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Global warming 'undeniable,' scientists say Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:05AMWASHINGTON — Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation. 'A comprehensive review of key climate indicators confirms the world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record,' the annual State of the Climate report declares. Compiled by more than 300 scientists from 48 ...
Customize your meal at Yes Pasta! Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:33PMIt's always sunny with a chance of meatballs at Yes Pasta! in North Miami Beach. The fettuccine, linguine and gnocchi are made fresh, and the dried pastas are high-quality imports from Italy. Customers pick a pasta type and then customize their orders with a choice of 15 sauces and a host of add-ons.
News & Blues 7/28 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:24PMFederal authorities charged Gregory Giusti, 48, with making at least 48 threatening phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a seven-week period.
The best and worst fashion trends of the decade Style Matters • In a decade of war and catastrophe, the advent of ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:20AMThis rocky decade of war, terrorism, global warming and economic catastrophe is at last drawing to a close. Such things aren't normally considered to have a profound effect on fashion, but fashion, li
Recipes: Fresh cheese, please Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:44AMAt Atlanta’s La Pietra Cucina, chef Bruce Logue focuses on seasonal and organic ingredients and what he calls the “handmade aspects” of Italian cuisine.
Eco Eatery Review: Amico Bio Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:12AMEliche with beetroot and mushrooms Nudged into action by a growing trend for sustainable dining , Londonist has embarked on an eco eating crawl… An Italian vegetarian restaurant that's near neighbours with Smithfields Market, that cast iron-and-brick cathedral to the meat gods? Nice. Amico Bio boasts about its eco credentials, with a tag line of "Green Thinking, Better Living". The promise is to ...
Greek Modus Vivendi-3Alfa Crowned 2010 Platu 25 World Champions Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:23AMThe Greek boat owned by Kostas Karageorgiou gets the title with one race to go and with no less than a 17 point lead on the second placed boat. Kostas Karageorgiou's Modus Vivendi-3Alfa won back the World title in the waters of Alicante.
Target Store Heralds New Era for East Harlem Street Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:58PMPleasant Avenue was known for decades as a Mafia stronghold, but the mob influence has waned.
Tour de France news round-up: stage 20 Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 4:17PMContador, winners and losers, Armstrong, jerseys
The point of no return Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:40AMAccording to Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg, Eritrean migrants were recently subjected to violence by Libyan police, leaving several of them seriously injured.
Inflammatory Language Rejected From Wisc. Ballot Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 9:30AMIndependent Candidate for State Assembly Fights to Use Slogan "Not the Whiteman's Bitch" on Ballot
'Jersey Shore' is new U.S. face to the world Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:42AMNewsweek: TV and movies have long been our electronic face around the world. So what does "Jersey Shore" say about us?
Melbourne, we are over you Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:04AMWe are now completely over being told by Melbourne how much better they are at food, writes Terry Durack.
Clip joint: rain Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:55AMDig out your brolley and don your galoshes as swanstep fishes out the best film clips in which the heavens open Big rain scenes might have been fine once upon a time – or so the story goes – but lately they've been overdone and overused. Hollywood has drowned and devalued the climactic deluge for at least the past decade, and the on-going transfiguration of film into post-produced mush spiked ...
The politics of hair Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:45AMIn January, Bill Gates took time out of " helping all people lead healthy, productive lives " and making sure his children weren't using iPods to make a barbed swipe at Silvio Berlusconi's tragic battle with hair loss.
Formula One - On and Off track week 29 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:28AMThere were already some rumors about it, but it has now been confirmed: Canadian Jacques Villeneuve has lodged an entry for the Formula One 2011 season.
UPDATE: Police say Back Cove rape report was a hoax Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:15PMPolice say the woman falsely reported being forced to the ground by a group of men and assaulted.
A rare urban renewal success story: Bayview Apartments thriving today Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:03AMIt was the 1960s, and Madison, like many other cities, was caught up in the urban renewal movement.
In a Changing Village, the Pool Tables Look the Same Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:58PMAlthough there is anti-immigrant sentiment in the village of Brewster, N.Y., at the pool hall, immigrants play alongside regulars.
A rare urban renewal success story: Bayview Apartments thriving today Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 1:28PMGround was broken in 1970 on the five multi-unit townhouses in the 102-unit Bayview Apartments. Now, nearly four decades later, the Bayview Foundation is getting ready to pay off its 40-year FHA mortgage -- a watershed moment in the history of the complex.
Homemade fried chicken is hard to beat Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:12PMI don’t think there is a dish more evocative of the South than fried chicken and its reputation as a special occasion food marks it a food that when done right is extraordinarily good.
Jesse Jackson and LeBron James: Let's Say He's Wrong and Skip Being Outraged. Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:10PMOne night a few years ago, my wife and I were playing Scrabble with her grandparents when her grandfather put down his letters and formed a word my wife and I had never heard. When we questioned him, he told us that it was a slang word for some ethnicity or another. We were amused and told him we'd never heard the word. What followed was five minutes of ethnic profanity. The sort of profanity ...
Jacob Burckhardt: The Renaissance revisited Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:37AMJacob Burckhardt rediscovered the Renaissance for the 19th century, viewing it shockingly as the dark and turbulent origin of modernity. Jonathan Jones hails his classic of cultural history One hundred and fifty years ago the Swiss art lover and historian Jacob Burckhardt published his master work, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy . I believe this anniversary is as important as last ...
N.J. top court rules police must explain DWI test laws in native language Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 1:12PMTRENTON — Police in New Jersey must explain the state's implied consent law to motorists in a language that they understand, the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Of calabacitas, courgettes and zucchini Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 9:11AMThe Squash family, Cucurbita, is Mexican, whatever you may choose to call its various members, and the earliest traces, dating as far back as 7000BC, have been found in Oaxaca and Tamaulipas. However, the modern courgette or zucchini is thought to have originated in Italy in the 19th century.
The Rainbow Nation: The Legendary Jabulani's Emotional Farewell Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:54AMThere is nothing quite like a bit of local flavour, and this is what we have for you with this blog from Clyde Tlou, Pretoria resident and opinionated youngster - catch some of his personal views here...
The Rainbow Nation: This Is The Final! Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:38PMWith the 2010 World Cup taking place in South Africa, Peter Pedroncelli gives his take on the day to day events on the ground in the Rainbow Nation.
Italians blend French varietals to make elegant wines Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 9:15PMItalians are blending French varietals such as merlot, cabernet sauvignon and syrah to make rich, elegant wines that reap the benefits of traditional Tuscan winemaking.
SI woman killed in hit-run after car overheats Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:04AMA 47-year-old driver whose car broke down on a Staten Island street was mowed down and killed instantly early this morning by a heartless hit and run drunk driver who was later nabbed when cops responded to his home on a domestic dispute call, police said. The tragic chain of...
Special occasion salad Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 1:16AMRice, along with corn and wheat, is one of the world’s most important grains.
MARTIN SAMUEL: Golden boys Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are primed to deliver a Silver lining Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 9:17PMAt McLaren's gleaming motor home, a vast, modern, black, silver and glass edifice, three storeys high and towering over the neighbouring Ferrari quarters on the Silverstone paddock, music blares and giant television screens replay Mark Cavendish's dramatic victory in the fifth stage of the Tour de France.
MARTIN SAMUEL: Golden boys Button and Hamilton are primed to deliver a Silver lining Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 8:06PMJenson Button and Lewis Hamilton may be part of a team at McLaren, but they also compete as individuals and their twin desire to succeed alone is inescapable.
Agent Scully Finally Gets a New Partner [Trade Roundup] Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:35PM#traderoundup Though, sadly, he's no Mulder. Also today: Miramax has finally been bought! Yay for millionaires! Comedy Central has a new sitcom in the works,...
Agent Scully Finally Gets a New Partner [Trade Roundup] Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:02PM# traderoundup Though, sadly, he's no Mulder. Also today: Miramax has finally been bought! Yay for millionaires! Comedy Central has a new sitcom in the works, and HBO has intriguing new projects. More »
GB's Davis Cup debacle Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 4:17AMBen Dirs asks does it matter if Britain isn't any good at tennis?
Purveyor with a nose for expensive fungi widened its world market Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 9:27AMPAOLO Urbani, who was known to Italians as the ''Re del Tartufo'' (Truffle King) and to gastronomes as a man who brought the knobbly fungi to delicatessens and restaurants around the world, has died, aged 78.
Germany fans feel pain from final-bound Spain Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 9:55PMHundreds of German fans in the city hung their heads low in disappointment Wednesday as they watched Spain win the semifinal World Cup match against Germany.
Oldsmar official wants Arizona-like rules against hiring illegal immigrants Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:19PMThe city shouldn't hire contractors who employ illegal immigrants, an official says.
1970 Chicano Moratorium marches on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:37PMAn exhibit on the 40th anniversary of the antiwar protest offers a chance to look back at the roots of what is now a more united Los Angeles. The year Rosalío Muñoz got his Vietnam War draft notice was also a very good year for American cinema.
The Rainbow Nation: Beckenbauer Reveals The Secret Of German Dominance In World Cups Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 10:39AMAt an Adidas press conference two days ago Franz Beckenbauer told the gathered media about how the German national team have surprised everyone, 'including the 82 million Germans back in Germany', and they have truly been an impressive side throughout the campaign, save for a strange encounter against Serbia.
The Rainbow Nation: The Dutch Make It To The Final Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 5:38AMWell done Netherlands! You have to admire a team which can make use of the talents of Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Robin van Persie among a sea of world football's stars.
Lavender: A feast for the senses Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 12:55AMGet FREE Daily Headlines by email! Lavender, long prized for its beauty, fragrance and folk-art medicinal uses, is becoming a culinary star, used in dishes from sweet to savory.
Springboks tests regaining special aura - Smith Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 4:48PMCentre Conrad Smith believes Tests between the Springboks and All Blacks have started to recapture their special aura of old.
Springboks tests 'regaining special aura' Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 12:57PMFor decades, South Africa were traditionally New Zealand's biggest foes.
Skeletons, Family and Religion Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 12:31PMRiccardo Tisci discusses his couture collection for Givenchy and a life in fashion.
Gomp/arts Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 11:32AMA surreal red mist descends on Hyde Park
The Rainbow Nation: Der Kaiser Compliments South Africa Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 7:24AMThe tournament in South Africa has certainly gone well, with the organisation of the competition surprising the doubters who had previously believed that a World Cup in South Africa would be a failure.
Warren affirms American 'core values' Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 5:09AMMeasure intended to improve city's reputation
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane, By Andrew Graham-Dixon Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 6:09PMLucky Andrew Graham-Dixon. It has taken him far longer than he expected – more than 10 years, in fact – to write this book. Which means that it is being published just in time to accompany the 400th anniversary celebrations of Caravaggio's death and, an added bonus, the discovery in Italy of remains that scientists have identified as the painter's. Right now, the galleries of Florence are ...
The Rainbow Nation: Great Atmosphere At Spain Game Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 2:08PMThe semi-finals are almost set, and only Spain needs to edge Paraguay to make it a complete quartet of super teams. After Argentina's unbelievable thrashing at the hands of Germany, Holland, Uruguay and the Germans await the outcome of Spain - Paraguay to see how the World Cup cards will fall.