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This travelling capybara has logged a lot of air miles
The Province
A giant South American rodent weighing at least 100 pounds (45 kilograms) was spotted at a waste-water treatment facility in California recently before disappearing in the brush, according to a wildlife official. The animal, which was identified as a ...
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Obamas Travel Like South American Dictators
ChicagoNow
He must be. He travels like a South American Dictator instead of a president of a democratic nation. Sacrifice is so for the little people, ya know? Let's take his latest of his many, many vacations. His loverly wife, Michelle, had the government fly ...
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Latest GOP hopeful finds fans in early primary state
Tribune Review
"But the fact is I think America is looking for leadership that will stand up and tell them like it is." Perry chose the conservative RedState convention in South Carolina to announce that he would run after months of speculation. ...
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Marxist May Win the Presidency in Brazil This Fall
The Moral Liberal
Mendes recently suggested in one of his recent editorials on the electoral crisis in Brazil, that if the US loses Brazil to a Marxist like da Silva, one of the issues of the 2004 presidential election might well be, “Who lost South America? ...
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The Moral Liberal
Latin American E-Commerce Site MercadoLibre Creates R&D Center in Silicon ...
The Next Web
One of them is to attract talent, as many highly qualified Argentines and LatinAmericans live there. Another is to keep an eye on the latest trends and help the company to continue innovating. One of the key activities of this new R&D center will be ...
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The Next Web
Dance championship excitement hits Colombo
Sunday Times.lk
The Championship will be made up of twenty four events; the Standard (Ballroom) section and theLatin American section will comprise of twelve events each. In each section, the events will be – Beginners, Junior under 12, Junior under16, Seniors over ...
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Across the Region The latest from Mecklenburg, the region and the state
Charlotte Observer
During the 2010 Labor Day campaign, there were 500 alcohol-related crashes in North Carolina. Those resulted in 20 deaths and nearly 400 injuries. Associated Press Atheists, humanists and other secular-minded residents of North and South Carolina are ...
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Charlotte Observer
Dubai-Iran trade grows in goods exempt from UN sanctions
gulfnews.com
South America, Central Asia and East Africa have important potential," he said. "Despite India, Saudi Arabia and Iraq all being substantial destinations, with the development of Dubai's logistics sector and infrastructure, Dubai can develop other ...
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gulfnews.com
Tensions rise as Latinos feel under siege in America's deep south
The Guardian
2003 The latest US census numbers show the Hispanic community to be the nation's largest minority group. 2010 Arizona governor Jan Brewer signs a tough new law requiring police to question the immigration status of any person, stopped for a legitimate ...
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The Guardian
Engineered for speed
Jamaica Gleaner
Three months after making its Latin American and Caribbean debut in the high altitude of Colombia, the 2012 BMW 1-Series M coupe made its way to the tropical paradise of Jamaica. "It is one of the halo cars of the BMW line-up and we now have it...
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Jamaica Gleaner
A family affair
Jerusalem Post
It's not so crazy anymore as the Cohens reap the satisfaction of having reared a trio with many albums under their belts and regular appearances in the United States, Europe, South America and Israel. “It's really fun to play with Anat and Avishai, ...
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Outdoors: Drum spread fishing wealth
Annapolis Capital
Teal, however, are notorious for buzzing into our lower Shore marshes for a few days only to light out for wintering grounds as far south as Central America. Hindman said he expects a good flight of ducks this fall, particularly mallards. ...
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Disney's D23 Expo Reveals Two New Pixar Films, 'Avengers' Footage and More
RopeofSilicon.com
... Pixar takes audiences on incredible journeys into extraordinary worlds: from the darkest depths of the ocean to the top of the tepui mountains in South America; from the fictional metropolis of Monstropolis to a futuristic fantasy of outer space. ...
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We score poorly on vice index
Irish Independent
Compare this with the €175 cost at South America's finest restaurant DOM in Sao Paulo, Brazil -- or €146 for the tasting menu at award winning Noma in Denmark, or even the €191 special menu at Les Creations des Nasawira -- Japan's number one eatery. ...
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All eyes on gold price dividend
BusinessLIVE
And from another viewpoint, during the June quarter Gold Fields produced 1388kg of gold in SA and 1077kg combined in West Africa, South America and Australasia. In the first half of this year 53% of Gold Fields' attributable gold production came from ...
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BusinessLIVE
Music scores, but gifts shrink
Access Atlanta
(Oct. 27) The Schola Cantorum de Venezuela makes the first of two Atlanta visits this season withLatin American choral music. (Nov. 11) Emory's Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Road, 404-727-5050, arts.emory.edu Atlanta Opera. ...
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Masdar Institute nurtures academic excellence
The National
He led a unit that helped to establish new schools and research programmes throughout Latin America, the Middle East and parts of East Africa, and whose latestconquest is a new post-graduate school in Singapore. Now MIT is in talks with the Russian ...
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The National
Swimmer completes 111-mile Sacramento River trek
Sacramento Bee
Possibly an 88-mile swim from Africa to Italy. As he states on his website, "I began swimming at age 7 and have not stopped. Swimming has brought me around the world, from Tahiti to South America, from Hawaii to Europe." Now he can add Sacramento to ...
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Gov. Haley wins praise for industrial recruiting effort
Greenville News
They say the Indian-American mother of two is a charismatic newcomer who, despite her relative inexperience, is charging ahead on South Carolina's behalf. They say she does her corporate homework, calls chief executives directly and asks them what they ...
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Actress Patricia Velasquez: Working in My Land, Venezuela, Is a Vital Need
Latin American Herald Tribune
The Montreal World Film Festival will show 383 movies from more than 70 countries, 50 of them from Spain and Latin America, to reclaim again this year its role as the springboard of independent films.
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Latin American Herald Tribune
TMCnet Fixed Mobile Convergence Week in Review
TMC Net
Supportcomm, one of Brazil's largest providers of managed data services, announced that it has sought the services of Motricity to help in the expansion of its mobile services platform in the Latin American region. AirPatrol Corp., recently introduced ...
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Southern comfort: From SATC to KFC
Daily Mail
There's something charmingly slow and tasty about life in the American South, as Gwyneth Paltrow vocalised last year when she left London to film Country Strong. 'I just spent a few months working in Nashville, Tennessee. Never have I met such warm ...
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Daily Mail
Keeping the faith
The Express Tribune
As they trickle in, most of South Asian origin along with two Malaysians and a few white converts, the organisers busy themselves in the kitchen laying out cups and saucers, samosas and cakes for the congregation to eat after the khutba and prayers....
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The Express Tribune
Little League World Series 2011: Two Matchups Will Determine Championship Game
Bleacher Report
Up next for Langley is set to take on Gran Maracay (Latin America). I am giving Langley's battle tested and resilient bunch an edge in this one. Hamamatsu Minami is scheduled to take on a spirited Seguro Social (Mexico) team. ...
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Bleacher Report
Sylvester Stallone to return as Rambo for a Last Stand?
Flickering Myth (blog)
Entitled Rambo: Last Stand, the script is the latest attempt to continue the series after 2008's surprisingly decent Rambo, and follows on from previous efforts that would have seen the Vietnam veteran tackling a South American drug cartel or - in the ...
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Flickering Myth (blog)
South America cruises unlike any other
Calgary Herald
By Phil Reimer, Calgary Herald August 20, 2011 If you're looking for soft adventure on your next cruise, try South America. The choice of cruises, from the traditional liners that ply the Caribbean all winter, to the much smaller expedition ships that ...
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Taste of Petaluma
Petaluma Argus Courier (blog)
The first was a Vanilla infused Yerba Mate, one of the oldest tea varietals in the world, and a very popular tea in South American. (There is strong debate whether the “stimulant” in yerba mate is caffeine or not – all I know is that it doesn't leave ...
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Petaluma Argus Courier (blog)
Marching with Sherman to the sea
Enid News & Eagle
Soldier diaries from that late war give historians both insight and first-person significance to what it was like when brother fought against brother, when North and South set about killing one another from the firing on Fort Sumter to the surrender at ...
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Threat to reform agenda
Oman Daily Observer
But she is now under intense pressure to back down as coalition lawmakers threaten to paralyse planned reforms to boost growth in Latin America's largest economy, which is showing clear signs of a slowdown after a boom in 2010. ...
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Oman Daily Observer
Chez Panisse's wines - a list that matches a legacy
San Francisco Chronicle
But Gamay Noir from Oregon's Brick House or Pietratorcia's Ischia Biancolella from Campania - who knew in 1971 there was Italian wine south of Rome? - are a marked advancement from the original. "When we opened that first day, we had two wines on the ...
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Political newcomer from Florida has eye on US Senate
The News-Press
“He's hoping to find that massive wave ... those against anti-incumbents.” Miller spent about $500000 of his own money to finance his 2010 run for Congress. He won't self-finance this latest attempt. He didn't reveal the amount he's raised so far. ...
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Obama and Chavez: The World's Most Influential Heads of State on the Net
RedOrbit
Chávez is joined by four other Latin American heads of state in the world’s highest rankings, notably President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, the newly elected president of Brazil, Dilma Rouseff, Argentinean president Cristina Fernández, ...
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Great field for Canadian Women's Open
Toronto Sun
The LPGA's latest phenom Yani Tseng headlines a field that includes, well ... everybody. Defending champ Michelle Wie is always a fan favourite, as are fellow Americans Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and Cristie Kerr. Another American to keep an eye on ...
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An Open Letter to John Key: Let's Withdraw From Afghanistan Now!
Voxy
These raids also served to further undermine another similarly corrupt and illegitimate American-backed regime, namely, the government (or more precisely governments) of South Vietnam. And we all know how that war turned out don't we? ...
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Pentagon Overcharged By $4.4M - Yahoo! 404 - Page Not Found
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Latin American Cultural Unity, a Need - Radio Angulo
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