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Friday, April 28th, 2006
12:00 pm	Women are besting men in college Women are besting men in college Miami Herald - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:16:14 GMT As college graduation season begins this weekend, look for women at the front of the processions, raking in the academic honors. Following a national trend, women are making up an ever-growing majority of the graduating classes in South Florida colleges and universities. And even more of those women are graduating at the top of the class. Report: NDTV - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:11:17 GMT A former US Olympic short-track speedskater who sustained a career-ending injury in Lake Placid had her lawsuit against the US Olympic Committee dismissed by an appeals court on Thursday. The Intangibles East Side Boxing - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:46:47 GMT 27.04.06 - By Justin Hackman: Boxing is unique in the sense that unlike any other sport, the truth lies in the intangible elements. Skater's lawsuit against USOC dismissed San Diego Union-Tribune - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:21:14 GMT ALBANY, N.Y., 12:00 p.m. April 27 (AP): A former Olympic short-track speedskater who sustained a career-ending injury in Lake Placid had her lawsuit against the U.S. Olympic Committee dismissed by an appeals court Thursday. Skater's lawsuit against USOC dismissed by appeals court USA Today - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:28:02 GMT A lawsuit filed against the U.S. Olympic Committee by a two-time Olympic medal winner who suffered a career-ending injury in Lake Placid was dismissed by a midlevel appeals court Thursday. Skater's lawsuit against USOC dismissed by appeals court USA Today - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:12:35 GMT In October 1997, then 22-year-old short-track speed skater Nikki Ziegelmeyer was skating at 35 mph in preparation for the upcoming Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, when she careered into a padded wall at the skating oval in Lake Placid. Melissa Lafsky: Tribeca Panel Series: Actor, Producer, Family Member on "United 93" HuffingtonPost - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:40:06 GMT On Wednesday, April 26, the Tribeca Talks panel discussion program opened with "Visions of Truth and History: Artists in Action After 9/11." The panel, hosted by WNYC Radio's Brian Lehrer, consisted of "United 93" producer Lloyd Levin and star David Alan Basche, as well as Ann Hoog, curator of the September 11, 2001 Documentary Project at the Library of Congress' Folklife Center, and Paula 'Hard Candy' overturns expectations on abuse The Wichita Eagle - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:55:09 GMT Director David Slade's "Hard Candy" is a chilling, compelling psychological drama that forces an audience to confront uncomfortable feelings about justice and vengeance. Donald Fagen Completes His Trilogy Forward - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:09:43 GMT A ghostly presence with unknown intent has descended. The new album "Morph the Cat" isn't so much a feline as a feeling — and a happy one at that, as the title song says, "bringing joy to New York City, Christmas without the chintzy stuff." But don't be fooled. New York Officer To Face Beating Charge Officer.com - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:37:56 GMT His lawyer says the video doesn't show guilt Links: Lexus RX 300 Lexus JX Lexus Lexus LS 400 Lexus LS600h Lexus GX Lexus SC Lexus ES350 Lexus JX Lexus IS250 Lexus LF Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
3:50 pm	Bomb threats costly to girl Bomb threats costly to girl phillyburbs.com - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:12:09 GMT The 15-year-old who wrote the threats at Central Bucks West will have to pay for the cost of searches. U.S. Bancorp Reports Record Net Income for the First Quarter of 2006 FinanzNachrichten - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:53:39 GMT EARNINGS SUMMARY Table 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ($ in millions, except per-share data) Percent Percent Change Change 1Q 4Q 1Q 1Q06 vs 1Q06 vs 2006 2005 2005 4Q05 1Q05 ------------------------------------- Net income $1,153 $1,143 $1,071 0.9 7.7 Earnings per share (diluted) 0.63 0.62 0.57 1.6 10.5 Return on average assets (%) 2.23 2.18 2.21 Return on U.S. Bancorp Reports Record Net Income for the First Quarter of 2006 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:45:00 GMT MINNEAPOLIS----April 18, 2006--U.S. Bancorp : EARNINGS SUMMARY Table 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent Percent Change Change 1Q 4Q 1Q 1Q06 vs 1Q06 vs 2006 2005 2005 4Q05 1Q05 ------------------------------------- Net income $1,153 $1,143 $1,071 0.9 7.7 Earnings per share 0.63 0.62 0.57 1.6 10.5 Return on average assets 2.23 2.18 2.21 Return on Procrastination catches up with tax filers Chillicothe Gazette - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:42:29 GMT Tax day didn't prove to be any less hectic than the rest of the season, even though filers had an extra two days to get returns done and filed. The city auditor's office used teamwork to get through the busy day, said Donna Taylor, deputy auditor. Rutland treasurer says city finances improving WRGB - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:33:09 GMT (Rutland, VT - AP) - Rutland city Treasurer Al Wilkinson says improvements are being made in the city's finances. Wilkinson says he's collected 55,000 dollars in delinquent taxes during the past two months. 2 officials pay off overdue taxes The Charlotte Observer - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:27:31 GMT Two public officials included on a list of delinquent Mecklenburg County taxpayers settled the accounts Monday, and a candidate for county commission said he would do so this week. Downey Announces First Quarter Earnings PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:00:00 GMT Downey Financial Corp. reported that net income for the first quarter of 2006 totaled $44.8 million or $1.61 per share on a diluted basis, down 13.5% from the $51.7 million or $1.86 per share in the year-ago first quarter. City may write off $900,000 owed by defunct eatery Denver Post - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:12:10 GMT The city of Denver will write off nearly $900,000 in loans and penalties it is owed by a defunct northeast Denver restaurant, under a plan the city's economic development department is advancing. Rutland leaning on those who owe Rutland Herald - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:09:24 GMT City Treasurer Al Wilkinson introduced a new assistant treasurer on Monday before describing a crackdown on delinquent taxpayers and scofflaws that has netted $55,000 in less than two months. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff City council member is late paying taxes The Charlotte Observer - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:54:01 GMT City council members and county commissioners set the tax rate -- but they still have to pay their own bills on time. Post a Comment Links: Lexus RX400h Lexus LX450 Lexus Lexus LX 470 Lexus LS600hL Lexus GX Lexus SC430 Lexus ES300 Lexus JX 540 Lexus IS 350 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS 300 (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
5:20 am	Friends With Money Friends With Money Phoenix New Times - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:29:09 GMT In Nicole Holofcener's first feature, 1996's Walking and Talking, the writer/director warmly portrayed an adult female friendship, nudging at emotional issues without resorting to shtick or melodrama. Five years later, Holofcener's Lovely & Amazing attempted to do the same for a family of women, ... Lovely, Not Amazing Denver Westword - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:37:43 GMT In Nicole Holofcener's first feature, 1996's Walking and Talking , the writer-director warmly portrayed an adult female friendship, nudging at emotional issues without resorting to shtick or melodrama. Indian star's goal: Be a player, not a symbol St. Petersburg Times - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:12:45 GMT With Muslims at home alternately idolizing and attacking her, Sania Mirza tries to have fun and improve her game. Food - William Skidelsky finds fast needn't be bad The New Statesman - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:34:52 GMT When my girlfriend and I went on one of our first-ever dates, we found ourselves passing a café-type establishment in London's Chinatown, the kind of place that serves dodgy-looking, brightly coloured dishes from a steel counter near the front. TW: David Tennant RainbowNetwork.com - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:54:45 GMT Readers of the Pink Paper have voted David Tennant, the new Doctor Who , the ‘sexiest man in the universe’ and Totty Watch agrees that a trip on his Tardis would be just what the doctor ordered. Edith Seydell Stanfield Carter Bandera Bulletin - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:48:20 GMT Edith Seydell Stanfield Carter, 85, of Bandera entered her eternal rest at her residence on April 7, 2006. She was born on Sept. 14, 1920, in Danville, Va., to John Samuel Stanfield and Maggie Dell Hines Stanfield, being the fourth of 11 children born to them. OPENING SALVO: Home season begins with all the usual Fenway Park drama Patriot Ledger - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:50:40 GMT BOSTON - When David Ortiz said that his new teammates might require diapers to get through opening day, he wasn’t kidding. Enron trial: 'I am absolutely innocent' Belleville News-Democrat - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:40:59 GMT Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling told jurors in his fraud and conspiracy trial Monday that he abruptly resigned from the energy trading company a few months before it collapsed because he was worn out and troubled by its falling share price -- not because he knew disaster loomed. "Thank You For Smoking" The Davis Enterprise - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:17:02 GMT Published Apr 07, 2006 - 14:31:55 CDT. Four stars. Dark, canny satire highlighted by shrewd script, sharp performances. The Shaggy Dog Sydney Morning Herald - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:53:56 GMT Tim Allen stars as a lawyer who, after a scientific accident, is transformed into a dog. - Links: Lexus RX 300 Lexus LX Lexus Lexus SC 300 Lexus LS 430 Lexus GX470 Lexus SC 300 Lexus ES Lexus JX470 Lexus IS Lexus LF-A Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Monday, April 10th, 2006
7:25 am	Software Out There Software Out There New York Times - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:23:45 GMT Developers are joining blocks of interchangeable software components together to create a potentially infinite array of useful new programs. Rolen's recovery seems complete St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:23:12 GMT CHICAGO Scott Rolen started at third base for the Cardinals against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night and probably will do so again this afternoon in the lid-lifter at Busch Stadium. Medicare Drug Plan Helping Some Seniors The San Francisco Examiner - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:22:28 GMT WASHINGTON - It wasn't easy to sign up, but now that she's enrolled in the new Medicare drug benefit, Ruth Dike says it's made a big difference in her finances. Mickelson's second Masters win twice as nice Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:21:49 GMT Phil Mickelson shot a final-round 69 to earn his second Masters green jacket in three years. The Other Battle of Brooklyn New York Times - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:20:54 GMT In a decade when art and politics battled mightily, two huge historical murals were ripped from the walls of Borough Hall. Sixty years later, their fate remains a mystery. A Week's Worth The Christian Science Monitor - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:20:50 GMT Work & Money news briefs. Trustees seek more facts on car costs The Youngstown Vindicator - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:20:15 GMT One trustee says the analysis doesn't include information she was looking for. BOARDMAN — Forty-three employees in the police, fire and road departments drive their township vehicles home. Calif. Lab Helping to Lead Bird Flu Fight Muzi - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:19:51 GMT The middle-age man with fever, cough and shallow breath told his doctor he had just returned to Northern California from a chicken farm in Vietnam. Muzi.com News 10007252-0 (muzi.com) Nepal declares curfew to contain rising protests Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:19:13 GMT The Nepalese Government has declared a daytime curfew for the third consecutive day as it battled to contain a wave of protests against the king. "Local authorities have imposed a curfew around Kathmandu between 11am and 6pm," state-run Radio Nepal reports. Like it's 1999: Baseball wins series over Gators The Kentucky Kernel - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:18:35 GMT It was Greg Dombrowski's day, but the weekend belonged to Sean Coughlin. Coughlin and his teammates gave No. 23 UK men's baseball team a 6-0 cushion in the first two innings and Dombrowski did the rest. The Southeastern Conference's earned run average leader shut down the Gators by allowing two earned runs through 7. Links: Lexus RX 400h Lexus LX470 Lexus Lexus IS 350 Lexus LS Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC300 Lexus ES 350 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS 350 Lexus LF-C Lexus GS (Comment on this)
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
5:30 pm	Bush Blames Reid on Immigration Bill Bush Blames Reid on Immigration Bill Terre Haute Tribune Star - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:27:07 GMT President Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation. The landmark bill, which would offer eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, fell victim Friday to internal disputes in both parties. Iraqis Bury Dead After Mosque Bombing Baltimore Sun - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:26:58 GMT Friends and relatives of Iraqis killed in an attack on a Shiite Muslim mosque buried their dead Saturday, carrying coffins through the streets of several Baghdad neighborhoods. Bush Blames Reid on Immigration Bill The San Francisco Examiner - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:22:48 GMT WASHINGTON - President Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation. Violence Continues As Iraq Buries Mosque Victims CBS 13 Sacramento - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:22:31 GMT As friends and relatives of 79 Iraqis killed in an attack on a Shiite Muslim mosque buried their dead Saturday, a car bomb exploded near a Shiite shrine south of Baghdad, killing at least four pilgrims and wounding 15 others. Worried Pakistan quake survivors return home Reuters.co.uk - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:19:47 GMT MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Six months after a devastating earthquake hit northern Pakistan, many survivors are returning to their native land but with an uncertain future. Loss pushes Sixers to the brink of elimination phillyburbs.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:19:36 GMT PHILADELPHA — Allen Iverson played 45 minutes, scored 37 points on 14-for-25 shooting, dished out five assists, and at times was the scintillating former league MVP that he's been throughout his nine-year career with the 76ers. Senate overhaul plan hits major roadblock Laredo Morning Times - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:18:48 GMT WASHINGTON - Landmark legislation offering eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants suffered a potentially fatal blow Friday in the Senate, the latest in a series of election-year setbacks for President Bush and the Republicans who control Congress. Rwandans mark 12th anniversary of genocide Vancouver Province - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:05:14 GMT A Rwandan young woman cries during the ceremony of the genocide anniversary, April 7, 2006 in Nyamasheke, Rwanda. Unprofessional Judah scared of the truth: Mayweather SecondsOut.com - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 14:00:45 GMT By Ant Evans: If Floyd Mayweather Junior had any remaining professional respect for Saturday's opponent Zab Judah, an aghast Pretty Boy says he's lost it after Judah's refusal to help promote the HBO pay-per-view. 211,000 jobs created in March Baltimore Sun - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:57:20 GMT Jobless rate falls to 4.7%; longer Fed crackdown feared The U.S. economy created 211,000 new jobs in March, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dipped to 4.7 percent, according to a Labor Department report yesterday that underscored the labor market's continuing improvement. Links: Lexus RX Lexus Lexus GS 450h (Comment on this)