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• Solar Eclipses of 1989

  
  Jude's Threshold — Authority: 122
  With today’s 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, I got nosey about which Eclipse influences were around for the year 1989 and thus possibly affecting events of a world-shattering kind. Nov 9, 1989 falls within the second Solar Eclipse of the year, but for background, let’s consider the first 1989 ...
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• Anti-Terrorist Fashion - The First Ever Pakistan Fashion Week Defies Politics (VIDEO)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 684
  (TrendHunter.com) While most fashions shows by top designers are just business as usual, one has emerged this week that is big news.  Held in a country where the news spotlight is usually on terrorist violence, Pakistan…
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• Disney VoluntEARS join International Coastal Cleanup

  
  The Disney Blog — Authority: 563
  A sea of more than 400 Disney VoluntEARS helped clear 1,080 pounds of trash from the Brevard County coastline on Sat., Nov. 7 as part of the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort to improve the health of the ocean and waterways. Disney VoluntEARS, working with the Ocean Conservancy, ...
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• Recognise the problem

  
  IAIN HALL — Authority: 129
  Instances of Muslim-on-unbeliever violence inspire the victim school to dig up new and imaginative excuses. Colorful examples (drawing on my article and weblog entry about denying Islamist terrorism) include:1990: “A prescription drug for … depression” (to explain the assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane)1991: ...
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• When the Wall Came Down

  
  Thing of the Day — Authority: 125
  Guten tag alle und herzlich willkommen auf Was der Tag! Yes, hello and welcome to Thing of the Day! Now you may be wondering why we’re writing in German (or at least attempting to). Well today marks the twentieth anniversary of when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, one of the major events of the Twentieth ...
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• Merkel hails eastern courage at Wall anniversary (Reuters)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  Reuters – Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the courage of easterners who helped bring down the Berlin Wall as the city celebrated the 20th anniversary of the events that marked the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a reunited Germany. Read the rest here:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Merkel ...
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• The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 570
  Twenty years ago today, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall came down.  The wall, separating East and West Berlin, was a symbol of the Cold War between the free world and the Soviet Union.  Google has a great selection of images from Life Magazine detailing the history of the wall, and there’s also a time ...
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• Licensing Act to prevent migrants, IAA

  
  PunjabNewsline News — Authority: 461
  HAMILTON(NEWZEALAND): Migrants should only seek immigration advice from someone who is licensed to give it or who is exempt, Barry Smedts, Registrar of Immigration Advisers, said on Monday.
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• Pumpkin contest winners for Final Fantasy XI

  
  Massively — Authority: 681
  Filed under: Fantasy , Final Fantasy XI , Contests , Fan art , Events, real-world , News items As Halloween fades into a memory of candy, costumes, and cheaply-made outdoor decorations, the MMOsphere slowly closes its doors on the various holiday events. Final Fantasy XI s pumpkin-carving contest on ...
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• Fremont-based Ensaaf group launches poster campaign on crime against Sikhs

  
  PunjabNewsline News — Authority: 461
  SAN FRANCISCO(USA): A nonprofit Sikh organization launched a BART poster campaign this month in hopes that a photograph of an elderly crying woman will spur mainstream riders to learn more about the massacre of people in India 25 years ago.
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• Limerick International BBQ 2008

  
  eatinZ.com — Authority: 139
  
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• The fence sitters delima

  
  IAIN HALL — Authority: 129
  Now this is a turn up for the books, who would have thought that the spokesman for the boat load of Sri Lankians detained by the Indonesians is not what he claims to be?You can bet the Latte Sippers who want to insist that every claimant is Kosher will be trying very hard to avoid [...]
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• Happy International Project Management Day!

  
  A Girl's Guide to Project Management — Authority: 488
  It’s International Project Management Day!  At least, I think it is.   PMI celebrated on 3rd November (although their UK Chapter is celebrating on the 17th and their Greece Chapter on the 6th), IIL celebrated yesterday and I actually have 17th November in my diary – not sure where that came from. Regardless ...
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• Malik Nadal Hasan: "Muslims have the right to rise up and attack Americans."

  
  The Saloon dot net — Authority: 449
  How the hell was this man allowed to continue functioning as officer? he was a recent convert to Islam, made all sorts of stupid statements attacking the United States, picked arguments with fellow officers; he had no business even being in the Military. Could we PLEASE stop making excuses for Islam and just admit ...
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• Suspected Fort Hood Gunman Identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan

  
  The Saloon dot net — Authority: 449
  In honor of Major Hasan, heres a song from another decent man-turned-Major asshole, Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam. WARNING- Video is a bit graphic at parts No motive listed on why he gunned down a bunch of fellow soldiers, but we can probably guess... well good luck collecting on those 72 virgins, asshole. ...
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• Take them at their word

  
  IAIN HALL — Authority: 129
  I “love” the way that my Latte sipping friends want to insist that Islam and its nutters do not want to conquer the world . Mainly because it seems to me to be a valiant imitation of the ostrich’s defensive head burying behaviour. The fact of the matter is that among the motivated believers  a [...]
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• NB: Pro-Democracy Iranians to Obama: ‘You’re with Them or You’re with Us’

  
  The Saloon dot net — Authority: 449
  After President George W. Bush employed the words, "You’re either with us, or you’re with the terrorists," addressing a joint session of Congress in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks – as the President prepared for the impending war in Afghanistan – liberals eventually treated those words with consternation as ...
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• remember, remember …

  
  davidsmeaton.com — Authority: 124
  remember, remember the fifth of november the gunpowder treason and plot i know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot happy guy fawkes day!
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• Ekstrom Beats Schumacher To Claim Third Race of Champions Title

  
  Zerotohundred.com — Authority: 137
  Double DTM titleholder Mattias Ekstrom has won his third Race of Champions crown at Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium today, beating out seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher in the final. He had previously bettered reigning F1 champion Jenson Button in the semi-finals after coming out ahead of eight-time Le Mans ...
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• Call For Artists: Postcards From The Edge Benefit 2010

  
  NEWSgrist - where spin is art — Authority: 130
    Postcards From the Edge benefit for Visual AIDS Hosted by ZieherSmith , NYC DEADLINE: Thursday, December 10, 2009 Visual AIDS invites artists to donate a 4" x 6" original work on paper for our 12th annual Postcards From the Edge benefit. Painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and ...
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