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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.




Digitalisierung führt zu höheren Rundfunkgebühren in der Schweiz

13.02.2010, 10:00

Den Schweizern drohen höhere Rundfunkgebühren.

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Der öffentliche Rundfunkveranstalter SRG SSR idée suisse hat beim Bundesamt für Kommunikation (BAKOM) mehr Geld beantragt, was im Falle der Genehmigung durch den Bundesrat eine Erhöhung der Rundfunkgebühren um acht Prozent ab April 2007 bringen würde.




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."




Unusually hot and dry weather strengthens wheat market

04.02.2010, 16:02

Wheat futures moved higher on continued concern over the state of hard red spring (HRS) crops in the northern plains, which endured mostly hot and dry weather this week.

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Crop stress in spring wheat areas was leading the uptrend in Wednesday's trade, and unfavorable weather conditions were expected to persist through to next week. Traders noted that strength in the Minneapolis wheat market was helping firm Kansas City and Chicago wheat prices as well.




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