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    U.S. develops parks above highways

    Tuesday, February 20, 2007 In big cities, finding land for new parks is less of an expedition than an all-out land-rights battle with property owners. But some cities across the U.S. have found a slightly easier way to add to their greenspace. By utilizing the state’s air rights to the space above freeways that run below at ground level, cities can acquire 5 or 10 acres of parkspace essentially for free, such Freeway Park which occupies 5.5 acres above a freeway in downtown Seattle. Of course, this free “land” is actually nothing more than open air above a freeway, requiring cities to pay the high construction costs of capping the…

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    Australia/2006

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    South Korean men’s national goalball team defeats Algeria 4-3

    Thursday, August 30, 2012 London, England — South Korea earned a 4–3 goalball victory against Algeria earlier today in the fifth match of the day at London’s Copper Box. South Korean Sung-Wook Hong was the game’s leading scorer with 4 goals. He is a B2 classified blind competitor, though classification is largely irrelevant in goalball as all classified blind players wear masks to provide even levels of sight in the game. The B2 classified Algerian Mohamed Mokrane led his team in scoring, with two points. From Chlef, he captains a side that qualified by winning the 2011 Africa Oceania Regional Championships in Sydney, Australia. His team comes into the Games…

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    Apple to give free cases, refunds to iPhone 4 owners

    Saturday, July 17, 2010 Apple Inc. announced Friday that it will give owners of its new iPhone 4 a free case in response to mounting concerns over the device’s antenna placement. The iPhone 4 antenna is actually a metal strip that wraps around the side of the device, which has caused dropped calls when held in a certain way. The announcement came in a rare press conference held by Apple on Friday morning. During the event, company CEO Steve Jobs attempted to address reports by both consumers and the media of signal reception issues relating to the positioning of the phone’s antenna. Rather than recall the devices or offer a…

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    Middle Age Spread How To Stop The Pot Belly

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Chronic Back Pain Physio Windsor Gardens Chronic Back Pain Physiotherapist Windsor Gardens Submitted by: Lana Soko Middle Age Spread, will it happen to me? Well at some stage probably, unless….. Why is it once we hit our 40 s it seems that weight gain becomes a fact of life. A sudden accumulation around our stomach and waistline, a tyre or even a pot belly! It can happen to anyone, even slim people who have been slim all their life without even trying and sport types. Why? The primary reason is related to the hormonal changes that begin to take place in our body.…

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    Oracle to acquire Siebel for USD 5.85bn

    Tuesday, September 13, 2005 US-based Oracle Corporation announced earlier today that they are buying rival US-based Siebel Systems for $10.66 USD per share. Siebel shareholders have the option to receive the $10.66 per share in cash or in Oracle stock. This deal is valued at approximately $5.85 billion USD. Siebel Systems’ Board of Directors has already voted in favour of the acquisition. Founder Thomas Siebel has also given his support. A special meeting will soon be held for Siebel stockholders to vote on the acquisition. If all goes well the deal should close in the early part of next year. After acquiring Siebel; Oracle, which specializes in database applications, will…

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    News briefs:June 2, 2006

    The time is 18:00 (UTC) on June 2nd, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Consensus reached on incentive package for Iran 1.2 Two Iraqi women, one pregnant, killed by US soldiers 1.3 90 days of hard labor for Abu Ghraib dog handler 1.4 World conference of expatriate Greeks to take place in Athens 1.5 Federal and NSW governments withdraw Snowy Hydro shares 1.6 “Metric tonne” of date rape drug was bound for US 1.7 US accused of sinking The Pirate Bay 1.8 New Zealand’s Taupo Airport worst in the world 1.9 Katharine Close, 13, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee 2 Closing statements

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    Chile’s President-elect’s battle with delinquency becomes personal

    Saturday, February 27, 2010 Late on Thursday, at approximately 21:20 local time, the home of Cristián Larroulet, the nominated Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency under President-elect Sebastián Piñera of Chile, was burglarized while his wife and son were home alone. Two suspects physically assaulted them, before making off with valuables. Future Ministry Larroulet lives in the Santiago commune of Las Condes. Two subjects, presumed to be teenage delinquents, were surprised to find Larroulet’s wife, María Isabel Philippi, and son, Matías (aged twenty), on the premises. The two suspects, who used metal beams as weapons, proceeded to tie up their two victims with shoe laces, and assault them. Within ten…

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    Main Things You Must Keep In Mind While Building Panic Rooms

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Australia Mining Truck Australia Mining Truck Shove byalex Panic rooms or safe rooms are designed to protect you from potential hazards caused bu break ins and unfavorable natural calamities like tornadoes or cyclones. They also function as the region of your house from where you can contact outside agencies for possible help as you are sheltered in there. Here are the main things you need to keep in mind while setting up a panic room. Adequate Ventilation: Always remember that the room may have to house you and your family in times of emergency for long durations of time. Therefore, the room must…

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    US raids Iran ‘liaison office’, Russia says it is unacceptable

    Friday, January 12, 2007 The U.S. armed forces detained five Iranians working at a “liaison office” located in Erbil, Iraq before dawn on Friday. Sources said that the U.S. forces first landed their helicopters around the building, then broke through the office’s gate, disarmed the guards, confiscated some documents and certain objects, arrested five suspected terrorists, and then left for an undisclosed location. However, there was no raid on the Iranian Consulate General as earlier reported. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told Agence France-Presse that the building raided was “not a consulate or a government building”, which appears to be confirmed by the Iraqi foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, who said the…