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Archive for April, 2007

Turning his sorrow into success (Baltimore Sun)

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Magician channels childhood hardships into distinctive, funny performances Jack Julius was 7 years old when his foster family dropped him off at the Villa Maria Orphanage in Baltimore. He doesn’t remember the exact reason - the family moved or someone became ill - but Jack soon found an unlikely way to recover […]

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Copperfield finds his island getaway magical (Chicago Sun-Times)

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

When you have to make it snow every night, squeeze yourself down like you’re folding an accordion until your head meets your feet, and float through a wall of steel more than 600 times a year — you can get pretty tired.

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Vintage guitars: Sweet sounds of music, magic — and money (Seattle Times)

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

I’m in Jay Boone’s Pioneer Square shop for maybe 60 seconds when he calls me over to look at an empty guitar case lying open on a counter…Read full story

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Input costs cause concern (AG Weekly)

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Idaho may be far from the Corn Belt, but reverberations from the surging ethanol industry are being felt across the state. On the one hand, producers are benefiting from higher commodity prices, an upswing largely credited to the ethanol industry’s surging demand for corn.Read full story

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Loophole lenders (Herald Sun)

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

AUSTRALIA’S first big loan sharking outfit got under way in the 1970s, writes Barefoot Investor Scott Pape.Read full story

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Bringing the Crazy

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Lest you think such things are limited to brief moments on the radio, Shanklin’s “Magic Negro” song has already been turned into a YouTube clip which makes its highly offensive lyrics even more apparent. It’s like a slap in the face, …Read full story

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Basic Profession Quick Ref (Final Fantasy music)

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Monks are meant to be damage dealers in early parts of the game. Do not be surprised to hit harder than Warriors especially if you are using weapon skills. Monks can be good tanks are low levels because at the higher levels, …Read full story

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