Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Robert Henreich - Document with clues to Beatles enigma up for sale - Reuters

Document with clues to Beatles enigma up for sale - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - A 97-year-old document that contains clues to the identity of Eleanor Rigby, the subject of one of the Beatles' best-loved songs, is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds ($775,000) when it goes on sale this month. The manuscript is a

Charity League seeks books - Dispatch
The Charity League of Lexington is seeking new or lightly used books for its summer reading project. The goal of the Books-in-Hand project is to put a book in the hand of every fourth- and fifth-grade student in Lexington City Schools during the

Muslim charity's humanitarian work touted in closing arguments of - Minneapolis Star Tribune
DALLAS - A Muslim charity did not break the law by casting politics aside and aiding Palestinians under brutal Israeli occupation, defense attorneys said in closing arguments Tuesday at the Holy Land Foundation's second trial for allegedly financing

Cleared for take off: Ryanair crew strip for charity calendar - Belfast Telegraph
Ryanair flight attendants like you've never seen them before are to pose in a charity calendar to raise money for the homeless. Organisers hope to raise over €10,000 for the Simon Community by the glamorous girls who took time out from their daily

Just four Irish apply for 'Girls of Ryanair' calendar - Belfast Telegraph
Just four of the 700 applicants for the 'Girls of Ryanair' calendar were Irish -- despite the proceeds going to an Irish charity. The 2009 edition, launched in Dublin on Monday, is once again filled with bikini-clad Ryanair cabin crew from all

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - SPRINGSTEEN GIVES CLOTHES OFF HIS BACK TO CHARITY - Contactmusic.com
Caption: Bruce Springsteen performs at a Barack Obama campaign rally at Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The rally drew tens of thousands of people to attend in support. The event comes just days before Monday's voter registration deadline. Philadelphia

Defense attorneys focus on humanitarian work in Holy Land terrorism - Dallas Morning News
Jurors in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing retrial today heard more closing arguments from defense attorneys, who denied their clients broke the law by supporting Palestinian terrorists. The defense stressed the former Richardson charity

Gay adoption not widely supported - BBC News
Adoption of children by single people or gay couples is opposed by more than one in three people, a poll for Action for Children has suggested. The charity's survey of 1,007 people, conducted by ICM for National Adoption Week, revealed strong views

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