Archive for May, 2008
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With her softball team, a grateful mom gives back to the Ronald …
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Specifics? Those are tough for Tracey Lombardi. There was a big chicken dinner one night. Holiday carolers on another. And then there were the basic services, the use of a washer and dryer — and rides to and from the hospital.When Lombardi remembers her stay at a Ronald McDonald house in Philadelphia in December of […]
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Caribou romps through town
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
The Spruce were originally scheduled to play their Rugby Canada Super League home opener against the Quebec Caribou at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon. They were successful in getting the starting time of the match pushed back to the more fan friendly hour of 6 p.m. Monday evening. Alas, it was more Caribou-friendly too.The Caribou broke […]
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Trial begins 3 years after brutal attack
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
MANCHESTER – The second-degree murder trial of Robinson Garcia, 19, is scheduled to begin today in Hillsborough County Superior Court, nearly three years after the man he’s accused of killing was attacked with a baseball bat on Maple Street.A second man charged with second-degree murder, Larry Barbosa, 20, is scheduled for trial June 9; […]
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Mou's spell of good luck runs out
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Dunlap seventh-grader Kyle Mou tied for eighth place in the 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee on Friday night after misspelling the word “lapies.”Kyle correctly spelled “cryptarithm,” his first word of the final round and “trochiline” during the second round.But he misspelled “lapies” during the third round, spelling it “lapiz.” Three other spellers also incorrectly spelled […]
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The 20 Hottest Young Royals
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Though Prince William was born with gilded birthrights to fame, wealth and beauty, he had to wait 25 years for another title. The Prince’s international intrigue and unparalleled media attention earned him the top spot this year on Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s Hottest Young Royals.The eldest son of the late Princess Diana and […]
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Octagon Global Recruiting & Dharma Initiative: ABC’s Lost goes viral
Friday, May 30th, 2008
For those of you who are bored in your jobs and feel like you are going nowhere in your company, there is a company who seems to be on a massive recruitment drive. On behalf of the Dharma Initiative, Octagon Global Recruiting are currently looking for volunteers to make a contribution to a […]
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Yushchenko gets hero's welcome in Toronto
Friday, May 30th, 2008
FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORTERUkrainian President Viktor Yushchenko got a hero’s welcome yesterday from a packed house of elite business people, as he told the Economic Club of Toronto that his country was on the verge of becoming a great modern power."We are in a very dynamic process … that has never been like this before," said […]
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Alex Clark asks who is standing up for Brian Clough
Friday, May 30th, 2008
This week, Ebury Press announced the forthcoming publication of yet another book about Clough, this time centring on his career at Derby County FC, where, in the early 1970s, he transformed a team of mediocrities into the champions of England.Clough’s War will be written by Don Shaw, an award-winning television dramatist whose credits include classics […]
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UPDATE 1-BoC adds C$1 bln to markets as credit crunch eases
Friday, May 30th, 2008
TORONTO, May 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada added C$1 billion ($1.01 billion) to the country’s financial markets on Thursday through a previously announced auction to improve liquidity, cutting in half the amount of recent injections amid signs the credit crunch in Canada is easing.The central bank said its C$1 billion 28-day purchase and […]
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The near-fairytale of Juan and Bianca
Friday, May 30th, 2008
The near-fairytale of Juan and BiancaBy Marge C.EnriquezPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 01:37:00 05/04/2008MANILA, Philippines - Love is often envisaged as a fairytale: Two gorgeous, cool and purposeful personalities set a fulfilling permanent bond
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