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How do you rate the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games?
 Gold — Great performances, great entertainment.
 Silver — Worthwhile despite the so-called glitches.
 Bronze — Disappointing, expensive, elitist hoopla.
 Coal — I lost CTV and missed the whole thing.
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Art patron’s collection heading to auction, includes Picasso, Matisse
NEW YORK - A late philanthropist’s modern art collection featuring a rarely seen work by Pablo Picasso is being auctioned in New York City. The seminal painting by Picasso is called "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust." It’s expected to fetch up to $90 million in the May sale at Christie’s aucti...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

10 weeks after program starts, Disney hits 1 million volunteers for free tix
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Disney reached its goal Tuesday of getting one million people to sign up for a day of volunteer work in exchange for a free one-day ticket to a Disney park. Under the "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program, Disney is giving a free day’s admission to any park at Dis...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The footsteps of Moses: Ascending Mount Sinai on a cold night for a warm sunrise
ST. CATHERINE, Egypt - In the Bible, Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. But he was the chosen one, and I am a mere mortal. Divine intervention seemed unlikely as I stood at the base of the mountain, chilled to the bone at 2 a.m., with only the faint light from the st...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourists, including Pol Pot grave
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday. Following Cabinet approval last week, the sites at Anlong Veng will be protected from des...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Thai government tells tourists in Bangkok to brace for traffic during weekend protests
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourists in the Thai capital should brace for more traffic than usual and avoid sites near anti-government protests this weekend that authorities fear could turn violent, the government spokesman said Wednesday. More than 30,000 security officials will be deployed aroun...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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