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    iPad 2 goes on sale in United States

    Sunday, March 13, 2011 The new version of Apple Inc.’s tablet computing device, the iPad 2, has gone on sale in the United States at Apple Stores and a number of other retailers (including Wal-Mart, Target, Sam’s Club, Best Buy, Verizon, and AT&T), a shift from last year’s launch which was only available through Apple’s stores. The product will go on sale internationally on March 25. The device was announced on March 2 at an event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. CEO Steve Jobs emerged from sick leave to make the announcement. The iPad 2 has an all-new design and has several improvements…

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    Air Compressor Manufacturer

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Timber For Sale Ipswich Air And Power Tools Toowoomba Air Compressor Manufacturer by shailesh solankiArticle about Air Compressor Manufacturer 1) Reciprocating In-line Compressors:These are most commonly used compressors with varying pressure ranges. These are simple in design with almost very little automation. The cylinders of various stages are found in a straight line when seen from top. These compressors are commonly direct driven by electric motors or diesel engines. These compressors can generate medium volumes of air and low pressure. These are mainly used in small industries, Cleaning purpose, 2-wheeler garages, Spray paint units etc.2) V-Shaped Compressors:These are usually air cooled compressors with…

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    Wikinews Shorts: December 20, 2008

    A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, December 20, 2008. The United States government has announced that it will give US$17.4 billion in loans to help three of the nation’s automobile makers – Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford – avoid bankruptcy. The money will be taken from the $700 billion bailout package originally intended to rescue US banks. General Motors will get $9.4 billion and Chrysler $4 billion before next year. Ford stated that it wants to get by without government aid. President George Bush said that it would not be “a responsible course of action” to allow the companies to collapse. Sources “Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out” — BBC News,…

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    ‘Davos man’ versus ‘Camp Igloo’; 42nd World Economic Forum convenes in Swiss alps

    Thursday, January 26, 2012 Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel gave yesterday’s opening address to the 42nd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is facing a distinctly different geo-political landscape from twelve months ago. Outside the WEF security cordon, in the sub-zero temperatures of Davos’ train station car park, the local incarnation of the Occupy movement are setting up ‘Camp Igloo’; but, with little hope of the archetypes of the 1%, ‘Davos Man’, arriving by public transport and seeing their sub-zero protest. David Roth, heading the Swiss centre-left’s youth wing — and an organiser of ‘Camp Igloo’, echoes much of the sentiment from ‘Occupy’ protests around the world; “[a]t meetings…

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    Calling For Residential Electric Service In Wichita, Kansas

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Cheapest Electricity Provider Best Electricity Deals NSW byAlma Abell Turning on the kitchen overhead light should illuminate the busiest room of the home. The back porch flood lights should show when the raccoon is eating the cat food. In fact, all lights should stay lit until the homeowner actually turns them off. Sometimes, however, it seems electricity has a mind of its own. Being a homeowner comes with many responsibilities. Being vigilant is one of them. When electricity fails to produce expected results, it raises red flags. Those flags signal that it is time to call a Residential Electric Service in Wichita Kansas.…

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    Belgrade: demonstration against independent Kosovo escalates into riots

    Thursday, February 21, 2008 In Serbia’s capital Belgrade protesters have broken into the United States embassy, and have set fire to an office, which is now extinguished. The break-in followed massive protests against Kosovo’s independence that was declared last Sunday. A couple of hundreds of thousands protested in front of the parliament building in Belgrade when masked attackers broke into the building and tried to throw office-furniture out the windows. Estimations of a number of protesters vary between 150.000 and 2 millions. Around 18:00, after the relay, a couple hundred rioters went to Kneza Milosa Street where the US embassy is located. At 18:15 they demolished a part of the…

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    Gunman commits suicide at University of Texas

    Tuesday, September 28, 2010 A man wearing a ski mask and carrying an assault rifle apparently killed himself in the library of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas earlier today. The university was placed under lockdown and all classes were canceled as a result of the incident. Nobody else was hurt, but police are still looking for a possible second gunman. Art Acevedo, the chief of Austin police, said that officials are also considering the possibility of explosives left by the suspect. Armored vehicles were seen moving around the campus in response to the event, as well as {{w|SWAT team|SWAT teams}, bomb-sniffing dogs, and police helicopters. An ambulance was…