DEC
05
No alternative to independence plan for Kosovo: US mediator
From AFP
SOFIA (AFP) A UN proposal giving Kosovo "supervised independence" should be enforced after the failure of last-ditch talks on the breakaway Serbian province's future, US mediator Frank Wisner said Wednesday. But 11th-hour talks to resolve Kosovo's future, mediated by the so-called troika of US envoy Wisner and his EU and Russian counterparts, failed last week to move Pristina and Belgrade closer ahead of a December 10 UN deadline.
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DEC
05
The Alternative: Black eye for coaching
From FOXSports.com
As of this writing, there are five black head coaches in Division I football. Is anyone going to try to argue that there are only five black men in America qualified to run a football team? Croom was hired by Mississippi State in 2004, he became the first black head coach in the history of the Southeastern Conference. In fact, I will be so bold as to say that if my plan is properly implemented, we may be able to get the black coaching representation all the way up to 10 percent in one year....
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DEC
05
Alternative To DWI: A Ride Home In Your Own Car
From WCCO
He and his business partner started what they call, DWI Ride Home. "We give you a ride home, in your car," Judd said. A ride home costs about what a taxi ride home costs and far less than what a DWI will cost you, which police estimate at $18,000, when you factor in court, insurance, and lawyer costs. His crews give more than 50 rides home every night. If we would do 1,000 rides a night, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, I know we could make a difference."
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DEC
05
Holy-grail youth vote favors Obama, also wants third-party alternative
From The Hill
They are also more pessimistic than older voters about the two-party system: Thirty-seven percent say a third party is needed and only 31 percent believe the current two parties are adequate. Turnout among this group rose from 36 percent in the 2000 general election to 47 percent in the 2004 general, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). On the Republican side, the youth vote closely mirrors the larger national picture, with former...
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DEC
05
The Secret New York Alternative to the Rockefeller Center ...
From Huffington Post
But the holiday scene to end all holiday scenes is the "Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden." You'll find NYC landmarks, such as the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge and New York Public Library, created entirely from plant materials, along with townhouses, model trains and street scenes, all of which have translucent amber windows illuminated from within. (Interlink 2008), consisting of a series of walking tours throughout the last few hidden neighborhoods of New York City.
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