WEST PALM BEACH (CN) – A stamp and coin collector claims he lost $70,000 buying “counterfeit coins made in China [which] are imported to the United States for the sole purpose of defrauding potential buyers.” Battling Ph.D.s are duking out the disputed coin sale in a complaint in Palm Beach County Court. Robert Friedman claims David Broxterman …
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Feb 08
Who gets food stamps?
30th January 2012 · 0 Comments By Julianne MalveauxNNPA Columnist Newt Gingrich is playing racial politics and he is playing to win. first he says that black children should get jobs as janitors (why not suggest they get the same consulting contract he did at Freddie Mac – I’m with Mitt Romney here, what did …
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Jan 30
Delhi
Dilli O Dilli. a city with ancient history stamped with the intense imprints of myriad marauding cultures. a city of monuments, bazaars, teeming malls, bureaucrats in heritage offices with high ceilings, stately embassies on tree-lined avenues, British and Mughal architecture in every nook and cranny. In the “new” Delhi, beggars with maimed children knock on …
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Jan 27
KANSAI: Who & What
Kaiyukan Aquarium divers to mark ‘setsubun’ Divers dressed up like “oni” (ogres or trolls from Japanese folklore) will be appearing at Kaiyukan Aquarium in Minato Ward, Osaka, from Saturday to Feb. 3. The special event marks the day of “setsubun,” literally the division between seasons. It usually refers to the beginning of spring and falls …
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Jan 26
Hungary, Sweden launch Raoul Wallenberg Year
Share Email Print (JTA) – Ceremonies in Budapest inaugurated Raoul Wallenberg Year, a series of events marking the centennial of the birth of the Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Israeli Cabinet minister Yossi Peled opened observances in …
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Jan 25
NAPLAN pressures encourage cheats: expert
Cheating in national literacy and numeracy tests is likely to spread in Australia as teachers and students feel the heat from comparisons of results, a public education advocate says. A report on the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) – has found 54 substantiated cases of cheating or other breaches during the tests …
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Jan 24
Stamped & Sealed
Font Size Posted: Jan 16, 2012 at 0153 hrs IST The Maharashtra State Philately exhibition, that has returned to the city after a gap of 25 years, presents eight special covers on the culture and history of Maharashtra and Goa A tuntuna played in the background as the curtain was raised to unveil the Lavani …
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Jan 24
The most isolated UK GP in the world
UK GP Dr Gerard Bulger Location37 degrees, 5.3 minutes south: 12 degrees, 20.0 minutes west: that’s the middle of the south Atlantic. Cape Town, South Africa, is 1,500 miles to the east and is where patients go to and supplies come from. St Helena is 1,300 miles to the north, Montevideo, Uruguay, is over 2,100 miles …
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Jan 19
Human bodies contain too many damaging chemicals
You would be forgiven for not noticing, but today marks the end of an official year of “worldwide celebration”, designed to “generate enthusiasm” and “reach across the globe”. for despite its hopeful hype, the UN’s International Year of Chemistry appears to have had far less public impact in Britain even than its 2008 predecessor – …
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Jan 17
Confessions Of A Mad Man: Adventures In Europe — Part II @PSFK
The latest installment in our series of extracts from George Parker’s new book, ‘Confessions of a Mad Man.’ one of the few surviving ‘Mad Men,’ George Parker has lived through more than forty decadent years in the world’s second oldest profession. He’s seen it all and done it all. And a great deal of what …
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