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 Zoroastrians


Angels (BellaOnline)
Where do angels come from? And in what heirarchy are they assigned to? Part 1 or a two-part series.

Going Out Guide: 'Nowruz! A Persian New Year Celebration' at the Smithsonian (Washington Post)
Celebrate the Persian New Year with a family-friendly mix of arts, music and food at the Freer and Sackler galleries and S. Dillon Ripley Center. Nowruz, which falls on March 20 this year, is an ancient Zoroastrian holiday at the beginning of spring that's marked in Afghanistan, Kurdish areas in...

6 More Iranian Activists Reported Arrested (New York Times)
Detentions have dimmed hopes that a crackdown is being relaxed ahead of Iran?s New Year.



 Most Popular


Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit (Reuters)

Children exercise during a weight-losing summer camp in Shenyang, Liaoning province, August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.




Obama to push climate change in White House meeting (Reuters)

A truck transporting timbers in Pangkalan Kerinci, outside Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. Wealthy and developing nations should be able to seal an agreement this year on deforestation, unlocking a key part of the next treaty on global warming, Indonesian negotiators said Monday.(AFP/File/Ahmad Zamroni)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will gather key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical to passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul U.S. energy policy.




Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif. (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif.  Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.




Carl Edwards gets 3 weeks' probation from NASCAR (AP)

FILE - This March 7, 2010, file photo shows Brad Keselowski (12) flipping after being nudged by Carl Edwards, top, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Edwards was 156 laps off the lead when he apparently decided it was time to settle a score with Keselowski. (AP Photo/Joe Sebo, File)AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on three-race probation Tuesday for his deliberate wreck with Brad Keselowski in last weekend's race at Atlanta.




 Entertainment


Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown (AP)

FILE - This Nov. 10, 2009 file photo shows Robert 'Joe' Halderman outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.




Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies (AP)

U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan poses prior to attend to the German fashion designer Karl Lagarfeld's Fall-Winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection for Chanel fashion house, in Paris Tuesday March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.




Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns (AP)
AP - Special events are doing very well for broadcasters, capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years.

Leibovitz can keep portfolio under new debt deal (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2009 file photo, U.S. photographer Annie Leibovitz poses for the media, prior to a media tour through her exhibition 'Annie Leibovitz - A Photographer's Life 1990 - 2005', at Kunsthaus Gallery in Vienna. Leibovitz has entered into an agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her portfolio of celebrity images. Colony Capital LLC spokeswoman Caroline Luz said Tuesday, March 9, 2010, that the photographer and the firm signed the deal Monday. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss, File)AP - Annie Leibovitz, the photographer who mismanaged her fortune so badly that she faced losing legal rights to some of pop culture's most enduring images, has reached a long-term agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her vast portfolio, both sides said Tuesday.






 Business


Federal investigator sent to determine cause of reported runaway Prius on California freeway

(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Zalubowski)The Canadian Press - EL CAJON, Calif. - Federal officials are sending an investigator to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a California freeway.




Class-action lawsuits by disgruntled Toyota owners could cost company at least $3 billion

In this Jan. 26, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Corolla is shown at Toyota  dealership in San Francisco. In the lawsuits, Toyota owners suing the company contend they paid far more for their vehicles than they were worth, and that Toyota knew all along about these problems but concealed them from buyers. They point to evidence such as Kelley Blue Book's decision earlier this month to lower the resale value of recalled Toyotas an average of 3.5 percent, ranging from $300 less for a Corolla to $750 for a Sequoia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jeff Chiu, File)The Canadian Press - MIAMI - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.




Audi aims to match pre-crisis sales record

Badges for Audi cars are seen in a box near the assembly line of the plant of German luxury car maker Audi in Ingolstadt, southern Germany, on March 8. Audi, which is owned by Volkswagen, said Tuesday it aimed to sell more than one million autos this year and reach a pre-crisis record set in 2008.  Photo:Oliver Lang/AFP AFP - FRANKFURT (AFP) - German luxury car maker Audi, which is owned by Volkswagen, said Tuesday it aimed to sell more than one million autos this year and reach a pre-crisis record set in 2008.




Canada's five biggest banks earn combined $5.09 billion in first quarter
The Canadian Press - TORONTO - Canada's five biggest banks saw their profits soar by nearly two-thirds in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year before when the recession had battered away at earnings.

 CBC Technology & Science


Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June
Sony says it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.

Cisco unveils faster internet gear
Cisco Systems, the world's largest supplier of internet backbone equipment, is tripling the capacity of its gear, a move it is hyping as one that will change the internet forever.

Disease, weather kill Vancouver Island bees
Vancouver Island beekeepers say 90 per cent of their hives have been wiped out by a lethal combination of disease and a long summer last year, threatening the future of dozens of producers.

Tailored diet may slow DNA damage
Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers.

 Health & Weight Loss


Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.

NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity (AFP)

A person chooses a beverage in New York City in 2009. New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Donald Bowers)AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.




School drink deal cuts sugar (Reuters)
Reuters - A deal to sell healthier drinks in U.S. schools has slashed the amount of fattening beverages offered to students, former President Bill Clinton said on Monday as New York leaders pushed for a soda tax to tackle obesity and budget shortfalls.

A tipple a day keeps obesity at bay: study (AFP)

Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all.(AFP/File/Jeff Haynes)AFP - Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday.




 CBC Consumer Life


Natural gas customers stuck with costly contracts
Thousands of B.C. residents who switched to new natural gas providers after deregulation are now paying significantly more than market rates and discovering they can't get out of multi-year contracts.

Sex.com goes on auction block
Sex.com, a popular domain name on the internet, will be auctioned off in New York this month after its owners defaulted on debt payments.

U.S. telemarketer wakes up Calgarians
A California telemarketing campaign had dozens of Calgarians jumping out of bed in the early-morning hours.

Keep Amazon out of Canada, booksellers ask
The Canadian Booksellers Association is trying to block Amazon.com from setting up a distribution centre north of the border.






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