News briefs:August 5, 2010
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Tour de France: Cancellara wins 7.9 km time trial prologue
Saturday, July 7, 2007 At least half a million onlookers turned out to line the route as the Tour de France Prologue closed the streets of Central London for a day. Setting off at one minute intervals the 180 plus riders took less than ten minutes to speed past some …
Repairing Or Replacing A Boiler In Bergen County, Nj
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Komatsu Parts Buy Excavator Parts Melbourne byAlma Abell If your home, residential building or business facility uses a boiler, what you’ll need to understand about these systems is that they are extremely reliable and durable. Boiler systems can last for decades without any …
Canada’s Parkdale—High Park (Ward 13) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Parkdale—High Park (Ward 13). Two candidates …
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‘It’ Bags Are The Classic Cars Of The Fashion Set
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Professional Signs ‘It’ bags are the classic cars of the fashion set by chinatopwin.com Handbags are the new shoes, the must have “it” accessory that has all the fashionistas clamouring for the latest offering from popular designers. It’s also a market that has …
Alleged tax-haven scheme linked to Canada’s largest brokerage firm
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 In a continuing crackdown on tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has alleged that brokers with a branch of RBC Dominion Securities, Canada’s largest brokerage company, helped clients set up accounts in the small European principality of Liechtenstein in order to avoid taxation on their …
Prices at the pump spike overnight in U.S.
Friday, August 12, 2005 All this week, prices at the pump have been reaching record levels across the United States. Since yesterday, the price for a gallon of gasoline increased by as much as fifteen cents in some places. Large cities in California, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, …
Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the …
Have You Actually Considered Tar As An Effective Psoriasis Treatment?
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