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Geneva International Motor Show Pictures
Monsters and Critics.com
By James Wray Mar 6, 2012, 16:16 GMT The new Porsche Boxster Cabriolet car is shown during the press day at the 82st Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. The Motor Show will open its gates to the public from ...
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Renault Zoe Debuts at 2012 Geneva Auto Show
Inside Line
The production version of the Renault Zoe electric city car made its debut at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show. |March 06, 2012 | Renault By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published Mar 6, 2012 The production version of the Renault Zoe electric city car made ...
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Safety-Oriented 2013 Volvo V40 Rolls Into 2012 Geneva Auto Show
Inside Line
The 2013 Volvo V40 debuted at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show. | March 06, 2012 | Volvo Cars North America, LLC By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published Mar 6, 2012 The safety-oriented 2013 Volvo V40, laden with such features as a pedestrian airbag and ...
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ESPNsoccernet Press Pass: 6 March 2012
ESPN.co.uk
1 ranked golfer in the world Rory McIlroy, step in to play a point against Maria Sharapova. (00:59) | Mar 6,2012 ESPNsoccernet Press Pass: 6 March 2012 Press Pass : Adrian Healey, Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop discuss the job vacancy at Stamford Bridge ...
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Thefts & Mischief March 6, 2012
Coos Bay World
Mar. 3, 10:06 am, man arrested on charge of theft of a wallet, 500 block of West Anderson Avenue. Mar. 3, 12:21 pm, man arrested on charge of violating a restraining order and failing to appear in court on separate charges, 800 block of California ...
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Haiden Lane nabs three assists in Cubs win
Brenham Banner Press
Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:51 pm | Updated: 2:06 pm, Tue Mar 6, 2012. After losing to Magnolia West on Friday, the Brenham Cubs needed a quick score against Rudder to set the tempo for the second half of the season. Three minutes in, the Rangers ...
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UFC spring break opens door for Bellator
MMAmania.com
TNCrew Bronx 13 1/2 12 juror's ,1 judge = 1/2 a chance by biggant on Mar 6, 2012 10:55 AM EST via mobile reply actions by Ulf Murphy on Mar 6, 2012 11:38 AM EST reply actions I love Bellator. Watch it every week on dvr. by hexbreaker on Mar 6, ...
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Super Tuesday Begins Pictures
Monsters and Critics.com
By James Wray Mar 6, 2012, 16:12 GMT Justin Blake prepares to vote at the town hall in Roostsown, Ohio, USA, 06 March, 2012, Super Tuesday. Voters in 10 states are casting their ballots in the Super Tuesday primary election. EPA/DAVID MAXWELL Voters ...
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New Audi A3 Won't Arrive in US Until »
Inside Line
March 06, 2012 | Audi of America By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published Mar 6, 2012 Audi's third-generation A3, which was unveiled at the Geneva auto show, will begin reaching European customers this summer, but Americans likely will have to wait ...
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Lower Township woman researching her heritage finds state's oldest deed, for ...
Press of Atlantic City
Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:45 am | Updated: 8:06 am, Tue Mar 6, 2012. Laurie Thomas knew the deed for the first land transaction in New Jersey had to be somewhere, and she intended to find it. Thomas, 46, of the North Cape May section of Lower ...
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Outdoor Channel Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
TEMECULA, Calif., Mar 6, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD) today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. Based on changes in how we monitor and measure ...
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Elben named Dixon House administrator
The Star Democrat
Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 9:06 am, Tue Mar 6, 2012. EASTON The Dixon House Independent and Assisted Living recently appointed Linda Elben as administrator. In this role, Elben is responsible for coordinating and managing the ...
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Switch Hit: Best of the rest
ESPN.co.uk
Ahead of the ICC World T20 Qualifier in the UAE the pod look at who will be the teams to watch. Plus, Geraint Jones joins the pod to discuss playing for Papua New Guinea. (24:43) March 6, 2012 Switch Hit: Best of the rest Switch Hit Podcast : Ahead of ...
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DIARY-NON S&P WEEK AHEAD
Reuters
THOMSON REUTERS, March 06, Diary of Non S&P 500 Corporate earnings for UScompanies to March 20,2012. S&P 500 Earnings - Monthly S&P 500 Earnings - Day Ahead S&P 500 Earnings - Weekly Non S&P 500 - Day Ahead ConferenceCall/Webcast - Weekly ...
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French Top 14 Highlights - Week 19 (UK/US/ROI Only)
ESPN.co.uk
Switch Hit: Best of the rest Switch Hit Podcast : Ahead of the ICC World T20 Qualifier in the UAE the pod look at who will be the teams to watch. Plus, Geraint Jones joins the pod to discuss playing for Papua New Guinea. (24:43) | Mar 6, 2012 McIlroy v ...
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Miranda Padilla burns up the pool for the Lodi Swim Club
Lodi News-Sentinel
Coon, Brophy, Lizzy Savedra, and Baltzer (relays): 200 medley relay 2.17.06 12th; 400 medley relay 5:14.30 16th; 200 free relay 2:00.33 for 12th. Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 6:41 am, Tue Mar 6, 2012. Miranda Padilla turned in six ...
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Ann Romney: 'I don't even consider myself wealthy'
Beaver County Times
Mitt Romney, wipes lipstick off his face after kissing him at a campaign rally in Zanesville, Ohio, Monday,March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012 11:01 pm | Updated: 1:06 am, TueMar 6, 2012. Mitt Romney's wife says she ...
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World Fuel Services Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI, Mar 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE:INT) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per share payable on April 6, 2012to shareholders of record on March 23, ...
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McIlroy v Sharapova
ESPN.co.uk
1 ranked golfer in the world Rory McIlroy, step in to play a point against Maria Sharapova. (00:59) March 6,2012 Switch Hit: Best of the rest Switch Hit Podcast : Ahead of the ICC World T20 Qualifier in the UAE the pod look at who will be the teams to ...
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Epic Mickey 2 Announcement Coming Later This Month
Complex.com (blog)
By Michael Epstein | Mar 6, 2012 | 5:06 pm | Permalink French game blog Nintendo Master, say they received an invitation from Disney to an event on March 27th, where Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector will be making announcing an "epic project".
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TEXT-S&P summary: Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales SAU
Reuters
March 06 - =============================================================================== Summary analysis -- Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales SAU --- 06-Mar-2012 ...
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Metabolix Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial Results and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- March 6, 2012--Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBLX) , a bioscience company focused on bringing sustainable solutions to the plastics, chemicals and energy industries, today reported financial results for the ...
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MCX to list shares on BSE on March 9
IBNLive.com
PTI | 08:03 PM,Mar 06,2012 Mumbai, Mar 6 (PTI) Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX), India's leading commodity exchange today said its shares will get listed on BSE on Friday, March 9. MCX will become India's first exchange to be listed, ...
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Dellavedova lifts Saint Mary's in OT 78-74
Press of Atlantic City
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:11 am | Updated: 4:06 am, Tue Mar 6, 2012. With the score deadlocked in overtime and the ball bouncing free, opposing guards Matthew Dellavedova and Kevin Pangos collided near the scorer's ...
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Press Pass Extra: Champions League Preview
ESPN.co.uk
(02:13) March 6, 2012 Switch Hit: Best of the rest Switch Hit Podcast : Ahead of the ICC World T20 Qualifier in the UAE the pod look at who will be the teams to watch. Plus, Geraint Jones joins the pod to discuss playing for Papua New Guinea.
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Tue Mar 6, 2012 | KCAW
By KCAW News
Tue Mar 62012. by KCAW News · March 6, 2012 9:54 am. Sitka assembly to reconvene tonight to discuss school funding, city budget cuts. Board of Fisheries adopts a compromise crafted by commercial trollers and Juneau sportsmen over ...
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Marching for peace » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA
By By Tom Dalton
Mar 62012 5:00 am; Retrial begins in fatal 2001 stabbing. SALEM — On a sunny March morning 11 years ago, a triple stabbing that killed a Salem mother and left her 10-year-old daughter and a pregnant baby sitter with serious injuries sent ...
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News: Michigan, Keith Haring, Lawrence v. Texas, Kanye West |Gay ...
By Andy Towle
03/06/2012 ... has been stripped of toilets, sinks and stalls and is used as a meeting room. But to show off a recently completed $25000 conservation of the mural, the center will open the room to public view throughMarch and conduct related programs." Road ... I think the rest of the world is looking at us these days and saying, 'What are you doing?'" Road Idaho House to consider LGBT ... the world during your son's Presidency. Posted by: Dastius Krazitauc | Mar 62012 4:06:53 PM ...
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Time for Canada to declare International ... - Women News Network
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Ellen Woodsworth – Vancouver Observer – Tuesday, 06 March 2012 (originally published 02 Mar). Woman... March 8 is creeping nearer, and with that comes International Women's Day. ... Posted by Women NewsNetwork on Mar 6 2012.
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World News - Iran says it will let UN nuclear sleuths visit key military ...
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Russia Today 03-06-2012. 3 votes. #1.10 - Tue Mar 62012 8:58 AM EST. Comment author avatar freedman1. "Scholars believe that, being isolated, China and Iran need mutual support." ~ New Tang Dynasty Television, March 6, 2012 ...
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Of Interest: March 6, 2012 » Local News » Press-Republican
Of Interest: March 62012. Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Tue Mar 062012, 02:28 AM EST. College For Every Student partners with GE. ESSEX — College For Every Student can raise up to $10000 this week as ...
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By Chipsticks
March 62012 at 1:56 pm. I hope the answer will be replayed over and over again in this news cycle. The smile along with the answer was good also. Reply. 79 desertflower. March 62012 at 2:06 pm. it was perfect. He totally kicked ass today… .... And let the world know he is happy to have MItt Romney be the nominee who will soon be crushed in the fall. His answer on the TC to Sandra Fluke was out of the park. Reply. 113 CTGirl. March 62012 at 2:06 pm. Almost a given…if there is ...
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Midday Webcast: March 6, 2012
By Kristen Van Dyke
Midday Webcast: March 62012. Regular Photo Size. Latest Local News. Suspected drunk driver drags cop 10ft. Authorities say an Albuquerque police officer was dragged by a … Suspected thief prompts evacuation. A thief prompted the evacuation of two dozen residents at an … Sunland Park voters head to polls ... Midday Webcast: March 62012. Updated: Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012, 1:01 PM MST ... comments powered by Disqus. Sports; Weather; U.S. NewsWorld News; Features ...
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Horne, GOP attorneys general blast federal 'overreach'
By Dustin Volz
Posted Mar 62012, 10:47 am. Dustin Volz Cronkite News Service. WASHINGTON – Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne joined other attorneys general Monday to criticize the Obama administration's “unprecedented” overreach of federal ...
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Syria: atrocities recalled by those fleeing Homs - Tuesday 6 March ...
The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web. News · Sport ... Syria: atrocities recalled by those fleeing Homs - Tuesday 6 March 2012. • US senator ...
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Opel Mokka makes its World premiere - March 6, 2012 | News in ...
An Opel Mokka is displayed as it makes its World premiere at the German car maker's booth on March 6, 2012, during a press day ahead of the 82nd Geneva ...
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BBC iPlayer - BBC World News: 06/03/2012
Broadcast on BBC Two, 11:30AM Tue, 6 Mar 2012; Available until 11:59AM Wed, 7 Mar 2012; First broadcast BBC Two, 11:30AM Tue, 6 Mar 2012; Categories ...
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Stock Market News for March 6, 2012 - Zacks.com
Stock Market News for March 6, 2012-US benchmarks ended in the negative zone ... The world's second-largest economy growth rate for 2012 declined to 7.5 %, ...
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00:57 | 03/06/2012. Share: Up Next: The ... Most Popular News Videos ... World. Politics. Brian Ross Investigates. Health. Entertainment. Money. Tech. Travel ...
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TV Talk shows Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | Richmond Times-Dispatch
TV Talk shows Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ... Published: March 06, 2012 Updated: March 06, 2012 - 12:00 AM ... World of Woody: Westminster dog show edition ...
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Commission considers arguments about international recruiting ...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 ... And still others say that the world of international recruiting is full of ethical ambiguities -- many of them having nothing to do with ...
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World Food Programme official visits UW-Madison (March 6, 2012)
Luescher joined the World Food Programme in 2004, and since has worked in numerous crisis areas, such as Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza, Guatemala, Haiti, ...
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AUSTRALIA Summer News, Mar 06, 2012

Warner, Clarke guide Australia to 169/2 in 36 overs in 2nd Final
TheSportsCampus.com
Despite centuries from Michael Clarker (117) and David Warner (100), the Lankan lions cruised to an 8-wicket win against Australia in the 2nd Final of the Commonwealth Bank series in Adelaide to register their 4th win of the summerover the Aussies and ...
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Two tons in vain as Lankans tie series
The Canberra Times
Australia's unusually long home summer has become even longer after it was powerless to prevent Sri Lanka storming to an eight-wicket victory and forcing the ODI tri-series into a deciding third final tomorrow. The host's well-publicised problem with ...
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Thousands flee in Australia floods
msnbc.com
CANBERRA — Floods across eastern Australia forced more than 13000 people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday after record-high summer rains drenched three states over the past week, swelling rivers and forcing dams to overflow.
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Quicks fail where Doherty prevails
Crookwell Gazette
It was seemingly no coincidence that as Australia conceded 68 runs during Sri Lanka's batting powerplay and 76 in the final 10 overs, their worst performance on both counts for the ODI tri-series, it was the first time the unremarkable but unflappable ...
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Daylight Saving Time is lurking right around the corner, next Sunday, March 11
HULIQ
By Michael Santo on 2012-03-05 It's that time of the year: time to “spring forward,” set your clocks back one hour and walk around sleep deprived for the next two weeks. Daylight Saving Time is upon us once again. Wait a second, didn't we just do this?
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Lankans take it to a tie-breaker
The Age
Photo: Getty Images AUSTRALIA's unusually long home summerhas become even longer after it was powerless to prevent Sri Lanka storming to an eight-wicket victory and forcing the ODI tri-series into a deciding third final tomorrow.
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The Age
Australia on track to become No 3 cotton exporter
The Australian
Summer crop production is forecast to rise 18 per cent in 2011/12 to 5.4 million tonnes, Abares says. “For the first time in more than 30 years the Abares survey data show both strong average farm business profits and positive rates of return for ...
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India cotton ban is an opportunity: Ludwig
Brisbane Times
India's ban on cotton exports opens up opportunities for Australian cotton farmers, Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig says. The decision by India, the world's second largest producer, to halt its cotton exports was made to ensure supplies for its own ...
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Anti-coal push rejected by Labor, unions
The Australian
Front pages: The Australian; The Herald Sun; The West Australian; The Sydney Morning Herald; The Advertiser; The Age; The Daily Telegraph; The Courier Mail; The NT News; The Hobart Mercury; The Canberra Times. Talking point: THE Coalition's climate ...
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Australia set for bumper grains harvest
Trade Arabia
'It is already clear at the outset that seasonal conditions so far in 2012 should help set our agriculture sector on track for another strong year,' AustralianAgriculture minister Joe Ludwig said on Tuesday. 'For the first time in more than 30 years ...
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Sick of the weather? Head to Bali like everyone else
The Australian
Phuket and Bali most popular destinations Reported rise in last minute flight bookings Five of the best travel deals around this week POOR weather has led to a surge in overseas holiday bookings over summer, with travellers taking advantage of the ...
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ABARE Outlook: Strong Performance Forecast
TheFishSite.com
“The forecast from the latest ABARES farm survey is for strong farm financial performance in all major agricultural industries across Australia this financial year,” Minister Ludwig said. “For the first time in more than 30 years, broadacre farms in ...
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ROCK OF AGES Returns to Chicago for 9 Weeks This Summer
Broadway World
Broadway In Chicago today announced that the five-time Tony Award® nominated musical ROCK OF AGES is returning to Chicago this summer by popular demand, June 5- August 5, 2012, for a highly entertaining, intimate, rock concert experience at the ...
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Australia on track for bumper sugar and cotton output
Straits Times
CANBERRA (REUTERS) - Australia is on track for bumper production of sugar, cotton and livestock this summer despite heavy rains causing flooding in some key producing areas of Queensland and New South Wales. 'The effect (from floods) on total cotton ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving clarifies remarks about Coach K's future ...
Plain Dealer
Irving, who maintains dual citizenship, announced Monday night he will not play for Australia in the Summer Olympics. The 19-year-old will compete for the US Select team, which is an Olympic feeder program, with hopes of being part of the Olympic squad ...
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Strong future for farmers: ABARES
Stock and Land
BY COLIN BETTLES FEDERAL Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has launched the 2012 ABARES Outlook Conference in Canberra today, pointing to agriculture's strong financial outlook in the year ahead, on the back of increasedsummer crop production boosted by ...
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Australia floods: Thousands evacuate NSW town
Focus News
Days of heavy rain after a damp summer have seen Sydney's Warragamba Dam, the main source of the city's drinking water, reach capacity for the firsttime in 14 years -- causing the water to flow over its spillways Friday. Authorities said the rainband ...
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Women's cricket needs a Sachin: Lisa Sthalekar
Times of India
MUMBAI: One summer day back in 1996, legendary Australian women's cricketer Belinda Clark came to former Aussie pacer Geoff Lawson with an unusual request. Both the men's and women's teams of New South Wales were having a session at the nets at the ...
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Has this been the best World Series ever?
The Roar
The only two things wrong with this summer's tournament have been the length (as much as I love the 12+3 format I think it's timeto ditch it for a more streamlined 9+1) and the time of year (it should have be wrapped up within a month to finish no ...
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The Roar
Best six months for farms in years: Ludwig
Ninemsn
Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig says that strong financial conditions and increased summer crop production were responsible for the positive outlook. He told delegates to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences ...
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Soggy summer not the end of the world
The Manly Daily
Must be time for everyone to wash their cars, water the gardens (not that they need any more water with Mother Nature's sprinklers on full-time supply) and jump on a ladder to clean the windows. It is almost a civic duty in an effort to prevent dams ...
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Climate and floods: Flannery is no expert, but neither are the experts
The Conversation
The last few years of excessive rainfall comes after a decade of drought in eastern Australia, especially in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's prime foodbasket. At that time, a strong El Niño over the summer season on 2002-3 led to a marked drop in ...
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If you've missed the cricket, you must give it a tri
Narromine News
Almost, but not quite, that is the threshold Australian cricket arrived on in Brisbane on Sunday. For another highly entertaining match in what has been an unexpected series of them, barely 12000 spectators came. Not even the Gabba's autumnally ...
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Fans flag for finals but CA is all smiles
Flinders News
CRICKET Australia's international summer is set to finish with a whimper rather than a bang at the box office despite the quality on the field. But CA, buoyed by strong TV ratings, is convinced the 50-over format remains strong, despite the public's ...
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Strong future for Aussie farmers says Agriculture Minister
ABC Online
Senator Ludwig pointed to the booming summer crop set to rise by 18 per cent this year to 5.4 million tonnes. He also identified the strong returns for sheep producers, who will see their best cash income for more than 20 years. "For the first time in ...
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Ian Henderson's colourful journey could lead to World Cup with England
The Guardian
They then teamed up for Scotland for the first time in the 2008 World Cup in Australia. Henderson is joined in the squad by another member of Scotland's 2008 World Cup squad, the Huddersfield scrum-half Danny Brough, who switched allegiances after that ...
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The Guardian
Wonderland down under
Brisbane Times
Looking at the ice mass that ascends from the pebbly beach in front of us, it's hard to believe we are exploring a mere tip of the White Continent, which in summer covers 13.5 million square kilometres - 1½ times the size of Australia.
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Brisbane Times
Sri Lanka move in for kill against floundering Aussies
The Roar
To make life harder for the Australians, skipper Michael Clarke is an extremely doubtful starter with back and hamstring injuries. So too opening batsman David Warner with a groin problem that has been niggling for some time.
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The Roar
Gabba may be pace paradise for Shield
ABC Online
Persistent rain is likely to make the Gabba a fast bowler's dream for the crunch Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia, Queensland wicketkeeper Chris Hartley says. Rain has lashed the ground since Sunday, severely reducing the amount of time ...
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Current a/c deficit $8.374b in Dec qtr
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia reported a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of $8.374 billion in the December quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. This followed an upwardly revised deficit of $5.824 billion in the September quarter.
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Big Time Rush tickets going on sale
Winnipeg Free Press
Australia's Cody Simpson will open the show. Big Time Rush is a boy band created for the Nickelodeon TV series of the same name. The band is making the leap from televisions to arenas with its Big Time Summer Tour, a 50-date North American trek.
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What's in season - March 6 round-up
Brisbane Times
Almondco Australia, which represents 142 almond growers, processes the nuts in its factory in Renmark, South Australia. The best-quality almonds are wholesaled as whole nuts under various brands. Any marked, chipped, bruised or too small are processed...
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Brisbane Times
NBA AM: T'Wolves Will Regret Stiffing Love
HoopsWorld
Essentially this means Love can hit free agency in the summer of 2015, instead of being locked up through 2017. The move, at the time, was heavily thought to be favorable to both sides. Love would be more in control of his future while still being ...
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Strong future for farmers: ABARES
Stock Journal
BY COLIN BETTLES FEDERAL Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has launched the 2012 ABARES Outlook Conference in Canberra today, pointing to agriculture's strong financial outlook in the year ahead, on the back of increasedsummer crop production boosted by ...
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Can government, business get energy efficiency right?
Crikey
And time is of the essence, Skarbek says, because by early 2014, after just 18 months of the carbon price, the newly created Climate Authority to be led by ex-RBA chief Bernie Fraser will be making a call on how deep Australia'sabatement task should ...
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Clipper Race: Gold Coast Australia establishes early lead
YACHTe.com.au
Singapore's Ben Bowley, who was asked to lead the fleet out, judged the conditions appropriate this morning and the race got underway at 0235 UTC (1035 local time) today. In a Le Mans start, the yachts form up in a straight line with their mainsails ...
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YACHTe.com.au
Ja Rule facing disciplinary action
WYTV
Rapper Ja Rule arrives at the MTV Summer Party at Wet N Wild on November 18, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. (David Hardenberg, Getty Images) Incarcerated rapper Ja Rule is facing disciplinary action after breaking prison rules by calling two radio ...
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The Blaze of Glory XI
ESPNcricinfo.com (blog)
Warne and McGrath helped Australia to a cleansing, vengeance-assisted 5-0 Ashes clouting of England, and exited to universal baggy green worship. Bradman, despite his final-innings duck, averaged 105 in his 15 post-war Tests, and in his penultimate ...
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Botanical bombshell
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The International Botanical Congress, which gathers every six years, met in Melbourne, Australia, last summer and voted to drop the requirement that new species be described in botanical Latin. "I'm relieved. It's about time," Weiblen said.
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Deakes prepares to walk once Olympics over
Geelong Advertiser
The 34-year-old yesterday confirmed the 50km walk will be his farewell competitive event after being formally named in Australia's track and field squad yesterday. Deakes will be joined in the race by Ballarat's Jared Tallent and New South Wales' Luke ...
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Ja Rule facing disciplinary action
MyNews3
Rapper Ja Rule arrives at the MTV Summer Party at Wet N Wild on November 18, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. (David Hardenberg, Getty Images) Incarcerated rapper Ja Rule is facing disciplinary action after breaking prison rules by calling two radio ...
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Greg Ronaldson on Winning the Largest Tournament in Africa's History and More
PokerNews.com
Can you tell us about your time in Australia including your tournament success and what you did outside of poker? It was my first trip to Aussie Millions and I started really well, cashing in the first two events. I was really unlucky in the next four ...
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Indian team loses luster after overseas failures Reports of camps being formed ...
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
The slide began when India lost the top Test ranking to England with a 4-0 whitewash in July-August last year, and it was then humbled by the same scoreline in Australia to hit a new low in Tests overseas. Though it has done well in one-dayers at home, ...
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Australia and NZ's daylight saving ends April 1
Daylight saving time (DST) in Australia and New Zealand begins at 2am local time, when the clocks move forward to 3am (03:00), on Sunday, April 1, 2012.
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Canberra's summer that wasn't - ABC News (Australian ...
Canberra has recorded its coldest summer in 16 years, with the mercury rarely ... AEDT ...
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-29/canberra...in.../3859116
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