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LOCAL artists are being invited to take part in outdoor exhibitions throughout 2009. (07/01/2009)
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:37:58 GMT - (Belper Today)
Interdependence: A message from them "thar hills"
THE often quoted foreign slang, "there is gold in them, thar hills," marked the rush for gold in the Cordillera mountain ranges. The rush brought in new industries and a lifestyle that is sustained by rapid exploitation and denudation of the region's landscape in the last century.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:34 GMT - (Sun Star)
Stan's Char-Broiled Hot Dogs might be habit-forming
Stan Linkowski, owner of Stan's Char-Broiled Hot Dogs, has a thing for sauce. Nearly every hot dog stand in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., made a condiment called Texas Red Hot Sauce. Neither Texan nor particularly hot (a red hot is eastern slang for a hot dog), he says the sauces could nevertheless conjure greater customer loyalty than the dogs they dressed. Still, Linkowski found many too ...
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:20:44 GMT - (The Idaho Statesman)
Music Picks Jan 8-14 | Live: Matthew Reveles, Fred Eaglesmith, Marc Broussard, The Woes, Pseudo Slang & Wovenhand
[Free Grub] According to the folks at Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill, they'll be giving away a free meal every week for a year to the first 50 guests at the new Murray location, which opens tomorrow. Here's the deal: If you're one of the first 50 guests at Rubio's Grand Opening on Friday, Jan. 9, you'll get a certificate for one free meal per week for a year. According to Rubio's, the first 50 ...
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:47:23 GMT - (Salt Lake City Weekly)
Spare Times: For Children
FOR CHILDREN.
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:06:45 GMT - (New York Times)
Lib Dems call for emergency Gaza debate
Calls for an urgent debate into the Gaza conflict has been issued by the Liberal Democrats amidst Israel's attacks on aid workers and civilians.
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:12:56 GMT - (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Life?s meaning returns for young Colombian shantytown dwellers
After three of Viviana?s friends were killed, and one of them dismembered, she began to think things over, and decided to join the Legión del Afecto project in Colombia, leaving six years of gang life behind her.
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:58:41 GMT - (Real Change News)
We say ... Just tip waiters already
We can?t believe we?ve collectively waded back into the tipping debate cesspool, but Vox callers, bloggers and even our own columnists have dragged us back into it. In this economy, too many people are rationalizing ways to avoid tipping.
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:42:56 GMT - (Bluffton Today)
How 'douchebag' became everyone's favorite insult
Anyone with cable television or an Internet hookup knows all too well that this is the dawning of the age of the douchebag. While the term for a feminine hygiene implement traces its history back to 1685, its slang incarnation now proliferates on the airwaves and the Web. Face it: We're surrounde...
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:01:39 GMT - (SF Weekly)
Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist
Today ? Friday ? was Beersheba?s biggest day in the crosshairs. The quiet night was shattered at 7 am by four Grads, then by two more bombing sessions, minutes apart, just after 9:30 am. Each had several bombs, but I?ve been too busy to look for the final count on today?s missiles.
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:12:18 GMT - (The Sacramento Union)