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MSNBC.com: Environment (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
As of 7:00 AM (EST), 11/27/08 As a former FBI hostage negotiator, I was involved in many hostage taking incidents ranging from single domestic bank robbers to prison riots to Americans taken hostage as they traveled and worked outside of the relative safety of America. While many prepare to give thanks for many things this season, a number of Indian citizens and internationals died because of terrorist...
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Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Well, at least Stevie Van Zandt and Britain's Youth Music seem to think so. A recent article in The Times refers to research by Youth Music indicating that the games have prompted upwards of 2.5 million children to take up musical instruments. I'm skeptical. No doubt the games are a lot of fun for people who can't play a musical instrument and they're probably preferable to your average shoot-em-up....
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
It may become a common occurrence in Tomball before too long to see Tomball residents sharing a seat with the city namesake. Sculptor Sandra Van Zandt is creating a bronze statue of Thomas H. Ball (1859-1944), the man the former town of Peck was named after in 1907.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Music critic Patrick MacDonald recommends a whole stocking-full of Christmas CDs, including releases by Steven Van Zandt, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma and more.
