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Peru Lifts Some Machu Picchu Claims Against Yale University Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:32PMTourists visit the Machu Picchu ruins in the Peruvian Andes.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Moral Cowardice and the Third Reich: The Legacy of Pius XII Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:58PMPius is being falsely maligned by his critics as a pious fraud and moral coward who disgraced a great world religion, then why doesn't the Vatican fix the error by simply opening their archives?
Asia, I Runto You Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:44PMSo many films, so little time at the Asian American Film Festival. by Kelly Vance City of Life and Death is a horrifying, epic account of the notorious Rape of Nanjing. The People I've Slept With, on the other hand, is a bawdy sex comedy about a self-consciously promiscuous young woman in contemporary Los Angeles. They both fit into the purview of 28th San Francisco International Asian American ...
Time to enter Ithaca association's cancer bowling tourney Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:36PMEntry forms for the Ithaca USBC Association's 22nd annual American Cancer Tournament are now available at several area bowling centers.
Bozeman elementary students get history lesson from George Washington Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:15PMEvery year Bozeman elementary students receive a visit from a very prominent figure of American history. It is none other than our country's first president.
Personal Finance Daily: A few more signs of life in the job market Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:53PMFor the some 15 million Americans officially classified as unemployed right now, this is not much consolation, but the job market does seem to be inching toward a slightly better place.
South Dakota Students with Asthma Can Breathe Easier After New Law Allows Self-Administered Medications Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:16PMPIERRE, S.D., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Governor Mike Rounds signed Senate Bill 83 into law last month, school became a safer place for the estimated 18,665 children in South Dakota with asthma, a chronic lung disease that also effects more than 43,000 adults in the state. "We are very pleased that students now have the right to carry their medications with them, so they can better ...
Alon Ben-Meir: Reassessing The Genocide Resolution Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:44PMAnkara, Turkey Once again, as has happened every spring for years running, the debate over whether the ethnic clashes against the Armenians in the break...
Rove's Memoir: 'The Empire Strikes Back'? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:14PMKarl Rove released a memoir Tuesday that many reviewers criticized as being more defense of George W. Bush-era policies than revealing look at the legendary operative once dubbed "Bush's Brain." But most political memoirs share a similar aim: to get a jump on shaping history as it's written.
Three Bollywood actors starring in Hollywood's "American Empire" Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:39AMNevada (US), Mar 7 : Hollywood production "American Empire" will have three-four Bollywood stars, according to reports.
Alice Paul inducted into NJ hall of fame alongside historic nemesis Woodrow Wilson Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:05AMAP Photo/Smithsonian Institute of American History National History/Alice Paul InstituteSuffragist Alice Paul of Mount Laurel, N.J., shown in this undated photo, will be inducted into the NJ Hall of Fame. For most of the 20th century, women’s suffrage leader Alice...
Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:50AMLAURIE GOODSTEIN Fifty-six years after its founding, the church is fighting off calls by former members for a reformation.
Business events Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:02AMA listing of area events.
Valley business briefs for Sunday, March 7 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:29AMCOACHELLA VALLEY -- Curves gyms across the nation, including those in the Coachella Valley, are participating in a monthlong food drive collection in March.
Today'S Events Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:12AMART
Business briefs: March 7, 2009 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:07AMBoat promotion PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Coast Bass Boast, the newest vehicle for marketing Lake Champlain, is making its debut in Lake Eufaula, Ala., this weekend.
Hundreds Gather for Relay for Life Event Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:35PMHundreds of people headed to the Empire Polo club in Indio Saturday for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Cancer is something that has affected many of us in some way. That's why walkers and runners will go round the clock in the battle against cancer to raise money and to celebrate survivorship. Rosie Estrada was 28 years old when she found out she had breast cancer, she said her ...
Pressman's gang of business cameos queue up for Wall Street sequel Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:28PMEd Pressman is the Hollywood producer responsible for a string of business-inspired films, including Thank You for Smoking, American Psycho and, of course, Wall Street. The producer is currently wo...
Inside Lines: Blow for England as Russia take the Roman road to 2018 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:16PMJust when it seemed England had steadied the ship, the Russian government have launched a torpedo into the turbulent waters of the 2018 World Cup by inviting Roman Abramovich to throw his weight, and considerable wealth, behind their attempt to play hosts. It is an offer the Chelsea owner is unlikely to refuse, especially as prime minister Vladimir Putin will also be putting himself about on the ...
The Business Diary: Pressman's gang of business cameos queue up for Wall Street sequel Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:10PMEd Pressman is the Hollywood producer responsible for a string of business-inspired films, including Thank You for Smoking, American Psycho and, of course, Wall Street.
Official: Armenian genocide resolution unlikely to get full House vote Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:07PMA narrowly passed committee measure that recommends the United States recognize the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide will likely not get a full vote in the House of Representatives, according to a senior State Department official.
'Mr. Shiseido' blends beauty and business Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:05PMI originally wanted to be a biologist and to study DNA; to become a geneticist. My father liked gardening, so I had looked at all sorts of plants with him.
Carless and carefree in Washington Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:41PMTraveling by ambling rural buses and slow but spectacular train rides in the evergreen state give you a window into the colorful cornucopia of American life.
Smiling Soni On Salo And More Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:48AMThe Olympic and world breaststroke champion talks to SwimNews about her transition to and rise with her coach in California; about cutting back to one session a day; and about that blast in Beijing
NewsChannel 13 Things to Do this Weekend Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:46AMBelow are a list of a few things into the NewsChannel 13 Newsroom that you may be interested in attending, participating or watching this weekend.
The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:27AMSenior Tour debutant Frankie Minoza of the Philippines joined joint overnight leader Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand at the top of the leaderboard on day two of The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by the Stapleford Forum.
The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:27AMSenior Tour debutant Frankie Minoza of the Philippines joined joint overnight leader Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand at the top of the leaderboard on day two of The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by the Stapleford Forum.
BC-MCT-INTERNATIONAL-BJT _ wire editors (3750 words) Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09AMUpdated at 0100 UTC (8 p.m. U.S. EST Wednesday). Additional news stories, including full U.S. coverage, appear on the MCT-NEWS-BJT and MCT-NEWSFEATURES-BJT.
BC-MCT-INTERNATIONAL-BJT _ wire editors (3750 words) Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09AMUpdated at 0100 UTC (8 p.m. U.S. EST Wednesday). Additional news stories, including full U.S. coverage, appear on the MCT-NEWS-BJT and MCT-NEWSFEATURES-BJT.
Community Calendar for March 6, 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:14AMDINNER
Community Calendar for March 6, 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:14AMDINNER
Boris Mamlyuk: CA's Fiscal Crisis and More Hospital Closures: a Human Rights Issue? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:00AMThis is a sad story about the imminent closing of the Lanterman Developmental Center brought about by California's fiscal crisis. Lanterman Developmental Center, located in...
Boris Mamlyuk: CA's Fiscal Crisis and More Hospital Closures: a Human Rights Issue? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:00AMThis is a sad story about the imminent closing of the Lanterman Developmental Center brought about by California's fiscal crisis. Lanterman Developmental Center, located in...
Forbes' 48 heroes of philanthropy Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:59AMDaniel Petre, 49 Executive chairman of technology investment firm Netus. Stephen Tindall, 57 Founded the Warehouse group of bargain variety stores. George Lewin, 59 Invented the Triton workbench in 1975.
Forbes' 48 heroes of philanthropy Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:59AMDaniel Petre, 49 Executive chairman of technology investment firm Netus. Stephen Tindall, 57 Founded the Warehouse group of bargain variety stores. George Lewin, 59 Invented the Triton workbench in 1975.
Danger Mouse and Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn create new sounds Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:31AMNew sounds evolve from Gorillaz, Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse and Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn create new sounds Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:31AMNew sounds evolve from Gorillaz, Danger Mouse
Iroquois Basketball Great Eva Cunningham Inducted into Niagara University Hall of Fame Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:18AMSports fans love, even live, to argue. Which was the best game, the best team, the best season? They can go on for hours. Make a list of the greatest players of any sport and they’ll delight in dissecting it, grousing about who’s not on it, who is and the order in which they appear.
Iroquois Basketball Great Eva Cunningham Inducted into Niagara University Hall of Fame Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:18AMSports fans love, even live, to argue. Which was the best game, the best team, the best season? They can go on for hours. Make a list of the greatest players of any sport and they’ll delight in dissecting it, grousing about who’s not on it, who is and the order in which they appear.
Turkey warns US after Armenian 'genocide' recognised Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:29PMDANIEL NASAW in WashingtonTURKEY’S PRIME minister warned of serious damage to US-Turkish relations yesterday after a US congressional committee approved a resolution describing the massacre of m...
Short takes, March 6 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:01PMEagle Scout awarded to youngest recipient SAN BERNARDINO - Spencer Hosch of San Bernardino was presented his Eagle Scout Award Friday night at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Verdict: Street breached his fiduciary duty Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:54PMA federal bankruptcy judge has found that Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street breached his fiduciary duty five years ago when he attempted to build an empire instead of protecting the assets of a trust he was hired to liquidate. U.S....
Abortion Issue Rattles House Democrats Amid Reform Talks Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:01PMThe Democratic Party faced a tough week in Congress over party divisions over abortion language in health care reform legislation and ethical inquiries in the Empire State. Ray Suarez reports.
A Sweet Century Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:41PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Frances Hashimoto jumps out of her chair when a few of her longtime customers walk in. She hugs them, says a few words in Japanese, and they go off to buy some sweets.
Law enforcement museums to visit Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:11PMSpies, detectives and police have long been associated with action, glamour and sometimes witty sophistication. These museums offer tributes, remember their achievements and tell their stories. Gather your own top-secret intelligence at these...
Tory campaign to target key seats was backed by a £750,000 tax-haven loan Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:43PMThe Conservative Party’s last general election campaign was partly financed with a £750,000 loan from an offshore haven, The Times has learnt.
Bent’s Fort film wins another award Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:42PM“Traders, Tribes and Travelers – The Story of Bent’s Old Fort,” the orientation film shown at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, was recently recognized for excellence by the Association of Partners for Public Lands
Hurt feelings Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:35PMUS-Turkish ties will survive row over genocide vote
AMA honors Bob Buster Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:14PMFriday, March 5 th , 2010. Issue 09, Volume 14. The American Medical Association on Tuesday presented Riverside County Supervisor Bob Buster with its top government service award.
New York Production Listings Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:28PMThe following listings are NOT casting notices but are intended to provide the best general information available on current projects. The New York listings alternate between Broadway theater one week and film and television the next.