CanWest in talks for &quot;5th Grader&quot;
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Canadian broadcaster CanWest  Global Communications said Friday that it is holding talks with  reality series producer Mark Burnett regarding a Canadian  version of Fox&#39;s &quot;Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?&quot;
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 5--Fire officials are hosting a series of community forums to discuss plans for enhanced fire protection services in far East County.
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HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation that will require students to stay in school until they reach the age of 18, said the province?
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With nothing to lose but the rest of the hockey season, Vancouver Canuck Trevor Linden thought his idea was worth a shot: Get together a small group of representatives from NHL management and the players' union and try to find some middle ground that would jump-start talks toward ending the 125-day lockout. Today, six people -- three from each side ...
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Four boys. Four years. Four college tuitions. That's the challenge for Denise and Bill Gillis of Brockton. Their sons are ages 9 to 14, with the oldest hoping to begin college in four years and the other three close behind.
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The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co.  said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the  company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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The Bancroft family, which controls media firm Dow Jones, is to meet to discuss a $5bn bid from News Corp.
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The telecommunications company is said to be in negotiations, in what may be the latest round of deal making in its industry.
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The family that controls Dow Jones & Co Inc.  said on Thursday it plans to meet with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  to discuss News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones.
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The Phillies, searching for someone to fill Larry Bowa&#39;s spot on the bench, were scheduled to interview Buddy Bell on Monday. Jim Fregosi will interview Tuesday, John Russell on Wednesday and Terry Pendleton on Thursday.
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By Joann DiGennaro  WASHINGTON  --  At an educators' meeting in Washington last fall, conversation turned to whether the federal government should support programming for this nation's most gifted and talented high school students.
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By The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 4--MANTECA -- The Manteca Branch Library is looking for teens who want to have a say in what books, magazines and music the library purchases.   The first meeting of a teen advisory group, open to students age 12 to 18, will be at 4 p.m. Sept.
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KINDERSLEY, SASK. - People in Kindersley, Sask., hope to get a clearer idea this week about the status of the da Vinci project, which aims to send the first Canadian rocket into space.
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Lance Knobel: "I'd install FlickrFan in every middle school and high school social studies class. I guarantee it would provoke endless discussion and ensure engagement in the issues of the day." I totally agree. It would be great to see it at checkout lines in supermarkets and on kiosks in BART stations too.
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By Doug Page Staff Writer  TROY -- Residents had the opportunity for plenty of information on two proposed residential projects.   Monday, the developers of the proposed Honey Creek planned development held a public meeting at the high school to pitch their plan and answer questions.
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It&#39;s the real thing: $500,000 for William T. Dwyer High School during the next seven years. Administrators just finished negotiating a new contract with Coca-Cola, which will have exclusive
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Brazilian iron ore giant CVRD remains interested in acquiring Canada&#39;s Noranda Inc. if Noranda breaks off exclusive talks with China Minmetals Corp.