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Hero's welcome for reality show winner in Agra -The crowd went into raptures and accorded a hero's welcome to local boy Sparsh Srivastav as he returned to this Taj Mahal city Friday after winning the children's dance reality show 'Chak Dhoom Dhoom' on Colors channel. Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/666139

ABC World News to air story of Springfield black woman denied college admission 60 years ago -The story of Mary Jean Walls, a Springfield black woman who was denied college admission 60 years, will be aired on ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer this evening at 5:30 p.m., the local ABC-affiliate KSPR has confirmed. Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100728/BREAKING01/100728032/-1/RSS

S4C chief Iona Jones quits -Welsh language channel had been warned that it faced a potential 24% cut to its annual grant S4C, the Welsh-language channel supported by taxpayers, tonight lost its chief executive after Iona Jones abruptly left her post following a meeting with the channel's governing body. The channel has been warned by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport that it faces a potential 24% cut to its annual ... Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/28/s4c-wales-chief-executive-quits

ihub Media stalks Thai Facebook ads -Ihub Media, the official sales partner of Facebook in Southeast Asia, aims to have at least 15 big companies in Thailand as its advertisers by the year-end after establishing an office in Bangkok two months ago. Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/188588/ihub-media-stalks-thai-facebook-ads

New Waco hip-hop station does well in ratings -Waco radio stations found plenty of good news in the spring ratings book by Arbitron as more stations showed higher ratings and Waco's new hip-hop radio format made an auspicious splash. Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://www.wacotrib.com/accesswaco/New-Waco-hip-hop-station-does-well-in-ratings.html

Series news and notes 2010-07-29 -1. Teams test at Mid-Ohio to prepare for race: Seventeen driver/car combinations were on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 29 to prepare for the Aug. 6-8 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance. Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=379856&FS=

Your Source for Daily FOREX Market News and Analysis -A very interesting week with regard to commodities saw crude oil inventories surge to levels just shy of 10-year highs and gold ETF holdings plummet 500,000 troy ounces. Nevertheless, the near-term outlook for both commodities is highly uncertain. Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/daily_briefing/daily_pieces/commodities/2010-07-30-0352-Crude_Oil_Rises_on_Bargain.html

Wikileaks: damage already done says human rights group -As Wikileaks founder Julian Assange defends releasing secret US military files, including some that appear to name informants, the Commissioner of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission tells Channel 4 News the damage is done, as thousands of Afghans have downloaded the material. Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/international_politics/wikileaks+damage+already+done+says+human+rights+group/3727677

Canada's economy grows in May after a flat April -Powered by gains in resource-based goods-producing industries, Statistics Canada says the economy grew by just one-tenth of one per cent in May. Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100730/gdp-may-boost-100730/20100730?hub=WinnipegHome

A.M. News Links: Beach water in city safer to swim in and more -Advance file photoIt's been safer to swim at Midland Beach and other city beaches this year, according to a report.* Hot? This year it's safe to hit the beaches (New York Times) One of the benefits of this long, dry... Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/am_news_links_beach_water_in_c.html