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Report Examines Current Trends in High Interest Savings Accounts in Australia (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:45:00 PDT
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Trends in High Interest Savings Accounts in Australia" report to their offering.

Celebrity & Entertainment News

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:49:40 PDT
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Leighton Meester Looking Fabulous Again

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:37:28 PDT
We saw Leighton just some days ago looking super stylish in a ruffled top and a tight skirt. Here she is respecting the same trend with a delicate, yet slightly voluminous blouse and a pencil skirt on the set of...

Overweight? Is Gastric banding Surgery For You?

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:05:08 PDT
There is an increased trend for the overweight to resort to invasive methods such as lap-band surgery to help overcome their obesity battle. However, will undergoing surgery to increase the feeling of fullness lead to permanent weight loss, or is it another method that bypasses the true solution to this growing problem?

New Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Family Photos: See All Six Kids!

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:01:03 PDT
New pictures of the Jolie-Pitt twins, and the entire Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie family. See pics after the bump! People magazine and Hello Magazine won the jackpot when they joined together to pay $14 million for the Jolie-Pitt twins photos. The darling couple is donating all the money to a charity to help children all over the world. See the Jolie-Pitt twins and their entire family photos below: Images/Source: Hello Share This

Disney Sign Monster Attack Network - IGN

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:12:03 PDT
Disney Sign Monster Attack Network - IGN Empire Online Disney Sign Monster Attack Network IGN - 39 minutes ago by Chris Tilly, IGN UK UK, August 4, 2008 - Disney has acquired the rights to a graphic novel that sounds like heaven for fans of monster movies - namely the Monster Attack Network. Monster Attack Network Picked Up By Disney Comic Book Movie Disney plans to make 'Monster' film Variety First Showing - FEARnet.com - Monsters and Critics.com - Cinematical all 11 news articles


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Longtime Braves broadcaster Skip Caray dies at 68

Source: The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) � Skip Caray, a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray, died in his sleep at home on Sunday, the team said. He was 68.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but various health problems had limited Caray to calling only Braves home games this season.

"We've all lost a very good friend," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "For me, he was a good buddy � at the park and away from the park. We always had a lot of great laughs. He will be very sorely missed."

Caray was drawn into broadcasting by his father, Harry, the longtime voice of the Chicago Cubs and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The family line has continued with two of Skip Caray's sons. Chip Caray is part of the Braves broadcast team and Josh Caray is working on the radio for the Class A Rome Braves.

While his father was known for his declarations of "Holy Cow," Skip Caray was able to declare "Braves Win! Braves Win!" with regularity as the team won 14 consecutive division titles beginning in 1991 and the 1995 World Series.

"Our baseball community has lost a legend today," Braves president John Schuerholz said. "The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children."

Caray and Pete Van Wieren have been broadcasting Braves games since 1976. Caray's sarcastic wit made him a popular lead voice of the broadcast team, and his fame grew nationally as TBS carried Braves games to a national audience for 30 years.

After decades of calling the Braves America's Team, TBS this year began a seven-year contract of national weekly telecasts, leaving the Braves to the regional Peachtree TV network � and leaving Caray to radio work on home games.

Health problems also cut into Caray's workload.

Caray said this year he was battling diabetes, congestive heart failure, an irregular heartbeat and reduced kidney and liver functions.

"I almost died in October (2007)," Caray told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the Braves' 2008 home opener.

Still, Caray's death came as a shock, even to those who worked closely with him.

"He's had some medical issues but you're never ready for something like this," longtime TBS producer Glenn Diamond said Sunday night. "We're all very shocked by the timing. It's a very sad day for family and for Braves fans. I think the Braves fans feel they're part of Skip's family."

Caray, a St. Louis native, started in local radio and later joined his father at the University of Missouri calling football.

He joined the St. Louis Hawks NBA broadcasting team and followed them to Atlanta in 1968. He was added to the Braves broadcast team in 1976.

Caray and Van Wieren were inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2005. Caray was named Georgia sportscaster of the year six times.

"He had a huge impact on a lot of people's lives and he had a huge impact on my life," Diamond said. "During the season we spent more time together than we did with our families and our lives."

Caray is survived by his wife and four children.

The Braves said funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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