"Mohali, Dec 19: Rahul Dravid gave a glimpse of his ‘Wall’ stature as he cracked his gritty 54th Test fifty off 151 balls. The effort ensured that the second spell of the day was dominated by the home team as the Indian scorecard read 134/1 at tea time. "
South Africa’s batsmen Battled hard but England’s bowlers regained the initiative to come out victorious by 20 runs in the opening NatWest Series one-day international at Headingley Carnegie. England`s new captain Kevin Peterson guide his team to victory with his...
Radiation leaks in the Chinese earthquake zone. The news from China keeps getting more grim."Chinese environment authorities say they have found fifty hazardous sources of radiation since this month’s earthquake.Senior environment official, Wu Xiaoqing has said the...
UPDATE: The New York Times has reported that the smoke was due to a contained fire that went out of control:"Local authorities said the smoke was produced by what was supposed to be a controlled burn started...
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Like you and the rest of the musicnerd world, I love Radiohead too. I paid cold, hard, iTunes-rate, British pounds for 128 bits of In Rainbows. I eagerly anticipated its release. I laughed and cried and danced...
A coastal ferry capsized in heavy seas last night off the coast of Sierra Leone; 50 are dead and 148 are reported missing. ""According to the report we received, 50 people perished, two were rescued while 148 others remain unaccounted for," the official, who asked not to be...
I honestly wish I could make stuff up that was this cool. An elderly woman was dogsitting for her granddaughter, and her friend left her purse unattended... the first hundred bucks were easily found, chewed up and strewn about the house. The other $700, though, was a...
Prague residents and tourists expecting a normal Tuesday were sorely mistaken as a performance art piece/protest took over the streets on the eve of the city's Quadrennial celebrations. Anyone needing a lesson in...
created by Kaitlin | 2 years ago 911 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Fifty Stores Across the U.S., Including Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, as well as Expansion into CanadaNEWPORT
BEACH, Calif., June 5, 2007 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc., one of the
fastest-growing franchises worldwide, today announced that it has
doubled the...
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" "The numbers are huge, the kind of numbers that make “people sweat.”
Erie County’s liability? Nearly $1 billion. Buffalo’s price tag? At least that much. Probably more.
For the first time, taxpayers are learning the bottom line: long-term costs they...
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"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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Today is Thursday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2006. There are three days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
One hundred and fifty years ago, on Dec. 28, 1856, the 28th president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton, Va.
On this...
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"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
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"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
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