Archive for October, 2009

1998: Witchcraft was blamed when a bolt of lightening killed all 11 members of a soccer team in the African Congo village of Bena Tshadi during a game in which both teams were evenly matched 1-1. 1998: a superbly preserved granite sphinx with the head of Cleopatra’s father was winched up by divers in...
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1998: 77 year-old JOHN GLENN become the oldest astronaut in the world when he blasted off from NASA’S lauch site in Florida in space shuttle DISCOVERY, on its nine day flight to study the sun. (Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962) 1996: 2,000 sheep went on the march in...
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“LIVING PROOF: Why we are Impatient Optimists” is a story about success. Millions of lives have been saved, improved and empowered because of the investments in global health made by the U.S. and its partners around the world. We have seen the remarkable successes—living proof that these investments are paying off. There are millions...
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2002: in 2002 Irish actor RICHARD HARRIS died in London after suffering from Hodgkin’s Disease. 1998: in 1998 PRINCE CHARLES and CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES issued their first joint statement rejecting any suggestion that they collaborated with author PENNY JUNOR on her biography CHARLES:VICTIM OR VILLAIN? which sought to shift the blame for the Prince’s...
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1996: in 1996 a year-long study into a mysterious outbreak of black spots on hundreds of Cypriot school children revealed they were caused by jabbing themselves with pencils. 1993: in 1993 American president BILL CLINTON and wife HILLARY were reported to be planning a death pact to allow them to switch off the life...
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If the special woman in your life is retiring from a corporate position or whatever responsible job, you might need some ideas for special gifts and retirement parties. Gift Baskets are always welcome. You can select a large basket crammed full with things you know she likes… Gourmet Food Selections such as favorite fruits...
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Politics in the Maldives will sink to a new low later this month, when the nation’s cabinet holds its first meeting underwater. From the Guardian.co.uk Wednesday 7 October 2009 18.55 BST (found on Google) The country, a collection of atolls and islands in the Indian Ocean, stands less than two metres above sea level,...
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The easiest and fasted way to set up a blog is to go with Google Blogger, http://www.blogger.google.com You just log in with your email address to sign up for a gmail account; that will be your login address, choose a password and follow the prompts the program gives you: do this, do that, then...
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