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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
1:20 am	International wine stars come to Hawke's Bay to talk Syrah International wine stars come to Hawke's Bay to talk Syrah South African Wine News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:13:15 GMT Hawke's Bay, New Zealand will play host to stars of the international wine world next January when it holds a one-day symposium on Syrah. Qld pegs title Toowoomba Chronicle - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:11:07 GMT SEVERAL frozen packs of peas have played the most unlikely part in Queensland ending a 16-year losing drought at last week's Australian croquet titles in Adelaide. National park proposed along Missouri River St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:06:30 GMT WASHINGTON -- Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will have some people seeing red instead of green this week with his Earth Day proposal to turn the Missouri River into a national park from Kansas City to St. Louis. Putting the drive into the drive-in Stuff - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:03:18 GMT Restaurant Brands chief executive Vicki Salmon has been at the helm of New Zealand's only listed fast food company for more than two years. She talks to Sue Allen about some of the challenges and perks. The 25 Most Influential Executives, 2004 Business Travel News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:00:40 GMT JANUARY 17, 2005 -- Business travel executives faced a new set of decisions last year, while U.S. government officials resolved some long-standing issues. After Big Welcome, Hu, Bush to Have a Talk AP via Yahoo! News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:58:11 GMT A 21-gun salute, fancy lunch and some bluegrass music await Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House. Once the pomp is over, President Bush faces the difficult task of narrowing major trade differences with Hu and gaining Beijing's help in thwarting the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. After Big Welcome, Hu, Bush to Have a Talk AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:58:11 GMT A 21-gun salute, fancy lunch and some bluegrass music await Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House. Plays look at murder, mayhem, delicates The Chapel Hill News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:54:59 GMT Over the next 10 days, The ArtsCenter will present a quartet of plays about how people respond when they're embroiled in the classic fields of human conflict: murder, revolution, disaster and laundry. Teradata in Campaign Management Leaders Quadrant Scoop.co.nz - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:46:52 GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and the world leader in enterprise data warehousing, announced that Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading provider of research and analysis about the global information technology ... Canada to apologize for Chinese head tax but unlikely to offer compensation AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:46:42 GMT Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper hinted that an official apology for a discriminatory head tax charged to Chinese immigrants nearly a century ago will not include financial redress for their descendants. Links: Lexus RX300 Lexus LX Lexus Lexus Cars Lexus LS 460L Lexus GX Lexus SC 300 Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX 470 Lexus IS300 Lexus LF Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
2:50 pm	Wal-Mart sues 'Wal-ocaust' Wal-Mart sues 'Wal-ocaust' News 24 South Africa - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:31:13 GMT Wal-Mart has filed a lawsuit over a warped version of its logo appearing on a website with the word "Wal-ocaust" written over an Iron Eagle clutching a smiley face. MOVIE REVIEW: Cash makes a world of difference in new chick flick Daily Aztec - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:38:20 GMT LOS ANGELES - Imagine a 90-minute episode of "Sex and the City." Except the city is in the hills of Los Angeles, and the sex is far less fun. Instead of Carrie Bradshaw, you have Olivia, a pothead maid who, much like Carrie, just can't seem to find the right guy. Wal-Mart sues seller of 'Wal-ocaust' T-shirt Macon Telegraph - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:06:04 GMT Wal-Mart has filed a federal lawsuit to stop a metro-Atlanta man from displaying a logo that compares the marketing giant to the horrors of Nazi Germany. He's paranoid, with good and funny - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:04:51 GMT Question (asked by one of the play's many decadent, cruel and self-despising characters): "What better way to lend value to a garbage life than to defend it against an imagined threat?" Burns: Top executives never seem to get ax when layoffs strike Houston Chronicle - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:02:38 GMT Wal-Mart Sues 'Wal-ocaust' T-Shirt Seller The Herald-Sun - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:21:55 GMT Wal-Mart has filed a federal lawsuit over a warped version of its logo appearing on T-shirts and on a Web site with the word "Wal-ocaust" in blue over an Iron Eagle clutching a yellow smiley face. JANE RANDOM Auburn Plainsman - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:14:10 GMT sarah bufogle senior, art   What is a funny lyric youve misheard? When I was little, I thought ... Retailer sues the seller of 'Wal-ocaust' T-shirts Richmond Times-Dispatch - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:50:23 GMT ATLANTA -- Wal-Mart has filed a federal lawsuit over a warped version of its logo appearing on T-shirts and on a Web site. The image has the word "Wal-ocaust" in blue over an Iron Eagle clutching a yellow smiley face. Capote pays the price of glory The Budapest Sun - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:03:59 GMT THE book In Cold Blood might have made Truman Capote a world known author of a self-invented genre, the "nonfiction novel," but it also destroyed him. Wal-Mart Sues 'Wal-ocaust' T-Shirt Seller Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:37:47 GMT ATLANTA (AP) - Wal-Mart has filed a federal lawsuit over a warped version of its logo appearing on T-shirts and on a Web site with the word "Wal-ocaust'' in blue over an Iron Eagle clutching a yellow smiley face. Charles Smith, a 48-year-old computer repairman from Conyers, Ga., began selling T-shirts reading "I (heart) Wal-ocaust'' last year, and he displays the more elaborate logo on his Web Links: Lexus RX400h Lexus LX Lexus Lexus LS 400 Lexus LS 430 Lexus GX Lexus SC430 Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX 540 Lexus IS350 Lexus LF Lexus GS350 (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
4:55 pm	Born to the sea Born to the sea Texarkana Gazette - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:47:54 GMT No one in the Walker family can remember exactly how far back Karlotta set her sights on one day going to sea. The best guess is at about age 3. They did consider it a bit of an odd fascination for a landlocked little girl, but as the years went by, she never wavered from her dream. Young Lanesboro alum gets career boost from Humana Pioneer Press - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:10:07 GMT LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jordan Harrison's play made it to Louisville by way of Lanesboro, Minn. "Act a Lady" was one of a half-dozen scripts showcased at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville last week. For Harrison, a Washington state native who now calls Minneapolis home, it was the second full-length script in three years to be featured at the Humana, one of the Pedicure Soothes and Tingles, Leaving Manliness Intact New York Times - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:12:22 GMT My first religious experience of the 21st century began when I arrived at John Allan's Club in Manhattan in executive pursuit of a pedicure. Bookshelf The Jamaica Observer - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:09:10 GMT Title: Ibis Stew? Oh no! Author: Joanne Gail Johnson Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean 2005 Reviewed by: Margaret Bishop So long Old Leaguer The Chapel Hill News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:40:00 GMT Walter Rabb didn't build Boshamer Stadium by himself, but it never would have gotten done without him. They know their goat Sun Star - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:24:49 GMT IT WAS nightfall Thursday and we were heading home from a turtle nest visit to Lupon in Davao Oriental. We would surely be still on the road by dinnertime and thus Sir Leo said there is this very good "kambingan" in Panabo City that we should eat in. My aunt Nhan Dan - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 09:32:31 GMT Only God knows why in the last three successive generations of my family, there has only been one child each. The last generation to bear more than that was my grandfather’s: he had two children, my father and my aunt. Young Blazers shine; stars don't OregonLive.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:16:22 GMT The Trail Blazers' confounding saga continued Friday, half of it discouraging as their supposed stars mumbled and moped through another game, and half of it encouraging as Sebastian Telfair continued to show promise. Friday, April 07, 2006 OregonLive.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 06:14:56 GMT The Trail Blazers confounding saga continued Friday, half of it discouraging as its supposed stars mumbled and moped through another game, and half of it encouraging as Sebastian Telfair continues to show promise. 'A Dirty Job' New York Times - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 05:26:36 GMT "Blessed with the Beta Male imagination, he spent much of his life squinting into the future so he might spot ways in which the world was conspiring to kill him . . . " Links: Lexus RX400h Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus LS 430 Lexus LS600h Lexus GX470 Lexus SC 400 Lexus ES300 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS Lexus LF Lexus GS 350 (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
5:15 am	Trucker's family wants items back Trucker's family wants items back Centre Daily Times - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:05:16 GMT An old red suitcase. The tools a father used while working on his rig with his 16-year-old son. A wallet. A new jacket and a bed for the cab of a tractor-trailer, both Christmas presents. The family of Ben Potter wants these belongings back. Stewart wins IROC race, Kinser flips again 9:22 PM Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:27:02 GMT Fellow Nextel Cup drivers Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth finished second through fifth in the 67-lap, 100-mile race. 4 Injured When Car Flips Over On Interstate Ramp NBC 4 Columbus - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:05:40 GMT Four people are recovering after a crash along a local interstate Friday night. Creating labels that stick with customers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:09:38 GMT On a factory floor in Franklin, a few men huddle around a piece of machinery that rapid-fire spits out sticky white... Wind Sends Chopper Crashing To Ground In Tooele KUTV.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:41:51 GMT (KUTV) TOOELE COUNTY A gust of wind sent a helicopter crashing to the ground in Tooele County Saturday morning. The incident happened just after 10 a.m. Saturday at the Tooele Valley Airport. A pilot with Upper Limit Aviation was training a student how to lift off in the wind. Jagr sets Ranger goal mark in win over Bruins The Sports Network - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:30:17 GMT Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Michael Nylander scored his second goal of the game just 40 seconds into overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden. Four Killed, Six Injured in Rollover Accident KPHO Phoenix - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:23:25 GMT GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) -- Four men were killed and six others injured in a rollover accident Friday night, authorities said. Medical helicopters were sent to the crash scene about 30 miles south of Gila Bend to transport the injured people, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Utah adventure in Arches, Moab cures vacation doldrums Summit Daily News - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:09:30 GMT MOAB, Utah - By the time we got to Moab, we had the national park equivalent of museum eyes. You know that feeling you get when you've seen too many paintings, and they all begin to look alike? After a couple of weeks on a road trip out West, that's how our family felt. Jagr sets Ranger goal mark in win over Bruins Fox 23 - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:07:07 GMT Michael Nylander scored his second goal of thegame just 40 seconds into overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden. 'With a huff and a puff...' Ashland City Times - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:39:00 GMT Spring is here and foul weather is roaring once again as Mother Nature assaults us with strong winds, thunderstorms and a deluge of rain. Links: Lexus RX 330 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus IS 300 Lexus LS 600h Lexus GX470 Lexus SC 430 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
6:00 am	One year later: Terri’s legacy survives One year later: Terri’s legacy survives Florida Baptist Witness - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:44:23 GMT ST. PETERSBURG (FBW)–It was a painful time for the Schindler family. The Right Price with STEVE PRICE Townsville Bulletin - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:41:50 GMT I'M frightened. It's been over 30 years and I bet they all look better than I do! My first ever school reunion. I know Susan Pugsly will slap me in the mouth for pulling her pigtails 35 years ago and bolting off to the shelter shed and laughing with my mates. Big hit backstop Asahi.com - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:22:56 GMT SEATTLE--Two games into the 2006 season, Kenji Jojima has become the Seattle Mariners' biggest hit. Literally. Ashley Fox | Reality bites for Bonds Philly.com - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:04:07 GMT It's only Day Three of the regular season, and there's already Barry Bonds overload. The books. The questions. The non-answers. The ballpark signs. The syringe. And, yes, the reality series. Ronny Thompson follows life path to Ball State Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:47:38 GMT MUNCIE – Ronny Thompson’s parents didn’t want him to go into coaching. Woolford gets two weeks The Daily Telegraph - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:44:03 GMT CANBERRA hooker Simon Woolford fears he could be forced out of the NRL after being suspended for the eighth time in six years. e C e n t r a l The Star Online - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:42:26 GMT America has fallen in love with Earl Hickey. Heaven help us. It's the type of tawdry tryst that Sammy Kershaw sang of as a "third-rate romance, low-rent rendezvous." Lula talks sports with Brazilian astronaut Reuters.co.uk - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:41:22 GMT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva likened the nation's first astronaut on Wednesday to late Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna and told him to come home soon to support his local football team. Win by Tribe in April something to appreciate Akron Beacon Journal - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:41:03 GMT Jake Westbrook didn't try to hide the smile, the sense of relief. The Indians' starting pitcher stood at his locker, answering question after question with the same ease in which he put away the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on this sunny Tuesday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. Melbourne band Augie March on the rise AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:36:18 GMT Melbourne band Augie March have enjoyed wide critical acclaim for years but its taken a long time for that to equate to album sales. Links: Lexus LS 430 (Comment on this)