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grimp / September 26 3:59pm
While in Brussels
Place du Grand Sablon, next to the antiques market. Do these belong to some of the dealers?
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grimp / September 26 3:58pm
While in Brussels
Place du Grand Sablon, next to the antiques market. Do these belong to some of the dealers?
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Saha extends Pompey nightmare
Louis Saha struck his seventh goal of the season in a 1-0 win that condemned Portsmouth to their seventh successive Barclays Premier League loss.
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Hindu Jewish Leaders Commend Madonna For Gypsy Comment
Hindus and Jews have come out in support of Madonna after she was booed and jeered by thousands of fans at a show in Romania on Wednesday night when she protested the treatment Read more!
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Australian ‘Toilet’ Named After Pink
Pink was flushed with pride when Australian authorities named a public amenity after the star - a concert venue has dubbed its bathroom the Pink Ladies in her honor. Read more!
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Neighbors Celebrate Samantha Ronson’s Departure
DJ Samantha Ronson isn't expecting a farewell party when she leaves her Hollywood Hills home next month - local residents can't wait until Lindsay Lohan's on/off lover moves out of the neighborhood. Read more!
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Danica’s Decision is Nearing… Which Way Will She Go?
Yahoo! Sports Blogs
Our long Danica Patrick nightmare is almost over.
Danica's contract expires at the end of this IRL season, and she's the hottest free agent-to-be in motorsports. (Take that however you will.) The Indianapolis Star is reporting that...
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Southwest to Roll Out Wi-Fi Fleetwide in Q1 2010
GigaOM.com
Southwest Airlines said today that it will begin a fleetwide rollout of its in-flight Wi-Fi service in the first quarter of 2010, putting it on track to be the first major airline to offer broadband access in all of its planes. The service, in partne...
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Wal-Mart recalls 1.5 million DVD players
the Inquirer
THE US Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned that 1.5 million DVD players sold exclusively at branches of big box behemoth Wal-Mart can overheat and pose a fire risk.
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Nash Wins $50K on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’
Ball Don't Lie
Congratulations are in order for Steve Nash.
Thursday night, on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?," the Phoenix Suns point guard won a cool $50,000 for his charity, The Steve Nash Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting underserv...
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Mineworker dies from gas suffocation
A MINEWORKER died at the Goldfields' Driefontein mine near Carltonville after he inhaled gasses which led to suffocation, the National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) said on Saturday. "The worker was on night shift last night when he entered a zone were gasses were released. . . .
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Taliban cut off voters’ fingers
Taliban militants cut off the ink-stained fingers of two Afghan voters in the militant south during the presidential election, the country's top election monitoring group said Saturday. Two voters who had dipped their index fingers in purple ink - a fraud prevention. . . .
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Farm seizure by Zim bank illegal
A regional African tribunal ruled on Friday that the repossession and sale of the farm of a black Zimbabwean by a bank in order to recoup an outstanding loan was "illegal and void." Luke Tembani took his case to the tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). . . .
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Factory blast victim dies
One of the five people injured in an explosion at a Benoni scrap metal factory has died, the company said on Friday. "The man who was airlifted to Milpark hospital died on Thursday night," said New Reclamation Group chief executive officer Michael Movsan. He had sustained third. . . .
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One dies in Joburg fire
A person died and others were left destitute when an illegally occupied building next to the New Doornfontein train station in Johannesburg was engulfed by flames, emergency services said on Saturday. Spokesman Percy Morokane said firefighters rushed to the block of flats on. . . .
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Zuma wants more women in politics
President Jacob Zuma said women's empowerment was not merely a numbers game, the SABC reported on Saturday. Zuma was addressing the Progressive Women's Movement dinner in Sandton on Friday. The president warned against the under representation of women. "It has. . . .
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Eriksson swoops for Schmeichel
Sven-Goran Eriksson is poised to be reunited with Kasper Schmeichel, after Notts County agreed a fee with Manchester City for the goalkeeper.
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Zuma abused his power: opposition
Four opposition leaders have accused President Jacob Zuma in an open letter today of abuse of power following his nomination of Sandile Ngcobo as chief justice. The Democratic Alliance, Congress of the People, Independent Democrats and the Inkatha Freedom Party released another. . . .
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AIG Share Surge: Is its Stock Really Worth Anything?
MarketBeat Blog
Everybody and their great aunt Maude has been spotlighting the seemingly silly surge in AIG shares this week. Though there were rumors and theories, few seem to have settled on a...
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Three Easy Ways to Build a Wholesale Buyers List
BiggerPockets
Wholesaling houses is much easier when you have a list of active buyers lined up ready to purchase your deals. I personally spend just as much time looking for deals as I do looking for buyers. I...
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