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China set to become world’s 2nd-largest economy

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:06:58 +0000

China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed. By some measures it has already moved to second place after the... China - Japan - Asia - Economy - Military

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Gary Coleman filed restraining order against ex-wife Shannon Price months prior to death

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:39:00 +0000

Just three months before his untimely death, Gary Coleman secretly filed for a restraining order against ex-wife Shannon Price.

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Female gun fanatics on the rise: More women, like ‘three gun’ champ Tasha Hanish, buying guns

Sun, 16 May 2010 01:03:00 +0000

More women are buying their own guns than before, according to a 2009 survey by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which found that gun shop owners reported a 70% increase in female buyers last year.

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Female gun fanatics on the rise: More women, like 'three gun' champ Tasha Hanish, buying guns

For proud Pakistani-US community, an embarrassment

Thu, 06 May 2010 13:23:47 +0000

Across from a counter serving up heaping plates of kabobs and curries, Zahid Hussain scrolled through his phone for messages from fellow Pakistani-Americans. The topic was hardly a surprise.

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About Us

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:53 +0000

The west's proudest export to the Islamic world this past decade has been democracy. That is, not real democracy, which is too complicated, but elections.

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MEMBER CENTER: (Journal of Commerce Online)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:50:16 +0000

Southern California air quality regulators are proposing backstop rules to ensure the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach achieve the diesel emission goals established in their joint Clean Air Action Plan.

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CLUBHOUSE PURPOSE: NEW BLOOD (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:15:54 +0000

By BART PFANKUCH Tony Jacklin has a new job at The Concession golf club, the East Manatee course he co-designed with Jack Nicklaus four years ago. His title: "global ambassador."

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Intellectual Property (Mondaq)

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:16:52 +0000

On December 10, 2009, the District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on the parties' motions for summary judgment in the ongoing open source licensing dispute in Jacobsen v. Katzer . The District Court granted plaintiff Robert Jacobsen's motions for partial summary judgment of copyright infringement, cybersquatting and violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA ...

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STTAR announces Tinsels and Trains event (Sweetwater Reporter)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:04:39 +0000

The Sweetwater Texas Theatre Acquisition and Renovation (STTAR) committee announced their newest endeavor in the ongoing renovation project, at the Texas Theatre. In what will hopefully become an annual event, plans are underway for "Texas Theatre presents Tinsel and Trains."

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STTAR announces Tinsels and Trains event (Sweetwater Reporter)

U.S. firms look to sell wares in emerging markets (Los Angeles Times)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:13:22 +0000

As sales wither at home, manufacturers see China, India and Brazil as a customer base of new affluence. With debt-burdened American consumers cutting back in response to the recession, many U.S. companies are increasingly looking outward, toward fast-developing countries such as China, India and Brazil.

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