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ASIA News, Oct 08, 2011


Pleased With C-130Js So Far, India Eyes More
Aviation Week
By Asia-Pacific Staff NEW DELHI — Impressed by early deliveries and the aircraft's performance in recent operations, the Indian air force (IAF) is actively considering a proposal to acquire more than the 12 Lockheed-Martin C-130J Super Hercules ...
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Weekend profile: Our man of the world
New Zealand Herald
He has, he admits, issues with authority, but served in two US administrations (thelatest ended last year) and remains a sought-after analyst on Asian political and security issues. The Californian called New Zealand home for nearly 20 years before ...
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New Zealand Herald
Ultrasounds to blame for skewed sex ratio in India: UN
Times of India
MUMBAI: An overwhelming majority of the 117 million "missing" girls in Asia are from India andChina, the United Nations has observed. And it has laid the blame for this phenomenon squarely on the ultrasonography machine, which has been a topic of ...
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Taiwan's Asymmetric China Plan
The Diplomat
The United States' recent decision to upgrade Taiwan's aging F-16 A/B fighters, but not to sell new and advanced F-16 C/D aircraft, suggests that the transfer of high-tech military systems to Taiwan will be increasingly blocked by China's growing ...
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The almanac
UPI.com
In 2009, Typhoon Melor accompanied by heavy rains smashed into Japan in the latest weather disaster to strike the Asia-Pacific region. The area had been hit in recent days by tsunamis, earthquakes, typhoons and massive flooding. ...
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'We are going to kill the enemy'
AnnArbor.com
Today, Oct. 7, marks the 10-year anniversary of the Central Asian conflict. It's the longest war in US history. On this recent September morning, three beige Humvees rumble, parked across a thin sandy road the soldiers face. The bleary-eyed soldiers ...
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AnnArbor.com
October First Friday
Anchorage Press
"Deuel," a very talented local artist with a scattered meticulous style, is planning to sell out his show at whatever the costs to help his travel funds to Southern Asia in the middle of October. Prime Minister, Pros and Cons, and Holly and the ...
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Fabio Luisi Conducts at the Harris Theater, 11/7
Broadway World
The Trio won the prestigious Naumburg Award, resulting in a highly successful Lincoln Center debut and has since toured the United States, Europe, and Asia. While maintaining their demanding concert schedule, the Eroica Trio has released eight ...
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Dr. Richard R. Kelley helps Outrigger remain 'in the family'
Pacific Business News
During a recent phone interview from his home outside of Denver, Kelley talked about the deep-seated family values that drive the success of the family's chain of hotels and resorts in Hawaii, Asiaand the Pacific as well as the challenges that face ...
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The Promise of Cuba
CounterPunch
Moreover, Castro's notion of 'tricontinental' applied to those who Frantz Fanon had called the 'wretched of the earth' to refer to the exploited and colonized populations of Latin America, Asia andAfrica. But this radical vision of “tricontinental” ...
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Views From The Right
Alvin Sun Advertiser
“We've lost the manufacturing edge to Asia, while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. “Gas prices are going to skyrocket again, and nobody in power has a lucid plan to open drilling to solve the problem. ...
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 10/07: (FXE) (GLD) (EWA) Higher; (UNG) (XLF ...
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Recent weakness in China and minerals pricing has affected Australia, an Asia/Pacific nation, but economic recovery in the US and stability in Europe should ease both those measures. The S&P/ASX 200 ended up 93.0 to 4162.9. United States Natural Gas ...
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Are we ready to subsidize heroin?
Macleans.ca
Other recent visitors include delegations from Kelowna and Prince George, BCSaskatoonTorontoand Halifax, as well as from RussiaGeorgiaUkraine and Asia. At Insite it's a similar story. “I think almost every major urban centre in this country ...
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China build on global market with Long March 3B/E launch of Eutelsat-W3C
NASASpaceflight.com
In recent years, the CZ-3B/E (Enhanced Version) launch vehicle was developed on the basis of CZ-3B, increasing the GTO capacity up to 5.500kg. The CZ-3B/E has nearly the same configurations with CZ-3B except for its enlarged core stage and boosters. ...
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