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19 August, 2010 19:27 |
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Tomorrow’s News
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Ukraine
Aug 24: Birth of a nation Ukraine celebrates its 19th birthday, but without a big bang A natiowide ban of lighting fireworks will stay in effect through the holiday, due to the risk of wildfires during the prolonged summer heat wave, Deputy Kyiv Mayor Oleksandr Popov said Meanwhile, the Cabinet of Ministers recommended that Ukrainians work on Saturday, Aug 21, in order to have Sunday, Aug 22, through Tuesday, Aug 24, as days off Independence Day celebrations on Maidan Nezalezhnosti on Aug 24, 2009 (Yaroslav Debelyi) Coinciding with Independence Day, the traditional “River of Embroidery” flower show will open on Aug 21 and operate through Sept 1 in Pechersk Field Each Ukrainian region will showcase their flower arrangements...
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3 hr. 10 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Harford mother loses son, continues fight against pediatric cancer
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Nicole Spagna fought for her young son's life for nearly two years She encouraged 7-year-old Dominic Osorio to picture himself as a the Dominator, a superhero battling an evil enemy called a "megazoid" The fantasy helped the boy and his mother cope with a relentless disease and grueling treatments Dominic succumbed to a brain tumor last year, but...
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3 hr. 10 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Ellicott City man gets home detention for pulling shotgun after a dog fight
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A 50-year-old Ellicott City man received probation before judgment and 30 days of home detention Thursday for pointing his shotgun at a man whose boxer dog got loose and attacked his white bichon frise in March The experience deeply affected both men William M Snyder's friends came out in force for the sentencing, as at least 16 people spent the...
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3 hr. 10 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Candidates test waters of early voting
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baltimoresun.com - Maryland News
1 2 3 4 5 next | single page Audrey E Scott, left, chair of the Maryland Republican Party, and Susan W Turnbull, chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, speak about early voting during a news conference Maryland primary voters hit the polls Friday for the state's first-ever experience with early voting — a dry run, candidates and...
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3 hr. 56 min. ago
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USA > Health
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Colombia, S.Korea to hold trade meet in Washington
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HEALTH
Containers are seen stacked up at a terminal in the South Korean port city of Busan Colombian and South Korean officials are set to meet September 6-10 in the US capital to thresh out a free trade agreement between the two Pacific-rim nations, Colombia's trade minister has told reporters AFP - Colombian and South Korean officials will...
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4 hr. 4 min. ago
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USA > Economics and Finance
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Paper Savings Bonds being phased out for electronic ones
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By Sandy Block, USA TODAY US Savings Bonds, long favored by gift-givers and conservative investors, are going paperless Starting Sept 30, federal employees who invest in Savings Bonds through payroll deductions will be required to buy them from TreasuryDirectgov, where they'll be stored electronically The requirement will extend to private-sector employees...
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4 hr. 6 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Bell assessed illegal sewer fees
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The city of Bell assessed property owners for sewer fees without getting required voter approval, according to the state controller's office, marking the second time auditors have found that taxpayers in the working-class city were overcharged In a letter to the city obtained by The Times on Thursday, Controller John Chiang said Bell property owners...
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4 hr. 6 min. ago
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USA > Other
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California to use new type of nationwide school tests
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L.A. Times - California | Local News
“This is going to change the way children are taught,” US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said about the new nationwide tests With a federal award of $330 million, California and 43 other states joined Thursday to replace the much-maligned year-end English and math standardized tests with new nationwide tests that could better measure...
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4 hr. 10 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Aloha Pacific Federal CU plans Las Vegas branch
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Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union said it will open a branch in Las Vegas in November Aloha Pacific is the first Hawaii-based credit union to open an out-of-state branch, according to a statement from the company It acquired the branch from the Silver State Schools Credit Union The Las Vegas branch will offer the same services and products that are...
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4 hr. 10 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Alaska Air Group reports 10% gain in August traffic
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Alaska Air Group Inc, the parent of Alaska Airlines, is reporting a 10 percent increase in traffic for the month of August after increasing its capacity by 71 percent As a result, Alaska Airlines showed a 22 percent increase in what is known as load factor, with its planes flying 865 percent full, on average, according to a statement from the company...
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4 hr. 11 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Most Denver city offices closed Friday, Monday
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Most city and county offices in Denver will be closed Friday, Sept 3, as a furlough day for city workers and Monday, Sept 6, for the Labor Day holiday Friday is the third of five planned unpaid-leave days for city workers scheduled as a budget-cutting measure this year Each furlough day will save the city about $1 million, the office of Mayor John...
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4 hr. 11 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Dameron named Cigna regional president
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Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI), one of Colorado’s largest health insurers, has named Tom Dameron as president and general manager for Cigna HealthCare’s mountain states region Dameron, Golden native, was most recently with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, where he was responsible for sales and account management of a 12 million customer health...
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4 hr. 12 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Duquesne law school dean outlines his vision
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Ken Gromley intends to take the Duquesne University School of Law to the next level and ensure the degrees conferred have the weight they deserve, he told a standing room-only crowd Thursday night Animated at times, Gromley highlighted programs and plans that aim to answer student needs, such as establishing an assistant dean of evening students that...
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4 hr. 20 min. ago
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USA > Economics and Finance
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Midcap funds can get investors in on merger action
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By John Waggoner, USA TODAY If you've ever woken up after an office party surrounded by rodeo clowns, you know that large amounts of certain substances can make you do stupid things Large amounts of cash often have the same effect on corporations Rather than reinvest that cash in, say, new products, higher dividends or retaining employees, companies...
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4 hr. 33 min. ago
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USA > Economics and Finance
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VW plans to be No. 1 car seller in the world by 2018
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By James R Healey, USA TODAY Is Volkswagen out of its mind? The world's third-biggest car company, revving up a plan to become the very biggest on the planet, will tell you absolutely not Bases covered But consider: VW wants to be the world's biggest by 2018, knocking off Toyota Motor and General Motors, both of which have acknowledged that their supersize...
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4 hr. 36 min. ago
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USA > Health
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Federer rolls, Davydenko falls, Nishikori through
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HEALTH
Number two seed Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a backhand to Andreas Beck of Germany during their US Open match in New York Federer won 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 Richard Gasquet of France serves to Nikolay Davydenko of Russia at the US Open 2010 tennis tournament in New York Gasquet won 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Japan's Kei Nishikori wipes his face...
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4 hr. 36 min. ago
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USA > Health
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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic
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HEALTH
A Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada's far north, carrying nine million liters (24 million gallons) of diesel fuel but Canadian officials have said none has spilled into the Arctic waters AFP - A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada's far north, carrying nine million liters (24 million gallons)...
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5 hr. 2 min. ago
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USA > Economics and Finance
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HP outlasts Dell in bidding war for 3Par, but did it overpay?
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Staff and wire reports Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard for data-storage maker 3Par Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about $207 billion Dell's decision came barely an hour after 3Par announced it had received Dell's revised offer of $32 per share and then the even stronger...
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5 hr. 3 min. ago
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USA > Other
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Harford begins transition to elected school board
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Harford County will begin its transition from a fully appointed school board with the Sept 14 primary election, as county voters begin choosing representatives on the panelThe change will be partial this year, affecting three of six County Council districts But after the 2014 election, the seven-member board will expand to nine seats; six will be...
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Main in themes
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27 August, 2010 03:24 |
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USA > Fashion and Style: Sweating Out the Tantrums
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WSJ.com: Lifestyle
I've been known to have homicidal fantasies when the pedestrian in front of me is weaving down the street on his cellphone, blocking my progress Or when the guy sitting next to me on the subway spreads his legs so wide I have to compress my body to avoid inappropriate contact, not that he'd have noticed So when I received an offer to try Bikram yoga,...
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27 August, 2010 09:06 |
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USA > Cinema Music Culture: Bangkok to stay under emergency rule after blast: PM
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CULTURE - latest culture news report, from movie to literature. View exclusive videos, interviews of celebrities and musicians
Thai riot-police and soldiers are seen during anti-government protests in Bangkok in late March The Thai prime minister said a bombing that injured a security guard in Bangkok has ensured it will be the country's last province kept under emergency rule after deadly protests Thai "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters shout...
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25 August, 2010 12:29 |
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USA > Society: Corpses Litter Streets amid Mogadishu Fighting
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Daily Headlines ( )
tag * * If you do not want to deal with the intricities of the noscript * section, delete the tag (from ) On * average, the noscript tag is called from less than 1% of internet * users */--> EventsIANYS 9th Global Conference at Alexandria, Egypt10/25/2010 - 12:00pm Average: Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome Your rating: None NAIROBI,...
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27 August, 2010 09:46 |
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USA > Health: France urges EU to threaten Iran sanctions over stoning
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HEALTH
An undated photo of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani provided by Amnesty International France has urged Europe to threaten targeted sanctions against the Iranian regime over the case of the woman sentenced to be stoned to death, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's office said AFP - France has urged Europe to threaten targeted sanctions against...
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18 August, 2010 23:22 |
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USA > Crime: Accused killer mom sobs in court
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CNN.com - Crime
(CNN) -- Shaquan Duley made a tearful first appearance Wednesday in a South Carolina courtroom to face murder charges in the deaths of her two toddler sons, her lawyer said Handcuffed and dressed in orange jail coveralls, Duley sniffled and sobbed through her arraignment, which lasted less than three minutes She entered no plea to the charges, and...
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26 August, 2010 19:08 |
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USA > Auto: Toyota recalls 1.13 million Corollas in North America
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Tag auto industry
Toyota has recalled 113 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks because their engines may stall, in the latest in a string of quality problems at the Japanese auto giant AFP - Japanese automaker Toyota announced Thursday the recall of 113 million of its popular Corolla vehicles in North America due to an engine defect that could...
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25 August, 2010 08:15 |
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USA > Computers and Internet: The Best OCR Tools for Converting Images to Text
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Digital Inspiration Technology Blog
OCR software let you easily convert images, such as digital photographs, scanned documents, printed books, etc into text Once you perform OCR on an image, you’ll be able to copy-paste or edit the text content of that image without any retyping and it also becomes more searchable The Best Web-based OCR Services Most scanners ship with some sort of OCR...
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25 August, 2010 17:24 |
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USA > Education: Paul Freeman obituary
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Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
Freeman spent much of his career studying the group of flies known as Nematocera, which includes the mosquito Photograph: Alamy From 1968 to 1981, Paul Freeman, who has died aged 94, was the keeper of entomology at the Natural History Museum in London – one of a handful of influential posts in insect science worldwide Immediately prior to his appointment,...
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19 August, 2010 19:44 |
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Ukraine > Society: Ambassadors Of Peace
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Ukraine
Oleksiy Boyko Ukraine is home to the world’s largest contingency of US Peace Corps volunteers They are jokingly referred to as the “Posh Corps,” but they also could be called They carry cell phones, have running water in their homes and a McDonald’s restaurant is usually not far away They’re US Peace Corps volunteers...
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