Hughs: This read takes you on a ride (Knoxville News Sentinel) Sometimes we choose a book because of its cover....more...Museum and Gallery Listings (New York Times) Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times....more... Museums in the US and UK pay tribute to Paul Mellon, collector and benefactor, in the centenary of his birth (Art Newspaper) Philanthropy was Paul Mellon?s birthright. His father, the Pittsburgh banker and industrialist Andrew W. Mellon, founded the National Gallery of Art in 1937 with a gift to the nation of his art collection and funds to build a museum....more... The audit (Guardian Unlimited) The NHS has enjoyed the biggest increase in funds of all the public services, with spending up from £34bn in 1997 to just over £94bn this year. Staff numbers have risen, with 20,000 more consultants and GPs and about 70,000 more nurses....more... Wednesday, 11th April 2007 (Lewes Today) LEWES BRIDGE CLUB: Tuesday March 20 Duplicate Pairs: 1, Alan Vandersluis and Bryan Twaites; 2, Ron and Margaret Buddery; 3, Janet Cattermole and Di Johnstone....more... Iranian hostages freed but at what cost to Britain? (The Scotsman) AS IN the past 13 days, it was expertly stage-managed for a world audience. Fifteen British marines and sailors, resplendent in new suits, smiled and waved as they thanked their captors....more... O-D BUSINESS DIRECTORY (Observer-Dispatch) Don?t see your company on this list? The O-D Business Guide is posted at www.uticaOD.com and maintained online throughout the year. Please e-mail this information to infocenter@utica.gannett.com: * Company Name....more... Focus: In the eye of the storm (Times Online) Fifteen sailors snatched and publicly humiliated without a single shot fired. Tony Allen-Mills, Michael Smith and Marie Colvin on a shambles Britain could have avoided...more... Blair furious as second navy hostage 'confesses' on Iranian TV (The Scotsman) CONDEMNATION of Iran grew last night after a second British hostage "confessed" to straying into Iranian waters, triggering calls from the European Union to release the 15 hostages immediately....more... |