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Mar 20 News

• View Writing and Publishing headlines on HDLNS.com

  HDLNS.com is the easiest to use aggregated content RSS Reader on the net. No need to sign up, nothing to remember. Just browse and read. (read)

• Tove Jansson on the Creative Process (via the Moomintrolls)

  I've reread six of Tove Jansson's Moomintroll books now, the children's series for which she's best known. Once I've made my way through the final two, I'm planning an omnibus review in which I'll try to convey the magic that has me loving them even (read)

• Tea party protesters call Georgia's John Lewis 'nigger' (McClatchy New

  WASHINGTON ' Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol , angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted 'nigger' Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis , a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in (read)

• Top-seeded Kentucky routs Wake Forest 90-60

  NEW ORLEANS ? Two games, two blowouts. John Calipari?s top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats are young and inexperienced, but no longer unproven in the NCAA tournament, during which their average margin of victory now stands at 29.5 points after two rounds. (read)

• Pullen rallies Kansas State past BYU, Fredette

  oklahoma city ? byu?s jimmer fredette got smacked in the face, whacked on the head and then sent home from the ncaa tournament. jacob pullen and kansas state are moving on, thanks to a physical brand of basketball that was too much for even fredette? (read)

• Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish sex abuse scandal

  DUBLIN ' Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a (read)

• Texas signee Udoh rallies to 4x100 title at TSU Relays

  Rain didn?t stop Westbury sprinter Christy Udoh from mailing in the most exciting performance of the day at the 59th annual TSU Relays on Saturday at Alexander Durley Sports Complex. Udoh was several meters behind the entire field of runners when she (read)

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• Critics: Fees put some drivers on road to ruin

  Chris Patterson knows he has made mistakes and believes he has paid the price. What he didn't count on was paying the price twice. After being convicted of drunken driving and receiving deferred adjudication for driving with a suspended license, (read)

• It's Spring! We Have Snow!

  Seeing snow on the ground on the first day of spring, I'm not sure if I should be recommending children's books about winter and snow or books that focus on spring activities like gardens and gardening. I think I'll cover both by recommending Pieces (read)

• Ethnic writing in Africa ?

         In The Standard Abenea Ndago wonders, Do we have a place for 'ethnic writers'?        Among the ... bolder statements: Writers are often regarded as teachers or social (read)

• The Crisis of Capitalist Democracy review

         The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of Richard A. Posner's The Crisis of Capitalist Democracy. (read)

• Fordlandia by Greg Grandin | Book review

  The fate of Henry Ford's Amazonian prefab town should be a lesson to anyone contemplating similar social experiments In a recent issue of Prospect magazine, Paul Romer, the economist best known for endogenous growth theory, puts forward the case for (read)

• White Egrets by Derek Walcott | Book review

  Derek Walcott is a ghostly figure in this collection in which he contemplates his own demise Derek Walcott was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1992 - and the book that earned him his reputation was Omeros , an outstanding homage to Homer (read)

• Speak for Britain!: A New History of the Labour Party by Martin Pugh | Book

  Roy Hattersley finds this history of his own party to be long on detail but short on analysis Most of the details are there. Those wishing to know the exact composition of the TUC which met Ramsay MacDonald to protest against the Labour government's (read)

• The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book review

  Mitford's genius lies in the wicked humour with which she recounts the travails of the spirited Radletts I read The Pursuit of Love as a child, mystified and delighted by the spirited Radletts and their terrifying father, and have returned to it at (read)

• Trespass, By Rose Tremain

  The French countryside has long proved fertile ground for English writers looking to impart a certain kind of magic. Think of the service it has done for Peter Mayle, Joanne Harris, Sebastian Faulks and Julian Barnes, among many others. Often this (read)

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• Katy man donates $8,000 to keep Arizona state park open

  The check from Taylor H. Sanford Jr. came at the end of a meeting in which Assistant Arizona State Parks Director Jay Ream told people they need about $25,000 to keep Arizona's Lost Dutchman State Park open during the slow summer months. (read)

• Top Senate Dem says he has votes for health bill

  WASHINGTON ' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he has enough votes to push changes in the health care overhaul bill through the Senate. House leaders expect to pass the Senate's version of the legislation on Sunday. House Democrats want to make (read)

• Cosmic Coincidence

  No Abstract (read)

• Erase Negativity and Erase the Magic Within Authors Publish Book on Smashwo

  Sally Marks and Jacqueline Howard have published their self-help book, Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within as an ebook on Smashwords. The book is available for $4.99, however readers can sample the first half of the book for free at (read)

• Attendance Surges at Interquest Digital Book Printing Forum

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• Time is rotting away

  Time is rotting awayBy the tic and tock of the clockWearing down to a nubAll because it is theMake of things toRot their flesh and bonesNow gone away by the perceptOf all our passing intoThat great beyond whenWhat we leave behindIn our last life wake (read)

• A few words not meant to rule the roost

  Twine inclinedTo find your mindTo submit the fitMuscles suspectTo all effectsApplied on all sidesWhen the main eventWas meant to winThe prizes of your eyes.At every pointThe rivers flowsThrough cold andOld forever bent aroundThe favorite mulberry tre (read)

• Dems to hold straight vote on health care

  WASHINGTON House Democratic leaders will have a straight up-or-down vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Democratic lawmakers and an aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., say they've dropped plans for an indirect vote that w (read)

• Pope blasts Irish church over sex abuse scandal

  VATICAN CITY ' Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for 'grave errors of judgment' in handling clerical sex abuse cases and ordered an investigation into the Irish church. But he laid no blame for the problem on the Vatican's policies (read)

• MLS and union sign 5-year labor deal, avoid strike

  The Dynamo open the season March 27 against FC Dallas. Major League Soccer and its players union signed a five-year collective bargaining agreement Saturday that avoids a strike. 'This is a great way for Major League Soccer to start its 15th season,' (read)

• New chapter for independent book seller

  Three independent bookshops are closing every week, according to the latest figures from the Booksellers Association, apparently hit by the recession and the growing use of new technology. However, anyone who claims digital books herald the end of mo (read)

• Picnic, spring home tour coming to The Woodlands

  GUEST BASKETS: Baskets Full of Fun is the theme for a free picnic and home tour in the new Tupelo neighborhoods in The Woodlands' Village of Creekside Park. The event is set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28, and Saturday, April (read)

• NEVER LOOK AWAY by Linwood Barclay

  Linwood Barclay touched a nerve of mine in his wonderful new thriller, NEVER LOOK AWAY. Actually, he took that nerve, pinched it, stomped on it, and rolled it on the ground all within the first few pages. About a quarter-century ago, I took my ungrat (read)

• Sharing a Photo Blog

  Great Pyramid of Giza-EgyptThis photograph was not taken by me but my friend-photographer-traveller enthusiast who spends more time clicking photographs (than  enjoying the moment) :) It took my breath away.More of the photographs he clicks  (read)

• Semiconductor industry growing fast [The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.]

  (Tribune (Mesa, AZ) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Mar. 20--While most sectors of the economy continue to struggle, the semiconductor industry is showing some bounce in its step. That's good news for the East Valley because semiconductor manufacturing (read)

• No Title

  She asked me if I'd been to war."Yes my little drink of water."I lied -- or told a riddle. My nameis Robertson Robertson, BrigadierGeneral. She asked me would Ilike a drink. "Yes my little drinkof water. I lied before. I've neverbeen to war." (read)

• Novell's Board of Directors Rejects Elliott Associates' Unsolicited, Condit

  WALTHAM, Mass., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell, Inc. (NOVL) today announced that its Board has concluded, after careful consideration, including a review of the proposal with its independent financial and legal advisors, that the unsolici (read)

• Linkpost | 3.20.2010

  November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 (read)

• Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareho

  Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against Innospec, Inc. (Innospec or the Company) (IOSP) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty or other violations of law by the Companys board of directors. (read)

• The Shuman Law Firm Announces Investigation of Fuqi International, Inc.

  The Shuman Law Firm today announced that it is investigating potential claims against Fuqi International, Inc. (Fuqi or the Company) (FUQI) relating to the Companys recent announcement that it had identified certain accounting errors that are expect (read)

• CORRECTING and REPLACING Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Representing Investo

  Reissuing release to correct ticker symbol for searching purposes. The corrected release reads: GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP, REPRESENTING INVESTORS WHO PURCHASED FUQI INTERNATIONAL, INC., ANNOUNCES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND SEEKS TO RECOVER LOSSES (read)

• Panglobal Brands Inc. Voluntarily Intends to File Form 15 to Suspend SEC Re

  Panglobal Brands Inc. (the Company) (OTCBB: PNGB) today announced its Board of Directors unanimously approved the voluntary suspension of its duty to file SEC reports and the voluntary deregistration of its common stock. These actions will result in (read)

• Premier Power Announces Record Contract Backlog in Spain

  Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. (PPRW), a global leader in the development, design, engineering and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government and utility markets in the U.S., Spain and Italy, today announced that its Spanis (read)

• Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Representing Investors Who Purchased Fuqi Int

  Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased the common s (read)

• Urgent Call to Action: NBCSL Calls on Members and Affiliates to Maintain th

  Representative Calvin Smyre (GA), President of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) issues the following statement in support of healthcare reform bill pending in Congress. Within the next 72 hours, Congress is scheduled to vote on (read)

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  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TEST TEST TEST This Is A Test From PR Newswire - Please Ignore TEST: RTZ Distribution originated in Pivotal TEST: RTZ For 20.03.10 at 09:00 TEST: Sent to US Full, iCrossing and Test Email END of Test SOURCE PRN Test Company (read)

• Medtronic Receives FDA Panels Unanimous Recommendation for Approval of Revo

  Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has voted unanimously in favor of approval with conditions of the Revo MRI„ (read)

• Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Against

  Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (Coughlin Stoia) (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/fuqi/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers o (read)

• Media Open House for Census Fair

  The ya es hora !HAGASE CONTAR! Census Coalition (It Is Time, Make Yourself Count!) will kick of Census national week of action with a Census assistance workshop and job fair. The event is designed to promote full Census participation. Media is invit (read)

• Mayo Clinic Health Letter Offers Tips on Healthy Eating After Surgery -- Wh

  Good nutrition, with adequate calories and protein, is important to healing and recovery after major surgery. But the stress of surgery and follow-up care can depress the appetite, alter the taste of food and make it difficult to eat and digest food (read)

• Interesting list ...

  ... Gallery of my Favorite Modern Literary Books -Nassim N Taleb. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)Interesting that among them is Le grand Meaulnes. (read)

• Setting McEwan ...

  ... 'Atonement' Opera In The Works. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) (read)

• A world unto itself ...

  ... Ron Slate on A Reader on Reading, essays by Alberto Manguel. (read)

• Thought for the day ...

  A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.- Honoré de Balzac, born on this date in 1799 (read)

• 10 questions most frequently asked by travelers

  David Harm is worried about his wife's ticket to Omsk, Russia. When he made her reservation through Aeroflot's Web site, his finger slipped'I hit the 'L' key instead of the 'K' key'and misspelled his wife's last name ('Slirtenko' instead of 'Skirtenk (read)

• Book review: Cry Havoc - The Arms Race And The Second World War 1931-1941 b

  The varied causes of the arms build-up among the major European powers and Japan after 1931 are meticulously charted in this interesting book by King's College war studies lecturer Joe Maiolo. The build-up was in complete contrast to the anti-war (read)

• Book review of 'Fierce Angels' by Sheri Parks and 'Jesus, Jobs and Justice'

  By Sheri Parks One World. 244 pp. $25 JESUS, JOBS, AND JUSTICE African American Women and Religion By Bettye Collier-Thomas Knopf. 695 pp. $37.50 When I first began to write fiction seriously, I asked a respected colleague for feedback on my work. He (read)

• Book review: Trespass by Rose Tremain

  A departure from the 2008 Orange Prize winner's optimistic last novel, The Road Home, Rose Tremain's latest book, Trespass, is of a much darker nature. Set in the verdant Cevennes hills of southern France, it tells of rivalry and love between two set (read)

• Hardcover

  (Ballantine, $27). By Aaron Allston. Things are bleak for the Jedi Order, struck by madness and Galactic wrath. COURAGE & CONSEQUENCE: MY LIFE AS A CONSERVATIVE IN THE FIGHT (Threshold Editions, $30). By Karl Rove CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG (Grand (read)

• GOOD MORNING -- March 20, 2010

  This is PR NEWSWIRE -- transmitting news releases, advisories and other information to the news media around the United States since 1954. If you have questions regarding your PRN teleprinter, your PRN computer service, or if you wish to arrange to (read)

• Book Review | 'The Harvard Psychedelic Club,' by Don Lattin

  Bits of the Trickster were shot into orbit for the ultimate trip after his death at 75. The Seeker, 78, lives on Maui, where he has gone to die. The Teacher, now 90, finally published a memoir last year. And the Healer, 67, presides over an (read)

• Book Review | 'The Genius in All of Us,' by David Shenk

  You?ve probably heard it at one time or another: Most of us use only 10 percent of our brains. More factoid than fact, a claim of unknown provenance and dubious accuracy, the idea sticks around because of the enduring appeal of its underlying premise (read)

• Book Review | 'Silk Parachute,' by John McPhee

  For the last 45 years, John McPhee has come out with a work of narrative nonfiction about every year and a half. The quantity impresses, but not nearly so much as the quality. McPhee has a nearly cultish following among nonfiction writers, who admire (read)

• Review: 'Children of Dust,' tells story of a devout Muslim's life in the Bi

  The first sentence is unforgettably delightful: 'My mother, Ammi, had just returned from Koh-e-Qaf, where women went when they were annoyed with their husbands.'That sentence sets the tone, in many ways, for Ali Eteraz's memoir about his journeys wit (read)

• Writ with all my wit

  Writ with all my witAnd all the charm of my armsAs art of my goodly heart.I rise to surpriseAnd reconcile the styleThat empress without justAll that is confinedIn my mind.I know nothing dangerousThat is without caution.I of equal grace and weakestPar (read)

• Amazon unveils application to read Kindle e-books on Macs

  The Kindle DX is shown at a press conference in New York. Amazon released a free program on Thursday that allows Kindle electronic books to be read on Apple's Mac computers and said they will also be available on the upcoming iPad. Amazon released a (read)

• Amanda Punter, publisher at Penguin's young adult...

  Random House Children's Books... (read)

• Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen by Jimmy McDonough: review

  Tammy Wynette used to joke that she had spent 20 minutes writing Stand by Your Man, and the next 20 years defending it. The liddle lady said she thought it was a purdy love song. I was taught the old, true South, she said, Daddy made all the decision (read)

• The Cat section of 'Jubilate Agno' by Christopher Smart

  No Abstract (read)

• Find your dream home with The New York Times Real Estate

  Instead of worrying about the recovery of the real estate market, some Canadians are concerned about the prospect of a price bubble. (read)

• It's best to test: DNA could prove a death row convict innocent. Let's test

  Henry Skinner is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a crime that he says he didn't commit. And DNA evidence, still untested, might show that Texas has the wrong man. Skinner is no angel. He's always maintained that on New Year's Eve 1993 he passe (read)

• Dems' health plan good for people and for business

  Statistics tell a story, and when you look at the troubling health care numbers in our state, it's clear what that story is: Everything's bigger in Texas. Whether you're looking at the 1.3 million uninsured residents of Harris County or the 7 million (read)

• Paul Krugman: Why majority party is so eager for reform

  So this seems like a good time to revisit the reasons we need this reform, imperfect as it is. As it happens, Reuters published an investigative report this week that powerfully illustrates the vileness of our current system. The report concerns the (read)

• Provident Announces Filing of Annual Disclosure Documents

  calgary, alberta -- (marketwire) -- 03/19/10 -- provident energy trust (provident) (tsx:pve-un) (pvx) today announced the filing of its annual information form (the 'aif') for the year ended december 31, 2009 with the canadian securities regulatory (read)

• Spark Networks(R) Special Committee Retains Piper Jaffray & Co. as Its Inde

  beverly hills, ca -- (marketwire) -- 03/19/10 -- the special committee of the board of directors of spark networks, inc. (nyse amex: lov), a leading provider of online personals services, announced today it completed its selection process of a finan (read)

• DCA Total Return Fund and DCW Total Return Fund Declare First Quarter 2010

  DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/19/10 -- DCA Total Return Fund (DCA) and DCW Total Return Fund (DCW) each announced today the declaration of a quarterly dividend per share as set forth in the table below: Ex-Dividend Fund Distribution Payable Date (read)

• Kenai Resources Announces Entry to Nevada Gold Exploration

  -- Kenai has the right to an earn-in giving it a 60 per cent joint venture interest in Western's Albisu project claims, subject to the following payments and expenditures. -- Kenai will issue 250,000 shares of Kenai stock to WUC at commencement subje (read)

• Book Review | Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter: English queen wields mean ax

  English queen wields mean ax DISPATCH BOOK CLUB RELATED READING ITEMS Unbeknownst to most students of British history, young Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837 when demons sent by Satan and disguised as lords were wreaking havoc and violence in (read)

• Book Review: The Identification and Treatment of Gait Problems in Cerebral

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• Book Review | 'Blooms of Darkness,' by Aharon Appelfeld

  In this novel with echoes of Anne Frank's diary, a Jewish child is hidden in a brothel during the Holocaust. (read)

• Book Review | 'Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shapi

  Paranoia strikes deep in this journalist's survey of conspiracy theories in Western politics. (read)

• Book Review | 'The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations,' b

  Ira Berlin reconceptualizes African-American history as the story of a people uprooted and searching for home. (read)

• Book Review | 'The Genius in All of Us,' by David Shenk

  David Shenk argues that discipline, not giftedness, is vital to greatness. (read)

• Nonfiction Chronicle - Books by Alex Lemon, Daniel Menaker, C. S. Manegold

  Memoirs of surviving brain surgery and a difficult childhood, a primer on the art of conversation and a history of a northern slave estate. (read)

• Paperback Trade Fiction

  Top 5 at a Glance1. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave2. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks3. A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick4. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson5. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (read)

• Paperback Nonfiction

  Top 5 at a Glance1. A PATRIOT'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen2. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler3. MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler4. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis5. THREE CUPS (read)

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  Recently reviewed books of particular interest. (read)

• Rockets' offense stifled by Celtics as win streak ends

  Rockets guard Kyle Lowry goes up for the ball against Celtics forwards Rasheed Wallace, left, and Glen Davis. Aaron Brooks darted around the halfcourt, unencumbered with the ball or other responsibilities. He needed only to get free of the Boston (read)

• Medical examiner: Boy found on Wash. beach drowned

  SEATTLE ' A day after a boy's body was found on an island beach in Puget Sound, authorities pressed forward with their search for his mother. Thurston County sheriff's Lt. Chris Mealy said Friday that deputies in a boat were looking for Shantina 'Kat (read)

• Duke rolls in opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff

  Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Hugh Barnett slaps the ball away from Duke's Lance Thomas. COLLEGE BLOGS NCAA SCOREBOARD • Statistics JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ' On Thursday afternoon, roughly 30 hours before No. 1 Duke's 73-44 demolition of sixteen-seeded (read)

• Georgia Tech toes the line, moves past Oklahoma State

  MILWAUKEE ? The Georgia Tech players earned themselves some extra credit the next time coach Paul Hewitt holds one of his little free throw games. Gani Lawal scored 14 points, Derrick Favors came within a rebound of a double-double and the free (read)

• Bouldin leads Gonzaga past Florida State

  Gonzaga's Demetri Goodson blocks a shot by Florida State's Derwin Kitchen. COLLEGE BLOGS NCAA SCOREBOARD • Statistics BUFFALO, N.Y. ' Matt Bouldin and the eighth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs showed Florida State it still has a way to go in its quest to (read)

• Solomon: Meet Scott Drew, Baylor's controversial coach

  Smartly, the Baylor basketball coach downplays any rifts. Drew says the coaches in the Big 12 are much ?tighter? now than they were when he arrived in the league seven years ago. As evidence of that, he pointed to text messages he received from leagu (read)

• Rockets notes: Rondo challenges Brooks at point

  Though the Celtics have one of the few point guards who can match Aaron Brooks' quickness, Brooks said the challenge is usually not about matching the speed of the opposing point guard or losing that advantage in a matchup with Boston All-Star Rajon (read)

• After transfer, Udoh fills leadership role for Baylor

  Then, after taking his medicine and applying various creams and ointments to his achy knees, Udoh will pass along a few words of daily wisdom to his roommate. He'll remind him not to curse and not to stay up too late, and most of the time, the 6-10, (read)

• California pulls away to 77-62 win over Louisville

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? California?s distractions now seem about as distant as the Pacific Ocean. That disappointing loss in the Pac-10 tournament? Getting sent across the country to open the NCAA Tournament? The suspension of a starter? The Golden Bear (read)

• Astros turn to Koby Clemens to fill void in farm system

  Karen Warren Chronicle Koby Clemens has been working on a positon change for the third time since being drafted by the Astros. Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest version at adobe.com. You'll be glad y (read)

• UH falls to Maryland in first round of Tournament

  UH's Aubrey Coleman moves the ball up the court against the Maryland Terrapins. ? Statistics | SPOKANE, Wash. ? First, the Maryland Terrapins gave the underdogs reason to believe by coming out and committing sloppy turnovers. Then the Houston Cougars (read)

• Democratic holdouts falling in line on health bill

  WASHINGTON ' For Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, the turning point may be a letter from Catholic nuns vouching that health care legislation does not promote abortion. Cuellar is one of a growing number of fence-sitting Democrats who are either declarin (read)

• Rudy T. pitches controversial 'pain relief' sticker (w/video)

  Brett Coomer Chronicle Former Houston Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich endorses CieAura's transparent holographic chips, which he says help alleviate pain, promotes restful sleep and boosts energy. Former Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich is (read)