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01/09/2009
People Choose Peoples Choice (New York Times)
?The People?s Choice Awards? lifted CBS to a narrow prime-time victory on Wednesday, averaging 9.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen?s estimates.
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01/09/2009
Book Review: 'Bright Young People: The Lost Generation of London's Jazz Age' by D.J. Taylor (Washington Post)
BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE The Lost Generation of London's Jazz Age
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01/09/2009
Two people trapped after accident (BBC News)
Two people become trapped in their vehicles when a car and lorry collide on the A39 in West Somerset.
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01/09/2009
Eight people cleared in Canadian bomb probe (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canadian police have cleared eight people identified as potential suspects in attacks on natural gas facilities in northern British Columbia, a spokesman said on Thursday.
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01/09/2009
Barclays Hires 10 People for Japan Investment Banking (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc hired 10 people in Japan, including former bankers at Nomura Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., boosting its local business even as other foreign investment banks cut back.
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01/08/2009
'The Dark Knight' wins big at People's Choice Awards (CNN)
"The Dark Knight" took home top honors at the People's Choice Awards Wednesday night, walking away with five awards.
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01/09/2009
'Dark Knight' tops People's Choice Awards; March returning to SVU (The Toledo Blade)
Holy People's Choice Awards, Batman! The Dark Knight soared away with every trophy for which it was nominated Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony. The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie, and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale's Batman and the late Heath Ledger's Joker. "On behalf of all of the cast from the movie, thank ...
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01/09/2009
More people compete for jobs (The Columbus Dispatch)
WASHINGTON -- The number of laid-off workers who are continuing to draw unemployment checks jumped more than expected to 4.6 million at the end of December and is likely to keep climbing this year -- fresh evidence that people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a new job amid a deepening recession.
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01/09/2009
Afghan governor says six people killed by suicide bomber in Nimroz Province (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber walked into a produce shop in southern Afghanistan on Friday and detonated explosives strapped to his body, killing six people, the provincial governor said.
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01/09/2009
A day spot for people in need (Greensboro News & Record)
GREENSBORO - Volunteers painted the walls, screwed in the new light bulbs and will soon have the showers flowing. The city's new day center for homeless residents is now open. Volunteers, with about $30,000 in local grant money, have transformed unused classroom space at Bessemer United Methodist Church into an "interactive resource center" where homeless people or anyone in need of help ...
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| The Bruce Medalists - Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy.Charles Messier - Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects.History of Astronomy - Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers.Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations - Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object.Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal - Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).Jean Houzeau in Jamaica - Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)The Legacy of Ulugh Beg - Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.Links to Astronomer Biographies - Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German]Memoirs of a Space Engineer - Stories from Doug Rickard's memoirs and his involvement in the early exploration of space.People in the History of Astronomy - Short biographies of Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Einstein, and Hawking.Sir Robert Ball (1840-1913) Victorian Astronomer - Detailed biographical information of British astronomer and lecturer.So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway? - Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune.Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920 - Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links.
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