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BA strikes: Staff threaten Christmas walkout as BA reveals losses

BA passengers could face further walkouts as members of the Unite union threaten 12 days of Christmas strikes despite the airline revealing £164m losses for the last quarter.

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Movie Review: The old roar is back in ‘final’ ‘Shrek’ episode

“Shrek Forever After,” the fourth (and, by all accounts, final) installment in the hugely popular series about the personable green ogre, dispenses with many of the hallmarks of the franchise. Considerably toned down are the endless pop-culture references and in-jokes to other movies. There are no Ricky Martin musical numbers this time; there is no re-creation of the bullet-time camera work from “The Matrix.” For this last chapter, the filmmakers play things relatively straight, resulting in the best “Shrek” movie to date

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Eurostar reports an increase in passenger numbers after Christmas chaos

The high speed rail company has reported a five per cent increase in passenger numbers despite the ‘fluffy snow’ debacle experienced over Christmas.

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Filmmaker hopes actor’s story will promote racial understanding

Most people know Jeff Adachi, who grew up in Sacramento and attended McClatchy High School, as San Francisco’s public defender. But Adachi is also a documentary filmmaker with a passion for helping explain the Asian American experience as seen through film. “I’ve always loved films, any kind of films,” Adachi said

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Salvation Army: Nonprofit charity, real estate powerhouse

By day, Henry Graciani oversees a 54-bed treatment center for alcoholics and drug addicts who come to him broke and hopeless. After work, he makes a quick drive to the $1.3-million Santa Monica, Calif., home he shares with his wife and three children.

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Hellebores that look back at you

By Jim McCausland, Sunset Magazine I went to a Skagit Gardens open house in Northwestern Washington a couple of weeks ago to check out new plants for 2010. See original here:  Hellebores that look back at you Related posts: Hellebores that look back at you By Jim McCausland, Sunset Magazine I went to a…

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Tantalising Thailand: How I made a new friend in Tong Jan the elephant

What did you get for Christmas? Wendy Gomersall received something different. Her own elephant.

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Build your own apple tree

By Jim McCausland, Sunset Magazine Photos by Karen Tillou    If you're anywhere near Portland, Oregon, this Saturday (March 6) will be your best chance to get exactly the right fruit tree for your garden this year. See original here: Build your own apple tree Related posts: Make the tree the gift By Jim McCausland, Sunset Magazine  A living Christmas tree..

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ISPs, Governments and Cybercrime

In the past two weeks, all three arms of Australian government – the legislature, the executive and the judiciary – have been in the international IT spotlight. In a globally-watched lawsuit, the Australian movie industry took local ISP iiNet to court over copyright infringement

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downtime with the birds: courses and sightings

MY SPADE AND RAKE REMAIN IN COLD STORAGE, but the birding binoculars have been getting quite the workout. So it goes on winter days here at A Way to Garden, when I count on (and simply count) things avian to keep me from going mad.

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