Cop Shop: Accounting students aid Thornbury probe (Delaware County Times) It took nine months of scrutinizing seven years of Thornbury Township's financial records before authorities could charge the township's former Secretary/Treasurer Deborah Perry with allegedly embezzling more than $232,000. us.rd.yahoo.com
Observations of an Expatriate Iranian Returning Home for 2008 Summer "Vacations!" (Payvand Iran News) I was born in the late 50's and grew up in Tehran through the late 70's and after college graduation I came to and settled in the U.S. I have returned to Iran about once a year since the mid 90's, primarily to reunite with family, especially the ailing and aging parents in Tehran whom my wife and I hold close to our hearts. As we tend to age, the unexpected phone call in odd hours scares the ... us.rd.yahoo.com
James Montague: Manchester City's new owners, Abu Dhabi United Group for Investment and Development, put national ... (Guardian Unlimited) The Abu Dhabi company that has bought the Eastlands club sees its new acquisition as far more than a business opportunity us.rd.yahoo.com
Stoking Tensions, Risking Confrontation: A High Stakes US Gamble with Russia (Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel) Prior to entering WW II, US strategists had a clear aim in mind at its conclusion - to hold unchallengeable power in a new post-war global system: military, economic and political in a "Grand Area" encompassing the West and Far East. Essentially most parts outside the communist bloc and exploiting it under disarming rhetoric like being "selfless advocates of freedom for colonial peoples (and an) ... us.rd.yahoo.com
3 sheriff's officers among 112 sent to detainee camps for about one year (New Jersey Herald) By TOM HOWELL JR. Sussex County Sheriff's Officer Joe Cahill was ready to settle down after 10 years of service with the National Guard -- but duty called once more. us.rd.yahoo.com
U.S. Fleet Keeping Oil Price Buoyant (Kitco.com) With tensions in the Persian Gulf on the rise, the collapse in oil prices that we've been predicting may take longer than originally anticipated. There are three U.S. carrier groups within striking distance of Iran right now, and two more reportedly on the way. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cricket: Champions Trophy falls victim to blinkered attitudes about Pakistan (Guardian Unlimited) Dileep Premachandran: Players have used talk of 'security fears' to disguise their own selfishness us.rd.yahoo.com
Show over, until next year (Bluffton News-Banner) The Wells County Historical Society’s Collector’s Show is over for another year. I can’t wait for next August to come around again though. It was so much fun and I have already decided what I am going to do for next year. I just have to find the time to build up all the models I want to use! us.rd.yahoo.com
Remembering the late Elias Eshaghian (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles) On August 8, Elias Eshaghian, a pivotal educator and director of many Jewish schools throughout Iran during the last century, passed away at the age of 78. More than 500 local Iranian Jews packed Temple Beth El in West Hollywood for his memorial service. us.rd.yahoo.com
Vons capping double coupons; shoppers irked (Orange County Register) Starting Aug. 20, Vons will only double coupons up to $1. us.rd.yahoo.com
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