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Young Widows - (Temporary Residence Ltd.) Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:31AMDiscordant and nasty, sharp and coherent, Old Wounds finds tons of strength in dark places. Beyond strength lies variety. Standout tracks Old Skin, 21st Century Invention , Delay Your Pressure and album-closer Swamped and Agitated all have different things going on: different paces, tempos, general feels.
Government Computer News Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:56PMNvidia has released a graphics card with 4G of memory—an industry first according to the company. At $3,499, the Quadro FX 5800 is being marketed for high-end visualization needs. This card, with 240 processors cores, can render more than 52 billion texture pixels (texels) per second.
Memorials should be preserved Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:41PMPersons in public service, such as politicians, judges, lawyers and many others, are bound to be criticized at one time or another. Priests are no different.
DEWAN DISPATCHES: As rebellion grows, the Internal Security Act’s tryst with destiny Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 11:32AMThree discrete incidents yoked to the Internal Security Act interplayed with Lim Kit Siang’s urgent House motion filed today demanding the Speaker allow its deliberation tomorrow in the Dewan Rakyat. Kit could not have chosen a more opportune time to shove this motion that entangles Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s unexpected release from ISA detention and the Home Ministry’s push to have him ...
DEWAN DISPATCHES: As rebellion grows, the Internal Security Act’s tryst with destiny Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 11:22AMThree discrete incidents yoked to the Internal Security Act interplayed with Lim Kit Siang’s urgent House motion filed today demanding the Speaker allow its deliberation tomorrow in the Dewan Rakyat.
Howard Jacobson: Obama has the kind of cool that can translate into political substance Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 1:16AM We try to keep our head in this column, no matter that all about us are losing theirs. Eleven years ago we celebrated another famous victory, staying up all night, dancing in the streets, afraid to go to bed for fear that when we woke up it would all have been a dream and Portillo was still Secretary of State for Defence. And all for Tony. All that optimism and ecstasy to vanish in a cloud of ...
Johnston in as mayor Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 12:35PM STOCKTON - Ann Johnston is mayor-elect.
Johnston leading race for Stockton Mayor (11:21 p.m.) Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 9:22AM STOCKTON — Ann Johnston was headed to victory late Tuesday in Stockton’s mayoral race, leading City Councilman Clem Lee by a wide margin in the first runoff for the seat since 1992.
Presidential election provides American identity check Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 5:50AMWhat we learned from the election of 2008 more
VIEWPOINTS: Remove your political rose-colored lenses Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 5:11PMThe writer lives in Santa Rosa Beach.
Parishes form 1 church Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 7:42AMDEERFIELD - With a final hymn and a prayer said together, members of St. James Church closed its doors forever Sunday and walked down Main Street to join with members of their new church.
Beneath the Issues, Strong Personal Views Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 4:43PMWhile presidential elections often turn on ideas, this one might also be swayed by a paralyzing fear of the other candidate.
Polarized voters leave candidates no middle ground Saturday, October 18, 2008 @ 5:53AMThat this is a nation of great political passion — and polarity — was laid bare on a street corner in Nebraska last week. Thousands of voters queued up around a giant city block in Omaha to see Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, whose very presence in a slam-dunk red state said a lot about the topsy-turvy presidential contest.
In Polarized Nation, Fearing the Other Candidate as Disastrous Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 11:39PMWhile presidential elections often turn on ideas, this one might also be swayed by a paralyzing fear of the other guy.
Coolspring Presbyterian breaks ground for community center Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 1:29PMIt was more than 280 years ago that Pastor James Martin, a minister from Ireland, first established Coolspring Presbyterian Church. Even though the historic house of worship has been rebuilt and renovated several times since he manned the pulpit, Martin would most likely still recognize it today.
Government Computer News Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 2:22PMBigger iron tweaked for clustering as well as cryptographic and Java processing.
Church to celebrate 165 years Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 7:38AMObserver-Reporter
Recognizing a Supporter of Difficult New Works Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 4:49AMA performance of Schubert?s C major Quintet last week at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival?s 25th-anniversary concert was a reminder that the cellist Fred Sherry is no slouch in the standard canon.
James Carroll: Making sense of $700 billion Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 2:41PMHas the U.S. gutted the real worth of its economy by fueling massive over-investment in the military?
Company dives into lending pool Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 12:12PMPool Corp. credit arm doing swimmingly
Procession celebrates 100th year Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 9:06AMFRYEBURG - Gusting winds Saturday drove temperatures into the jackets and blankets range, but thousands of fair-goers took it in stride to see the 100th anniversary Grand Parade.
Family remembers soldier Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 1:39PMNORTH BEND — As the Lord’s Prayer reverberated through Holy Redeemer Catholic Church during the Mass of Christian burial for Lt. Col. James L. Wiley Jr. on Friday afternoon, his mom, Ruth Wiley, stood in the front pew.
McCain vs Obama: All square Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 11:48PM It was the debate that was almost swept away by a financial tempest. But when John McCain and Barack Obama did square up to each other on Friday night, they produced one of the best, and almost certainly the most watched, presidential debates ever. How many minds they changed is another matter. In this battle pitting age against youth, experience against promise, the two clashed on the economy, ...
Prayers weren’t enough Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 6:15PMMACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD Church Council President Kitty Turner, left, and the Rev. Laurie Johnson stand in the sanctuary of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Raymond Thursday. Due to financial troubles and declining membership, the church will close after its final service Sunday.
Let’s have some common sense on abortion laws Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 3:36AMFor women who are in the position of needing an abortion, they are in a “lose-lose” situation - whatever decision they make has negative consequences, writes Professor Gab Kovacs .
Young Josh masters an old-time profession Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 3:28PMCONJURE up a mental picture of a bullock driver and his team.
Robbins?s People Cross Paths in Paris Wednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 4:51AMBenjamin Millepied?s ?Triade,? a Paris Opera Ballet commission, had its premiere at the Palais Garnier on Saturday as part of ?Homage to Jerome Robbins.?
Andreas Whittam Smith: A crash that has changed the world? Far from it Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 11:05PM The new conventional thinking conjured up straight after the Wall Street crash last week is that life will never be the same again. But hang on. There would have been no opportunity for a vast financial bubble to develop and then burst had there not been enormous volumes of foreign-owned funds parked in the United States and Britain. This will not change.
Giles just keeps on grinding, a lesson he learned early in life Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 1:19AMPADRES REPORT: He credits his father for instilling in him the understanding that quitting is not acceptable.
Parishioners make appeal Friday, September 19, 2008 @ 6:42PMADAMS -- Despite the lack of a written decree formally announcing the closing of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, a group of parishioners is appealing to church officials in Rome to reverse what they call an "arbitrary and capricious" decision.
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Jazz Consumer Guide: Festival Visions Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 12:03AM Jazz Consumer Guide William Parker Double Sunrise Over Neptune AUM Fidelity A large group with freewheeling horns, a string quartet (plus bass), oud, guitar (or banjo), two drummers, and an operatic singer from India named Sageeta Bandyopadhyay. Remarkably...
Cameroon: Bawock - Hope in the Horizon Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 9:33AMOver one kilometre of electricity network has been rehabilitated while the government has already disbursed funds for the Bali-Nyongha-Bawock land demarcation project.
Fred Redmond: USW Helps Empower Workers on Firestone Plantation in Liberia Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 7:33PMThis is what unrestrained, immoral and disloyal multinational corporations have reduced us to: modern slavery.
Rural church holds ‘Tractor Roll-In Sunday’ Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 3:42AMBless the tractors and the grain wagons and the combines. That’s what Trinity Lutheran Pastor Bill Nelsen, farmer David Kahle and others in the rural congregation decided they’d do Sunday.
An abstract sort of joy Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 11:40PMComment is free: Hywel Williams: When impoverished Powys heads a happiness league, the method must be suspect
Blaze damages historic city church Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 5:35AMA severe thunderstorm rolled through Altoona Tuesday morning, but fire officials said they are not sure whether it played a role in a blaze that damaged a historic church. About 6:30 a.m., the storm woke up William Helsel, his wife and their granddaughter who live across the street from Third Presbyterian Church. "My wife smelled smoke.
Pricking The Underbelly Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 8:52PMOne thing that was sorely lacking from the past two weeks of convention spotlighting was good alt weekly coverage. Denver’s Westword and St. Paul-Minneapolis’s City Pages , both Village Voice Media entities, cross-linked their blogs, titled respectively, Demver and Elephants in the Room . But even with the collaborative ink, the stories were predictable fare.
Putnam Deanery: Priests say last Masses before churches close Monday, September 1, 2008 @ 8:06AM Barbara Koza was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in Thompson about 70 years ago. She was confirmed at the same Catholic church. She married in the church.
Family came first to KK Birla Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 9:09PMIn 2005, Krishna Kumar Birla went into a huddle with brother Basant Kumar, cousin GP Birla and nephew Sudarshan Kumar Birla: they were looking to untangle one of the last knots that yoked several Birla group entities.
Deconstructing the shocking truth of consumer confidence Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 11:47AMWe have a market paradox on our hands. Consumer confidence is close to a 40-year low, suggesting that the economy is in worse shape now than in times that seemed far darker, such as the early 1980s, when inflation and unemployment both crept into double digits. Yet many of the current economic indicators, including inflation and unemployment, are...
On the Side: A dip into old Vermont, where the new is stirred in with care Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 7:18AMWEST GLOVER, Vt. - By early August it had been raining here at biblical length; if not precisely 40 days, certainly close to it, though it felt like longer.
Dems unite: Obama by acclamation Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 5:19AMBarack Obama put an exclamation point on his historic nomination Wednesday with an unscripted appearance alongside running mate Joe Biden, to the roar of the Democratic National Convention.
Excerpt: ‘The Story of Edgar Sawtelle’ Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 9:23PM In his debut novel, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," author David Wroblewski examines the limits of language and the elemental forces of love, loss and revenge. An excerpt.
Uncertainty increasing consumer anxiety Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:18AMWe have a market paradox on our hands. Consumer confidence is close to a 40-year low, suggesting that the economy is in worse shape now than in times that seemed far darker, such as the early 1980s, when inflation and unemployment both crept into double digits.
Tips for Humanizing Your Resume Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 12:29PMKill the stultifying, dull corporate-speak -- before it kills your chance to get an interview
Tips for Humanizing Your Résumé Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 5:43AM
Zoe Williams: Go on boys, take it outside Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 12:42AMZoe Williams: US presidential debates promote the most crass politics. We might as well have them here too
Simon Jenkins: In Europe, as in Asia, Nato leaves a trail of catastrophe Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 12:11AMSimon Jenkins: This outdated military alliance is playing with fire in Russia. In Pakistan and Afghanistan it is playing with dynamite