01/08/2009
Ballet studio transports urban kids to another world (Los Angeles Times)
The City of Angels Ballet offers free classical ballet training to hundreds of children from some of Los Angeles' toughest neighborhoods. The Sugarplum Fairy, sweat glistening on her brow, performed the same sequence of steps over and over across the polished wood floor, looking by turns euphoric and miserable.
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01/09/2009
'Unborn' gives birth to laughter (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
In The Unborn, a woman is haunted during her waking hours by a spirit from another world.
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01/08/2009
Freestylers ready to shred in Park City (Deseret Morning News)
The world's best freestyle skiers will return to Deer Valley at the end of the month for another World Cup event, and they will have some company.
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01/07/2009
Vermont's Teter soars for a higher purpose (Bennington Banner)
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Most snowboarders have an iPod inside their parka as they fly above the halfpipe, letting the music carry them across the ice and snow and into another world.
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01/07/2009
Gebrselassie, in record condition again? Million dollar bonus on offer in next week’s Dubai Marathon (IAAF)
7 January 2009 - Haile Gebrselassie doesn’t need to make a New Year’s resolution, in order to break another World record. For a start, the Ethiopian New Year begins on September 11, “so we don’t celebrate the European New Year,” said the man himself yesterday, by phone from his home in Addis Ababa.
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01/09/2009
Smoldering scowl bares 'Gran Torino' tensions (San Francisco Chronicle)
In the afternoons, there's a hush and warm amber glow in Clint Eastwood's office, which, unlike other bungalows at the Warner Bros. studio lot, has a rustic look and furniture that manages to be just as practical as it is stylish. All of that suits the 78-...
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01/09/2009
Wren reacts to Smoltz leaving Atlanta (Major League Baseball)
Wren reacts to Smoltz leaving Atlanta
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01/09/2009
Seeing spirit in the small details of life (Austin American-Statesman)
When I listen to others describe their "faith journeys," I find that I am often moved by the seemingly trivial details of their stories. Though some might speak of divine intervention, most describe how ordinary circumstances and things helped them see their lives in a different light.
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01/09/2009
Rescuers brave waves for peacemaker (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
HILO » Big Island peacemaker and sovereignty advocate Burt "Manu" Kauhi died Sunday while swimming at treacherous Kehena Bay south of Hilo.
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01/09/2009
No more sex, no more drugs, only rock'n'roll: Carla Bruni (Hindustan Times)
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! "No more sex, no more drugs, only rock'n'roll!" the French First Lady was quoted as saying by The Sunday Times which cited an exclusive preview of the 80-minute documentary 'Somebody Told Me About... Carla Bruni'.
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