BEST FEMALE SINGERS Info, Mar 03, 2011

'American Idol' recap: Top 12 girls shine on stage, led by Pia Toscano and ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Len Melisurgo/ The Star-Ledger Michael Becker/ FoxPia Toscano of Howard Beach, NY, lit up the stage last night on 'American Idol' as the Top 12 female singers of Season 10 performed in the semifinals. Votes will be announced Thursday night. ...
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France: Yael Naim singer of the year
Ynetnews
Israeli singer Yael Naim was crowned Best Female Singer of the Year in France's musical award ceremony "Victoires de la

APPLE iPAD 2 Info, Mar 03, 2011

Mark W. Smith: With iPad 2, Apple feels strength of competitors
Detroit Free Press
Apple Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs introduces the iPad 2 at an Apple event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on Wednesday. / Associated Press BY MARK W. SMITH Clearly, Apple is feeling the breath of its growing number of ...
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PC sales growth to be 'hit by Apple's iPad 2'
The Guardian
The overall growth in PC sales will be cut dramatically over the next two years as people in the US and Europe choose tablets such as Apple's iPad 2 rather than buying laptops, says research company Gartner. The slowdown marks a new trend in which ...
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The Guardian
Orange and T-Mobile set to sell Apple iPad 2
V3.co.uk
The iPad 2 was announced on Wednesday by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, and boasts a faster processor, thinner design and front and back video cameras. Apple claimed that the new model delivers twice the CPU performance and up to nine times the ...
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Zagg Rebounds 15% On IPad 2 Hopes
Wall Street Journal
"Along with the iPad 2, Apple introduced Smart Covers during their announcement press conference, a magnetic cover for the screen of the iPad," Zagg said in a statement Thursday. "ZAGG's invisibleShield protects the screen when it is in use, ...
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Walmart, Best Buy advertise availability of Apple's iPad 2
Apple Insider
Those who go to an Apple or Best Buy retail store on March 11 will get the first chance to get their hands on the iPad 2. Apple revealed on Wednesday that online sales of the iPad 2 will not begin until March 11, ensuring that those who want to get the ...
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AT&T launches post-paid data billing plan for iPad 2, other tablets
Computerworld
By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - AT&T today introduced a new post-paid monthly data billing option for tablet computers, including Apple's new iPad 2. The move goves AT&T a slight edge over Verizon Wireless, which only offers pre-paid plans for tablets. ...
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Is Apple's iPad 2 a Nintendo-Sony-Microsoft Killer?
PCWorld
Sure, both the iPad and iPad 2 sport just 1024 by 768 pixel screens, but nothing's stopping Apple from pushing 1280 by 720 pixels to an external display--say your living room flatscreen. And Apple's iPad 2 just upped the ante "ninefold" (well, ...
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iPad 2 wasn't Apple's big March 2nd announcement
BetaNews
Apple's App Stores are part of that continuum across devices. 3. Color is a differentiator. I want to briefly digress from software and explain why Apple's iPad 2 cases are so important, even as some geek snobs snub them. The cases add dramatic color ...
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Apple's iPad2 is all about the couch potatoes
The Guardian (blog)
One of the more intriguing buzz-phrases from last night's launch of the iPad 2 was "post PC', initially used by chief executive Steve Jobs as a catch-all category for Apple's iPod, iPhone and iPad products. However, he came back to the idea right at ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Faster Forward: iPad 2 launch sets off buyer's remorse
Washington Post
"I figured they were working on an iPad2 but when I bought mine in early Jan., they had not yet started talking about the March Apple meeting," she said in an e-mail. For her, the real annoyance is the fact that the new iPad is the same price as the ...
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FaceTime for iPad 2: Hands-On Video
PC Magazine
By PJ Jacobowitz Thanks to the addition of front and rear cameras, the iPad 2 is the latest Apple product to support FaceTime video calling. We spent some time after Apple's launch event on Tuesday with the iPad 2; check out the video below to get a ...
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Which One Should You Choose: Apple iPad2 vs BlackBerry Playbook
The Atlanta Post
Hot on the lips of many gadget-lovers this week is the announcement and anticipation of Apple's newest digital tablet offering: the iPad2. But during this very same week, BlackBerry's PlayBook made a nice stealth move itself. ...
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Apple's A5 CPU in iPad 2 has 512MB of RAM, same as iPhone 4 - report
Apple Insider
By Sam Oliver Though Apple has not officially disclosed how much RAM is found in the iPad 2, a Korean semiconductor analyst has claimed to know that the new A5 processor has 512MB of memory. Responding to a query about the amount of RAM in the iPad 2, ...
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I have an iPad 2...case
CNET (blog)
Available on March 11 once the iPad 2 hits stores, the $59.99 stand is attractively slim, and has a central pivot that can swivel the iPad into landscape or portrait mode while angling up for video viewing or FaceTime chats. Maybe it was Apple's ...
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CNET (blog)
Apple iPad2 will make ARM the dual-core processor of choice
ElectronicsWeekly.com
Apple has designed its own 1GHz processor, the A4, most likely based on an ARM Cortex-A9 core. Apple has now designed a dual-core processor, the A5, for the iPad2. So what are the chances A5 is based on a dual core ARM Cortex-A9 processor? ...
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iPad 2: Now Microsoft is even further behind in tablets
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
By that time, Apple will be close to releasing the iPad 4. And who knows what Android will bring; Google's OS usurped Apple's smart-phone throne in a few short years. On Wednesday, Apple announced the iPad 2. It's thinner, it has a forward-facing ...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Introduces the iPad 2
PCWorld (blog)
By IDG News Service, PCWorld The iPad 2 is a third thinner than its predecessor, which means it's even thinner than the iPhone 4. With its improvements, the iPad 2 will have a same battery life, storage and pricing as the older iPad, starting at $499. ...
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Free Giveaway of MacX iPad DVD Video Converter Pack for iPad/ iPad 2
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
MacXDVD Software is arranging free giveaway of their award-winning products MacX iPad DVD Video Converter Pack for iPad/iPad 2 users. Join this time-limited giveaway and download free iPad DVD ripper and video converter before March 10. An Apple iPad ...
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Apple's iPad 2: Amazing and Available on March 11
BayNewser
By Todd Ogasawara on March 2, 2011 2:10 PM As expected Apple revealed the iPad 2 today. And, it looks like a winner. Other tablets which were designed to compete with the original iPad are going to have a lot of problems. ...
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Apple Unveils the iPad 2; Random House Comes to iBookstore
Publishers Weekly (blog)
At its media event today, Apple unveiled the iPad 2, which ships March 11. It's got a bunch of new features, most notably a much thinner size (the new iPad is even thinner than the iPhone 4). It's lighter, has a dual core processor (meaning its twice ...
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Publishers Weekly (blog)
Piper's Munster Interview on Apple's Jobs, IPad 2
Bloomberg
March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Eugene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos., talks about Apple Inc.'s new version of the iPad and investor sentiment toward Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs. Jobs emerged from medical leave to introduce the iPad 2 at a ...
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Apple: Analysts See iPad 2 'A Compelling Case'
Barron's (blog)
By Tiernan Ray Shares of Apple (AAPL) are up $5.89, or 1.7%, this morning at $358.01, retaining the glow of yesterday's iPad 2 announcement that seems to have been met largely very favorably. It doesn't hurt that Gartner today cut their PC forecast for ...
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iPad 2: I Want Wireless Mirroring, Not an HDMI Adapter
Gotta Be Mobile
The iPad 2′s optional HDMI adapter is a big leap forward for sharing content, but this solution is not as good as I'd hoped for. I wish Apple's 'hobby' could be used in conjunction with the iPad 2 rather than the HDMI adapter. The Apple TV (the hobby) ...
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Gotta Be Mobile
Apple Snubs Sprint, T-Mobile Once Again With iPad 2
PC Magazine
Apple ignored Sprint and T-Mobile with the iPad 2 launch, but that may make room for more Android innovations. By Sascha Segan More than 85 million Americans subscribe to Sprint and T-Mobile. But as became clear at the iPad 2 launch today, Apple has no ...
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Fun Food Apps for your Apple Ipad2
Babble (blog)
Apple started a craze when it debuted the Ipad to the world. Next Friday March 11, 2011 when Apple's Ipad2 releases I'm sure the craze will continue. The Ipad2 is: lighter, faster, has face time {2 cameras and HD video}, available smart cover, ...
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Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi tablet will match iPad 2 UK price at £500
CNET UK
The 32GB Wi-Fi Xoom will thus be coming out a week after Apple's iPad 2 in the UK, with Apple's 3G-less 32GB model expected to cost £499. Almost a dead heat, then -- what's 99p between tablet friends, after all? "If you order from us today you'll be ...
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Entire iPad 2 Apple Keynote Now Available For Streaming and ...
By Buster Heine
Apple just posted the full length video from this morning's keynote. Users wanting to view the event can now stream the entire 72 minute video of Steve Jobs unveiling the iPad 2 by going to Apple's website (click here for video). ...
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Apple iPad 2, Apple iPad 2 Review, New Apple iPad 2, Apple iPad 2 ...
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Steve Jobs finally announced the new Apple iPad 2. The new device is faster with a dual core processor but the biggest feature is the inclusion of cameras.
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The iPad 2, Apple's Second Generation Tablet | Skatter Tech
By Sahas Katta
To improve on the immensely popular tablet, Apple made the iPad 2 about 33% thinner and 15% lighter. Although there are no improvements to the 9.7 inch LED IPS display, it now features a dual-core A5 processor, a gyroscope, ...
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iPad1 owners: Will you upgrade to iPad2? - Apple iPad Forum
By Drag Bunt
You have an iPad. Now that iPad2 has been announced, will you be buying it?
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iPad 2 wasn't Apple's big March 2nd announcement | Tech Gear News ...
By Joe Wilcox
It was the software -- FaceTime, Garage Band, iMovie and Photo Booth -- and the colorful Smart Covers.There are good reasons why so much of yesterday's launch event focused on these things -- hell, Apple even made a video about the new ...
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Video: Steve Jobs unveils iPad 2 - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Apple (AAPL) didn't livestream the iPad 2 event and by 4:30 p.m. it hadn't yet posted a webcast. Meanwhile, however, ABCNews.com has put up a 4:35 version that captures the best of Steve Jobs' performance. ...
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Apple Launches New iPad Dock For The iPad 2 » Geeky Gadgets
By Roland Hutchinson
Along with the launch of the new iPad 2, Apple also announced a new range of accessories for the second generation iPad, which include the new HDMI adapter, and also their new iPad 2 Smart Covers, they also launched a new dock which is ...
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Thoughts on the Apple iPad 2 Announcement | GottaBeMobile
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Mobile Phone, Tablet, and Touch Computing News & Reviews.
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Apple iPad 2 – The new Apple PC Tablet wants to be the product of ...
By admin
The first details about the iPad 2 were of course related to the design: the new Apple tablet has an ultra-slim 8,8 mm design, which is impressive. And it is also very light, having a weight of only 601 grams. ...
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still the darling of Wall Street and Main Street when it comes to technology and consumer electronics. While Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) gets rolling with it's Streak tablet and while Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Apple iPad 2 is geared to extend lead over Android tablets ...
CTV.ca Apple iPad 2 is geared to extend lead over Android tablets Washington Post Almost a year ago, Apple defined the tablet market by introducing the iP...
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Live from Apple's iPad 2 event (update: it's over!) -- Engadget
We're going to be liveblogging Apple's iPad 2 announcement (and whatever else they have in store). Check back at the times below, and get ready to make ...
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Apple unveils thinner, faster, camera-packing iPad 2 - Yahoo! News
A year after revitalizing the once-sleepy, now red-hot tablet market with the original iPad, Apple surprised absolutely no one Wednesday by taking the ...
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Apple iPad 2 Launch Coming March 2, Report Says - PCWorld
It looks like Apple's iPad 2 will finally become reality on March 2.
www.pcworld.com/.../apple_ipad_2_launch_coming_march_2...
Apple Event: Will iPad 2 Be Unveiled March 2? - ABC News
Apple sends out invites to March event; iPad 2 speculation ramps up.
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Technolog - Confirmed: Apple's iPad 2 unveiling next Wednesday
Apple just sent out a none-too-subtle invitation to an event next Wednesday to unveil the next iPad. "Come see what 2011 will be the year of.
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Apple iPad 2 Event Confirmed for March 2
Apple has sent invitations for a press event on March 2, 2011.
mashable.com/2011/02/23/ipad-2-event-confirmed/
Apple iPad 2 to debut March 2 in San Francisco, report says ...
Apple's next-generation iPad -- unofficially known as iPad 2 -- will be unveiled March 2 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, ...
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Apple iPad 2 Launch an Attempt to Spoil Motorola Xoom Debut ...
News Analysis: The timing of the March 2 event to launch the Apple iPad 2 is too close to the first shipment of the Motorola Xoom to be coincidence.
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Apple Announces an iPad-Related Event - NYTimes.com
The blogosphere has been busy over the past few days discussing the coming event , even before it was announced by Apple. The iPad 2 is expected to be ...
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Apple iPad 2 hands-on: Predictable, awesome
It was made in reference to Apple removing an iPhone app, but its equally applicable to the launch of iPad2. "Apple did the right thing in removing this app ...
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iPad 2: all the latest details | News | TechRadar UK
iPad 2: all the latest details New iPad release date, specs and price : TechRadar UK.
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Rebels tighten hold on Libya oil port - Yahoo! News

By PAUL SCHEMM, Associated Press Paul Schemm, Associated Press – 1 hr 25 mins ago

BREGA, Libya – Rebels strengthened their hold on the strategic oil installation at Brega on Thursday after repelling an attempt by loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi to retake it. International pressure on the Libyan leader increased as an international court began investigating whether to charge him and his inner circle with crimes against humanity.

ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC News, Mar 03, 2011

Atlantic Canada: a holiday experience to remember
Telegraph.co.uk
Nestled into the Gulf of St Lawrence, just above the mainland of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, is Prince Edward Island, the final piece in the Atlantic Canadian jigsaw. It's quaint in a Channel Islands kind of the way with a gentle, rural atmosphere. ...
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PACIFIC ISLANDS News

  

Pacific Islands ready for NZ challenge in PRC
IRB
The Pacific Island teams won five and drew one of the nine matches on Australian soil against the Brumby Runners, QAS Reds Academy and Junior Waratahs with Samoa A and Fiji Warriors leading the race to be crowned 2011 champions with nine points, ...
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IRB
A lesson for all Aid Donors
Solomon Star
How much percentage is being paid to consultants or consultancy firm, which should rather be allotted directly to Pacific Islands Country? Is Canberra at all regulating this, if yes, how and no why? Are individuals and Consultancy Company involved in ...
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Pacific Islands Forum marks 40th anniversary
Radio New Zealand International
The Pacific Islands Forum is launching its 40th anniversary celebrations today with a lecture in Vanuatu. It's the inaugural lecture in a series focussing on the agency's Pacific Plan. The Plan, in place for the past six years, is an attempt to meet ...
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Moscow Invites Japan to Invest Jointly in Disputed Islands
CRIENGLISH.com
Russia on Thursday invited Japanese enterprises to develop investment cooperation in the four disputed Pacific islands. "Certainly, we would welcome investments of our Japanese colleagues in the development of this remote territory of the Russian ...
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CRIENGLISH.com
Marshall Islands Hit by La Niña and Spring Tide Combo Punch
Yokwe
During any La Niña event the sea level in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) region experiences a rise. Forecasts for the Marshall Islands, at Majuro and Kwajalein stations, indicate sea levels are expected to be about 4-6 inches higher than ...
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Pacific aid cuts would help China, warns Clinton
Radio Australia News
She complained that the Republicans' cuts would mean the end for a $21 million effort to help Pacific islands at risk from rising sea levels. Such cuts would only help China as it seeks to engage more with the Pacific, she said. ...
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Child mortality rate in Solomon Islands standing still
Radio Australia
MARCH: That's UNICEF's Representtive for the Pacific is Dr Isiye Ndombi. The data in the UNICEF report on child mortality in the Pacific paints a very diverse picture. Most Pacific Islands spend the same, or a higher percentage of their GDP on health ...
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World War II Veteran Weaves PT Boat Tales to Rotary
Patch.com
By Phil Taylor | Email the author | 10:17am Stuck on a tiny PT boat anchored at a tiny Pacific Island amid a world war in 1945, many rumors circulated among the crew, most of an unbelievable sort. So when a dispatch arrived saying that the United ...
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AVC Oceania Continental Sub Zonal starts today
Saipan Tribune
By Walter J. Sutherland The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Beach Volleyball Oceania Continental Sub Zonal tournament will be held all day at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan starting today through Sunday. The CNMI will be competing against teams ...
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Newfoundland and Hawaii similar: lavender farmers
Atlantic Farm Focus
(Photo: Jeremy P. Smith/The Western Star) [Corner Brook, NL]—Newfoundland and Hawaii have a lot in common in spite of obvious differences in weather, according to a mother-daughter team from the Pacific island. Lani Medina Weigert, president of Hawaii ...
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Atlantic Farm Focus
Man-made Global Warming Theory AGW
Nolan Chart LLC
There are several known reasons for ocean level changes in the Pacific islands. The Maldives is a prime example of how often cited authors such as Ms. Oreskes " because of global warming- HUMANS are losing their homes" can be extremely misleading. ...
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Robert Rowley Mecham
Daily Herald
Robert served in the US Marine Corps during WWII in the Pacific Islands. He was a retired Chiropractor / Naturopathic physician graduating in 1955 from Western States College in Portland, OR. His practice was in Casper, WY. ...
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Midday Express of 2011-03-02
IEWY News
Pacific islands are an alarming case of the adverse effects of climate change where rising sea levels have an impact upon every aspect of citizens' lives and hamper the economic development. Between 2 and 4 March 2011, European Commissioner for ...
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Kapa haka kids are Pasifika-bound
Auckland stuff.co.nz
The exhibitions, featuring artists from the Pacific Islands, take place from Monday to March 12 at the Aotea Centre in the city. Visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events for more information on Pasifika and www.aucklandfestival.co.nz for details of ...
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West Papuan Solidarity Groups meet in Sydney
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The 42nd Meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum will be held in New Zealand in September 2011. This year is the 40th anniversary of the Forum and it is now time to bring the Melanesian people of West Papua back into the Pacific community. ...
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GCA's Trinidad is NMI's bet in regional Geography Bee
Saipan Tribune
The test will be mailed to the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC Saipan Tribune learned that nine other students from the Pacific islands will take the same test, including four students from Guam and five students from American Samoa. ...
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6 schools vie in mock trial
Saipan Tribune
Sponsors of the event include Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan, Pacific Trading Co., Herman's Modern Bakery, NMI Judiciary Historical Society, Joeten Enterprises, Coca Cola, Hyatt Regency Saipan, National Office Supply, Pacific Islands Club, IT&E, ...
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'Koblerville school science, wellness week a success'
Saipan Tribune
Two of the schools' entries made it to the CNMI-wide Recipe Contest that will be held at Pacific Islands Club on March 12. The second event was the yearly science bee competition for all grade levels. All bee questions were based on the PSS science ...
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A Canberra Stopover
The West Australian
A breathtaking presentation traced the extraordinary story of human settlement in the Pacific Islands from Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand and islands in between. Outside, the Garden of Australian Dreams features a map of Australia covered by national ...
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The West Australian
Flying Mice Target Tree Snakes
Scienceline
While the diversity of species on other Pacific islands attests to the success of these measures, they are labor intensive. Most snake control happens at specific locations, like the cargo holds of airplanes or along the fences encircling the military ...
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Celebrating Young Australians as Global Citizens
ISRIA (registration)
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, the Hon Richard Marles MP farewelled the latest intake of Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYADs) at a ceremony in Canberra this evening. "The AYAD program provides young, ...
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Is the Amelia Earhart Mystery About to be Solved?
Daily Mail
Her mysterious death has kept that fame alive more than 70 year after her death However Ric Gillespie, an expert on Miss Earhart's disappearance and who has made several trips to islands in the Pacific, said the Papua New Guinea claims of her plane ...
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Daily Mail


Mind Of Man: Why Frat Boys Are The New Hippies
The Frisky (blog)
It reminds of those tales of Japanese soldiers discovered on remote Pacific islands years after the end of World War II who didn't know the war had ended. Actually, it reminds me of hippies. Frat boys are the new hippies (and hipsters are the disco of ...
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The Frisky (blog)
Zanesville Museum of Art to exhibit contemporary quilts
Zanesville Times Recorder
This exhibit includes an 1876 American Centennial quilt top, an African appliquéd Kuba cloth, Pacific Islands stamped bark cloth, vintage lace and Chinese embroidery. With support from a PNC Arts Alive grant, opening day events will be free to the ...
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Urgent Action Needed to Stop Rheumatic Heart Disease From Killing and ...
Marketwire (press release)
"In the Pacific Islands, severe RHD patients have to be sent overseas for costly heart valve operations which places a significant burden on the local government budget assigned to RHD. However, it would be possible to run a coordinated control program ...
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PETs Headed For Three New Countries
KOMU-TV
Micronesia, not well known, is a subregion of Oceania, comprised of thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Some known to many include the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Palua, and Wake Island. Mel West, Director of PET MO, ...
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Support for Climate Change Adaptation Core of First World Bank ...
With 33 atoll islands, spread across an area the size of India, Kiribati is one of the most remote and geographically dispersed countries in the world. Its' inhabited atolls lie only a few meters above sea level, making the country highly ... "Despite its small population - the challenges loom large for Kiribati" said Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country Director, the Pacific. "The country and its people are at the coal-face of climate change and other natural disasters. ...
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... and drawings from the fifteenth to nineteenth centuries; contemporary art by established and emerging artists; objects from Africa, Asia, the ancient Americas, and Pacific Islands; and two beautifully landscaped sculpture gardens. ...
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Is bone fragment Earhart's? DNA test inconclusive | News around ...
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(CNN) -- The fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart remains a mystery after DNA tests on one of three bone fragments discovered on a Pacific island proved.
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Okla. tests inconclusive in Amelia Earhart search
(AP) - Tests to determine if bone fragments found on a remote South Pacific island are the remains of Amelia Earhart are inconclusive, researchers announced Wednesday, dashing hopes they might help explain what happened to the famed aviator who disappeared in 1937 while trying to fly ... Lewis, who planned a news conference Thursday to elaborate on his findings, said tests are ongoing on clumps of material resembling soil or feces that also were recovered at the site . ...
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Stop NATO News March 3, 2011 « Stop NATO
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The cruise missiles could be deployed in Iturup and Kunashir, two of the four disputed Pacific islands which have major military sites in the Kuril Islands, a move likely to rouse indignation in Japan. A military buildup plan for the ...
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Okla. Tests Inconclusive In Amelia Earhart Search - Oklahoma City ...
Researchers say tests haven't been able to determine if bone fragments found on a remote South Pacific island are the remains of famed aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 while trying to fly around the world. ... The group says Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan may have died as castaways on the island 1800 miles south of Hawaii. The school plans a Thursday news conference. Researchers said Wednesday some of the samples remain and could be tested later. ...
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NORMAN, Oklahoma (AP) — Researchers say tests haven't been able to determine if bone fragments found on a remote South Pacific island are the remains of famed. ... The group says Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan may have died as castaways on the island 1800 miles (nearly 3000 kilometers) south of Hawaii. The school plans a Thursday news conference. Researchers said Wednesday some of the ...
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Strong earthquake very close to the Bucas Grande Island coast ...
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By Pacific in the Media
Toke Talagi is currently in Vanuatu to attend the Pacific Island Forum's 40th anniversary leader lecture series. NIUE TO HOST CONFERENCE. Niue will be hosting this year's Pacific climate change Roundtable meeting. ...
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Guam islands vote to protect sharks
"Pacific island leadership is helping these fish, threatened by the fin trade, to keep their place as apex predators in the ocean food chain. ...
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EU pledges €90m in climate funds for Pacific island states
Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images Pacific island states on the frontline of climate change are to receive €90m (£76m) in EU cash for ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../2011/.../eu-climate-funds-pacific-islan...
Tahiti unseat Pacific kings, reach Ravenna
The victory was all the more significant with the Pacific Island nation set to become the first to host a FIFA tournament, when the Beach Soccer World Cup ...
www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/.../newsid=1389850.html
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Russia to Arm Disputed Pacific Islands With Missiles « VOA ...
A Russian military official says his country plans to arm a group of Pacific Ocean islands also claimed by Japan with anti-ship cruise missiles.
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A South Pacific Island, Under the Microscope
Mo'orea becomes a biodiversity lab as researchers catalogue the genetic makeup of its species.
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Hidden in Plain Sight : University of Rochester News
MAKING HEADLINES. Past Horizons Archaeology News Hidden in Plain Sight – Rediscovering Cultural Treasures from the Pacific Islands (February 25, 2011) ...
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China, Pacific Islands decisive in PGA race - MYREPUBLICA.com ...
Breaking News from Nepal. ... China, Pacific Islands decisive in PGA race. KIRAN CHAPAGAIN. KATHMANDU, Feb 22: As the date draws closer for a rare vote in ...
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Samoa News|Congressman Faleomavaega outspoken on need to include ...
Congressman Faleomavaega Eni is calling on Pacific Island countries to mobilize ... (In last Friday's issue, Samoa News reported on the South Pacific Tuna ...
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Hidden in plain sight: Anthropologist rediscovers Pacific Islands ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a priceless collection of cultural treasures typically conjures up visions of dark and scary tunnels a la Raiders of the ...
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Solomons Lead Pacific Charge for Italy | Sports | Solomon Islands News
The OFC Beach Soccer Championship commences this Wednesday with all four participants dreaming of securing passage to September's FIFA Beach Soccer World ...
www.solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=5904
Hot deals: Venture to Vanuatu - Pacific Islands - NZ Herald News
Our Pacific has return Air Vanuatu airfares from Auckland to Port Vila, four nights at Poppy's on the Lagoon and three nights at Bokissa Private Island ...
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