Western Australia braces for another cyclone

Monday, March 27, 2006 Towns and communities in north Western Australia are preparing for the sixth cyclone of the season. The Bureau of Meteorology says a cyclone warning is current for a category 3 cyclone for coastal and island areas between Cape Leveque and Bidyadanga. A cyclone watch extends south to Dampier. The cyclone is […]

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Over 10,000 attend Gallipoli dawn service for ANZAC Day centenary

Monday, April 27, 2015 A crowd of over 10,000 people attended the dawn service on Saturday at Gallipoli, Turkey for the 100th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops there in 1915. The solemn remembrance ceremony was held at the site of the original Gallipoli landings, now known as Anzac Cove. The […]

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Ottawa plans tax windfall to deal with budget surplus

Sunday, October 9, 2005 Canada’s federal government has announced a new program that plans to share unexpected budget surpluses with ordinary citizens. It should be introduced in Ottawa as early as Friday. The Surplus Allocation Act would share any surplus equally between tax cuts, new spending and debt relief. It would not replace Canada’s $3 […]

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Home of Stonehenge builders found

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Scientists have uncovered the largest Neolithic settlement in the United Kingdom at the Durrington Walls and believe that the village was inhabited by the people who built the Stonehenge monument. Scientists say that the village was built around 2,600 B.C., roughly when Stonehenge was believed to have been constructed, and housed […]

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New Mars Orbiter arrives for launch

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 NASA‘s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), the latest robotic spacecraft destined for Mars, arrived at Kennedy Space Center‘s Shuttle Landing Facility on April 30 aboard a C-17 cargo plane and was delivered to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to begin processing. Launching is scheduled for August 10, 2005. With a mission time […]

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P&G to acquire Gillette for US$57 billion

Friday, January 28, 2005 New York –American manufacturing giant Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plans to acquire Gillette Co. for US$57 billion in stock. The purchase plan calls for P&G to swap 0.975 shares of its stock per share of Gillete Co. P&G also announced a stock buyback program in which they would purchase up to […]

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Male Organ Rash And Hiking: Itching On The Trail}

Male Organ Rash and Hiking: Itching on the Trail by John Dugan Hiking is one of those manly activities that is much more fun and satisfying than it sounds on paper as long as male organ rash doesnt rear its ugly head. The invigorating, enlivening feeling that a guy gets from becoming one with Nature […]

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Remnants of Hurricane Felicia affect Hawaii

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 The remnants of former Hurricane Felicia continue to affect the Hawaiian islands today, prompting the issuance of a flash flood watch for Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Kauai. According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood watch is issued “to indicate current or developing hydrologic conditions that are favorable for […]

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