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Liquor board's Newman is wine's most powerful man Liquor board's Newman is wine's most powerful manPhilly.com - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:22:04 GMTI'VE JUST had lunch with the most powerful man in wine, a man many know simply as the Chairman. Now I'm much more of a beer enthusiast than a wine wonk, but the Chairman has me eager for my next bottle of Brunello di Montalcino. He chose this wine (a 1999 Silvio Nardi) for our meal, and it paired flawlessly with the earthy lentil salad and rustic braised lamb shank that we shared. The Chairman Ruminating on alpacas and woolly talesSydney Morning Herald - Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:22:26 GMTMonday, April 24 It was with deep seriousness that we contemplated the fate of investors in alpacas. Manchester parking-ticket scofflaws get 'The Boot'New Hampshire Union Leader - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:08:49 GMTManchester police said they have been tracking down and booting cars overnight on Sundays. The practice has resulted in a significant drop in the number of car owners with overdue tickets, said Lt. Richard Valenti, head of the police department’s Traffic Division. Scaled-down senior housing still irksome for neighborsThe Arizona Republic - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:13:58 GMTThe planned buildings are shorter, but not short enough for Bruce and Liz Crosby's preference. They and others in their west-central Gilbert neighborhood say a Virginia company's scaled-down senior living community would still be a disruptive eyesore. Has Apple Embraced the Dark Side?TechNewsWorld.com - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:54:15 GMTAn Apple Mac running Microsoft's Windows XP is a bit like Luke Skywalker sitting down to tea with Darth Vader. Each system has its loyal fans and they rarely see eye to eye. Mac aficionado actor Stephen Fry recently voiced what many think of its rival: "God rot Windows and all its ugly, clunky, badly designed horror." Changing tax can cost at least $25 per registerObserver-Dispatch - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:13:51 GMTOngoing changes to the Oneida County sales tax are having an irksome and sometimes costly side effect for local businesses. Every time the sales tax changes, local cash registers must be readjusted to charge the right price. And for businesses, that costs money. Burke's miss was costly . . . but not worth £8millionEveningTimes Online - Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:08:42 GMTIT'S a fact of life within the game of football that missed opportunities remain in the memory bank longer than the art, technique, and sheer good luck involved in glorious and spectacular goals. Detours: path to frustrationSan Jose Mercury News - Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:09:02 GMTSeven months after San Jose cut the ribbon at Guadalupe River Park, the city has yet to cut out all of the red tape. The park has 2.6 miles of trails, but about 1,300 feet are still off limits. And that's got some people annoyed. NHL Tells of Good FinancesLos Angeles Times - Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:23:57 GMTBettman estimates 22 of 30 teams will break even or turn a profit, which is seen as a sure sign the lockout didn't damage the league permanently. NHL Tells of Good FinancesLos Angeles Times - Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:26:07 GMTBettman estimates 22 of 30 teams will break even or turn profit, seen as a sure sign labor dispute didn't permanently damage the league. Links:Lexus RX330Lexus JXLexusLexus LX 450Lexus LS460Lexus GX 470Lexus SC400Lexus ES 350Lexus JXLexus IS350Lexus LFLexus GS 300 | | Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 | | 5:20 pm |
Fandom of the opera Fandom of the operaCalgary Sun - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:37:31 GMTFew were more surprised than the four members of Il Divo when, in January, the operatic vocal group's third album, Ancora, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, knocking off Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable. Pulling Old TricksThe New York Sun - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:02:42 GMTSeparating the art from the artifice is never easy, especially when it's difficult to tell whether the artist in question cares to distinguish between the two at all. For 40 years the musician, writer, and artist Mayo Thompson has guided the Red Krayola through concept-art pranks and rock 'n' roll recombination. En route, the band has squeaked out psychedelic classics and post-punk inventiveness Documentary celebrates the life, times of Toots ShorBaltimore Sun - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:36:05 GMTLiz Smith Isat down the other night to watch a new documentary titled Toots and found myself transported back to the Manhattan of yesterday. Some of it was about events that happened even before I arrived in New York City in 1949. But watching, I felt I was there in spirit for most of it, right up until the grand phenomenon that was Toots Shor ended in 1977. Beckett the Difficult, Beckett the Brash, Beckett the ProlificNew York Times - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:54:10 GMTThe new Grove Centenary Edition of Beckett's work contains everything for which he is justly considered a giant of 20th-century literature and theater. The Messiah of Morris AvenueInternational Herald Tribune - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:05:45 GMT. ‘"The Family Stone"The Davis Enterprise - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:33:00 GMTPublished Jan 06, 2006 - 14:50:18 CST. Three-and-a-half stars. Warm, poignant holiday saga wears its heart on its sleeve. The holidays, fraught with stress to begin with, are a terrible time to heighten the tension by introducing strangers to an already combustible family dynamic. "Glory Road"The Davis Enterprise - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:30:49 GMTPublished Jan 13, 2006 - 15:43:12 CST. Three-and-a-half stars. Fact-based basketball saga a feel-good triumph. You just can't beat a solid underdog sports saga, and this is one of the best. 'What About Brian': Fifth Wheel Is Worth Taking for a Test DriveWashington Post - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:57:03 GMTAt the second-to-the-last minute last fall, ABC pulled "What About Brian" from its new prime-time lineup and put it on the shelf -- from where, fortunately, the network has finally rescued it. Nasty Art in Oakland's Newest GalleryPR Web - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:31:29 GMTCensored in San Francisco, artist Kenney Mencher is embraced in Oakland by its newest fine arts venue, the Esteban Sabar Gallery. This April entrepreneur cum gallery director Esteban Sabar has curated a subversive show. [PRWEB Apr 17, 2006] Book eventsNashville City Paper - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:30:25 GMTKay Gardiner and Ann Meador Shayne discuss and sign Mason-Dixon Knitting . The blog mavens responsible for masondixonknitting.com lead the way to Knitopia, 6 p.m., Davis-Kidd, The Mall at Green Hills, 2126 Abbott Martin Road, 385-2645. Links:Lexus RX 400hLexus JXLexusLexus LX 450Lexus LS 460Lexus GXLexus SC430Lexus ES 250Lexus JX470Lexus IS350Lexus LF-ALexus GS 400 | | Thursday, April 13th, 2006 | | 6:50 am |
Penns Valley girls victorious, boys tie P-O Penns Valley girls victorious, boys tie P-OCentre Daily Times - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:09:35 GMTSPRING MILLS -- For the Penns Valley girls' track and field team, Tuesday's spar with Philipsburg-Osceola brought somewhat of a resurrection. For both the Penns Valley and P-O boys, it was more like irresolution. Students dig in to matzo traditionsThe Post and Courier - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:00:25 GMTThe flour flew two days before Passover, and Sam Book was covered in it. "This feels really weird," Sam said, getting a feel for some dough, moving his fingers together and then apart. Mulvihill to join GPA talksGAA Football & Hurling - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:48:55 GMTThe GPA’s hopes of establishing closer links with the GAA have been boosted by the news that director-general Liam Mulvihill is to attend the meeting with incoming president Nickey Brennan on May 2. Heroes of M&M V demo coming soon [PC]GameSpot - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:45:08 GMTPC gamers get taste of latest in Might & Magic universe Thursday; turn-based strategy game due out in mid-May. Steve Young: WALK A PAINFUL MILE IN THEIR SHOES...Mocking Medical Marijuana a CrimeHuffingtonPost - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:13:00 GMT (Lords of Loud, 4/10) Nothing reveals the damage the broadcast Lords of Loud inflict than actually seeing the faces of those their blather stings most...the victims. Distancing themselves from the affect of their words doesn't make their culpability any less. Same goes for legislators who vote without first looking at the inhumanity their decisions will cause -- or sometimes worse -- what good Egg-hiding rabbit hits local parksKane County Chronicle - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 06:03:59 GMTGENEVA – The question raged – did 4-year-old Charlie Peterson of Geneva find any Easter eggs? "No. I mean, yeah," Peterson said. Peterson was one of the children scrounging, searching and otherwise seeking the plastic embryonic cases across central Kane County on Saturday. Traditionin the mix - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:40:19 GMTMy family's Passover seder never strictly followed Jewish tradition. None of us could read Hebrew. We discovered too late that a seder guest made the stuffing she brought each year with pork sausage. In high school, I found out that my favorite Passover song, "Man Come Into Egypt," was actually from an album by Peter, Paul and Mary. When I confronted my mother, she just shrugged. OUTDOORS: April Fool's had joke fit for a KingThe Charlotte Observer - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 09:34:56 GMTIt's the most amusing sight I've witnessed in seven decades of fishing. A bus journey towards spiritualityNew Kerala - Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:45:41 GMTBy Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar: A Sikh pilgrim's progress is usually measured by the journeys he or she takes to visit gurudwaras of historical importance. Movie villains more likely to light upNew Scientist - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:19:16 GMTIt may no longer be a glamorous silver screen habit, but teens are still likely to be seduced by the “cool” factor of smoking film stars, researchers warn Links:Lexus RXLexus LX450LexusLexus GS 450hLexus LS460Lexus GX470Lexus SC400Lexus ES 250Lexus JXLexus IS 300Lexus LFLexus GS430 | | Monday, April 10th, 2006 | | 8:55 am |
Cuts proposed in KidCare health program Cuts proposed in KidCare health programDaytona Beach News-Journal - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:39:42 GMTFor Allison Plath-Moseley, trying to get state-subsidized health insurance for her son has been a struggle. The Ormond Beach woman started trying to enroll Paul, 7, in the state's KidCare program in January. PVCC tutor is best in countryThe Daily Progress - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:51:58 GMTHe’s a full-time tutor, a diligent student and a single father. This week he’ll add another impressive credential to his already bursting resume: tutor of the year. NJHerald.comNew Jersey Herald - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:34:42 GMTBY VERN MILLER, JR. Home sweet home. It's where the heart is. And where you'll find Ed Paiva, whose basketball talent could have taken him anywhere, but his heart convinced him to stay home. From dream to realityRiver Valley Business Report - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 04:28:35 GMTONALASKA, Wis. — Tina Antony of Onalaska is living her dream, but it didn’t just happen overnight. She and her husband, Bryan, opened Café Diem in July and say business has been great so far for the coffeehouse on Main Street in Onalaska. And so begins the third actThe Age - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:03:36 GMTCarmen Callil found a skeleton in her therapist's closet and used it to shed new light on a shameful period of humanity. Photo: Personal Investor Magazine April 8th...2:20 amWLEX-TV Lexington - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:08:17 GMTSevere weather threat is over...actually it really ended a couple of hours ago. Many reports across the area. There also was a spotter report of a funnel cloud from the Anderson County storm from earlier. Argentina set up Australia grudge matchTurkishPress.com - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:13:53 GMTArgentina clinched a home semi-final tie against Australia after narrowly beating reigning champions Croatia in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Zagreb. Stockport upset oddsDaily Telegraph - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:41:37 GMTStockport 11 Morley 6 Spurs overcome defiant JamesDaily Telegraph - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:39:47 GMTTottenham Hotspur (1) 2 Manchester City (0) 1 Forest fire stoked by ex-MagpieDaily Telegraph - Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:36:57 GMTIf Ian McParland has restored respect to the club that became the first European Cup winners to sink to the third tier of domestic competition. Links:Lexus RX 300Lexus LX 450LexusLexusLexus LS 600hLexus GX 470Lexus SCLexus ES250Lexus JX540Lexus ISLexus LF-ALexus GS 430 | | Saturday, April 8th, 2006 | | 8:30 pm |
Local music Local musicFort Worth Star-Telegram - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:59:37 GMTApril's a bright month for Color of May, debuting its EP on Saturday at Aardvark. NIE auction set Tuesday in NegleyLisbon Morning Journal - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:35:08 GMTLISBON - The fifth annual Morning Journal Newspapers in Education Auction to benefit the Newspapers in Education program will start at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. No Bricks HereFort Worth Weekly - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:36:02 GMTThis year’s annual Wall of Sound Festival is big and bad — hear that, SXSW? In all languagesThe Phoenix - Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:10:42 GMT Winter concert preview: looking ahead to jazz in 2006 PRESS RELEASE: Stop playing games, start making them!gamesindustry.biz - Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:28:22 GMTThe people who love to play computer games most are the ones making them. Can you think of a better career? Games developers spend their days perfecting titles like Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo, Call of Duty, Pro Evolution Soccer… and loving it. ISAAC ASIMOV'S SUPER QUIZSan Jose Mercury News - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:00:44 GMTTake this Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level. Links:Lexus RX300LexusLexus SC 400 |
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