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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Students carry tunes abroad 



Jane Hancock's fifth-graders at Vine Hill School in Scotts Valley switched on Bach about 18 month ago, and they're still humming along. Literally. Walking in and out of class, Hancock says, she hears them humming snippets of fugues and preludes.
Source: www.mercurynews.com

People were key to Happy Harry's deal 
One day recently at a Happy Harry's, one of the most powerful men in the drugstore industry browsed the aisles as an everyday customer, seeking help from employees.
Source: www.delawareonline.com

Why do we hate soccer? 
At 11:53 a.m. on Friday, roughly seven minutes before the start of the world's biggest sporting event, I walked into Buffalo Wild Wings in Boardman. Two giant screens were showing that day's Germany-Costa Rica game, the first in the month-long extravaganza known as the World Cup.
Source: www.vindy.com

Arnaz back on Broadway with "Scoundrels" 
This week, Lucie Arnaz joins Jonathan Price and last year's Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at the Imperial (welcome back to Broadway, Lucie). That happens Tuesday night, while previews also begin on Theresa Rebeck's new play "The Water's Edge" with Tony Goldwyn and this year's Tony nominee (for "The Constant Wife") Kate Burton, off-Broadway at the Second Stage.
Source: news.yahoo.com