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You can call him Sir Nils Olav. Nils was knighted by British Maj. Gen. Euan Loudan on behalf of King Harald V of Norway.
By: soundsal | Updated: 14 hours ago by glendam | (13)
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The new Audio-Spotlight system developed by Halosonics, takes advertising to a new level, beaming ads out to the lone shopper in the aisle, who passes a featured product.
By: soundsal | Updated: 22 hours ago by glendam | (13)
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As middle-class city-dwellers with capital buy second homes or retire to country settings, local residents are being priced out.
By: soundsal | Updated: 19 minutes ago by cassier | (4)
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Reviewer Michael Rechtshaffen panned the animated film. According to him, the characters move like wooden puppets and the dialog is just as wooden.
By: soundsal | Updated: 4 days ago by soundsal | (5)
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Distributors refusing to pick up smaller films. Ballast, a small film set in Mississippi, won the Sundance festival, but apparently that wasn't enough to earn it a place in theaters.
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In Texas, a pump malfunctioned by a decimal point, selling premium for a pittance. Nobody reported the mistake.
By: soundsal | Updated: 1 day ago by soundsal | (3)
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Despite the ceasefire, witnesses reported seeing Russian tanks move deeper into Georgia today. Moscow denied the claim.
By: soundsal | Updated: 6 days ago by glendam | (4)
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These antibodies could help vaccinate humans against another pandemic flu. The 1918 flu strain evolved from a bird strain, similar to the bird-flu found today.
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Reporters at the Olympic were wondering why the gymnasts were all sporting bottles of the amber goo. Turns out, it isn't an energy boosting slurper. It helps give flying fingers traction on the bars.
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Perry Dryden was murdered and his wife was injured in a robbery on the couple's sailboat on Lake Izabal.
By: soundsal | Updated: 5 days ago by ademers1980 | (4)
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Luke Wilson, famous for choosing smart quirky roles, is set to star in the tale of a drunkard, who moves back home and discovers a miraculous water-stain on the side of his house.
By: soundsal | Updated: 3 days ago by soundsal | (3)
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A U.S. court ruled four Saudi princes, among others, immune in a 9/11 case. The victims and their families argued that these individuals provided material support to terrorists.
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With the sword of impeachment hanging over the dictator's head, his old friends are vowing to support democracy in Pakistan.
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In a statement, full of condemnation, President Bush chided, "Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century."
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Sarkozy met with Saakashvili and Medvedev to push a peace deal. Both sides agreed to end fighting and work on a permanent peace settlement.
By: soundsal | Updated: 6 days ago by glendam | (2)
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Doctor Vasily Gorgadze worked at a hospital in Gori, until he was evacuated on Monday. This is his account of what he saw and who he blames for the carnage.
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Vaijanti didn't want to abort her baby daughter, so she moved out of her husband's house. This is her story.
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Before this conflict became newsworthy, both sides skirmished at the border and 70,000 South Ossetians declared themselves Russian citizens.
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President Saakashvili called for a ceasefire, which Russian president Medvedev said would only be acceptable if Georgian troops withdraw from South Ossetia.
By: soundsal | Updated: 8 days ago by jjmckay | (5)
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Rescued from K-2's base camp, Marco Confortola is tended to by doctors at a military hospital in Skardu, Pakistan. Confortola is the last survivor of the ice fall that killed eleven climbers.
By: soundsal | Updated: 8 days ago by soundsal | (3)
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Those, who suppose themselves to be heirs of the legendary Templars, are suing the Vatican for restoration of property seized seven hundred years ago.
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McCain has stated that the wealthiest recipients should pay for their prescriptions and Obama advocates making Medicare similiar to VA care. None of these approaches will fix the program.
By: soundsal | Updated: 23 hours ago by soundsal | (1)
Tropical storm Fay failed to deliver a punch to Florida. Residents were grateful she passed over with little more than bluster and rain.
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Smart's doctor diagnosed him with a rare blood disease four months ago. The championship fencer spent months fighting his way back to the Olympics in Beijing.
By: soundsal | Updated: 2 days ago by soundsal | (1)
Already protestors are promising to recreate '68. Officials are building a temporary jail to house all the people who will break the law. Funds are not what organizers hoped they would be.
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This remarkable man, who lived an adventurous life as a photo journalist, died on Friday. He blogged about his battle with colon cancer, giving hope to others.
The music is romantic, reminiscent of the nineteen-thirties, yet with a touch of Suzanne Vega. The new CD is titled An Invitation.
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After four years as a couple, the pair formalized their vows in an intimate ceremony. In May the California Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have the right to marry.
Professed know-it-all, A.J. Jacobs, lists some of the colorful events in the games' history.
By: soundsal | Updated: 3 days ago by soundsal | (1)
Guy Bartel, research scientist, talks with Scott Simon, NPR interviewer, about his research into light bending.
In an evangelical forum, Obama and McCain both answered questions. McCain stated "human rights begin at conception," while Obama stressed his support for legal abortion.
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As volleyball teams compete, go-go-girls dance and rock music blares. This party is part of the strategy to pump up interest in the sport.
By: soundsal | Updated: 4 days ago by soundsal | (1)
Luis Posada Carilles, a former CIA operative and terrorist, may have to return to Cuba to stand trial.
August Flanagan got more adventure than he bargained for when he went traveling on a fellowship in Central America.
Taylor was an extraordinary man, who once belonged to the notorious Crips, but changed his life around, becoming a successful peacemaker between gangs and law enforcement.