THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS. . . TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF 2008'S BIGGEST...

Evening Times;  December 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ...COMEDY 1 Which Irish comedian scooped this year's if. comedy award at the Edinburgh Fringe...and even staged their own festival this year? MUSIC 1 Which Glasgow-born singer released her debut solo album, Melody, earlier this year? 2 Which US group fronted by Zach De La...

'Tis The Season . . . To Reflect On Another Year Gone By.(From the Editor)

Surface Fabrication;  December 1, 2008 ;     686 words ...'Tis The Season . . . To Reflect On Another Year Gone By Kevin Cole, Editor, editor@surfacefabrication...course, this issue marks the close of another year for Surface Fabrication . . . and what a year it was. The economy began to slow a bit in the...

YEAR-END REPORT.(Business News)

Manila Bulletin;  December 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ......first to admit the need to recast next year's exports and investments growth targets...conferred with him on growth prospects for next year. I said I would rather take a conservative...outlook on both exports and imports for this year and next year was slashed by 2 percentage...

The year's top tech trends

Oakland Tribune;  December 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......most innovative product to stand out this year in such a lousy economy. But even had the...could dream up for camera cases. But this year, camera makers came out with several bona...introduced the other camera innovation this year: an interchangeable-lens camera that takes...

JACKSON OUT TO SHOW HE CAN LIVE UP TO POTENTIAL ROOKIE YEAR 'HUMBLING' FOR...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......end Lawrence Jackson called his rookie year a humbling experience, but the team's 2008...their disappointing 4-12 season. The 23-year-old from Inglewood, Calif., knows he has...and I know how I progressed through the year. I'm completely confident in the progress...

COMMANDER'S CORNER: HAPPY NEW YEAR

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 5, 2009 ;     495 words ......issued the following news release: Happy New Year! It is an honor to report to you that this year will be better than the last. That's an ambitious...me tell you about how good things were last year. In 2008, we grew as a community. With the goal...

THE BIG PICTURES ; 'Slumdog Millionaire' is year's best film

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  December 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ...YEAR IN REVIEW 2008 When we look back decades from now, 2008 will most likely be remembered in film annals as the year that Heath Ledger died, only to be resurrected six months...winner for his mesmerizing portrayal of The Joker in the year's biggest film, "The Dark Knight." Me, I didn't care for...

ALL IN A YEAR'S WORK ; Feminism, fashion, fitness, films, philanthropy and...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  December 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ...YEAR IN REVIEW 2008 Women certainly took front and center in politics this year as Hillary Clinton came the closest ever to being the first...earned $150 million and was one of the top grossing films in a year that included testosterone-charged entries from Indiana Jones...

Murray makes perfect start to year with win over Nadal

The Independent - London;  January 4, 2009 ;     632 words ......start to what he hopes will be a momentous year. Having beaten Roger Federer, the world...in excess of that figure - gave the 21-year-old Scot good reason to smile after his...Following his breakthrough season last year, when he climbed to No 4 in the world rankings...

Petrol at lowest rate for 3 years Oil price drop brings new year cheer to...

Belfast Telegraph;  December 31, 2008 ;     448 words ......Northern Ireland motorists some early new year cheer. The AA said that average prices for unleaded at the end of this year are close to their 2005 level, following...high of about $147 a barrel earlier this year to a low of just over $39 yesterday. During...

A YEAR OF ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL ; The recession takes a toll on jobs, industry...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  January 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ...A YEAR OF ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL ; The recession takes...and business news in Maine in 2008. It was a year when economic woes dominated headlines but...percent - the highest point in 14 years. A year before, the state unemployment rate was 4...

Looking Forward To A Year of Science

NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday;  January 2, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Looking Forward To A Year of Science Host: IRA FLATOW Time 2:00-3...Flatow. Up first, we're ringing in the New Year with science. Two-thousand nine is chock...Origin of Species." 400 years ago this year, Galileo first turned his telescope toward...

LOCAL IRAQ WAR DEATHS FELL TO THEIR LOWEST NUMBER LAST YEAR.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 2, 2009 ;     487 words ...Byline: MIKE BARBER P-I reporter In a year that saw overall U.S. military fatalities in Iraq fall to their lowest since the first year of the war, local casualties were reflected...military bases or hometowns died in Iraq last year. Another eight were killed in Afghanistan...

Worst year for shares since 1793.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  January 1, 2009 ;     312 words ......Bruce IRISH shares have had their worst year since records began over 200 years ago...60 per cent of their value in the past year shedding a massive ?61billion. The ISEQ...by a shuddering 66 per cent during the year, making it one of the worst performing...

Wall Street sees 2009 as a bull year.(Business News)

Manila Bulletin;  January 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ......prod stocks higher in 2009, following a year most investors would gladly forget. Investors...gains of as much as 10 to 20 percent next year, partly reversing a dismal 39 percent drop...will do whatever it takes to tackle the year-long recession, prompting hopes of a so-call...