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Sep 19, 2011

CANADA News, Sep 19, 2011


Air Canada, Flight Attendants' Union Remain In Talks
Wall Street Journal
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--The union representing 6800 Air Canada (AC.BT) flight attendants is presenting its answer to the airline's counteroffer, the Canadian Union of Public Employees said Sunday. Air Canada submitted a counteroffer early Sunday afternoon ...
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U.S. shakes up its formation against Canada
ESPN
Peter Aiken/Getty ImagesAbby Wambach drilled a penalty shot for the US It was the team's only score in a 1-1 draw with Canada. KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- When it comes to the US women's soccer team, you often need to read a fair amount into snapshots. ...
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Canada hangs tough at World Cup
Toronto Sun
By Richard Mauntah France's Vincent Clerc (right) tackles Canada's James Pritchard as teammate David Marty jumps over them during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match in New Zealand on Sunday. (Reuters) A quick glance at the scoreline, and Sunday's match ...
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Cox: Pospisil demolishes Israel to give Canada Davis Cup win
Toronto Star
Canada's Vasek Pospisil reacts as he wins a point to win his Davis Cup World Group match against Israel's Amir Weintraub in Ramat Hasharon, Israel Sunday. By Damien Cox Sports Columnist It's been so long since Canada had a true tennis star it seems ...
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Cougar Oil and Gas Canada, Inc. Operations Update
MarketWatch (press release)
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Sep 19, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cougar Oil and Gas Canada, Inc. ("Cougar" "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a farmout agreement to fund the Trout Drilling Program. Under the terms of the Agreement, ...
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Arbitrator issues ruling in Air Canada pension spat with customer service staff
CanadianBusiness.com
By The Canadian Press | September 18, 2011 TORONTO - An arbitrator has delivered a ruling in a pension spat that was a driving force behind a strike by Air Canada (TSX:A) customer service staff last June. A federal arbitrator decided that a hybrid ...
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The nations weather
CBS News
A low pressure system in Canada pushes a trough through the Plains and creates some scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms have turned severe with strong winds and hail reported over the Southern Plains. ...
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The man who revived Canadian conservatism
Ottawa Citizen
15, alumni of the now-defunct magazine Alberta Report hosted a reunion to mark the 25th anniversary of an Edmonton meeting between Ted Byfield and Preston Manning that helped lay the tracks for the creation of the Reform Party of Canada and, ...
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Canada's first electronic passport carries hefty price
CTV.ca
A driver hands his passport to a border agent at the Canada / US border crossing in Highgate Springs, Vt., Monday, June 1, 2009. (AP / Toby Talbot) OTTAWA — The first version of Canada's new electronic passport carries a hefty price tag -- an ominous ...
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CTV.ca
China invests billions in Canada oil sands
Houston Chronicle
Looking on is Perry Berkenpas, vice president of oil sands operations for ConocoPhillips Canada. For decades, US and Canadian companies were the biggest investors in Canada's oil sands reserves. But other countries, led by China, have poured billions ...
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Pratt & Whitney Canada and AVIC Engine Holdings Create New MRO Facility in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BEIJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Sep 19, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and China Aviation Engine Holdings Corporation Ltd. (AVIC Engine Holdings) today announced the creation of a new joint venture to be located in ...
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Marysville man, ex-Bellingham pair among Reno crash victims
The Seattle Times
George Hewitt, 60, a retired Air Canada pilot, and his wife, Wendy, 57, were sitting in box seats reserved for members of the Oak Harbor-based Cascade Warbirds group when a World War II-era plane slammed like a missile into the crowded tarmac, ...
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The Seattle Times
Crime crackdown tops Harper agenda
Toronto Star
Declaring that there is “still far too much crime” in Canada, the Conservatives are going ahead with their spring election vow to implement the extensive justice laws as Parliament returns after a summer recess. “These tough new actions will hold ...
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September 19 in history: Canada's first marriage and the debut of Mickey Mouse
MetroNews Canada
In 1980, Marathon of Hope runner Terry Fox was made the youngest companion of the Order ofCanada. In 1648, Jacques Boisdon opened Canada's first tavern in Quebec City. In 1654, in the first Canadian marriage on record, 11-year-old Marguerite Sedilot ...
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NDP's orange crush 'is not just a blip'
Montreal Gazette
By ANDY RIGA, The Gazette September 19, 2011 3:04 AM Only one per cent of NDP voters in Quebec said they would support Romeo Saganash as leader, none in Canada. Jack Layton's death has not diminished Quebecers' love affair with the New Democratic Party ...
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'It's a stepping stone to the future'
The Province
By Tom Harrison, The Province September 18, 2011 9:00 PM Both Ali Milner and Warren Dean Flandez describe Cover Me Canada as a challenge and a platform. Both local artists know the pros and cons of a reality TV show such as Cover Me Canada, ...
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Air Canada pilot of 40 years and his wife also among spectator fatalities
Daily Mail
George Hewitt, a pilot with Air Canada for more than 40 years, and his wife Wendy have also been named as among the dead. The couple were spectators in a box for the Cascade Warbirds, a group of vintage warplane owners when the plane hit. ...
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Daily Mail
Quebec kennel seizure 'a huge effort'
Ottawa Citizen
By Matthew Pearson And Kristy Nease, Ottawa Citizen September 19, 2011 2:05 AM Animal welfare authorities who raided a massive dogbreeding kennel near Shawville say it could be the largest operation of its kind in Canada. ...
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Tories warned about 'serious' Mexican visa issues: CP
CTV.ca
OTTAWA — Senior bureaucrats warned the Harper government that imposing a new visa on Mexican travellers would overload Canada's diplomatic capacity. The deputy ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Trade offered that assessment in a July 2009 ...
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CTV.ca
Beyond NAFTA: U.S. should work with Canada, Mexico
San Francisco Chronicle
NAFTA was originally a free trade agreement among Canada, Mexico and the United States, but it soon morphed into a piñata for pandering pundits and politicians. Moved by different fears, each took whacks at it. The first fear was a loss of jobs to ...
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Embryo testing a prelude to designer babies?
Edmonton Journal
By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia News September 18, 2011 10:00 PM The era of designer babies may be closer than most people think, one of Canada's leading figures in reproductive medicine is warning. New techniques that test every chromosome in human ...
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Harper expected to be on the go when Parliament resumes
Montreal Gazette
Even though attending these summits means Harper will make somewhat sporadic appearances in the House, it's beneficial for Canada's prime minister to meet other world leaders, his spokesman said. "Many of the big problems that are facing the country ...
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Mild earthquake hits Gatineau, Que., felt in Ottawa
CTV.ca
Earthquakes Canada says the 4.1 magnitude quake was centred about 16 kilometres east of Buckingham, which is now part of Gatineau, Que. The quake hit at 3:19 pm ET and was felt about 40 kilometres away in Ottawa. No damage was reported and Earthquakes ...
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CTV.ca
A conversation about Canada working for all generations
Vancouver Sun
Canada has become a far more difficult place to raise a family. Did you know the Canadian economy doubled in size since the mid-1970s, even after controlling for inflation? On average, the economy now produces an extra $35000 per household. ...
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Turallure captures Woodbine Mile
Globe and Mail
Finally, a son of Wando returned to Canada and made everybody remember the gentlemanly chestnut horse again. On Sunday, Turallure became the first son of Wando to win a Grade One race – the $1-million Woodbine Mile. He did it in spectacular fashion, ...
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Globe and Mail
Army Run a triumph of will for many
Ottawa Citizen
"I run for Canada. That's what I do," she said, as she smiled after crossing the finish line of the five kilometre Army Run Sunday morning. Fawcett was one of more than 16000 people who came out to run in the event designed to show support for Canadian ...
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Working Together to Out Run Cancer
LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
Opening the ceremony with a recitation of O Canada and a proclamation read out by Mayor Debbie Amaroso, September 18th was officially declared “Terry Fox Run” day for Sault Ste. Marie. As a clock above the starting line counted down the last minutes ...
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NDP House performance a question mark
Winnipeg Free Press
(CP) OTTAWA -- Canada's Parliamentarians put the summer barbecue circuit to bed today and return to their seats in the House of Commons. It is a much-changed world the 307 MPs return to for what will be the first real glimpse of the new Harper majority ...
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'Ethical oil' ad campaign riles Saudis
Toronto Sun
“We caught this foreign dictatorship trying to undermine freedom of the press here in Canada and trying to export its own contempt for democracy, its own contempt for freedom of the press here inCanada,” said Alykhan Velshi, founder of the group ...
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Military chief sees no need to reimburse taxpayers for plane use
Globe and Mail
Canada's top soldier says he sees no need to reimburse Canadian taxpayers for the more than $1 million that has been paid to fly him on government aircraft since 2008, including trips to sporting events, fundraisers and a vacation in the Caribbean. ...
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Globe and Mail
Sensitivity training needed at Canada's York U., Jewish group says
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
TORONTO (JTA) -- B'nai Brith Canada has called for "sensitivity training" for the faculty of Toronto's York University in the wake of a complaint by a Jewish student over the remarks of a Jewish professor. BBC called on the university "to investigate ...
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The Woodstock Independent: Graphic: Crime in Canada | News ...
By jim bender
News...Straight from hell. These are the days my friend...i'm pretty sure they'll never end. Should Canada ban the wearing of the niqab in public? ... Canada News: Canada, U.S. close to joint action on... 'Justice failed us': Kienan's dad - Crime ...
The Woodstock Independent
Canadian Judges Expand Abortion Rights Into 4th Trimester | Right ...
By Chris Kobus
Canadian Judges Expand Abortion Rights Into 4th Trimester. Written By : Chris Kobus. From LifeNews via Creative Minority Report: An Alberta judge has let a woman who strangled her newborn son walk free by arguing that Canada's ...
Right Wing News
Former Air Canada pilot, his wife killed in Nevada air show plane ...
A former Air Canada pilot and his wife were among nine people killed in Nevada after a ... - LatestNews - Winnipeg Free Press. ... Winnipeg Free Press > Latest News > Former Air Canada pilot, his wife killed in Nevada air show plane crash ...
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Frontier Post :: Sports News :: Scrappy France beats Canada 46-19 ...
By shimran
NAPIER (Agencies): Vincent Clerc scored twice in the last three minutes as France beat a resilentCanada 46-19 at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday with a margin that flattered the French for the second consecutive week.France looked shaky ...
Frontier Post
Catholica Forum - NEWS STORY: Empty pews worry Canada ...
By kaythegardener
A vigorous discussion on Catholic spirituality, theology, and faith for adults seeking to enrich their lives.
Catholica Forum
Op-Ed: Canadian government not taking espionage seriously
Xinhua News Agency is known by intelligence officers to be controlled by and a propaganda arm of the government of China. Quoted in the Montreal Gazette, Charles Burton, a university professor who worked in the Canadian Embassy in ...
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2011 RCMP Gold Bullion Coin Announced | Coin News
By Darrin Lee Unser
The Royal Canadian Mint announced the scheduled September release of a 2011 RCMP gold bullion coin honoring the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Coin News
Air Canada, union in talks to avert strike – Reuters | Financial News
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Financial Newsbusiness news. Stock Market, Forex, Commodities, Business news ... Sept 18 (Reuters) - Negotiators for Air Canada (ACb.TO) and its flight attendants' union were racing on Sunday to reach a labor agreement, but both sides ...
Financial News
Graphic: Crime in Canada | News | National Post | New Democrats ...
By nbcdipper
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/17/graphic-crime-in-canada/. You'll have to click on this link to check out the cool graphic that the National Post put together for this one. By the time old Harpo's done, there should be jobs a plenty ...
New Democrats Online
XE.com - BAY STREET-Future shock shackles Canadian oil stocks
Even though Canada's big oil producers are raking in profits on high crude prices and stellar refining margins, their share prices are languishing as investors fret about the economic risks that could slow global petroleum demand.
XE Forex News
BC Golf News | Cookie's Commnetary
By Barry Sharpe
British Columbia's Authoritative Golf News, Course and Gear Source. ... BC Golf News: More Than Just A Game ... CN sponsors the Canadian Women's Open now and if it lacks official major status, it treats the players and event as if it were. ...
BC Golf News
MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – 18 Sept 11 « MILNEWS.ca Blog
By milnewsca
The water, fuel and environment technician (WFE tech) is responsible for soil remediation at Kandahar Airfield (KAF) as part of the Mission Transition Task Force (MTTF) working to close downCanadian operations there by the end of the year. ...
MILNEWS.ca Blog
Canada's new young stars shine against Israel to move on in the ...
By tennis-in-depth.com
It's been so long since Canada had a true tennis star it seems rather unbelievable that two could have arrived in the same year. Yet that would appear to be the case. In the first half of 2011, it was all about Milos Raonic rocketing up the ...
Tennisty News » gototennisblog.com
NEWS - MEDIA | Global News Boosts its Schedule this Fall Canada ...
Global Toronto Launches a Reinvigorated News Lineup October 11, Beginning with the Hotly-Anticipated The Morning Show Award-winning 16x9 - The B.
newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/.../c9115.html
Activists target Environment Canada with hoax releases - CTV News
Climate-change activists have once again issued hoax news releases in the name of Canada'sEnvironment minister in an apparent effort to embarrass the ...
www.ctv.ca/.../environment-canada-hoax-releases-activists-11...
VIDEO: Canadian students don blackface to impersonate Bolt ...
FRESHMAN students participating in an Olympics event at a university in Montreal, Canada have been accused of racism after they covered their skin with black ...
www.jamaicaobserver.com/.../Canadian-students-don-blackfac...
U.S. Women Sweep Canada to Open NORCECA | News | USA ...
13, 2011) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team defeated Canada 25-19 , 25-19, 25-23 Tuesday evening during Pool B of the NORCECA Women's ...
usavolleyball.org/news/2011/09/13/u-s-women.../44598
WDNR Weekly News Article - Regular season Canada goose hunt ...
Regular season Canada goose hunt opens Sept.16. Weekly News Article Published: September 6, 2011 by the Central Office ...
dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1893
Canada seeks Buy American exemption - Canada - CBC News
Canada is seeking an exemption from the new Buy American provisions in U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed jobs act, weeks before the exemption for ...
www.cbc.ca.14feb-youth.com/.../buy-american-clause-ed-fast...

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OCEANIA News, Sep 19, 2011


India lose 1-4 to Japan, relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone
Firstpost
Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Tokyo: Vishnu Vardhan made an impressive Davis Cup debut but failed to win as an injury-hit India were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I after losing the World Group play-off tie 1-4 to Japan, here today. ...
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Firstpost
Dwyer, Knowles named in Kookaburras
Bundaberg NewsMail
The pair has been named in the Kookaburras squad for the 2011 Oceania Cup/ Olympic qualifier next month. Their inclusion is good news as Dwyer (knee injury) and Knowles (stress fracture), because both need to be at their best for next year's London ...
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Fall for the US coast
Sydney Morning Herald
OCEANIA Cruises is returning to North America's eastern seaboard next year for a series of autumn foliage cruises. Its boutique 684-passenger Regatta begins the season with a 14-day, transatlantic crossing from Lisbon to New York departing on September ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Chinese Taipei ousts PH in Davis Cup Group 1 tie
Inquirer.net
By Mars G. Alison The Philippines lost its standings in Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group 1 after bowing to Chinese Taipei, 3-1, in their knockout tie that ended yesterday at the Plantation Bay Resort and Spa. Chinese Taipei no.1 player Chen Ti upset ...
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Marfrig Sells Unit to Martin-Brower for $400 Million Amid Slump
BusinessWeek
The Sao Paulo-based company agreed to sell the unit, a distribution center for McDonald's Corp. in the US, Europe, Asia and Oceania, to Rosemont, Illinois-based Martin-Brower Co., it said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. The sale should be concluded ...
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Marfrig Agrees to Sell Distribution Arm to Martin-Brower for $400 Million
Bloomberg
(MCD) in the US, Europe, Asia and Oceania, to Rosemont, Illinois-based Martin-Brower Co., it said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. The sale should be concluded in the fourth quarter, it said. Marfrig acquired the business last October as part of a ...
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Mamiit wants to help junior players improve
Sun.Star
By Marian C. Baring THE Philippine team may have lost the tie against Chinese-Taipei in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I tie, but the Filipino crowd was treated to an exciting match that not only ended Cebu City's hosting but also gave the Filipinos ...
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Managing risk comes from communicating to the business: ISACA
CIO Magazine
Speaking to CIO Australia in the lead up to this week's annual ISACA Oceania conference, Vander Wal said the risks associated with IT need to be realised across the business. “Making sure that the IT risk management process is incorporated into the ...
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Rain wipes out last day
Bangkok Post
The rain did not affect the result however, as on the opening two days the Koreans had already clinched a 3-0 victory in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group 2 match. In the only tennis that was played yesterday, Kittipong Wachiramanowong was leading Hong Chung ...
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Japan takes its place in the World
Indian Express
Tokyo: Vishnu Vardhan made an impressive Davis Cup debut but failed to win as an injury-hit India were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I after losing the World Group play-off tie 1-4 to Japan here on Sunday. With India having to win both their ...
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Taiwanese too strong for Pinoys
Manila Bulletin
Hoping to have a “fun time” in the tourist haven resort before going home, Chen Ti dispatched a weary Fil-American Treat Huey, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-2, yesterday as Taiwan beat the Philippines, 3-2, in their Asia Oceania Zone Group I playoff tie. ...
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Newswallah: In the English-Language Papers Today
New York Times (blog)
Vishnu Vardhan's loss to Kei Nishikori has relegated India to the Davis Cup's Asia/Oceania Group I, catapulting Japan into the World Group for the first time (The Hindu). Japan beat India 4-1, with Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna contributing the ...
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Dicker Data adds on Buffalo
ARNnet
Buffalo group manager, Southeast Asia & Oceania Group, Akihoto Kondo, said it had been working hard to transfer the success it enjoys in the Asian market to Australia. We feel confident this new partnership will help us gain more traction in the ...
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Swiss advance to World Group thanks to Federer, Wawrinka
CBSSports.com
Next year, Australia will again be forced to compete in zonal qualifiers in the Asia/Oceania region for the chance to re-enter the Davis Cup main group in 2013. The draw for regional qualifying in 2012 will be held Wednesday in Bangkok. ...
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Boeing Forecasts Strong Need for Aviation Personnel in Asia Pacific
MarketWatch (press release)
The Oceania region will need 13600 pilots and 15600 technicians and South West Asia will need 28100 pilots and 32700 technicians. "As an industry we must make a concentrated effort to get younger generations excited about careers in aviation. ...
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Chinese medical teams adds value to health service in Zimbabwe
People's Daily Online
To date, Chinese medical teams comprising more than 20000 personnel have been sent to five continents including Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and Oceania to help people access to health services.
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Operation Lockyer
Sydney Morning Herald
Dr Arvier has performed similar life-changing surgery on disfigured children from Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh as part of his work with the RotaryOceania Medical Aid for Children program. The surgeon was in the news again ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Churches and Arts Festivals
Solomon Star
The 'Pacific', as one Oceania indigenous writer has referred to is not an empty sea of ocean, when it is a sea of people. We're the sea we're the ocean. The 'Pacific way', is the people's sense of communion. The 'moana' (ocean) like the land is the ...
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US hardwood imports on the increase
Gulf Daily News
"Bahrain's gallant efforts to reposition itself in the global market have been met with eager enthusiasm by local and global investors," said AHEC director for Africa, Middle East, India andOceania Roderick Wiles. "They have started to key in major ...
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Tauranga Boys' to run eco friendly fundraiser
The Bay of Plenty Times
There will be a good array of spot prizes on the day, including a $500 Interislander voucher and a 10-minute helicopter ride from Oceania Helicopters for five people from Tauranga Airport worth just under $500.
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Penang to host Asian open universities conference
The Sun Daily
The AAOU was formed in 1987, and now has a membership of over 60 institutions that include ODL institutions from Europe, Africa, Oceania and America. There were over 12 million learners enrolled in AAOU member institutions in 2010.
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Marfrig Alimentos SA : 09/18/2011 - Marfrig implements new step on the Group's ...
4-traders (press release)
... that it received a proposal from The Martin-Brower Company, LLC for the acquisition of its quick service restaurants (QSR) logistics assets and businesses in the USA, Europe, Middle East,Oceania and Asia from its subsidiary Keystone Foods, LLC. ...
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Foreign children with cancer in Italy
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Most immigrant children came from Europe (65.7%), whereas patients who came from America, Asia and Oceania amounted to 13.2%, 10.1%, 0.2%, respectively. The immigrant survival rate was lower compared to that of children who were born in Italy. ...
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MEASAT... Back In The Saddle Again (Satellite)
SatNews Publishers
"The 148 degrees East orbital slot is a key location with excellent coverage over the East Asia and Oceania regions. We are currently finalizing the design of the MEASAT-2 replacement spacecraft – to be named MEASAT-2a satellite -- to support growing ...
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SatNews Publishers
Davis Cup: India relegated to Asia-Oceania Zone [newKerala.com ...
Davis Cup: India relegated to Asia-Oceania Zone - Tokyo, Sept 18 : India were relegated to the Asia-Oceania Group Zone as they lost the play-off tie to Japan ...
www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-69797.html
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society « ATENEO PHYSICS NEWS
Ateneo physics students and faculty working at Manila Observatory participated in the 2011 AsiaOceania Geoscience Society (AGOS) meeting at Taipei ...
ateneophysicsnews.wordpress.com/.../asia-oceania-geosciences...

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