Times change for big show
30 Oct 2012
Stuff
A & P shows used to be about showing animals and winning prizes. Now they are all entertainment, Jill Galloway reports. A & P shows used to be the the highlight of the social calendar for many people. They were the event of the year and there were public holidays, so people had time off to...(size: 2.7Kb)
Eight years for abductor, abuser
30 Oct 2012
Times Union
BALLSTON SPA — A Round Lake man was sentenced to eight years behind bars for kidnapping a 15-year-old boy from an Albany group home last year and repeatedly sexually abusing the youngster, according to the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office. The penalty, which...(size: 1.8Kb)
Downtown expected to be packed for parade
30 Oct 2012
San Francisco Chronicle
(10-29) 18:10 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- There's going to be one whopper of a parade Wednesday in San Francisco to celebrate the Giants winning the World Series, and everyone planning the event has the same message: Build in a lot of extra time for getting around, and if you're looking for trouble, stay...(size: 4.4Kb)
CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City evacuated neighbors of a nearly completed, 90-story luxury apartment building on Monday after the top of a construction crane collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the crane's boom could crash to the ground. With the city bracing for massive storm Sandy, which...(size: 17.6Kb)
The New York Times
It was a munificent gift, just superb. Related A $100 Million Thank-You for a Lifetime’s Central Park Memories (October 24, 2012) More Gotham Columns Connect with NYTMetro Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for news and conversation. John A. Paulson, the multibillionaire owner of a hedge...(size: 10.3Kb)
Houston Chronicle
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press, STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press | Monday, October 29, 2012 | Updated: Monday, October 29, 2012 8:07pm Comments (0) E-mail Print...(size: 16.8Kb)
Seattle Post
NBC is not returning to The Farm. The network has passed on the potential Office spin-off, according to star Rainn Wilson. "Farm Update: NBC has passed on moving forward with The Farm TV show. Had a blast making the pilot - onwards & upwards," Wilson tweeted Monday. Watch full episodes of The Office...(size: 2.0Kb)
Protest against Kinfra's land acquisition move
30 Oct 2012
The Times of India
ALAPPUZHA: Villagers of the grama panchayats of Thuravoor and Kuthiyathodu took out a march to the collectorate here on Monday against the government's move to acquire their land for setting up an industrial park promoted by Kinfra (Kerala industrial infrastructure development corporation). The...(size: 2.3Kb)
Hope flows by north India's only islanders
30 Oct 2012
The Times of India
FATEHPUR (KANGRA): Fishermen Nanak Chand (37) and Kehar Thakur (42) in Himachal Pradesh's Pong Dam wetland look unusually busy with their new engagements -- to assist and ferry visiting election officials to Sath Kuther, their small "tapu" or island -- the only one known in north India -- in their...(size: 3.4Kb)
STL Today
The Giants' championship formula is a familiar one, just with new faces all over the diamond two years later: stellar starting pitching backed by a shut-down bullpen, a late-season surge and a manager making all the right moves. San Francisco captured its second World Series title in three seasons...(size: 7.5Kb)
Police: 2 children dead in Ky. school bus crash
30 Oct 2012
LIHauntedHouses.com, Long Island’s Premier Haunt-Finding Website, Shatters 2011’s Record Breaking Traffic
30 Oct 2012
Yahoo Daily News
Although Halloween is still days away, LIHauntedHouses.com, Long Island’s premier haunt finding website, has already shattered its record-breaking 2011 traffic numbers, attracting hundreds of thousands of locals searching for haunted events and attractions. Kings Park, NY (PRWEB) October 29,...(size: 9.0Kb)
Post positions drawn for 29th Breeders' Cup
30 Oct 2012
The Tribune San Luis Obispo
CHP officer, suspect are wounded in a shootout Santa Maria man killed in head-on crash in Nipomo Empty chair found hanging from a tree in Templeton Brewers hanging on by a thread after latest loss UPDATE: Authorities identify suspect in Paso Robles shootout GOP surprise? Party says Pennsylvania is...(size: 13.5Kb)
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