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“Italians have so much vitality and creativity, but they have been badly let down by the political system. They need a new hope”

Europe's socialists Wednesday backed left-of-centre candidate Walter Veltroni in Italy's general election, saying his Partito Democratico can help the country make a "fresh start.""I give my full support to the ... via Earth Times

“They're arming all groups. ...They want influence with everyone.”

Rockets Hit Green Zone Charleston Gazette, The By The Associated Press BAGHDAD - Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada ... via Air America Radio

“There is no change in our path, no negotiations from the government side”

The military also said a U.S. soldier wounded south of Baghdad on March 23 died Sunday in Germany. via Houston Chronicle

“Let's find a sustainable city in Ontario. We need to have research projects and buses running on biofuel and establish other pilot projects here.”

A Danish delegate told a Mississauga energy summit today that, "sustainability is embedded in the way we think and the way we act." Peter Hoestgaard-Jensen was speaking at the Energy Matters Summit, a two-day ... via Mississauga

“However, if you have a very small underlying risk of heart attack, the risk will only be slightly increased”

Two well-known HIV drugs, abacavir and didanosine, appear to increase the risk of heart attacks, European researchers reported Wednesday. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

U.S. President George Bush waves shortly before boarding the Air Force One at Kiev's Borispil airport, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the end of his visit. via The Washington Post

“I am reasonably optimistic that there will be more soldiers available for RC-South”

By Jim Mannion, AFP US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he was "reasonably optimistic" NATO would send reinforcements to southern Afghanistan, as France promised to send "several hundred" more ... via Afghan News Network Services

“Is this an acceptable model for the future?”

Mohammed grieves on a coffin, carrying his brother Uday Ramadan, during a funeral ceremony in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. via The Florida Times-Union

Epidemic hits Denmark, a country with low levels of hospital MRSA Drug resistant hospital superbugs like MRSA have been kept under control in Denmark for more than 30 years. via EurekAlert!

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Defense Secretary Robert Gates sees no indication that a flare-up in violence in Shiite areas of southern Iraq and Baghdad will force the United States to delay its troop withdrawals this ... via KAAL

“Dean of Minnesota's architectural community and the last of the second generation of modernists in America still practicing.”

Celebrated Minneapolis architect Ralph Rapson died of a heart attack Saturday in his home. via KSAX

“People think of Atlanta. They remember Atlanta. They saw the Olympics. 'OK, let's go visit Atlanta.' We have a little different profile than they do”

The rest of the world - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport included - well, not so much. via The Dallas Morning News

Region of Peel's fourth annual Energy Matters Summit , the province's leading conference on public sector energy management and environmental sustainability , with presentations, keynote speeches and workshops. via The Brampton Guardian

“This year's event focuses on the cultural challenges of shifting mindsets”

March 28, 2008) - Delegates from around the world will assemble at the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Convention Centre in Mississauga on Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2 for the Region of Peel's fourth ... via The Brampton Guardian

“All the signs point to significant growth ahead in wireless home control and automation, and Z-Wave has clear performance and time-to-market advantages in the marketplace”

Zensys said it will use the funding to further its penetration into the home automation and control market. via EETimes.eu

“Hello? Can you hear me? Whatever we do, it will be interesting.”

It was time for the Raveonettes to get back to the noise. After the art-pop duo went for a more conventional pop sound on its last album, 2005's Pretty in Black, Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner literally distort sonic boundaries on their latest CD, Lust Lust Lust.

'It wasn't intentional,' Foo says, referring to the noisy production on the duo's third album. She and Wagner headline the Ottobar tomorrow night and Washington's Black Cat on Saturday. 'It was what happened. We liked the intimacy and darkness of the material, and that became the direction of the album.' Read more

In Greenland , locals hunt reindeer for food and use dog sleds to traverse the ice sheet. via Bloomberg.com

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of White Lion for the band's first studio album in 16 years, entitled " Return Of The Pride ". The CD was produced by Mike Tramp and Claus Langeskov during 2007 in ... via Ultimate-guitar.com

Musicians from the Jazz Arts Group will be in Europe through Friday as part of a cultural exchange with the Columbus Sister Cities Initiative. via Columbus Dispatch

“Industry will have to take the lead”

Staff writer - Staff writer Posted : Friday Mar 21, 2008 10:06:30 EDT True to form, Navy Secretary Donald Winter used his annual address at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space exposition in Washington to launch ... via Navy Times