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1 hr ago | 411mania.com

[VIDEO] Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama 7.10.04

Jun Akiyama 7.10.04 Posted by Larry Csonka on 05.20.2013 Check out the video... GHC Heavyweight Title match: Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama Commentators: Mauro Ranallo & Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski Pro Wrestling NOAH Departure 2004 Tokyo Dome

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5 hrs ago | ContactMusic.com

Dead Can Dance, Dead Can Dance In Concert - Album Review

Dead Can Dance have been 'dancing' on and off now for over thirty years and over the past twelve months have played to more people in more places than ever before.

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Related Topix: Gothic, Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard

9 hrs ago | WBIR-TV Knoxville

'Stand in the Gap' continues push to curb meth use

The Stand in the Gap Coalition is looking to tackle the region's meth problem with the help of local politicians and officials.

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14 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Photos: Memorial Day parade in South Amboy rained on

SOUTH AMBOY - A steady drizzle kept the usual crowds away from the Memorial Day parade here Sunday, but it didn't drown out the sound of bagpipes, Civil War-era gunshot volleys and cheers from the damp sidewalk.

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Related Topix: South Amboy, NJ, Sayreville, NJ, Scott Thomas, Cliffwood Beach, NJ

16 hrs ago | AlertNet

Using technology - and cooperation - to fight drought

People collect water at a well in Garissa, Kenya, on August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Ken Oloo/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/Handout When the governments of eastern Africa created the Intergovernmental Authority on Development more than 25 years ago, they hoped it would forge the cooperation needed to roll back the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, World News, Kenya, Africa, The Federation, Famine, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

20 hrs ago | BBC News

Understanding Ulysses

In a month's time it will be Bloomsday, which celebrates a day in the life of the fictional Leopold Bloom, the main character in James Joyce's famous novel Ulysses.

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Related Topix: James Joyce, Pop/Rock, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Sun May 19, 2013

National Public Radio

First Listen: Sean Nelson, 'Make Good Choices'

In the playfully faux-autobiographical "Kicking Me Out of the Band," Harvey Danger's Sean Nelson closes his solo debut by painting a comical portrait of a deluded former frontman whose hedonistic exploits get him booted from the band he'd founded.

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Related Topix: Harvey Danger, Arts, Painting

Global Voices Online

"Who Wants to be Prestigious?"

On the blog section [es] of Chilean newspaper El Mercurio [es], columnist Leila Guerrero analyzes the meaning of prestige [es] and notes: Rock musicians have been smart: 'rock star' is one of the few jobs where a loss of prestige means an increase of quotation.

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Related Topix: Blog News, South America, Chile, World News, Leila

RTE.ie

Doubts raised over reaching savings target in 2013

Minister of State Brian Hayes has indicated that all of the 300 million in savings from the public service being sought for 2013 may not be reached this year under proposals currently being examined at the Labour Relations Commission.

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Related Topix: The Federation

Minot Daily News

Cleaner, cheaper fuel

North Dakota's long distances and sparse population have been obstacles in developing a transportation system powered by natural gas.

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Related Topix: North Dakota, The Clean, Grand Forks, ND, Dickinson, ND

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Westlake Elementary School students take a ride on the 'walking school bus'

Students at Westlake Elementary School are saying no to a ride to school in the family vehicle and yes to their walking school bus.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids, Santa Cruz, Science, Ecology

Bradenton.com

On Manatee's June 18 sales tax referendum: Issue lacks merit at this time

The Manatee County Commission approved a "special referendum" to request a public vote on June 18 for a half-cent sales tax increase to fund our indigent health care.

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Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Tax, The Federation

Sat May 18, 2013

Concert Tour

Perks of Being a Wallflower: The Music Behind the Book

There is a rich history of coming-of-age novels that strike a fine balance between universally relatable youth and the time period the plot takes place in.

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Related Topix: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Erin Linney: Santa Cruz needs an energy code

Throughout my four years in Santa Cruz, I have rented four different houses. All have been old, inefficient, and owned by absentee landlords.

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Related Topix: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, UC Santa Cruz, Opinion

The Motley Fool

Pick Your Poison: Overweight or High Cholesterol

Overweight and have high cholesterol? You may have to pick one to work on at a time, according to data from the lab of John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at University of Missouri.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Life, Food, Nutrition, Missouri, University of Missouri, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic)

Freshnews

VendScreen Adds Industry Innovator Jim Brinton to Board of Directors

VendScreen, Inc. , inventor of the VendScreen Revolution smart device for vending machines, has added new vision to its Board of Directors.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions, Automatic

Easy Reader News

Revised California budget retains education finance reform, funds SoCal ROC

Governor Jerry Brown is standing firmly behind his promise to re-vamp the way the state funds education, much to Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi's chagrin.

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Related Topix: Roc, Jerry Brown, US Governors, Education Etc.

Fri May 17, 2013

Daily Monitor

League: Back where we started

Whether its apparent lack of neutrality makes the ministry a credible arbitrator from now on is a matter for future discussions, but for now USLL insists they shall seek alternative means in their pursuit of 'justice' Last Monday thesports ministry pronounced itself on the football matters that have dogged this country over the last 12 months.

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Examiner.com

Star Trek Into Darkness: Abrams' 'Wrath' is convoluted but consistently fun

Contrarians may disagree, but I find Abrams' first Star Trek to be as strong a "reboot" as we've seen in cinematic history.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Theater, Arts, Chris Pine, The Federation

BroadwayWorld.com

Fun., MGMT, She & Him to Headline Kanrocksas Music Fest; Full Lineup Announced

The daily band lineup for the second annual Kanrocksas Music & Arts Festival has been announced.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, KS, Pit, Hip-Hop, Zeros, Punk, The Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, John