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By Sheila Lennon  Email in Projo Subterranean Homepage News
Drench - the world's simplest flash game There are no instructions, but the premise really is simple: Turn the entire board any one color within a set number of moves. Begin at the upper left square and click one......
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10:28 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email in Projo Subterranean Homepage News
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Intersecting swirling trails left by the earlier passage of dust devils across sand dunes, as they lifted lighter reddish-pink dust and exposed the darker material below. Also visible are darker slope streaks along dune edges, formed......
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10:12 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email in Projo Sports Blog
BOSTON - The Celtics have been able to count on three things so far this season - the solid play of their second unit, their ability to dominate the third quarter, and their tenacious defense. When the Celtics starters......
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9:51 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Bruins Blog
PROVIDENCE -- The Hartford Wolf Pack scored three goals in just over seven minutes midway through the second period then withstood a 16-shot Providence barrage......
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9:47 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sports Blog
SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Akeem Richmond scored a team-high 19 points, including 5-for-8 on 3-pointers, as he led the University of Rhode Island to a 93-54 exhibition victory over Concordia University of Montreal at the Ryan Center.......
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9:09 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sox Blog
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season. The team said Friday that the slugger exercised his $20-million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision,......
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8:46 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sox Blog
NEW YORK (AP) -- Johnny Damon soaked it all in as he shared a float with first-timers Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. for the New York Yankees' championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Friday. The whole scene......
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8:42 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Pats Blog
By Frank Schwab The Gazette ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The oldest secondary in the NFL got even more experience with the addition of cornerback Ty Law on Friday. Law agreed to terms on a contract with the Broncos, his agent Kevin......
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7:00 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email in Projo Sox Blog
I could care less how much money teams spend on talent. The amount, in and of itself, isn't what's important. The problem in MLB, which doesn't have a salary cap, is that major-market teams such as the Yankees and......
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6:47 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email in Projo Sports Blog
BOSTON -- Both Boston coach Doc Rivers and Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry expect a run-and-gun, high-scoring game. Rivers said that the Celtics want to play a fast-paced offensive game tonight while slowing down Phoenix's high-paced offense. Gentry said that he......
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6:30 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Pats Blog
HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK PRESS CONFERENCE November 6, 2009 BB: It's been a couple weeks since we played. Last week was good, everybody got a little bit of a break. I think the team's anxious, ready to play again. We......
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6:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By News staff Email in Projo Politics Blog
CRANSTON, R.I. -- Mayor Allan W. Fung said he was following the advice of city lawyers this week when he vetoed two ordinances that would have created local rules for lenders to follow when foreclosing on residential properties. The Republican......
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6:14 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email in Projo Politics Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite less-than-stellar fund-raising in the last quarter, former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee says that his exploratory campaign' for governor is alive and well after a major cost-cutting move, and that he has poll results that show him......
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5:49 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email in Projo Sports Blog
Welcome to the TD Garden where the 6-0 Boston Celtics are preparing to take on the 4-1 Phoenix Suns. Here are some quick notes before the locker room opens: The Celtics won the season series 2-0 last year with Rajon......
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5:44 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
WARWICK, R.I. -- District Court Judge Frank J. Cenerini on Friday ordered Michael J. Patino, 27, accused of fatally injuring 6-year-old Marco Nieves of Cranston,......
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5:38 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
LINCOLN, R.I. -- Police, prosecutors and highway officials offered some sobering statistics Friday at a rest area on Route 295 in a press conference they......
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5:35 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
Video: Police seize large quantity of marijuana in Woonsocket By Tatiana Pina Journal Staff Writer WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- In the past two days, the Woonsocket......
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5:17 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By News staff Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued Kent Hospital in Warwick over the 2006 death of his younger brother. Woods on......
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5:06 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Superior Court jury has convicted Roger Morin, 49, of 300 Front St., Pawtucket, of child molestation in a case dating to......
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4:04 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tatiana Pina Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Police identified the 53-year-old man who was apparently struck and killed by a train early today as Alan Bulris. Bulris was......
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3:57 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal Staff Writer LINCOLN, R.I. -- A Massachusetts man with a long, violent criminal record was shot in the face when......
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3:46 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
By Maria Armental Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Interfaith leaders gathered at a news conference Friday at the Jewish Community Center to defend Rhode......
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3:20 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Karen Ziner Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- George L. Ortiz Jr., who was named interim director of the advocacy organization Progreso Latino in late September, has resigned. A......
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3:20 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By News staff Email in Projo Politics Blog
By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- George L. Ortiz Jr., who was named interim director of the advocacy organization Progreso Latino in late September, has resigned. A statement released Friday announcing Ortiz's departure, is dated......
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3:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By News staff Email in Projo Politics Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed will be among the panelists Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation when the group discusses the Fort Hood shootings and the elections this week. Reed will be joined at 10:30 a.m. on WPRI-TV......
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3:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed will be among the panelists Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation when the group discusses the Fort Hood......
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2:58 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email in Projo Biz Blog
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Woonsocket-based Summer Infant Inc. has been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit, the consumer goods maker disclosed Friday in a federal regulatory filing. The complaint filed with the Circuit Court for Cook County, Ill., alleges that Summer......
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2:57 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Woonsocket-based Summer Infant Inc. has been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit, the consumer goods maker disclosed Friday in a federal regulatory......
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2:32 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By News staff Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Drivers heading south on Route 95 in Providence will face a new traffic pattern this weekend. Starting Friday night, the two-lane......
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2:21 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Linda Borg Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island College will open a new Veterans Resource Center on its east campus that will serve as a clearinghouse of information......
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