Tuesday, March 22, 2011 American blues musician Pinetop Perkins, a first generation Delta bluesman, died in Austin, Texas, on Monday at the age of 97. His death was announced by his agent, Hugh Southard. Perkins suffered from a cardiac arrest…
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial…
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‘Mobile phone dermatitis’ linked to nickel deposits
Friday, October 17, 2008 The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) has released a report saying that an illness they named ‘mobile phone dermatitis’, in which individuals owning a cell phone have developed a rash on the side of their face,…
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Find Out More About: Australia Mining Truck Shove Australia Mining Truck Submitted by: Jim Kesel The Mastervac vacuum cleaner line offers a wide variety of vacuum cleaner designs for every situation. Mastervac is a company that has been in the…
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Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada
Saturday, August 23, 2008 London, Ontario is the latest in a string of Canadian cities to have acted on increasing public demand to ban bottled water. On Monday, the decision to eliminate bottled water sales in city-run facilities was passed…
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“Junk” foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 Dr. Stephen Schoenthaler, a Professor of Criminal Justice at the California State University in Stanislaus, has long argued that there is a link between a healthy diet and decreased aggressive behaviour, as well as with increased…
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Wikinews Shorts: April 15, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, April 15, 2007. Contents 1 Policy pundit says UK has ‘lost the plot’ on alcohol 2 39 now dead in Thai floods 3 Will Iranian detainees remain in US custody? 4 Another violent…
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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost…
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Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan
Friday, September 28, 2007 Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that backs this haunting, shimmering…
Continue ReadingMarvelous Away From Town Escape Found In The Natural Landscaping Of Tennessee
Find Out More About: Sydney Financial Services Best Financial Advice Everyone ought to attempt to get the best deal one of many log cabin rentals if you are planning to experience a holiday getaway within this Smoky Mountains National Parks.…
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