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Once touted as a flying hotel in an Airbus advertising campaign that compared it to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the world's biggest commercial jetliner has taken some huge hits over the past year.

Wiring problems have delayed the A380's introduction into airline service by about two years, every customer for the freighter version canceled its orders, and the production mess surrounding the double-decker giant triggered a management and financial crisis at Airbus.

But none of that could spoil the party on board the Airbus plane Wednesday during a special flight for about 200 guests of Airbus and Lufthansa Airlines, which has 15 of the jets on order.

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Jessi Hutson has cerebral palsy but she didn't let it keep her from collecting funds for Children's Center.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

HAMILTON — Jessi Hutson's cerebral palsy affects her gestures, posture and speech.

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By Mike Schoemer Sun Newspapers

(Created: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:26 PM CDT)

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INDIANAPOLIS ? Eli Lilly and Co. is pumping an additional $50 million into a partnership it created four years ago to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, a disease found mostly in poor or developing countries.

Lilly started the partnership in 2003 and has donated two antibiotics that are used in a four-drug cocktail to treat patients. The drug maker also gave the technology, formula and trademark for the antibiotics ? Capastat and Seromycin ? to generic drug makers in countries hardest hit by the disease.

Lilly no longer markets the drugs in the United States.

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Imagine a lamp that's not a light bulb but a sheet as thin as a hair. It glows when it's exposed to electricity. You may be holding it in your hand, because this sheet is what lights up the keypad on many slim cellphones.

The sheet, called an electroluminescent or EL, is a product made in Chandler by Rogers Corporation's Durel Division, one of two divisions marking 40 years in Arizona with a celebration for employees Saturday.

"One of the reasons why the RAZR phone is so thin is because the light behind the keypad is this thin, flexible lamp we make," said Mike Bessette, vice president of the division.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al Gore made an emotional return to Congress Wednesday to plead with lawmakers to fight global warming with moral courage while revealing nothing about whether he'll join the 2008 presidential race. The former vice president is a Democratic favorite for the presidential nomination even though he says he's not running. Fresh off a triumphant Hollywood appearance in which his climate-change documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," won two Oscars, Gore drew overflow crowds as he...

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The former vice president is a Democratic favorite for the presidential nomination even though he says he's not running. Fresh off a triumphant Hollywood appearance in which his climate-change documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," won two Oscars, Gore drew overflow crowds as he testified before House and Senate panels about a "true planetary emergency."

He said the issue should not be partisan or political, but Gore faced skeptical Republicans who questioned his personal commitment to reducing energy usage and the science behind his film.

"You're not just off a little, you're totally wrong," said Texas Rep. Joe Barton, the leading Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as he challenged Gore's conclusion that carbon dioxide emissions cause rising global temperatures.

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NEW DELHI -- IBM Corp. said Wednesday it has won a 10-year contract to manage the information technology infrastructure of Indian mobile company Idea Cellular in a deal valued between $600 million and $800 million.

The agreement with Idea Cellular Ltd., India's fifth-largest mobile phone company with 14 million subscribers, covers its existing operations and potential new additions, International Business Machines Corp. said in a statement. The deal also involves some back-office operations.

The contract reflects IBM's efforts to win more business within India, where it is investing $6 billion over three years through 2009 to expand service centers catering to customers worldwide.

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MUMBAI, India (AP) ? A half-hour before the clock strikes midnight, India's top technology institute pulls the plug on Internet access in students' dorm rooms.

Attend classes, turn out for sports and socialize. That's the Indian Institute of Technology's message to students, many of whom were showing up for class bleary-eyed, if it all, after late nights spent Internet surfing and gaming.

"We found attendance for the first lecture at 8:30 a.m. was falling," said Aruna Thosar-Dixit, an IIT spokeswoman. "Students were not alert, they were sleepy, some were even sleeping."

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl records only the most acclaimed of many hiding places for Dutch Jews during World War II. Black Book’s fictionalized story begins in the attic hideaway where Rachel (Carice van Houten) has been secreted by a stern Calvinist farmer, who insists on her conversion from Judaism. The interlude ends when an American bomber thoughtlessly drops its load on the farmhouse, killing her host and exposing her hiding place. Rachel embarks from there on an odyssey of...

Black Book is a subtitled epic from Paul Verhoeven, a Dutch director who went on to Hollywood, where sex-and-violence became his stock-in-trade with RoboCop, Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers. A child under the German occupation, Verhoeven made one of his best previous films, Soldier of Orange, from recollections of his country’s wartime resistance. Black Book returns to that time and place, transforming history into glossy, salacious Hollywood entertainment.

Moral complexity and deep thinking have never been Verhoeven’s strong suits, but in Black Book he is able to depict a range of social responses to the Nazi occupation and the paradoxical push-and-pull within individuals. Black-uniformed Dutch Nazis roam the streets as German sidekicks. Ranged against them are Christians agonizing over the ethics of violence; loyal supporters of the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange; and Communists rooting for the Red Army to reach the Low Countries. ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Eli Lilly and Co. is pumping an additional $50 million into a partnership it created four years ago to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, a disease found mostly in poor or developing countries. Lilly started the partnership in 2003 and has donated two antibiotics that are used in a four-drug cocktail to treat patients. The drug maker also gave the technology, formula and trademark for the antibiotics - Capastat and Seromycin - to generic drug makers in countries ha...

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Peace, understanding and friendship at Minnetonka school

By Joe Kieser Sun Newspapers

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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Hundreds of riot police patrolled a border town in southeast Nepal on Thursday to enforce a new curfew after bloody clashes between Maoists and an ethnic group left at least 26 people dead, police said.

The clashes on Wednesday between former Maoist rebels and the Madhesi People's Rights Forum in the border town of Gaur, 80 km (50 miles) south of Kathmandu, were the deadliest this year.

Both sides attacked each other with guns and bamboo sticks after a row over the selection of the same venue for public meetings, officials said.

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Gore tells Congress of a "true planetary emergency"

08:58 PM EDT on Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Writer

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WASHINGTON ? Al Gore made an emotional return to Congress Wednesday to plead with lawmakers to fight global warming with moral courage while revealing nothing about whether he'll join the 2008 presidential race.

The former vice president is a Democratic favorite for the presidential nomination even though he says he's not running. Fresh off a triumphant Hollywood appearance in which his climate-change documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," won two Oscars, Gore drew overflow crowds as he testified before House and Senate panels about a "true planetary emergency."

He said the issue should not be partisan or political, but Gore faced skeptical Republicans who questioned his personal commitment to reducing energy usage and the science behind his film.

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Last month a blue ribbon commission in Ohio issued a report laying out the case for improving math and science education.Notable among its recommendations: a public campaign to emphasize the importance of science, technology, engineering and math skills (or STEM, in the vernacular popular these days among policy wonks) in today's global economy.Comes now a similar commission in Kentucky, with a report on the same subject.The situation in the Bluegrass State is dire, the report's authors wrote. K...

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What: Club Papi presents La India

Where: South Beach, 810 Pacific

When: 9 p.m. March 21

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Denise Clausen of Sandlake displays her family quilt that is patterned after the style of the Baltimore Album quilts. Linda L. Ediger/Nestucca News photo

Sandlake artist pens ink verses on fabric

Linda L. Ediger

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A man with a history of robberies was executed Tuesday evening for a fatal shooting during a convenience store holdup in Dallas nearly 10 years ago.

From the death chamber gurney, Charles Anthony Nealy blamed a more than 20-minute delay in his execution on technicians' inability to find a suitable vein to carry the lethal chemicals.

"I used to tear up the doctor's office," Nealy said. "I hate needles."

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ATLANTA -- Hooters -- the restaurant chain known for its scantily clad servers and its spicy chicken wings -- is headed to Israel.

Atlanta-based Hooters of America said in a statement Tuesday that it has reached a franchise deal with Ilana and Ofer Ahiraz to open the first Hooters Restaurant this year in Israel, with more locations to follow.

There are more than 430 Hooters Restaurants in the United States and 23 other countries, including China, Australia, Switzerland and Brazil.

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said on Tuesday the United States should reform its immigration laws and give more flexibility to higher-skilled foreign workers.

Speaking at a conference in Mexico, the birthplace of millions of immigrants to the United States, Gates said reforms "would be helpful so we are predictable, so we are clear."

"I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing," Gates told reporters.

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Yes, I?ve had some bananas and now I have a freezer full of loaves of banana bread. A generous neighbor brought me several bananas and being frugal I was determined to use them. The result: bananas Foster, banana pancakes, banana muffins and those loaves of fragrant, sweet banana bread.

The banana has played an important part in the history and advancement of mankind. According to the Romans, it wasn?t the apple that was numero uno fruit in the Garden of Eden. The banana was purported to be the ?source of knowledge of good and evil?. The botanical name of the common banana is ?musa sapietum?, which means ?fruit of the Wise Men?, from a legend that the sages of India reposed in the shade of a banana tree and ate its fruit. The name ?banana? originated much later in Africa.

The Hindus were the first to immortalize the banana and recognize its importance, not only in the food chain, but to mankind. Known as tala or pala, there are numerous references throughout the sacred books of ancient India. In modern times the Hindus still revere the banana and is a valued offering to all the gods in Hindu heaven particularly to Lord Shiva, creator of the universe, and to Kali, goddess of fertility and earth.

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Saturday was a good day to be a runner in Brevard County. Cooler, breezy conditions helped close to hundreds of athletes cross the finish lines at two 5K races with many setting personal bests.

At the Titusville Run for your Life 5K, Kara Niedermeir also took her first overall female victory.

I ran the first two miles with the infamous Rebecca Sparks, said the 29-year-old Divine Mercy Catholic school athletic director from Cape Canaveral. She was running effortlessly, encouraging me and coaching me. Just past mile two I took off. I knew she was probably cheering me on.

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NEW DELHI (AP) ? Dell Inc.'s sales in India have soared in the past year, but the high taxes the country levies on computers are preventing the U.S. company from expanding investment and operations here, Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Dell said Tuesday.

The Round Rock, Texas-based company has done well in selling servers and computers to large Indian companies in recent years, but it has failed to penetrate the mass market for desktop computers and laptops.

Its India sales totaled $500 million last year, up 70 percent from a year ago and Dell said "we believe it's rapidly heading toward $1 billion."

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Mustard greens come from the same plant that produces the seeds from which Dijon mustard is made. So expect a peppery, piquant flavor.

These greens, from the Brassica family, are especially prized in China, Japan, Africa, India and the American South. According to Elizabeth Schneider in "Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables," mustard greens were common in recipes in Europe and Great Britain during the Middle Ages, but fell out of favor. She emphasizes the point in a quote from Giuliano Bugialli's "Classic Techniques of Italian Cooking": "It is strange to think that one 14th century cookbook has as many recipes for mustard greens as for any other vegetable, and yet that cooked green is unknown in Italy today."

Mustard greens are an excellent source of vitamin A, C, and E.

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WASHINGTON -- Top executives of some of the country's largest electric utilities gave guarded support Tuesday -- or at least said they were not opposed -- to mandatory carbon emission limits to deal with global warming. Still, the executives expressed concern over the potential for huge electricity cost increases.

PHARMACEUTICALSPfizer wins patent argument on Celebrex

Pfizer Inc . can block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from marketing a generic version of the painkiller Celebrex, the world's top-selling arthritis drug, a court ruled. U.S. District Judge John Lifland upheld the validity of three Pfizer patents after hearing arguments during a two-week trial in November. Celebrex generated $1.57 billion in U.S. sales in 2006.

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Police are investigating an attempted robbery of a restaurant customer who was attacked as he was leaving with a takeout order Tuesday evening from Passage to India on 12 Mile near Greenfield. The unidentified victim was leaving the restaurant's rear door and was attacked by the would-be robber in the alley around 8 p.m., said Berkley Deputy Police Chief Bob North. The suspect hit the victim in the back with a small weapon, possibly a pocket knife, North said. The victim, who was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, managed to strike the attacker, North said.Birmingham:Bar license fee due

Now that city officials have filed an objection to the Blue Martini and City Cellar getting a new liquor license, the owners of both establishments must decide whether to pay an escrow fee to keep their liquor license active. State liquor officials said Tuesday a new state law requires a $600 annual fee to keep a license in escrow when it is not automatically renewed. An attorney for the owners said his clients had no comment on future plans for the downtown businesses, which can no longer serve...

A 30-year-old Madison Heights woman has been charged in the killing of a 9-week-old Rochester baby, Rochester police said Tuesday. Kelly Marie Waller was charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse for the death of infant Ajay Bose, who died of head trauma in July. Waller's preliminary exam is scheduled May 10 at the District Court in Rochester Hills.Rochester Hills: Student faces charges

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Presidential candidates may be trolling Hollywood for money and support, yet dramas about American politics fizzled quickly this year. The star-filled Robert Kennedy biopic ?Bobby? was a nostalgic mess, while the muddled ?Flags of Our Fathers? became the Other Clint Eastwood Movie, eclipsed by the more original ?Letters From Iwo Jima.?

But as the Academy Award nominees for best picture suggest, it has been a terrific year for films about global politics. The culture clash between Japanese and American soldiers is at the heart of ?Letters?; ?Babel? ranges over several continents and languages to explore the anxiety and violence gripping the world.

And there is another, extraordinary group of Oscar films that grapple with explosive issues. The nominees for best foreign-language film are even more politically charged, and every bit as artistically successful, emotionally touching and accessible as the English-language candidates. Set mostly in the past, these films use a sneaky indirection that allows them to resonate with the most volatile questions of today.

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Any publication worth its stout can pour you a Black and Tan, the classic two-toned beer elixir. But you don'ot have the leave the house to enjoy this gravity-defying creation. With the right ingredients and know-how, you can concoct one in your own kitchen, amaze your friends and make new ones.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

A pint glass

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ROUND ROCK, Texas Dell debuts today a new desktop P-C targeting first-time and novice computer users in China.Dell said the E-C-280 system was developed by engineers at the company's design center in Shanghai and will be available in two configurations.Prices will range from about 223 to 515 dollars.Dell spokeswoman Jacqui Zhou says the system will only be available in China.Faced with slackening sales and stiff competition from rivals in the United States, Dell has been aggressively pursuing fo...

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For runner Emily Mason preparing for an upcoming race is a shared experience. Not only is she training with fellow runners, but she has also reached an audience via the Web.

"I wanted to share my experiences of going through training," said Mason about her blog, which is at www.milemusings.blogspot.com.

"I thought it would be inspiring to people who never ran a marathon before, but I also think having someone to be accountable to also pushes me to work harder."

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Our world is changing. In years past, our schools simply needed to prepare our children to compete for jobs with students from places like Georgia, North Carolina or Texas. But in this global age, we must equip them to succeed in a world market, against students from Vietnam to India to Ireland and beyond.

Our education system must adapt to these new realities and our teaching methods must become truly world-class or our students risk being left behind. We cannot afford to wait for change to come from the top. We must show initiative here, at the local level, and embrace innovative solutions to give our children the best possible tools to succeed.

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Daisy Rock Guitars' founder and president, Tish Ciravolo, poses at her company's booth at The International Music Products Association trade show. Daisy Rock Guitars' colorful and smaller-sized guitars for girls and women have gained worldwide popularity in the last several years.

(Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)"I want it!" squealed 13-year-old Hiiaka Kaneao, pointing to a sparkly, hot pink, star-shaped bass guitar hanging inside a pink fur-lined booth.

Her high-pitched voice is music to the ears of the guitar's maker, Daisy Rock Guitars.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska It seems that a lot of people are willing to move to Alaska and put down roots in the frozen tundra.It took only hours for the 26 parcels offered in the town of Anderson to be claimed. People flew or drove north, and even camped out in 25 below zero temperatures for a chance at secluded bliss among the spruce and cottonwoods. There were few locals among the dreamers, but plenty from as far away as Florida.And those losing out in the initial land grab aren't entirely out of luck...

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LONDON - A first-class passenger on a flight from Delhi to London awoke find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him, British Airways said Monday. The economy section of the flight was full, and the cabin crew needed to move the woman and her grieving family out of that compartment to give them some privacy, the airline said.The first-class passenger, Paul Trinder, told the Sunday Times newspaper that he was sleeping during a February flight fro...

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ROCKFORD — Come fall, a Chicago Blackhawks-affiliated American Hockey League team will hit the ice in a newly renovated MetroCentre.

The multiparty negotiations, which at times pitted team owners and hockey fans against city leaders who supported the move to the AHL, started coming together Thursday.

Everything became official Monday at a well-attended, applause-riddled media conference: The United Hockey League Rockford IceHogs are no more at the end of this years season. The new Rockford IceHogs will play in the American Hockey League with 28 other teams from North America. The team will be used as a minor league farm team for the National Hockey League Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks will move their AHL operation from Norfolk, Va., to Rockford at the end of the season.

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'The Bloodless Revolution' by Tristan Stuart, published by W.W. Norton.

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Pamplin Media Group, Mar 13, 2007 (4 Reader comments)

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CGI Group Inc. has opened a new information technology customer service center in San Antonio and plans to hire 100 new employees within a few months.

The Fairfax, Va.-based technology giant has leased space in the North Point Atrium. It already has hired 23 employees, said Nazzic Turner, senior vice president of CGI's southern region. People interested in jobs should visit the career section on the Internet at www.cgi.com.

“As CGI continues to grow, we'll grow this center as well,'' Turner said.

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      ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Give it away and they will come.

Jillian Rogers, Associated PressSharon Warner from Boise signs a land plat Monday as Anderson Deputy Mayor Andy Archer watches.

      In this case it was land for grabs in Alaska's frozen interior. People dropped everything to fly or drive north. They camped out in temperatures as cold as 25 below to join other hardy hopefuls. They dreamed of the homes they would build amid the spruce and cottonwoods of the town of Anderson, population 300.

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Bob Woolmer lived for his work, spreading his cricket philosophies to some of the sport's most far-flung outposts.

As coach of the Pakistan team, and one of the most respected coaches in the world, he had anything but a low-profle, laid-back job.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A town in Alaska's frozen interior that offered free land to anyone willing to put down roots had it all spoken for within hours Monday.

People dropped everything to fly or drive north, camping out in weather as cold as 25 below and dreaming of homes they would build amid the spruce and cottonwoods of the town of Anderson, population 300.

By Monday morning, 44 parties were waiting in line for a shot at the 26 large lots offered to the first people who applied and submitted $500 refundable deposits.

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Amid the excitement of the holidays, there will inevitably be icky-sticky-how-do-I-get-out-of- this? moments. Someone who wasn't on your list may give you a present. Or maybe your kids will say something to guests that will make you want to melt away like the Wicked Witch of the West.

But the good news is that you're not alone. In our increasingly mobile and diverse society, the only way to avoid missteps and misunderstandings is to book a cruise that lasts until January is safely under way.

For most of us, however, that option is neither feasible nor desirable. Yes, you will make mistakes, but you can learn from them and laugh a little in the process.

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Although I've found it's not always the case, in many instances freeware programs can take the place of paid software. I thought it would be a good time to review a few personal favorites in the realm of freeware for the PC.

* Anti-Virus: This software continues to be some of the most requested (and needed) of anything I encounter in working with computers and talking to readers.

The vast majority of computers are shipped with short-term anti-virus programs which then require a subscription to maintain their effectiveness.

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Denison’s own U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Marva Lewis and The U.S. Army Field Band, “The Ambassadors,” raised the roof of Eisenhower Auditorium at least six inches Tuesday night when they performed a free concert sponsored by the Denison Area Chamber of Commerce, the Denison Arts Council and the Herald Democrat.Not only did Sgt. Lewis take center stage as vocalist with the band, but she was promoted to Master Sergeant in front of her family and friends and was instrumental ...

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WASHINGTON ? The man in the white lab coat at Georgetown Hospital?s Lombardi Cancer Center took one look at my bellybutton ring and sighed.

?You can?t have your CT scan with that in there,? he said.

The demand for the piercing?s removal last summer was just another way cancer was trying to pry away at my 32-year-old life. That?s how my husband and I ended up racing in a cab to a tattoo parlor hours before I was scheduled for the test that would tell me if the breast cancer had spread.

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Since we are all mindful that we had to set our clocks ahead one hour this past Sunday, I thought I should take this moment to remind you to set your calendars ahead as well. It is not 1957, it is 2007.

When I watched science fiction shows as a child, the future was going to be filled with flying cars, radiation suits and mega-cities under huge glass domes. Didn't turn out that way, did it? What we have become instead is a global market. Information in the form of data or video can be sent across the world in under a minute. We can manufacture a car with parts made in seven different countries and assembled in another. There isn't a single self-sustaining city on the planet under a glass dome, instead there is an interdependency between them.

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I’ve often said you just never know what birds will show up around here. In past years, I’ve been surprised and delighted to see such unusual feathered creatures as a blue-footed booby near Burnet, a black swan on Wimberley’s Cypress Creek and a couple of Egyptian geese on a Woodcreek golf course.

And last month, an injured silver-cheeked hornbill was not only sighted near Kyle but also captured and rehabilitated.

I saw hornbills on a trip to Africa. There are some 54 varieties and they’re also found in India, Asia and New Guinea. But Hays County is definitely not hornbill habitat.

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Roland Stoy / The Reporter Clockwise from left, Garet JeuDeVine, Kumaran Arivoli and Marlia and Alaina Johnson engage in a project during the Celebrating Our Cultural Differences program at the MSU Extension office Saturday.

COLDWATER ? The 4-H Pledge speaks of service to club, community, country and world, and the world was the focus at the MSU Extension on Marshall Road Saturday morning.

Extension 4-H director Connie Lange hosted the annual Celebrating Our Cultural Differences program, with a number of countries represented and their foods, languages and customs on display.

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BERLIN (AP) The United States objected to key parts of a discussion on climate change at a meeting between G-8 environmental officials and representatives from five influential developing nations, Germany's environment minister said.

The conference ended with consensus on several points, including a general acceptance of the scientific explanation for the causes of global warming and that industrialized nations need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions more than mandated by current agreements, said German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who hosted the meeting Saturday.

Officials also agreed that industrialized countries have been responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions in the past and for the need to help developing countries control their emissions today, Gabriel said.

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PARMA, Idaho - If Esmaeil Fallahi has his way, the home of the world-famous Russet potato may soon also welcome persimmons, pistachios, pawpaws, quinces and mulberries.

Fallahi, a University of Idaho professor, has been the state's fruit guru for almost 20 years, working on everything from improving apple irrigation to finding the best way to thin a plum tree.

Now, Fallahi wants to give the agriculture industry a little more flash in a state best known for its pedestrian potatoes, onions and sugar beets.

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FOR its first store in the United States, Samsung, the Korean electronics company, took an unconventional route: it refused to sell anything.

Having leased 10,000 feet of astoundingly expensive real estate in Midtown Manhattan, it instead encouraged customers to commune with its products — to check e-mail on Samsung computers, watch reality shows on Samsung flat-screen televisions and make long-distance calls on Samsung cellphones.

No shopping, only loitering.

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los pr?ximos dos a?os la producci?n de los misiles de crucero

supers?nicos BrahMos, que fabrica en asociaci?n con Rusia, informa

hoy el diario "The Hindu".

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I?m pretty disappointed that Kansas City was not able to seduce the Penguins into moving to the Sprint Center despite the zero rent plus revenue sharing (other peoples? rent) offer. This was looking to be such a great deal for Kansas City taxpayers.

Since the city has made it clear that they are still actively seeking an anchor tenant before October, I would like to officially begin discussions for my family to take that position.

I will probably be willing to pay up to several hundred dollars per month if I will also get in on the revenue-sharing deal, so I am sure this will be viewed attractively by the mayor, et al.

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— Commentary by Mark LenzToday’s immigration and border issues may be tomorrow’s problems affecting Lenawee County, so they deserve a moment’s notice even this far from the Mexican border. In a small way, local groups such as the Overlanders Association and others who assist impoverished Mexicans also help protect the U.S. border by easing conditions that lead residents to seek a life in the U.S.Still, immigration has taken a backseat to Iraq among national debates. And t...

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