Sumo wrestler Asashoryu returns to Japan to apologise (AFP via Yahoo! News) Troubled grand champion Asashoryu apologised for the controversy he has caused by slighting sumo's code of conduct Friday as he returned from three months in seclusion in his native Mongolia....more...Part II: CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate transcript (CNN.com) Giuliani: I think there are parts of the Bible that are interpretive. I think there are parts of the Bible that are allegorical. I think there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be interpreted in a modern context....more... Volunteering - getting back what you put in (Western People) The Mayo Sports Partnership is currently promoting a drive in volunteerism. Cróna Esler attended their seminar in Claremorris last week and was impressed with what she heard....more... Wall Street advances after Abu Dhabi agrees to $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup (The Globe Gazette) NEW YORK (AP) ? Wall Street rebounded Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup Inc. ? a vote of confidence for the nation?s largest bank, which has suffered severe losses amid the ongoing crisis in the mortgage market....more... Nov. 13 (Bladen Journal) ? The Dublin Peanut Festival Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the Peanut Festival Building behind Dublin School. All members are urged to attend. ? A foster parent information meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bladen County Public Library in Elizabethtown. Refreshments will be served....more... Iowa Caucus Digest (The Globe Gazette) EDWARDS SEEKING PLEDGE ? The campaign for John Edwards unveiled a Web site Wednesday asking voters to pledge not to support candidates who accept campaign contributions from political action committees or Washington lobbyists....more... The sky's the limit: Gifts that cost $100 and up (The Star-Ledger) For your dapper boyfriend: All the other guys want to be him and all the other women want to date him. Well, Mr. Cool needs to keep warm, too, but only 100 percent cashmere will do. Indulge him. Scarf, $124; hat, $100. RS stores in Westwood, Short Hills, Livingston and Shrewsbury....more... PAKISTAN: Plea against ban on TV channels put off (AsiaMedia) Karachi --- The Sindh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against the suspension of Geo TV channels' transmission to Thursday for detailed arguments....more... COVER STORY: Down With J.C. (Nashville Scene) In the movie Saved!, a satire of evangelical teens at a Christian high school, there?s a scene that brilliantly captures just how lame most efforts are to spin Christianity as hip and relevant for kids. ?Let?s get our Christ on!? chirps Pastor Skip, an enthusiastic cheerleader for God played by Martin Donovan, somersaulting onstage during a pep rally for the Big Guy Upstairs. ?Let?s kick it ......more... |