Memory is their guide
13.02.2010, 23:02
The opening chapter of Kevin Brockmeier's extraordinary new novel, "The Brief History of the Dead," is as breathtaking as any fiction I have read in the past few years. People who have died describe their crossing over into a nameless city in the afterlife. To one blind man, the crossing felt like he walked for days through a desert.
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Another man described his passage as an amusement park train ride. A girl passed through an ocean the color of dried cherries and a rain of ball bearings.
Australia's 'bloody hell' tourism drive raises eyebrows
12.02.2010, 09:56
Sydney: The oath-laden slogan of Australia's new tourism advertising campaign - "So where the bloody hell are you?" - has irked critics who say it would offend Asians and baffle Americans.
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Queensland premier Peter Beattie, leader of a state whose economy heavily relies on tourism, backed critics saying the $131 million promotion was a terrible gaffe.
Feds Unseal Documents & Pictures in Accused Terrorist Case
12.02.2010, 06:02
Never-before seen snap shots inside the Memphis apartment of an accused terrorist. Feds say Mahmoud Maawad had a bookcase of flying manuals and books, a stack of aviation DVDs, a pilot's uniform in the closet and even a bomber jacket.
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We showed the pictures to a former neighbor of Maawad. "It does surprise me. I was like who is this person how come I didn't know this person."
Otsego provides emergency info
02.02.2010, 16:40
The state of emergency in Otsego County has been extended through 1:45 p.m. Friday, according to Donald Lindberg, county Board of Representatives chairman.
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The state of emergency was declared last week after rains led to severe flooding in the region. In Otsego County, many roads, bridges and culverts were damaged, and some roads and sections of roads remain closed.
According to Kevin Flint, the county’s deputy highway commissioner, the following county roads are closed totally or in sections:
City sandwich
31.01.2010, 18:50
Former chief executive of Hermes Pensions Management, Tony Watson, has been named chairman of the Marks & Spencer pension scheme.
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The M&S pension trustees are notorious for refusing to meet Philip Green when he attempted to buy the retailer in 2004, in what proved to be the deciding factor in him walking away from the bid.
Watson should be no stranger to trustee activism, having run activist fund manager Hermes, which manages BT's Ł23bn pension fund.
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