jackson Recovery Center's Women and Children's Center, which helps women who are pregnant or have young children deal with their addictions. Graduates of treatment center move on with their lives Sioux City Journal - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:22:43 GMT Annabelle Suarez created what she calls a God Box. "Every time I have a problem, I write it down on a piece of paper, read it and then put it in the box and forget about it. I leave it to God. I haven't seen a thing yet that he hasn't handled." Grant gets life for PA murder Port Arthur News - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:21:07 GMT BEAUMONT - It took a Jefferson County jury only seven minutes to sentence a former New York resident to life in prison for the murder of a Port Arthur man. Easter Egg Hunt to be held at Johnston fire department The Tribune Chronicle - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:10:37 GMT The Johnston Firemen’s Association is holding an EASTER EGG HUNT for local township children ages 2 to 8 at 11 a.m. Saturday at the fire department, near the intersection of state Routes 88 and 193. The event also will include a Chinese auction, car wash and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the fire department. Info sought on cash snatch suspect Lisbon Morning Journal - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:09:27 GMT SALEM - Salem police are hoping the public can provide some clues about the identity of a man who ran from the Marc's store on Saturday after grabbing a handful of cash from one of the store's registers. Plea agreement reached in New Waterford man's death Lisbon Morning Journal - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:03:23 GMT LISBON - The Mahoning County man charged in connection with the death of a New Waterford man will face as many as five years in prison after a plea agreement was reached Thursday. Now Playing on YouTube: Web Videos by Everyone New York Times - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:55:06 GMT Short, loud adolescent messages dominate the most-viewed list at YouTube.com, the popular clearinghouse for homemade video. Cultivating a 'gifted' child The Sun Chronicle - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:38:08 GMT FOXBORO -- About a dozen mothers are gathered around a horseshoe of assembled tables at the Sage School on Mechanic Street, sipping bottled water, tea and decaffeinated coffee and nibbling on cookies. The Many Faces of Meth: A four-part series Tri-State Media - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:36:25 GMT Editor's Note: This is the first in a four-part series of stories exploring the effects of methamphetamine on the people and culture of Warrick County. Other topics include: Profile of a meth user; Effects on children; and Drug court judgements. 'This Web site says our father is donor 44, and that we're sisters' Cincinnati Enquirer - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:34:14 GMT COLUMBUS - Two college students who share similar features, body types and the same sperm donor father might never have met if not for an online registry designed to connect donor-conceived children with their relatives. Links: Lexus RX Lexus LX Lexus Lexus IS 250 Lexus LS430 Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC Lexus ES350 Lexus JX470 Lexus IS Lexus LF-A Lexus GS300 (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
7:50 pm	Legendary UNC baseball coach Walter Rabb dies Legendary UNC baseball coach Walter Rabb dies The Chapel Hill News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:39:49 GMT CHAPEL HILL -- Robert Rabb thumbed from Caldwell County to watch his older brother, Walter, play semi-pro baseball in Snow Camp. He can't recall how his brother played that day, but he remembers how big he felt hanging with the team. For anglers, spring really begins today NorthJersey.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:02:35 GMT For years, the routine didn't vary for Bob Plavan and the crew at the Fair Lawn Hunting and Fishing Club. The second Saturday in April, the traditional opening day of the New Jersey trout season, meant a pre-dawn trip to the banks of the Ramapo River. Readers mixed on Twins' chances Pioneer Press - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 15:40:57 GMT E-RANT With any kind of hitting at all, last year's team would have made the playoffs. With a new emphasis on defense, our pitchers returning, added power, and Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel spraying balls all over the park, there are plenty of reasons for optimism. This could be the year the Twins go all the way. LOCAL BRIEFS The Pueblo Chieftain - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:09:29 GMT MEETINGS 4-H shooters Country Shooting 4-H Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library. Archery members will practice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairgrounds, and shotgun practice will start Wednesday night. Astronomical Society The Southern Colorado Astronomical Society will meet at 7 p.m. today in the CSU-Pueblo Math/Physics Building, room 103. The program CMHIP's Schoenmakers promoted to head Pueblo, Fort Logan hospitals The Pueblo Chieftain - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:58:15 GMT Steve Schoenmakers, superintendent of the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, has been promoted to oversee both state hospitals in Pueblo and Fort Logan. Schoenmakers will become the director of hospital services for the state's Office of Behavioral Health and Housing. That office is part of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The current director of hospital services, Beth Watermen ask elected officials to rise to the challenge Outer Banks Sentinel - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:19:15 GMT The N.C. Watermen United has asked the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission to take the steps needed to avert the immediate threat of the economic failure of the state's seafood industry -- seafood processors and commercial fishermen, alike. Exciting time for anglers Portsmouth Herald - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:14:21 GMT Salmon, in early spring, heavily feed on spawning rainbow smelt that congregate near tributary inlets. In Lake Winnipesaukee, smelt usually spawn at the end of March and beginning of April. A special trip San Diego Union-Tribune - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 12:06:30 GMT April 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE): It's a luxury that fishermen have over hunters, an option not available to the shoot-kill-and-grill set in the sporting ranks. Fly-fishing guide offers program on wilderness Marin Independent Journal - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:50:45 GMT Mike Kaul, a noted fly-fishing guide from Pinedale, Wyo., will present a slide program about Wyoming's Bridger Wilderness Area - a region of 1,300 lakes - when Trout Unlimited's Marin group meets Tuesday. Head to Carron for great scenery and wild trout Edinburgh Evening News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:37:28 GMT BEING completely sold on the idea of wild brown trout fishing, I took the opportunity of visiting Carron Valley for the first time this season. Links: Lexus RX Lexus Lexus SC 300 (Comment on this)