National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

5 October, 2021

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Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised […]

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Early morning fire kills four New York group home residents

5 October, 2021

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Sunday, March 22, 2009 After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises the home, told the media that the fire started at approximately 5:30 […]

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Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc

3 October, 2021

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Leaders of African Union (AU) member states met in Niamey, Niger’s capital, for an AU summit where on Sunday Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Patrice Talon of Benin signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Nigeria previously announced it planned to join the AfCFTA in the week leading […]

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US Supreme Court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional

30 September, 2021

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Thursday, June 27, 2013 In a ruling released yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5–4 that portions of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) are unconstitutional and married same-sex partners should not be prevented from receiving federal benefits including tax and social security benefits, and recognition for the purpose of immigration. In the […]

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Forex Trading Course Don’t Wasting Your Time On Pointless Lessons

30 September, 2021

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Find Out More About: Forex Momentum Trading Strategy Forex Trading Course – Don’t Wasting Your Time On Pointless Lessons by Matthew John If you have any interest to study forex trading from the very basic to the advance level, the best alternative is taling a good forex trading course. Finding forex trading lessons at the […]

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Book review controversy over Daniel Dennett’s ‘Breaking the Spell’

29 September, 2021

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Tuesday, March 7, 2006 Professor of philosophy Daniel Dennett’s (Tufts University) new book Breaking the Spell uses the scientific method commonly employed to analyze natural phenomena in order to examine religion. The New York Times‘ February 20th review by Leon Wieseltier, which was strongly negative, has sparked debate about the merits of this approach. Breaking […]

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Euro reaches new lows

29 September, 2021

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Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that recent comments from the […]

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/International

29 September, 2021

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See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]

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Outdoor Speaker Selection And Placement

28 September, 2021

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Find Out More About: Alfresco Outdoor Kitchen Design Alfresco Outdoor Kitchen Design Ideas Submitted by: Jason Hersh Outdoor speakers can add a whole new level of enjoyment to your sound system. There s nothing quite like being able to listen to your favorite music when you are outside relaxing on the patio, in the pool, […]

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