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Thousands of rubber ducks to land on British shores after 15 year journey | Mail Online

blogmarks.net     Jul 18, 2008          

They were toys destined only to bob up and down in nothing bigger than a child's bath - but so far they have floated halfway around the world. Since then they have travelled 17,000 miles, floating over the site where the...                

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Secondhand books on sale in festival

turkishdailynews.com.tr     May 20, 2008          

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GOLF & THE BUSINESS LIFE: The Perils of Going Public (at BusinessWeek)

yahoo.com     May 19, 2008          

An IPO lends a certain cachet. But it also can lead to fatal grow-or-else pressures from Wall Street When Ely Callaway took his eponymous equipment company public in 1992, it was a signal event for the golf industry. For Callaway himself, a feisty 72-year-old who years earlier had been pushed out...                

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Schools, Ofsted and Jim Knight.

bbc.co.uk     May 19, 2008   36 related          

What do you think? 1in 5 children are...in broken homes? temporary difficult homes? unable to concentrate because of this? from another country? first language not English? neither the gov or teachers can get all the children struggling to learn to read or write up to being able to pass SATs at a...                

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Oxford changes fire chiefs

djournal.com     May 19, 2008          

BY ERROL CASTENS Daily Journal Oxford Bureau OXFORD - Given Oxford Fire Department's focus on preventing and extinguishing fires, maybe "passing the torch" is a bad metaphor for Mike Hill's becoming fire chief upon Jerry Johnson's retirement. Johnson was honored with a reception Thursday at the...                

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The euro’s success could also be its downfall

freerepublic.com     May 19, 2008   2 related          

Since the second world war, the US dollar has been the world’s hegemonic currency. It took over that role from the British pound. So it is not surprising that the story of the pound often looks like a memento mori, the skull that medieval rulers placed before them to remind themselves of the...                

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The Midnight Duel: NR

451press.com     May 18, 2008          

Throughout Harry’s life, his main enemy has always been his cousin Dudley. That’s right, it’s not bad enough that they have to have potions together, but now they have flying lessons together too. The only people more frightened of flying than Harry are Neville and Hermione. Threatning to leave...                

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The Voluntary Simplicity Movement.

blog-city.com     May 18, 2008          

With the continuing rapid rise in gas prices, more and more people are joining the Voluntary Simplicity Movement, where they sell all they have and live a simple life. This suggests that people are getting more and more disillusioned with the current                

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Evergreen Hibernian director strikes out on new goals

scotsman.com     May 19, 2008          

Published Date: 19 May 2008 BRUCE Langham is excited to be back in Edinburgh for what he calls the fourth stage of his career – and the 61-year-old Hibs director is not one for a quiet life. Starting off as a check in assistant at Edinburgh Airport, Langham rose through the ranks to lead a...                

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Diploma's value shifts for state's graduates

eastvalleytribune.com     May 18, 2008   5 related          

This month, more than 20,000 East Valley students will proudly march away from commencement ceremonies with their diplomas in hand. But what it means to have a high school diploma is changing in Arizona, for a number of reasons. This year, the Arizona Board of Education changed the requirements...                

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