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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Kingston</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hey, Mr. DJ: Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister asks 2 deejays to end rivalry as violence escalates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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Jamaica PM asks 2 rival deejays to end violence

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two of Jamaica&#8217;s most popular deejays sat down in the prime minister&#8217;s office Tuesday, a rare face-to-face meeting between warring musicians whose rivalry police say promotes violence.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding requested the session with Adijah &#8220;Vybz Kartel&#8221; Palmer and David &#8220;Mavado&#8221; Brooks as the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hey-mr-dj-jamaicas-prime-minister-asks-2-deejays-to-end-rivalry-as-violence-escalates-241724/">Hey, Mr. DJ: Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister asks 2 deejays to end rivalry as violence escalates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Groups challenge discharge of heavy metals from TVA&#8217;s Kingston Plant into Clinch River</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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Groups challenge TVA river discharge from plant

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Environmental activists are trying to stop the Tennessee Valley Authority from starting a daily 1 million gallon discharge of water that contains mercury, selenium and other pollutants into the same river where coal ash was spilled at its Kingston Plant.
Representatives of Earthjustice and other groups told .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/groups-challenge-discharge-of-heavy-metals-from-tvas-kingston-plant-into-clinch-river-227581/">Groups challenge discharge of heavy metals from TVA&#8217;s Kingston Plant into Clinch River</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Property owner near TVA ash spill says contaminants have his wife&#8217;s eyes swollen shut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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Property owner near TVA ash spill &#8216;living in hell&#8217;

KINGSTON, Tenn. — Ten months after millions of cubic yards of coal ash spilled from a Tennessee Valley Authority dam, Gary Topmiller and his wife, Pam, said they are trapped in their home across the Emory River from the site and &#8220;living in hell.&#8221;
A retired millwright, Topmiller .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/property-owner-near-tva-ash-spill-says-contaminants-have-his-wifes-eyes-swollen-shut-225763/">Property owner near TVA ash spill says contaminants have his wife&#8217;s eyes swollen shut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scrubber to clean emissions, add to waste stream at TVA Kingston coal plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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TVA prepares to start smokestack scrubbers

KINGSTON, Tenn. — Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most of the sulfur emissions from the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant, but they will also produce a new waste stream for a site still engaged in a $1 billion cleanup from a massive ash spill.
&#8220;It is a tradeoff. In order to clean the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scrubber-to-clean-emissions-add-to-waste-stream-at-tva-kingston-coal-plant-220660/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Scrubber to clean emissions, add to waste stream at TVA Kingston coal plant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica balks at US request for extradition of major suspected drug trafficker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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Jamaica balks at US request for alleged crime boss

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jamaica is resisting a U.S. request to hand over a suspected crime boss with ties to the Caribbean nation&#8217;s governing party amid reports he is stockpiling weapons in his Kingston stronghold to prevent arrest.
The island&#8217;s government, which received the extradition request for ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-balks-at-us-request-for-extradition-of-major-suspected-drug-trafficker-211812/" title="Jamaica balks at US request for extradition of major suspected drug trafficker">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica hires Miami company to convert waste into energy, save $60 million on fuel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-hires-miami-company-to-convert-waste-into-energy-save-60-million-on-fuel-198869/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has hired a Florida company to build two plants that will convert garbage into energy and help save the government $60 million a year in fuel imports.

Energy Minister James Robertson says the plants could generate about 18 percent of the country&#8217;s electricity and eliminate the need to import more than 700,000 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-hires-miami-company-to-convert-waste-into-energy-save-60-million-on-fuel-198869/" title="Jamaica hires Miami company to convert waste into energy, save $60 million on fuel">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica police say gunmen burst into home, kill mother and critically wound 2 of her children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Authorities in Jamaica say gunmen killed a woman and critically wounded her 6-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son.

Police say the suspects fatally shot 42-year-old security guard Karen Marshall after they kicked in her door and opened fire on the five people inside her home.
In a statement issued Saturday, police say no one has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-police-say-gunmen-burst-into-home-kill-mother-and-critically-wound-2-of-her-children-186159/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Jamaica police say gunmen burst into home, kill mother and critically wound 2 of her children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica police question 23-year-old in connection with killing of British honorary consul</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police in Jamaica have detained a 23-year-old man in connection with the death of a British honorary consul.

Spokesman Karl Angell said Saturday the man will be questioned but has not been charged. Two other men who were briefly detained in the crime have been released.
John A. Terry was found beaten and strangled .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-police-question-23-year-old-in-connection-with-killing-of-british-honorary-consul-186156/">Jamaica police question 23-year-old in connection with killing of British honorary consul</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica&#8217;s government pledges to pay public school teachers $90 million in back wages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — The government of Jamaica has agreed to pay public school teachers more than $90 million in back wages over the next three years.

A Ministry of Labor statement says it will distribute $45 million next year and the remainder by 2012. No further details are available.
Teacher Association president Michael Stewart said Wednesday the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaicas-government-pledges-to-pay-public-school-teachers-90-million-in-back-wages-183140/">Jamaica&#8217;s government pledges to pay public school teachers $90 million in back wages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica seeks large cruise ships with construction of terminal along north coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction of a cruise ship terminal expected to attract nearly 1 million visitors a year will begin now that Jamaica has secured financing, the government said Saturday.

The terminal will be the first in Jamaica&#8217;s northern region to accommodate the largest of cruise ships and will create some 500 construction jobs and 900 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-seeks-large-cruise-ships-with-construction-of-terminal-along-north-coast-173230/">Source article &nbsp;: Jamaica seeks large cruise ships with construction of terminal along north coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA to provide $40M to help Tenn. community restore image, economy after huge coal ash spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority will provide $40 million to help restore the image and economy of a Tennessee community that suffered a massive coal ash spill from a TVA power plant.

Roane County and TVA officials announced the award Monday from the steps of the county courthouse. The TVA payment to the community ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tva-to-provide-40m-to-help-tenn-community-restore-image-economy-after-huge-coal-ash-spill-168057/" title="TVA to provide $40M to help Tenn. community restore image, economy after huge coal ash spill">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tenn. county seeks millions for schools, sewers, arts, PR to fix image after coal ash spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Tenn. — For a Tennessee community that fears being forever linked to one of the country&#8217;s worst environmental disasters, an estimated $1 billion being spent to clean up a massive coal ash spill that flooded its lakeside homes isn&#8217;t enough.

Roane County leaders want millions more dollars to repair their economy and image after 5.4 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tenn-county-seeks-millions-for-schools-sewers-arts-pr-to-fix-image-after-coal-ash-spill-167357/">Tenn. county seeks millions for schools, sewers, arts, PR to fix image after coal ash spill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US asks Jamaica to extradite alleged leader of &#8216;Shower Posse&#8217; gang on drug, weapons charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States has asked Jamaica to extradite a suspected crime boss to face federal drug and weapons-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Monday.

A U.S. indictment accuses Christopher &#8220;Duddus&#8221; Coke of leading the &#8220;Shower Posse&#8221; — a gang with agents in Jamaica and the United States that was named .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-asks-jamaica-to-extradite-alleged-leader-of-shower-posse-gang-on-drug-weapons-charges-155687/">Original article &nbsp;: US asks Jamaica to extradite alleged leader of &#8216;Shower Posse&#8217; gang on drug, weapons charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA planning to change to dry coal ash storage in wake of spill from a retention pond in Tenn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to convert all of its coal waste and gypsum operations to dry storage in the wake of a massive ash spill from a retention pond last year in Tennessee, a TVA official said Monday.

The nation&#8217;s largest public utility has hired three consulting firms to help with the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tva-planning-to-change-to-dry-coal-ash-storage-in-wake-of-spill-from-a-retention-pond-in-tenn-135978/">TVA planning to change to dry coal ash storage in wake of spill from a retention pond in Tenn.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judges dismisses charges against former Brushy Mountain guard in East Tenn. courthouse escape</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Tenn. — A judge has thrown out charges that a former Tennessee prison guard helped in an inmate&#8217;s escape that left one guard dead and another wounded in 2005.

Criminal Court Judge Eugene Eblen ruled Wednesday that evidence did not justify the charge against former Brushy Mountain guard Randall Ridenour.
He set Ridenour free and sent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judges-dismisses-charges-against-former-brushy-mountain-guard-in-east-tenn-courthouse-escape-132113/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Judges dismisses charges against former Brushy Mountain guard in East Tenn. courthouse escape</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspector general: TVA lawyers limited $3M report on cause of Tenn. ash spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The head of the Tennessee Valley Authority acknowledged a &#8220;larger cultural problem&#8221; at the agency as an inspector general&#8217;s report says it allowed its lawyers to stifle a $3 million study into the cause of a massive coal ash spill to limit its legal liability.

The report also said the nation&#8217;s largest public utility .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inspector-general-tva-lawyers-limited-3m-report-on-cause-of-tenn-ash-spill-122957/">Inspector general: TVA lawyers limited $3M report on cause of Tenn. ash spill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Consultants hired by TVA after spill find widespread problems with utility&#8217;s coal ash storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Consultants hired by the Tennessee Valley Authority after a major coal ash spill found widespread problems with how the nation&#8217;s largest public utility runs and maintains its coal ash storage operations, the consultants said in a report issued Tuesday.

More than 5 million cubic yards of ash breached earthen dikes last Dec. 22 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/consultants-hired-by-tva-after-spill-find-widespread-problems-with-utilitys-coal-ash-storage-116630/">Consultants hired by TVA after spill find widespread problems with utility&#8217;s coal ash storage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>TVA consultants find coal ash storage program lacks procedures, training, communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Consultants hired by the Tennessee Valley Authority after a disastrous coal ash spill found widespread problems with how the nation&#8217;s largest public utility is running and maintaining its coal ash storage operations.

Overall, the consultants said in the report Tuesday to the TVA board of directors, the &#8220;necessary systems, controls and culture were .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tva-consultants-find-coal-ash-storage-program-lacks-procedures-training-communication-116449/">TVA consultants find coal ash storage program lacks procedures, training, communication</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa trucker dies after being crushed by load of pipe at TVA coal ash spill site in Tenn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An Iowa truck driver died Monday after being crushed by a load of pipe he was delivering to the cleanup site of a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee, authorities said.

Larry LaCroix, 55, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee Valley Authority spokeswoman Barbara Martocci ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iowa-trucker-dies-after-being-crushed-by-load-of-pipe-at-tva-coal-ash-spill-site-in-tenn-115251/">Read more : Iowa trucker dies after being crushed by load of pipe at TVA coal ash spill site in Tenn.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay bashing thrives in Jamaica, homosexuality seen as sin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Mcfadden</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Even now, about three years after a near-fatal gay bashing, Sherman gets jittery at dusk. On bad days, his blood quickens, his eyes dart, and he seeks refuge indoors.

A group of men kicked him and slashed him with knives for being a &#8220;batty boy&#8221; — a slang term for gay men — ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gay-bashing-thrives-in-jamaica-homosexuality-seen-as-sin-114287/">Gay bashing thrives in Jamaica, homosexuality seen as sin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>H2-WHOA! Australian town bans sale of bottled water, hopes rest of world will follow suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Gelineau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country — and possibly the world — to take such a drastic step in the growing backlash against the industry.

Residents of Bundanoon cheered after their .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/h2-whoa-australian-town-bans-sale-of-bottled-water-hopes-rest-of-world-will-follow-suit-103952/">H2-WHOA! Australian town bans sale of bottled water, hopes rest of world will follow suit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plenty of states going to great depths to monitor groundwater supplies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Tirrell-wysocki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, N.H. — About a quarter mile into dense woods, geologists watch as a drilling rig twists a shaft deep into the granite bedrock of southeastern New Hampshire. They are searching for water — not to drink — but to watch.

State and federal agencies have been watching, or monitoring, lakes and rivers for more than ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plenty-of-states-going-to-great-depths-to-monitor-groundwater-supplies-100081/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Plenty of states going to great depths to monitor groundwater supplies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Dikes at TVA plant on &#8216;verge of failure&#8217; before spill unleashed toxic sludge in Tenn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The earthen dikes supporting a huge coal ash landfill at a Tennessee power plant were &#8220;on the verge of failure&#8221; long before they collapsed and sent tons of toxic muck into a river and lakeside community, an engineering consultant said Thursday.

Engineer Bill Walton of AECOM USA Inc. said his firm&#8217;s $3 million .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-dikes-at-tva-plant-on-verge-of-failure-before-spill-unleashed-toxic-sludge-in-tenn-92404/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: Dikes at TVA plant on &#8216;verge of failure&#8217; before spill unleashed toxic sludge in Tenn.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleanup slogs along 6 months after coal ash sludge sloshed across lakeside community in Tenn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRIMAN, Tenn. — Glen Daugherty watches from his wooden dock, just beyond his prized pontoon boat, as a floating dredging machine growls from across the channel of the Emory River.

When it isn&#8217;t broken down, the machine has been slowly sucking up tons of coal ash that spilled six months ago from the Kingston Fossil Plant  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cleanup-slogs-along-6-months-after-coal-ash-sludge-sloshed-across-lakeside-community-in-tenn-88261/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Like Mexico, Jamaica sees US guns arming out-of-control gang wars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ships from Miami steam into Jamaica&#8217;s main harbor loaded with TV sets and blue jeans. But some of the most popular U.S. imports never appear on the manifests: handguns, rifles and bullets that stoke one of the world&#8217;s highest murder rates.

The volume is much less than the flow of U.S. guns into .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/like-mexico-jamaica-sees-us-guns-arming-out-of-control-gang-wars-88228/">Original article &nbsp;: Like Mexico, Jamaica sees US guns arming out-of-control gang wars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report cites emergency communications, media errors, delayed victim response after ash spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Mansfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Emergency crews&#8217; response to a massive coal ash spill last year was hampered by the Tennessee Valley Authority&#8217;s failure to adopt emergency communication procedures recommended by the federal government, the public utility&#8217;s internal auditors said late Tuesday.

The report by the TVA&#8217;s Inspector General&#8217;s Office also faulted the utility for making inaccurate statements ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-cites-emergency-communications-media-errors-delayed-victim-response-after-ash-spill-83696/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Report cites emergency communications, media errors, delayed victim response after ash spill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban parliament president dismisses Obama&#8217;s recent overtures to Cuba</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 08:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Ontario — Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon dismissed President Barack Obama&#8217;s recent overtures to Cuba and said Saturday for the first time that the new U.S. administration&#8217;s stance is &#8220;the continuation of an illegal, unjustifiable and failed policy.&#8221;

Obama has suggested it may be time for a new beginning with Cuba, and the White House ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuban-parliament-president-dismisses-obamas-recent-overtures-to-cuba-58055/">Cuban parliament president dismisses Obama&#8217;s recent overtures to Cuba</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Cuban government official says they won&#8217;t negotiate political system with US</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 02:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Ontario — A top Cuban official on Thursday said Cuba is willing to discuss everything with the Obama administration, but it won&#8217;t give up its form of government in talks to improve relations.

The comments by the director of Cuba&#8217;s Foreign Ministry&#8217;s North American Department echoed the sentiments of President Raul Castro, who has said .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-cuban-government-official-says-they-wont-negotiate-political-system-with-us-55658/">Top Cuban government official says they won&#8217;t negotiate political system with US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica hijacking suspect ordered kept in custody as defense seeks psychiatric examination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican man accused of trying to hijack a Canadian jetliner will remain in jail pending a defense attorney&#8217;s request for a psychiatric evaluation, a court ruled Tuesday.

Stephen Fray, 21, faces six charges, including robbery and assault, in the April 19 hostage standoff aboard a CanJet Airlines plane at Montego Bay&#8217;s airport. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-hijacking-suspect-ordered-kept-in-custody-as-defense-seeks-psychiatric-examination-53450/">Source article &nbsp;: Jamaica hijacking suspect ordered kept in custody as defense seeks psychiatric examination</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaican man charged with robbery, shooting in hostage standoff at Montego Bay airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican man who allegedly took a flight crew hostage last week at Montego Bay&#8217;s airport and demanded to be flown off the island has been charged with offenses including robbery and assault.

Stephen Fray, a 21-year-old Jamaican described as emotionally unstable, faces a total of six charges, according to a police statement .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaican-man-charged-with-robbery-shooting-in-hostage-standoff-at-montego-bay-airport-47583/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Jamaican man charged with robbery, shooting in hostage standoff at Montego Bay airport</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic champion Usain Bolt drops out of weekend meet following car crash in Jamaica</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt dropped out of a weekend track meet in Jamaica on Thursday after being lightly injured in a car crash.

Bolt hurt his left foot Wednesday when he stepped on thorns as he got out of the wrecked BMW, according to a statement from his agent, Ricky Simms. He .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/olympic-champion-usain-bolt-drops-out-of-weekend-meet-following-car-crash-in-jamaica-46363/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Olympic champion Usain Bolt not seriously injured in car crash in Jamaica</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Campbell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt was in a car crash Wednesday in Jamaica, but police and his manager said he was not seriously injured.

Bolt was apparently speeding on a rain-slicked highway when he lost control of the BMW M3 and it went off the road, police Sgt. David Sheriff told The Associated .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-olympic-champion-usain-bolt-not-seriously-injured-in-car-crash-in-jamaica-44631/" title="Police: Olympic champion Usain Bolt not seriously injured in car crash in Jamaica">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obituaries in the news</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Obituaries in the news
Al Alberts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran TV talent-show host Al Alberts, one in a long line of South Philadelphia crooners, died Friday in Florida, a son said. He was 87.

Alberts featured child singers and dancers on his &#8220;Al Alberts Showcase,&#8221; which was produced in Philadelphia for more than three decades.
He also was a .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obituaries-in-the-news-34550/">Obituaries in the news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica airport operator says unarmed security team followed procedures as gunman seized plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON, Jamaica — The unarmed security guards who allowed a gunman to seize a Canadian jet near Montego Bay were following procedures, the airport&#8217;s operating company Wednesday.

Airport security guards followed procedures and kept visual contact with the gunman until Jamaican police responded, according to a spokeswoman for MBJ Airports Ltd. The company says only police .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-airport-operator-says-unarmed-security-team-followed-procedures-as-gunman-seized-plane-34019/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Jamaica airport operator says unarmed security team followed procedures as gunman seized plane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaican hijacker storms Canadian plane for cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON/TORONTO - All 174 passengers and six crew of a Canadian airliner were safe after a hijacker stormed the plane at a Jamaican airport.



CanJet Airlines flight 918, which was on its way to Cuba from Halifax (Canada), had stopped at Montego Bay in Jamaica when the gunman breached security Sunday night to board the plane .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaican-hijacker-storms-canadian-plane-for-cash-31443/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Jamaican hijacker storms Canadian plane for cash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica hostage taker releases all plane passengers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON - An armed hostage-taker Monday released all passengers aboard a charter plane at an airport on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, media reports said.



The news channel CNN reported that the man was still holding five crew members of the Boeing 737 stationed on the tarmac at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.


The channel said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jamaica-hostage-taker-releases-all-plane-passengers-31254/">Source article &nbsp;: Jamaica hostage taker releases all plane passengers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man holds seven hostage on plane in Jamaica</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON - An armed man is holding two passengers and five crew members hostage aboard a charter plane on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, media reports said Monday.



The news channel CNN reported that the hostage taker has now released all but two of the 150 passengers scheduled to be on the flight, and continues to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-holds-seven-hostage-on-plane-in-jamaica-31142/">Man holds seven hostage on plane in Jamaica</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cricket umpire Bucknor to retire next month</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cricket-umpire-bucknor-to-retire-next-month-12954/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KINGSTON - West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor will retire from Test cricket after the three-match series between South Africa and Australia next month.



Bucknor, 62, who was in an eye of storm last year during the highly volatile series between India and Australia, has informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) of his decision.


&#8216;I have informed the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cricket-umpire-bucknor-to-retire-next-month-12954/">Cricket umpire Bucknor to retire next month</a>.]]></description>
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