Dinosaur-digging trio: Family volunteers at North Dakota digs each year

It’s time for all those lists outlining the top stories of 2009, and for Discover magazine a top 100 science story involves the discovery of a mummified dinosaur duck-bill in North Dakota. Discover gave the so-called “dino mummy” story a cover tease, and the attention it has received held special meaning for Andover resident Stephanie Maze-Hsu who has volunteered on digs with her teenage children at the site where the mummy was found.

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Town Talk: Town seeks input on using technology

Andover Zip Code Day official Selectman Mary Lyman sent and e-mail saying this Friday, 01/8/10, will be celebrated as Andover Zip Code Day. Citizens are encouraged to wear blue and gold to school and work, and there is talk of a special blog through the library, messages on cable TV and Andover Web sites that highlight “Andover Zip Code Day.” The idea was proposed in last week’s Town Talk.

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Join JS please: President

Staff Reporter President Zillur Rahman yesterday sought an end to “politics of confrontation” and made a clarion call to the opposition to join the sessions of the parliament. “Tolerance for others’ opinion is the basis of democratic practice and with this view in mind we should stop practicing confrontational politics,” he said while delivering the inaugural address of this year’s first session of the 9th parliament at the Jatiya Sangsad here

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US curbs travel from 13 Muslim countries: Bangladesh not considered risky for extremism

Rafiqul Islam Azad The United States has introduced a set of new rules for passengers arriving from 13 Muslim countries and Cuba to ensure security to the US-bound flights. Those countries have been identified as risky for extremism. The US Transportation and Security Administration, which is responsible to ensure security of the important installments including the airports in the USA, issued the new rules that became effective from yesterday.

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Cold wave continues: Death toll rises to 33

Special Correspondent The prevailing mild cold wave over Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions and the regions of Tangail and Srimangal is likely to continue today (Tuesday) and the situation may improve a little by tomorrow. The number of deaths due to cold-related complications rose to 33 with three more deaths reported from Nilphamari yesterday

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Inadequate gas supply to hamper power generation: Boro irrigation may suffer

Shamim Jahangir Power Development Board (PDB) in a letter to Petrobangla said that the electricity supply would be disrupted in the coming Boro and dry season due to short supply of gas to power plants. “The suffering of the people will intensify due to frequent load shedding as Petrobangla could not ensure required gas supply to the power plants,” PDB Secretary Md Azizul Islam told Petrobangla Chairman in a letter last week.

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Dhaka, Delhi hopeful of Teesta deal

Staff Reporter India prefers carrying out dredging work in Bangladesh part of Ichamoti River to reach an agreement with Dhaka on sharing of waters of Teesta River. If India can complete the dredging work before the coming rainy season, it will be able to build embankments on its part of Teesta bank. India wants to ensure Bangladesh’s approval to carry out the dredging in Teesta River during the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s visit to Delhi from January 10

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UK for fully functioning Parliament

UNB, Dhaka Visiting UK Minister for Communities and Local Government John Denham on Monday said Britain wants to see participatory democracy in Bangladesh with a fully functioning parliament. Talking to UNB, Denham who arrived here on a three-day official visit, said UK steadfastly wanted a return to democracy in this country and Britain helped in a smaller way in preparing the voter lists for free and fair elections

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UPDATE ON ’09: Meth lab home now on the market to be sold

The two Andover men arrested March 25 for cooking methamphetamine have pled guilty and will be sentenced nearly a year after federal agents raided a Lowell Street home and uncovered their small meth lab. Jay Keough and Ryan Emmett each face up to 20 years in prison.

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Andover woman is freezin’ for a good reason, to help kids’ camp

Think it’s cold just walking around this week? How about taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day in South Boston? That’s what 20-year-old Hannah Stidsen of Andover plans to do when she takes part in The Polar Plunge, which raises money for Camp Sunshine in Casco, Maine.

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Wedding Gifts – Live at the Apollo – BBC One

More about this episode: www.bbc.co.uk Stand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo. Irish gem Ed Byrne hosts in front of a 3500-strong audience, with guest appearances from Adam Hills and London’s own Gina Yashere.

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Permanent trade fair centre in city soon

BSS, Dhaka All is set to construct a permanent complex for holding international trade and other fairs in capital Dhaka as an agreement has already been signed with China to build the much awaited infrastructure at a cost of Taka 265 crore. Commerce Minister Col (retd) Faruq Khan on Monday said the permanent venue for international trade fair would be built near the National Parade Square, opposite to Bangabandhu International Conference Center, to hold all big events without any hassle.

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Myanmar agrees to take back ‘verified Rohingyas’

BSS, Dhaka Myanmar on Tuesday agreed to immediately take back some 9,000 Rohingya refugees out of over 28,000 registered ones as their identities were confirmed through their verification process, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes said here on Tuesday. “This (refugee) issue was a top priority in our bilateral consultation and they will soon start the repatriation process to take back their nationals whose identities were already verified,” he told a press briefing after talks with Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Maung Myint, who holds the status of the foreign secretary of his country.

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Sahara asks law enforcers to work impartially

Staff Reporter Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun yesterday asked the law enforcers to work impartially without being influenced by anyone using the party connection. She also urged the law enforcers not to give shelter to anyone trying to influence them in any matter as “you are paid from the people’s taxes.” “The previous governments had reduced the police force into a force o their party. But, we didn’t do it,” the Home Minister said while addressing a views exchange meeting on community policing at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.

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Concern over plan for Indian security for its mission

Special Correspondent The report of Indian security forces being sent to Dhaka for providing security to their high commission, has created anxiety among cross sections of people. The Kolkata based daily, Anandabazar Patrika, was the first to report it from New Delhi on December 18 that India would send a 50-member security force for the protection of its High Commission in Dhaka.Those security persons have already been trained to provide security to VIP’s.

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Charitable cornucopia: Turning pumpkins into a Thanksgiving meal

Ironstone Farm found a new way raise money to provide turkeys for families in need this year: the Pumpkins to Turkeys project. Begun in spring with a plan to turn a section of the Andover horse farm into a pumpkin patch, various participants in the therapeutic programs planted, nurtured and harvested the crop in preparation for the fall. While some of the pumpkins were used for decorating the weekly farm events throughout the fall, and others were used for craft activities for children, the majority were sold with the intention of using proceeds to buy turkeys for Lazarus House in Lawrence.

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