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Charities lose faith and hope as funding crisis leaves them with £2.3bn black hole (Guardian Unlimited)
Charities are facing a multi-billion pound black hole in their finances as companies withdraw sponsorship and individuals cancel standing orders as the economic downturn bites, according to an authoritative study published today. A survey of 362 charities by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the Institute of Fundraising and the Charity Finance Directors' Group reveals that charity incomes are ...
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Baltimore may make big changes (Baltimore Orioles)
Baltimore may make big changes
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Nature-ist: Londonist Takes a Walk on the Wilder Side (Londonist)
What is it? The London Wildlife Gardening Centre , a learning and conservation centre run by the London Wildlife Trust . Londonist visited their seedling plantation back in June , and thought it was time to report on the main garden. Where is it? It is in a little black (for which read green) hole in between a bunch of semi-detached houses in deepest darkest Peckham. It's a secret ...
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NASA's Swift looks to comets for a cool view (PhysOrg)
NASA's Swift Gamma-ray Explorer satellite rocketed into space in 2004 on a mission to study some of the highest-energy events in the universe. The spacecraft has detected more than 380 gamma-ray bursts, fleeting flares that likely signal the birth of a black hole in the distant universe. In that time, Swift also has observed 80 exploding stars and studied six comets.
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10 Thoughts About the Grammys (Spin)
1. Interesting that the two acts with the most nominations are Lil Wayne , with eight, and Coldplay , with seven. Besides the obvious contrasts (white vs. black, rap vs. rock, English Vs. American), Coldplay and Wayne represent wildly divergent approaches to stardom. Coldplay still operate under the album-as-event paradigm, taking years between releases, carefully doling out interviews, ...
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Color of Money Live (Washington Post)
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will host a free-for-all discussion about money matters.
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Potomac Confidential (Washington Post)
Metro columnist Marc Fisher looks at the District's decision to open bars till 5 a.m. during Inauguration Week, the sad state of car sales in the area and the federal government's green light for extending Metro to Dulles.
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DILBECK: Hire power might have set UCLA football back (Los Angeles Daily News)
UCLA football fans will have nowhere to hide. No excuses to make, no rationalizing to cling to, no brave fronts to hide behind.
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Marching uphill: Army on the rise (Baltimore Sun)
Record isn't great, but 'our players believe they can win,' Black Knights coach says Since its most recent winning season 12 years ago, the Army football program has had four head coaches. It has gone from being an independent to a member of Conference USA and back to being an independent.
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Commentary: How Obama should fight al Qaeda and its allies (CNN)
The Mumbai attacks remind the world that the intertwined problems of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan will be the most extreme foreign policy challenge that President Obama will face as he assumes office.
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