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  • Catholic revelations trump pin dance debate Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:23PMA pastor once prayed for a relative of mine suffering from a puzzling, often lifelong, sometimes fatal malady. She was cured. Oh, by the way, the patient was also treated by five highly trained professionals, following strictly scientific principles, their religious beliefs unknown.
  • Houllier in pole position to take sole command of troubled Villa Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:24PMGerard Houllier would not be interested in a director of football role at Aston Villa and neither are the club intending to implement a two-tier style of management that would incorporate such a role.
  • Newport takes top business honors Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:51PMFemale business group awards three who fit theme of 'inspiration, courage and hope.'
  • With Dan Maes in Colorado governor race, can GOP just get along? Nope. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:29PMInsurgent candidates are causing intraparty battles nationwide this election season. But the case of Dan Maes and the Colorado governor race is unique. Republicans are unendorsing him.
  • A kid’s-eye view of the walk to school Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:34PMOnly 40 per cent of kids walk or bike to school. Researchers who say it's a missed opportunity for badly needed exercise try to find out why
  • IAC review of the IPCC [Stoat] Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:04PMIt am all de rage, as they say. But is it any good? And who are the IAC anyway? Go on, hands up, before they were asked to do this: had anyone heard of them? Thought not: I certainly hadn't. This is an organisation so well-known that the wikipedia article on [[ IAC ]] (note: that is today's version; I assume that someone will add it, eventually) doesn't even include them, although it has space ...
  • Accidental Irony Alert Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:03PMChris Rovzar of New York Magazine on his interview with Arianna Huffington: An assistant brings us coffee. Huffington asks for a Stevia, which begins a lengthy search of drawers. “We don't have a hierarchy in our operation,” Huffington continues. “I see everything as a team, and I love empowering people.” The assistant is now on [...]
  • Bury haunted past, Zifa boss Dube urges Warriors Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:01PMZIFA president Cuthbert Dube has challenged the Warriors to bury a past that has been blighted by allegations of improper conduct and embrace a future where their professionalism will power them to greatness.
  • Trapped miners form micro-society to keep them sane Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:38PMThe 33 Chilean miners trapped half a mile below the surface have created a micro-society to stave off boredom and keep them sane as they prepare to shift 4,000 tons of rock to aid their rescue.
  • The Rudy Fernandez rumors just won't go away. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:23PMDonnie Walsh rejects a trade offer. Hard.
  • Mexico's gays live in a bell jar Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:27PMMexico City - Juan keeps looking nervously at the door as he talks about his homosexuality: Most of his Mexico City neighbours do not know that he is gay.
  • In the heart of a Somali pirates' lair Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:20PMPiracy off the coast of Somalia is booming despite a massive deployment of international warships, with an estimated combined coast of 40 million dollars a day.
  • Penn State fans pass on tickets for 2011 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:45PMFor 60 years, Frank Fryburg has held season tickets to watch the Nittany Lions play football. But when football season begins next year, the Lions will be kicking off without him. Fryburg, a Manheim Township Republican committeeman and dedicated Penn State fan, is giving up his view from the 35-yar...
  • Mutasa’s son clean, says witness Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:20PMA key State witness in the trial in which businessmen Temba Mliswa (38) and Martin Mutasa (47) are facing charges of allegedly seizing shares worth US$1 million in Noshio Motors yesterday absolved the latter of any wrongdoing.
  • Doubt grows as N.Korea prepares for succession Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:06PMSEOUL - Scepticism is growing about the prospect of a second dynastic succession as North Korea prepares for a rare meeting expected to endorse the process, a welfare group with cross-border contacts said Wednesday.
  • Kevin Pietersen apologises for Twitter outburst - and then he's off to a sorry start for Surrey Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:32PMKevin Pietersen offered England a ‘big apology’ for his Twitter gaffe after being axed from their limited overs squads - then failed to cash in against a weak Worcestershire attack in his first innings on loan to Surrey.
  • Galway chiefs demand talks with GAA hierarchy Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:30PMGALWAY GAA chiefs last night upped the ante in the row over the venue for the All-Ireland U21 hurling final by demanding an immediate meeting with president Christy Cooney and director general Páraic Duffy.
  • Pushy mums who drive their sons to success Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:10PMThe finding will ring true for men who have been egged on to do better in life by their domineering mothers.
  • Archbishop disavows aide's remarks on 'hedonistic' Britain Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:54PMTHE CATHOLIC archbishop of Westminster has distanced himself from an aide who said gay rights and the commercialisation of sex had turned Britain into a “selfish, hedonistic wasteland” and “the geopolitical epicentre of the culture of death”.
  • Pietersen says sorry to England for his foul-mouthed Tweet Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:17PMKevin Pietersen yesterday sought to put an end to Tweetgate by apologising to the England hierarchy for his foul-mouthed posting on Tuesday which let the world know not only that he had been dropped from the international limited-overs set up but also his displeasure with the situation.
  • Journey planner Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:10AMWhy did Tony Blair change the title of his new book?
  • Journey planner Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08AMWhy did Blair change the title of his new book?
  • Sandra Bullock's princely son Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:00AMSandra Bullock says her seven-month-old son is treated like a ''crown prince'' by her family because he is surrounded by women.
  • Georgia athletics made priority over academics and discipline Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:50AMGod, country, family, sports. Such is the hierarchy of importance for many Americans since the first time we hit a baseball or threw a football. The majority of us have been surrounded since childhood with the spectacle of organized sports and the hero status accorded to those who can run fast, jump high or throw a ball [...]
  • SANDRA BULLOCK CALLS ADOPTED SON A “CROWN PRINCE” Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:26AMSANDRA Bullock’s son is treated like a “crown prince” by her family. The Oscar-winning actress adopted seven-month-old Louis in January and says everyone was thrilled he was a little boy because she has so few male relatives. “I didn’t think it would be a boy,” Sandra said. “We don’t have any boys in our family. Boy, is [...]
  • Sandra Bullock's princely son Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:04AMSandra Bullock says her seven-month-old son is treated like a ''crown prince'' by her family because he is surrounded by women. Sandra Bullock's son is treated like a "crown prince" by her family.
  • Sandra Bullock - Sandra Bullocks Princely Son Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:25AMSandra Bullock's son is treated like a "crown prince" by her family.The Oscar-winning actress adopted seven-month-old Louis in January and says everyone was thrilled...
  • The eleventh commandment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:40AMIn one Filipino gathering, I met an older man who used to be a barangay captain in the Philippines and who migrated here in the United States right after Marcos was forcibly unseated.
  • Liverpool rebuffed by Fulham over Bobby Zamora interest Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:52PMDuring Liverpool's negotiations with Fulham to sign Paul Konchesky, the possibility of Zamora was also raised.
  • Sandra Bullock Opens Up About Her Son On ‘Today’ Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:25PMSandra Bullock sat down with Matt Lauer for her first television interview since her divorce from Jesse James, airing on the "Today" show on Tuesday. In it, she opens up about her adopted son, Louis, and what he means to the entire Bullock family.
  • Luis Fabiano: It Was Always My Intention To Remain At Sevilla Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:09AMSevilla striker Luis Fabiano insists that it was always his intention to remain with the club, after signing a two-year contract extension to tie him to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan until 2013.
  • Vicious attack leaves inmate in coma, raises questions about prison justice inside Pa. lockup Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:57AMIf his diary and witness accounts are to be believed, Nicholas Pinto endured months of physical, sexual and mental abuse in prison. Guards roughed him up, made him stand naked in a cold cell for...
  • Dragon could get burnt Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:18AMChinese investors are finding that the centralised, top-down approach does not work in the rest of the world.
  • Hird 'needs apprenticeship' Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:12AMDavid Parkin says James Hird would ''be a fool'' to apply for senior job.
  • Overcoming the underworld Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:10AMMike Purchas spent more than 40 years fighting crime, corruption and illegal drug importers, and he says under-resourced police investigators are losing the battle. Nick McKenzie reports.
  • Church must now come clean and admit collusion in Claudy cover-up Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:36AMThe cover-up by the Government, the Roman Catholic Church, and the RUC over the Claudy bombings which killed nine people in 1972 was one of the most disgraceful episodes in recent Irish history.
  • Students standing up at North Liberty school’s desks Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:29AMSometimes Kobe Burns likes to stand when he’s working on school work. Other times he sits. And then there are times he just wants to swing his feet back and forth while he figures out the answer to a problem. Luckily, all three options are OK in his classroom at Garner Elementary School. Kobe, 10, [...]
  • NDC has failed to deliver on its promises - Akufo Addo Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:27AMKwabeng, August 30, GNA - The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Government has failed to deliver on its campaign promises.
  • Family of ex-Conn. man jailed for child porn sues over alleged brutal prison treatment Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:26AMAssociated Press SCRANTON, Pa. — If his diary and witness accounts are to be believed, Nicholas Pinto endured months of physical, sexual and mental abuse in prison. Guards roughed him up, made him stand naked in a cold cell for hours at a time, and taunted him relentlessly. A fellow inmate raped him night after night, beat him when he resisted, and stole his possessions.
  • Circadian rhythms: Their role and dysfunction in affective disorder Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:16AM( European College of Neuropsychopharmacology ) Biological clocks play a major role in affective disorders. Synchronizing impaired circadian rhythms, improving sleep, or paradoxically staying awake most of the night can be extremely helpful to treat patients with depression and bipolar disorder. Chronotherapeutic combinations of light and wake therapy achieve fast results and also minimize ...
  • Soldiers strip their khakis in Myanmar Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:10AMBANGKOK - As the November 7 general election in Myanmar approaches, the ruling junta is revealing the political designs underway in order to place the powerful military under civilian authority.
  • Vicious, feared attack leaves Pa. inmate comatose Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:27AMSCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - If his diary and witness accounts are to be believed, Nicholas Pinto endured months of physical, sexual and mental abuse in prison. Guards roughed him up, made him stand naked in a cold cell for hours at a time, and taunted him relentlessly.
  • Vicious, feared attack leaves Pa. inmate comatose Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:26AMIf his diary and witness accounts are to be believed, Nicholas Pinto endured months of physical, sexual and mental abuse in prison. Guards roughed him up, made him stand naked in a cold cell for hours at a time, and taunted...
  • A vipers' nest of greed and corruption Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:40AMThe latest allegations against the Pakistan squad point to what seems to be a vipers' nest of corruption at the heart of a sport once renowned for its fair play.
  • Guest Post: Modern Monetary Theory — A Primer on the Operational Realities of the Monetary System Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:37AMBy Scott Fullwiler, Associate Professor of Economics at Wartburg College At its core, there are two parts to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). The first is a description of how the monetary system actually works, mostly focusing upon interactions between the central bank, the treasury, and the financial system, though this part also requires a [...]
  • Britain's 'seven social tribes' mapped Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:20AMA team of cartographers have created a visualisation of Britain which makes the traditional map of the British Isles look outdated by comparison.
  • Vicious, feared attack leaves Pa. inmate comatose Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:04PMSCRANTON, Pa. - If his diary and witness accounts are to be believed, Nicholas Pinto endured months of physical, sexual and mental abuse in prison.
  • 'If it's God's will, I'll get washed away' Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:11PMParishioners honor 'Father Red,' who is still missing five years after Hurricane Katrina struck.
  • John Reimringer's 'Vestments' a pray-by-pray account of growing up Catholic in St. Paul Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:11PM"It's a love letter to the city of St. Paul," John Reimringer says of his luminous debut novel, "Vestments." "It's a love letter to the city of St.
  • Five years after Katrina, priest among the missing Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:09PMLAKE CATHERINE, La. -- The night sky heaved like a living thing as Fire Chief Joe Perez took another slow cruise in the rescue truck down the two-lane road snaking across this town in the last patch of marsh standing between New Orleans and an angry Gulf of Mexico.