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    From the Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam

    "Some for the Glories of This World; and some Sigh for the Phophet`s Paradise to come: Ah, take the Cash, and let the Promise go, Nor heed the rumble of the distant Drum!" "Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring Your winter- garment of Repentance fling: The Bird of Time had...
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    On Crime & Punishment

    by Kahlil Gibran Then one of the judges of the city stood forth and said, "Speak to us of Crime and Punishment." And he answered saying: It is when your spirit goes wandering upon the wind, That you, alone and unguarded, commit a wrong unto others and...
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    Fisheries minister says Canada backs seal hunt despite market concerns

    By Chris Morris MONCTON, N.B. (CP) - Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn says Canada will push back against negative messages about the annual East Coast seal hunt, but it will not back down. Some processors attending a New Brunswick fisheries meeting on Saturday said they are worried...
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    Boisclair pledges to hold referendum, but ducks using "R" word

    By Andy Blatchford LAVAL, Que (CP) - Parti Quebecois Leader Andre Boisclair found himself defending his party's sovereigntist intentions Saturday after the PQ dropped the word "referendum" from its campaign platform. The platform, unveiled Saturday in a hotel north of Montreal, calls for a...
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    The Outward And Inward Man

    Fr. D. Shaheen Take no account of external things: seek strenuously after those blessings which are to be found within THE natural man, the old or fallen man, is called the outward man on account of his natural bias towards objects of sense. The spiritual man, the new man, or the man...
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    UN report shows nearly half of Palestinians now suffer from malnutrition

    Dan Bergin Nearly half (around 46 per cent) of households in Gaza and the West Bank are malnourished, according to a UN report on the impact of conflict and the global boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. The draft report, jointly produced by the UN's World Food Programme and...
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    A message for millennia -- in bacteria

    TOKYO (AFP) - For people who want to ensure their words last for their progeny, Japanese scientists have found a way to literally put a message into genes. A research team said this week it had developed a technology for storing digital data in the DNA of bacteria, which unlike most living...
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    Daughter of woman from Tecumseh, Ont., wins Beautiful Baby Search

    WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) - Everybody likes to think they have the cutest baby, but a Canadian woman now has extra bragging rights after her eight-month-old daughter won the "Live with Regis and Kelly" Beautiful Baby Search on Friday. Melody Dancel's baby, Cameron, beat more than 150,000 entries on...
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    NASA plan for unstable astronauts

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- What would happen if an astronaut became mentally unstable in space and, say, destroyed the ship's oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone aboard? That was the question after the apparent breakdown of Lisa Nowak, arrested this month on charges...
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    Looking Back - Tiny Tim

    Born Herbert Khaury on April 12th, 1933, Tiny Tim began his music career as "Larry Love" in the early '50s, touring clubs and playing his ukulele to generally disinterested audiences. It wasn't until the mid-1960's that Tim became a household name when he first appeared on the TV show, "Rowan...
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    Woman Gets Life for Foster Son's Death

    BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) -- A woman was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with parole for killing her 3-year-old developmentally disabled foster son by binding him in blankets and tape and leaving him inside a closet for a weekend. A day earlier, jurors convicted Liz Carroll, 30, of murder and...
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    Israel denies seeking US go-ahead for Iran strike

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Saturday has denied a report in a British daily that it is seeking permission from the United States to fly its bombers over Iraq to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. "There has never been such a request, it is obvious," Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh told...
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    Mass at Santa Fe church disrupted by porn recordings

    SANTA FE (AP) - Santa Fe police say an Ash Wednesday service at the cathedral was disrupted by pornographic messages from three CD players duct-taped to the underside of pews. Santa Fe police Captain Gary Johnson says the CD players had been set to go off at 12:20 pm Wednesday during Mass in the...
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    Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'

    An Egyptian court has sentenced a blogger to four years' prison for insulting Islam and the president. Abdel Kareem Soliman's trial was the first time that a blogger had been prosecuted in Egypt. He had used his web log to criticise the country's top Islamic institution, al-Azhar university...
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    For First Time, Chimps Seen Making Weapons for Hunting

    By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Chimpanzees living in the West African savannah have been observed fashioning deadly spears from sticks and using the tools to hunt small mammals -- the first routine production of deadly weapons ever observed in animals other than humans. The...
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    Incestuous German pair fight case

    A German brother and sister who live as a couple and have four children are going to Germany's highest court to try to legalise their relationship. The 29-year-old brother has already spent more than two years in prison for sleeping with his sister, and could be incarcerated again, his lawyer...
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    ACLU backs student in flap over religion in class

    TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is supporting a high school student who objected when his teacher made religious statements, including allegedly telling students that those who do not believe Jesus died for their sins belong in hell. The school district penalized...
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    Colombia clowns killed on stage

    Two circus clowns have been shot dead during a performance in the eastern Colombian city of Cucuta, police say. The attacker jumped into the arena and fired before fleeing, police chief Jose Humberto Henao told Efe news...
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    Hungary may legalize porn involving 14- to 17-year-olds for home use

    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bill modifying Hungary's penal code could allow pornographic material involving 14- to 17-year-olds to be made and kept for personal use. The Justice Ministry said the draft proposal, presented last month by Hungarian Justice Minister Jozsef Petretei, was in line with...
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    Looking Back - The Carpenters

    The Carpenters story is one that is filled with the joy of overwhelming success and the sadness of a life cut short. With their light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, clean arrangements, the Carpenters stood in direct contrast with the excessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s, yet they...