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A Red Phone FAQ

Politics – The Red Phone is a "confidence building measure" and communications system designed to decrease tensions and prevent accidental nuclear war by providing direct contact between the leaders of the United States and…

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Beat police to wear body cameras

Science – Police in Southampton are taking to the streets this weekend wearing head and body cameras to tackle violent crime.

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Major demolition work is to take place to prepare for a…

Science – Contractors said it would take up to 10 weeks to knock down the former Bonus Electrical buildings. It is part of a plan to regenerate the city's historic fruit market into a waterfront neighbourhood of homes,…

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Famous peoples Birthdays for the 21st of June

Celebrities – Happy Birthday if yours is also today. Here are Videos, pictures and Bios of some very famous celebrities, Past and present, who have their Birthday today. Some you will have heard of and others you may not have.…

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Anna Porter wins awards for Kasztner's Train

Books – nna Porter recently won two major prizes for her latest book, Kasztner's Train (Douglas & McIntyre): the Canadian Jewish Book Award for history and the Writers' Trust non-fiction prize.

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Ballmer's plan: forget Yahoo, let's go back to the future

Gadgets & Tech – As Bill Gates gradually reduced and then ended his role at Microsoft over the past several years, Steve Ballmer has become the public face of Microsoft. In contrast to Gates, Ballmer appears interested in talking…

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History of Beach Volleyball

Sports – Know how to play Beach Volleyball, History of Beach Volleyball, Rules of Beach Volleyball, Major Beach Volleyball Tournaments through sportsofworld.

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Lake Tahoe 101

Travel – This website discusses the formation of Lake Tahoe, its weather, the people residing there, and how it is being protected.

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Can Changes in Sea Level Cause Periods of Mass Extinction?

Science – For years scientists have been trying to find explanations for some of the world's most mysterious extinction events. Since life began on Earth some 3.5 billion years ago, there have been as many as 23 mass extinction…

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Weis Markets Areas Of Operations Chief Competitors History…

Shopping – Weis Markets, Inc. has its presence in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. The supermarket chain is based in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Harry and Sigmund Weis, two brothers founded the Weis…

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Body Jewelry Fashion Tends of Piercings

Shopping – While some people consider body jewelry to be a recent fashion trend, the truth is that body piercing dates back to ancient times. Body Jewelry was a way used by ancient civilizations to designate social class or…

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Free genealogy and family tree search tips, how to articles…

Family – Lots of free genealogy training and tutorials. "Since 1995, the Treasure Maps Genealogy site has helped millions of people with their genealogy and family tree search. Maybe it can help you, too."

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What the hell is that?

Humor – I was thinking about things I used when I was younger. Things that just went away with the years that teens nowadays have no idea what they are. Maybe they are what they use now but just a bit different. If…

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Today in History - June 18

Do No Evil – In 1940, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, "This was their finest hour." On June 18,…

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In a first, Pakistan's parliament to debate defence budget…

News – Islamabad, For the first time in Pakistan's history, its defence budget will be debated in Parliament. The upper house of the Pakistan parliament will take it up for discussion Wednesday.(contd...)

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A Brief History of the Hyperlink

Gadgets & Tech – A quick history of perhaps the most important invention of our time, "hypertext" - the ability to navigate instantly from one document to the next. I wrote this as a companion piece to today's NYT article about…

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The Best Celebrity Birthday Galleries

Celebrities – Happy Birthday if yours is also today. Here are Videos, pictures and Bios of some very famous celebrities, Past and present, who have their Birthday today. Some you will have heard of and others you may not have.…

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History of hemp and cannibis

Celebrities – History of Hemp..intresting read

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Kanchanaburi Travel Information

Travel – According to most historians, the ancient town of Kanchanaburi was located near Ban Lat Ya, a small village situated approximately 16 kilometers.

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The Amazing Life Cycle Of Head Lice

Pets – A lot of people will cringe the moment you start talking about head lice and that is because the life cycle of head lice is such a hard thing to beat. While it is not rocket science, it is a lot of hard work and…

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Old First Howrah Bridge 1874 - Some Very Rare Images

News – Sir Bradford Leslie's famous floating pontoon bridge, the earlier avatar of the modern Howrah Bridge, was initially set up in 1874, almost coinciding with the establishment of the port of Calcutta in 1870

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This Day in History - June 17

Celebrities – Find out what happened on this day in history.

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The Course of Human Events: June 13-16

Politics – This Day in History: A day-by-day account of the milestones of America and conservatism.

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Can parasites influence the language we speak?

Science – What do parasites and mountains have in common? They both keep populations apart and drive evolution, say researchers.

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The History of Firefox 1.0 to 3.0 in Screenshots

Gadgets & Tech – Mozilla released Firefox version 1.0 to relative obscurity in November of 2004, and four short years later, the much-anticipated Firefox 3.0 will hit the streets with ambitions of setting a new world record tomorrow.

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