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Ballerium, Majorem, Interplay (Dec 25 2004 03:49 GMT) - Majorem announced that our hopes meet reality, as Interplay chose to make our previous announcement obsolete. Interplay, who brought us great titles such as "Baldur's Gate" and "Fallout", Majorem will now be able to launch Ballerium this summer. |
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Development Release: ProMEPIS 2005 Beta 3 (Dec 25 2004 03:48 GMT) - The third beta release of the ProMEPIS 2005 is available for download and testing: "MEPIS has announced the release of Beta 03 of ProMEPIS Linux. It is available for test and evaluation at the usual mirror sites and from the MEPIS premium ftp site. The changes since Beta... |
A Metaphor Gone Metastatic
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Holiday Stories (Dec 25 2004 03:47 GMT) - "Is Santa Real?" and "Reindeer Poo"kokuten's alternate history of the world: "... for over 350,000 years we've been fighting for our lives against the endless hordes of undead. ... |
North Country Public Radio Newsroom
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Big Tupper Developer Was Indicted 11 Years Ago For S&L Fraud (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - Pennsylvania developer and attorney Michael Foxman has unveiled a massive plan to redevelop the Bigger Tupper ski area in Tupper Lake. The proposal includes more than 800 vacation homes and a new Adirondack-style ski lodge. According to legal documents acquired by North Country Public Radio, Foxman was indicted eleven years ago as part of a savings and loan scandal. The collapse of a Florida S&L co-founded by Foxman cost taxpayers 680 million dollars. His case never went to trial, but two of Foxman's law partners in Philadelphia were convicted of fraud. |
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Mohawks Proceed on Land Claim Deal (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe was awaiting word last night on a request to stay the 22-year old Mohawk land claim court case. The request comes after the traditional government in Akwesasne failed to approve a proposed settlement of the lawsuit, but it did throw its support behind two other tribal councils to pursue the deal. David Sommerstein explains. |
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How are Canadians Coping Without NHL Hockey? (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - Canadians have now endured more than three months without professional hockey. Team owners in the National Hockey League have shut the league down. They want the players to agree to a cap on their salaries. The players have refused. At this point, it looks like there may not be a hockey season at all. |
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Stories of Christmas Past (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - It's Christmas Eve. For many of us that means carols, gift giving, family feasts and holiday memories. Over the last week we’ve collected some of your stories of Christmas past. Some are funny or poignant, others sentimental. |
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Hitting a High Note: SLU's Musical Tower (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - Bells have a long and distinguished past. Today the music of the carillon rings from belfries around the world, especially during the Holidays. You'll find them in city halls, churches and on college campuses. For nearly 80 years, music from a set of bells in St. Lawrence University's chapel has been a weekday tradition. |
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Voting Machine Vendors Spend Big Bucks in NY (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - 2005 will be the year the controversial debate over electronic voting machines comes to New York. Under the federal Help America Vote Act, New York has to replace its old lever-action voting machines in time for the 2006 elections. New York is expected to receive $100 million to help buy the new machines. Companies that make them are spending lots of money to get noticed in Albany. According to a report released yesterday by Common Cause New York, voting machine vendors spent more than $850,000 lobbying on bills pending in the state legislature. |
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International Paper to Open More Land for Snowmobiling (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - The Associated Press reported on Friday that more than 100 miles of snowmobile trails will be opened on International Paper land over the next five years. The plan is part of a conservation deal unveiled earlier this year that will offer the public recreation access on more than a quarter-million acres of IP land. David Sommerstein talks with Adirondack bureau chief Brian Mann about the deal. |
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New Vision for Adirondack Fire Towers (Dec 25 2004 03:46 GMT) - A pro-environment group has issued a new report on the future of 31 historical fire towers inside the Adirondack Park. The tower system was built nearly a hundred years ago after massive fires ravaged the mountains. Forest Rangers now use airplanes and field spotters to battle wildfires. But many of the towers have become a popular destination for hikers. History buffs have worked to preserve the structures. |
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