Poetry gathering

On April 9-11, City Lore and Poets House, two national literary organizations, will host the First Annual People's Poetry Gathering on the streets of Lower Manhattan in New York. Some of America's best known poets will come together "to explore some of the least known treasures of our literary heritage -- from hobo poetry to work songs and blues lyrics -- the many American poetries and experiences of poetry." African American poets expected to be in attendance include: Raymond Patterson, Victor Hernandez …

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RUSSIA-SOLZHENITSYN

MOSCOW _ The funeral of the author, dissident and patriot Alexander Solzhenitsyn takes place.

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FRANCE-EARNS-BNP PARIBAS

PARIS _ France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, announces second-quarter earnings.

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Approaching the point of maximum uncertainty ; The events of the past few months leave a question mark on India's medium-term growth prospects and, thus, equity valuations have been shattered.

The world is going through a crisis the likes of which most of ushave never seen before. The excessive gearing of the past 25 yearshad taken gross debt in the US to over 300 per cent of GDP and abreakdown of this debt super cycle will likely slow global growth,dragging the world into a recession. It may take several years torestore the confidence of the system. India has been affectedadversely by this, although this conclusion may appear surprising tothe lay observer. After all, India derives less than 14 per cent ofits GDP from exports, runs a relatively closed capital account anddoes not seem overly dependent on global growth. However, India wasa big beneficiary of the very …

Dora, Raiders Do It Again to Jayhawks

LUBBOCK, Texas - Bob Knight considered astrology in trying to explain Darryl Dora's play in Texas Tech's 69-64 win over No. 5 Kansas on Saturday. "Maybe the moon was right," Knight said. "Darryl played, which is sometimes unusual."

Dora scored 19 points to help the Red Raiders snap the Jayhawks' 10-game winning streak.

It was the second time Tech has beaten the Jayhawks when they came to Lubbock as a Top 10 team. Dora was also the difference the last time. In February 2005, Dora hit a 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime to beat then-No. 2 Kansas 80-79.

The last ranked team the Red Raiders beat was Gonzaga, which was ranked 11th going into …

Newspaper owners team up in deal-finding venture

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of newspaper publishers and other media companies are teaming up to sell more advertising aimed at people looking for online deals.

Eight companies formed a joint venture that has acquired Find n Save, a search engine focused on discount offers made by merchants in cities across the U.S. The venture acquired Find n Save as part of its purchase of Travidia, an online shopping service. Financial terms of that deal weren't disclosed in Thursday's announcement.

The joint venture's initial owners include: Advance Digital, part of Advance Publications Inc., whose newspapers include The Plain Dealer in Cleveland; A.H. Belo Corp., owner of The Dallas …

NKorea rejects UN Command talks on ship sinking

North Korea said Sunday it has rejected a proposal by the American-led U.N. Command to hold military talks on the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang.

The U.N. Command, which oversees the armistice that ended the three-year Korean War in 1953, has launched an investigation of the sinking.

A separate team of international investigators concluded last month that North Korea torpedoed the warship Cheonan near the tense Korean sea border. North Korea denied the allegation and has warned any punishment would trigger war.

Details of the U.N. Command's probe have not been released.

North Korea said Sunday that the U.N. …

Children's composting video distributed to schools

The Chester County Board of Commissioners, through its Division of Solid Waste Management, produced a children's video entitled "Do the Rot Thing With Dudley Do-Rot." This 12 minute Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection grant funded video features Dudley Do-Rot, a magic friendly red wiggler worm, who teaches elementary school aged Jamie and Mary about …