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| Shuttle snarls mar Pemberton Festival opening |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:52 pm |
| The first act at the Pemberton Music Festival hit the stage Friday afternoon but thousands of concert-goers who showed up Thursday night to pitch their tents spent the night stranded on an airport runway being used as a makeshift parking lot. |
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| John Key's Spin Doctor's NZ Reception in 2005 |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:47 pm |
| Tags: Culture |
| "[Lynton Crosby's] strategy consists of creating the most shameful and grubby tactics - spreading misinformation and uninformed but sensational opinion and debate - we have seen and experienced in Australia since the Tampa election in 2001. We're now seeing the same phenomena developing from the Conservatives in the UK." |
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| Thick McRunfast |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:46 pm |
| Tags: Video, Mst3k, Bad Movies |
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| Tibetan protesters begin trek to Chicago from Madison |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:35 pm |
| Building on the completion of the recent visit by the Dalai Lama to Madison, a dozen marchers stepped off from the Capitol Friday toward the Chinese consulate in Chicago and their ultimate goal of Tibetan independence. |
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| How poetry heals |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:16 pm |
| Tags: Writers, War, Poetry |
| In an email from Cathy Malchiodi, PhD [c], ATR-BC, LPCC, CPAT: For a look at how veterans are using poetry as therapy and writing as repartion, go to the link below. It's a form of emotional reparation that goes by many names: poetry therapy, poetic medicine, and creative journaling, to name a few. And veterans of recent and past conflicts are |
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| McCain Rejects 'Audacity of Hopelessness' for Iraq |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:11 pm |
| DENVER Senator McCain, ridiculing Senator Obama for "the audacity of hopelessness" in his policies on Iraq, said today that the entire Middle East could have plunged into war had American troops been withdrawn as his rival advocated. Speaking to an audience of Hispanic military veterans, Mr. McCain stepped up his criticism of Mr. Obama while |
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| Vancouver teen jams with real-life guitar hero |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:05 pm |
| A young Vancouver guitarist got what could be the break of a lifetime last weekend when she was invited to get up on the River Rock Casino stage to play with veteran rocker Peter Frampton. |
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| It's a stretch for Montreal man with rubber band chain |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:02 pm |
| A Montreal man is trying to get into the Guinness World Records book by rolling out the longest chain of rubber bands ever. |
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| KBR counts two more electrocution deaths |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:00 pm |
| Tags: State News |
| WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. senator says Houston-based KBR has counted two more accidental electrocutions than the 13 previously disclosed by the military. KBR Inc. Chief Executive William Utt told Democratic Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania that through news reports it has counted 15 deaths from electrocutions, some while soldiers were showering. |
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| A Shady Vantage for Waterfall Watching |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 4:57 pm |
| Tags: Top Story, Cultural Affairs, Parks And Recreation, Public Spaces, Manhattan, Arts, Brooklyn Bridge, East River, Photography, Waterfalls, Waterfront |
| The Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive offers relief from the sun for pedestrians who want to view the New York City Waterfalls. |
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| ***CORRECTED COPY***Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Predicted for Tomorrow, Saturday, July 26, in ontgomery County |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 4:55 pm |
| Saturday, July 26 has been forecast as a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day indicating unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. Unhealthy levels of ozone occur in the summer as strong sunlight reacts with volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), nitrogen oxides and other chemicals. Ozone forming pollutants originate from vehicles, lawnmowers |
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| Gagliano gets into grapes |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 4:50 pm |
| Alfonso Gagliano is showing interest in the winemaking business and is hoping the federal government will help finance his bid for a Quebec vineyard, according to media reports. |
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| Gagliano gets into grapes |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 4:50 pm |
| Alfonso Gagliano is showing interest in the winemaking business and is hoping the federal government will help finance his bid for a Quebec vineyard, according to media reports. |
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