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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
4:10 am	Tax man targets luxury cars Tax man targets luxury cars Northern Territory News - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:08:58 GMT ATTRACTING attention at the traffic lights might be a driving force behind buying the latest Porsche, but luxury car-lovers are about to draw some unwanted attention from the Australian Taxation Office. AP NewsBreak: Bush, Schwarzenegger to Meet The San Francisco Examiner - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:08:48 GMT SAN FRANCISCO - They've found reason to avoid each other in recent months, but President Bush is scheduled to meet Friday afternoon with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, officials with both administrations said. Google Upgrades Corporate Search Engine ABC News - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:08:20 GMT Google Introduces Upgrade to Its Corporate Search Engine That Makes It Easier to Find Info Google Upgrades Corporate Search Engine KiplingerForecasts.com - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:06:24 GMT Hoping to become less dependent on Internet advertising, online search engine leader Google Inc. is introducing a tool designed to make it easier for companies and their workers to find vital information scattered across a maze of complex software applications. Fatal blow leads prosecutors to change crime's punishment 7:49 PM Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:05:35 GMT A 42-year-old man is sentenced to 11 months in the county jail for delivering a blow inside a Fort Worth bar that fatally injured a man. World Cup 2006 Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:04:30 GMT Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly says he deserves a place in France's World Cup squad despite being out of favour with coach Raymond Domenech. Microsoft Readies App Compatibility Test For Vista Government Enterprise - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:02:04 GMT Microsoft Corp. plans to release in the third quarter a software toolkit for testing whether applications running on older versions of Windows are compatible with Vista. China's first pro boxing champion Reuters - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:01:40 GMT China's Zhang Xiyan claimed the nation's first professional boxing title at the weekend when she outpointed America's Alicia Ashley to lift the World Boxing Council (WBC) women's lightweight crown. AC Milan 0 - 1 Barcelona The Herald - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:56:24 GMT Barcelona are favourites to reach the Champions League final after a Ludovic Giuly goal earned them a 1-0 win over AC Milan in their semi-final, first-leg match last night. Eircom admits to takeover bid Infomatics - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:54:59 GMT Irish telecoms firm Eircom has confirmed that it is the target of a takeover by a partnership between Babcock & Brown Capital and its own pension fund group. Links: Lexus RX 300 Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus RX 330 Lexus LS 460L Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC430 Lexus ES350 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS300 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS 300 (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
5:40 pm	Intl. Intelligence Intl. Intelligence UPI - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:29:00 GMT CAIRO, April 13 (UPI) -- Iraqi Shiites retorted to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's comment on their loyalty to Iran by stressing their allegiance is to Islam first. FACEOFF: The best Democrat for '08 Cumberland Times-News - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:20:38 GMT Times-News staffers Dave Boden and Richard Kerns debate an issue of interest to our readers. (Opinions expressed by the two are not necessarily those of the Times-News.) Fast food healthiest in Denmark, worst in US:Study Hindustan Times - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:56:45 GMT Fast food from McDonald's is healthiest in Denmark and worst in the United States, a Danish study comparing levels of the deadliest kind of fat, trans fatty acids, showed on Thursday. Budget gets $1 billion boost Miami Herald - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:39:57 GMT A hot real-estate market and continued growth in business spending will give lawmakers working on the state budget an unexpected windfall: Close to $1 billion more to spend in the coming year, one in which state coffers are already overflowing. Incoming Tax Estimate Bumped Up Nearly $1 Billion News4Jax.com - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:24:29 GMT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State economists said Wednesday that incoming tax dollars will be nearly $1 billion higher than previously thought, giving lawmakers a bump up in the money they have at their disposal as they craft the state budget. Gathering Place Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:55:46 GMT IT'S common knowledge that we are running out of oil. What's not so well known is that we are also running out of big fish. The harsh realization that catches of big fish -- marlin, sharks, swordfish and tuna -- are declining rapidly is beginning to sink in. Love child The Monterey County Herald - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:02:05 GMT Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul." Hefley's crusade shows where compassion gets you Denver Post - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:56:28 GMT There's a reason why so few politicians take a stand anymore, why they vote along party lines and kowtow to special interest groups. It's not that they're all cowards, though many of them surely are. At last, safer group homes The Charlotte Observer - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:27:04 GMT Gov. Mike Easley signed an executive order last week imposing tougher rules on group homes that house mentally ill children in North Carolina. Good. That simple act turns the page on a shameful chapter of the state's history, one in which regulatory mistakes and greed put vulnerable citizens at risk. Letters to the Editor Daily Princetonian - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:15:05 GMT A shameful delusion: clubs are perfect Regarding 'What happened at pickups?' (Wednesday, April 5, 2006): Links: Lexus RX300 Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus RX 400h Lexus LS 600hL Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC 300 Lexus ES330 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS300 Lexus LF-C Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
7:45 pm	FRANCE YOUTH JOBS LAW CHANGE IS NOT A DEFEAT: LAGARDE FRANCE YOUTH JOBS LAW CHANGE IS NOT A DEFEAT: LAGARDE Tocqueville Connection - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:42:18 GMT CHICAGO, April 10, 2006 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac's decision to abandon the controversial youth jobs law does not signify a defeat or an end to labor reforms, Trade Minister Christine Lagarde said Monday. Chirac Reversal on Law a Defeat for PM Terre Haute Tribune Star - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:42:17 GMT President Jacques Chirac on Monday threw out part of a youth labor law that triggered massive protests and strikes, bowing to intense pressure from students and unions and dealing a blow to his loyal premier in a bid to end the crisis. Newspaper launches in Baltimore Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:41:58 GMT BALTIMORE – With newspaper readership declining, it may seem a tough time to launch a new daily in a one-paper town. But Clarity Media Group Inc. is hoping disaffected readers still yearn to hold a paper in their hands – as long as they can get through it quickly. Alltel spinoff takes Windstream Communications name WREG-TV Memphis - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:41:01 GMT LITTLE ROCK The traditional phone business spun off by Alltel Corporation last year in a four-point-nine (b) billion deal will take the name Windstream Communications. Iraq's Shi'ite Alliance delays decision on Jaafari Tiscali - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:39:04 GMT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s main Shi’ite Alliance has postponed its decision on whether to drop Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its choice for prime minister until Tuesday, officials in the bloc said. MP3 player designed for kids launched by Maxfield in the UK EARTHtimes.org - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:38:54 GMT LONDON - An MP3 music player that is designed for children is to be launched in the UK by German manufacturer Maxfield. The main feature of the player happens to be the cap on volume at 60 decibels. The player is named Max Joy and has large keys that are specially designed for the small fingers of children. Judge wants assurance about lethal injection The News & Observer - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:38:14 GMT A federal judge has ordered North Carolina prison officials to tell him by noon Wednesday how they will comply with an order requiring medically trained personnel to ensure death row inmate Willie Brown Jr. is unconscious during his April 21 execution. Skilling Says He's 'Absolutely Innocent' AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:35:37 GMT Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling declared he was "absolutely innocent" Monday as he began to testify in his own defense in his fraud and conspiracy trial. Nigeria: Saraki, 3 Others Eye Mantu's Job AllAfrica.com - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:35:20 GMT STRONG indications emerged yesterday that Senator Gbemisola Fowora-Saraki (PDP, Kwara) and three others from the North Central geo-political zone have commenced intense lobbying to succeed the embattled Deputy Senate president, Senator Ibrahim Mantu. Run for a reason: 26 marathon athletes are all competing for a cause Patriot Ledger - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:34:59 GMT When Tarryn Prosper runs through Newton at mile 16 of the Boston Marathon, she will be handed water and snacks by her aunt, Marlene Dawson of Plymouth. Links: Lexus RX 330 Lexus LX Lexus Lexus LF Lexus LS Lexus GX470 Lexus SC430 Lexus ES 300 Lexus JX470 Lexus IS250 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
8:05 am	‘Pushing the envelope’ with legendary pilot Chuck Yeager; Are you blue colored toilet paper is now s ‘Pushing the envelope’ with legendary pilot Chuck Yeager; Are you blue colored toilet paper is now scarce?; How did the Jewish World Review - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:29:25 GMT http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Q: Where did the term "pushing the envelope" come from? — G. B, Marvin, N.C. A: Well, sometimes there's just an obvious expert to turn to with a question. Apparently life isn't a cabaret in NYC Freedom Forum Online - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:24:57 GMT NEW YORK — Shall we dance? In New York it depends on where we hear the music. Not in front of the jukebox in a bar, for instance. A state judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the city to allow private, social dancing in restaurants, clubs and bars, where it is now banned. IPEI at 10: Ithaca's own small miracle This Ithaca Journal - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:33:43 GMT We all know it's far better to light one candle, but most honest people will admit that we're all far more likely just to curse the darkness. Given that human tendency, any group that invests its collective flame to solve a public need deserves a healthy dose of public recognition. The world gets to know snap music Independent - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:47:57 GMT Every so often, a new hip-hop sound emerges from a corner of the US, throwing the entire scene off balance. In the late Eighties, there was jazz-rap. At the same time, Miami bass, or "booty" music, was blurring the lines of electronic music and rap. By the mid-Nineties, gangsta rap, and its notorious subject matter of cop-killing and criminal lifestyles, had taken over. Fortune Favors the Bold at the Belle Rock Auctions this April SYS-CON Media - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:12:38 GMT Last month it was two cars and lots of cash, and this month, well this month there's no telling what you could win at Belle Rock Entertainment Auctions. Continuing the wildly popular reward program that gives every player at any of the Belle Rock Entertainment casinos the chance to earn auction points simply by playing the games they enjoy, Belle Rock heralds the return of spring with its best Fortune Favors the Bold at the Belle Rock Auctions this April SYS-CON Media - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:10:06 GMT Last month it was two cars and lots of cash, and this month, well this month there's no telling what you could win at Belle Rock Entertainment Auctions. Best in Show: Art's Top Spring Venues The Village Voice - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:57:02 GMT John James Audubon considered himself to be "of fair mien, and quite a handsome figure." Considering the accuracy he achieved in his monumental, four-volume, "Double-Elephant"-size bound print collection, The Birds of America (1827–38), perhaps we can trust such an immodest self-assessment. His 1825 watercolor of three ivory-billed woodpeckers ransacking a rotting tree for grubs depicts one with The very last waltz...why you're never too old to rock Independent - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:21:39 GMT The lights go down. The crowd applaud. The guitarist hits those oh-so-familiar opening chords to David Bowie's "Starman". And then my stomach clenches, my knees start to shake and my body prickles with sweat. Because any second now, it'll be my cue to sing. Ask Murray: Published April 5, 2006 Cleveland Free Times - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:33:54 GMT Apparently, there are 41,887 millionaires living in Cuyahoga County. How can I get in on that action? Charter is asked to air channel for Muslims St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:21:51 GMT For the past several months, Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan has criss-crossed the country's major television markets, pitching a channel aimed at the Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus GS 450h Lexus LS Lexus GX470 Lexus SC (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
2:30 pm	Capello to ring changes after Juve exit Capello to ring changes after Juve exit ESPN Soccernet.com - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:27:17 GMT Capello to ring changes after Juve exit by UEFA Champions League Bushwhacked: Why the nuclear deal is still - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:18:04 GMT There is nuclear apartheid against India, and Bush intends to make it permanent. Mistrial declared in animal cruelty case News Journal - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:16:10 GMT ASHLAND -- A witness statement on a prohibited topic resulted in a mistrial Wednesday in Ashland Municipal Court in the case of a New Washington woman charged with cruelty to animals. On the Mark with Mike Richmond.com - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:10:33 GMT Sports Radio 910's Mike Maniscalco offers his final thoughts on college hoops and handicaps the MLB season. Short shorts are sexier, and totally hip USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:09:45 GMT Here's the short of it: Shorts are having a fashion moment. Inseams are inching up this spring. Capris begat gauchos, which crept up to become bermudas. Now, short shorts - thigh grazers with 2½- and 3-inch leg lengths - are emerging as the top bottom. Hedgehunter heads Grand National line-up Daily Telegraph - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:09:38 GMT Last year's winner heads a field of 40 declared for Aintree on Saturday, but Spot Thedifference and Sir Rembrandt miss out. Changes likely after Juventus bow out of Europe again Reuters.co.uk - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:56:23 GMT MILAN, April 6 (Reuters) - Juventus coach Fabio Capello suggested there could be major changes to his team after Wednesday's limp exit from the Champions League at the hands of Arsenal. Sir Rembrandt to miss Grand National ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:32:33 GMT Leading contender Sir Rembrandt has been ruled out of Saturday's Grand National at Aintree after pulling up lame. Workplace Addiction Forbes - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:22:43 GMT What's a manager to do when alcohol or drugs invade the office. 'Benchwarmers' illustrates demise of movie industry The Bellingham Herald Online - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:15:05 GMT Richie (David Spade, left), Clark (Jon Heder, center) and Gus (Rob Schneider) form a three-player baseball team to compete against Little League squads in "The Benchwarmers." Links: Lexus IS 220d (Comment on this)