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Safe Boating Awareness Week kicks off
5/18/2013 The May long weekend marks the unofficial kick-off to recreational boating season in BC. And to help keep the waters safe, today is also the start of National Safe Boating Awareness Week. Over a hundred people turned up on a rainy afternoon at the Vanier Park boat ramp to hear the latest on boat safety. Sergeant Norm Webster was there with the Vancouver Police Marine Unit. He ...
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Sports Asbel Kiprop rips China
Gebremedhen Gebremariam of Ethiopia (3:32.4), who boasts a 3:34.49 personal best. Collins Cheboi (3:32.43), Morroco's AbdalaatiIguider (3:33.29) and Bethwel Birgen (3:33.67) came in third, fourth and fifth respectively. Silas Kiplagat, the world silver medalist over the distance, came in distant sixth in 3:33.85 as former world junior 1,500m silver medalist James Magut (3:35.29) and ...
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Sports Chemelil brew champs Tusker as Sofapaka edge Muhoroni
Thika United . Joel Obwoge scored the opening goal for Chemelil in the 25th minute, but they had to wait until the 70th minute to add the second through Stephen Ocholla. Jesse Were pulled one back for the brewers in the 90th minute, but it was too late to ensure his side pulled at least a draw in the match. In an earlier fixture at the same ...
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Lifestyle Mogadishu fights law on federal states
Puntland was the first to congratulate Madobe and encouraged other communities in south-central Somalia "to establish States in a similar consultative and open process in order to compete the Federal Republic of ...
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Lifestyle Kenya walks a tightrope in Somalia as Kismayo gets new leader
Somalia 's clan elders have created a new mini-state and elected a Kenyan ally as its leader, a move likely to anger Mogadishu and sour ties between the two neighbouring ...
Movie Review
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker is loosely based on an actual incident that took place in the Atlantic Ocean in 1961. The cumbrous title refers to the name of the first Soviet ballistic nuclear submarine, which was set out to sea to shoot a test missile, the purpose being to show the U.S. that the Soviet Union could retaliate with nuclear weapons if attacked. The problem was that the bureaucrats and ... ...
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Lifestyle KEMRI study doubts impact of school deworming initiative
KEMRI scientists based in Kilifi said that the infective stages targeted by such programmes have limited impact on the community. The Kenya National School-based Deworming programme was launched in 2009 and evaluation reports say it reached over 3.6 ...
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When Bobby Ross saw the Rolling Stones and other San Diego sports hits
Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the kick-off of the band's "50 and Counting" tour at the Staples Center on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris ...
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Sport Minister Mutko hopes IOC will restore wrestling in Olympic programme
MOSCOW May 18 (Itar-Tass) - Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko said he was hopeful that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will restore wrestling in the Olympic ...
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Poor performance of AEs linked to winding down of NHS helpline
NHS Direct health advice service referred an extra 120,000 patients to accident and emergency departments in the past year, compared with the final 12 months of the Labour government.The increase in the number of calls to the 0845 service that were considered to require "urgent or emergency" assistance came as staffing levels dropped significantly. More than 1,200 fewer people worked ...
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Star Trek No. 1 on Friday $22M
beamed into first place Friday, pushing Tony Stark and his Iron Man suit into the No. 2 spot. The highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel, which opened wide on Wednesday, made an estimated $22.0 million on Friday in 3,868 locations, including 336 IMAX 3D locations, bringing its domestic total to $35.5 million. This was somewhat shy of expectations: The ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hotel Review
Hyatt Regency Almaty, Kazakhstan
The Hyatt Regency Almaty is a near new luxury hotel situated in the central business district of Almaty near the ...
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