New York, Jul 17 2009 6:10PM The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is breeding barn owls under an innovative new programme that hopes to deter rodents from attacking crops in northern Laos.
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New York City Center has announced the lineup for its 2009-2010 season of dance and theatre. The year kicks off Sept. 22 with the sixth annual Fall for Dance Festival , featuring 20 companies in 10 nights of dance for only $10 per ticket.
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” The Band’s Visit ,” it turns out, has not been welcomed with open arms. While first-time filmmaker Eran Kolirin ‘s much-beloved movie about a group of Egyptian musicians astray in Israel won a special prize in Cannes , a distribution pact with Sony Pictures Classics and was looking like a shoo-in as a foreign-language [...]
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CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Along with French radishes, heirloom lettuces and Hungarian peppers, business is growing in this Mississippi River town. The gourmet vegetables are thriving on farms and in gardens around the area, nourishing an effort to turn Clarksville into a destination for foodies.
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BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Canadian auto parts maker Magna offered to increase the amount of upfront capital it would invest in Opel as part of a bid for the General Motors’ European unit, several sources said on Tuesday.
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San Francisco – The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB), in partnership with San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has expanded San Francisco ’s official travel Web site, www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com , to offer essential visitor information and resources in seven languages: French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Mandarin, and Japanese.
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WASHINGTON — The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window?
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A look at this downtown gourmet shop for casual meals and snacks.
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PARIS (Reuters) – Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the 100 metres at a Paris Golden League meeting on Friday in 9.79 seconds, recording his best time of the season despite a poor start in damp, chilly conditions.
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A dangerous game led to the shooting death of a 17-year old Visalia boy Monday morning.
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