Michelle Kwan withdraws from Olympics

7 August, 2021

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Sunday, February 12, 2006 Michelle Kwan, a figure skater on the United States Olympic team, has pulled out of the Olympic Games because of a groin injury. According to a newsbreak bulletin on NBC, she injured her right hip abductor muscle in a fall during practice on Saturday. The muscle pain continued to worsen and […]

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Canadian university students would prefer MP3 players over car radios

6 August, 2021

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Friday, March 30, 2007 At Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, students are finding that popular MP3 players, such as Apple’s iPod, are very convenient devices for listening to music at the gym, while traveling on foot, and in the car. In a recent ad-hoc survey conducted by Wikinews contributor Darren Mar, 150 students […]

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Are Fha Loans The Replacement For Subprime Mortgage Lending?

6 August, 2021

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Get More Information Here: Vehicle Leasing Bowen Submitted by: Max Fischer The story of the collapse of the housing market is familiar to every American. How too many people took out subprime mortgages that they could not afford, and when home prices fell and adjustable interest rates rose millions of homeowners were forced into foreclosure. […]

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Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs

5 August, 2021

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Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. […]

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2008 Computex Preview: WiMAX, threat? opportunity?

3 August, 2021

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 2008 Computex Taipei (a.k.a Taipei International Information Technology Show), the second largest IT show in the world, will start on June 3 to 7 at the TWTC Hall 1 & 3, Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), and TWTC Nangang, in conjunction with 2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei, which will start earlier at […]

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Pros And Cons Of Personal Loan Debt Consolidation

3 August, 2021

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Get More Information Here: Best Places To Invest In Property By Sean A. Kelly If you are grappling with piles of unpaid bills, paying off these debts with an unsecured debt consolidation loan could be an option that you may like to consider. You may qualify for such a loan but the problem with this […]

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Minimum wage to be increased in New Zealand

2 August, 2021

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Monday, December 18, 2006 File:New Zealand money.jpg The minimum wage in New Zealand will be increased by 9.8% on 1 April, 2007, the biggest increase in New Zealand for seven years. The announcement was made today by Labour minister, Ruth Dyson, and will make the current minimum wage for workers over 18-years NZ$11.25 per hour, […]

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Oil rig in Gulf of Mexico sinks after explosion; eleven missing

2 August, 2021

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Friday, April 23, 2010 The oil rig Deepwater Horizon sank yesterday after an explosion Tuesday night that left eleven people missing. According to an officer from the US Coast Guard, the rig sank sometime in the morning. The rig had caught fire after an explosion of unknown origin occurred two days ago. 115 of the […]

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2008 TaiSPO: Interview with Ideal Bike Corporation and Gary Silva

1 August, 2021

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Friday, March 28, 2008 2008 Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle) & Taipei International Sporting Goods Show (TaiSPO) not only did a best reunion with conjunctions of the launch of Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition and the concurrent cycling race of 2008 Tour de Taiwan but also provide opportunities and benefits for sporting goods, […]

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