B.N. Bose,

Monday, August 16th, 2010

In Calcutta, politics is all about vilifying the other party. To defeat its opponents, a party must learn the art of maligning. It must not resort to improving civic facilities on getting elected. This is the situation of the new civic board (Pump fault in street flood, July 1).

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Houghton plays down Trap health fears

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONIs age and health was not a concern when the FAI approached him to be Ireland manager, according to Ray Houghton.

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Les Cockrell: Railroad history chugs into library

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Area train buffs should find plenty to interest them Saturday when Denton's Emily Fowler Central Library hosts presentations on the history and future of railroads in Denton County. "We'll have three different things going on that day," said Laura Douglas, special collections librarian.

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Trains revert to pre-World Cup timetables

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The first train to roll out for duty on Sunday will mark the return to Metrorail's pre-World Cup timetable.

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Blues rule out Ashley sale

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

CHELSEA have told Real Madrid that defender Ashley Cole is not for sale

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Chelsea send Cole message to Mourinho

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Chelsea Football Club insist Ashley Cole is simply not for sale. Former Blues coach Jose Mourinho is said to be keen to take the England international to Real Madrid, with some reports suggesting the Portuguese was willing to offer Kaka as part of the deal.

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Beethoven concertos done proud by Osorio at Ravinia

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Complete cycles of the Beethoven piano concertos have been as regular as rumbling Metra trains at Ravinia at least since the late 1970s. The latest pianist to venture the five concertos here is the accomplished Mexican-born musician Jorge Federico Osorio, who presented them in back-to-back concerts this week, with James Conlon conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The kickoff on Thursday ...

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Nina Buitrago signature DK bars

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I spotted this on the System Cycle blog the other day and thought, "Hmm, that's kinda interesting." DK's Nina Buitrago has a new signature model bar available from DK. Dubbed the Nina Bar, this US-made bar is 8.125" high, with 27.5" width, 11.5 degrees of back sweep and 2 degrees of upsweep. The Nina...

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Model dead Mumbai, June 25 (PTI)

Friday, June 25th, 2010

: Model Viveka Babaji was today found dead inside her apartment in suburban Bandra, with police saying it could be a case of suicide.

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Shedding the Collar to Lace Up Cleats

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

A field behind the Vatican hosted the finals of the Clericus Cup, a tournament between teams of priests and seminarians from Romes many Catholic institutions.

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