Elevating-Conveyors

brTrue Blood Episode Recap: Scratches (TV Guide) brOn this week’s True Blood , Sookie has a run-in with a mysterious monster, which brings her to Fangtasia, where she discovers Lafayette locked up in the basement. Jason’s doubts about Jesus camp are quelled by Sarah’s fervent ministrations. Maryann has a party, the nature of which causes a rift between Tara and Eggs. A sullen Jessica enjoys a night out at Merlotte’s. And Sam and Daphne have … briSource: www.tvguide.com/ibrbrWall Drug, founded during Depression, endures (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) brWALL, S.D. — Ted Hustead’s family knows a thing or two about running a tourist attraction during tough economic times. … briSource: www.post-gazette.com/ibrbrHealth-Care Reform’s ‘Public Option’ Obsession (Washington Post) brThe health-care debate is focused these days way too much on the tail and not nearly enough on the rest of the dog. The disappointing result could be a stubby little tail attached to a poorly designed — not to mention astonishingly expensive — dog. briSource: www.washingtonpost.com/ibrbrElevating junk to new levels (Lexington Minuteman) brTo say lifelong Lexington resident Joan Quinzani’s art is “eclectic” only scratches the surface. It goes beyond “recycled,” though she does not shy away from that characterization. briSource: www.wickedlocal.com/ibrbrWinners create separation in B’game Criterium (San Mateo Daily Journal) brThe men’s and women’s pro races at the Burlingame Criterium usually come down to a half-dozen cyclists in each field making a mad dash to the finish. Sunday wasn’t one of those occasions. briSource: www.smdailyjournal.com/ibrbrLittle hope of soon replacing greenback (China Daily) brAs the US financial crisis continued to send shock waves across the globe, a new international currency regime gained greater credence as an alternative to the current dollar-dominated global monetary system. briSource: www.chinadaily.com.cn/ibrbrPetroVietnam to build first high-tech oil rig (Việt Nam News) brBA RIA-VUNG TAU — The Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) yesterday kicked off projects to build a self-elevating drilling (Jack-up) rig and two anchor handling tugs. briSource: vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ibrbrMalaysia strives to boost economy through overhauling growth mode (People’s Daily) brMalaysia is striving to take various measures to accelerate economic growth and tide over the current financial crisis by giving high priority to the reform of its economic growth mode. $ $ DECADE-LOW GDP IN Q1 $ $ Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 6.2 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year, the biggest fall since the fourth quarter of … briSource: english.people.com.cn/ibr