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USA Today
After 50 years, fire still burns underneath Pa. town
Fifty years ago Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited a chain of events that led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia.
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Los Angeles Times
Deputies fired on while serving warrant in Wilmington
Two men were arrested in connection with shots being fired at Sheriff's deputies. The incident took place in Wilmington
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NEWS.au.com
Call to fire Bowen over Rinehart deal
PRIME Minister Gillard should fire Immigration Minister Chris Bowen and scrutinise resource companies in more detail, a union argues.
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Times of India
Stubble burning: Two farmers arrested
Though farmers set their land on fire during daytime, it continued for many hours.It was doused by the plant authorities when it reached near the main outer wall of the plant.
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perez hilton
Fire Breaks Out In One Direction's Zayn Malik's London Flat!
One Direction's Zayn Malik is having a bad day!
A fire broke out in his posh North London flat! Oh no!
Three firetrucks were called to the scene after an electrical fault caused ferocious flames to race through his swanky Princess Park Manor private complex.
Thankfully, no one else lived in the apartment so there were no injuries, [...]
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WSJ
Hunt's News Corp. Role Under Fire
Before the U.K. appointed Jeremy Hunt to oversee News Corp.'s Sky bid, a government lawyer warned that Hunt's previous public statements on the bid could spark criticism.
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The Sun
Fire at Will
FUNNYMAN says controversial celebration may get him sent off from match and deported
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The Sun
Fire at Will
FUNNYMAN says controversial celebration may get him sent off from match and deported
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Huffington Post
Centralia, Pennsylvania Fire Still Burns Underneath Town, 50 Years On (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
CENTRALIA, Pa. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Sunday, a fire at the town dump ignited an exposed coal seam, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the demolition of nearly every building in Centralia — a whole community of 1,400 simply gone.
All these decades later, the Centralia fire still burns. It also maintains its grip on the popular imagination, drawing visitors fro...
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Huffington Post
Xaque Gruber: The Hits of Pat Benatar Fire Up Invincible: The Legend of Billie Jean, The Musical
In the basement of Casita Del Campo, you'll find The Cavern Club, a haven of some of Los Angeles' most creative, colorful, underground theatre including the musical adaptation of the 1980s cult film The Legend Of Billie Jean.
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omg
Zayn Malik’s Apartment On Fire — New Report
Oh, no! One of the One Direction boys had a fire in his ‘flat’ in London yesterday. We hope everything is okay! The last thing anyone wants is for their belongings to burn, but it’s probably even worse to have it happen when you’re halfway across the globe working. HeatWorld.com is reporting Zayn Malik from [...]
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BBC
Wild fire breaks out on island
A large wild fire breaks out on Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides and is threatening two cottages on the north west of the island.
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BoingBoing
Boars Gore and Swords Season 2, third best Game of Thrones podcast
I recently spent a couple of days catching up on my absolutely favorite podcast: Boars Gore and Swords. San Francisco based comedians and hosts Ivan Hernandez and Red Scott are back at making getting it wrong so very right. The dynamic duo started podcasting in Season One; half enamored and half bewildered by HBO's Game [...]
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AP
Extent of fire damage to Maine sub not yet clear
KITTERY, Maine (AP) -- Those who have spent time on Navy submarines will tell you that few combustible materials are aboard. But don't tell that to the firefighters who rushed to the USS Miami when a blaze swept through the billion-dollar nuclear-powered submarine....
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CNN
Brush fire closes part of Interstate 4 in Orlando
A brush fire about 5 miles from Disney World led authorities to bar traffic on a highway in Orlando, police said.
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TechCrunch
Gadget Of The Week: The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0
There are plenty of ways to get your flight school kicks with your smartphone or tablet — this missile shooting Griffin chopper comes to mind — but few manage to ooze as much style (or cost as much money) as Parrot’s AR.Drone 2.0.
Getting the thing ready to fly is surprisingly simple. Once you’ve popped the battery into place, and turned the thing on, the Drone creates its own Wi-Fi network th...
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The Nation
Nawabshah bus firing leaves 8 dead
NAWABSHAH – At least eight people were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a passenger bus on National Highway near Qazi Ahmed town on Friday."At least eight people were killed in the bus firing," said DIG Sanaullah Abbasi. He said the bus was going from Karachi to Attock. Two men boarded the bus just before Qazi Ahmad and later asked ...
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Telegraph
London 2012 Olympics: Usain Bolt fails to fire in Ostrava season opener
World-record holder disappointed with display in Ostrava despite win, while Chambers misses OIympic time.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
McGuinty calls on Ottawa to help him open up the North
Ontarios Ring of Fire area has the potential to rival Albertas oil sands, Premiers letter to Prime Minister says
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
McGuinty calls on Ottawa to play active role in Ring of Fire mining
Exploiting the Ring of Fire, the mining exploration area in Northern Ontario is in the national interest, Dalton McGuinty says in a letter to the Prime Minister
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China Daily
'Official' panacea cure under fire
Liu Weizhong, 54, director of the Gansu provincial Department of Health, was given the nickname "pig foot director" by netizens after advocating the medical benefits of pig feet on his microblog account.
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Telegraph
US election: Mitt Romney 'haunted' by campaign gaffes
Mitt Romney has admitted that he is "haunted" by the gaffes that have plagued his presidential campaign, such as declaring amid an unemployment crisis that he enjoyed "being able to fire people".
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Slashdot
Fire May Leave US Nuclear Sub Damaged Beyond Repair
Hugh Pickens writes "AP reports that a fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has caused such extensive damage to its forward compartments that the 22-year-old Los Angeles-class attack submarine might have to be scrapped. 'These submarines were designed decades ago. So they're no longer state of the art,' says analyst Loren Thompson. 'If thi...
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Daily Mail
M25 crash: Huge delays after lorry driver carrying vodka is killed in collision with 2nd truck
The M25 was closed between junctions 27 and 28 in Essex after a lorry carrying vodka collided with another lorry and caught fire A lorry driver, in his 50s, was killed in the crash
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National Post
State of emergency declared in Timmins as forest fire rages
Officials in Timmins in northern Ontario have declared a state of emergency as a wildfire that has been burning for days continues to grow
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Reuters
UK's Cameron defends role in Murdoch takeover deal
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David
Cameron rejected calls to fire his Culture Minister on Friday
after a public inquiry heard how the minister had ignored
warnings from staff to...
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Los Angeles Times
Evacuation order lifted in San Diego County fire
An evacuation order has been lifted for homes once threatened by the fast-moving Banner fire east of Julian in northern San Diego County.
Residents of more than 100 homes in the Shelter Valley area had been ordered to evacuate Thursday afternoon as the fire moved eastward. But by midnight, several hundred firefighters had asserted enough control that the order was lifted and Highway 78 reopened...
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Daily Telegraph
PM under fire over Rinehart foreign workers deal
SENIOR Labor MPs demand Gillard withdraws approval for mining magnate to employ more than 1700 foreign workers.
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siliconindia
Mobile App Development to Fire Up Job Market
Mobile device and mobile app markets are booming for IT professionals. It would not be an exaggeration to state that these two industries are forces to be reckoned with and can be a huge lifeline for IT professionals who have been hit by recession
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Telegraph
Fire crews demolish walls to release Britain's fattest teen from house after she posted plight on Facebook
Britain's fattest teenager was in a mammoth rescue operation to get her out of her own home with 30 builders, scaffolders, police, fire service and ambulance crew.
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Times LIVE
Fire damages spa in Durban
The Mangwanani Spa in Durban was shut down yesterday after a fire destroyed a large part of the complex.
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Goal.com
MLS Preview: Chicago Fire - Columbus Crew
Columbus, fresh off a big win in Seattle, travels to Illinois, which has been a barren hunting ground for the Crew in recent seasons.
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Daily Mail
ANOTHER bear falls from tree in Colorado (but this one needed the help of the fire department to get down)
The black bear is the third bear in so many weeks to be pictured falling tranquilised from a tree. This one climbed high up in a tree in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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Times of India
Seven injured as US N-submarine catches fire
At least seven people were wounded after a fire broke out overnight on a US Navy's nuclear-powered submarine, the Navy said Thursday.
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Al Jazhera
Ex-Tunisian president denies role in deaths
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali denies giving orders to fire on protesters during country's 2011 uprising.
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politico
Romney 'haunted a little' by his gaffes, regrets 'like to fire people' line
Mitt Romney opened up a bit to Peggy Noonan, who asked him about the understanding many reporters and political watchers have that he is so cautious with what he says because of his dad's "brainwashed" comment from his own Vietnam War-era presidential run:
"I don't think my father's comment figures into my thinking at all," he says. It's his own mistakes "that make me want to kick myself in t...
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Irish Times
New music from Aztec fire
When writing her new piano concerto, Deirdre Gribbin went back to the time of the Aztecs, and what she learned about their fire ceremony sparked her imagination – and gave her the title of the piece, writesMICHAEL DERVAN
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Wired
An Analysis of Blaster Fire in Star Wars
Star Wars has captured more attention for a longer time than almost any other movie ever made. But there are still questions that remain unanswered. For example, what exactly are the blasters? Physicist Rhett Allain analyzed these machines to answer burning questions every true Star Wars fan needs the answers to, such as: How fast are the blaster bolts? Do the blasters from th...
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Daily Mail
Jordan Rhodes is a goal machine... but his dad wanted him to play in goal
Jordan Rhodes began to sense he might make a living out of goalscoring when he used to fire one shot after another past his dad in the back garden.
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TMZ
Dwight Howard -- I'm NOT to Blame for Van Gundy's Firing
Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard says he had NOTHING to do with the team's decision to fire head coach Stan Van Gundy ... telling TMZ, "I hate to see anyone lose their job."Howard -- who's still rehabbing from back surgery in L.A. -- was out in…
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National Post
Paul Gross on getting fired from Battleship
"Hollywood cannot bring itself to fire anybody," Gross says of his brief stint writing for the Hollywood flop. "So they invent all these euphemisms for what’s happened”
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Hindustan Times
Oil firms, state govts step in to douse petrol fire
A day after the steepest ever petrol price hike of Rs 7.54 sparked protests by UPA allies and Opposition parties in the country on Thursday, there were strong indications that the govt would cushion the blow for the common man. Anupama Airy & Aurangzeb Naqshbandi report. A token relief of Rs. 1.50 in offing | The rise and rise of pe...
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FOXnews
Kristen Stewart defends controversial threesome scene in film adaptation of 'On the Road,' report says
Kristen Stewart is under fire for appearing topless and in a threesome in her new movie, "On the Road," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday.
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ElPais
DEA under inquiry for deaths during Honduran drug patrol
Two of the four killed in the attack were pregnant women. US government denies agents fired at boat
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Reuters
Senate 'Fire Department' seeks to ease partisan rancor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it a humble effort to douse the flames of dysfunction and paralysis in the U.S. Senate.
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physorg
Fighting house fires with computer models
(Phys.org) -- Through advanced computer modelling of house fires, mechanical engineers at UNSW are giving fire fighters a new suite of tools to investigate and battle dangerous blazes in time for the traditionally high-risk winter months.
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FOX
Fire on Nuclear-PoweredSubmarine Injures 6
Six people, including one firefighter, injured after fire on nuke-powered submarine USS Miami in Maine
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BBC
US submarine fire injures seven
Seven people, including five five firefighters, are injured in a fire on a nuclear-powered submarine in the US state of Maine.
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Telegraph
Abandoned regional fire service control rooms 'cost £1m every month'
A string of fire service control rooms that have never been used are costing taxpayers more than £1 million every month, reports suggest.
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The Guardian
US nuclear submarine fire leaves six injured
Authorities say USS Miami was not carrying nuclear missiles and that reactor was undamaged in fire at naval shipyard in MaineSix people have been injured after a fire broke out on a nuclear-powered submarine docked in a US naval shipyard.The blaze – which started in the "forward compartment" of the USS Miami shortly before 6pm on Wednesday – has not affected the vessel's reactor, which was not ...
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BBC
VIDEO: Fire breaks out on US nuclear sub
At least six people are injured after a fire breaks out on a US nuclear submarine at a dockyard in the state of Maine.
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Reuters
Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fire crews hampered by wind gusts and the driest conditions in two decades in the U.S. Southwest made slow gains on Wednesday battling dangerous forest and brush fires, including a wildfire in Nevada that doubled in size overnight and destroyed 17 buildings and two homes.
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Washington Post
Video: Goal in MLS match between Chicago Fire and FC Dallas shouldn’t have counted. However.....
Marco Pappa’s goal in the 63rd minute lifted the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 MLS victory over FC Dallas on Wednesday night. If only it were that simple.
The Fire was awarded a penalty kick when Pappa was taken down. On the penalty, Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman stopped Sebastian Grazzini’s attempt. Pappa converted the rebound but was several yards...
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USA Today
Submarine catches fire at Maine shipyard
Maine firefighters are battling a blaze aboard the nuclear submarine USS Miami at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Two firefighters were hurt.
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WSJ
Healthcare Districts' Role Under Fire
Two state assemblymen are training their sights on the municipal agencies known as healthcare districts, arguing they are outdated institutions whose funds would be put to better use helping county health systems.
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New York Times
The Lede Blog: Video of Settler Shooting Raises Questions Over Israeli Army Response
The footage of Israeli settlers appearing to open fire on Palestinians drew international attention and raised questions over the effectiveness of Israeli military forces in calming such tense situations.
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Goal.com
Inzaghi a stelle e strisce? Dagli Usa è arrivata già la smentita: "Nessun accordo con i Chicago Fire"
Negli Usa smentiscono l'arrivo di Superpippo nelle fila dei Chiacago Fire. Secondo una fonte vicina al club statunitense non c'è ancora nessun accordo con la punta rossonera.
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amNY
Bloomberg under fire for weekend helicopter trips
The mayor's office is keeping mum about a video that shows him allegedly violating a ban on using a helicopter at the East 34th Street helipad, but nearby residents say he has been a constant pest.
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AP
Feds add 2012 model year to Chevy Cruze fire probe
DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. safety officials have added the 2012 model year to an investigation of engine fires in the Chevrolet Cruze....
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The Jerusalem Post
Palestinian fire wounds IDF troops on Gaza border
Officer and soldier lightly hurt by shots fired from central Gaza; IDF troops return fire in direction of source of attack.
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AllThingsDigital
Zou Bisou! Netflix Says It Brought a Million New Viewers to Mad Men
Netflix, under fire for stealing eyeballs away from TV, says it's boosting ratings for new shows.
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AP
Russian military jet crashes in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) -- A Russian military jet malfunctioned while landing in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, injuring six people as it rolled off the runway, broke apart and caught fire, Czech and Russian officials said. At least one man was in life-threatening condition....
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Times of India
Major fire at PNB building in Delhi
A major fire broke out in a multi-storey building housing offices of banks, around 300 metres from Parliament House, here on Wednesday evening, fire brigade officials said.
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BBC
Chariots of Fire sprints on stage
A stage version of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire has its premiere in London and is now set for a West End run during the Olympics.
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BBC
VIDEO: Gunmen kill ten at Karachi rally
At least 10 people have died after gunmen opened fire on a political rally in Pakistan's volatile southern port city of Karachi, police say.
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FT
BoJ holds fire on further easing
The Bank of Japan has kept its monetary policy settings unchanged, noting signs of a pick-up in the domestic economy and a “moderate” recovery in the US
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Reuters
James and Wade on fire as Heat crush Pacers
MIAMI (Reuters) - With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on fire, the Miami Heat pounded the Indiana Pacers 115-83 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff semi-final.
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Irish Times
Fire destroys landmark Kerry pub reputed to be the highest in Ireland
FIRE HAS destroyed the Top of Coom, which is perched on an elevated site east of Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, near the border with Cork and more than 1,000ft above sea level, and which is purported to be the highest pub in Ireland.
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Daily Telegraph
Man fires bullets into city bus
A MAN allegedly opened fire on a bus carrying eight passengers in Sydney's inner west after the driver refused to let him board.
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Mashable
Impossible Wooden Light Bulb Shines Bright [VIDEO]
A wooden light bulb might sound like an impossible concept — how would it light up without generating at least a few sparks? — but thanks…
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Scientific American
Shadow Fire: 10 Fantastic Photos of Sunday's Annular Solar Eclipse
Sunday lived up to its name this past weekend, as countless skywatchers in the western U.S. took in a rare annular solar eclipse . An annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in front of the sun but its apparent size, from Earth's perspective, is too small to completely cover the solar disk. During the May 20 eclipse, the moon covered as much as 94 percent of the sun, leaving a na...
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Irish Times
Possibility of new PTSB rate cut
Irish Life & Permanent indicated its banking arm would further reduce residential mortgage rates, as it came under fire today from customers furious at having to pay more than homeowners at rival banks.
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National Post
German schoolboy arrested after opening fire on school grounds
Police arrested an armed 14-year-old boy Tuesday after he opened fire with at least one weapon at his school in southern Germany, authorities said.
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Gizmodo
This Kindle Is Your I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Paper Deal of the Day [Dealzmodo]
I end pretty much every day the same way, reading a book until I drift off. It's the perfect cap to any day. I highly recommend it, except for one caveat. Expect to drop your book almost everytime. You'll lose your page, making it nearly impossible to quickly find out whether or not Leah shot the Impala as it jumped through the ring of fire, without ruinin...
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BBC
Bacteria clean up fire aftermath
Bacteria bring life back to fire-damaged areas of the Mournes
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science blogs
Kommentar von DerLustigeRobot bei "Der Schatten des Mondes und der Ring aus Feuer" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 22.05.2012
@rolak, @MacPomm: "Jonny Cash"
Der "Ring of Fire" wird wohl für mich untrennbar mit einem gedanklichen Bild verbunden bleiben, das entstand, als kurz nach Cash's Tod bekannt wurde, dass mit dem Song Werbung für ein Medikament gegen Hämorrhoiden-Schmerzen gemacht werden sollte. Gut, dass ganz konservativ Stärke dagegen bewiesen wurde.
Dann ist das Teil doch eher geeignet, Liebe und Sucht übe...
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USA Today
Gunmen open fire at rally in Pakistan; 9 killed
Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and sparking rioting.
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Reuters
U.N. observers see Syrian forces kill two: rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian police killed two people on Tuesday when they opened fire on a crowd who came out to welcome United Nations observers in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, a rebel official said.
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Daily Mail
Band of brothers: The science behind why men become MORE sociable under stress
When under stress - or under fire - men tend to become more sociable and band together, rather than succumbing to a primitive 'fight or flight' instinct, say Freiburg researchers.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
All trapped workers rescued from Zimbabwe mine
Around 60 miners trapped underground on Tuesday after an accident and fire at Zimbabwes Mimosa platinum mine have been brought back to the surface without injury, the company said.
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Irish Times
Fire destroys landmark Kerry pub
A fire has destroyed a pub on the Kerry-Cork border which is reputed to be the highest in Ireland.
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Daily Mail
Plans to allow small firms to hire and fire workers more easily face axe
David Cameron is expected to shelve key elements of a controversial report calling for small firms to be exempted from rules on unfair dismissal, company pensions, flexible working rights and even employing children.
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The Jerusalem Post
8 killed as car flips, catches fire near Tiberias
Police say accident occurred when car's brakes went out; 7-year-old girl rescued; dead reportedly parents and their 6 kids.
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Irish Times
West Bank settlers shown firing on Palestinians as Israeli troops stand by
THE ISRAELI human rights group B’tselem has released video clips shot by Palestinian villagers showing Israeli troops standing by as settlers open fire at close range on a group of stone throwers.
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BBC
VIDEO: Should it be easier to fire staff?
Business Secretary Vince Cable has attacked a plan being considered by fellow ministers to make it easier for companies to sack workers.
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AP
Magic fire coach Stan Van Gundy; GM also gone
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy on Monday and agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith....
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National Post
Magic fire Van Gundy, part ways with GM Smith
The Orlando Magic have fired coach Stan Van Gundy after a rocky season. The Magic also have mutually agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith
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Reuters
Crews gain upper hand battling wildfires in Southwest
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Fire crews gained a fragile upper hand against stubborn Arizona wildfires on Monday, but cautioned that tinder-dry conditions and high temperatures could jeopardize containment efforts in coming days.
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National Geographic
Solar Eclipse Pictures: 2012 "Ring of Fire" Dazzles U.S., Asia
See stunning images of the annular eclipse that created a "ring of fire" enjoyed by millions of sky-watchers in Asia and the U.S. West.
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Telegraph
Rows break out over eurozone woes
Eurozone leaders have come under fire for failing to deal with the political divisions and crippled banks that pose as big a risk to the single currency as Greece.
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Daily Mail
Solar Eclipse 2012: Heart-shaped sun seen over LA as others see rare 'ring of fire' sweep around the world
The moon slowly 'bit into' the sun, creating incredible visual effects such as a golden heart gleaming through branches in Los Angeles as the world watched an annular eclipse.
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Salon
As Kristen Wiig departs “SNL,” what’s next for women?
"Saturday Night Live" says goodbye to a star -- and leaves late night without a queen
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Fortune
68,000 Jeep Wranglers recalled for fire risk
Chrysler Group is recalling about 68,000 Jeep Wrangers in the U.S. for a problem that has lead to fires in some cases.
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American Scientist
Blazing "Ring of Fire" Eclipse Makes Millions Look toward Sky from Eastern Asia to Western U.S.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Associated Press) -- From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.
from CBS News
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USA Today
Photos: 'Ring of fire' eclipse
Photos of yesterday's annular solar eclipse from Asia and America.
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Hindustan Times
Lokpal Bill referred to Rajya Sabha Select Committee
The controversial Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill was today referred to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, further delaying the setting up of the anti-graft ombudsman which has been hanging fire for 42 years.
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Times LIVE
On the dark side of the moon: gallery
The sun and moon aligned over the Earth in a rare astronomical event on Monday - an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
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Mail & Guardian
'Ring of fire' has spectators eyes on the skies
Millions turned their eyes to the sky as a solar eclipse created a "ring of fire" from Asia to the western US, where it was greeted with whoops.
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Reuters
Rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse to dim skies
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (Reuters) - The sun and moon will align over the earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday - an annular eclipse that will dim the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
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Irish Times
US tour: Harrington fails to fire in final round
Pádraig Harrington failed to make a move on the leaders at Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, after he shot a one-under-par 69 last night.
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Washington Post
Cher and Grover Norquist in Twitter warfare
Cher is a household name. Grover Norquist is not.
Cher, the singer, actress, activist and gay icon, never holds back. She has often come under fire for her outspokenness, and her boldness is no different on Twitter, where she has more than 600,000 followers.
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Pravda
Ring of fire eclipse
Today's "Rign of Fire Eclipse" (May 20) is known as an annular solar eclipse. Annular eclipses only occur when the moon is at a point in its orbit that is too far from Earth to completely block the sun. During today's solar eclipse, the moon will block up to 94 percent of the sun and last about 4 1/2 minutes inside a 300 kilometer wide...
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The Nation
Four more killed in drive-by shootings
KARACHI – Four people were killed and three others wounded in drive-by shootings in different parts of the metropolis on Sunday.In the first incident, unidentified gunmen, riding a motorbike, killed a driver of the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Orangi Town. Identified as 50-year-old Tariq, son of Ghulam Haider, the victim was heading somewhere when the attackers opened fire on him, leaving him ...
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The Nation
Four more killed in drive-by shootings
KARACHI – Four people were killed and three others wounded in drive-by shootings in different parts of the metropolis on Sunday.In the first incident, unidentified gunmen, riding a motorbike, killed a driver of the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Orangi Town. Identified as 50-year-old Tariq, son of Ghulam Haider, the victim was heading somewhere when the attackers opened fire on him, leaving him ...
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The Nation
Four more killed in drive-by shootings
KARACHI – Four people were killed and three others wounded in drive-by shootings in different parts of the metropolis on Sunday.In the first incident, unidentified gunmen, riding a motorbike, killed a driver of the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Orangi Town. Identified as 50-year-old Tariq, son of Ghulam Haider, the victim was heading somewhere when the attackers opened fire on him, leaving him ...
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Rolling Stone
Mick Jagger Performs 'The Last Time' with Arcade Fire on 'SNL'
Mick Jagger returned to Saturday Night Live for the first time in 34 years as both host and musical guest of the season finale performing with the Foo Fighters Jeff Beck and Arcade Fire For his first collaboration with Arcade Fire the veteran rocker sang "The Last Time" off 1965's Out...
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USA Today
Chrysler recalls Jeeps for fire risk
Chrysler is recalling nearly 87,000 Jeeps in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere after 14 complaints of fires.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Flames, barricades, and Arcade Fire: Quebec protests make waves
A plan to restore order in Montreal appeared to erupt in smoke late Saturday, with fiery blockades blazing on a busy downtown street corner in a dispute gaining international attention.
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Barrons
Greek Fire Smoldering, Investors in Retreat
Toting up the cost of Athens' possible withdrawal from the euro zone, and the real danger—a contagion that could spread the crisis to all of Europe.
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Times LIVE
Slikour will not remove 'Blacks are Fools' song: report
Hip hop artist Slikour said he will not remove his song 'Blacks are Fools' from the internet despite coming under fire from many South Africans, a newspaper reported.
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Mail & Guardian
Slikour refuses to remove 'Blacks Are Fools' song
Hip hop artist Slikour says he will not remove his song "Blacks are Fools" from the internet despite coming under fire from many South Africans.
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Times of India
Pakistan to test-fire nuclear-missile
Pakistan will test fire a new nuclear-capable missile by the end of this month, a media report said Saturday.
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New York Times
Character Study: James Crockman, the Human Antenna of the Breaking News Network
James Crockman listens to 17 police and fire frequencies from a New Jersey office to cull spot items for subscribers like news media outlets.
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The Sun
Goldenballs of fire
DAVID BECKHAM proudly holds Olympic torch aloft — sparking off the 2012 London Games
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National Post
French feminist, Time magazine fire latest shots in ‘Mommy Wars’
You could call Elisabeth Badinter a very lucky woman. It’s not just that she’s wealthy, successful, a respected scholar and a bestselling writer
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news.com.au
Delta denies ripping off riff
DELTA Goodrem describes alleged similarities between her new single and a hit song by Canadian band Arcade Fire as "a storm in a teacup".
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Trapped and on fire
A HONEY-voiced Indonesian living it up in London after busking in Melbourne: Dougy Mandagi outlines the extraordinary temper of his times.
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The Sun
Pastor: My fire hell
MALDONADO was forced to battle thick smoke to save his 12-year-old cousin in Spain
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AP
Military: No sign of its material on hot rocks
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The military says there's no indication that any of its material got onto beach rocks that caught fire and badly burned a Southern California woman....
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Annex detached sells for $21,000 premium
Fire station next door was no deterrent
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science blogs
Ring of Fire Eclipse: May 20th [Greg Laden's Blog]
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White House
Message -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Burma
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyo...
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DerSpiegel
Bitte lächeln!: The Heat is on!
Beim Baseball wird zu YMCA getanzt, ein Fußballspieler fungiert als Edelfan des eigenen Teams und ein Anhänger der Miami Heat ist "on fire". SPIEGEL ONLINE hat genau hingeschaut und zeigt die spannendsten Bilder aus der Welt des Sports.
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Reuters
Israeli fire wounds seven Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli army fired into the Gaza Strip on Thursday, injuring seven Palestinians in an incident that broke a relative lull in the coastal enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
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USA Today
Pujols homers after Angels fire hitting coach
Mickey Hatcher is gone and Albert Pujols hits a three-run homer. Cause and effect?
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New York Times
Tortorella Urges His Players On, to Little Effect
With colorful exhortations to his players that began soon after the opening face-off, the Rangers’ coach seemed to recognize his team’s lack of fire early.
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Entertainment Online
Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator Under Fire From Arab Americans
Not everyone is psyched about Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comic creation.
With The Dictator invading theaters today, the funnyman is taking heat from Arab-American groups who say his...
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FT
Google to unveil search results overhaul
Its detailed ‘Knowledge Graph’ display – the internet giant’s biggest online shake-up in five years – is likely to again draw fire from rivals
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Foreign Policy
U.N. monitors in Syria caught in violent clashes
Six
U.N.
monitors came under fire while touring Khan Sheikhoun in northern Idlib province
on Tuesday. Three U.N. vehicles were reportedly hit by improvised explosive
devices (IEDs) but none of the monitors were injured. Opposition fighter Major
Sami al-Kurdi said, "They are now with the Free Army which is
protecting them." A U.N. patrol was sent to pick up the observers on Wednesday.
Accord...
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Times of India
Re slumps to a record low against dollar
The rupee slumped to a record low against the dollar on Wednesday as risk aversion in global markets added pressure on a currency already under fire from the country's current account and fiscal deficits.
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Los Angeles Times
Angels beat A's, 4-0, then fire hitting coach Mickey Hatcher
Mickey Hatcher is dismissed in the wake of a 16-21 start during which the Angels have scored only 134 runs and been shut out a major league-high eight times. Triple-A coach Jim Eppard replaces him.The first major repercussion from the Angels' disappointing 16-21 start occurred Tuesday night when the team announced that hitting coach Mickey Hatcher had been fired.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Angels fire hitting coach
Mickey Hatcher dismissed after Pujols and others got off to dismal starts at the plate
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AP
Angels fire hitting coach Mickey Hatcher
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Angels fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher on Tuesday after Albert Pujols and many of his teammates got off to dismal offensive start this season....
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Nature
Photonics: Solar panel in the eye
Special glasses that fire near-infrared signals onto a device implanted into the retina could one day help to restore vision in blind people. This system would require fewer implanted components such as wires and coils to power the device than other proposed retinal prostheses.James
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Irish Times
Bank of England governor under fire
LONDON BRIEFING:SIR MERVYN King, who today delivers the Bank of England’s quarterly Inflation Report, still has more than a year to serve as governor of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, but already there is feverish speculation on his successor.
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AP
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country's economy and, as proof, pointed to "a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American."...
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Hindustan Times
Will Srinivasan allow a probe against himself?
When it comes to judging corruption allegations in cricket, particularly in the sub-continent, 'no smoke without fire' has become the favoured testing method. N Ananthanarayanan writes.
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Rolling Stone
"Okay Cupid"
High school-age mall employee and avowed Justin Bieber obsessive Kitty Pryde is this millisecond's internet-rap brush fire But the Floridian's debut single is arresting well-beyond its novelty appeal Over a sumptuously screwed beat from Lil B and A$AP Roky producer Beautiful Lou she floats a drowsy giggly love-letter to her...
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Irish Times
Luas services resume after fire
Service on the Luas Green Line in Dublin has returned to normal after being been disrupted for several hours due to a fire on Harcourt Street.
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Irish Times
Man sets himself alight at Breivik trial
A man set himself on fire on today outside an Oslo courthouse where the Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for murdering 77 people last July, police said.
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Reuters
New wine glasses aim to balance "water and fire"
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Could a wine glass shaped roughly like a closed tulip blossom revolutionize the savoring of fine vintages by taming the alcohol in the wine?
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WSJ
Trading Blunder Claims a Casualty
Ina Drew became the first casualty of J.P. Morgan's $2.3 billion trading loss. Tough executive-pay rules adopted since the financial crisis mean her retirement package could soon come under fire as well.
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Mail & Guardian
Davies denies irregularly firing consumer commissioner
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says his department did not fire Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi after clashing with director general Lionel October.
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USA Today
Authorities say substance was drywall powder
After local fire and police responded to white powder sent to ESPN's Bristol, Conn. offices, testing found substance to be drywall powder.
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Washington Post
Wonkbook: The losses and lessons of Hedgegate
On Saturday, at 9:17am, Henry Blodget, the editor of Business Insider, asked the question that was on everyone's mind: "So, when is JP Morgan going to fire the incompetent fools who just lost $2 billion and trashed the firm's reputation?"
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Los Angeles Times
NBC hopes you find its schedule funny
The network's fall schedule includes four nights of comedy, sci-fi drama 'Revolution' from J.J. Abrams, drama 'Chicago Fire' from Dick Wolf and Season 3 of 'The Voice.'NBC evidently believes laughter is the best medicine: The struggling network will have a strong dose of comedy on four nights in its fall lineup plus the Season 3 return of"The Voice."
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Irish Times
Why paint Haughey's house as the Hell Fire Club?
Since Abbeville came on the market, lurid imaginations have been peopling its past with notorious characters
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Daily Mail
Fire in Williams garage after Spanish Grand Prix
Williams' first Grand Prix victory since 2004 has been marred after a major fire broke out in their garage leaving a number of people being treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
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Washington Post
PROFILES IN CARTOONING COURAGE: How artists in Syria, Iran and India wield their free-speech pens against powerful forces
SPEAKING THURSDAY at the Library of Congress, “Doonesbury” creator Garry Trudeau
highlighted an intriguing dynamic of satire: The more the intended target reacts, he said, the more its practitioner gains the advantage. If the victim flinches or returns fire at a cartoon, the illustration only gains in power.
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Daily Telegraph
Mystery continues as house fire kills five kids
PAIR arrested over children's deaths have been released without charge. The blaze is still considered suspicious.
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AP
Post office will not ship laptops, iPads abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries such as smartphones, laptops and iPads, citing the risk of fire....
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Entertainment Online
The Hunger Games: Bridesmaids Star "Campaigning" for Catching Fire Role
No doubt most anyone in Hollywood would love to land a role in Catching Fire, the still not fully cast follow-up to mega blockbuster The Hunger Games.
Heck, even one of the hilariously...
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SI
Where Kobe's fire comes from
This story appears in the May 14, 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated. Buy the digital version of the magazine here.
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Rolling Stone
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Debut Song on 'Letterman'
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros stopped by the Late Show with David Letterman to perform "Man on Fire" a cut from their forthcoming album Here Loose-limbed frontman Alex Ebert led his band through the gospel-tinged tune looking a bit bewildered but sounding warm and soulful
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China Daily
Flag burning
Some radical Filipinos set Chinese flag to fire.
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Reuters
Dewey & LeBoeuf pension plans seized; faces lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Regulators moved on Thursday to seize control of pension plans at Dewey & LeBoeuf, the latest sign of likely collapse at what was once a top U.S. law firm. Dewey also faced its first lawsuit over plans to fire hundreds of employees.
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Zeit
Musik: Euphorie und Schwermut: Dreimal neuer Indie-Folkrock
<img style="float:left; margin-right:5px" src="http://images.zeit.de/news/../publishedPictures/Monster_36483502_onlineBild.jpg-148x84.jpg"/>Berlin (dpa) - Die Grammy-Gewinner Arcade Fire haben einen sehr typischen Sound hoffähig gemacht - orchestraler Indie-Rock, der Euphorie und Schwermut zu mitreißenden Hymnen verbindet. Drei Bands au...
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BBC
Guinea police tear-gas protesters
Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse protesters angry at the government's handling of overdue parliamentary elections.
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Los Angeles Times
Melissa Gilbert: Like 'fire and fire' working with Maks on 'DWTS'
Melissa Gilbert may have been eliminated from “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, but she went out on a hot note – apparently mirroring her working relationship with dance pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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Daily Telegraph
Parliament won't pay fire victims
WA Premier Barnett says it's not state's obligation to compensate victims of bushfire that bore down on runners in ultramarathon race.
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Daily Mail
Flame-eating beauty queen hopes to get Miss England judges hot under the collar with dazzling fire show
Jessie Palmer, 20, from Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire, believes her fire-breathing talents will boost her chances of being crowned Miss England 2012.
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Times of India
Prometheus bound
Prometheus, who gave the gift of fire to humankind, was punished by the gods by being shackled to a rock. In a replay of the Greek myth, the Indian people have been chained to the rock of governmental inertia. The Indian diaspora has shown that wherever people from this part of the subcontinent go, they excel economically, seeming to carry within themselves the fire of initiative and enterprise...
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Telegraph
Facebook under fire over child porn
A significant amount of child pornography is being uploaded onto Facebook every single day, according to a new report.
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Los Angeles Times
Our too-thirsty forests
Federal fire suppression policy has led to an overabundance of trees.Ronald Reagan once justified logging with "a tree is a tree; how many more do you need to look at?" Besides, he warned, "trees cause more pollution than automobiles." We cringed at his biases. Yet due to forces none foresaw, Reagan's gaffes may now ring true.
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MarketWatch
Irwin Kellner: What, me worry about inflation?
Those who advocate more inflation as a way of boosting economic growth here in the United States are playing with fire, writes Irwin Kellner.
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webwire
Amazon Money Machine Bonus For The Last 24 Hours
Jason Katzenback, Jason Potash and Matt Clark are keeping the doors open to Amazon Money Machine for one more day. This product has created a literal stampede in the internet community. As an additional A...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
80 firefighters battle blaze at Scarborough factory
No injuries reported in fire at Atlantic Packaging, on Progress near Midland
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Salon
It’s not quite morning in America, but …
There is some evidence that a potentially critical chunk of swing voters are factoring in the horrific economic conditions that Barack Obama inherited from George W. Bush and giving him the benefit of the doubt.Obama’s ability probably depends on this sentiment enduring. Mitt Romney’s strategy, it’s long been clear, involves stoking the public’s economic anxiety with dire (and often misleading)...
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New York Times
When to Believe the Buzz
The start-up scene is on fire, flooded with apps and services that are attracting users and backing from venture capitalists.
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TheDomains
Google’s Penguin Update Has WebMasterWorld’s Forum On Fire
Google’s Penguin update to its algorithm, has a lot of people on the WebmasterWorld.com Forum chatting about its effect
Most comments are detecting changes to their own sites and pages.
As usually it was one comment that started off the conversation that is currently over 30 pages and here it is:
“”"After over 10 years of consistently ranking between position #1 and #3 on page one for a single ...
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The Jerusalem Post
PA arrests dozens of Fatah members, officers
Clampdown comes after unidentified gunmen opened fire at home of Jenin governor Musa, who died of heart attack.
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dlisted
Tan Mom Goes In On "Snoopy"
I know. Whores, including this whore, need to stop trying to make Tan Mom happen, but I promise this will be the last post about her (I'm lying). After this, the next time we'll talk about her is when we're all drunk in a booth at Waffle House at 3am and the waitress brings a plate of sausage patties and one of us goes, "It's Tan Mom!" That'll be the next time, but in the meantim...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Yahoo CEO under fire for résumé 'error'
Hedge fund claims Scott Thompson embellished his academic credentials by claiming a computer science degree he doesnt hold
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Reuters
Third Point demands Yahoo fire CEO by Monday
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund investor Third Point demanded that internet company Yahoo Inc fire its chief executive, Scott Thompson, by Monday for padding his resume.
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CNN
Was Kindle Fire just a flash in the pan?
Sales of the Kindle e-readers have apparently also fallen off a cliff.
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Fortune
Was Amazon's Kindle Fire just a flash in the pan?
Sales of the Kindle e-readers have apparently also fallen off a cliff
FORTUNE -- Thursday was bad-news day for Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle line of tablets and e-readers.
IDC released first quarter tablet sales data that had Kindle Fire shipments falling from 4.8 million in the Christmas quarter to less than 750,000 units last quarter. "Kindle Fire Shipments Fizzle" was the headline on AllThingsD.
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SI
Jon Wertheim: With Game 3 loss, Knicks' crazy season sure to end in silence
NEW YORK -- This was no New York nick. This was a full-blown laceration, a wound that left a trail of blood, necessitated stitches and, depending on your sources, almost divorced a finger from the rest of a left hand. Three days had elapsed since Amar'e Stoudemire stalked off the AmericanAirlines Arena court in Miami and decided to fight the glass casement shrouding a fire extinguisher -- the g...
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el universal
Francis Lawrence, en secuela de Los Juegos del hambre
El director de "I Am Legend" y "Constantine" se encargará de rodar la segunda parte, llamada "Catching Fire"
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Barrons
iPad Market Share Surges To 68%; Kindle, Android Tablets Falter
The share of the global tablet market commanded by Apple‘s (AAPL) iPad soared to 68% in the first quarter, up from 54.7% in the fourth quarter, according to new research from IDC. Tablets that ran on Google‘s (GOOG) Android platform did not do as well. Amazon‘s (AMZN) Kindle Fire saw its share of the market [...]
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CNN Money
ECB holds its fire as euro economy falters
European Central Bank officials voted Thursday to hold interest rates steady, even as the euro area economy slides towards recession.
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New York Times
World Briefing | The Americas: Honduras: Neglect Cited in Prison Fire
A commission delegation said Wednesday that the the Feb. 14 fire that killed 361 people at the Comayagua national prison was the result of decades of neglect.
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Barrons
Chesapeake Release Raises Many More Questions
The Chesapeake Energy (CHK) board bowed to investor pressure today and agreed to end a special perk (“The Founder Well Participation Program”) for CEO Aubrey McClendon a year early. McClendon has come under fire for a clause in his contact that allows him to take 2.5% stakes in wells that the company is drilling, which [...]
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AvailableDomainNames
NameJet Pre-Release Auctions of Note 5-1-12
It's been about 6 months since I last posted a NameJet Pre-Release auction list so I figured it was about time to fire one off and see how their inventory measures up to the Godaddy lists I've been posting.
In the past I always felt like NameJet had higher quality, top end domains even though Godaddy [...]
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USA Today
Stoudemire punch a gift to tabloid headline writers
Amar'e Stoudemire's battle with a fire extinguisher in Miami caused pain for every Knicks fan.
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The Sun
Torres ’n Drogba can strike gold
PETR CECH reckons Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba CAN team up to fire Chelsea to glo
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Mail & Guardian
Attacks on Nigeria church services kill 20 worshippers
Attackers armed with bombs and guns have opened fire at outdoor church services at a Nigerian university on Sunday, killing around 20 people.
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Sport Bild
Aufregung in der MLS - Friedrich-Eigentor und Massen-Tumult in Chicago
Arne Friedrich von Chicago Fire hat erstmal seit dem Viertelfinale der WM 2010 wieder ins Tor getroffen – allerdings ins eigene.Foto: AFP
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Handelsblatt
Fußball International: Friedrich mit Eigentor bei Chicagos Niederlage
Arne Friedrich hat erstmal seit dem Viertelfinale der WM 2010 wieder ins Tor getroffen. Beim 1:2 seiner Chicago Fire gegen Seattle erzielte der Ex-Nationalspieler ein Eigentor.
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FOCUS
International - Friedrich mit Eigentor bei Chicagos Niederlage
Arne Friedrich hat erstmal seit dem Viertelfinale der WM 2010 wieder ins Tor getroffen. Beim 1:2 seiner Chicago Fire gegen Seattle erzielte der Ex-Nationalspieler ein Eigentor.
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Heise
Kindle Fire beherrscht den Android-Tablet-Markt
Nach einer Untersuchung von Comscore stammt mehr als die Hälfte aller Android-Tablets von Amazon. An Apples iPad kommen die Verkäufe jedoch noch nicht heran.
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Mail & Guardian
Fruean sparks Crusaders to win over Waratahs
A rampaging Robbie Fruean scored a try in each half to fire the Canterbury Crusaders to a 37-33 away win over the New South Wales Waratahs.
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Nikkei
Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannons On Demonstrators In Malaysia |
Daily Mail
Pukka! Jamie Oliver is world richest chef after accumulating a fat fortune of £150million
He may have come under fire for his weight recently but it seems Jamie Oliver doesn't just have a bigger frame, he also has a bulging wallet.
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ARD
Amazon gibt Apple "Fire"
Der Verkauf des iPad-Konkurrenten Kindle Fire lässt die Umsätze bei Amazon sprudeln. Dem Konzern gelingt es offenbar immer besser, sich als Medienunternehmen zu etablieren. Die Aktie springt in New York an.
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DailyTech
Amazon Reports 34% Revenue Increase, Kindle Fire Nabs Half of Android Tablet Market
ComScore recently released a study showing that the Kindle Fire made up more than half of the Android tablet market with 54.4 percent in February 2012
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USA Today
Study: Kindle Fire dominates Android tablets
More than half of the Android tablets owned by U.S. consumers are Amazon's Kindle Fire.
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USA Today
Miami considers ads on meters, fire hydrants
The city of Miami is considering selling ad space on lamp posts, fire hydrants, public buildings and parking meters, The Miami Herald report ...
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FOCUS
Im Halbschlafmodus in den Orbit der Branchengrößen
Man tut Newcomern mit Vergleichen zu Weltstars selten einen Gefallen. Doch Hey Rosetta! muss man einfach in einem Atemzug mit U2, Coldplay oder Arcade Fire nennen. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteur Jens BauszusMehr zum ThemaTechnische Panne - RTL kürt aus Versehen DSDS-Sieger„Geliebtes Kind“ - Emanzipation von MuttiInterview mit DSDS-Jury-Mitglied Natalie Horler - „Jeder sollte zu einer Castingshow ge...
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Barrons
Can Synaptics Get a Lift From Kindle Fire?
Sterne Agee has upgraded the mobile-computing interface developer to a Buy.
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New York Times
Debt Collector Is Faulted for Tough Tactics in Hospitals
One of the nation’s largest medical debt-collection companies is under fire in Minnesota for placing employees in hospitals and demanding patients pay before receiving treatment, documents show.
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lesoir
Les Belges débarquent au Printemps de Bourges
La 36e édition du Printemps de Bourges s'ouvre aujourd'hui. Pas moins de six artistes belges y sont programmés. De Great Mountain Fire, en section Découvertes, à Selah Sue ...lire la suite
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Daily Mail
Actor Nigel Havers under the microscope
Actor Nigel Havers, 60, on breaking his wrist during Chariots of Fire, how he manages to keep trim and why he doesn't worry about getting old.
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Foreign Policy
Fire in the Sky - By Jason Miklian and Scott Roecker
India's missile launch isn't about China so much as it is about
wounded national pride. But that doesn't mean it couldn't start an Asian arms
race.
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Amnesty International
Libya: Central government must protect Kufra residents from militia clashes
Headline Title:
Libya: Central government must protect Kufra residents from militia clashes
23 April 2012
The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) must take steps to ensure that residents in the south-eastern city of Kufra are protected from reckless fire and receive im...
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Domainnamewire
Paris still running away from reverse domain hijacking claim
Paris’ motto in domain disputes: fire an attack, then run away. The city of Paris — officially Ville de Paris — apparently likes to lob attacks and then run away when it has to defend itself. Back in 2009 the city filed a UDRP against Parvi.org. In another ridiculous decision handed down by panelist Andrew [...]
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kicker
Friedrich siegt gegen Frings
Duell der deutschen Ex-Nationalspieler in der US-amerikanischen Major League Soccer: Arne Friedrich trat mit Chicago Fire beim FC Toronto mit Torsten Frings an - mit dem besseren Ende für Friedrich und seine Kollegen. Chicago behielt mit 3:2 (2:2) die Oberhand. Positiv für Frings: Der Ex-Bremer hielt bei seinem Comeback 90 Minuten durch.
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The Jerusalem Post
Airliner carrying 127 crashes in Pakistan
No sign of survivors in Islamabad air disaster; residents report seeing a ball of fire when the plane went down.
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Technology Review
People Power 2.0
How civilians helped win the Libyan information war.
After weeks of skirmishes in the Nafusa Mountains southwest of Tripoli, Sifaw Twawa and his brigade of freedom fighters are at a standstill. It's a mid-April night in 2011, and Twawa's men are frightened. Lightly armed and hidden only by trees, they are a stone's throw from one of four Grad 122-millimeter multiple-rocket launchers laying down...
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Foreign Policy
Russia opposes threat of Syria sanctions, offers its own competing draft resolution on UN monitors
The Russian government opposes latest U.S. and European push to threaten sanctions against Syria if it fails to fully comply with U.N. cease fire committments. Moscow's offers its own competing resolution for a new U.N. monitoring without the threat. Turtle Bay analysis of today's diplomatic developments to come soon.
The Security Council,
Recalling its Resolution 2042 ...
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Rolling Stone
Francis Lawrence Signs On to Direct 'Hunger Games' Sequel
Director Francis Lawrence has signed on to direct Catching Fire the second movie in the Hunger Games series Deadline Hollywood reports Lawrence – who has no relation to the movie's star Jennifer Lawrence – is stepping in after Hunger Games director Gary Ross declined to helm a second film due...
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China Daily
Spot on
Ancient Chinese therapy draws on fire to provide welcome relief.
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USA Today
How did The Band get its name?
In This Wheel's On Fire, bass player Rick Danko explained how The Band got its name in Woodstock, N.Y.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Telstra rules out buyback
TELSTRA has won broad market support for deciding to hold fire on launching a share buyback.
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Daily Telegraph
ANZAC Test under fire
THE future of the Anzac Test match is in serious doubt - almost as much as Steve Kearney's tenure as New Zealand coach.
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The Nation
13 shot dead violence
KARACHI – Wednesday was not a different day for the City as regards violence, as 13 people were killed and several injured in separate incidents.
In Taimoria police remits, two people were killed while two more were found dead.
Sanober, 25, and another Latif were gunned down when unidentified armed culprits opened indiscriminate fire on them when they were sitting at the teashop in Block ......
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Daily Mail
Italian museum burning its art in protest at brutal funding cuts
As Italy makes budget cuts to its art and heritage sector, one museum director has found a new way to protest - setting fire to paintings, he even has the support of the artists.
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USA Today
'Bachelor' under fire for discrimination
Some Nashville residents plan to file a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Portland sportscaster is pushing to be on the show.
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siliconindia
Gurgaon to Amritsar - Gone with the Wind
by Kumar Govindan I had been through a rough patch recently-not entirely my making. Despite a very good performance over the previous year my Company’s Management, going by its own prejudiced, parochial assessment made an egregious conclusion typical of such class of people - Bosses and Owners, it was decided (by the ‘Counsel of Elders’) that I wasn’t ready for the next level. (That too, wit...
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Goal.com
Spielabbruch wegen Blitzschlag: Arne Friedrichs Debüt für Chicago Fire nach 66 Minuten beendet
Wegen heftiger Blitzschläge brach der Schiedsrichter die Partie zwischen Chicago und Housten ab. Arne Fridrich feierte dabei sein Debüt.
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Sport Bild
In der 66. Minute - Blitzschlag! Friedrich-Debüt vorzeitig abgebrochen
Das Debüt von Arne Friedrich bei den Chicago Fire musste in der 66. Minute nach einem Blitzschlag abgebrochen werden. Foto: AFP
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Times LIVE
Grape balls of fire
Two innovative Capetonians are making braai logs out of grape seeds
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New York Times
Scientist at Work Blog: How Old Is the 'Fire Stone'?
Some of the fossils in the Pedra de Fogo Formation in Brazil are consistent with an early part of the Permian period, while others are more suggestive of a later part in the period.
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Telegraph
Kenny Dalglish's position as manager under threat after Damien Comolli is sacked by Liverpool
League performance will be key to Liverpool manager's future as owners fire director of football.
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New York Times
World Briefing | Europe: Serbia: 9 Arrests Tied to U.S. Embassy Fire
The Serbian police have detained nine people accused of setting fire to the United States Embassy in Belgrade in 2008 during riots against Kosovo’s independence.
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People
Hunger Games Director Gary Ross Won't Return for Sequel
Inside the surprise director move and how Catching Fire will pan out
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USA Today
No 'Fire' for 'Hunger Games' director Gary Ross
After a lot of back-and-forth as negotiations have been taking place, Gary Ross says he won't direct 'Catching Fire.'
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AP
Director Gary Ross says no to `Catching Fire'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gary Ross says he won't direct "Catching Fire," the second installment in Lionsgate's blockbuster "The Hunger Games" franchise....
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Science Daily
Farmers of 800-years-ago could teach us how to protect the Amazon -- with raised farming beds
In the face of mass deforestation of the Amazon, recent findings indicate that we could learn from its earliest inhabitants who managed their farmland sustainably. Research shows for the first time that indigenous people, living in the savannas around the Amazonian forest, farmed without using fire. Instead early inhabitants practiced 'raised-field' farming, which involved constructing small ag...
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UN
As ceasefire deadline nears, Ban renews demand on Syria to halt violence
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his demand that the Syrian Government immediately cease all military actions against civilians, amid a growing refugee flow into neighbouring countries and fatal cross-border fire that has resulted in deaths and injuries.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Robert Lepage's the Ring draws fire in New York
A Canadian superstar is blasted by critics for a $16-million Ring cycle that tests the balance between soul and spectacle onstage
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New York Times
Navy Jet Crashes in Virginia
A local official says it appears two Navy pilots dumped fuel from a fighter jet before it crashed into a Virginia apartment complex, and that likely prevented the resulting fire from being far worse.
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USA Today
Gregg Williams' speech adds fuel to bountygate fire
Former Saints defensive coordinator heard making specific targets of 49ers: Michael Crabtree's knee, Kyle Williams' head, Alex Smith's chin
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BBC
Skype hires while Yahoo may fire
Skype plans to create 400 new jobs, including 100 in London, however reports suggest Yahoo is about to axe 2,000 jobs.
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BBC
VIDEO: Fire crews tackle Moscow tower blaze
Russian fire crews have tackled a spectacular fire that engulfed the top of a Moscow skyscraper still under construction.
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Scientific American
Humans Tamed Fire by One Million Years Ago
The ability to control fire marked a major milestone in human evolution, helping our ancestors stay warm in the cold, enhance the nutritional value of their food and keep predators at bay, among other uses. But exactly when humans mastered flame has proved difficult to establish. The oldest signs of fire in association with human [...]
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New York Times
Fatal Shootings at Oikos University in Oakland, Calif.
A gunman opened fire at Oikos University on Monday, killing at least seven people. The police said that a suspect, described as a man in his 40s, is in custody.
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Science News
From the ashes, the oldest controlled fire
South Africa cave yields earliest evidence of human ancestors lighting blaze
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The Jerusalem Post
Israeli firms compete in Greece fire sale
Companies competing for purchase of Greek state assets as it pushes ahead with its world-record 50 b. euro divestment program.
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circleID
IPv6 DNS Blacklists Reconsidered
I opined about a year ago that DNS blacklists wouldn't work for mail that runs over IPv6 rather than IPv4. The reason is that IPv6 has such a huge range of addresses that spammers can easily send every message from a unique IP address, which means that recipient systems will fire off a unique set of DNSBL queries for every message, which will swamp DNS caches, since they won't be able to reuse ...
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BBC
Ship adrift off the Philippines
A cruise ship carrying 1,001 people is adrift south of the Philippines after a fire disables its engines, the coastguard says.
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insideedition
Firefighters Narrowly Escape Roof Collapse
Firefighters narrowly escaped falling through a collapsing roof while fighting a fire, and it was all caught on tape. INSIDE EDITION has the story.
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Les Echos
La tablette Google sur la rampe de lancement
Google devrait faire son entrée sur le marché des tablettes numériques avant l'été. Plus petite que l'iPad, elle serait proposée à un prix très proche de celui de la Kindle Fire d'Amazon. Et sera vendue directement sur Internet.
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New York Times
ArtsBeat: 'Hunger Games,' the Soundtrack, Also a Hit
The "Hunger Games" soundtrack, featuring songs by Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire and Maroon 5, sold 175,000 copies in its first week, Nielsen SoundScan reported.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Brian Burke deserves more patience from Leafs fans
David Shoalts argues it isnt the right time to fire the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager
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China Daily
Kate Winslet: Island fire was like movie set
Kate Winslet says being caught in the fire on Sir Richard Branson's private island last August was like being on a movie set and thought the director would soon yell, "Cut".
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DieZeit
Computer: Amazon bringt weitere Kindle-Modelle nach Deutschland
<img style="float:left; margin-right:5px" src="http://images.zeit.de/news/../publishedPictures/Kindlex_35850342_onlineBild.jpg-148x84.jpg"/>Berlin/Seattle (dpa) - Im Kampf um den schnell wachsenden Markt für digitale Bücher bringt Amazon zwei weitere Modelle seiner Kindle-Lesegeräte nach Deutschland.
Das Tablet Kindle Fire, das in...
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Hoy
Amazon trae el Kindle Touch pero sin rastro del Kindle Fire
El nuevo lector de libros electrónicos Kindle dotado de funciones táctiles estará disponible en España desde el 27 de abril, y su conexión 3G permitirá descargar títulos en cualquier lugar "sin costes adicionales", ha avanzado el vicepresidente de Kindle en Europa, Jorrit Van der Meulen.
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New York Times
Room for Debate: The Ryan Budget: Policy, or Just Politics?
Paul Ryan and the House Republicans have offered a radical outline, and it is drawing fire from the right as well as the left.
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Daily Mail
BMW recalls more than 100,000 models over battery problem that could cause a fire
The German car firm said the issue with a battery cable cover which, in a small number of cases, has been incorrectly fitted' affects 5 Series and 6 Series models.
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The New Yorker
Elizabeth Kolbert: President Obama, gas prices, and global warming.
Last week, Mitt Romney, who, it now seems, is going to become the Republican nominee whether anybody likes it or not, called on President Barack Obama to fire three of his Cabinet members: the Energy Secretary, Steven Chu; the Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar; and the head of the Environmental Protection . . .
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Telegraph
TripAdvisor under fire over fraud detection
New evidence of hoteliers attempting to manipulate their ratings has increased the pressure on TripAdvisor to improve its screening procedures.
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USA Today
Direct Air under fire as it files for bankruptcy
The parent company of leisure carrier Direct Air filed for bankruptcy protection last week, The Associated Press reports.
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The Jerusalem Post
K8 escapes Bloomfield with draw vs Reds
Hap TA still trails runaway league-leaders by 17 points; Ben-Shimon under fire.
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Wired
Great Balls of Fire: Apollo Rocket Explosions (1965)
No Apollo Saturn rocket ever failed, but NASA and contractor engineers had to plan for the worst. Space historian and Beyond Apollo blogger David S. F. Portree explains how they calculated the effects of massive Saturn rocket explosions so they could design an effective Apollo crew escape system.
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BBC
Further Gaza clashes test truce
The truce in Gaza may be fraying as the Israel carries out air strikes and Palestinian militants continue to fire rockets into Israel.
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AP
Boston getting power back after transformer fire
BOSTON (AP) -- Sections of Boston that lost power because of a smoky electrical transformer fire slowly recovered Wednesday but problems were expected to persist for most of the day....
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Bild
AMI FRIEDRICH - „Zum Glück kann ich nicht absteigen"
Arne wird ein Ami! WM-Held Arne Friedrich hat bis Jahresende einen Vertrag bei Chicago Fire in den USA unterschrieben. BILD hakte bei dem Ex-Wolfsburger nachFoto: WittersMehr zum ThemaGladbach-Coach - Favre jubelt Freiburg hochGunnar D. vor Gericht - Tötete er seine Geliebte und seine Tochter?Griechenland - 85,8 Prozent der Gläubiger für UmschuldungNach dem Witz-Elfer - Heldt: „Da krieg ich da...
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News.co.au
One tourist dead, 20 injured in hotel blaze
A FIRE has broken out at a hotel in Bangkok popular with foreign tourists, leaving one guest dead and about 20 injured.
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Reuters
Apple to stay ahead of rivals with faster iPad: analysts
(Reuters) - Apple Inc will continue to retain the lion's share of the tablet market as its new 4G-enabled iPad readies for competition from Windows 8-based products, and a cheaper iPad 2 takes on Amazon's popular Kindle Fire, analysts said.
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Human Rights Watch
Nigeria: Boko Haram Targeting Schools
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The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has set more than a dozen schools on fire in northern Nigeria. Since the beginning of 2012, suspected Boko Haram members have attacked, damaged, and, in a few cases, destroyed at least 12 schools in and around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, temporarily leaving several thousand childr...
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APA-OTS
Fire Angel: Neuer Kohlenmonoxidmelder im Handel
Utl.: Der neue Kohlenmonoxidmelder CO-9D mit neuester Technik
Wien (OTS) - "First Alert, der weltweit größte Hersteller von
Rauchmeldern und Kohlenmonoxidmeldern präsentiert unter der Marke
Fire Angel einen neuen Kohlenmonoxidmelder", freut sich Günter
Rittinger, Brandschutzexperte und ...
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USA Today
Will Power puts out own engine fire at IndyCar testing
Power ran across the track and grabbed a fire extinguisher to put out the first of his two engine fires Tuesday.
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Le Figaro
Hunger Games et Arcade Fire s'associent
AUDIO - Le groupe d'indie rock canadien signe deux morceaux de la bande originale du film événement. Le premier est déjà disponible à l'écoute.
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The Lancet
[Perspectives] Smoking may seriously affect your skeleton
These two days past a fire has been kept up in the Custom-house yard, fed solely with “the weed” of native growth, very much to the regret of the sailors, porters, and the mobility in general, whose mouths are watering at “the waste of baccy”.Burning of Irish Tobacco, The Times, Sept 9, 1833
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WSJ
Fannie Returns BofA's Mortgage Fire
Less than a week after Bank of America aired a mortgage-repurchase dispute with Fannie Mae, the mortgage giant launched its own salvo in what could prove a costly battle. The question is who will be left footing the bill: BofA shareholders or taxpayers?
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Irish Times
Giggs pulls it out of the fire
Norwich 1 Manchester United 2:Ryan Giggs marked his 900th appearance for Manchester United with a stoppage-time winner as valiant Norwich were beaten at Carrow Road. Paul Scholes had given the visitors an early lead with a close-range header but the Canaries rallied and were on terms seven minutes from time when Grant Holt fired home from 12 yards.
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Irish Times
Fire safety problems found in 300 homes on Dublin estate
UP TO 300 houses and apartments in a north Dublin housing estate are in need of extensive repair work due to fire safety problems with the structure of the buildings.
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: A brave journalist is killed as she reported on Syria’s brutality
“I WATCHED a little baby die today. Absolutely horrific. There is just shells, rockets and tank fire pouring into civilian areas of this city and it is just unrelenting.” Thus reported Marie Colvin, an American journalist of extraordinary courage and integrity, to the BBC on Tuesday from the Syrian city of Homs. On Wednesday she was dead, killed along with the French photographer Remi Ochlik, r...
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Reuters
Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television replays of his play during the final round of last week's Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.
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Le Figaro
Le Kindle Fire réussit une entrée fracassante
La tablette tactile était la deuxième plus vendue au monde fin 2011, après l'iPad, alors qu'elle n'est disponible qu'aux États-Unis.Articles en rapportGoogle très indiscret à l'égard des utilisateurs d'Apple
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NZZ
Kindle Fire auf Platz 2
Apple bleibt vorn
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Reuters
Dierks Bentley new album brings country fans "Home"
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - If the single "Home" is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley's latest album of the same name, then the song "Thinking of You" is the CD's hearth because the fire within it warms both body and soul.
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Reuters
Dealtalk: Glencore move on Xstrata lights fire under M&A hopes
LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore's earlier-than-expected move on mining group Xstrata could indicate that mining company valuations have reached a bottom, getting bankers excited about the prospect of a...
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Goal.com
Exclusiva Mercado: A Ballack se le cierra una puerta en los Estados Unidos
El Chicago Fire, que había llegado a sondear el fichaje del mediocentro alemán, ha confirmado que ya no está interesado en él. Michael seguirá, de momento, en el Leverkusen.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Kindle Fire puts heat on iPad
BNN finds out why iPad is beating Amazon's Kindle Fire in the Canadian market from Krista Napier, senior analyst for digital media, IDC.
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China Daily
Every once in a while, sibling rivalry can win you a super bowl
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning said on Monday that watching his older brother Peyton Manning win a Super Bowl and claim the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award lit a fire under him.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Mauling could be the making of Romney
HE needs vision if he is to light the fire and defeat Obama.
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Gizmodo
Amazons Silk Browser läuft nicht nur auf dem Kindle Fire
Als in den USA der Kindle Fire mit Farbdisplay erschien, war das Staunen über den mitgelieferten Browser groß. Der Webbrowser Amazon Silk kann die Cloud zum Berechnen und Rendern von Webseiten nutzen. Er scheint nicht nur auf Amazons Tablet zu laufen sondern kann auch auf anderen Android-Geräten benutzt werden. mehr...
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Rolling Stone
Sacred Fire EP
Jimmy Cliff is reggae’s second-most-famous singer tied with about 20 other people who aren’t Bob Marley but his stature is mostly based on music he made 40 years ago Tim Armstrong who mixed punk and reggae in Rancid attempts to relaunch Cliff by connecting legacies and influences So Cliff covers...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
TV chef's fire started in lounge
THE fire that killed the wife and three daughters of chef Matt Golinski is thought to have started in the lounge room of the home.
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The Nation
Two killed, 8 injured in Karachi violence
Target killing again intensified in Karachi as two more people were gunned down and several others injured in separate incidents of firing in different localities of the city on Thursday-Friday night.According to details, unknown armed men opened fire at two people present outside Super Market, near Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth. Lal Khan s/o Gul Muhammad and Shamhoon Khan s/o Jannat Gul were k...
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Salon
How I conquered my fear of latkes
A couple thousand years after a small amount of oil burned miraculously for eight days and gave the world Hanukkah, latkes nearly burned down my childhood home. I was six, my sister was five, and our mother was attempting to fry a pan of the potato pancakes when the burner caught fire and the smoke alarm wailed, announcing our imminent doom.My sister and I were bundled up and marched through wa...
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FTD
Agenda: Kampf ums Christkindle
Unter dem Weihnachtsbaum tobt der Kampf ums Tablet. Amazon rüttelt mit seiner Billigvariante Kindle Fire am Thron von Apple. Geht die Rechnung des Onlinekaufhauses auf, wird Amazons Fire zum einzigen gefährlichen Konkurrenten für das iPad - und spielt künftig in einer anderen Liga.
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The Nation
Small fire at Japan nuclear lab
TOKYO (AFP) - A building housing an experimental nuclear reactor in Japan caught fire Tuesday, but there was no leak of radioactive materials, officials said, amid nervousness over Japans atomic industry. The quasi-public Japan Atomic Energy Agency said sound insulation on the ceiling of a building housing a reactor in central Ibaraki prefecture caught fire around 9:30 am (0030 GMT). Sparks fr...
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APA-OTS
Gleitsmann: Gute Arbeitsmarktlage heimischen Unternehmen zu verdanken
Utl.: Wirtschaft leistet über 2,5 Mrd Euro an Arbeitgeberbeiträgen an
das AMS, Vorwurf des hire & fire zurückzuweisen =
Wien (OTS/PWK928) - "Österreich verzeichnet die geringste
Arbeitslosenrate in der EU, obwohl die Wirtschaft in einigen Ländern
schneller wächst und sich die ...
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USA Today
Christmas trees and trappings can fan fire risk
The risk of burns increases over the holiday season because people are cooking more, putting up flammable decorations and using fireplaces.
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Le Figaro
Amazon bouscule le marché des tablettes avec le Kindle Fire
Plus de 18 millions de tablettes ont été vendues dans le monde au cours du troisième trimestre. Apple reste largement en tête. Amazon fait une entrée fracassante.
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Technology Review
Should We Fire the First Shot in a Cyberwar?
Defending against an attack is so hard that some think a stronger offense is required.
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sueddeutsche
Kunden kritisieren Fire-Tablet: Amazon unter Feuer
Der Tabletcomputer Kindle Fire sollte die schärfste Waffe gegen den Erfolg von Apple sein. Doch nur wenige Wochen nach dem Verkaufsstart zeigen sich viele Kunden unzufrieden - der Online-Versandhändler muss nachbessern.
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The Nation
US equipment set on fire before leaving airbase
QUETTA (Agencies) - Making sure nothing sensitive is left behind, American forces set on fire all their redundant and useless equipment before abandoning the Shamsi airbase. A military official in Balochistan termed the burning of equipment by the US as a routine practice as the gear was no longer required. The last flight carrying US personnel and equipment had departed from Shamsi airbase in ...
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FAZ
Vernichtende Kritik an Amazons Kindle Fire
Der Preis des Kindle Fire ist heiß, viele Käufer aber zornig: Sie machen ihrem Ärger über Schwächen des Geräts auf der Internetseite von Amazon Luft. Das Unternehmen verspricht Verbesserungen.
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The Nation
12 killed, 8 injured as van collides with truck in Vehari
At least 12 persons including four children were burnt to death as the CNG cylinder of a passenger van exploded after collision with a parked truck here in Vehari on Saturday morning, police said.The accident occurred at Melsi Road near Sultanpur area. According to the details, the incident occurred when the van was on its way from Multan to Vehari but collided with a parked truck. After the co...
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The Nation
Another escalation averted
KABUL (Agencies) - A cross-border incident involving Nato and Pakistani forces was quickly defused early on Wednesday with no loss of life, according to Brig Gen Carsten Jacobson, the spokesman for the American-led international coalition here.According to The New York Times, few details of the incident were immediately available but it apparently involved heavy artillery fire across the Afghan...
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Times LIVE
A step taken, but much still to repair
Sunday Times Editorial: AFTER a year of dangerous prevarication - one during which this newspaper's staff were detained, bugged and treated as if they had committed treason - President Jacob Zuma has finally done the right thing. His decision to fire the Public Works Minister, Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, and the Local Government Minister, Sicelo Shiceka, finally restored some confidence that...
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Reuters
U.S. opening formal probe into GM Volt fire risk
(Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators are opening a formal investigation into fire risks in General Motors' Volt vehicles.
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Hoy
MÓVIL Y CONVERGENCIA
Los rumores se disparan: Amazon quiere un móvil después de lanzar su tableta Kindle Fire, Facebook también. Es la ley de la convergencia 2.0: la integración de servicios, lo social y lo físico en el aparato que identifica a cada ciudadano como usuario y consumidor. En el negocio está la otra parte de la razón, Amazon es la mayor tienda digital y Facebook el lugar donde todo el mundo está. Ningu...
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WSJ
El Kindle Fire tiene madera de tableta
A menudo se dice que, en realidad, no hay un mercado de computadoras tipo tabletas, sino un mercado de iPads, de Apple, con un puñado de otros rivales que se pelean por las sobras. Sin embargo, eso probablemente cambiará con la nueva tableta de Amazon, el Kindle Fire, que se vende en Estados Unidos por US$199, la mitad de lo que cuesta un iPad.
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WirtschaftsWoche
Tablet-PC: Amazon verkauft Kindle Fire mit Verlust
Experten haben die Kosten genau nachgerechnet: Sie sind der Meinung, dass Amazon seinen Tablet-PC mit Verlust verkaufe. Die Kosten für die Herstellung liegen mit zwei Euro über dem Verkaufspreis.
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Zeit
Kindle Fire: Amazons Tablet ruckelt und zickt noch
Das erste Amazon-Tablet überzeugt Tester nicht – vor allem, weil sie es mit großen Tablets vergleichen. Doch wenig Speicherplatz und bockige Software sind echte Mankos.
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The Jerusalem Post
Occupy Wall Street joins rally against hate crime
Marchers take to the streets in Brooklyn neighborhood where swastikas were spray painted, cars set on fire on Kristallnacht anniversary.
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Art Review
Video posted by Musto
Video posted by MustoContempory art: PaintingPainting: Musto Mustafa Yıldırım, Water Earth Air Fire III, Acrylic, 200 x 250 cm, 2008 Music: Fazil Say, Nirvana Burning, Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orch...
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Reuters
Fire retardants may not harm newborns' thyroids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that common fireproofing chemicals could disrupt thyroid function in developing fetuses, a new study finds no link between thyroid hormone levels and flame retardants in the blood of newborn babies.
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BnAmericas
Insurance - Chile - Insurance association takes lessons from earthquake, draws roadmap for 2012
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 has led the local insurance industry to improve its contingency plans and develop a stand-alone fire insurance policy to be better prepa...
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Rolling Stone
Exclusive Book Excerpt: 'Love Goes To Buildings On Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever'
'Love Goes To Buildings On Fire Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever' by Rolling Stone contributor Will Hermes and available today chronicles the period between 1973-1978 during which punk hip-hop salsa and other revolutionary forms of popular music were born or reinvented In this exclusive excerpt Hermes...
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China Daily
Ambrosia and white liquid fire
First, let's get the nomenclature clear. Wine as we know it is defined as putao jiu in Chinese, or "liquor distilled from grapes". The single character "jiu" covers not just wine but a host of spirits produced from fruit, grain, tuber or root.
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DnJournal
Sedo On Fire: They Sweep All But Two Entries on DN Journal's Weekly Domain Sales Chart
Sedo makes a consistently strong showing on our weekly Top 20 Domain Sales Chart but the company outdid themselves this week, turning in the best showing by anyone EVER on our all-extension leader board. Sedo's sales blitzkrieg gave them 18 of the 20 chart positions, including all of the first 13 places.
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Foreign Policy
South Korean netizens wouldn't tolerate Polanski
FT reports that Europeans are outraged by the vocal support that their political and cultural elites have bestowed upon the disgraced Roman Polanski. As far as I could judge, European "outrage" usually manifests itself in using a bunch of expletives in the otherwise polite letters that angry Germans or Swedes pen to their local papers. So I doubt that angry mobs of angry Belgians would set a Po...
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