Unlock four and a half centuries of fly fishing history. A History Of Fly Fishing For Trout. –

Boston Globe – Supporters of Sharif were irked when some provincial assembly ballots rendered his party symbol as a house cat rather than a tiger. Islamic militants distributed pamphlets saying religious precepts forbade women to vote, and many, particularly in

Pop culture Q&A: Maurice Chevalier met ‘Mimi’ in 1932 film
Miami Herald – Born in Austin, Texas, he lives in Los Angeles with his parents, baby brother and their cat.” Studio musicians, not the stars of the show, do the theme song. (They lip-synch very well, though.) Q: I am trying to locate a PBS miniseries that appeared in

Economic Calendar: Feb. 18-22
Street.Com – The specter of inflation may be lurking on the horizon for U.S. markets once again. Investors will be focused on the prospects for recession, recovery and more rate cuts this week, but price increases might be coming back onto the radar screen amid

cat completes 386-km voyage to flee house fire
Xinhua News Agency – BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhuanet) — A cat that escaped from a house on fire and disappeared since then was eventually found in another city some 386 kilometers (240 miles) away, U.S. media reported Tuesday. Jade Schulte and Joe Ackley, who live in

Pinault Defies Luxury Slowdown as 20% Growth Expected (Update1)
Bloomberg – PPR spent 3.3 billion euros last year to buy almost two- thirds of German sporting-goods maker Puma, known for its leaping cat logo, and is gradually buying up more shares. The acquisition will boost PPR’s earnings from the first year because Puma’s

Verizon Offers Will Rattle Wireless World
Street.Com – A bombshell announcement this morning from Verizon Wireless could shake up the industry. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon VZ and Vodafone VOD , is known for charging some of the highest rates in the U.S. for its wireless services. Now it

What is America’s Team? How about ‘Mempis’?
ESPN.com – Between the slap on the right and the misspelled sign, this photo has it all. Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball, where students are supposed to spell better than they apparently do at UAB (1) : “We beat Mempis

Zurich Police Say 2 of 4 Stolen Masterpieces Found (Update3)
Bloomberg – The Zurich thieves probably were amateurs in the art world, imitating the more professional theft of the Picassos in a “copy-cat crime,” said Dick Ellis, a London-based art-crime consultant who used to head Scotland Yard’s art squad.

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