Posts Tagged ‘photos’

Historic rugby books found (Stuff)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A young trailbike rider has helped reunite the son of a former All Black with two stolen historic rugby books, but his rare book is still missing.

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Historic rugby books found (Stuff)

EVENT: Music Memorabilia Show Date Change: Saturday, March 13th (All About Jazz)

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Music Memorabilia Show LPs (33 1/3 rpm), 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc.

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EVENT: Music Memorabilia Show Date Change: Saturday, March 13th (All About Jazz)

Hockey structure in India is stricken by cancer Horst Wein (Hindustan Times)

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Horst Wein is known in the world of hockey as much as he is in football, a rare multi-faceted character. The legendary coach  has a piece of advice for Indian players: Focus more on the mental aspects of the game.

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Hockey structure in India is stricken by cancer Horst Wein (Hindustan Times)

Beasties, Rage Against the Machine, Superchunk on Leonard Peltier Comp (Pitchfork)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

In 1995, a benefit album to raise funds to fight the allegedly wrongful imprisonment of convicted murderer Leonard Peltier was supposed to come out on Columbia. The record-- dubbed Exiled in the Land of the Free -- was to feature feature rare, live, and unreleased tracks from Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Superchunk, Mike Watt, Josh Homme, and more

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Beasties, Rage Against the Machine, Superchunk on Leonard Peltier Comp (Pitchfork)

Privatized transit? Less rare than you’d think (Toronto Star)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

A discussion of privatized transit service has to look at labour, service and risks to taxpayers, say those who have tried it.

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Privatized transit? Less rare than you’d think (Toronto Star)

Prosecutor drops tax-evasion charges against Bound Brook restaurant owners (The Star-Ledger)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Matthew J. Dowling/The Star-LedgerRafael Rosario, owner of the Cafe Imperial in Bound BrookBOUND BROOK -- The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office today dismissed tax-evasion charges against a restaurant owner, his half-brother and his business after the auditor who checked the books...

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Prosecutor drops tax-evasion charges against Bound Brook restaurant owners (The Star-Ledger)

Fragments of rare ancient biblical texts reunited (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

JERUSALEM #8212; Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated across centuries and continents were reunited for the first time in a joint display today, thanks to an accidental discovery that is helping illuminate a dark period in the history of the Hebrew Bible.

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Fragments of rare ancient biblical texts reunited (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)

Buy books, help the library (Tiger Weekly)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Unless you have been in a hole or an incredibly deep pocket, you have heard about the money problems with LSU.

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Buy books, help the library (Tiger Weekly)

First Superman comic sells for $1 million (Everett Herald)

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman sold Monday for $1 million, smashing the previous record price for a comic book. A 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books, was sold from an unidentified seller to an unidentified buyer.

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First Superman comic sells for $1 million (Everett Herald)

First Superman comic fetches $1M (New York Post)

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million, smashing a record set just last year. The issue sold Monday morning is a 1938 edition of Action Comics No.

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First Superman comic fetches $1M (New York Post)