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Mexico drug baron sponsors kids' party from U.S. jail
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican drug baron in prison in the United States threw a party with presents and clowns for 500 poor children back home despite a government crackdown on warring cartels.
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City invites residents to join in Mayday Community Cleanup
Category: Local News Topics: Eureka The city of Eureka invites local residents, community service clubs and similar organizations to join together for its second annual Mayday Community Cleanup on May 17.
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Lil' Kim's Bentley is repossessed
A Bentley belonging to U.S. rapper Lil' Kim and valued at about $250,000 reportedly has been repossessed at her New Jersey home. The New York Post said the car was hauled away because the recording artist was at least four months behind on her payments.The report said the rapper did not hand over the keys to the car when asked to do so by the repo men; however, she also didn't resist when they ...
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'Daily Show' going on the road
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is leaving its New York home for two weeks so it can cover the 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions.DNC week on the faux news program is set to be taped at the Byron Theatre in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver and air Aug. 26-29, Comedy Central said. RNC week is scheduled to be taped at the History Theatre at ...
Moldova.org |
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Genre-jumping violinist heads to MoCA
NORTH ADAMS — Jenny Scheinman and her violin moved from the West Coast to the Big Apple in 1999, hoping to immerse herself in the big city's burgeoning avant-garde jazz music scene.
Berkshire Eagle |
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A new start?
Lake County officials are excited about the possibilities.
Ludington Daily News |
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RJ Eskow: Coffeecups and Gutterballs: A Precision Media Hit On Obama, A Pass For Clinton
Let's start with a hypothetical situation: Suppose a small group of people controlled the press, and they wanted to ensure a Republican victory in November....
HuffingtonPost |
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Holy Cross filmmakers win national award
It was a project that took less than two weeks from conception to finished product. But in the end, the filmmaking efforts of Holy Cross Secondary School students Justin Kuckurack, Martin Mor and Stephen Merrick paid off handsomely -- today they were recognized with a national award.
Niagara This Week |
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Tim Clark Joins Hip Digital Media s Advisory Board
30/04/2008 11:30:00 Business Wire Hip Digital Media, a leading full service digital media agency specializing in the licensing and distribution of digital entertainment, today announced Tim Clark, a founding partner for IE: Music Group, has joined Hip Digital Media s Advisory Board.
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Woman of the year says seize the moment; 'When opportunities present themselves, go for it'
Never let life's opportunities slip through your fingers, this year's recipient of the Girls Incorporated Strong, Smart and Bold Woman of the Year award told attendees at a ceremony last night honouring area women. "When opportunities present themselves, go for it," Valerie Kines urged 100 people at the annual [...]
The Brockville Recorder and Times |
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'Daily Show' going on the road
NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is leaving its New York home for two weeks so it can cover the 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions.
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Fun singing…
On Tuesday night, a variety of musical groups performed at the Lingle-Fort Laramie Spring Dinner Show. Shown performing ”The Tide is High” are Jazz Tones Samantha Wagner (left to right), Cora Franks, Shannon Leib and Jamie Asmus. The evening theme was “The Music of Today.”
The Torrington Telegram |
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Current Issue:
I want a charming boy. If possible, I'd like an artsy, creative boy who's eager to show the world what he's got. I wouldn't mind if he's adventurous and mucks around in the woods. I'd dig it if he had some worldly friends. And it would be bloody marvelous if he had a British accent.
The Mac Weekly |
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Dedication of Cultural Arts Studio honors Modestine Wesley
The students of Sojourner-Douglass College in Annapolis will never meet the woman who inspired their new Cultural Arts Studio, but they will long appreciate her influence.
The Capital |
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Mudcrutch (2008)
Tom Petty has described re-forming his pre-fame, early-'70s outfit Mudcrutch as...''crazy.'' To which we say, ''Piffle!'' As last year's rock doc Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers showed, the group was pretty good.
Entertainment Weekly |
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CLC news for May 2
‘Fear no Art’ at CLC showcases Nearly 60 College of Lake County students and community members will share their artistic talents in the college’s 10th Annual “Fear No Art,” to be presented May 2-4. The event showcases a variety of arts -- dance, music, poetry and the visual arts – by celebrating the visions, inspirations and creations of CLC students and community members.
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Mexico drug baron sponsors kids' party from US jail
Source: Reuters MEXICO CITY, May 2 (Reuters) - A Mexican drug baron in prison in the United States threw a party with presents and clowns for 500 poor children back home despite a government crackdown on warring ...
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Ahmad Jamal thinks big with jazz band
Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal partners with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra on stage and leaves audiences yearning for more.
Prairie Public Broadcasting |
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Opera Fantasies for Violin
Violinist Livia Sohn captures the spirit of opera in her collection "Opera Fantasies for Violin."
Prairie Public Broadcasting |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Host Album Release Party In Charlotte
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 2, 2008) – Multi-platinum country music star Dierks Bentley will set off on a full throttle tour of media appearances and intimate fan club parties across the nation in support of his first hits collection titled “Greatest Hits//Every Mile A Memory 2003 – 2008” (Capitol Nashville) in stores May 6.
The Auto Channel |
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Movie Review: Iron Man
This superhero's greatest powers are his brain and his heart. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow make Iron Man more than the sum of the boilerplate screenplay by Mark Fergus, and the cover-the-basics villains and action directed by Jon Favreau. As Tony Stark, playboy billionaire (and former Long Island native), and Pepper Potts, his personal assistant handling his professional and personal ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Rage Against the Machine upstart can't corral issue-heavy marathon concert
In case you thought May Day was a special holiday for backyard horticulturists, a concert tour arrived Thursday at the Park West to help you brush up on your labor history.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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BlackBerry users get corporate sales apps on-the-go
Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, and SAP announced Friday that they have integrated some corporate applications directly onto BlackBerry devices.
CNET |
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Quick links to the best of SFGate Still can't find it? see Site Index
Here is a look at some new and current DVD releases, reviewed by Walter Addiego, Peter Hartlaub, Rachel Howard, Mick LaSalle, David Wiegand and Steven Winn. Just released RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)The Diving Bell and the Butterfly This French-language film,...
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MITCH ALBOM: Mitch flashback: The new Kirk Gibson
Once upon a time, when Kirk Gibson went out socially, you locked up the women and children. He was a serious party animal, a whole frat house rolled into one reckless body. Now Kirk Gibson goes out socially to his son's elementary school, with the other fathers, leaning against the bulletin boards, and when the teacher asks them to write something in their children's journals, Gibson takes the ...
Detroit Free Press |
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