Nov 4, 2010
Conductor Rudolf Barshai dies aged 86
Russian-born conductor Rudolf Barshai, who was a contemporary of composers Shostakovich and Prokofiev, has died at his home in Switzerland aged 86.
He had been in ill health for some time but continued to work until the final days of his life, his agent said.
Barshai studied composition with Dmitri Shostakovich and later recorded a complete cycle of his symphonies.
He left his homeland in 1975 after Shostakovich's death and went on to conduct in London, Paris and Berlin.
BBC apologises over Band Aid money reports
The BBC has admitted that Assignment gave the impression that Band Aid and Live Aid money had been diverted despite
Probe sweeps past 'space peanut'
The first pictures to show good detail of the nucleus were taken by the medium resolution camera
Nasa's Deep Impact probe has flown by Comet Hartley 2.
The first pictures revealed a roughly 1.5km-long, peanut-shaped object with jets of gas streaming from its surface.
Electric current to the brain 'boosts maths ability'
Applying a tiny electrical current to the brain could make you better at learning maths, according to Oxford University scientists.
They found that targeting a part of the brain called the parietal lobe improved the ability of volunteers to solve numerical problems.
FTSE hits two-year high on US Fed move
Fiddler on the Roof composer Jerry Bock dies
Jerry Bock, who composed the scores for some of Broadway's most successful musicals including Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, has died.Composed with lyricist Sheldon Harnick, Fiorello! earned three Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize after opening in 1959.
[TEVYE]
"Dear God, you made many, many poor people.
I realize, of course, that it's no shame to be poor.
But it's no great honor either!
So, what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?"
If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.
I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen,
Right in the middle of the town.
A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below.
There would be one long staircase just going up,
And one even longer coming down,
And one more leading nowhere, just for show.
I'd fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks
For the town to see and hear.
(Insert)Squawking just as noisily as they can. (End Insert)
With each loud "cheep" "swaqwk" "honk" "quack"
Would land like a trumpet on the ear,
As if to say "Here lives a wealthy man."
If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.
I see my wife, my Golde, looking like a rich man's wife
With a proper double-chin.
Supervising meals to her heart's delight.
I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock.
Oy, what a happy mood she's in.
Screaming at the servants, day and night.
The most important men in town would come to fawn on me!
They would ask me to advise them,
Like a Solomon the Wise.
"If you please, Reb Tevye..."
"Pardon me, Reb Tevye..."
Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes!
And it won't make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong.
When you're rich, they think you really know!
If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack
To sit in the synagogue and pray.
And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall.
And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day.
That would be the sweetest thing of all.
If I were a rich man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
Lord who mad the lion and the lamb,
You decreed I should be what I am.
Would it spoil some vast eternal plan?
If I were a wealthy man.
Burma hit by massive net attack ahead of election
A perfect day in Toronto
Yemen parcel bomb 'was 17 minutes from exploding'
The two bombs were being sent via air freight to the US but intercepted in Dubai ...
Irish bond yields hit record high
Yields on Irish 10-year bonds have reached a new high of 7.69% ahead of a government announcement on plans to cut its huge deficit.The move reflects increasing scepticism about the Republic's ability to tackle its problems without outside help.
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will reveal later the scale of spending cuts ..
Zimbabwean eaten by lions while having a shower
A Zimbabwean man has been killed by a pride of lions while having a shower in a safari camp near the Zambezi River, a conservationist group has said.It happened last Friday afternoon, but details of the attack in the Mana Pools National Park are still emerging....
Germany's new female rabbi sign of growing Jewish community
Why would a Jew migrate to Germany? You would think the ghosts would be too powerful.
Can you trust a leader who cries?
Mr Boehner cried during his acceptance speech
Celebrating the Republican - and his own - victory, the incoming speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner's voice choked with emotion. "I spent my whole life chasing the American dream. I put myself through school… working every rotten job there was and every night shift I could find," he sobbed.
Sri Lanka to build park for romantic young lovers
Rare Afghan gold collection to be displayed in UK
BBC News, Kabul
This golden belt is one of the highlights of the hoard
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Haiti braced as Tropical Storm Tomas sweeps in
Haiti has been placed on high alert as a powerful storm sweeps in, threatening thousands of earthquake survivors still living in camps.
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Tomas is gaining strength and will begin to lash Haiti by late Thursday, reaching full force by Friday.
Greek police explode 'bomb' addressed to French embassy
Police in Athens have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package addressed to the French embassy.
A police spokesman told Reuters news agency it was an "explosive device".
Fourteen packages have been sent to ...
China's Hu Jintao to sign big deals on France visit
Hu Jintao is expected to sign billions of euros-worth of contracts with Airbus and French firms including oil firm Total and nuclear engineer Areva.
Serb leader Tadic apologises for 1991 Vukovar massacre, Nov 04, 2010
President Boris Tadic has become the first Serbian leader to pay his respects to Croatian victims of a notorious 1991 massacre. During a visit to a memorial to 260 people murdered at
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Ivory Coast set for presidential election run-off
The presidential election in Ivory Coast is set to go into a second round after neither of the two top candidates reached 50% of the vote. With all the ballots counted from Sunday's first round, incumbent Laurent Gbagbo won 38% and opposition leader Alassane Ouattara 32%, the election ...
Little Ted's was 'ideal' place for Vanessa George abuse
A Plymouth nursery where a worker sexually abused children "provided an ideal environment" for her to abuse, an inquiry has found.
The review into abuse at Little Ted's nursery found that a lack of formal staff supervision was partly to blame.
Qantas grounds A380s after Singapore emergency landing
Qantas flight QF32 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off from Singapore on its way to Sydney.
One of the engines exploded with a bang, a passenger told the BBC, and debris was found on an island below.
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- Election doesn't end major discord for GOP, Obama (AP)
- No clear path for GOP on health care repeal (AP)
- 18 dead found in Mexico mass grave shown in video (AP)
- US officials: Military wants to boost aid to Yemen (AP)
- Obama drops plan to limit global warming gases (AP)
- Plotters didn't know where mail bombs would go off (AP)
GM’s $10.6 Billion IPO Could be an Enticing Opportunity For Investors
At least that's the hope of the U.S. government, which is likely to see its taxpayer-owned stake fall to less than the symbolically important 50% level when it sells approximately $7 billion of its shares in the IPO.
Nov 3, 2010
Tamil migrant in custody, faces alleged war crimes: government - thestar.com
Leader of Yemen Al Qaeda branch a master of disguises
SANAA, YEMEN—Only four years after he and a band of militants made a daring escape from a Sanaa prison, Qassim al-Raimi has become the dominant figure in Al Qaeda’s
Winners and losers
TARSANDS: The Alberta oil patch will be doing cartwheels as the immediate threat of an aggressive Obama climate bill targeting carbon-heavy oilsands bitumen goes nova. Worries that the states will pick up where the feds left off also abate given the Republican takeover of so many governorships.
The tragic history of the private Davis family
The wealthy Davis family valued privacy, but their millions could not buy it. Through violent twists of fate and alleged crimes of greed, their tragedies have played out on front pages for decades.
Volcanic eruption sends Indonesian villagers fleeing
Laureen Harper asks Iranian president to block woman’s execution
TBILISI, GA.—Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that no final decision has been made in the case of a woman who once faced death by stoning for an adultery conviction, despite reports her execution was imminent.
Coyle: Campbell departure ripples through Queen’s Park
Since Canada’s premiers met two Novembers ago in Ottawa to discuss the global economic crisis, four have left the club.
Toronto man wanted in homicide surrenders in South Korea
A Toronto man wanted in connection with a 2007 homicide case has turned himself over to Korean authorities and is facing an extradition hearing.
Toronto police said Sang-Woo Ye, 29, surrendered in South Korea on Oct. 27.
Russia, Afghanistan agree to step up drugs fight
Iran says 'stoning woman' in perfect health, attacks West
Republicans win 6 seats, but Dems lock in majority
Greece suspends air freight after bombs found
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Economic Crisis and Tax Injustice
The Associated Press's Robin Hindery reported on October 29, 2010 that the AP had found a remarkable fact: communities across the U.S. have been raising their local property taxes. The AP surveyed 39 states and studied 2,387 revenue measures that came before town, city, and county voters. In most of those elections, voters favored measures that raised their own property tax rates. Voters wanted to support their local schools and other services provided by local governments. The AP began Hindery's story as follows: “Forget all the talk about voters being fed up with high taxes.”
The Associated Press: Mom in Spain happy that her 10-year-old gave birth
MADRID (AP) — A Romanian Gypsy woman whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain says she's delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone — let alone become an international sensation.
Baby falls 6 storeys bounces off cafe awning and is CAUGHT by passing doctor
His parents, who were not in the apartment at the time, were last night still in police custody.
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- Jubilant GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate (AP)
- Dems save Senate majority, Reid; GOP grabs 6 seats (AP)
- Legalize-marijuana measure loses in California (AP)
- GOP captures governorships in at least 10 states (AP)
- Minorities ride GOP wave to historic victories (AP)
- Bush thought about taking Cheney off 2004 ticket (AP)
Nov 2, 2010
Indonesia volcano shoots new blast
The mountain unleashed another powerful eruption yesterday, spewing searing clouds of gas and ash into the air to the sound of a booming explosion.
There were no immediate reports of new casualties.
Three Kiwis reported missing after tsunami
The Jakarta Globe reported that a woman had contacted the New Zealand embassy and told staff that her son and two of his friends had not been in touch since the October 25 disaster.
Robber held dying Diana
A man who held the hand of the Princess of Wales as she lay dying in a Paris car crash has been jailed after months on the run for robbing ATMs and handling stolen paintings.
Abdelatif Redjil, 54, opened the door of Diana's wrecked Mercedes, held her hand and tried to comfort her, he testified in 2007 at London's High Court during an inquiry into Diana's death.
Action man Putin
Vladimir Putin has posed for new photographs that portray him as a modern-day Marlboro man.
The photographs show the Russian PM riding a horse across a rugged landscape while shouldering a rifle and donning dark sunglasses.
Suspicious package sent to German leader
Greek police destroyed at least three more suspected bombs in Athens.
No group claimed responsibility for
Tokyo recalls Moscow ambassador over Russia island row
Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad
Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad
China launches sixth satellite orbiter
A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the "Beidou," or Compass navigation satellite took off at 0:26 am today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
4 small mail bombs explode in Athens
Thatcher is world's most influential woman
Cracks surface as Nepal PM poll fails 15th time
Mumbai flyover collapses, one hurt
"A small portion of the under-construction Lalbaug flyover opposite Bharat Mata cinema in Parel collapsed at 6.30 pm," they said.
Prakash Podar (31), who was on a bike, injured his right leg. "Prakash got a minor injury on his right leg and has been admitted to KEM hospital," the officials said.
Better to be fond of beautiful girls than to be gay: Berlusconi
"When I'm in the presence of a beautiful girl, I look at her. It is better to have a passion for beautiful girls than to be gay," Berlusconi said.
Polls open in US, Democrats fear defeat
Small Business Owners See Recovery In 2011
Only 21% expect a rebound before mid-2011, while 47% expect a
Palestinian PM stakes claim to east Jerusalem
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Associated Press Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press – 1 hr 2 mins ago
DAHIAT AL-BARID, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday staked a claim to Israeli-controlled east Jerusalem, announcing that his government quietly helped fund the ..
Cuba to send 3 more prisoners to exile in Spain
By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Paul Haven, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 2:35 pm ET
HAVANA – Roman Catholic officials on Monday announced the names of three more Cuban prisoners who have accepted exile in Spain in return for freedom.
Argentina's president addresses nation in tears
By DEBORA REY, Associated Press Debora Rey, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 10:22 pm ET
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's president emerged from mourning Monday vowing to honor the memory of her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, as she leads the country.
Cristina Fernandez spoke to the nation for the first time since Wednesday's heart attack death of Kirchner, a popular former president who was her closest ally and confidant in what many people viewed as a virtual joint presidency.
Costa Rica denounces alleged Nicaraguan incursion
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica on Monday asked the Organization of American States to call an urgent meeting to address an alleged incursion by Nicaraguan troops onto Costa Rican soil.
Security Minister Jose Tijerino said more police had been sent to the northeastern border with Nicaragua after authorities detected Nicaraguan troops on Calero, an island in the San Juan River claimed by Costa Rica.
Mexico: 4 US citizens killed in separate attacks
By OLIVIA TORRES, Associated Press Olivia Torres, Associated Press – Tue Nov 2, 12:58 am ET
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Four U.S. citizens were shot to death in separate attacks in the border city of Ciudad
Obama expected to lose steam after polls
Obama to address students at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai Deccan Herald
US goes to polls, Democrats on backfoot Deccan Herald
PM invites Shabana-Javed to dine with Obamas Deccan Herald
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