| Rebel's Slaying Another Boost for Uribe
The body of Ivan Rios, a top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, lies inside a helicopter at a military base in Pereira, Colombia, Saturday, March 8, 2008. Rios was killed by his security chief who gave Colombian troops the leader's severed right hand as proof. Rios was the second top rebel killed in a week, a major setback for the FARC, the country's largest rebel force. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) (Fernando Vergara - AP) .
Elma's Briggs Nursery purchase complete
The Spring Garden Group Inc. said it's completed its purchase of the Briggs Nursery Inc. business for an undisclosed price. Briggs Nursery was founded in Elma, Wash., in 1912 by Orson Briggs. His grandson, Gary Briggs, has served 12 years as the nursery's CEO and will retire from the business, according to Wellesley, Mass.-based Spring Garden Group. Briggs specializes in production of tissue culture plants such as rhododendrons. According to its website, it employs 120 people full time and sells to 38 states and 17 countries from its 440-acre site in Elma, which is located in Grays Harbor County, and a laboratory in Olympia. .
MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent (updated)
Update: I really wish that Apple would have built Penryn into the MacBook Air, but George Ou speculates that Penryn was probably still an unknown quantity when the MBA was being designed many moons ago. Update 2: According to AI Penryn increases battery performance by as much as 16 percent and encoding operations by as much 40 percent. posted by Jason D. O'Grady February 20, 2008 @ 11:57 am Previous Post: Revealed: The mysteries of Apple's logo and other high-tech brands Next Post: MacBook Air Diary-Day 22: Argh! Recessed headphone jack Last 10 posts: Who should be thanked for the return of Mr. Jobs to Apple? (03-07) Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rollout (03-06) MacBook Air: An ideal hybrid bag (03-06) Parallels opens up Server Beta program (03-05) Great news for Microsoft: Zunes stolen! (03-05) iPhone software wishlist (03-04) iPhone hardware wishlist (03-04) iPhone SDK release rumor roundup (03-03) More on the naked drive lifestyle (03-03) Time Capsule ships; quickly unboxed and dissected (updated) (03-03) more Posts (Archives) WordPress Mobile Edition available at alexking.org.
Gwent duo drafted into starting XV
WALES Under-20s coach Pat Horgan has urged the new faces to take their chance after shuffling his pack for the game with their Italian counterparts at Rodney Parade tomorrow evening. In come Newport Gwent Dragons prospects Jason Tovey and Ashley Sweet, at full back and lock respectively after impressing with Bedwas and Cross Keys this season, as well as Ospreys centre Gareth Owen and Blues scrum half Rhys Webb. The changes are made with an eye on June's World Championships, which Wales are hosting, but Horgan insists it will not be at the expense of a second Six Nations win. .
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Last-minute hotel booking is a New Year's Eve norm, and gophila.com, Philadelphia's official visitor Web site, is offering some tips on how to get the December deed done for the festive, four- day weekend, which features the New Year's Eve fireworks show at Penn's Landing and the beloved Mummers Parade along Broad Street on January 1. Here are a few more reasons why Philly's More Fun this New Year's Eve and Day: The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside® a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region's vitality. For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.
Domestic Spying
Cenk Uygur: Why Do You Need Immunity If You Haven't Broken the Law? (1 comments) The Bush administration is desperately trying to get immunity for the telecom companies inserted into the next wiretapping bill. But let me ask a simple question - why would the telecom companies need immunity if they didn't break the law? I'm not trying to be clever here. I'm asking a literal question. Isn't this an obvious admission that the administration did ask the large telecommunication companies to break the law ? Tuesday, October 9: Dave Lindorff: What are Progressives Waiting For? (8 comments) The Democrats have made it clear: They're not going to end the war, and they're not going to impeach. They're not even going to stop the spying on Americans. How much more abuse do progressives plan to stand for? Dean Powers: On Wiretapping, Democrats Ask Bush: "Would You Like it Gift-Wrapped?" (6 comments) Rooting for the Democrats is like rooting for the Chicago Cubs...
Score it as a dubious block
We all work hard and then, with one trade, the balance goes boom."), but he, like everyone else, is waiting to see what happens with the glacial O'Neal and the high-octane Suns. "They're not going to change the system and all of a sudden be rock 'em, sock 'em basketball," Popovich said. "They're going to figure out a way to slide Shaq in there just like they slid Kurt Thomas in there. It makes it tough for us in the sense that they have someone who can guard Timmy better." Eastern play still pretty beastly Remember all the preseason talk about how the Eastern Conference had narrowed the talent gap with the West? Oh well. At the All-Star break, the 23-30 New Jersey Nets would be the seventh seed in the East while the 32-20 Denver Nuggets would not make the playoffs in the West.
Collier's sheriff again hosting citizens academy
Anyone interested in learning more about the inner-workings of the Collier County Sheriff's Office will have an opportunity this spring when the agency once again hosts its citizens academy. The academy will be held every Monday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from April 14 through May 19 at the Professional Development Center, 615 Third Ave. S., Naples. The six-week academies are held two or three times a year. Over the six weeks participants typically learn about youth relations, dispatch, the marine unit, the jail, the SWAT team, among other aspects of law enforcement. Anyone interested in attending needs to fill out an application. Applications can by obtained on the Sheriff's Office's Web site, www.colliersheriff.org, but clicking on "How Do I?" and then clicking "Attend the Citizens Academy." Completed applications can be faxed or mailed to the Sheriff's Office's Public Affairs Bureau.
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