Provides the latest RSS feeds for House & Garden News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Antonio Post.com http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/cat/57ef06a09618a2d6/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:23 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:23 -0400 30 Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here. "Their (India) bowling isn't the best, so we need to have a very good plan. The goal was to make the semifinals. Anything can happen now," Jayasuriya told the BBC. Jayasuriya, who led Sri Lanka when it shared the Champions Trophy ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215293905/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:02 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215293905/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon have reconciled and they are reportedly living together again after the rocker convinced his wife that he has been drug and alcohol free for months. Sharon had decided not to take Ozzy back until he cleaned himself up and had moved out of the family home to live in the Beverly Hills Hotel, TMZ reported. She's now seems to be convinced as the two not only walked the red ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290615/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:02 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290615/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is said to be the new face of lifestyle and fashion brand, Marks amp; Spencer. The 67-year-old was spotted shooting for brand's new ad campaign at London's St Katharine's Docks, here, Sunday, alongside TV personality Katie Piper, who is also believed to be starring in the advertisement, reports femalefirst.co.uk. It would be the first fashion campaign for ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289795/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:40:01 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289795/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Socialite Kim Kardashian's sister Kourtney has reportedly asked the new mother to be more careful with her lifestyle now. Kim, 32, gave birth to her and rapper Kanye West's daughter June 15. Kourtney, mother of son Mason, 12, and 11-month-old daughter Penelope, believes that Kim's life is not going to be the same now. "Kourtney has told Kim that she has no idea what she's in for as a mom," ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215285583/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:20:02 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215285583/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Dr. Arya Sharma, Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network, joins Hannah Sung to discuss the American Medical Association's announcement that they are newly classifying obesity as a disease and whether this type of labeling affects the health care of overweight ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215302680/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:41:23 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215302680/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. The Black Forest Fire, which has killed at least two people and has burned outside Colorado Springs for the past week, was 85 percent contained by ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301607/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:25 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301607/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Professor Maji Marefu had threatened that whoever was responsible for the crime will find the stomach swollen to an extent of not being able to eat anything by five in the evening on Tuesday. During the day, business came to a standstill for more than five hours at the Jua Kali workshop in Kamas area after a person claiming to have lost his property sought the services of the witchdoctor. The ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215299278/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:23 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215299278/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The "naked rambler" is back in jail for breaching an Asbo banning him from being naked in public just minutes after it was imposed. Stephen Gough, 53, was not allowed in court for his trial after he refused to wear clothes but was sentenced to 11 months. He had denied the charge but offered no defence during the hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court. Simon Jones, prosecuting, said the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215299957/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:22:36 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215299957/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 PHILADELPHIA - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215299212/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:39 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215299212/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Officials are calling the deadly wildfires in Colorado the worst in the state's history. The fast moving flames have devoured nearly 16,000 acres and destroyed 360 homes in the Black Forest near Colorado Springs. Approximately 38,000 people were ordered to evacuate the area, but not everyone made it out in time. On Thursday, investigators recovered the bodies of two people who were trying ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301069/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:58 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301069/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 By Brian Dumaine FORTUNE -- Prefab houses have been around forever-at the turn of the last century you could order a kit house from the Sears catalogue-but they soon achieved a reputation for shoddy workmanship and unappealing design (think trailer-style homes). A new generation of architects and designers have decided that there's no reason prefab houses can't look great and be of ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301071/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:11 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301071/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 State police in Greensburg said an armed robber held up the Amenity Farm and Greenhouse along Mt. Pleasant Road in the village of United, Mt. Pleasant ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215300519/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:09 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215300519/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 In a move that will break royal tradition, Middleton, 31, will reportedly move in to the Middleton family's Georgian manor in Berkshire ahead of her July due date. She and her mother Carole reportedly prepared two lavish baby nurseries and one was built at her parents' home."The Middletons spared no expense on this nursery. It's a neutral color with a frilly crib and a day bed ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301072/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:03 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301072/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The European Union is set this week to launch the world's first-ever market to trade quotas of green house gases, a policy aimed at encouraging firms to cut dangerous climate-damaging emissions.Experts say the market, which from January 1 will allow trading in carbon dioxide (CO2) and five other such gases, also promises to be lucrative for a number of financial institutions.The European ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301073/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:51:56 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215301073/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Studies show hens to be masters of a number of complex skills, including numeracy, self-control, and it is claimed, basic ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297594/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:17 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297594/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Kenya: Drought has eroded the country's natural resources to an extent that they are inadequate for production and support for livelihoods, Environment Cabinet ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297828/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:16 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297828/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Last month, unwanted guests moved into one room at the College West residence on the University of Regina campus - bed bugs."On May 2, bed bugs were discovered in one student bedroom after that student moved out and that was on the fourth floor of College West," Tom Chase, U of R provost and vice-president (academic), said Tuesday. "That room was treated immediately by professional ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215298690/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:24 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215298690/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A real estate services company has moved its headquarters from Sharonville to Butler County, and celebrates the opening of the new facility Friday, according to a corporate announcement and township officials. The company is SentriLock LLC, which makes electronic lockbox systems for the real estate industry. SentriLock is a subsidiary owned by National Association of Realtors. The new ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297532/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:55 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297532/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 For the last several years NAR has been making tens of thousands of dollars a year available to state and local associations for smart growth initiatives and so far more than $1 milion has been given away to 265 associations. That dollar amount is noteworthy but what's interesting about the program is what the associations are using the money for. <!– By use of this code ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297531/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:54 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297531/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A court has heard how a garden shears found during the murder investigation of Daniel McAnaspie was the most likely weapon used to kill him.Richard Dekker and Trevor Noone, have been charged with murdering the 17-year-old at Tolka Valley Park, Blanchardstown on February 26, 2010.The men, who are both in their 20s and from Whitestown Avenue, Blanchardstown, deny the charge.The jury of five men and ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297722/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:03 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297722/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 An attack by al-Shabaab gunmen on a U.N. compound in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday left 12 people dead, including nine militants, officials said. A soldier in the Somali National Army told The Wall Street Journal gunmen wearing suicide vests detonated a car bomb opening up the outer wall of the compound so the militants could enter. The African Union Mission in Somalia said the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297585/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:59 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297585/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The move to eliminate pensions for part-time officeholders was backed by newly elected Mayor Sandra Bury and the slate of board members who campaigned with her this ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296738/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:36:30 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296738/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A court has heard how a muddy footprint in the kitchen of the Justice Minister's home helped catch his burglar.Darragh Heavey of Moeran Road, Walkinstown, Dublin has pleaded guilty to breaking into Alan Shatter's house on March 19, 2012.The father-of-two forced a kitchen window open and left a trail of muddy footprints leading into the hallway.Nobody was in the house at the time and the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295977/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:56 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295977/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 California fire officials said it would take several weeks before the area destroyed by the Carstens wildfire in Mariposa County will be safe to enter. The fire, declared 40 percent contained, has burned nearly 2,000 acres but so far no structures have been damaged, the Mariposa Gazette reported Wednesday. Some of the more than 1,000 residents ordered to evacuate their homes are being allowed ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296810/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:12 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296810/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A 4.3-magnitude earthquake damaged more than 500 houses and brought coal mining to a standstill in Russia's Kemerovo Region Wednesday, officials said. The earthquake struck at 3 a.m. local time at a depth of about 6 miles, RIA Novosti reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude of the quake was closer to 5.3. "The nature of the tremors is being clarified, the epicenter is ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296289/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:11 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296289/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Fire at a central Russian ammunition depot triggered explosions of stored artillery shells, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said. The explosions, in a worst-case scenario, could countinue for two or three days, one official said. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said 11 people were hospitalized and more than 6,000 residents were evacuated from their homes in a Samara ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296288/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:11 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215296288/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 While Americans willingly cut their spending on upscale restaurants during the Great Recession, their pets continued to dine on gourmet meals. A recent report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) backs up an October 2011 Time magazine report that claimed pets were as ?recession-proof as doughnuts, chocolate and condoms, and so popular that Americans spent more than $330 million on their ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295292/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:41 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295292/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Bogie licks and chews at his feet to the point that they are now red and swollen. Pauline says her dog has been treated with various antibiotics and corticosteroids, but as the dosage of cortisone pills decreases, the incessant licking increases. Pauline has been told Bogie has allergies, and I would have to agree. Inhaled allergens in humans commonly cause eye irritation. In dogs, these types of ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295291/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:40 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295291/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 When the temperatures top out, the two-legged have a multitude of options to beat the heat. Without our assistance, dogs usually have just one - panting. In extreme heat scenarios, such as the interior of a car, panting can just exacerbate dehydration. And when it's 80 degrees outside, the inside of a car can reach 125 degrees very quickly, even with the windows left open. Each summer, ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295293/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:40 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295293/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 As many as 13 Texas prisoners died from heatstroke since 2007 according to a lawsuit that questions how administrators decided to allocate the much-valued commodity of conditioned air in oppressive Texas ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215294020/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:46:00 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215294020/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A group of First Nations protesters hold hands and dance in a circle during a demonstration in Surrey, B.C., in January 2013. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215294560/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:44:22 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215294560/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The muddy, swirling waters of the Yamuna river were flowing over the danger mark Wednesday, leading to the closure of the city's 145-year-old railway bridge, and forced the evacuation of 2,000 families living along the river ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295295/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:51 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295295/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dismissed the so-called wave in favour of Narendra Modi, perceived by many BJP workers, as one created by corporate houses."BJP workers are getting excited about wave created by one of their leaders (Narendra Modi)...it is nothing but wave created by corporate houses which will be short lived and cannot do any magic in 2014," Mr Kumar ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215293988/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:06 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215293988/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A company involving the executive director of a Greensburg development agency and his wife wants to build a 15-unit apartment building on East Otterman Street in the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295296/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:27 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215295296/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 /enpproperty--> Taikang Life Insurance Co Ltd plans to invest 70 billion yuan ($11.35 billion) in a retirement community chain, according to the 21 Century Business Herald. The investment accounts for about 15 percent of the company's total assets. Taikang's first retirement community was established on June 16 in Changping District in the northwest of Beijing, covering an area of ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215293706/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:11 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215293706/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Readers sent dozens of questions about aging and gardening to Patty Cassidy, the author of ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297760/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215297760/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 (45 mins ago) More than 6,000 people were evacuated in central Russia overnight after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said today. The blasts began Tuesday night and continued for hours during an operation to dispose of old munitions at the depot near the town of Chapayevsk in the Samara region about 1,000 ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215292067/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:22:33 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215292067/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The United Nations refugee agency has revealed more than 45.2 million people were forced to flee their homes last year, an 18-year high mainly due to wars in Syria, Afghanistan and other countries.The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that globally, at of the end of 2012, there were 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers and 28.8 million people who ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215291379/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:27:08 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215291379/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 As calling cards go, it's about as unusual - and effective - as they get. That's because one of the ways Judy Kenzie advertises her new heirloom seeds business is to drive around Vancouver with a farm in the back of her ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215291273/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:04 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215291273/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Officer Dan Boehme said police have been notified of 15 vacant properties since posting a request for the public's assistance on the Munhall Crime Watch Facebook page on ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290772/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:52 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290772/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that more than 45.2 million people were forced to flee their homes last year, an 18-year high mainly due to wars in Syria, Afghanistan and other ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289917/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:10 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289917/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Protestors destroy ATM machines at a local a bank in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil’s economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday. Sparked earlier this month by a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares and organized via social media, the nationwide protests are giving voice to growing discontent over the gap between Brazil’s ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290073/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:16:44 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290073/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Brazil braced for a new round of anti-government protests Wednesday after a violent night of looting and vandalism in Sao Paulo that led to at least 30 arrests. An estimated 50,000 people flooded the city's central Cathedral Square for the second night running, marching through streets and waving banners carrying slogans such as, "The people have awakened." One group tried to ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290029/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:59:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215290029/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 /small-ad --> The two chief executives of two of the biggest health-care providers in Santa Barbara County formally announced this Monday what the South Coast medical community has been whispering for the past six months: Cottage Health System is officially exploring merger talks with the Sansum Clinic. Speaking to a packed house of doctors at Cottage Hospital’s Burtness Auditorium, ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289567/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:45 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289567/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 government communications and it conjures thoughts of massaging messages, spinning statistics or manipulating media stories.But if you want an insight into the real work of government communicators, take a quick look at the government's second annual communications plan. We are publishing the plan on Thursday 20 June, and it is a business-like reminder of the breadth and importance of what ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289587/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289587/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Conglomerate Wanda Group will invest nearly US$1.6 billion to acquire a British yacht maker and build London's tallest residential towers, state media reported. The plans mark the latest foray by Chinese investors into the West's luxury market at a time when Europe is in a recession and struggling with record jobless numbers. Wanda Group, a private company with interests ranging from ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289289/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:48 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289289/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 NSW pet owners will no longer be in the doghouse thanks to changes to the state's strata laws making it easier to keep cats and dogs in ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289133/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:26 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215289133/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Turkish counterterrorism forces carried out mass arrests Tuesday morning, grabbing scores of people from private homes and offices during sweeps in 21 of the country's provinces and the major cities of Ankara, Istanbul and Eskisehir. The arrests targeted parties active in the ongoing protest movement, including the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) and the Marxist-Leninist Communist ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288380/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:44 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288380/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 NAIROBI, KENYA: Having experienced thousands of server rooms of small businesses and branch offices, global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric has revealed that most of them are not only space constrained, but also disorganised, unsecured, hot, and unmonitored. Often, mission critical IT equipment has been found in confined rooms, closets, or even on the office floor. IT managers ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288654/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:26:03 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288654/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 /enpproperty--> A classical Chinese garden will be installed at the US National Arboretum in Washington DC, in a joint collaboration between China and the US. Featuring a series of open pavilions, a pond and traditional Chinese buildings with Ming and Qing-style furnishings, the garden will showcase Chinese fauna and landscaping, and will be open to the public. "Our goal is to create a ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288655/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:39 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288655/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Limpopo - Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale has again splurged thousands of rand flying "short" distances on a chartered helicopter, seemingly abusing public ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288657/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:05:40 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215288657/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Atlanta police are trying to figure out whatled a resident of a senior livingcommunity to stab two other residents, one of them fatally. Mary Oliver, who would have turned 76 years old on Tuesday, was stabbed to death in her bed late Monday night at National Church Residences, an 11-story high-rise apartment building on Myrtle Drive in southwest Atlanta that caters to senior citizens. ';My ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215287868/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:12 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215287868/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 AN elderly woman whose arms were burnt and a man who suffered severe hand burns are among the victims of more than 200 kitchen fires in NSW in just six ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215287378/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:17 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215287378/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A new apartment community for older residents is being proposed for Shorewood - the third such development proposed for the same high-profile site since 2008. Harbor Retirement Associates LLC would develop assisted-living and memory-care apartments on a 3.2-acre site south of E. Capitol Drive between the Milwaukee River and the biking trail overpass, Village Manager Chris Swartz said Tuesday. ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215286983/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:11:59 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215286983/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 That’s how many engineers graduate in India every year. And they have never found it so hard to land a job. Some blame the slack job market, others point to poor quality of colleges and ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215285740/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:40:57 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215285740/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Colorado wildfire destroys between 80 and 100 homes DENVER/LOS ANGELES - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighbourhoods, and other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. Authorities said the so-called Black Forest Fire, which has burned in the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215284520/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:10 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215284520/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 for Art and Achitecture hosts a tour of groundbreaking modern homes by Frank Gehry , Neil M. Denari Architects, Eric Owen Moss and artist Peter ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215285318/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215285318/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 NEW YORK, N.Y. - Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215284340/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:25 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215284340/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 'We're linking the urban and suburban 'Food Not Lawns' movement with the urban core and our inner core, our inner health,' says Elisa Haransky-Beck, of Monroeville, of transforming the South Side's Schwartz's Market, which was once a mainstay grocery, into a food and art market. Mr. Beck's grandparents were Morris and Helen Schwartz, who moved their ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215284155/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:14 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215284155/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 OAK LAWN, Ill. (STMW) — Police are looking for a resident who stabbed another resident Monday night after a confrontation in an alley in southwest suburban Oak Lawn, police said. The 35-year-old victim was riding his bicycle through the alley near 97th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Lawn about 10 p.m. when he exchanged words with a boy younger than 14 who was setting off fireworks, Oak ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283530/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:56 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283530/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp., alleging her phone was hacked. The lawsuit Eunice Huthart brought last week is believed to be the first claim filed in the United States by an alleged victim of the ongoing British phone hacking scandal, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday. Huthart says in her suit she started suspecting voice messages left on her cellphone system were being intercepted in ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283597/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:21 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283597/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Prensa Latina The finding of the remains of dozens of people in a collective tomb in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv could witness today, 65 years later, Israeli militia ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283704/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:52 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283704/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Bob Clelland speaks at the dedication of five newly built beach cottages that troops and their families can rent for seaside holidays funded by community ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283239/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:27 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283239/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Four years after settling similar charges in New York, the plastic surgery company Lifestyle Lift reached a settlement with the Florida attorney general that requires it to change its marketing ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283242/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283242/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Young people trapped by high property prices face having to save for up to 30 years before they can afford a deposit on their first home, a charity has said. Research commissioned by housing ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215282546/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:34:38 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215282546/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Turkish choreographer Erdem Gunduz (C) stands on Taksim square following what had been a lone protest June 18, 2013. The man stood for several hours unnoticed before his presence on the flashpoint square went viral on the social network Twitter. He was then joined by hundreds of others who in solidarity decided to join his protest by standing for hours on end. Turkish police intervened clearing ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215281243/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:19 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215281243/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Aerial view of houses in Rosedale / Albany. Photo / Chris GormanAustralians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group. The figures have prompted calls to ban purchases by foreigners or impose a tax on top of the sale price. BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander has found Australians are the biggest ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283241/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215283241/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Ukrainian and Polish representatives say they are in talks to draft a joint resolution marking the ethnic cleansing of Poles in Volhynia during World War II. As the 70th anniversary of the killings approaches, non-governmental emissaries from both nations are meeting to draft a document remembering the violence as a means to foster future understanding between the two nations, TheNews.pl said. ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280474/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:54 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280474/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 boathouses should come as no surprise. Whether they're used to store yachts or sailboats or just the best spot to soak up that sun, these dwellings totally up the ante for summer fun. That's why we've rounded up eight boathouses that will make you want to learn how to charter an ocean ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280936/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:27 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280936/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The Eagan Historical Society is inviting area residents to learn about the city's past at two upcoming open houses. The 1914 Town Hall Museum will showcase displays, photos, a history scavenger hunt and more during open houses from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Talk with historical society volunteers about what the community was like in its township days. Look at ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280937/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:12:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280937/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A United Nations official says more needs to be done to support the estimated 1 million Syrian refugees who will have fled to Lebanon by year's end. The worsening violence in Syria has prompted an estimated 1.5 million people to flee to neighboring Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey with refugee camps already filled beyond capacity in the countries. U.N. High Commissioner for ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280288/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:04 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280288/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Italian police said they've uncovered a woman who was allegedly turning tricks at an old folks home in Florence. The woman, a 42-year-old Romanian national, was a former employee at the Il Borro assisted living center when she fell on hard luck. Administrators allowed the woman to live there rent-free from 2011 to 2012. What they didn't know is she was a prostitute, ANSA news agency ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280065/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:56 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215280065/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The majority of seniors live in conventional housing, as opposed to a senior citizen facility, according to science writer Rachel Adelson, author of "Staying Power: Age-Proof Your Home for Comfort, Safety and Style". Some of the benefits of staying in your own home, or aging in place as it's sometimes called, are: It costs less, keeps you in familiar surroundings and offers greater ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279730/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:49 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279730/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Facebook page . What do you do when 300 visitors show up on your doorstep in the pouring rain? If your guests are mostly-Latino Dream Act supporters, and you happen to be Kansas’ rabidly anti-immigration Secretary of State Kris Kobach, then you might call the police and threaten to shoot them. David Edwards ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279390/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:07 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279390/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Grand Avenue apartment buildings near the University of St. Thomas would be limited to four stories, except at commercial intersections, if a zoning proposal passes muster with St. Paul City Council. The new zoning rules would limit the height of future apartment buildings along West Grand Avenue from just east of Fairview Avenue to Cretin Avenue, while loosening height restrictions a touch for ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279592/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:41 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279592/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A 25-acre spread in Dallas with 42,500 square feet of living space is asking $135 million. Condos also made the list of more than 30 residential properties priced at $60 million and above. A 9,000-square-foot duplex in Bloomberg Tower on Manhattan’s East Side is asking $115 million. At CitySpire ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279733/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:50 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215279733/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 If real estate agents are so expensive compared with many lower-cost alternatives now available to Canadians, why do the majority of home sellers still use them?With 15 years at the helm of PropertyGuys.com, a private-sale marketing company, I've met hundreds of people trying to sell their homes and I've learned they tend to share some common fears. But most of these fears are based on ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278459/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:12 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278459/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The project is intended to benefit about 1.4 million pupils set to join Standard One next year. Kenya National Association of Parents secretary general Musau Ndunda said the project is not a priority and expressed fear that it will turn out to be another white elephant. He noted that there is a lot of wastage in the education sector because the Government does not carry out assessment of projects ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278460/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:43 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278460/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The rickety desk creaks as Sudhow Abdi, 13, a Standard Seven pupil at Bura Primary School in Fafi Constituency, Garissa County, adjusts her sitting ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278461/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:41 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278461/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 research ers at Institute of of University of London and Buckingham University indicate genetic make-up contribute very little towards children's reading skills and overall academic performance. According to Dr John Jerrim and his colleagues at Institute of , the effects of genes that are believed to be significant for reading ability are very small. "Even if those genes influence ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278462/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:40 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278462/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 This increases the number of local institutions that have been certified to be academies under the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (Afralti) to offer Cisco courses. According to the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278464/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:37 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278464/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 KNH grounds yesterday, chanting slogans vowing to stay away from work beginning today until the hospital management pay them 46 per cent salary increase for two years effective July 1, 2011. The workers also want a house allowance of 23 per cent and leave allowance of between Sh1,500 and ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278463/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:36 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278463/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 students from schools in Maralal, Samburu and Pokot areas joined Ibrahim and other peace ambassadors for a peace march that covered 106km. The walk from Maralal ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278465/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:34 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278465/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The thornless blackberries in Mary Steffens' backyard in Echo Park are going on three years, and one of the plants is finally setting fruit -- big, purple-black globes of nearly seedless, sweet-tart ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278468/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:06:00 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215278468/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 You can get answers at six master gardener service centers opening Monday at six parks in Broward County. Each center will be staffed by a certified master gardener, equipped with a microscope to diagnose your gardening ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215276803/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:55:57 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215276803/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — Scores of additional homes have been evacuated and hundreds more firefighters called in, as a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills shows no signs of abating, a state fire official said on ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215277178/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:55:46 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215277178/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 NAIROBI, KENYA: Players in the telecommunications service industry are raising concerns over the manner in which the Kenyan government is going about its school laptop ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274531/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:35 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274531/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 In the old days, I heard it said of what was then the Festival in Great Irish Houses that its fans were more likely to be excited about a particular year's choice of houses, than about the performers or the music. The festival, now known as KBC Great Music in Irish Houses, has kept the houses in its name but rather strayed from them in its programme. I attended the first four concerts of ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274733/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:58 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274733/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Salida Fire Department firefighter Brandie Smith, looks over burned property in the Black Forest Fire zone on June 17, 2013. The crew is checking for hotspots as well as marking trees that they deem dangerous that might fall over on burned properties. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275364/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:59 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275364/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Bristol City mission. Mums with buggies, tall African men; they wait patiently on red plush pews that have been rearranged for the morning's activities. They check in with a counsellor, then go to the food store for groceries.The clients are here because they are penniless; they exchange the voucher they have been issued with by a referring agency (referrers include local primary schools, ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274661/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:59 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274661/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of famed author C.S. Lewis, and the C.S. Lewis foundation is inviting everyone to celebrate in his life and ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274670/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:16 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274670/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Jim Combs says he intends to stay in Lake Forest until the day he dies. Combs didn't grow up in this affluent, North Shore suburb. But after living in a half a dozen other cities throughout his life, he and his wife, Marilyn, decided to move here about five years ago. They wanted to live closer to their daughter and three grandchildren, who live across town. "I ain't moving no ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275355/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:01 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275355/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Check out the name of a wireless network at TD Garden – home of the Boston Bruins. Whether or not Kane is a weenie is irrelevent, now. The Blackhawks are down 2-1 to the Bruins and are in serious ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275358/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:44:00 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275358/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 18, 2013) - Congress should consider redefining the new ability-to-repay requirements for Qualified Mortgages to avoid limiting affordable borrowing options for creditworthy buyers, said the National Association of ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275754/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:34:06 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215275754/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 This is the only competition in East Africa that awards excellence in the execution of IT projects and recognizes the organizations and the people behind those projects. The competition, themed ?Value creation through innovation? is expected to attract over 300 participants across East Africa, and will climax with the Awards gala which will be held in ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215273414/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:28 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215273414/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin talks about commercial real estate and development, including stores, hotels, offices, condos, apartments and industrial ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274316/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:03:06 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215274316/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Fire officials in California are asking the public to work with them as they face one of the most significant fire seasons they've seen in many ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215273833/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:59 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215273833/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 WASHINGTON - U.S. builders stepped up home construction in May and applied for permits to build single-family homes at the fastest pace in five years. The gains show housing remains a key source of growth for the economy. The overall pace of homes started rose 6.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 914,000, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. That offset part of the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271480/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271480/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 refugees continue to have on our country. Contrary to popular opinion, asylum seekers make up a very small proportion of our immigrant population in the UK. More than 97% of immigrants are not seeking asylum. Of the 2.6% who are, just one in five will be granted leave to remain here.When I first volunteered ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272742/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:41 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272742/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 the de Guigne estate in Hillsborough, Calif., could be called a trophy property. For starters the 16,000-square-foot Mediterranean mansion was constructed a century ago and has remained within the same family since. Located at the end of a 4,500-foot driveway, the historic home has a grand ballroom, a flower arranging room and staff quarters that include two chauffeurs' rooms. But the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271561/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:10 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271561/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The largest study to date that examines the link between air pollution and autism found that women living in high-pollution areas were twice as likely to have a child with the disorder. ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272743/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:48:19 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272743/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Five years have passed since the federal government apologized, on behalf of Canada, to all Indian residential school survivors for the abuses they suffered at the schools.Some survivors believe abuse by the federal government continues, but in a much different form.Moses Redman, a survivor, waited years for an opportunity to tell his story.In November, he went through the Independent Assessment ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272744/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:44:57 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272744/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 The National Association of Realtors’ quarterly report shows current pending home sales increased in the first quarter of 2013. But in the West, supply is holding sales back. A few trends emerging at Better Business Bureau this past quarter are mortgage/financing problems, foreclosure issues, bidding wars and real estate agent problems. Financing a mortgage can be complicated or easy. It ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271535/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:17 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271535/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Our annual guide to the businesses that matter most; the ones whose innovations are having an impact across their industries and our ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272745/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:41 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272745/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Fire has destroyed two businesses and eight apartments in the St. Louis County community of Cook. Authorities say the building that housed the Dollar Barn and Gilley's Naturals, as well as the apartments, is a total loss and will be torn down. The Red Cross is assisting those who lived in the apartments, a report from WDIO-TV said. Five fire departments worked the blaze Monday night, ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272493/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:31:07 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272493/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 More Americans view the recent leak of classified information about U.S. spying as positive than those who view it as harmful, a poll indicates. A telephone survey conducted this month by the Pew Research Center and USA Today found that 49 percent of those queried think the leak about phone and Internet surveillance by the National Security Agency serves the public interest compared to 44 ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272056/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:36 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272056/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Obama administration is considering a plan that would address climate change and limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, sources said. Officials have not yet decided on specific measures, but sources told the Los Angeles Times an announcement could come by mid-July. Power plants account for about a third of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, the Times said, and proposing to ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272007/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:35 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272007/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 A toddler who had both legs amputated below the knee after accidently being run over by her father on a riding mower in April took her first steps on her new prosthetic test legs on ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271278/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:29:33 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215271278/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Protesters battle riot police in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. Calm returned to the square on June 12, 2013 after the protesters were cleared from the area after two weeks of protests against the modernization of the square that quickly became an anti-government protest. UPI/Nasir ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215270350/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:25 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215270350/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 FINLEY, Wash. — More than 100 firefighters with nearly 30 vehicles stopped a 500-acre brush fire that threatened homes at Finley, southeast of Kennewick. Jeremy Beck of Benton County Emergency Services told the Tri-City Herald ( http://bit.ly/15fE1EL) the fire threatened 10 to 20 homes Monday afternoon, but no one had to be evacuated. Fire engines also protected a wheat field and about ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269756/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:37:51 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269756/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Some say the years following World War I was a great turning point in 20th Century America. As Europe lay in ashes, the United States emerged as a world power. Americans of all means enjoyed a degree of wealth and prosperity they'd never experienced before, many finding themselves for the first time considering the idea of owning a home. But for a problem emerged. The supply couldn't ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269375/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:20 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269375/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 WARSAW, Poland - Polish prosecutors say they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander in a notorious Nazi-led unit to see if they contain enough evidence to press charges and request extradition from the United States. An Associated Press investigation revealed that Michael Karkoc, 94, entered the U.S. by lying to American authorities about his leadership role in the SS-led ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269112/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:11 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269112/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Three days of floods and landslides in India brought the death toll up to more than 60 people Tuesday and left 71,440 pilgrims stranded, officials said. The highland state of Uttarakhand was among the hardest-hit areas where more than 175 houses were destroyed, 44 people died and 44 were injured, Press Trust of India reported. In Rudraprayag, the Alaknanda River's banks swelled, killing 20 ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269475/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:17:55 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215269475/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 My new raised-bed vegetable garden ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272741/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:03:01 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215272741/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, Nov. 19, 1863. Lincoln is pictured in the center of the platform, facing camera, hatless with his bodyguard, Ward Lamon, and governor Andrew Curtin of Pennsylvania. This photo was taken about noon, just after Mr. Lincoln arrived and some three hours before his famous ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215268112/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:53 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215268112/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Azerbaijani carpets "Edahali" (Karabakh, end of the 17th century) and "Salyan Khilesi" (Shirvan, 19th century) kept in the collection of the deceased member of Chicago Oriental Rug and Textile Society Grover Shilts were presented to the State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpet and People's Applied Art named after Latif Karimov, APA reports. Delivering a speech, Head of the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215268180/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:45:20 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215268180/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Martin Green, head of the English Community Care Association, says the media, in particular Panorama, is not presenting a full or balanced picture. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215268734/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:54 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/215268734/scat/57ef06a09618a2d6