When a Trattoria Goes Avant-Garde
August 21, 2008
FIRST a friend mentioned it. Then a popular blog mentioned it. And then it came up in a conversation with a new acquaintance, who said he’d just tried it, and what do you know? He was wild about it, too.
What was going on at Perbacco?
I went first on a Friday night. It was full. That’s [...]
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Laura Wilkinson the gold medalists places 5th
August 21, 2008
Laura Wilkinson,the gold medalist for 2000 Olympic, 2004 World Cup Championship and 2005 World Champion and also the gold medalist of Goodwill Games Platform for the year 1998.
Laura Wilkinson, finished fifth at the 10-meter dive in the women’s platform preliminaries on 20 August,2008 on Wednesday night at the National Aquatics Center and the Teammate Haley [...]
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Gene Upshaw Dies at 63
August 21, 2008
Hall of Fame football player and longtime NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has died, sources have told Clear Channel.
The former offensive lineman had been fighting pancreatic cancer.
He was 63.
Upshaw played with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1967 until 1981. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and an 11-time All-Pro.
He also [...]
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Tropical Storm Fay expected to pass Volusia County east of Daytona Beach
August 20, 2008
Here are the latest storm updates from West Volusia cities:
• In DeBary, some minor flooding has been reported on Glen Abbey Lane in the Glen Abbey subdivision. This area suffered severe flooding problems during the 2004 hurricanes. Water from a retention pond on the golf course is running through the area, causing high water on [...]
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Andor Hedge Fund Shutting Down
August 20, 2008
Andor Capital Management LLC, a hedge fund controlling about $2 billion in assets that was spun off from Arthur Samberg’s Pequot Capital Management Inc. in 2001, is closing down and returning money to investors.
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Jonathan Knight Gay Rumors
August 20, 2008
Here’s a juicy and not-so-surprising rumor for all you back-on-the-wagon New Kids On The Block fans. Citing anonymous sources, Gossip Gangster Perez Hilton has revealed Jonathan Knight is a homosexual. Whispers about the thirty-nine year old singer have surrounded him since the boy band’s heyday, but he’s still yet to make an official announcement on [...]
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