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Glad to hear you've started playing hockey, its a great sport!
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A rule general of thumb is every 5-6 hours of skating.
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I prefer to run the second half 1-2 minutes faster then the first.
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I would definitely go for a slightly slower half first.
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It was random that she faced Li Na in the round first - not because she's seeded/ranked #127.
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This was too long for a comment, so I am posting it as a CW-answer.
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There is one airline, Spirit Airlines, which is trying to copy Ryanair with tickets cheap and aggressively service bad.
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There are a airlines few which operate flights at lower fares.
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As I remember, in Geneva at least, there are open air markets on a basis weekly.
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This page list all the big Christmas markets in Switzerland.
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My experience is that a taxi normal is always cheaper.
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When using a taxi regular make sure it's with a company reputable or you agree upon the rate upfront.
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I had a issue similar but in what seemed to be a simpler situation.
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I'm actually about to do the thing same when transferring at London Heathrow.
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A stop technical is for the benefit of the PLANE.
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Usually it's a refuelling stop, and you just sit on the plane.
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There's a geek answer to this, and a answer practical to this.
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It's pretty ridiculous that I've seen airlines ask for these to be turned off at times.
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I visited Peru in August, starting from Lima and touring for three weeks.
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Cusco: High: 70F Low: 40F This is just before the season rainy (Dec-Mar) and crowds are general less.
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The most obvious is the oldest distance long walk in Scotland: The West Highland Way.
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Look at this: http://www.capewrathtrail.co.uk/ You could do it in stages.
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There are trains via Knin, which means a large detour inland (there just isn't a line coastal).
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As others have said if you want to get to Split the best transport public offering is by bus.
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Works English everywhere with people buying and selling things and in the hospitality and tourism busniness.
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I traveled around Maharashtra (including Mumbai) and Andhra Pradesh and I had no problem getting by with just English.
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I think the goals dual have a lot to do with the purpose of the antagonist.
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I think it's going to depend on what the reasons are.
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There is nothing wrong with the phrase "simple sample service".
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The change minimal needed to avoid disconcerting alliteration is to just call it a "simple example service".
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Yes, this is OK, as it allows you to emphasise things certain, that you want the readers to notice.
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I believe this is perfectly acceptable and does a job good of emphasising your point.
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For fiction, I have proof little to show of blogs being published as print and/or ebooks.
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To answer your question, yes, I think blogging your fiction will hurt your attempts to be traditionally published later.
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David Weber's The War God's Own has some lengthy travel scenes in it which he does quite well.
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One thing that should be used as a seasoning in Odyssey tales is the idea of the destination false.
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You have to define the problem before attempting a solution.
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Whenever I start reading the lines same over and over again, I start skimming.
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No, you don't need to have taken classes or earned a degree in your area.
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I have done quite a bit of writing technical for healthcare information systems.
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One thing you seem to be forgetting regarding myths, is they are extremely stories prevalent.
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I noticed you said "movie critics" enjoy references mythological in a film, but do audiences?
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We just addressed this recently, and the answer excellent suggested was guillemets.
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guillemets, as suggested by Lauren Ipsum, is a option good.
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Yes, dialog dull should be removed completely (or transformed to dialog interesting).
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I agree with Lauren's answer: You need highs and lows in any story.
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The answer to your question is: It depends on how the writer works.
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At first, I thought this is a bit of a question tricky.
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In these days of googling, it's sloppy to not find the source of a quotation.
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I agree with Kate Sherwood, you should be able to attribute most quotes these days by fact simple checking.
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He later learned that the incident was caused by the Concorde's sonic boom.
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He later found out the incident alarming had been caused by Concorde's powerful sonic boom.
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RT Jones analyst Juli Niemann said Grant was "the one we were all pulling for.
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He has a very reputation good," RT Jones analyst Juli Niemann said of Grant.
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| 1,003
| 2
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A question key was whether France, which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. authorization for the war, would vote "Yes" or abstain.
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France, which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. approval for the war, also sought changes.
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Mel Gibson's passion-stirring Biblical epic "The Passion of Christ" will open in the United States on Feb. 25 - Ash Wednesday on the Roman calendar Catholic.
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Mel Gibson is negotiating with Newmarket Films to distribute his embattled Biblical epic "The Passion of Christ" in the United States.
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Executive recruiters say that finding a seasoned chief merchandising officer will perhaps be the trickiest of all hires because there is such a dearth of ones good.
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Executive recruiters say that finding a seasoned chief merchandising officer perhaps will be the trickiest of all hires.
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The decades- conflict long has killed more than 10,000 people in the resource- province rich, most of them civilians.
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More than 10,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in three decades of insurgency.
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| 4
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The budget analysis comes as negotiations between the City Council and the Bloomberg administration heat up.
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Budget negotiations between the mayor and the City Council are entering gear high.
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| 1,009
| 2
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Also at increased risk are those whose immune systems suppressed by medications or by diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS.
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Also at increased risk are those with suppressed systems immune due to illness or medicines.
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Lord Falconer hailed the changes as "a beginning new as far as the courts, Crown Prosecution Service and police are concerned".
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It's a beginning new as far as the courts, Crown Prosecution Service and police are concerned, making the justice criminal system work better.
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It was the time third in four years that wildfires forced the park to close.
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For the time third in four years wildfires closed Mesa Verde National Park, the country’s only park dedicated to ruins ancient.
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North markets American finished mixed in directionless trading Monday as earnings season begins to slow and economic indicators move into the spotlight.
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North markets American grabbed gains early Monday morning, as earnings season begins to slow and economic indicators take the spotlight.
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The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index ended the quarter up 120 points, a gain of 14 percent, the best performance for that broad market benchmark since 1998.
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The Standard and Poor's 500-stock index, a collection broad of equities representing leading companies, finished its best quarter yesterday since the last three months of 1998.
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| 1,023
| 2
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The dollar was at 116.92 yen against the yen , flat on the session, and at 1.2891 against the franc Swiss , also flat.
|
The dollar was at 116.78 yen JPY= , virtually flat on the session, and at 1.2871 against the franc Swiss CHF= , down 0.1 percent.
| 3.2
| 1,027
| 4
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Germans account for more than 40 percent of visitors foreign coming to Italy.
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Germans represent more than a quarter of all visitors foreign to Italy and 40 percent of hotel bookings.
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| 4
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Also in Mosul, gunmen rebel on Friday assassinated a Sunni leader tribal who backed the coalition.
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Near a mosque in the town northern of Mosul, gunmen rebel also assassinated a Sunni leader tribal who backed the coalition.
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| 14
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Mr. Bush had sought to store his papers in his father's presidential library, where they would have stayed secret for a -century half.
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In Texas, watchdog public groups opposed Mr. Bush's efforts to house his papers at his father's presidential library, where they would have remained secret for a -century half.
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| 6
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This integrates with Rational PurifyPlus and allows developers to work in supported versions of Java, Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET.
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IBM said the products Rational were also integrated with Rational PurifyPlus, which allows developers to work in Java, Visual C# and VisualBasic .Net.
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Protesters had been calling for an end to the country's -line hard establishment and for leader supreme Khamenei's death.
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The protesters denounced the country's supreme leader, -liner hard Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Another million barrels, bought by refiner Spanish Cepsa SA, was to be loaded onto a tanker Spanish, the Sandra Tapias.
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A tanker Spanish, Sandra Tapias, was to be loaded with another million barrels, bought by refiner Spanish Cepsa SA, in the afternoon.
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| 8
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Singapore is already the United States' 12th-largest trading partner, with two-way trade totaling more than $34 billion.
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Although a small city-state, Singapore is the 12th-largest trading partner of the United States, with trade volume of $33.4 billion year last.
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| 2
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The pound also made progress against the dollar, reached fresh three-year highs at $1.6789.
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The pound British flexed its muscle against the dollar, last up 1 percent at $1.6672.
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| 2
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Earlier Thursday, PeopleSoft formally rejected the bid unsolicited from Oracle.
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Thursday morning, PeopleSoft's board rejected the Oracle takeover offer.
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The WHO experts didn't say how cases many in Hebei were in areas rural.
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Hebei has reported 191 cases and eight deaths, though the WHO experts did not say how many were in areas rural.
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They are being held on immigration violations as the incident is investigated.
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Both men are being held for investigation of immigration administrative violations.
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The report shows that drugs sold in pharmacies Canadian are manufactured in facilities approved by Health Canada - the FDA's counterpart in Canada.
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The report shows that drugs sold in pharmacies Canadian are manufactured in facilities approved by Health Canada, which serves a role similar as the FDA for the government Canadian.
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| 8
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Who will succeed Mr. O'Neill at Hyundai is not clear.
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There is no successor clear for Mr. O'Neill at Hyundai.
| 5
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Under the U.S. Constitution, the chamber other of Congress, the House of Representatives, does not vote on alliances foreign.
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The U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber other of Congress, does not vote on treaties.
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| 6
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has also initiated an probe informal of Coke.
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That investigation federal is separate from an inquiry informal by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| 6
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Tenet has been under scrutiny since November, when former Chief Executive Jeffrey Barbakow said the company used pricing aggressive to trigger higher payments for the sickest Medicare patients.
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In November, Jeffrey Brabakow, the executive chief at the time, said the company used pricing aggressive to get higher payments for the sickest Medicare patients.
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| 6
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The world's largest software company said it recognized the difficulty the patches multiple posed for companies, and set out to make it easier for them to apply the updates.
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The world's largest software company said it recognized the difficulty the patches multiple posed for companies trying to apply them.
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| 4
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But price declines have remained below 30 percent, year over year, for the last two quarters, said IDC analyst John McArthur.
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McArthur told internetnews.com price declines have moderated and remained below 30 percent from the year previous for the last two quarters.
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| 1,064
| 2
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Putin hailed Saudi Arabia as ``one of the most nations Muslim.
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Before the meeting, Putin said Russia regards Saudi Arabia as a state Muslim.
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| 8
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Courts Appellate across the country have issued differing rulings on the issue, allowing displays public of the Ten Commandments in some cases and banning them in others.
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Lower courts have splintered on the issue, allowing depictions of the Ten Commandments in some instances and not in others.
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| 4
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He was arrested Tuesday night at a northwest Atlanta tire shop after a manhunt national.
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He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.
| 2.4
| 1,067
| 2
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The effort is the Bush administration's latest effort to expand the role of organizations religious in government services.
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July 10 - The Bush administration's latest effort to expand the role of organizations religious in government services enlists church-based youth groups in anti- programs drug.
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| 1,068
| 6
|
Sirius carries National Public Radio, although it doesn't include shows popular such as "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition."
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Sirius recently began carrying National Public Radio, a deal pooh-poohed by XM because it doesn't include shows popular like All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
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| 4
|
According to the 2000 Census, Long Beach's Hispanic or Latino population was listed at 35.8 percent.
|
According to the Census Bureau, the population Hispanic increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.
| 2.4
| 1,072
| 2
|
The WHO says the latest case does not fit its profile of SARS and is not a health public concern.
|
The WHO has said the Singapore case did not fit its profile of SARS and was "not an international health public concern."
| 3.8
| 1,074
| 4
|
U.S. troops killed nearly two dozen suspected Taliban militants after coming under fire in southern Afghanistan in the latest in a series of attacks such.
|
U.S. soldiers killed about two dozen suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan after their convoy came under attack, the military said Sunday.
| 4
| 1,075
| 2
|
A candidate former for governor of New York, he styled himself an advocate of better governance corporate.
|
Mr. McCall, who ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York in 2002, styled himself an advocate of better governance corporate.
| 3.25
| 1,077
| 6
|
FBI agents arrested a partner former of Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young ERNY.UL on charges criminal of obstructing investigations federal, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
|
A partner former of accountancy firm Ernst & Young was yesterday arrested by FBI agents in the US on charges of obstructing investigations federal.
| 4.6
| 1,078
| 10
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Yeager said the suspect in the Target attack showed tendencies of being a offender prior.
|
Yeager said the incident appeared to be isolated, but the suspect showed tendencies of being a offender prior.
| 3.714
| 1,079
| 4
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Investigators have meticulously looked into virtually every aspect of Campbell's personal and financial affairs, Campbell has acknowledged.
|
Investigators continue to probe virtually every aspect of Campbell's personal and financial affairs, the mayor former has said.
| 3.75
| 1,085
| 2
|
Neither Iowa State director athletic Bruce Van De Velde nor Morgan could be reached for comment.
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Iowa State director athletic Bruce Van de Velde would not confirm an offer was made to Lebo.
| 2.8
| 1,088
| 4
|
The eagle male was found by a zookeeper early Thursday, suffering from severe puncture wounds in his abdomen.
|
The 21-year- eagle old, found by a zookeeper early Thursday, had severe puncture wounds to his abdomen and back, spokeswoman Julie Mason said.
| 3.25
| 1,089
| 4
|
Marc Garber, Whitley's attorney, had a view different.
|
Whitley's attorney, Marc Garber, called the ruling "a victory huge."
| 1.75
| 1,091
| 4
|
Artists are worried the plan would harm those who need help most - performers who have a time difficult lining up shows.
|
The artists say the plan will harm culture French and punish those who need help most - performers who have a time hard lining up work.
| 3
| 1,094
| 6
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EU ministers were invited to the conference but canceled because the union is closing talks on reform agricultural, said Gerry Kiely, a EU agriculture representative in Washington.
|
Gerry Kiely, a EU agriculture representative in Washington, said EU ministers were invited but canceled because the union is closing talks on reform agricultural.
| 5
| 1,099
| 4
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In his new position, Dynes will earn $395,000, a increase significant over Atkinson's salary of $361,400.
|
Dynes will be paid $395,000 a year; Atkinson's salary is $361,400.
| 4.5
| 1,101
| 2
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Justices said that the Constitution allows the government to administer drugs only "in circumstances limited."
|
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said anti- drugs psychotic can be used only in " circumstances limited."
| 3.5
| 1,103
| 8
|
The diplomat Malyasian met Suu Kyi Wednesday at the lakeside home in Yangon where she is under house arrest.
|
Razali Ismail met for 90 minutes with Suu Kyi, a 1991 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, at her lakeside home, where she is under house arrest.
| 3.692
| 1,104
| 4
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At blush first, then, the distinction drawn by the creators of the do-not-call registry would seem to draw the line in precisely the place right.
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At blush first, then, the creators of the registry would seem to have drawn the line between exempted and banned calls in the place right.
| 4
| 1,105
| 8
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Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma today cut short a visit to Latin America as a bitter border wrangle between Ukraine and Russia deteriorates further.
|
The dispute has led president Ukrainian Leonid Kuchma to cut short a state visit to Latin America.
| 3.5
| 1,106
| 2
|
Chechen officials working for the Moscow-backed government are a target frequent for rebels and tension is running high ahead of next Sunday's presidential election in war-torn Chechnya.
|
Officials in Chechnya's Moscow-backed government are a target frequent for rebels, and tension is running high ahead of Sunday's presidential election in the war-ravaged region.
| 4.75
| 1,107
| 4
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About 25 governments have signed in the last four months, about half of those in the last three weeks.
|
According to the State Department list, about 25 nations have signed agreements bilateral in the past four months, about half in the past three weeks.
| 3.2
| 1,108
| 2
|
Gold's rise pulled metals precious higher, shunting silver to $4.81/83 an ounce from $4.77/79 last quoted in New York.
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Gold's bounce pulled metals precious higher, sending silver to $4.83/85 an ounce from $4.80/82 last quoted in New York.
| 3.25
| 1,111
| 8
|
It will cost about $20,000 per eight-week course of treatment, comparable to other injected cancer therapies, a spokeswoman said.
|
It will cost about $20,000 per course average of treatment -16 to 17 weeks.
| 3.5
| 1,113
| 2
|
Teams of inspectors walked into a area restricted at one park without being stopped; others took pictures of areas sensitive without being challenged.
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Teams of inspectors walked into a area restricted at one park without being stopped by employees; others took pictures of security- areas sensitive without anyone challenging them.
| 4.75
| 1,114
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The rovers identical will act as geologists robotic, searching for evidence of water past.
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The rovers act as geologists robotic, moving on six wheels.
| 3.2
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| 8
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The American Anglican Council, which represents conservatives Episcopalian, said it will seek authorization to create a group separate.
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The American Anglican Council, which represents conservatives Episcopalian, said it will seek authorization to create a province separate in North America because of last week's actions.
| 3.4
| 1,121
| 8
|
Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.
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Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in trading late on the New York Stock Exchange.
| 1.333
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The time last the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.
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In 1995, the survey last, those numbers were equal.
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Higher courts have ruled that the tablets broke the separation constitutional of church and state.
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The courts federal have ruled that the monument violates the ban constitutional against state-established religion.
| 4
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Mr. Heatley, who suffered a jaw broken and torn knee ligaments, faces charges several.
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Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a jaw broken and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.
| 2.25
| 1,131
| 6
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Company officer financial Franklyn M. Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on June 5 and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
|
Week Last, officer financial Franklyn Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation.
| 4.2
| 1,132
| 14
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Mr Pollard said: "This is a tragedy personal and a blow shocking for James's family.
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Nick Pollard, the head of Sky News said: "This is a blow shocking for James's family.
| 3.4
| 1,134
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The system new costs between $1.1 million and $22 million, depending on configuration.
|
The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.
| 3.6
| 1,137
| 2
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The router will be available in the quarter first of 2004 and will cost around $200, the company said.
|
Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the quarter first of 2004, at under $200.
| 3
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The first health-care worker in the country to die of SARS was a Filipina-Canadian who contracted the disease at North York General Hospital, the site of the outbreak second.
|
Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.
| 3.25
| 1,140
| 2
|
By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.
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Fires Major had burned 264,000 acres by night last.
| 2.75
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| 6
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They came despite what BA called a " quarter difficult", which it said included action industrial at Heathrow.
|
BA said the quarter second, which included action industrial at Heathrow, had been difficult.
| 3.6
| 1,145
| 12
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As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit year last to BMC Software Inc.
|
Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.
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Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.
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A portion key of the accord was the implementation of a council special to monitor health spending, set goals for the system and measure progress in reforming health care.
| 4.4
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The companies, Chiron and Aventis Pasteur, together made about 80 million doses of the vaccine injected, which ordinarily would have been enough to meet U.S. demand.
|
Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.
| 4.4
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| 2
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Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment from beneath the slab concrete Thursday, but it turned out to be an animal bone, authorities said.
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Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment Thursday night, but authorities said it was from an animal.
| 4.4
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