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Colorado town tries to solve mystery of no water

About 6,000 people were left without water for about 10 hours over the weekend and town officials were unable to immediately explain why. Milliken public works director Mike Woodruff said the town lost 750,000 to 1 million gallons of water but crews could not locate a water line break or other reason for the missing water.

Town approves topless coffee shop

VASSALBORO, Maine, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The planning board in a rural Maine town has approved plans for a topless coffee shop, and by the way, the vote was unanimous.

Mansfield Town 1 Oxford United 3

Caretaker manager Jim Smith led Oxford United to a morale boosting 3-1 victory at Mansfield Town on Thursday evening.

Caterpillars overtake Australian town

Residents of a central Australian town say millions of caterpillars have invaded their homes and yards, plaguing them the past 18 months.

Free downloadable town at The Sims 3 launch

Speaking to Kikizo, The Sims 3 executive producer Ben Bell has revealed that EA Maxis will release a free extra downloadable town at launch for registered users.

Euro finds a foothold in Swedish town

Local leaders in a Swedish tourist town say their decision to adopt the euro as a co-official currency could spur its adoption nationwide.

Get Out on the Town With OtterBox for iPod(R) Defender Series(TM) Cases

FORT COLLINS, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/12/08 -- Take your tunes around town with cases that protect against dust, drops and shock; the OtterBox Defender Series(TM) line expands with two new cases for the

Get Out on the Town With OtterBox for iPod(R) Defender Series(TM) Cases

FORT COLLINS, CO--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 12, 2008 -- Take your tunes around town with cases that protect against dust, drops and shock; the OtterBox Defender Series(TM) line expands with two new cases for the

Outcomes Of ICC CEC Meeting In Cape Town

The ICC Chief Executives’ Committee met in Cape Town to discuss a range of issues relating to the playing and the business of cricket, some of which will be considered by the ICC Board when it next meets, in Perth at the end of January.

LHC stops LDA, TEPA from demolishing structures in Johar Town

LAHORE: Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday stopped Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (TEPA) from demolishing a construction in Johar Town to expand Maulana Shgaukat Ali Road.

Titanic Telescope Scans Skies For E.T.

In a tiny California town town within sight of Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen is the Hat Creek Radio Observatory, home to the Allen Telescope Array -- the only large-scale telescope fully at the disposal of the SETI project. (Daniel Terdiman/CNET)

SETI's large-scale telescope scans the skies

In a tiny California town town within sight of Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen is the Hat Creek Radio Observatory, home to the Allen Telescope Array--the only large-scale telescope fully at the disposal of the SETI project.

SETI's very large-scale telescope scans the skies

In a tiny California town town within sight of Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen is the Hat Creek Radio Observatory, home to the Allen Telescope Array--the only large-scale telescope fully at the disposal of the SETI project.

Sanath Jayasuriya: Sri Lanka's humble cricketing hero

Growing up in a small Sri Lankan fishing town, cricket changed Sanath Jayasuriya's life. But his association with the game and humanitarian work has also helped transform the lives of many others. "Without cricket I would have a small job in my home town. My mother is happy to say my name," he told CNN in Hong Kong.

They call it 'art'

The world famous Art Institute of Chicago may be considering a satellite location in the city's upscale Old Town neighborhood. The opening exhibition at the Old Town Ale House site is the naked Governor series. As Dave Barry would say: I am not making this up.

In 2009, culture capital Linz deals with its dark past - Feature

Vienna/Linz, Austria - Some European Capitals of Culture are luckier than others. While this year Liverpool banked on the Beatles, the Austrian town of Linz has to grapple with its connection to Adolf Hitler in 2009. But besides using the opportunity to deal with the fact that Hitler planned to make Linz a major cultural centre of the Third Reich, the steel town along the Danube river will offer a host of quirky cultural projects geared towards a wide public rather than a select few.

Federal Trade Commission To Scrutinize DRM

Ars Technica reports that the FTC is getting ready to take a hard look at gaming DRM, setting up a town hall meeting to be held on March 25th. They're currently recruiting panelists, and they say the meeting will, in part, "address the need to improve disclosures to consumers about DRM limitations." The controversy over DRM came to a head in 2008 with the release of Spore and the multiple subsequent class-action lawsuits focusing on the SecuROM software that came with the game. Ars Technica says the town hall meeting will also look at "legal issues surrounding DRM" and "the potential need for government involvement to protect consumers."

The Sims 3 moves in

The Sims 3 for the PC features a brand new engine that allows you to immerse your unique Sims in an open living neighborhood where they can roam and explore all new surroundings including the beach, mountains, and town center. The neighborhood is alive and constantly evolving so what happens to a Sim on one side of the neighborhood could impact your Sims on the other side of town. Plus, for the first time, your Sims have distinctive personalities thanks to a range of all-new personality traits. You have the option to select from dozens of personality traits such as brave, artistic, kleptomaniac, clumsy, paranoid, and romantic. Combine up to five traits to create an endless number of truly diverse individuals. TS3 will also be available as The Sims 3: Collector's Edition, that includes the full game along with an additional collectible 2GB

Paris' BFF (Sans Paris) Spills All

We chitchatted with Paris Hilton's newly appointed BFF, Brittany Flickinger, at Les Deux last week. Unforch, she was without Pare-poo on her arm, poor thing. Where's your bestie, babe? "I'm actually going to meet her in a little bit," said Britt. "She just got back. She was out of town." Uh, weren't you supposed to be out of town with her? Oh well, check out what Brit said about her notorious pal, and more:

LHC admits petition against TV channel

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Acting Chief Justice Mian Najamuz Zaman on Thursday admitted for regular hearing a petition seeking registration of a case against the owners and staff of the Geo TV channel for running a story about Ajmal Kasab. Sardar Hur Bukhari, a Pakistan People’s Party leader, had filed the petition. The petitioner submitted that the Muslim Town police had refused to register a case against the channel owners and staff for claiming in the story that Ajmal Kasab was a resident of Faridkot. He said that the report damaged the country’s image at international level and also gave an opportunity to the Indian channels to propagate against Pakistan. He prayed that directions be issued to the Muslim Town station house officer and superintendent of police concerned to register a case against those allegedly responsible for an

Sago town folk banking hopes on SCORE

MUKAH: “We hope for a better and luckier New Year,” was the general comment by the general public in Mukah here when asked by The Borneo Post on their wishes and resolutions for the coming New Year 2009.


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